tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post1446072817836311634..comments2018-04-02T10:59:25.995-07:00Comments on 30 is the new 13: Runaways, dogs, and crippled children—oh my!Sadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794091589222172196noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-41878101398946487102018-04-02T10:59:25.995-07:002018-04-02T10:59:25.995-07:00I thought it was just me! I once made my family dr...I thought it was just me! I once made my family drive all over Larchmont, New York to find Karen. I was a strange child. I also wrote a prize winning poem about Helen Keller in the 2nd grade.Always, Absolutely Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208918380486900417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-66102951102925350252009-08-30T21:47:05.512-07:002009-08-30T21:47:05.512-07:00I had to smile when you noted that your journal-st...I had to smile when you noted that your journal-style book report on With Love From Karen was written in Marie Killilea style. I also adopted that writing style in 5th or 6th grade when I wrote the heartwarming tale of a girl whose family overcame great obstacles to adopt her new sister Marie. Hmm...does any of that sound familiar? I loved those books and also books on Helen Keller. Great minds Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675674118274295705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-71950612836229625022009-02-24T14:01:00.000-08:002009-02-24T14:01:00.000-08:00Thank God you're here, Oriole! I can't tell you ho...Thank God you're here, Oriole! I can't tell you how many people come to this blog after Googling various members of the Killilea family... only to find a fourth grader's book report. <BR/><BR/>I must say though, that is very upsetting news about the fire! I'm not even writing anything in Killilea-ese about it, that's how upset I am.Sadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794091589222172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-9460314505179579872009-02-21T13:31:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:31:00.000-08:00I used to re-read "With Love from Karen" so many t...I used to re-read "With Love from Karen" so many times that I could actually quote extensive passages from it. (I received an ancient paperback copy of the book in a box of discarded books from a relative's attic.) Anyway, in case you're interested, I've since done some research on the Killilea family and found that poor Mary deLourdes and Evelyn Anne died in a fire - yes, the famous "Little Red Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-84653694531238788832009-02-19T12:13:00.000-08:002009-02-19T12:13:00.000-08:00I just re-read this again, and it's shocking how a...I just re-read this again, and it's shocking how advanced that diary is for a fourth grader. What 9 year old knows how to spell menagerie, or even what it means? Impressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-81947288004116764082008-11-12T11:20:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:20:00.000-08:00No way! The Egypt Game was hands-down my favorite ...No way! <I>The Egypt Game</I> was hands-down my favorite for a few years. I'm a huge Zilpha Keatley Snyder fan. Still.Sadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794091589222172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-37108793571105568962008-11-12T11:14:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:14:00.000-08:00I just discovered your blog today, and I have to s...I just discovered your blog today, and I have to say though I've only read a few entries, I'm a huge fan. I had a VERY similar childhood... this makes me want to go home to Cincinnati and dig up some of my own stories and pictures.<BR/><BR/>Also, "Mixed Up Files" was my second favorite book at this age, after "The Egypt Game".Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761321931605863024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-90987503838115580082008-07-23T19:14:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:14:00.000-07:00Love love love your blog! I wish I had some of my...Love love love your blog! I wish I had some of my old writing, I did plan to be an author one day too. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-73422942768586330732008-07-23T16:50:00.000-07:002008-07-23T16:50:00.000-07:00I attempted to run away once; I left a note assuri...I attempted to run away once; I left a note assuring my parents that I would be somewhere safe and headed off to Grandma’s. I realized that it was kinda far, so I turned around and went home. I made it a whole block.BadKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148847237113337095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-29007507810389091432008-07-23T13:16:00.000-07:002008-07-23T13:16:00.000-07:00The letter to the author is incredibly well-writte...The letter to the author is incredibly well-written. Keep on writing Sada! :DMarissa Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868609519981969958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-32461454708524529412008-07-23T12:42:00.000-07:002008-07-23T12:42:00.000-07:00My dear young lady,You were a very lucky child to ...My dear young lady,<BR/>You were a very lucky child to have such a supportive and sensitive mother. I agree (again) your book report on With Love From Karen WAS brilliant because of the sentimental style of Marie Killilea and the different writing implements you used to denote each new "day" for the dairy book report assignment.<BR/>Much love and continued support- Your "Mom Pom"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922358659008845861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-75543110778337737602008-07-22T13:04:00.000-07:002008-07-22T13:04:00.000-07:00Ha ha ha. Okay, now I'm just having book report fl...Ha ha ha. Okay, now I'm just having book report flashbacks... Also in fourth grade we had to dress up as a character from a book, and I went as Sara from <I>Summer of the Swans</I>, complete with homemade puce sneakers. Well, they were SUPPOSED to be puce, but I somehow got it into my head that puce was a shade of orange (which is not even in the puce ballpark), and I orange-markered up a pair ofSadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794091589222172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-48313450316709414652008-07-22T11:54:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:54:00.000-07:00I remember in 4th grade, a classmate did a book re...I remember in 4th grade, a classmate did a book report on "Anastasia Again" - until I read it a few years later, my idea of the plot (according to her book report) was that it was a (murder?) mystery story about a neighbor named Gertrude Stein, but that she was both famous and dead. !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-48396067426463921412008-07-22T11:37:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:37:00.000-07:00I was into Helen Keller and also Laura Bridgman, s...I was into Helen Keller and also Laura Bridgman, subject of <A HREF="http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780395068359-0" REL="nofollow"><I>Child of the Silent Night</I></A>—she was like Helen Keller before there even WAS a Helen Keller! <BR/><BR/>Actually, a friend gave me both <I>Child of the Silent Night</I> and <I>Wren</I> (my first taste of Karen Killilea) for my birthday. So I was clearly not Sadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794091589222172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-66477610524997143832008-07-22T08:33:00.000-07:002008-07-22T08:33:00.000-07:00I read "Mixed Up Files" too, and I've actually bee...I read "Mixed Up Files" too, and I've actually been thinking of rereading it. I remember thinking it would be so cool to hide out in an art museum! <BR/><BR/>I was fascinated by Helen Keller too. I loved reading about kids with disabilities for some reason. I never heard of the book you wrote about, though.<BR/><BR/>That one family really hid their giant dog in the mobile home?! ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-69237675223764799772008-07-22T06:08:00.000-07:002008-07-22T06:08:00.000-07:00Okay, your childhood affinity for biographies of c...Okay, your childhood affinity for biographies of crippled children makes me feel less weird about how many times I re-read Helen Keller's biography in grade school.<BR/><BR/>And "Mixed Up Files", LOVE! I have a poster (from the children's libarian) on the back of my door of all the Newbery Medal winners, and it is my goal to read them all before I die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397815097926128176.post-46295737389126304902008-07-21T21:49:00.000-07:002008-07-21T21:49:00.000-07:00"Mixed Up Files" is still one of my all time favor..."Mixed Up Files" is still one of my all time favorite books. Bathing in the fountain! Hiding in the bathroom! Sleeping on the big bed! Oh god, I need to go read that again.Miss Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999163345083827726noreply@blogger.com