tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832285949335809276.post2291475751080432247..comments2024-01-20T15:55:09.300-05:00Comments on The Book Bench: There's Chalk Dust in My Veins StillChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048802688885477511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832285949335809276.post-76311397947247915852009-05-04T20:22:00.000-04:002009-05-04T20:22:00.000-04:00This one is for young adults and that's mostly his...This one is for young adults and that's mostly his target audience. It's really well done and not all Gossip Girly which seems to be popular in YA lit now.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10048802688885477511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832285949335809276.post-52469522493295442112009-05-04T19:11:00.000-04:002009-05-04T19:11:00.000-04:00Ooh, you know, it seems like I remember reading so...Ooh, you know, it seems like I remember reading some Richard Peck when I was a kid. The name and the setting sounds familiar. Maybe he wrote some young-adult stuff?<br /><br />And thanks for the rec on Mister Pip! I love adaptations and reworkings of classic novels. Another Great Expectations one you might like is _Jack Maggs_ by Peter Carey. It's kind of from Magwich's perspective, and Pip does not come off very well.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832285949335809276.post-67490844101451477452009-05-04T16:40:00.000-04:002009-05-04T16:40:00.000-04:00These sound good! I need to start reading books ag...These sound good! I need to start reading books again, but blogs seem to suck up all my spare time!abdpbthttp://abdpbt.comnoreply@blogger.com