tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post5521034193800113275..comments2024-03-29T04:42:24.141-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Shadows On Monday-What Are You Reading-Awards Too!Linda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-20120540954426054862012-04-12T19:42:48.557-06:002012-04-12T19:42:48.557-06:00Thanks, Linda, for highlighting this short story c...Thanks, Linda, for highlighting this short story collection. I love short stories and didn't know about Throwing Shadows. I'll look for it.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-25595068896454554222012-04-10T12:26:59.633-06:002012-04-10T12:26:59.633-06:00Have you read The Second Mrs. Giaconda? A couple o...Have you read <b>The Second Mrs. Giaconda?</b> A couple of years ago I was looking for MG Renaissance historical fiction and I picked it up -- I really enjoyed it but somehow I didn't realize it was by the same author as The Mixed Up Files. I guess it's because I keep one book on the historical fiction shelf and the other on the MG fiction shelf.Katyahttp://www.katyaczaja.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-64983756222405606972012-04-10T07:07:39.626-06:002012-04-10T07:07:39.626-06:00I did think of that, & thought I might try to ...I did think of that, & thought I might try to nudge it a little to make it work-maybe at the end, or the beginning? Thanks, Mary Lee!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-33270269410436822922012-04-10T03:43:10.651-06:002012-04-10T03:43:10.651-06:00This could fit into your series of goodbye poems!This could fit into your series of goodbye poems!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-41235106925466532632012-04-09T20:46:10.273-06:002012-04-09T20:46:10.273-06:00Thanks Kellee, I am looking forward to some new bo...Thanks Kellee, I am looking forward to some new books! I guess I would recommend The View From Saturday-a unique look at things!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-15560406941806168282012-04-09T20:24:17.740-06:002012-04-09T20:24:17.740-06:00I've never read anything by EL Konigsburg but ...I've never read anything by EL Konigsburg but Basil E. Frankweiler- this definitely makes me want to pick up more of her stuff. Thank you. <br /><br />Happy reading this week!Kelleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402368920655764307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-39687926374542993502012-04-09T19:28:03.489-06:002012-04-09T19:28:03.489-06:00I know what you mean. I find so many great things...I know what you mean. I find so many great things to read on blogs that I have a hard time maintaining a little time for reading books for enjoyment. I guess I need to set aside some time for that. Everyone's "It's Monday, What Are You Reading" posts are reminding me how important that time is each day.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-77042968987427879672012-04-09T19:22:21.746-06:002012-04-09T19:22:21.746-06:00Thanks Cathy for the 'sunny' comment. I s...Thanks Cathy for the 'sunny' comment. I stay up late writing most nights, but really I don't think I'm reading much. I always feel behind.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-68754447905209276502012-04-09T19:11:42.551-06:002012-04-09T19:11:42.551-06:00Perhaps writers do capture the shadows and bring t...Perhaps writers do capture the shadows and bring them out into the sunshine. <br /><br />Thanks, Linda. You are very busy reading and writing. How do you keep up?<br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-51448119720851164042012-04-09T14:27:18.153-06:002012-04-09T14:27:18.153-06:00Thanks Juliann. I hope you are having a lovely be...Thanks Juliann. I hope you are having a lovely beginning to your break!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21641037547548662602012-04-09T14:21:03.462-06:002012-04-09T14:21:03.462-06:002 things
that last verse of your poem is lovely!
t...2 things<br />that last verse of your poem is lovely!<br />that word - FINISH - that one is nudging me in a new direction today<br />thanks againJuliann in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895551530087690102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-71543482071741506992012-04-09T11:51:39.886-06:002012-04-09T11:51:39.886-06:00Thanks Jen. It is good to be in the present most ...Thanks Jen. It is good to be in the present most of the time, but teachers thrive on future planning, don't you think, & therein lies the dilemma.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14395042403878388082012-04-09T10:59:38.341-06:002012-04-09T10:59:38.341-06:00I haven't read short stories in a while it see...I haven't read short stories in a while it seems. I had read a lot at the end of last year. This books sounds really interesting. I think life lends itself to looking forward and books lend themselves to looking back and focusing on now. (Not that they life and books don't really examine everything...but it just seems this way.) I like the idea of focusing on the moment. I try to do that more and more. It's so important. Thanks for sharing!Jen Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253968450319192514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-1437102592033798462012-04-09T07:00:39.312-06:002012-04-09T07:00:39.312-06:00And I love both equally. They have given me hours...And I love both equally. They have given me hours of pleasure for sure. Thanks, Tara.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-79356115470915066052012-04-09T06:59:32.589-06:002012-04-09T06:59:32.589-06:00Thanks, Myra. I enjoyed learning more about her a...Thanks, Myra. I enjoyed learning more about her as I researched. I think I will continue! And that advice is the gem of all, I agree. Sometimes I do have to tell myself, just do it & be done! Guess that's nearly the same thing, isn't it?Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-78839912248338880132012-04-09T06:14:00.989-06:002012-04-09T06:14:00.989-06:00Like Myra, I love Konigsburg, so I'll have to ...Like Myra, I love Konigsburg, so I'll have to take a look at this book. You made a great comaprison to Anne Tyler there, Linda...and (of course) you are absolutely right - two subtle and interesting authors.Tarahttp://tmsteach.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-32582833999545800632012-04-09T02:35:09.866-06:002012-04-09T02:35:09.866-06:00What a beautiful and thought-provoking review of E...What a beautiful and thought-provoking review of EL Konigsburg's Throwing Shadows! I just checked my bookshelf because the title sounds mighty familiar and lo and behold, I see it there, lying unloved! Now I have a hankering to start reading it pronto! :) I love Konigsburg's work, I think I've done a review of her "From the mixed up files" and her "A View from Saturday" is another book that we discussed in our book club with the gifted readers a few years back. Truly an amazing author, and what a pragmatic piece of advice: Finish. I agree. The edits are inevitable and shall come later, but first things first: Finish. :) I shall let my PhD and MA supervisees know of this brilliant piece of advice, just one word: Finish. :)<br />Thank you for adding this beautiful book to our AWB Database. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.com