tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post503746235634014059..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Laugh and Cry Like A Nine-Year-OldJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-36465383412603063222012-07-31T22:57:50.826-04:002012-07-31T22:57:50.826-04:00Thanks, Lynne!
And Janice, thank you so much for...Thanks, Lynne! <br /><br />And Janice, thank you so much for inviting me to be on your incredible blog today!Vonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228707287799345805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-79423236573138279112012-07-31T22:31:33.898-04:002012-07-31T22:31:33.898-04:00What a fun post, Vonna! Oh, the drama of the middl...What a fun post, Vonna! Oh, the drama of the middle grade years--makes great fodder for novels!Lynne Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221452684484215980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-50013562320421043382012-07-31T18:56:33.216-04:002012-07-31T18:56:33.216-04:00Rachel6, it took me most of my teen years to make ...Rachel6, it took me most of my teen years to make it through The Lord Of The Rings because it gave me such nightmares I had to stop and hide the books from myself!<br />Wen, some people don't get the fun of melodrama, but at that age, it was golden! <br />Ruth, I still know that kid, now a teenager who carries a skateboard everywhere. I think he's still working on that jump!<br />Mirka, it is indeed a tall order, but so worth it!<br />I'm so glad each of you stopped by!Vonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228707287799345805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-75579905837948571332012-07-31T11:33:17.316-04:002012-07-31T11:33:17.316-04:00Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, and make ...Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, and make 'em never want to put the book down.<br />Tall order, but we're taking it. Thanks, Vonna.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-44498309108721149702012-07-31T09:08:21.996-04:002012-07-31T09:08:21.996-04:00Yes, the sheer exuberance is what makes the middle...Yes, the sheer exuberance is what makes the middle grade years so special! You almost feel like maybe that little boy really could jump a mile. I loved all the specific examples. Great post, Vonna!Ruth Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12305109099610123918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-90227190023503024022012-07-31T08:22:18.151-04:002012-07-31T08:22:18.151-04:00Oh, what a wonderful post! It captures everything ...Oh, what a wonderful post! It captures everything wonderful about that age, and the melodrama. Oh, the melodrama :) Fantastic :)Wen Baragreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741246296963740806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-59496235897332552942012-07-31T08:07:52.635-04:002012-07-31T08:07:52.635-04:00Hahaha, I love this post! Those years aren't t...Hahaha, I love this post! Those years aren't that far behind for me still. <br /><br />I can remember sobbing over Elsie Dinsmore--she led such a hard life! What kept me awake at night were the Mines of Moria. I was ten when I read the Fellowship of the Ring for the first time, and the drums in the deep stuck with me.Rachel6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15138745237488029817noreply@blogger.com