tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post9062966283964948835..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: My Top Ten Middle Grade Books - Answering Betsy's CallTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-68424494931209185932010-01-29T05:21:07.936-05:002010-01-29T05:21:07.936-05:00None of yours were on my list, but certainly Harri...None of yours were on my list, but certainly Harriet the Spy and Phantom Tollbooth might have made the next ten. Can't remember everything I wrote but (in no special order here)<br />Thurber's Thirteen Clocks, Stevenson's Treasure Island, Jarrell's The Bat Poet, Jones' Archer's Goon, and Babbit's Tuck Everlasting were among them.janeyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-19090676980086075342010-01-27T13:37:10.081-05:002010-01-27T13:37:10.081-05:00Phantom Tollbooth! How could I have forgotten? *sm...Phantom Tollbooth! How could I have forgotten? *smacks head* Dang. I put a few of yours on my list, too -- Prisoner, Watson's, and Harriet the Spy. I regret to say I've never even heard of Tom's Midnight Garden. I should rectify that.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217383813263874657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-35822957256172137212010-01-26T19:34:01.737-05:002010-01-26T19:34:01.737-05:00I came to the Phantom Tollbooth too late, I'm ...I came to the Phantom Tollbooth too late, I'm afraid...I am very cross that it was never given to me when I was young!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-61625564426712138022010-01-26T19:07:54.256-05:002010-01-26T19:07:54.256-05:00I agree with Holes and Watson's. I went with ...I agree with Holes and Watson's. I went with the 1st HP because, well, it was first and drew me in but I did like the third one. The Dementors were definitely something new.<br /><br />Just sent her my list, thanks!teacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-54071566816916573842010-01-26T18:46:16.640-05:002010-01-26T18:46:16.640-05:00You've made some great selections. I just sent...You've made some great selections. I just sent my list in today. Half Magic and Harriet the Spy made my list too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-84560113943928629492010-01-26T18:29:10.135-05:002010-01-26T18:29:10.135-05:00I will have to give this some thought and then sen...I will have to give this some thought and then send Betsy a list. These four of yours make my list for sure (in no order): Because of Winn-Dixie, Holes, A Wrinkle in Time, and HP & the Prisoner of Azkaban (my fave of the series as well, even though it's only by a whisker in front of #1, which ranks high for the reason you mentioned - plus it has a killer opening line: "Mr. and Mrs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com