tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post4263753409762989770..comments2024-03-28T16:51:25.965+01:00Comments on Offbeat YA: Armchair BEA Day 4: Beyond the BordersRoberta R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-59932036526852049232014-06-07T18:38:18.086+02:002014-06-07T18:38:18.086+02:00I studied a bit of Spanish too...but only for a co...I studied a bit of Spanish too...but only for a couple of years. It's quite similar to Italian though, while I can definitely see an English speaker having issues with it.<br />I decided I wanted to learn English when I was a kid, because - don't laugh now - I was desperate to know the meaning of the UK and US songs I heard on the radio. The first word I looked up on a dictionary was Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-2447427927316919672014-06-07T14:20:38.657+02:002014-06-07T14:20:38.657+02:00I think it's amazing that you read in more tha...I think it's amazing that you read in more than one language, despite years of taking Spanish in school as a teen and young adult, I can only comprehend a bit of my Harry Potter book in Spanish (although because I know the book so well, I do know what is going on even if I don't know all the words. :). <br /><br />Diverse characters in books do tend to be secondary characters (the gay Kate @Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220575670960466054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-71689326601648869362014-05-29T21:41:28.099+02:002014-05-29T21:41:28.099+02:00They're two girls with a mission: promoting di...They're two girls with a mission: promoting diversity in all its forms :). Hope you enjoy!Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-79226742954234624942014-05-29T21:11:03.910+02:002014-05-29T21:11:03.910+02:00Thanks for the links! I've never been to Twin...Thanks for the links! I've never been to Twinja Book Reviews.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-50725989771174721602014-05-29T20:18:32.951+02:002014-05-29T20:18:32.951+02:00I hope the list helps! Thanks for visiting :).I hope the list helps! Thanks for visiting :).Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-12430532640112415392014-05-29T19:16:02.194+02:002014-05-29T19:16:02.194+02:00I'm going to have to check out that link of Ki...I'm going to have to check out that link of Kids Lit. I'm trying to be intentional about my son reading books that feature all different kinds of characters. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-48677999093488370662014-05-29T17:34:03.628+02:002014-05-29T17:34:03.628+02:00We often use books as a refuge (or a mirror), but ...We often use books as a refuge (or a mirror), but they should definitely be able to transport us elsewhere too!Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-56519858470814741082014-05-29T17:10:37.380+02:002014-05-29T17:10:37.380+02:00Wow...what a great list of books. Thanks for shari...Wow...what a great list of books. Thanks for sharing. I love to read anything different. Love to experience different lives. Elizabeth Bevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004039055631632961noreply@blogger.com