You know what they say: the grass is always greener inside the book you aren’t reading! In my case, this is true. The most recent grass on my side of the fence? A hopelessly HOPELESSLY sexist Heinlein novel written in 1964 that went FIFTEEN YEARS without being checked out from the library. June 6 1995 [...]
Archive of entries posted on September 2011
some pig
A quick way to divide the Children’s Lit People from the Not-Children’s-Lit-People? “Where’s Papa going with that axe?” Mean anything to you? I’m not sure I would have been able to pass the test before I started my program, and I haven’t read the book since I was in 4th grade… but reading it now, [...]
science fiction and/or fantasy
This semester, I am taking my VERY LAST Children’s Literature course. (sob) That course is Science Fiction & Fantasy. (….. sob) In general, I am trying to rid my life of unnecessary anxiety, so I am trying to think POSITIVELY! About this CLASS! A miracle could happen, you guys! My first major task for this [...]
