tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post5086079554642062732..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: R.I.P. Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007)Levi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-46688167478314621062007-07-10T00:19:00.000-05:002007-07-10T00:19:00.000-05:00I guess I never got around to reading his books as...I guess I never got around to reading his books as a kid, although I did read Susan Cooper's series that starts with "The Dark is Rising" and also weaves in a lot of Welsh folklore. "The Grey King" in that series was also a Newbery award winner. I wonder if that author is still alive...AOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252020004942303903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-81891877241305060572007-07-08T18:41:00.000-05:002007-07-08T18:41:00.000-05:00I'm sad to say that I read "The Book of Three" for...I'm sad to say that I read "The Book of Three" for 7th or perhaps 8th grade English class, and all I remember about the whole experience is that Danyel "Binky" Mendoza did a report on the book from the point of view of Hen Wen, which meant she was up in front of the class wearing a pig nose. (I drew a map, which was another option.)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517190353763315342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-62235735789823096422007-07-07T22:55:00.000-05:002007-07-07T22:55:00.000-05:00That *is* an awesome first sentence, I had forgott...That *is* an awesome first sentence, I had forgotten that one. However I have yet to see a children's book first sentence that can go up against <I>Charlotte's Web</I>'s "Where's Papa going with that ax?"Idaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985074584716498868noreply@blogger.com