tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post405901931172418524..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: "The Trouble Begins at 8" by Sid FleischmanHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-44328218807780997402017-03-17T18:53:58.870-04:002017-03-17T18:53:58.870-04:00Kara, Mark Twain was such an odd duck, but he defi...Kara, Mark Twain was such an odd duck, but he definitely intrigues me.<br /><br />Fleischman is awesome! His book <i>The Whipping Boy</i> got a well-deserved Newbery medal.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-75856696920590042682017-03-17T10:28:47.508-04:002017-03-17T10:28:47.508-04:00I haven't read anything by this author before,...I haven't read anything by this author before, but you've certainly intrigued me! Mark Twain is just a fascinating man, isn't he? :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-14094478253385193072017-03-03T10:06:24.617-05:002017-03-03T10:06:24.617-05:00Phyl, I also loved Jingo Django and Humbug Mountai...Phyl, I also loved <i>Jingo Django</i> and <i>Humbug Mountain</i>. <i>The Whipping Boy</i> was awesome too, but I didn't find it as funny. My son really enjoyed his McBroom tall tales a few years ago, too. I think the only book of his I've read and not really, really liked was <i>The Thirteenth Floor</i>, which was just okay.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-75980974995569524652017-03-02T15:29:10.885-05:002017-03-02T15:29:10.885-05:00I loved By the Great Horn Spoon! I made both my br...I loved By the Great Horn Spoon! I made both my brothers read it and they both loved it too. I really need to read more of his books! I picked up one from the thrift store last year but never got around to reading it...Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726532398377237606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-7202353400741584912017-03-02T12:18:23.241-05:002017-03-02T12:18:23.241-05:00What fun! I've been thinking it might be the ...What fun! I've been thinking it might be the next thing I read aloud to my kids.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-58833869159141327442017-03-02T09:26:55.729-05:002017-03-02T09:26:55.729-05:00My mom read By the Great Horn Spoon! aloud to us t...My mom read By the Great Horn Spoon! aloud to us too! Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878149675832228998noreply@blogger.com