random book stuff
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checkers65477The public library finally has House of Many Ways. Hooray! But no copies of Havemercy, which was recommended by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
crowinator and sounds good. Also...
I just finished The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry, and it was loads of fun. The four Willoughby children decide they would be better off as orphans, like the plucky orphans of classic children's literature--Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Toby Tyler, The Secret Garden, etc. Their parents are neglectful, self-centered and despicable, and have ideas of their own, a la Hansel and Gretel. There is an odious nanny, a mournful tycoon with a heart of gold, a baby left on a doorstep, a long-lost son, and just about every convention you can imagine. All presented in a modern, tongue-in-cheek way. It's a quick read and great fun. A bit like Lemony Snicket but much better, I thought. Older elementary kids will like it, being old enough to understand the parody and gentle mocking, and the middle schoolers will find it fun, too.
Who has read Breaking Dawn? Since I didn't care much for the second and third books I wasn't going to read this one, I'd decided, but as soon as I got back to school I starting hearing from other media folks wanting to know if I was going to buy it for the library or not. I've managed to borrow it and now have to read all whopping 768 pages. Grr. What do you all think of it?
What have you all been reading?
crowinator and sounds good. Also...I just finished The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry, and it was loads of fun. The four Willoughby children decide they would be better off as orphans, like the plucky orphans of classic children's literature--Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Toby Tyler, The Secret Garden, etc. Their parents are neglectful, self-centered and despicable, and have ideas of their own, a la Hansel and Gretel. There is an odious nanny, a mournful tycoon with a heart of gold, a baby left on a doorstep, a long-lost son, and just about every convention you can imagine. All presented in a modern, tongue-in-cheek way. It's a quick read and great fun. A bit like Lemony Snicket but much better, I thought. Older elementary kids will like it, being old enough to understand the parody and gentle mocking, and the middle schoolers will find it fun, too.
Who has read Breaking Dawn? Since I didn't care much for the second and third books I wasn't going to read this one, I'd decided, but as soon as I got back to school I starting hearing from other media folks wanting to know if I was going to buy it for the library or not. I've managed to borrow it and now have to read all whopping 768 pages. Grr. What do you all think of it?
What have you all been reading?
