Sophie, thank you! and Gud, thank you so much for saying that - I hope things are better soon.
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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."
hippocampus - Sep 30, 2016 6:43:51 am PDT #24136 of 28765
not your mom's socks.
Pix - Sep 30, 2016 1:04:53 pm PDT #24137 of 28765
The status is NOT quo.
I'm reading it soon! So excited!
Jesse - Oct 04, 2016 6:01:53 am PDT #24138 of 28765
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Would Updraft/Cloudbound be good for a 2nd grader who has read all of Harry Potter? I feel like yes, right?
-t - Oct 04, 2016 6:18:08 am PDT #24139 of 28765
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I can't think of any reason why not.
Jesse - Oct 04, 2016 8:57:52 am PDT #24140 of 28765
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Me neither, I just feel like I don't actually know about kids!
-t - Oct 04, 2016 9:06:18 am PDT #24141 of 28765
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, not my area of expertise, either. But I figure anyone who read all of Harry Potter will be up for Updraft. Unless they are hardcore wizard narratives only, I guess.
bennett - Oct 05, 2016 9:07:14 am PDT #24142 of 28765
"The Senate today have voted to make me a god in Palmyra. They'll put a little statue to me in the temple, and people will bring offerings to me, asking me to bring rain or cure their father's gout. Tell me, Livia: if I'm a god, even in Palmyra, how do I cure gout?!" Augustus, "I Claudius"
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javachik - Oct 06, 2016 8:23:55 am PDT #24143 of 28765
Our wings are not tired.
Jesse, I would say yes. And if the kid were going to read to himself or herself, I'd probably offer a one-sheet for knot and sailing terms (and a few others) unless kid was keen on dictionaries.
I know the author posts here (hee) but other than the protagonists being adolescent, I don't feel like the books are YA at all. They're not written with vocabulary chosen for teens and I had to look some of the terms up when I was reading (which I like). But the content and story and themes are absolutely appropriate I would think, especially if kid made it through the darker Harry Potter books.
Jesse - Oct 06, 2016 10:07:13 am PDT #24144 of 28765
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I bet the kid's grandfather would be glad to tell her alllll about knots and sailing, so that would be fun.
javachik - Oct 06, 2016 12:39:44 pm PDT #24145 of 28765
Our wings are not tired.
Nice!