tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post8520163698671666076..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Back-to-School: Sir Dares You to Go Up the Down Staircase Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-1172980248676114032014-08-19T20:00:44.654-07:002014-08-19T20:00:44.654-07:00Actually, the novel is quite well done -- it's...Actually, the novel is quite well done -- it's actually a variant on the old epistolary novel, a story told solely through letters, class assignments, official memos, and the like. For what it's worth, Bel Kaufman is the granddaughter of the great Sholem Aleichem. She was a teacher in real life, and also quite a live-wire, so I hear. She just died this past July at age 103. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-46696647126992024612014-08-19T19:26:51.734-07:002014-08-19T19:26:51.734-07:00Cheers indeed!
I have managed to not see either o...Cheers indeed!<br /><br />I have managed to not see either of these movies - though I do have a beaten up copy of Kaufman's book in paperback working its way up my To Read pile. I'm sure the book will light a fire under me to see the movie version. I love Poitier - so I have no excuse for having not gotten around to seeing Sir - guess I'll commence 500 times on the blackboard "I will not skip To Sir, with Love any more!"Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com