tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post4856456643229896532..comments2023-12-31T21:08:20.713-05:00Comments on MysteryMommy: "Half Magic" by Edward Eager, a list in prose of great children's* literature available in the '50'sLiz Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-9754218963129130992010-02-19T20:57:04.558-05:002010-02-19T20:57:04.558-05:00I'm not editing it much at all, except to say,...I'm not editing it much at all, except to say, "I don't think there's anyone really like that"<br /><br />MM identifies with all the child characters, girls as well as boys so I'm happy with that.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-82953688940284276902010-02-19T20:38:36.546-05:002010-02-19T20:38:36.546-05:00Half Magic is way fun, although I also have to say...Half Magic is way fun, although I also have to say it's way dated (the evil Arab, the way it's always the boy who comes up with the right wishes in the nick of time, the sense that boys don't have emotions to display.....I'm editing a fair bit as I read). How do you deal with those things as you read together?susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-35026507817095894302010-02-19T19:11:13.072-05:002010-02-19T19:11:13.072-05:00Love Half Magic (and the Peppers et al), but even ...Love Half Magic (and the Peppers et al), but even more so, I love Seven-Day Magic and Knight's Castle.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1144311654064303302010-02-18T12:17:42.136-05:002010-02-18T12:17:42.136-05:00Susan! What a terrific coincidence!Susan! What a terrific coincidence!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-15908631916542862302010-02-17T22:27:46.976-05:002010-02-17T22:27:46.976-05:00The Five Little Peppers!The Five Little Peppers!Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-60637667307123051172010-02-16T17:07:32.627-05:002010-02-16T17:07:32.627-05:00We're reading Half Magic right now--in the mid...We're reading Half Magic right now--in the middle of chapter 3! It's way fun.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.com