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A Time to Dance
A Time to Dance | Padma Venkatraman
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Padma Venkatramans inspiring story of a young girls struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and resilience of the human spirit. Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes danceso when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl whos grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers. Then Veda meets Govinda, a young man who approaches dance as a spiritual pursuit. As their relationship deepens, Veda reconnects with the world around her, and begins to discover who she is and what dance truly means to her.
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Eggs
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Veda, a child prodigy dancer, loses a leg in a car accident.

#middlegrademonday
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Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks sad but she finds her strength and hope enters🩷 4mo
Karisimo This sounds intense! Thanks for sharing!! 4mo
Eggs @Karisimo YW! 4mo
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RavenclawPrincess913
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Found one that caught my attention

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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Footloose

TheBookHippie I love A Time to Dance. 3y
ShelleyBooksie I loooove Footloose 3y
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Klou Lovely!! 3y
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Emily92Bibliophile
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Pickpick

Beautiful!

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Blackink_WhitePaper
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These are the #3books #Ireadbasedsolelyontheircover

I enjoyed the tagged one beautiful cover as well as beautiful verses🥰

#covercrush

slategreyskies I loved A Time To Dance!! 💜💕!! 4y
OriginalCyn620 Nice covers! 4y
Blackink_WhitePaper @slategreyskies 😀😍 it‘s a “stay positive” kind of book right? 4y
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slategreyskies @Blackink_WhitePaper yes, it is! I loved seeing how she gained strength and pushed onward rather than staying stuck and feeling sorry for herself. She inspired me to be strong and to go after my dreams even when there are obstacles in my path. I just really loved this book. I wanted so much happiness for her. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful!!! ❤️ 4y
Blackink_WhitePaper @slategreyskies great 👍 💐😀 4y
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Revenge4bess
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Has anyone heard of this author

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thebluestocking
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I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful story told in verse. Veda is a dancer regardless of her family‘s wishes otherwise and regardless of an accident that leaves her without a leg. The writing and story are very well done.

Cathythoughts Sounds beautiful ✨ 4y
thebluestocking @Cathythoughts It really is. 💙 4y
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thebluestocking
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Look what finally arrived, @HoneyBeeLee ! It just didn‘t have enough postage. I guess I‘ll send it on? @slategreyskies @TheBookKeepers #lmpbc

HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking So happy it is not lost anymore lol 4y
slategreyskies I haven‘t started reading the copy I have yet, so there aren‘t any notes in it from me yet. Want me to wait a bit and then put my notes in this copy instead? :) @HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking @TheBookKeepers 4y
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slategreyskies If you decide to send it to me, I‘ll just mail both books forward in the same envelope at the end of the month. :) 4y
HoneyBeeLee @slategreyskies yeah think that would work. 😁 4y
thebluestocking @HoneyBeeLee @slategreyskies Sure. I‘ll pop it in the mail tomorrow. 4y
TheBookKeepers Absolutely @slategreyskies & I don‘t mind if you need extra time with it too ❤️ 4y
slategreyskies It came today, so I‘ll be starting on it soon! It doesn‘t seem like #LMPBC is close to finishing up already. Where did the past three months go? :) @HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking @TheBookKeepers 4y
thebluestocking @slategreyskies It did go fast!! @HoneyBeeLee The last book arrived on Friday! 💙 @TheBookKeepers 4y
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Beautifully written novel! 5/5 stars, easily.

Sace Beautiful cover! 4y
WorldsOkayestStepMom @Sace I thought so too!! 4y
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thebluestocking
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This is headed your way @slategreyskies !
I‘m really enjoying this round. #lmpbc

slategreyskies I‘m enjoying it too! Poetry is so much fun, and I‘m reading things I wouldn‘t have read if I hadn‘t been in this group. :) 4y
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thebluestocking
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The new book arrived from Amazon today @HoneyBeeLee! I‘ll do my best to read it and pass it along this week, but it may take me a bit longer.

#LMPBC #GroupP
@thebookkeepers @HoneyBeeLee @slategreyskies

HoneyBeeLee Woohoo! Glad it finally got to you. 5y
TheBookKeepers Oh no did you have to buy a new one?? 5y
thebluestocking @TheBookKeepers the book got lost somewhere between @HoneyBeeLee and me, do she sent me a new one. 💙 I just finished it tonight, and really enjoyed it. 4y
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HoneyBeeLee
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Sending this out some book mail to you to today @thebluestocking #lmpbc

slategreyskies Yay!! Book mail is always good mail! This group is so much fun!! :) 5y
thebluestocking Looking forward to it! 💙 5y
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HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking did you get the book? 5y
thebluestocking I have not received it. Do you have tracking info? 5y
HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking nnnoooo! Damn the one time I do not have the tracking info 🤦🏽‍♀️ 5y
thebluestocking Oh man!! I‘m sorry. I‘ll keep a look out for it. I‘m sure it‘ll turn up either here or back to you. 💙 5y
HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking okay thank you! well fingers crossed 🤞 5y
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HoneyBeeLee
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@TheBookKeepers So I finished this book and idk what to do with my life now. Lol it was really beautiful and I am defiantly going to have to go out and by my own copy so I can reread and suggest this to everyone I know!

TheBookKeepers Omg yay!! I‘m so so happy you loved it too!!!! 5y
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HoneyBeeLee
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@TheBookKeepers just got the book yesterday and already 100 pages in. I am loving it so much. 💜 @thebluestocking I am sending my book off today to you!

TheBookKeepers Yay!!! 5y
thebluestocking Looking forward to it! 💙 5y
thebluestocking I got the book a couple of days ago. Thank you so much for it and the chocolates. They are particularly appreciated during this crazy time. 💙💙 5y
HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking You're welcome! Glad you got the package. Chocolate tends to make things a little better lol. 💜 5y
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TheBookKeepers
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Packaging this up for the mailbox!! I really enjoyed it & recommend looking up some YouTube videos of the dance style early in the book because it added so much to my visualization! Hope y‘all enjoy!! @slategreyskies @HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking

HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers I am so excited, cant wait to read this one. 5y
thebluestocking Whoo hoo! 5y
thebluestocking @slategreyskies @HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers So...the Ondaatje Billy the Kid is just not working for my quarantine mind. Would any of you mind if I switch to 5y
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HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking Yeah that is fine with me. Can understand the unable to focus on reading with quarantine going on. Hope you and your family are staying safe ❤ ❤ 5y
TheBookKeepers @thebluestocking that is fine with me! 5y
slategreyskies @thebluestocking I‘m late replying to this, but that book looks like a good choice! :) 5y
slategreyskies I have no idea who I‘m sending my book to! Do we all send to the person beneath us on the list, with the bottom person sending to the top one? @HoneyBeeLee @thebluestocking @TheBookKeepers 5y
TheBookKeepers Yes you got it! You will send to me each time since you were the 4th to sign up! @slategreyskies (edited) 5y
TheBookKeepers @HoneyBeeLee would you like me to mail the replacement copy back to you that u purchased? Both copies arrived back to me today! 4y
HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers oooh i would not be opposed to that lol really loved this book. 4y
TheBookKeepers Ok!! I‘ll ship it out tomorrow! @HoneyBeeLee 4y
HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers Thank you! 💜 4y
TheBookKeepers @HoneyBeeLee okay it has been shipped & so has Gilgamesh! That one was done a couple days ago so you will get it first! 😃 4y
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TheBookKeepers
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Hey poetry group! Here are my choices for #lmpbc let me know if you have read any already or if any stand out more to you than the others 🖤🖤 & Happy Valentines Day! @msjessicanderson @slategreyskies @HoneyBeeLee

HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers Oh I don't think I've read any of those. A Time to Dance sounds really good. Actually they all do lol. 5y
TheLudicReader Long Way Down is awesome. 5y
TheBookKeepers I haven‘t read any of Jason Reynolds but he‘s been on my radar for a hot minute!! @TheLudicReader 5y
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slategreyskies Hi all! :) I haven‘t read any of these books yet. The two that I‘m most interested in are A Time to Dance and the Nikky Finney one. I‘d like to request that we not read the Jason Reynolds one. It looks very well done, but I think I‘d find it too triggering to finish. @HoneyBeeLee @msjessicanderson (edited) 5y
slategreyskies & Happy (very late) Valentine‘s Day to you too!! 💕✨ 5y
TheBookKeepers No problem @slategreyskies ! Looks like A Time To Dance will likely be my selection depending on @msjessicanderson 😀 5y
HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers @slategreyskies @msjessicanderson So this is my first time doing one of theses. Do we have to pick one of the ones listed above? I only asked Since @slategreyskies doesn't feel comfortable reading Long Way Down I was going to suggest The Epic of Gilgamesh to replace it, I wouldn't mind picking that one but not sure if anyone has read it or if it is something that would catch anyone else's interest. 5y
TheBookKeepers You can suggest any book you want! These were just my personal top 4. Feel free to use any of these or come up with unique suggestions from ur personal TBR! I think part of the fun is seeing different recs from everyone 😀 that option looks really cool btw! @HoneyBeeLee @slategreyskies @msjessicanderson 5y
HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers Okay cool just wanted to make sure. Thank you! 😃 5y
slategreyskies @HoneyBeeLee I‘ve read The Epic of Gilgamesh, but it‘s been probably 10-15 years since then, so I don‘t remember much of it. I‘d be up for reading it again, though! :) 5y
HoneyBeeLee @slategreyskies Sweet yeah I am currently torn between The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Green Knight. 5y
slategreyskies @HoneyBeeLee Either one will be fun! This is gonna be such a cool round of #LMPBC ! :) 5y
thebluestocking Hi all! I‘ve been waiting for the email that allowed me to see your handles. I don‘t know where you got the other handle, but I‘m here and ready to poetry it up. A Time to Dance works for me. @HoneyBeeLee @TheBookKeepers @slategreyskies 5y
slategreyskies @thebluestocking A case of mistaken identity! Glad you‘re here!! This is gonna be fun! :) 5y
TheBookKeepers Yay!!!!! Happy you found us!!!! @thebluestocking 🤩🤩🤩🤩 5y
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Blackink_WhitePaper
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I started this weekend read by finishing this book 🥰 lovely😍
#booked2020 #weekendread #covercrush

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Blackink_WhitePaper
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I am glad that I picked this book😃📖

#readingchallenge2020 #booked2020

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Blackink_WhitePaper
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This book was in my TBR for long time. Finally got my copy. This is my first book in #Booked2020 for #covercrush. This looks beautiful 🥰😍 hope it will be good!

#readingchallenge #readingchallenge2020

BillBlume Love this book. Padma is such an amazing author. 5y
Eggs Great book 👏🏻 5y
Blackink_WhitePaper Yes completely agree 👍 @BillBlume @Eggs 5y
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mhillis
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I can‘t believe that it‘s the end of Week 6. Looking forward to Round 3!

💃 This week I attended a couple extra Jazzercise classes and walked 37 km. My summer break has just started and it‘s been very hot and humid!

📖 I finished three books and they were all good! The titles are A Rising Man, A Time to Dance, and The Case of Lisandra P. - the first book read for Women in Translation month!

#bookfitnesschallenge #bfcr2 #booknerdherd

Megabooks Great job!! 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
Crazeedi Way to go Mary!! Great job!👏 5y
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BillBlume Awesome! I loved A Time to Dance. Padma is an amazing person. 5y
Soubhiville I have A Time to Dance and plan to read it soon 😊. Glad to hear you liked it! 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A fantastic week! 🎉 5y
BarbaraJean Great week—and awesome challenge overall!! I‘m so glad to have been on a team with you! 5y
mhillis @Megabooks Thank you ☺️ 5y
mhillis @Crazeedi Thanks! It was fun being together in the group!! 5y
mhillis @BillBlume This book was excellent! I‘d like to read some other books that she has written. 5y
mhillis @Soubhiville Hope you enjoy reading it too! Looking forward to your review! 5y
mhillis @wanderinglynn Thank you so much for organizing and cheering everyone on!! 5y
mhillis @BarbaraJean Thank you ☺️ Go #booknerdherd !! 5y
llawela 37km!! Awesome 5y
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MirrorMask
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1. Fantasy
2. Tomato
3. 89 years young
4. Philadelphia
5. 💃👯‍♂️🕺👯

#FriyayIntro @howjessreads

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Poetryfreak38
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I loved this book! It is a fantastic book written in verse. #teacherlife #poetry

Kammbia1 I just finished reading this book. Excellent novel! 5y
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Librarybelle
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I picked this up as an ARC years ago and have not read it yet. But, it sounds like a fascinating book - a woman, who dances, suffers a tragic accident and must pick up the pieces of her life. #magicdance #septembowie

Soubhiville This is on my TBR. As a dancer, it hits close to home. 7y
Kammbia1 I just finished reading this novel. Excellent book and I really liked Veda. 5y
Librarybelle @Kammbia1 Good to know, thanks! I still haven‘t read it yet... 🙄 5y
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Eggs
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Veda is a competitive bharatanatyam dancer in India. But when she is in a bus accident, her right leg must be amputated below the knee. She struggles to reignite her passion for dance.
"My hands are lips.
My body is voice."

Kammbia1 I just finished reading this novel. Excellent book! 5y
Eggs Yes!!! @Kammbia1 5y
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JanuarieTimewalker13
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A beautiful read which definitely educated me in various subjects: Bharatanatyam dance, Indian dishes and some customs, and an idea of what it is like to be an amputee.
Very inspirational🌺

Kammbia1 I just finished reading this one. Excellent novel and quite inspirational! 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @Kammbia1 I loved it!! Pretty sure it was the first in verse novel I‘d ever read! 5y
Kammbia1 I believe it was the first one I have read in verse as well.
5y
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JanuarieTimewalker13
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A story about a dancer told in verse. "Everywhere, in everything, I heard music. Music I could dance to." P32
Yup. I used to dance to my grandmother's dryer bc I thought it had a good beat. Lol Only on p40, but this is lovely?

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Chelsibno
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A brilliant tale of tragedy and triumph, this novel shows how even after a mighty fall, any of us can rise up again. Veda's emotions drive the verse of this novel. Through her pain, sorrow, anger, and eventually peace, the story comes to life, drawing readers in. #diversebooks #disabilities #india #intersectionality #youngadult

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Chelsibno
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I came across this passage and absolutely loved it. This conversation between protagonist Veda and her grandmother illustrates how many people feel after tragedy strikes and how they can use those feelings to help them overcome tragic circumstances. #quote #diversebooks #disabilities #india #youngadult

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Kshakal
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I love how books are all different and beautiful in their own way!! #rainbowstack #bookriot

abbiereadsbooks I've had Eligible and What She Left Behind on my TBR pile forever! I should actually read them one of these days...haha 8y
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BillBlume
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A Time to Dance is one of the most beautifully written novels I've ever read. Had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with the author at this year's James River Writers Conference. I was thrilled to discover she's just as beautiful and brilliant as her writing. Can't recommend this novel enough. This was one of the many books I added to my collection this past month. #ATimeToDance #PadmaVenkatraman #YALit #youngadult #verse

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Peddler410
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Timely find, given my dad just had an amputation of the right leg. Not that he was a dancer, but my daughter loves to dance, as well as do gymnastics, and some day this story may help her understand all the hard work her grandpa is doing right now.

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LizG
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Beautiful story, not just about re-learning dance with a prosthesis, but a deeply spiritual journey of coming of age.

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Teenta
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Eh. I didn't hate it or anything, but for a verse novel to grab me it has to elicit some strong emotion. This one was predictable and kind of boring. I liked reading about the elements of Veda's vibrant Indian culture, but I think it's going to be difficult to get my students to read this.

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Teenta
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She is a pebble skipping
over the surface of a lake.
As I once was.
Not a deep sinking stone that leaves widening ripples behind
after it's disappeared.
As I hope to be.

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Teenta
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Oh heyyyyyy, it's in verse

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Teenta
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Next up: another Sequoyah Award nominee 🏆

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Chasingmermaids
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Pickpick

An inspiring quick read. Well written and you can see the scenes clearly in your head.