tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473975333472649723.post6320662984355158548..comments2012-06-12T01:35:15.796-07:00Comments on the simplest game: Scarves and Sombrerosthe ink-stained toe-pokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223704916998468741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473975333472649723.post-68390308918821492772008-06-26T02:40:00.000-07:002008-06-26T02:40:00.000-07:00Thanks pal!Look forward to chatting about this in ...Thanks pal!<BR/><BR/>Look forward to chatting about this in person when we finally catch up.Paula Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257475233897059248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473975333472649723.post-82286336378634717302008-06-24T15:42:00.000-07:002008-06-24T15:42:00.000-07:00It's a good question Westie. (I'll stick with the ...It's a good question Westie. <BR/>(I'll stick with the classics)<BR/>the answer is...Aye and naw.<BR/><BR/>I'm teaching YA fiction this semester and I'm well up there in terms of reading what's good and what's not. I'm not as all over it as I would want to be right enough. <BR/><BR/>And my views/perceptions on and around the genre have changed, in some cases quite considerably - but that's a subject for discussion for another day. <BR/><BR/>I think the second Megs book is a good example of childrens/YA fiction on its own. Its also a good football book. <BR/><BR/>If my view has changed since I started my PhD, and it probably has, it'll be because its better informed - with a broader and richer understanding - I suppose. I imagine it'll be even better after some teaching.the ink-stained toe-pokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223704916998468741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473975333472649723.post-68634049295434328952008-06-24T01:21:00.000-07:002008-06-24T01:21:00.000-07:00Great post Inky (yes, still trying to work out the...Great post Inky (yes, still trying to work out the best short-form of your blogging name - let me know when I hit one you like!)<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say your posts are always well written, with a lot of thought put into them. I hope others are reading and enjoying them (with the appropriate enthusiasm for football, which I know, I lack).<BR/><BR/>Another question for you: has reading so much young adult fiction with a football theme affected the way you view the genre? Has your opinion/perception of it changed since you started your phD?Paula Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257475233897059248noreply@blogger.com