http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Fri, 22 May 2026 15:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661&cpage=1#comment-28242 Ritalee Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:09:33 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661#comment-28242 Erma belonged to my mom. It's funny now to think of reading whatever was in the house -- Reader's Digest condensed books, maps, Family Circle, the Bible! Erma belonged to my mom. It’s funny now to think of reading whatever was in the house — Reader’s Digest condensed books, maps, Family Circle, the Bible!

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661&cpage=1#comment-28162 girldetective Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:36:08 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661#comment-28162 I can no longer access the list, since I voted, but I agree--like any list, it has some groaners and WTFs on it. Given some of the things on here, it's hard to see why Are You There God was left off and others made the cut. I can no longer access the list, since I voted, but I agree–like any list, it has some groaners and WTFs on it. Given some of the things on here, it’s hard to see why Are You There God was left off and others made the cut.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661&cpage=1#comment-28161 Amy Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:34:45 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661#comment-28161 That list is immediately suspect to me, as it includes Go Ask Alice. That list is immediately suspect to me, as it includes Go Ask Alice.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661&cpage=1#comment-28159 girldetective Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:44:21 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661#comment-28159 Ritalee, I liked Erma Bombeck, too! You sound like you were reading from a grandmother's library, perhaps? Ritalee, I liked Erma Bombeck, too! You sound like you were reading from a grandmother’s library, perhaps?

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661&cpage=1#comment-28137 Ritalee Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:20:45 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4661#comment-28137 I hardly read any of these when I was a YA, except for Hinton, Cormier, Salinger and Zindel, whom I didn't see on the list. I liked westerns and Harlequin romances. And embarrassingly, Erma Bombeck. I hardly read any of these when I was a YA, except for Hinton, Cormier, Salinger and Zindel, whom I didn’t see on the list. I liked westerns and Harlequin romances. And embarrassingly, Erma Bombeck.

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