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Comment on Plimoth Plantation by edinger

edinger — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:48:49 +0000

I’m delighted that you chose to do this post as a letter from your character. And I’m also very happy to see that you used your Plimoth experiences well to do it.

Comment on All About Alice: Finally! by edinger

edinger — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:47:13 +0000

You do have a very subversive Alice going on — red-eyed girl with wild hair and that earthquake! A bit random, but so’s the book so no problem! It is looking very cool; can’t wait to see it done. (And I’m enjoying this series of posts, by the way.)

Comment on Edward and the Princess by Deborah Bingham

Deborah Bingham — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:43:19 +0000

What a fun version of the classic story! I love your side comments in parentheses. They make the story feel very contemporary. Your fairy character has a bit of attitude, too. I think I’d like to read more about the fairy’s adventures – is it a male or a female fairy? Or perhaps neither.

Comment on Sarah Margru Kinson by binghamd

binghamd — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:40:33 +0000

Having asked (in response to your poem) where I could learn more about Sarah, I read further in your blog to find that you’ve given so much interesting information about her! What an experience she had! I’m glad to learn that later she was able to become a teacher. I’d be interested to read the dream poems, too.

Comment on Margru Poem by binghamd

binghamd — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:35:22 +0000

What a good poem! Your choice of words and the lively fabric background gave me a real taste, but they also leave me wanting to know more about Sarah Margru Kinson. What would you recommend I read to learn more about her?

Comment on Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by binghamd

binghamd — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:30:10 +0000

I greatly enjoyed your reading of Hugo’s hunt poem. It really gives one a sense of the sights, sounds, and smells of the hunt — certainly not for the faint of heart! Can you imagine such a hunt being a familiar part of your life? The boar hunt must have been an important part of Hugo’s culture, and your reading really brought that to life for me.

Thanks so much!

Comment on Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by mwt

mwt — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:38:30 +0000

This was great to listen to. Thank you.

Comment on Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Carol Edwards

Carol Edwards — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:25:25 +0000

Thanks for reading Hugo’s words. I like him because he was kind to Taggot, but he seems like a different person in that poem than he does when he talks about himself. Do you think it would be good to live back then? I’m glad that I live now, and that no one has to go hunting to prove anything. My son works in a college, and it makes me feel scared to think about him risking his life doing anything. I want my children safe– but they didn’t seem to care so much about that in medieval times. Carol

(A member of the 2008 Newbery Committee)
PS Did you know, I had to go look up how to spell medieval before I could send this. I make awful typos all the time, but when I know I don’t know how to spell something it’s worse. Please don’t pay attention to grammar or spelling though. I’m just typing as fast as I can!)

Comment on Sarah Margru Kinson by edinger

edinger — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:08:22 +0000

I’m glad you like the poems. I think I may keep them when I revise the story as nonfiction. Thanks for the comments!

Comment on Buddies from New Orleans by enickles

enickles — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:07:14 +0000

I’m glad you could share your buddy’s story about New Orleans. What’s it like having a buddy at Little Dalton?