tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post4372256643299267359..comments2024-03-07T23:54:24.791-05:00Comments on Literate Lives: Looking for Newbery (2013 style) - Mr. Zinger's HatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-64141850514688702852013-10-10T11:10:54.970-04:002013-10-10T11:10:54.970-04:00I didn't get that ending. Sophie suddenly says...I didn't get that ending. Sophie suddenly says the line about a girl whose parents were eaten by ogres?! Then what? it's over. It was a good story up until that abrupt and ambiguous ending. I read it to preview it for reading to kids but don't think I can handle it now with proper conviction. It was a good story up until the end, the message (it seemed to me) was that good companionship is more valuable than a lot of possessions. Sorry, that ending didn't fit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-18997491129746126462013-01-06T10:19:19.610-05:002013-01-06T10:19:19.610-05:00Bill, is it a coincidence that I have my Amazon ca...Bill, is it a coincidence that I have my Amazon cart open while I'm reading your blog AND I have an Amazon gift certificate waiting to be used? I can't wait to read it.Julie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497758310228642932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-34183990405986953772013-01-05T13:46:09.229-05:002013-01-05T13:46:09.229-05:00Thanks for linking to my blog post on this book? I...Thanks for linking to my blog post on this book? Isn't it a gem? I love books that push the boundaries of imagination. Amy Seto Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917299912693299321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-88685205421013940962013-01-05T11:22:55.648-05:002013-01-05T11:22:55.648-05:00Ordered it after reading the last sentence of the ...Ordered it after reading the last sentence of the first paragraph. :) Katherine Sokolowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613122879321312187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-4699310891253945412013-01-05T11:13:18.043-05:002013-01-05T11:13:18.043-05:00You've hooked me too. I just found it at my l...You've hooked me too. I just found it at my library! Thanks much!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-74509530720531638472013-01-05T10:15:17.794-05:002013-01-05T10:15:17.794-05:00You hooked me " The possibilities for read al...You hooked me " The possibilities for read aloud are wonderful and the possibilities in the classroom are endless. What a great tool for encouraging reluctant writers to pull the details from their "hats" to make their stories even better." Can't wait to have you share it with my class in library.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165228990207676534noreply@blogger.com