Dead Tree Reading 2016 #6
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desertvixen Not a very exciting update this time around.
25 - 29. Mystery Solved for Peggy, Hopes Fulfilled for Peggy, Heart's Surrender for Peggy, Wider Horizons for Peggy, and Chapter Closed for Peggy, all by Dorothy Martin. I've been working through this series from the Moody Press (there was a brief pause because I lost my first copy of Mystery Solved), and it's not horrible. It's less vapid than some of the teen stuff being done today for the Christian market, once you get past the emphasis on being saved the "right" way and shock when characters turn out to be a Christian.
30. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I've read this one before, of course, but had to buy another copy to read to the MV (she really enjoyed it). She was as hooked by the following passage as I was, all those years ago: "Who were these people, these specially selected tenants? They were mothers and fathers and children. A dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a doctor, a judge. And, oh yes, one was a bookie, one was a burglar, one was a bomber, and one was a mistake. Barney Northrup had rented the apartment one of the problems to the wrong person." Good time reading it.
31. The Ghosts of Departure Point by Eve Bunting. I found this one at the UBS in town, and found it pretty entertaining. Ghosts working for redemption, and a twist ending. Solid 80's teen work.
32. The Girl Death Left Behind by Lurlene McDaniel. So if you were reading in the 80s, or had a kid reading in the 80s, you know Lurlene McDaniel is pretty synonymous with death, grief, and depression - and eventually working past it. One thing I enjoyed about her books was that they were realistic about the fact that dealing with these issues takes TIME, and generally involves some setbacks and acting out. This one involves a teen whose entire family is killed in an accident (she is not in the car because she was sick), and gets her whole life turned upside down by well-meaning relatives.
33. Baby-Sitters' Club Little Sister Super Special #1 by Ann M. Martin. We were at a Girl Scouts meeting when they found a whole, new stash of these in the building we're using now, so I brought one home. I generally was not a fan of the Little Sister series, because I was older than the demographic, and I find Karen to be annoying. However, this one is actually pretty good, and deals with learning about the different winter holidays.
34. Fabulous Five #1 Seventh Grade Rumors by Betsy Haynes. Another UBS find. Another one of the preteen friend series that was popular in my childhood, although apparently another one I missed. It was entertaining enough that I found the second one on PBS.
We're going to be flying to Las Vegas this week, and I have some actual adult reading materials coming along for the ride.
Reading with MV: The Incredible Journey (much enjoyed by us, and I think by the Siamese, especially with frequent mentions of "the cat") and the Westing Game.
25 - 29. Mystery Solved for Peggy, Hopes Fulfilled for Peggy, Heart's Surrender for Peggy, Wider Horizons for Peggy, and Chapter Closed for Peggy, all by Dorothy Martin. I've been working through this series from the Moody Press (there was a brief pause because I lost my first copy of Mystery Solved), and it's not horrible. It's less vapid than some of the teen stuff being done today for the Christian market, once you get past the emphasis on being saved the "right" way and shock when characters turn out to be a Christian.
30. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I've read this one before, of course, but had to buy another copy to read to the MV (she really enjoyed it). She was as hooked by the following passage as I was, all those years ago: "Who were these people, these specially selected tenants? They were mothers and fathers and children. A dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a doctor, a judge. And, oh yes, one was a bookie, one was a burglar, one was a bomber, and one was a mistake. Barney Northrup had rented the apartment one of the problems to the wrong person." Good time reading it.
31. The Ghosts of Departure Point by Eve Bunting. I found this one at the UBS in town, and found it pretty entertaining. Ghosts working for redemption, and a twist ending. Solid 80's teen work.
32. The Girl Death Left Behind by Lurlene McDaniel. So if you were reading in the 80s, or had a kid reading in the 80s, you know Lurlene McDaniel is pretty synonymous with death, grief, and depression - and eventually working past it. One thing I enjoyed about her books was that they were realistic about the fact that dealing with these issues takes TIME, and generally involves some setbacks and acting out. This one involves a teen whose entire family is killed in an accident (she is not in the car because she was sick), and gets her whole life turned upside down by well-meaning relatives.
33. Baby-Sitters' Club Little Sister Super Special #1 by Ann M. Martin. We were at a Girl Scouts meeting when they found a whole, new stash of these in the building we're using now, so I brought one home. I generally was not a fan of the Little Sister series, because I was older than the demographic, and I find Karen to be annoying. However, this one is actually pretty good, and deals with learning about the different winter holidays.
34. Fabulous Five #1 Seventh Grade Rumors by Betsy Haynes. Another UBS find. Another one of the preteen friend series that was popular in my childhood, although apparently another one I missed. It was entertaining enough that I found the second one on PBS.
We're going to be flying to Las Vegas this week, and I have some actual adult reading materials coming along for the ride.
Reading with MV: The Incredible Journey (much enjoyed by us, and I think by the Siamese, especially with frequent mentions of "the cat") and the Westing Game.
