{"id":2848,"date":"2006-09-13T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-13T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:25:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:25:43","slug":"deliciously-dahl-on-whacked-ou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=2848","title":{"rendered":"Deliciously Dahl on a Whacked-out Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

OH! Oh! Oh!
I’ve been very, very<\/i> good, and haven’t spat or swore or cursed Secret Agent Man’s name (in the last hour) so I want one of THESE!!<\/a> Isn’t my half birthday coming up soon!? The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom<\/a> is selling these to raise awareness of frequently ‘challenged’ books. Imagine sporting a bracelet covered with YA and kidlit titles and starting some deep conversations with strangers! Sweet! We READ<\/strong> banned books! And we’re proud of it!(Via A Fuse #8<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Also, via Big A little a<\/a> – and cheers to Seren<\/a> for the reminder<\/a> – it’s Roald Dahl Day!<\/a> I am, of course, going to recite Revolting Rhymes<\/a> aloud all day:<\/p>\n

The animal I really dig,
Above all others is the pig.
Pigs are noble. Pigs are clever,
Pigs are courteous. However,
Now and then, to break this rule,
One meets a pig who is a fool…<\/i><\/p>\n

Man, is this the day for fun stuff, or what? Thankfully, the Universe is making up for it having been a rough week thus far. Via Big A little a<\/a>, over at Journey-Woman<\/a>, you’re invited to name your #1 fave antagonist in the kidlitosphere HERE<\/a>. Check out all the others — from The Grinch<\/a> to Count Olaf<\/a>, there are myriad ‘evildoers’ we love to hate. And hey — there’s maybe some coffee in it for you. A $25 gift certificate! Now you know<\/em> you need to join.<\/p>\n

Those who are super-jazzed about Stephanie Meyer’s<\/a> vampire trilogy (and you know who you are, Benicia!<\/em> I’m number SIXTEEN on the holds list at the library, thank-you) will want to head on over to YA Books Central<\/a> for the Meyer INTERVIEW! Whoo! Everything you wanted to know about Meyer as a writer, and maybe even some hints about Book 3!<\/p>\n

Wear your clothes backwards all day, levitate your enemies, speak unintelligibly, and generally have a great Dahl day. It’s Wednesday! Things can only get better. Theoretically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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