A strong believer in allowing children editorial freedom, Melanie Middleton insisted that the only adult input be to ensure that the sense of each story was clear; spelling and grammar has been retained as the original, and in some cases the stories have been printed using the original handwriting.
As a social record of the lives of children deprived of their natural parents it cannot be bettered, but it is as a record of what children really think it gives an honest – and truly terrifying – glimpse into the future – no-one who anticipates staying alive for the next twenty years should fail to read it.
Week #59’s response to Lisa Ricard Claro’s Book Blurb Friday challenge and an intriguing photograph provided by Sioux Roslawski.
Each week Lisa posts a photograph which represents a book cover. Participants are challenged to “Write a book jacket blurb (150 words or less) so enticing that potential readers would feel compelled to buy the book” http://www.writinginthebuff.net/p/book-blurb-friday.html
Sandra--I think these tales of yours are much closer to fact than they are to fiction. I sometimes tremble, thinking that one day, a former student of mine will be changing my diaper and turning me in my nursing home bed. Shudder!
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DeleteOh my goodness, yes, this would be a great book, but I'm not sure I like "truly terrifying"!
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Interesting premise! Children should never be underestimated, and given the editorial freedoms offered to them by Ms. Middleton, I've no doubt this will be an interesting, insightful read. Of course the "terrifying" aspect cannot be overlooked, and ramps up my curiosity.
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