tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post4602453307115094124..comments2023-09-10T19:29:28.614+10:00Comments on Bait For Bookworms: The June Challenge: Books That Bullied Me At SchoolThe Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-7846624508514116352010-06-05T10:14:48.279+10:002010-06-05T10:14:48.279+10:00Yeah right. I also like that you have fused the tw...Yeah right. I also like that you have fused the two English teachers' names - Miss Begley and Mrs Negler. They were interchangeable to be fair...The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-33961434731675495012010-06-04T17:54:02.448+10:002010-06-04T17:54:02.448+10:00I like the titular metaphor, referring both to the...I like the titular metaphor, referring both to the crane, but more importantly to the soul-soaring heights the boy ascends with his hitherto estranged grandpa. Mrs Begler knew her shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-60178375490334533032010-06-03T23:54:42.093+10:002010-06-03T23:54:42.093+10:00Ok so I caved in and added both The House of Wings...Ok so I caved in and added both The House of Wings and Julius Caesar. I'm really struggling to find a copy of Wings, though... I wonder if Scopus will let me raid their library heheThe Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-64382644811211110452010-06-02T18:22:26.800+10:002010-06-02T18:22:26.800+10:00Hmmm yeah I looked it up and it sort of rings a be...Hmmm yeah I looked it up and it sort of rings a bell. Do you remember what year we did it? It seems to be long out of print which might pose a problem. I'll look for a copy but Betsy Byars might have to go the way of Julius Caeser and be knowingly passed over.The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-76362072419990924512010-06-02T18:16:28.108+10:002010-06-02T18:16:28.108+10:00Are you trying to hide behind repressed memories? ...Are you trying to hide behind repressed memories? You still have to read it. Maybe this description will remind you:<br /><br />"Left with his grandfather until his parents are settled in Detroit, Sammy learns to respect and love the old man as they care for an injured crane together."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-77157377599988513282010-06-02T14:54:31.687+10:002010-06-02T14:54:31.687+10:00House of Wings? I don't remember that at all.
...House of Wings? I don't remember that at all.<br /><br />I remember hating My Brother Jack, but I loved Macbeth. I'm not saying everything they made us read was crap. I just want to revisit them with fresh eyes. And yeah, I'm doing them all again.The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-72553594537932967962010-06-02T12:40:27.695+10:002010-06-02T12:40:27.695+10:00...btw I thought Macbeth and My Bro Jack were pret......btw I thought Macbeth and My Bro Jack were pretty good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-41440952779673183842010-06-02T12:38:48.694+10:002010-06-02T12:38:48.694+10:00Dude, how could you forget the lamest of them all:...Dude, how could you forget the lamest of them all: House of Wings!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't tell me you intend to read these again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com