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Speaking from Among the Bones (Turtleback School & Library)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Turtleback School & Library) | Alan Bradley
From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Eleven-year-old amateur detective and ardent chemist Flavia de Luce is used to digging up clues, whether they're found among the potions in her laboratory or between the pages of her insufferable sisters' diaries. What she is not accustomed to is digging up bodies. Upon the five-hundredth anniversary of St. Tancred's death, the English hamlet of Bishop's Lacey is busily preparing to open its patron saint's tomb. Nobody is more excited to peek inside the crypt than Flavia, yet what she finds will halt the proceedings dead in their tracks: the body of Mr. Collicutt, the church organist, his face grotesquely and inexplicably masked. Who held a vendetta against Mr. Collicutt, and why would they hide him in such a sacred resting place? The irrepressible Flavia decides to find out. And what she unearths will prove there's never such thing as an open-and-shut case. Acclaim for Speaking from Among the Bones Alan] Bradley scores another success. . . . This series is a grown-up version of Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and all those mysteries you fell in love with as a child.--TheSan Diego Union-Tribune The precocious and irrepressible Flavia . . . continues to delight.--Publishers Weekly (starred review) Fiendishly brilliant . . . Bradley has created an utterly charming cast of characters . . . as quirky as any British mystery fan could hope for.--Bookreporter Delightful and entertaining.--San Jose Mercury News Acclaim for Alan Bradley's beloved Flavia de Luce novels, winners of the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Winn Award, and Arthur Ellis Award Every Flavia de Luce novel is a reason to celebrate.--USA Today Delightful.--The Boston Globe, on The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Utterly beguiling.--People (four stars), on The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag Irresistibly appealing.--The New York Times Book Review, on A Red Herring Without Mustard
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merelybookish
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Fifth book in the series and Flavia never disappoints! She still makes me laugh. (She could so easily veer into being a twee or annoying character but is not!) As usual, Bishop's Lacey offers up a solid mystery to solve involving an entertaining cast of eccentrics. Could feel pieces of future storylines being put in place, which was supported by the final surprise at the end. 🤨 My #cloakanddaggerchristmas pick for child detective. @Ruthiella

Ruthiella I definitely enjoyed all the Flavia books because I liked her as a character. 4mo
Aimeesue Flavia is just absolutely herself 💜 4mo
batsy She's hard not to love! 4mo
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Amie
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I couldn't get into anything else I was reading the other day so I turned to a favorite to reread. Flavia did not let me down!

BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh I have the first in the series, I can‘t wait to read it 4mo
Amie @BarkingMadRead I hope you enjoy it! It's one of my favorites 4mo
Aimeesue Flavia! Flavia! Flavia! ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
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AnneCecilie
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The 5th Flavia de Luce crime book and I‘m so glad I‘ve started reading this series again.

This time Flavia is present when a body is found in a crypt in the church. And of course Flavia needs to investigate.

I love Flavia as a character, but I‘m not sure I would love having her as little sister.

Ruthiella I agree! I love fictional Flavia, but wouldn‘t want to encounter her in real life. 😂 11mo
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Dragon
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Flavia stumbles across another corpse and immediately sets out to unmask the murderer. It‘s always entertaining to listen to Flavia‘s adventures

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lauraisntwilder
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I stayed up late finishing this one, only to find the last line is a cliffhanger. So, that's the story of how I ordered book #6 at 1am. This continues to be a fun series and this one felt a little different. The police presence was missing for most of Flavia's investigation, so she had different obstacles. Made it feel fresh, rather than having her fight the same fights in every book.

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Finally getting to Christmas decorating. Lights are on the tree, now to sort out decorations. Quite the cliffhanger at the end of this Flavia mystery

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty!! I just got mine finished last night 🎄 2y
mcctrish @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks well done, now you can read and relax 2y
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mcctrish
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First day of advent is the perfect day to start ( finally) building my Lego advent/wreath kit

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AutumnRLS
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Another good one. And what an ending!

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Battledoll
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I‘m back! Work finally slowed down a bit. I needed a comforting book and so I turned to this series again. Just something fun and interesting and not too sad even with all the murder. I like the new characters that were introduced. And overall it was a fun mystery.

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#Curiouscovers #Blue&Red
@Eggs & @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

From my favorite book series Flavia deLuce Mysteries.

Eggs Perfect ❤️💙❤️ 3y
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Flavia de Luce never fails to entertain. The “big twist” in this one was something I‘ve predicted from the very first book, but I still enjoyed it. The characters are fun, the plot was engaging, and I learned a few more fun facts (as one always does with Flavia, chemist extraordinaire), including how to make the perfect hard-boiled egg. Overall, this was an enjoyable, quick read that I‘d recommend, especially for the tween/YA crowds.

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janeycanuck
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Bradley really shines in the fifth instalment of the Flavia de Luce series. With a unique way of resolving the central mystery and introducing a new personal challenge in Flavia‘s life on the last page, this moves Flavia‘s story forward but we still have our dear, precocious child detective.

Book 7 in my #bookspinbonanza

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I've heard a lot of good things about this series! 4y
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Question 4!

#flaviabuddyread

BridgetteM Talk about a major cliffhanger! I have no idea how this is going to play out. I cannot wait to read the next book and find out! 4y
Smarkies I hope that this gives the deLuce family something happy to look forward to. But if it doesn't pan out I will be sorely disappointed for them. 😞 4y
janeycanuck @Smarkies @BridgetteM I forgot this was the book that Harriet was found... I love how this moves Flavia‘s personal story forward and the growth we‘ll get to see Flavia experience as she deals with this significant revelation. So looking forward to your reactions of how this develops in Book 6. 4y
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Question 3!

#flaviabuddyread

BridgetteM I thought Ms. Tanty was weird. 4y
Smarkies I thought miss tanty was being a bit of a weirdo and perhaps wanting to emulate Flavia and be a little more popular in the village. 4y
janeycanuck @Smarkies @BridgetteM I thought Miss Tanty was going to be just another odd village character, maybe a busybody type? I didn‘t think at all she was this jilted mastermind! 4y
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Question 2!

#flaviabuddyread

BridgetteM Even though I just finished the book yesterday, I forgot what the solution to this was... 4y
Smarkies @BridgetteM I think it was bat's urine or some chemical compound that Flavia analysed. 4y
Smarkies I had no clue what to make of this. There have been stories about religious paintings bleeding before. But this seemed like too big a thing to happen in that sleepy village. 4y
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BridgetteM @Smarkies Thanks! That jogged my memory. It didn‘t make much of an impression on me because I had it tagged as a red herring from the first. 4y
janeycanuck @Smarkies @BridgetteM I still have no idea what this whole thing was. I went back and looked again, I tried googling to see if it was explained somewhere... I haven‘t figured out what the point of it was yet, either. 4y
Smarkies @janeycanuck I think it was just something the author threw in as a distraction - To perhaps make it seem a bit supernatural 4y
janeycanuck @Smarkies Probably. I expected another body to be found so it certainly worked if that was the goal! 4y
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Question 1!

#flaviabuddyread

BridgetteM It made me feel a little sympathy for the vicar‘s wife. I still don‘t like her, though. I love the vicar, however! 4y
Smarkies I felt some sympathy for the vicar's wife. Maybe this is what made her who she is and why the vicar still really loves her. 4y
janeycanuck @BridgetteM @Smarkies I can remember not liking Cynthia the first time I read the books but by the end, I liked her. I can‘t remember if this was the turning point or not but it definitely is a shift in what we know about her. I felt so sad for them both when this unfolded. 4y
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janeycanuck
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Time for book five of our #flaviabuddyread

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BridgetteM
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Finished this one just in time for #flaviabuddyread questions tomorrow! I am really starting to love Flavia. I‘ve found myself thinking, when I have a bad day, that I just need to read the next Flavia book. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Smarkies Me too! These books keep me entertained. 4y
BridgetteM @Smarkies Yes! Me too! :) 4y
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Coming up on Saturday - the fifth book for our #flaviabuddyread!

Mccall0113 Blah! I‘m so sad I didn‘t know about this sooner 4y
janeycanuck @Mccall0113 You can still join us! 4y
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Smarkies
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I liked the mystery in this one and Flavia is her usual intrepid self. The general plot of Buckshaw Hall also moves forward in this book.
There was a cliffhanger at the end of it which really makes me want to get onto the next book quickly.

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Mccall0113
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Starting her love of Flavia young! 😉

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Mccall0113
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Diving back into this one on a cold and raining day in NY. Hope you are all well!

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Lynnsoprano
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An appropriate book to finish on Halloween. I love the Flavia de Luce mysteries, as this one has some interesting twists and turns. Plus, it ends with a tremendous cliffhanger. I have to wait until we go to our son‘s house for Thanksgiving to get the next book from his library, and I‘m going to have to start a countdown 😄 Definitely worth reading.

Cinfhen Great photo 4y
Lynnsoprano @Cinfhen Thanks! I love the potions and poisons cart. I wish I could have it out for more than Halloween. 4y
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Lynnsoprano
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So happy to be reading a Flavia de Luce mystery again! I raided my son‘s library over the weekend 😊

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Trying to show off my fuzzy #sweater while reading this fun mystery also while three little ones pretend some old keyboards are laser blasters! 😅🥰😂 #FallisBooked

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🧡🧡 4y
Foragingfantasy I just adore Flavia. ❤️ 4y
OriginalCyn620 Awesome! 🧡 4y
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🌟🌟🌟🌟
#audiobook
#cloudlibrary

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JoyBlue
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May reading recap: 23 (not including bailed: 2)

*4-star or 5-star reads (in order of reading)*

Speaking from Among the Bones, Alan Bradley

Bellwether, Connie Willis

Jennifer Government, Max Berry (reread)

A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver
, Mark Shriver

The Tale Teller, Anne Hillerman

JoyBlue *honorable mention (3+ or 4-)*

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, Melinda Gates

IQ, Joe Ide

I'll Be Your Blue Sky, Marisa de los Santos
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Awesome! 💖📚💖 5y
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rachelm
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Listening to this while getting pampered! I love Flavia. I think she is one of my all-time favorite narrators.

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Plaidsticks
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#cottoncandy Left on a “cliffhanger” that necessitated a change in reading list order and a quick download of the next book. #audiobook

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JoyBlue
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I'm a Flavia fan, woefully behind in the series (this is the 5th of 10 books published so far). I had non-spoiler advance warning from a Goodreads reviewer that there was quite the cliffhanger. Was there ever! I might have to read the next installment sooner than I would normally!

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As always, Alan Bradley comes through with this Flavia de Luce novel. Flavia, whose precocious, hyper-intelligent voice is the shining star of the novel, becomes involved in a mystery that places her chemistry knowledge at its center. I listened to this one on @scribd, and the reader is *excellent*. And what a cliffhanger!!!

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Blue books! Have you read any of these?

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Coleen_Nieto
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Flavia does it again!! I listen to the series on audiobook and it's amazing!

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Coleen_Nieto
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1. Many! 2 dogs, a cat, turtles, saltwater fish, a bearded dragon and a beta.
2. No plans as of yet!
3. Crocheting
4. Washington DC, Philadelphua, New York
5. Coffee or tea or both?
#friyayintro @howjessreads

monalyisha Coffee. (Tea is good but nowhere near as important to me as coffee.) 5y
JaclynW Tea! 5y
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Coleen_Nieto
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I love this series! The narrator is great!!

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NikkiRobson73
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Great series for anyone who is looking to get into a new one !

Ruthiella Love Flavia! 💕 5y
lahousewyfe So charming and precocious! 5y
Coleen_Nieto The audio books are fantastic! 5y
IndyHannaJones Flavia is BAE. Or whatever the kids say these days. 5y
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Another delightful installment in the adventures of Flavia de Luce 💜💜💜 This one is my fave so far; I think the mystery is very well done & love how the individual mystery was solved but we were given a series cliffhanger! Entwhistle‘s narration was on point, as usual. I can‘t wait for my hold in the next book to come in!

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Flavia is at it again in this installment of her mystery series. This time, a suspicious, contemporary body is found in the tomb of Saint Tancred, and Flavia has to figure out why. Another fun adventure, with a twist at the end. Janet Entwistle once again does a marvelous job with the narration.

Suetara I love the Flavia books. I bet they are great on audio. 6y
Librarybelle @Suetara It‘s been really fun listening to them 6y
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Librarybelle
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My hold came in today!!

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Libby1
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These books keep getting better and better. I was a bit confused by the complicated plot at the end, but that was probably because I‘d just woken up from a nap!

Flavia is a brilliant creation.

Dpotter I love Flavia! 😊 6y
rabbitprincess YEARGH nearly thought that was a Weeping Angel on the cover 😱 6y
bookwrm526 @rabbitprincess I wonder if they would still be dangerous if they lost their heads... 6y
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rabbitprincess @bookwrm526 This sounds like a great story for the show! 6y
KaatjeH 💖Flavia 6y
Libby1 @rabbitprincess and @bookwrm526 - I thought about the Weeping Angels every time I looked at the cover! I think Flavia would take on The WAs and win! 6y
Libby1 @Dpotter and @KaatjeH - I love Flavia, too. ❤️ 6y
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“Remember what I told you: Books make the soul float.”

Cathythoughts We all float up there 👆🏻💕💕💕 6y
RohitSawant @Cathythoughts 🤣 ❣🎈 6y
Libby1 @Cathythoughts and @rohit-sawant - ☺️😇🤪 6y
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“It‘s moments like this that you find out what you‘re made of: moments when everything you‘ve been taught is fighting against your heart. On the one hand, I wanted to run... On the other I wanted to throw my arms about this round little person, let him put his head on my shoulder, and hug him until the sun burned out.”

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I know it‘s only Thursday but this is what I‘d like my weekend to be like: surrounded by books and looking foxy 🦊.

Instead, there will be 2 children‘s birthday parties, a “Messy Easter” children‘s event at our church, and 11 people coming over for lunch on Sunday. 😵

Maybe I should just aim for that “looking foxy surrounded by books” thing today.

Kaye That‘s pretty much my everyday look. FOXY. 👄 💄 👁. JOKING 😁. When I say I‘m looking foxy, I probably look more like the animal than a beauty queen. I can still sit in a pile of books though. (edited) 6y
Libby1 Awesome, @Kaye 🧡. 6y
Kaye Can I ask what a messy easter party is ? Color the eggs before they boil them, then go out and egg the side of a building ? 6y
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Libby1 @Kaye - Messy Easter is a whole afternoon of crafts, singing, playing, and eating (loads) while learning about the Easter story. Last year we had a talk, music, loads of stations to do creative stuff, and even a safe (animal friendly!) petting zoo with farm animals. My favourites were the little lambs, but we could see bunnies, chicks,and goats as well. It‘s a great way of having fun with the family and thinking about the hope of Easter. ❤️ 6y
Libby1 @Kaye - and foxy is a severe stretch for me these days! I have Bookworm‘s Physique! 🤣 But I think foxy is more about ATTITUDE, so I‘m going to embrace that. 🦊 6y
RadicalReader @Libby1 weekend plans including books are the best ones!!! 6y
Libby1 @RadicalReader ❤️📚❤️ 6y
Kaye You got it, @Libby1. all in what‘s inside. The outer shell really doesn‘t matter. The beauty of people are their insides, not the package they come in. 🌟 🌝 🌞 (edited) 6y
Libby1 @Kaye 💜💜💜💜💜 6y
laurieluna I am sending you positive vibes and calm. You've got this! Kids parties are a special kind of hell, especially when they're at a soft play! I've hired a bouncy castle for my sons in June...I keep saying to myself 'what have I done???' 😬😧 xx 6y
Cathythoughts ❤️ 6y
quietlycuriouskate Wishing you strength for what sounds like a challenging weekend... and much foxy bookishness, of course! ❤ 6y
Libby1 @miralunasbooknook - bless you and good luck. ☘️ Thankfully, I‘m not in charge of the parties, but just of the over-excited, sugared up 7 year old in their aftermath. 🤪 6y
Libby1 Thanks, @Cathythoughts and @River_Voice ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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“Whenever I‘m a little blue I think about cyanide, whose colour so perfectly reflects my mood.”

Yes, I did steal my son‘s Dobby bookmark.

I am not ashamed.

TrishB It‘s a fab bookmark 👍🏻 6y
Mdargusch I loved this sentence when I read it. Flavia just cracks me up. 6y
IndyHannaJones I love Flavia 6y
Libby1 Thanks @TrishB . I‘m all for transparency, but in this case what he doesn‘t know won‘t hurt him. 😛 6y
Libby1 @Mdargusch and @IndyHannaJones - I fall in love with Flavia more and more with each book. 6y
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Libby1
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The #FirstLines of a Flavia book never let me down. 🤭

Cathythoughts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😮 6y
batsy ❤️ 6y
Libby1 @Cathythoughts , @erzascarletbookgasm , @batsy - I could share quote after quote from this series. I love it. 6y
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#emojimadness #🚲

Love Flavia.

Mdargusch Good one! 6y
BibliophileMomma I love Flavia too! 6y
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