tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805787690287754793.post3804377504034751931..comments2023-02-26T09:46:10.254-05:00Comments on Wandering in the Stacks: Sunday Salon: Hanging out with My "Little"MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051881501028228676noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805787690287754793.post-39876827098757028262012-11-25T12:38:23.263-05:002012-11-25T12:38:23.263-05:00@aforalpha: Thank you so much! And yes, we have be...@aforalpha: Thank you so much! And yes, we have been having lots of fun. She recently got her report card, and I decided to revive a tradition started by one of my dad's friends. He bought me a book for every "A" I got on my report card. I took her to the bookstore and she picked out the latest in "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. I have no idea how good those books are, but she was super excited, so that was good enough for me :-)MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051881501028228676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805787690287754793.post-83633820069609973482012-11-24T00:30:16.350-05:002012-11-24T00:30:16.350-05:00I don't know if you saw this post at Shakesvil...I don't know if you saw this post at Shakesville about NPRs very skewed YA lit list, but the comments had lots of recommendations: http://www.shakesville.com/2012/08/on-nprs-very-white-best-young-adult.html<br /><br />(SO MANY apologies if you did in fact participate in that thread. I know I found your blog through Shakesville, but I've completely, uncharacteristically, and embarrassingly blanked on your name there. You don't have to remind me though.) <br /><br />If it should come up in your search for recs, because it pretty much always does in a discussion for books for girls, I anti-recommend the Anastasia books by Lois Lowry (I think they skew to a younger crowd anyway). I loved them growing up, but picked up one that I missed as a kid only to find a black girl's hair described as being like steel wool. I was so angry reading it at 22 with all my knowledge of the politics of hair. Had I read it when I was young, when I really thought I was hideous, I wouldn't have been angry. I would have thought it was right. That's so much worse. <br /><br />I don't think it will come up because of your little's age, but I see those books recommended SO often, so I thought I'd mention that. <br /><br />Anyway, I hope you two have been having loads of fun. :)aforalphanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805787690287754793.post-18323752191235725782012-09-27T18:42:23.754-04:002012-09-27T18:42:23.754-04:00hmm I'm drawing a bit of a blank at the moment...hmm I'm drawing a bit of a blank at the moment (it depends a bit on her reading level) but how about the Harry Potter books or Island of the Blue Dolphins or the Boxcar Children or the Narnia books or Harriet the Spy or something fun. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805787690287754793.post-69512929746257045302012-09-23T11:47:07.288-04:002012-09-23T11:47:07.288-04:00Big Brothers and Big Sisters is a wonderful organi...<br />Big Brothers and Big Sisters is a wonderful organization.<br /><br />Offhand, I can't think of any suitable books, but I'm sure, as you get to know her, you'll be able to discern her interests. Good luck!<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://accidentalmoments.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/tss-looking-ahead-sept-23/" rel="nofollow">MY SUNDAY SALON POST </a> <br />Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.com