It’s probably more than a coincidence that I’m revisiting Klickitat Street just before the latest movie version of Ramona comes out. Back in the day, I really liked the tv version with Sarah Polley (also know for being in Avonlea, who’s source material is another favorite author). And the previews for the movie look pretty [...]
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Movies vs. books, round 1
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beverly Cleary, movies, Ramona Quimby on July 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From Contemporary to Historical
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins, Klickitat Street, technology on July 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last week, I decided to revisit Klickitat Street for the first time in years. Quite early in Henry and Ribsy’s adventures, I ran across this passage in which Henry calls his mom to ask if he can bring home a dog. The dog trotted after the boy to the telephone booth in the corner of [...]
Roots
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
After a year of living in my own house, my mother has finally succeeded in getting me to take the majority of the Melissa archive and storing it in my own house. There are quite a few things, but I prefer to think of my family as archivists/historians and not as packrats. Last night, we [...]
A Politically Incorrect Confession
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historical fiction, Louise Erdrich, Native American on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have never been a fan of Native American history. It’s not the guilt over how we stole their land and slaughtered them, whether by disease or guns. No, it’s really just that I am not an outdoorsy person. And living off the land has never been something that interested me. I admire that some tribes [...]
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