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From: Carol Grannick <carolgrannick>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:35:50 -0700 (PDT)
She's been mentioned, but I have to second Grandma Dowdel as my all-time favorite, so much so that I re-read A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way From to Chicago?at least once a year...and am thrilled that Grandma is coming back to us this September in? A Season of Gifts. I am always amazed...
Carol Coven Grannick Wilmette IL www.theirrepressiblewriter.com
________________________________ From: Brian Kerr-Jung <bkerrjung at gmail.com> To: CCBC-Net at lists.education.wisc.edu Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:15:56 AM Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] favorite characters
So far most of the characters mentioned have been children or adolescents.? Thought I'd mention some of my favorite grown-up supporting characters:
Severus Snape from Harry Potter series for his good/evil ambivalence The troubled and suffering Dustfinger from Inkheart Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. What from A Wrinkle in Time for their odd wisdom Granny Weatherwax from the Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett, a curmudgeonly witch so powerful and so respected she almost never has to use magic (also if Tiffany herself hasn't been mentioned yet, consider it done)
And a few anthropomorphized animals I don't think?have been mentioned: Desperaux from the Tale of Desperaux Badger from Wind in the Willows Iorick from Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:35:50 -0700 (PDT)
She's been mentioned, but I have to second Grandma Dowdel as my all-time favorite, so much so that I re-read A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way From to Chicago?at least once a year...and am thrilled that Grandma is coming back to us this September in? A Season of Gifts. I am always amazed...
Carol Coven Grannick Wilmette IL www.theirrepressiblewriter.com
________________________________ From: Brian Kerr-Jung <bkerrjung at gmail.com> To: CCBC-Net at lists.education.wisc.edu Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:15:56 AM Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] favorite characters
So far most of the characters mentioned have been children or adolescents.? Thought I'd mention some of my favorite grown-up supporting characters:
Severus Snape from Harry Potter series for his good/evil ambivalence The troubled and suffering Dustfinger from Inkheart Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. What from A Wrinkle in Time for their odd wisdom Granny Weatherwax from the Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett, a curmudgeonly witch so powerful and so respected she almost never has to use magic (also if Tiffany herself hasn't been mentioned yet, consider it done)
And a few anthropomorphized animals I don't think?have been mentioned: Desperaux from the Tale of Desperaux Badger from Wind in the Willows Iorick from Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
-- Brian Jung http://mrchompchomp.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at lists.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://lists.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-netReceived on Tue 23 Jun 2009 08:35:50 AM CDT
