And didn't (a VERY young, pre Baron Munchausen) Sarah Polley play Ramona in a TV series? Or was that a different Ramona?
Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.
Mal ,'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Frankenbuddha - May 14, 2009 5:11:37 pm PDT #9124 of 28476
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Hil R. - May 14, 2009 5:14:36 pm PDT #9125 of 28476
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Here's a sample Ramona chapter. None of the parts that I remember as my favorite parts are in any of the sample chapters, but this one seems rather Ramona-ish. [link]
Another one, from a few books earlier: [link]
javachik - May 14, 2009 5:37:18 pm PDT #9126 of 28476
Our wings are not tired.
One of the highlights of my yut as a little girl living in Hilo, HA was when Beverly Cleary visited my school. She read a loud to us for an hour and gave us all signed books.
Kat - May 14, 2009 5:41:02 pm PDT #9127 of 28476
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
java! I didn't know you grew up in Hilo! Neat!
Amy - May 14, 2009 5:41:52 pm PDT #9128 of 28476
Because books.
Hey, java, that reminds me, did you ever find the Susannah Moore books?
javachik - May 14, 2009 5:57:22 pm PDT #9129 of 28476
Our wings are not tired.
Yup, Kat!
Nope, Amy!
flea - May 15, 2009 4:04:40 am PDT #9130 of 28476
information libertarian
If you're going to talk about rascals in children's lit, I think Fudge from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and sequelae needs to be on the list!
Spoiler: He ATE the turtle!!
Barb - May 16, 2009 8:58:43 am PDT #9131 of 28476
“Not dead yet!”
Romeo and Juliet aficionados/scholars, help?
What do we know of Mercutio other than Romeo's bestie who's a smartass who bites it at Tybalt's hand? Anything else within canon that's been cut from common iterations of the play?
Anne W. - May 16, 2009 9:00:58 am PDT #9132 of 28476
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
He's a relative of the Prince, if I recall correctly.
Kat - May 16, 2009 10:45:25 am PDT #9133 of 28476
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
And he's a relative of Paris, I think.
Also, he was in Brooke's Romeus and Juliet, which is thought to be Shakespeare's source material. In that version, he's not merely a jokester friend of Romeo and Benvolio but he's also a suitor in competition with Romeo for Juliet.