tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post3186048146222090817..comments2024-03-27T00:14:01.220-07:00Comments on Wendelin's Blog: An Apology to GWAATPWendelin Van Draanenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-46310938057933809092012-08-19T19:26:20.554-07:002012-08-19T19:26:20.554-07:00Wow, just after posting the above, my little broth...Wow, just after posting the above, my little brother posted the following quote to Facebook: <br /><br />"And I know an eighteenth charm, and that charm is the greatest of all, and that charm I can tell to no man, for a secret that no one knows but you is the most powerful secret there can ever be." - Neil Gaiman, <i>American Gods</i><br /><br />Much more eloquently put.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-79281811843463626572012-08-19T18:45:16.689-07:002012-08-19T18:45:16.689-07:00Corazon, yes, it was Mrs. Wedgewood on the phone -...Corazon, yes, it was Mrs. Wedgewood on the phone -- Sammy heard the thud both through the phone and through the walls. I think she called because it was right there and she could barely move (heck, she could barely speak by that point), let alone bang on the wall.<br /><br />The candy money secret is open to interpretation. Maybe Sammy was worried Marissa would (inadvertently) pressure her to spend some of it on "must-have" experiences. Or maybe she felt like she needed to keep that motivation locked in her heart; maybe she felt that sharing it might make her less resolved. It's almost like once you tell a story, you can kind of forget about it, but if you keep it only in your head, you think about it more. (Totally my own interpretation. But for whatever reason, Sammy felt like she might waver if she told Marissa -- she knows herself better than anyone else does, so if she thought it was better not to, she was right.)<br /><br />Lars and Sasha were caught. Presumably, they'll go back to their lives, with more punishment and less freedom.<br /><br />Elvis... I guess because he was leaving, and he wanted to have one moment of "realness" with someone he was a bit friendly with.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-81266679370114809292012-08-19T13:58:41.873-07:002012-08-19T13:58:41.873-07:00Oh, right! Will we ever find out what Hudson used ...Oh, right! Will we ever find out what Hudson used to do? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537186580183427918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-7060291712563295672012-08-19T13:56:52.665-07:002012-08-19T13:56:52.665-07:00I'm actually kinda confused by all the hints t...I'm actually kinda confused by all the hints that were mentioned in JJ, and then never came up again. Like, Lars and Sasha. And the phone call Sammy got right before Mrs. Wedgewood died. Was that Mrs. Wedgewood, or someone else? All she heard was, "Sah--," right? Somebody could have been trying to say Sasha. Of course, it was probably. Mrs. W, but why didn't she bang on the wall instead of phoning? And what was that hunch that Sammy had about not telling Marissa about the candy money? And why did Elvis tell Sammy who he was? And of course, who's the dad, who's the Nightie Napper, what's up with Billy's dad, what's going on with Marissa's dad,and WHAT happened to Lars and Sasha?!?! I think I'm forgetting some other hidden hints . . . Oh, and I love the cover art. I have nothing against pink, and it looks awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537186580183427918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-40641236966386991182012-08-19T01:08:30.662-07:002012-08-19T01:08:30.662-07:00I had to beg to go to public shcool in high school...I had to beg to go to public shcool in high school because my parents didn't want it. My test session is for the next 3 months...<br />Eid today for me. Yay! 1 of my 2 holidays for the year. <br /><br />--YusaYusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-72762472696433678762012-08-18T21:32:19.417-07:002012-08-18T21:32:19.417-07:00Maybe if they cover the book with a book cover to ...Maybe if they cover the book with a book cover to hide the pink. ;) Just a thought..https://www.blogger.com/profile/05546721800320695724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-21102811323188372552012-08-18T09:02:31.121-07:002012-08-18T09:02:31.121-07:00Thanks Yusa! And that's why I'm going to p...Thanks Yusa! And that's why I'm going to public school ,because I made no friends being homeschooled.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-44883581842574950882012-08-18T01:19:40.467-07:002012-08-18T01:19:40.467-07:00@gabrielle - I homeschooled in 6th grade. How do y...@gabrielle - I homeschooled in 6th grade. How do you stand the isolation. I was os bored i had to go back to school. Good luck!Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-58750608977305353532012-08-17T21:30:29.425-07:002012-08-17T21:30:29.425-07:00I love how we SK peole say Elvi.
Maybe that's ...I love how we SK peole say Elvi.<br />Maybe that's just me, but I think that's so honestly WVD that I crack up every time Elvis comes up in a conversation (which actually happens sometimes; I have weird friends).<br />I like Elvis number five XD.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983219068161888356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-31216076657569397722012-08-17T20:45:12.827-07:002012-08-17T20:45:12.827-07:00I hate how the upperclassmen are full of themselve...I hate how the upperclassmen are full of themselves,it's stupid,your just like everyone else! And I'm a little nervous,because I've been homeschooled my whole life,and I'm going into 7th grade,witch is my first year of public school,so it's gonna be kinda weird for me.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-64843947669429865222012-08-17T18:27:06.301-07:002012-08-17T18:27:06.301-07:00Read kite runner and loved it! It was such a great...Read kite runner and loved it! It was such a great read! I had to read it for my AP World History class last year for extra credit and I really enjoyed it! And I read night for English 2X last year and I also liked it! It was very sad, but I enjoyed the view it gave of the war. And mockingjay was upsetting. I am guessing you mean the last in the hunger games series? I hated how that one person died at the end that didn't deserve it. (Sorry didn't want to give it way) but I think you know who I am talking about. It just ruined the book for me. I wish they had survived! <br /><br />KyKyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837543024870687967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-60396742876987382302012-08-17T18:14:17.314-07:002012-08-17T18:14:17.314-07:00ok, now i no why ur freaking out, that is harsh. i...ok, now i no why ur freaking out, that is harsh. i do no how it feels a little, cuz everyone of the 7th, 8th graders look at u like they hate u, cuz all the 6th graders look like 5th graders, and 7th, 8th, graders look like mini high schoolers. still no reason 2 get a job at mcdonalds! =)<br />the maps barley help u 2 =P, i was trady on first day, even had 2 ask some kid 4 help, and all they said was, there is a map. really! i have a map and it dosent help at all!!! and i specificly had the map in my hand!!<br />i hope ur map helps u more then mine did=)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003202367772537211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-28547997136096522092012-08-17T18:13:17.528-07:002012-08-17T18:13:17.528-07:00Yusa, you'll get used to it soon, and then it ...Yusa, you'll get used to it soon, and then it won't seem nearly so overwhelming. Just being in a new environment is exhausting, whether it's a new school, college, or even a new job. But it always gets easier. And the upperclassmen will get over themselves soon enough. :)<br /><br />And yes, I read the Kite Runner this year as part of my "reading the classics" new year resolution, on the encouragement of my brother (an English teacher). You're reading it in 9th grade? There were parts that were pretty intense, though I guess they weren't <i>too</i> graphic (i.e., you knew what was going on, but they left most of the details to your imagination -- unfortunately, I have a very vivid, visual imagination). It was a good read, not too complicated or anything. But it covers periods of war, so it was pretty emotional. Not quite as gut-wrenching as Mockingjay, but up there with Night by Elie Wiesel. (I don't know why Mockingjay seemed worse to me than an actual biography of the Holocaust, but no other book has ever left me so drained emotionally. Maybe that's just me being weird...)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-75824621531529981872012-08-17T18:12:41.465-07:002012-08-17T18:12:41.465-07:00It's weird in my school it 6th and 7th in midd...It's weird in my school it 6th and 7th in middle school,and 8th grade is high school,I mean they try to keep them kinda separate,but still that's weird. Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-59655265712777993782012-08-17T17:51:00.091-07:002012-08-17T17:51:00.091-07:00Hah Bella, i wish! I went to a K-8 school where in...Hah Bella, i wish! I went to a K-8 school where in middle school you have two teachers and two classrooms. There was 58 kids in all of 8th grade and my school was really small. I'm anything but used to so i've been rushing around capus all day...with a map. Tiring! <br />Oh and a sea of softmores, juniors, and seniors is WAAAY worse. Half of them hate you.<br /><br />--YusaYusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-45463161508181913102012-08-17T17:49:32.431-07:002012-08-17T17:49:32.431-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-21326758619566481252012-08-17T17:46:42.566-07:002012-08-17T17:46:42.566-07:00Thanks! Oh and has anyone read the Kite Runner? I ...Thanks! Oh and has anyone read the Kite Runner? I need to read it for school...<br /><br />--Yusa<br /><br />P.S. Virals was really good.Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-40413372060702134652012-08-17T17:39:57.837-07:002012-08-17T17:39:57.837-07:00At least ur not a stupid 6th grader in a sea of 7t...At least ur not a stupid 6th grader in a sea of 7th an 8th graders, and ur used 2 switching classes=)<br />as some of my wacko teachers say, If you fail school, then u get a job at McDonalds. (or at leastif u fail CST testing) no pressure=)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003202367772537211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-40386293085132912912012-08-17T16:25:50.135-07:002012-08-17T16:25:50.135-07:00YOu will do great Yusa. It's just overwhelming...YOu will do great Yusa. It's just overwhelming at first. And some English teachers can be very intimidating, but he/she may well be your fav by the end of the year. Believe! (And study!)Wendelin Van Draanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-19906450999516147312012-08-17T16:01:00.256-07:002012-08-17T16:01:00.256-07:00Ahh high school is harder in it's first two da...Ahh high school is harder in it's first two days than middle school ever was. I'm going to do horrible in honors english...Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-49120845009312008782012-08-16T17:31:57.334-07:002012-08-16T17:31:57.334-07:00It'll be okay Yusa,you'll make new friends...It'll be okay Yusa,you'll make new friends. It must be hard going into High School. I know I start school next week,and there's only one girl I know that's in my classes,and I really don't know her that well. And "loopy noogies". That's so funny,and yeah,I wonder what that means.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-3158384881583544082012-08-16T16:11:58.993-07:002012-08-16T16:11:58.993-07:00No Yusa! We must stay strong and pass! Twas my fir...No Yusa! We must stay strong and pass! Twas my first day of high school too!<br /><br />I'm always looking forward to Sundays, but the guest post thing sounds pretty awesome, and my excitement meter is pinging :D<br /><br />Yes, the Nightie Napper! Also, will we ever find out the story behind "loopy noogies"? Or is it just one of those things that you put into the story because it sounds right?Optimistic4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184887186486832879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-43553340056866573682012-08-16T14:31:01.637-07:002012-08-16T14:31:01.637-07:00Ahhhh first day of high school was.... tiring. Som...Ahhhh first day of high school was.... tiring. Some idiot out a sticker on my locker saying it was unregistered and they would cut the lock off without further notice if i didn't register it. I worried about that for three periods. I went to the attendance office to recheck that i did, and i did. They told me to take it off but the sticker would not come off so i had to cross it off with a sharpie. On top of that i only have like 2 friends at this high school and they are each in only one of my classes so i know no one. IM GOING TO FAIL HIGH SCHOOL.<br /><br />--YusaYusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-18609684018249190952012-08-16T08:28:40.227-07:002012-08-16T08:28:40.227-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Millershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492040219377626386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-33233697147928683812012-08-16T08:02:14.767-07:002012-08-16T08:02:14.767-07:00O4E: Checks on (almost) all of those! And you didn...O4E: Checks on (almost) all of those! And you didn't even have the Nightie Napper!<br /><br />The rest of you Wowzer! Just love you guys! I am, of course, dying to comment on all you comments but I CAN'T. <br /><br />Little News Flash for everybody: Look forward to Sunday! Nancy asked if she could help get me through the writing of KC (she even sent me cookies!) (So I wouldn't leave m y desk ?) (No, 'cause she's sweet.) And I asked her if she'd guest blog for a couple of weeks...and she will ! We discussed some topics we think you guys would find interesting and she'll get me the first one for this weekend. Rare insight into The Editor's world. Especially interesting (I would think) for those of you who are aspiring authors.Wendelin Van Draanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.com