tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post6807026602783527352..comments2024-03-18T16:06:48.176-04:00Comments on Ms. Yingling Reads: The Georges and the JewelsMs. Yinglinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-67668261996399343012012-05-28T19:29:46.054-04:002012-05-28T19:29:46.054-04:00I've just started reading There is No Dog. I&#...I've just started reading <i>There is No Dog</i>. I'm finding the book witty and edgy and all, but I keep getting the feeling I've read something similar somewhere. Maybe from Neil Gaiman or Christopher Moore? Or even some of the Disc World books? <br /><br />The adjusting to the idea of God as some kind of alien being who was assigned Earth would go faster for me, if I didn't keep thinking that I've read this before.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-40014011238129733612012-05-04T04:49:28.852-04:002012-05-04T04:49:28.852-04:00I refuse to buy award winning books just because t...I refuse to buy award winning books just because they win an award. Say "NO!" to The Man, KB! If a book isn't right, it isn't right! (It looks like you have things that are a little edgier at your library, so maybe it would do well. I have even WEEDED award winners that didn't circulate!)Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-37749035223453425832012-05-03T14:15:47.611-04:002012-05-03T14:15:47.611-04:00I hesitated over Rosoff's book too and decided...I hesitated over Rosoff's book too and decided not to get it. Only because it seemed more leading than letting kids decide. We have the Philip Pullman series which received lots of backlash a few years ago. That being said, if it wins the Printz, I will buy a copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com