tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059104.post2842473510016655..comments2013-08-07T01:53:55.703-07:00Comments on Alphabet Salad: Patches for kids who smoke David Pelzerxemilyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059104.post-65180057821469642242008-01-22T13:53:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:53:00.000-08:00I'm not even sure he turned out to be a good perso...I'm not even sure he turned out to be a good person. His foster brother accused him of making alot of sruff up. <BR/><BR/>There's an NYtimes article about it out there somewhere. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think people like to be grossed out.xemilyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059104.post-25100316465621281962008-01-22T09:14:00.000-08:002008-01-22T09:14:00.000-08:00Why do people (especially kids) want to read Pelze...Why do people (especially kids) want to read Pelzer books??!?!! I've never understood this. I read a Child called it, and it made me sick-- partly because of the content, and partly because it is so poorly written. Kudos to Pelzer for turning out to be a decent human being, but come on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059104.post-70286661882962593252008-01-15T13:08:00.000-08:002008-01-15T13:08:00.000-08:00Yikes! I haven't read any of those! I'll put...Yikes! I haven't read any of those! I'll put them on my list. I think if I had to give the genre a name, I'd borrow from James Stevenson and call them "Could Be Worse!" Books.xemilyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059104.post-35108752441858952992008-01-15T06:21:00.000-08:002008-01-15T06:21:00.000-08:00Thanks for the recommendations in this genre ("Kid...Thanks for the recommendations in this genre ("Kids with Really Crappy Lives"?) Have you tried <I>Blue Mirror</I> by Kathe Koja or <I>Finding Stinko</I> by Michael de Guzman? Ooo, also <I>America</I> by E. R. Frank.ozellarheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152231542424434170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059104.post-1342983357678439932008-01-15T06:18:00.000-08:002008-01-15T06:18:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.ozellarheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152231542424434170noreply@blogger.com