It's not his usual beat...he's usually trying to get justice for underage foreign prostitutes or something, isn't he? In which case anything without "Me love you long time." looks like a Win, I don't doubt.(I may be a horrible person for typing that; please forgive me.) "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry..."(Just so I don't completely go to Media Special Hell for cracking on Kristof.) I also liked "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" as a teen, but I went to an early-seventies vintage high school, and there was a certain duality to my high school experience that might have made that one a draw for me at the time. Also "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"(for teens, not kids...are we thinking kid-kids?)

Oooh... where's Teppy? From his blog post:

So now it’s your turn. What are your favorite children’s books, and why would you recommend them? Some readers will undoubtedly come for ideas, so be detailed and persuasive. And of course, kids are welcome to list their own favorites. But if you mention a comic book, I’m going to report you to your school librarian!

What a dicksmack.

I just finished Jilli's book and have pimped it, verily.

P-C, do me one favor; remove my LJ link from after my name. I've never made it a widely known fact publicly that I have an LJ.

Thanks.

What a dicksmack.

Ah, Teppy, you wordsmith. May I also suggest one of my new favorites; Bitchwaffle.

P-C, do me one favor; remove my LJ link from after my name. I've never made it a widely known fact publicly that I have an LJ.

No problem.

Much obliged.

What a dicksmack.

Ah, Teppy, you wordsmith.

It's an art.

May I also suggest one of my new favorites; Bitchwaffle.

An art which you seem to have mastered.

I can't remember the names of any of my school librarians, but I loved them all and (I think) they loved me, just because I was such a regular patron. My junior high librarian had a "Frodo Lives" plaque over her desk, and I remember asking her what that meant.

I read all of Marguerite Henry's books that we had in the library by the end of sixth grade, and made my way through Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes by the end of eighth grade, as well as so many other writers.

My 3-5 grade school's library had a great set of bios of famous children, most of which were mythologized/created out of thin air (Virginia Dare and others whom had nothing factual about their childhood, as well as Ben Franklin, Lincoln, and Washington, which embraced the myths developed later). Sure, they were mostly fiction, but they were well-written and made me want to read more about them when I got older.

article in usa today on romance novels

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includes mention of Beyond heaving...

Interesting. but it does sort of make me feel like going d'oh.

I read it, beth. It was pretty good, but it bugged me that it seemed as if they got their swipes in, with the snarky clichés in the first half of the article before they could actually settle down and get to the heart of the discussion.