tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post4802495089250403511..comments2023-10-23T11:22:08.051-04:00Comments on Kidliterati: Review: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinMelanie Conklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16593672562888738055noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-72533403397257846942013-09-12T12:15:16.852-04:002013-09-12T12:15:16.852-04:00My daughter whipped through this one- a fave!My daughter whipped through this one- a fave!Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589132806788056004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-38811508760202035712013-09-09T20:51:00.129-04:002013-09-09T20:51:00.129-04:00Marianne, That's a touching story. Biking and ...Marianne, That's a touching story. Biking and reading by the pool sounds like the perfect summer to me. Thanks for sharing.Jean Giardinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557121077607252980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-37700002132996816052013-09-09T20:48:26.267-04:002013-09-09T20:48:26.267-04:00Melanie, This story made me smile. I love it!Melanie, This story made me smile. I love it!Jean Giardinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557121077607252980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-71084752859559575502013-09-09T19:36:33.414-04:002013-09-09T19:36:33.414-04:00The summer I was twelve, I checked out a stack of ...The summer I was twelve, I checked out a stack of books every few days. After a few weeks, a concerned librarian gently suggested that there should be more to summer than reading. I said was also riding my bike and going to the local pool. Which was true. I didn't tell her I was mostly biking to the library and back, then hanging by the pool and reading! But looking back on it, it was very kind of the librarian to take an interest in the well-being of a gawky, introverted 12-year-old.Marianne Knowleshttp://writersrumpus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-42171458950978690962013-09-09T19:29:13.193-04:002013-09-09T19:29:13.193-04:00Totally awesome! Thanks for sharing.Totally awesome! Thanks for sharing.Marianne Knowleshttp://writersrumpus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-91807692932694616232013-09-09T14:09:48.073-04:002013-09-09T14:09:48.073-04:00Great review. Adding this to my TBR pile for sure!...Great review. Adding this to my TBR pile for sure! And Melanie Conklin - that is an AWESOME story. Ella Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500441132392327703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-22530169003580350132013-09-09T11:16:50.992-04:002013-09-09T11:16:50.992-04:00Oh man, this just leapfrogged to the top of my TBR...Oh man, this just leapfrogged to the top of my TBR list! Jeff Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513769920700232986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428005247223460174.post-79373944945001619012013-09-09T10:45:59.369-04:002013-09-09T10:45:59.369-04:00I loved visiting our local library as a kid, but I...I loved visiting our local library as a kid, but I was scared of the bathrooms. They were old and dark and full of clanking pipes and doors that didn't always stay shut. So I always avoided using the bathroom--until the day my mom forced me to go because we had a long drive ahead of us. I ran in, slammed the stall door shut, and rushed to finish as quickly as possible. That's when I noticed something scribbled on the back of the door: a list of My Favorite Books. Someone had written their favorites ON THE DOOR. And many of their favorites were my favorites, too. So the next time I needed to use the bathroom, I took a pen with me and added a book to the list. When I went back, the list had grown. I kept adding titles, and so did someone else--until the library got renovated, and the doors were replaced. Our list was gone for good. I never met the kid (or grownup) who was adding to the list, but I'd like to think they missed it as much as I did. The sparkly new bathroom just wasn't the same!Melanie Conklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593672562888738055noreply@blogger.com