tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post8336513698111731923..comments2023-09-02T09:53:38.123-04:00Comments on Librarilly Blonde: Just take those old books off the shelfCarlie Webberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14230936425959957212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post-14292558005929523452009-09-14T22:57:57.893-04:002009-09-14T22:57:57.893-04:00@tbrosz: I think that'd be a great compilation...@tbrosz: I think that'd be a great compilation. Who's going to write it?<br /><br />The thing with Shelf Discovery is that it's a reflection on Skurnick's reading habits, not the reading habits of girls in general. I would love to see a compilation of guy books from the formative years of Gen X, genre fiction or not.Carlie Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230936425959957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post-62859503169784205092009-09-13T21:15:15.903-04:002009-09-13T21:15:15.903-04:00How about a compilation of books that leans toward...How about a compilation of books that leans toward the kind of things boys read?<br /><br />Heinlein's juveniles and other SF, Danny Dunn, the Mushroom Planet books, Kipling, Homer Price, Henry Reed, Tom Swift... <br /><br />Okay, I admit I tended toward genre fiction, but you get the idea!<br /><br />Don't knock classic comic books as part of the formative reading experience for boys either.tbroszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123163403101344169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396656644679880896.post-34785402189099776812009-09-12T18:11:17.761-04:002009-09-12T18:11:17.761-04:00No, no! Island of the Blue Dolphins is Not boring!...No, no! Island of the Blue Dolphins is Not boring! It's a Hunger Games of one, a Life as We Knew It with fresh fish instead of canned goods, My Side of the Mountain with dogs instead of a falcon. And cool craft ideas.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.com