Comments on <i>Hard Love</i> -- Ellen WittlingerTypePad2013-12-22T16:32:15ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2014/01/hard-love-ellen-wittlinger/comments/atom.xml/Leila commented on '<i>Hard Love</i> -- Ellen Wittlinger'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2019b0427b94b970d2014-01-03T21:34:11Z2014-01-08T13:48:33ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com@Lisa: Yes! I've got Rats Saw God on deck to revisit soon, and I remember liking his other stuff so...<p>@Lisa: Yes! I've got <i>Rats Saw God</i> on deck to revisit soon, and I remember liking his other stuff so much, too. I should go back to Nancy Werlin as well.</p>
<p>@Liviania: Agreed! And I like how Diana is pretty immediately understanding of John's feelings about Marisol -- that she'd been through something similar kind of immediately "normalizes" it: reassures John (and the reader) that These Things Happen.</p>Liviania commented on '<i>Hard Love</i> -- Ellen Wittlinger'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201a3fb9b1472970b2014-01-03T21:23:17Z2014-01-08T13:48:33ZLivianiahttp://inbedwithbooks.blogspot.comThis is one of my favorite books forever. And it does so well with the straight guy kind of crushing...<p>This is one of my favorite books forever. And it does so well with the straight guy kind of crushing on a gay girl but they don't end up together because she's gay.</p>Lisa commented on '<i>Hard Love</i> -- Ellen Wittlinger'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201a3fb99ba08970b2014-01-03T19:39:45Z2014-01-08T13:48:33ZLisaThis came out right as I became a YA librarian, and I've always had a soft spot for Ellen Wittlinger...<p>This came out right as I became a YA librarian, and I've always had a soft spot for Ellen Wittlinger since then. Also the Andersons (Laurie Halse and M.T.), Nancy Werlin and Marsha Qualey. Oh, and Rob Thomas. YA literature's loss was TV's gain, but still.... </p>