tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post5760745469127945127..comments2024-03-29T07:43:01.003+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: Pitch para - Your Bed of HeatherNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-20847504177360128732012-06-21T12:11:45.480+01:002012-06-21T12:11:45.480+01:00The word 'bullying' struck a wrong note fo...The word 'bullying' struck a wrong note for me too. We're talking about the Nazis - bullying is too mild a word to describe them! I agree with Nicola that we need more information about whether or not the father is trustworthy and why he might be sending the boy away. You describe the best friend as a symbol of all that has gone wrong in Germany. I would hesitate to use that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-69143839042341054822012-06-20T21:10:21.690+01:002012-06-20T21:10:21.690+01:00I agree with Keren about needing to be much cleare...I agree with Keren about needing to be much clearer about the moral and ethical dimension and which aspects of that will be covered. Especially for YA.<br /><br />Cat - I had the same confusion re whose friend was killed, and in fact i got it wrong first time.Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-24481804187060287892012-06-20T11:14:29.057+01:002012-06-20T11:14:29.057+01:00In fact, on reflection, I'm concerned about th...In fact, on reflection, I'm concerned about the word 'bullying' used in this context altogether. Who is bullying whom? Do we care about bullying when millions of people are being killed by Erik and his colleagues in industrialised genocide? As currently written it's more WW1 than WW2 for me - although then he's less likely to be a PoW. <br />Also unsure how he gets from a Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-83066795655345463142012-06-20T09:46:42.327+01:002012-06-20T09:46:42.327+01:00I am a bit confused as to why Erik needs to go if ...I am a bit confused as to why Erik needs to go if it his father who has done something. Is he in danger? And I am assuming Erik kills his own friend although I first read it as being his father's friend? <br />And I think I am with Keren on this one - could you say a little more about the Nazi aspect?catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-17171915148311467332012-06-20T07:51:35.502+01:002012-06-20T07:51:35.502+01:00I'd like a little more setail on the Nazi side...I'd like a little more setail on the Nazi side of things. After all this isn't just any old army that Erik is joining. Seems to me that this book could be about the experience of the ordinary German soldier pushed to commit terrible atrocities, and I'd like to know how much the author will go into the horrors and the dilemmas of his role.Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.com