tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373038853985274138.post7734563737092988897..comments2023-03-30T01:48:12.661-07:00Comments on joannamauselina: A Reminiscent Dayjoannamauselinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704088243529623023noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373038853985274138.post-1630915173220972382013-06-20T06:50:31.267-07:002013-06-20T06:50:31.267-07:00I also as a Catholic school girl of the 50's w...I also as a Catholic school girl of the 50's was pretty clueless to the birds & bees. But Marta wins for innocence on that score! :)<br /><br />Sadly my grade school library book selection was not memorable - at least I don't remember them. Loved your telling of this story and the great illustrations.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716698893843952536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373038853985274138.post-53089555180874921382013-06-17T12:00:12.350-07:002013-06-17T12:00:12.350-07:00I.F., that was my very thought. I had two specula...I.F., that was my very thought. I had two speculations about it. A. They were German nuns, and probably were more familiar with Schiller than Hawthorne, or B. They got it as part of a set, and thought no eighth grader would bother to read it. joannamauselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704088243529623023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373038853985274138.post-66463812921649918582013-06-16T16:59:17.553-07:002013-06-16T16:59:17.553-07:00The Scarlet Letter is so shocking that I am shocke...The Scarlet Letter is so shocking that I am shocked that the Sisters would include it on the shelf for 8th graders.I. F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07936952994882455765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373038853985274138.post-47133156997236365762013-06-15T14:33:35.068-07:002013-06-15T14:33:35.068-07:00You may find it hard to believe but I only had a v...You may find it hard to believe but I only had a vague concept of the birds & the bees on my honeymoon!<br /><br />Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745913147900294299noreply@blogger.com