tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37473632.post6703712330786883303..comments2023-06-24T11:07:24.531-04:00Comments on Haunting The Broken Tree: Cliché VS. Reality: Character Tropes and Life in the YA NovelGhost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37473632.post-88654861081555143172012-12-03T12:32:00.014-05:002012-12-03T12:32:00.014-05:00Thanks, Charlie. Our Walmart is particularly bad h...Thanks, Charlie. Our Walmart is particularly bad here. I got rear-ended there 2 years ago. I hate shopping there and thought I would save a little time and money. Got that wrong! Now I have a repair bill and time wasted standing around waiting for the cops to arrive, not to mention the time my care will be in the shop. ((sigh))Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37473632.post-56770430825182905302012-12-03T12:27:04.747-05:002012-12-03T12:27:04.747-05:00I have definitely seen these tropes! Especially th...I have definitely seen these tropes! Especially the first one, which I admit really bothers me. The super-shy introvert who happens to be GORGEOUS, lol.<br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear about your bang-up! Walmart just isn't good luck for anybody... (they recently got voted as the worst company to work for in America...).Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37473632.post-88856870983922657192012-11-28T09:26:23.175-05:002012-11-28T09:26:23.175-05:00I know, Joyce. I still remember Maisie as she star...I know, Joyce. I still remember Maisie as she started school. She loved it so much, and still does, but the trials of being different have certainly taken their toll. We are hoping to help her embrace her gifts, because she has many, and love being different. It's a tough road.Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37473632.post-62004085902382069812012-11-28T09:24:46.246-05:002012-11-28T09:24:46.246-05:00So true, Mirka!So true, Mirka!Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37473632.post-25469915319363214722012-11-28T09:19:08.404-05:002012-11-28T09:19:08.404-05:00"Go big or stay home." I might have to ..."Go big or stay home." I might have to adopt that. <br /><br />While reading your post I was thinking about my 5 year old granddaughter who entered K this year and is so enamored with all that involves. Wondering how hard it will be for her to stay unencumbered - to retain her love of the school social world & to keep feeling good about self without falling into the gang mentality.<br /><br />It's a little scary. Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295611177937867718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37473632.post-13119589100510281082012-11-27T19:59:41.040-05:002012-11-27T19:59:41.040-05:00The funny thing is that while these are literary c...The funny thing is that while these are literary clichés, we know these people in real life.<br />But yes, I so agree with you that in stories it pays to stir away and around them. (And maybe in real life too ;-})<br />Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.com