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From: 4joyces at mchsi.com <4joyces>
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:10:05 +0000
I loved *Absolutely Positively Not* by David LaRochelle, in which the protagonist explores the possibility of being gay . . . but without all the grim angst usually associated with this sort of coming-of-age story. It's a wonderful, heart-warming story--and very, very funny as well.
Joyce Sidman www.joycesidman.com
---------------------- Original Message: --------------------- From: "Mayra Negron" <mayra.negron at gmail.com> To: "Kathy Johnson" <kmquimby at sover.net> Cc: CCBC-NET <ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] LOL: Humorous Young Adult Literature Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:48:26 +0000
> *Diary of a Killer Cat *by Anne Fine is for a younger audience, but is
> pretty funny. So is the next one by Fine: *Notso Hotso*.
>
> Mayra Negron, LMS / ITL
> La Escuela Fratney
> Milwaukee, WI
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Kathy Johnson <kmquimby at sover.net> wrote:
>
> > I know any number of young adults, and some middle school students,
> > who enjoy all the Discworld novels, so I would include them all in
> > the category of Humorous Young Adult Literature I've enjoyed.
> >
> > Pratchett's NATION, a non-Discworld title, also made me laugh and
> > smile, even though the end brought me to tears because it was not
> > easy but it was right.
> >
> > Kathy Quimby
> >
> >
> > At 06:15 PM 11/3/2008, James Elliott wrote:
> > >Terry Pratchett's "Tiffany Aching" Discworld YA books are also one
> > >of my favorites, even though they are not as good as his grown up
> > >audience Discworld novels. Jim Elliott North Florida, USA
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Received on Mon 03 Nov 2008 07:10:05 PM CST
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:10:05 +0000
I loved *Absolutely Positively Not* by David LaRochelle, in which the protagonist explores the possibility of being gay . . . but without all the grim angst usually associated with this sort of coming-of-age story. It's a wonderful, heart-warming story--and very, very funny as well.
Joyce Sidman www.joycesidman.com
---------------------- Original Message: --------------------- From: "Mayra Negron" <mayra.negron at gmail.com> To: "Kathy Johnson" <kmquimby at sover.net> Cc: CCBC-NET <ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] LOL: Humorous Young Adult Literature Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:48:26 +0000
> *Diary of a Killer Cat *by Anne Fine is for a younger audience, but is
> pretty funny. So is the next one by Fine: *Notso Hotso*.
>
> Mayra Negron, LMS / ITL
> La Escuela Fratney
> Milwaukee, WI
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Kathy Johnson <kmquimby at sover.net> wrote:
>
> > I know any number of young adults, and some middle school students,
> > who enjoy all the Discworld novels, so I would include them all in
> > the category of Humorous Young Adult Literature I've enjoyed.
> >
> > Pratchett's NATION, a non-Discworld title, also made me laugh and
> > smile, even though the end brought me to tears because it was not
> > easy but it was right.
> >
> > Kathy Quimby
> >
> >
> > At 06:15 PM 11/3/2008, James Elliott wrote:
> > >Terry Pratchett's "Tiffany Aching" Discworld YA books are also one
> > >of my favorites, even though they are not as good as his grown up
> > >audience Discworld novels. Jim Elliott North Florida, USA
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
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