The other day I was listening to CBC (as is my wont). The current was airing a segment on a new genre of YA lit dubbed “sick-lit.” I listened with great interest; a new YA lit genre I have not heard of? Why do tell! Imagine my disappointment (not to mention severe, itchy case ofContinue reading “Weighing in on the Sick Lit Debate”
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Discipline, trust annd constant vigilance
I went to a special meeting for my daughter’s class last night. After a year’s hiatus from the school meeting hell I’ve decided that I can take it, that I am calmer, more mature. That I can deal with those bloody ^&&*%$^%$%#?! parents that just don’t know when to shut up. Okay, obviously, I haveContinue reading “Discipline, trust annd constant vigilance”
Overheard and Unbelievable
I read the Nanny Diaries a couple of years ago. Although it was a horribly written book (the movie was not much better), it stayed with me as my first introduction into the insane things people did to their kids in the name of education (or more like the insane orders parents give their nanniesContinue reading “Overheard and Unbelievable”
At the pool
On Wednesday afternoons my daughters attend swimming class. It is unusual that I can come and watch, as my train arrives at the station at 6:00 and it is all over by then. But there are a few rare days, where I am not at the library, and can get to the pool a littleContinue reading “At the pool”
Just say no
It is the oddest thing. I will be at the reference desk, and a harried woman will come up to me and ask “I need books about maquettes.” My first thought is, okay, she is doing a project at work that requires some 3d presentation. Or, she is a housewife who is so bored sheContinue reading “Just say no”
Lina Branter 