tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post1454871978922669978..comments2023-09-27T02:48:37.863-05:00Comments on <b>BookMoot</b>: Birth Order: Middle ChildCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-84766757867726741302007-01-16T08:43:00.000-06:002007-01-16T08:43:00.000-06:00I'm reading Dairy Queen (at the recommendation of ...I'm reading Dairy Queen (at the recommendation of the Cybils!) right now. DJ would definitely fit in this role, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-78038912678220384672007-01-15T18:12:00.000-06:002007-01-15T18:12:00.000-06:00CC in Gingerbread, Shrimp, and Cupcake (brand-new!...CC in Gingerbread, Shrimp, and Cupcake (brand-new! woo!) has younger half-sibs and older half-sibs. I highly recommend this trilogy. Written by Rachel Cohn.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-80614807031294380532007-01-15T15:36:00.000-06:002007-01-15T15:36:00.000-06:00Can't think of a middle child off the top of my he...Can't think of a middle child off the top of my head, but wanted to concur about that Most Excellent Book. When you're done, Riordan has a podcast of the first chapter of book 3 on his blog. Assuming you stil have electricity by then!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-81978232429395512442007-01-15T15:06:00.000-06:002007-01-15T15:06:00.000-06:00Good thinking. I agree about Jo and Elizabeth, ge...Good thinking. I agree about Jo and Elizabeth, get it done girls. I finally got you added to my blogroll, btw.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-80969524302073558352007-01-15T14:56:00.000-06:002007-01-15T14:56:00.000-06:00There's also Saffy in Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKa...There's also Saffy in Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay. And Jo in Little Women, of course, although she's hardly a contemporary character. For that matter, I'd put forward Elizabeth Bennett in Pride & Prejudice, but it's not exactly children's lit. But both Jo and Elizabeth are the ones who get things done, whether it's selling hair or trying to get one's parents to behave with propriety. And Saffy most certainly gets things done, skipping off to Italy as she does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com