tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post2271797464380304995..comments2024-03-25T20:57:39.730-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: Avoiding the Back-to-School Cliche (September theme) by Claudia MillsHolly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-73623400834324707822014-09-19T05:30:57.780-05:002014-09-19T05:30:57.780-05:00I'm with you, Claudia. Your first-day-of-schoo...I'm with you, Claudia. Your first-day-of-school scenes do speak deeply to something important in your characters' experiences — not boring cliches at all.Laurie Calkhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962449743249543961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-60637215166172394792014-09-18T15:41:31.766-05:002014-09-18T15:41:31.766-05:00THE JUNCTION starts at the beginning of a school y...THE JUNCTION starts at the beginning of a school year. (Then again, so does SPEAK, and I consider that a seminal contemporary YA work. We're in good company.)Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-73735255454367375772014-09-18T13:09:36.766-05:002014-09-18T13:09:36.766-05:00I like your ideas Claudia. It's always a chal...I like your ideas Claudia. It's always a challenge to make a school scene fresh and new.darlenebeckjacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521888842216795323noreply@blogger.com