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lizardrosen · 3 years

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@eirenical also asked "..and omg is it terrible to want to know about literally all your Les Mis, Narnia, and Star Wars WiPs?? Because I kind of want to know about all of them. XD" on my wip post

Les Mis

SINGING THE SONG OF ANGRY MEN is just my catch-all les mis doc from before I transferred everything from Word to Scrivener, meaning everything in there is before reading the book. I was probably really unfair to Cosette because i thought of her as competition for Eponine's happiness. Anyway, have a e/R fic i wrote based purely on dash osmosis, and complete with misspellings!

resurrection? was just a really strong image i had to write out and was always curious what the larger story would be. Basically Grantaire is smiling soppily at Enjolras and then thinks "That was before they died" and is sad and thoughtful about The Ideal.

Gray Is Okay - turns out I've already posted this one on tumblr! Grantaire and Enjolras talk about pronouns and convictions and uncertainty!

brietbart online - short fic where Enjolras gets himself worked up over right wing newspapers because “It’s good to know how the enemy thinks” and Grantaire helps him calm down. (Pretty sure this one was inspired by someone being Very Extremely Wrong about one of my favorite episodes of star trek, and then I noticed the source) This wasn't very good writing and it wasn't really going anywhere, so I'm never going to post it.

“Please Come Inside” - Enjolras is greyromantic and mostly he just loves all his friends, but he has a queerplatonic relationship with Courfeyrac which slowly develops into (possibly?) romantic attraction, and he's very confused and upset by this internal change and has to Process.

from my vague notes:

at some point they end up at a chinese restaurant because courfeyrac calls it "the ultimate comfort food" enjolras always makes a token protest when they go, but he secretly loves it just as much or more because salty foods are his weakness "we don't need to change anything we're doing," courfeyrac says as he stabs at an egg roll with a single chopstick, "or we can. Uh, your choice. But no matter what I won't be ashamed of you, and i'll trust that you aren't ashamed of me." (courfeyrac is not aro-spec, but he did introduce enjolras to the term) and they talk about their feelings and enjolras's main fear, besides that he's not aromantic at all, is that he'll be forcing courfeyrac into the closet, because even if whatever-he's-feeling is close to what someone else might call romantic, he still Can Not bear to have himself called a boyfriend courfeyrac mostly just wants enjolras to be comfortable, and he's willing to take whatever form their relationship eventually comes

Friendlier Skies - this one's my les mis space au, with a bunch of shorter stories that all fit into the same solar system. One of my favorite elements is that the Gorbeau Building has been remixed into a ship that accepts literally anyone as passengers with no questions asked.

And the Narnia and Star Wars are going under a cut!

Narnia

Gallivanters is an AU where instead of being from Narnia, Caspian is just a Spanish transfer student at the boarding school where Edmund and Peter are, and they have a bunch of nerdy adventures. I'm pretty sure Caspian/Peter was endgame in my head, but i never got that far.

once a king or queen was just my catch-all Narnia doc. Lots of Edmund, lots of Susan, and one ficlet where Susan Pevensie and Carrie White talk about the family they've lost and the girls they don't need to be anymore. I swear I remember writing a lot of Jill and Eustace too, but it must have gotten lost when transferring computers.

Theory of Narnia - technically not a WIP anymore, but I used the plot of Narnia to write an essay explaining different Theory of Knowledge concepts for extra credit in high school. It had footnotes and everything!

To Fill Different Lives was a passion project for several years! It was supposed to be for a fic exchange in 2010 but it got too big for me and I had to drop out. It's Jadis after the Last Battle, recounting her history to no one because there's no one left. Many things about it make me cringe looking back at it, but I still looove this opening:

I have lived for a long time, long enough to fill several different lives. Looking back, I begin to realize just how similar all of these lives have been. Each time, I had power, but needed more. Each time, I chose a color and assumed it as a part of my identity. And each time, there was a boy.

Star Wars

There Will Be Light - oops, I already posted this one on tumblr too! Luke has bad dreams after Obi-Wan is killed, and Han comforts him. Not meant to be shippy but it definitely could be!

Qui-Gon lives (and somehow everything is worse??) - never got past the "vague chatting" stage, but our conversation started with this

lizardrosen: you know how qui-gon tells padme something like "i can only defend you, i can't fight a war for you" ? and then the jedi order DOES fight a war for the republic eirenical: YES. lizardrosen: how *pissed* would he have been if he'd lived to find out about kamino and the clones and all of that eirenical: *nodnodnod* I think about that a lot, actually. About how Qui-Gon would have dealt with the war. Somehow, I think it would have either broken him completely... or broken his compassion for others. AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH WOULD BE WORSE.

and then we talked about how qui-gon and obi-wan and anakin are a really solid trio for a long time, so it takes a long time to break qui-gon's compassion, but it happens hard, and "obi-wan and anakin are never quite able to be the dynamic duo; they'll always be three minus one but they try, they try so HARD"

Obi-Wan after Revenge of the Sith is just what it says on the tin. He's sad and alone and trying to connect to Qui-Gon, but not quite ready for him even when he does finally show up. This one also has a really good opening paragraph!

Everyone Obi-Wan loves is taller than him. Everyone he has loved? Used to love? No, he loves them still, even those gone from the world, or out of his grasp. He would have grown to love Luke and Leia too, tiny as they are, if given half the chance, which is exactly why he cannot allow himself to take that chance.

#eirenical #les mis #narnia #star wars #my writing #friendship is great!

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bestbooksforkids · 4 years

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A Range of Book Reviews

Wow! I had a great response when reaching out for book reviews. Here are a range I received over the last week. I will definitely be reading a few of these myself. Thank you to everyone who contributed.

I Am David by Anne Holm

Suggested for older KS2 children from around 9 yo. An exciting and thought provoking look at the journey of David, who escapes a terrifying concentration camp during World War II and travels across Europe to find his mother. On the way he has lots of adventures, meets kind (and not so kind) people, and learns an awful lot about himself and the places he travels through. This is an amazing book, set in difficult times and shows that, no matter how hard things seem at the moment, if you believe in yourself and never give up, you will surprise yourself and many others. I first read this when I was ten and I have never been without a copy on my bookcase (or the boys' bookcase) since - Simon (parent)

The Worrysaurus by Rachel Bright

I saw this book in Sainsbury’s this week and found it quite fitting with the current situation we all find ourselves in. It’s a lovely book for children, with beautiful illustrations that teaches all of us to live in the moment and not fret over things that are not happening or that are out of our control. A little Worrysaurus has a lovely day planned when suddenly he begins to worry about what might ruin his day. He comforts himself with his favourite things and reminds himself of something his mum told him (which I think we can all live by), “if it’s not a happy ending, then it hasn’t ended yet”. I cannot wait to be back at work and share this story with the children to help them to set their butterflies free! - Miss Hughes Y2

The Fox in the Dark by Alison Greene

One of my favourites is the Fox in the Dark by Alison Greene. Every group of children I have ever taught from Early Years right through to Y4 always adore it. The story is about a scary fox in the dark and the animals that are trying to escape her. All the animals end up in a slightly disgruntled rabbit’s house and it is really funny in parts, due to rabbit being a bit fed up they are all there. There is lots of repetition as each animal knocks and explains how afraid they are. All of the animals are of course oblivious to rabbit’s bad mood as his house becomes full of animals. For me, humour shared with little ones especially when there is an unspoken understanding that we all get it, is key to a great children's book. I have read it to 2 Ireland and they adore it and often take my copy for independent reading time. - Mrs Gallivan Y2

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein

I love how Tolkein transports us to a completely new world through his use of description. It does all seem quite familiar though as he describes a quiet village holding a festival and neighbours all knowing each other. As the story continues, however, you realise that you are in an amazing world where things are different. There are Hobbits (small people who walk around in bare feet - very hairy bare feet!) There are also dwarves, elves, wizards and, of course, a dragon. In fact, the dragon, called Smaug, is hoarding a lost collection of treasures which he stole off the dwarves many years ago. The dwarves go on a quest to win back their treasure but need the help of the wizard, Gandalf. Gandalf knows that they will also need the help of someone, surprising… a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. The story sees the group going on many adventures and facing many perils on their way to face Smaug. Will they succeed in their quest? Without giving too much away, something important happens to Bilbo on the way – he finds a magic ring. This led to the follow up trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. This is a fantastic book which is exciting, scary and very imaginative. It will grip you from the start all the way to the end! - Mr Howarth Y4

Prince Caspian by CS Lewis

My class recently read 'Prince Caspian' by CS Lewis, what a corker! I would recommend share reading this, my class loved taking turns and I could explain some of the trickier vocabulary. The main characters are the same as those from 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe', whom most of us already know either from films or the books.I'm recommending this book as a bit of fantasy is what we all need at the moment; to step into an alternative world, where animals talk and children can be kings and queens. The best reason I can give you for this is; I promised my class when we had finished reading we could watch the film, on the penultimate day before the Christmas holidays, we still had a chapter to go but watched anyway... we didn't have time to watch the complete film either.... my class begged me on the last day of term to read the last chapter to them before we watched it as there was so much more detail in the book. Hurrah!!!!! They preferred the book to the film! Loads of children came home after the holidays saying they had carried on reading other books in the series over Christmas. What better recommendation could you ask for! - Miss Rushworth Y5

A book with a message for the world right now and for all time…Cicada by Shaun Tan

Shaun Tan’s book Cicada is a great children’s book because it can be read in many different ways. I would highly recommend this telling of the story. Although it is a picture book, it is definitely a story better suited to readers age 11 and up.

On one level, there is a story about valuing each other as individuals, looking out for those who may be put aside or marginalised. What makes this book great is that it can also be interpreted on a very complex level that would challenge even adults because of how much imagination goes into reading the story. In his own words, Shaun Tan mentions how mysterious the story is. The pictures are incredibly rich, but there is so little detail on whom the cicada is, where the cicada is, or what their job is. The reader is free to imagine an entire backstory. As an adult reading this, it makes me think of Kafka’s Metamorphosis; a story that just starts right away with little introduction, a story about what life can be like in a modern world and how it affects individuals. In an interview, Shaun talked about the artist’s responsibility to spur us on to looking at the world differently, to question how we live and to make the world a more humane place. Cicada is a story that reminds us to look out for one another: a message that has special meaning for the world right now. -Mr Howarth Deputy Principal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEzEy4LnIPg

Spy Dog by Andrew Cope

Are you a fan of funny stories? Are you a fan of adventure stories? If the answer is ‘yes’ to both, then meet LARA - Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal. Join her on her mission to return to her government trainers without being captured by Mr. Big, the leader of a criminal gang who wants revenge on LARA for destroying his criminal empire. Her strategy is to hide in a dog pound. Guess who comes into the pound? Mr. Big – find out how Lara avoids being picked by him. Eventually she is adopted by the Cook Family. The children are shocked and amazed by LARA’s antics which include using the family toilet and wiping her own bottom, Tae Kwando, eating at the table and reading newspapers!

Never Mind James Bond, join LARA, the world’s one and only Spy Dog as she sniffs out danger wherever she goes! - Miss Conlon Y5

Dragons at Crumbling Castle - Terry Pratchett

I won’t lie!! I have not read all the way through this one but I love terry Pratchett’s humour and weird thinking. Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthur’s knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies. It’s a disaster! Luckily, there’s a spare suit of armour and a very small boy called Ralph who’s willing to fill it. Together with Fortnight the Friday knight and Fossfiddle the wizard, Ralph sets out to defeat the fearsome fire-breathers.

But there's a teeny weeny surprise in store . . .

Fourteen fantastically funny stories from master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, full of time travel and tortoises, monsters and mayhem! - Mrs McKenzie Y4

Wonder by R.J.Palacio

If you have seen the film of the book and didn’t like it, do not be put off!! The book is really human, uplifting and funny.

Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? - Mrs McKenzie Y4

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