tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post7890267192095581470..comments2024-03-19T05:29:54.960-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): My Favorite Books About Growing Uppattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11975767252909206332016-03-02T17:20:11.025-05:002016-03-02T17:20:11.025-05:00Patti--those comments are NOT from me. I'm goi...Patti--those comments are NOT from me. I'm going to stop commenting here without an account, so you can delete anything from "Deb" or any iteration thereof. Thanks!Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45562680928989130002016-03-02T16:32:12.775-05:002016-03-02T16:32:12.775-05:00How can we resolve this? Why pretend to be someone...How can we resolve this? Why pretend to be someone else?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55383549758619897102016-03-02T16:26:32.727-05:002016-03-02T16:26:32.727-05:00It was the real me this time Patti, i just thought...It was the real me this time Patti, i just thought i had to mention Sally Prager because she was so genuinely magical in that movie. BTW, i hate Schwarzenegger movies, that must`ve been the imposter again. Deb Pfeifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16315822187497951842016-03-02T15:56:16.011-05:002016-03-02T15:56:16.011-05:00And I am not sure at all that this was you either....And I am not sure at all that this was you either. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9308056318681039782016-03-02T15:55:46.703-05:002016-03-02T15:55:46.703-05:00I just removed one I hope wasn't you about tra...I just removed one I hope wasn't you about trailer for Schwartznegger films. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30916708915435427632016-03-02T15:44:01.878-05:002016-03-02T15:44:01.878-05:00Todd, although that comment was written by an impo...Todd, although that comment was written by an imposter pretending to be me i still have to say that you`re not giving THE HIDEAWAYS enough credit, it really is Sally Pragers movie, shes so sweet and charming as the little girl obsessed with Ingrid Bergman. THE REAL Deb Pfeifer ! ! !noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5450621735329802512016-03-02T12:10:30.913-05:002016-03-02T12:10:30.913-05:00Scott O'Dell, that is.Scott O'Dell, that is.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38979802089923747912016-03-02T12:09:00.124-05:002016-03-02T12:09:00.124-05:00Though, for what it's worth, the film isn'...Though, for what it's worth, the film isn't bad, though not up to the novel. Sometimes offered as THE HIDEAWAYS. Scot O'Dell's ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS and Armstrong Sperry's CALL IT COURAGE (and JOHNNY TREMAINE) all were Newbery novels with lesser but solid films made from them. <br /><br />Which somehow reminds me of THE STERILE CUCKOO.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22984723670444181502016-03-01T16:43:39.294-05:002016-03-01T16:43:39.294-05:00No it isn't. I guess I'll have to set up a...No it isn't. I guess I'll have to set up an account now! Yikes!Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8486108561642319692016-03-01T15:51:52.700-05:002016-03-01T15:51:52.700-05:00Hoping this is the real Deb Pfeifer. Hoping this is the real Deb Pfeifer. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71504508603448662372016-03-01T15:16:48.750-05:002016-03-01T15:16:48.750-05:00Todd, I`ve always adored "The Hide-aways"...Todd, I`ve always adored "The Hide-aways" (1973) with Ingrid Bergman and Sally Prager (based on FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER), that movie is loaded with so much charm and magic, i used to love watching it on TV on Saturday afternoons back in the late 70`s and early 80`s, it was pure joyousness. Deb Pfeifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22797969109334046172016-03-01T10:41:52.596-05:002016-03-01T10:41:52.596-05:00ANNE the series have somewhat unsurprisingly been ...ANNE the series have somewhat unsurprisingly been Canadian productions.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-34036684497036697152016-03-01T10:40:35.437-05:002016-03-01T10:40:35.437-05:00There's a prankster putting comments up on Pat...There's a prankster putting comments up on Patti's blog again, Deb, who is presumably also Otis E this time out. You might want to set up an account to keep from being spoofed.<br /><br />So many Newbery Award-winners and runners-up from my youth, such as THE LONER by Ester Wier, and FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER by E. L. Konigsburg...or Esther Forbes's JOHNNY TREMAINE.<br /><br />But the (often utterly un-)sentimental favorite, even with the rushed ending, remains THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20827586203021200892016-03-01T08:04:15.089-05:002016-03-01T08:04:15.089-05:00I love DAVID COPPERFIELD, and Jeff's mention o...I love DAVID COPPERFIELD, and Jeff's mention of THIS BOY'S LIFE reminds me that Robert McCammon's BOY'S LIFE is certainly one of my very favorites. I have a lot of favorites.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9375684868807488802016-02-29T21:27:47.680-05:002016-02-29T21:27:47.680-05:00Is there another Deb commenting here? Those last t...Is there another Deb commenting here? Those last two "Deb" comments are not me (Deb Pfeifer). This is going to be confusing!Deb (the original Deb...I think)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-6689615575833115662016-02-29T20:54:54.683-05:002016-02-29T20:54:54.683-05:00"Anne of Green Gables" is pure magic, th..."Anne of Green Gables" is pure magic, the best version being the one with Megan Follows from 1985, it is definitive and magnificent. Otis Effervescentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73106401906266862542016-02-29T20:50:11.832-05:002016-02-29T20:50:11.832-05:00"Junior Miss" with Peggy Ann Garner from..."Junior Miss" with Peggy Ann Garner from 1945 (from Sally Bensons storys), that is such a charming movie. Its incredible to realise it was released in North America just 6 weeks before Hiroshima. Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29070286841964795282016-02-29T20:43:10.057-05:002016-02-29T20:43:10.057-05:00Why didn`t you like the movie Naomi ?, i thought i...Why didn`t you like the movie Naomi ?, i thought it was superb and even better than the book!.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52663638589897414472016-02-29T20:31:21.500-05:002016-02-29T20:31:21.500-05:00The first book I ever read that resonated with me ...The first book I ever read that resonated with me because I could identify with the main characters and their lifestyle: THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton. Read it in 1969. Detest the movie.Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-35845830459191689622016-02-29T17:05:40.442-05:002016-02-29T17:05:40.442-05:00It's another boys' book. Stephen King ter...It's another boys' book. Stephen King territory.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5322980511648949422016-02-29T15:22:23.594-05:002016-02-29T15:22:23.594-05:00I doubt there are many from our generation who did...I doubt there are many from our generation who did not read this. Don't know the Simmons one. Have to look for. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19414574745296970402016-02-29T15:17:27.931-05:002016-02-29T15:17:27.931-05:00Jackie said A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN too.Jackie said A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN too.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73195894637590757662016-02-29T15:02:24.466-05:002016-02-29T15:02:24.466-05:00Dan Simmons, SUMMER OF NIGHT Dan Simmons, SUMMER OF NIGHT Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56736436006314174432016-02-29T14:59:01.664-05:002016-02-29T14:59:01.664-05:00Love all these choices. I was trying to think of &...Love all these choices. I was trying to think of "Mysteries" that reference coming of age as well. ORDINARY GRACE is one great one. ONCE ON A RIVER by Bonnie Jo Campbell, a Joe Lansdale book, what else? pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33880655291714140682016-02-29T14:13:22.903-05:002016-02-29T14:13:22.903-05:00To kill a Mockingbird. Or maybe to tame a land.To kill a Mockingbird. Or maybe to tame a land.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com