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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead
#1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Pulitzer PrizeWinner of the National Book AwardWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize One of the Best books of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, HuffPost, Esquire, Minneapolis Star Tribune Cora is a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood--where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him. In Colson Whitehead's ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor: engineers and conductors operate a secret network of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora embarks on a harrowing flight from one state to the next, encountering, like Gulliver, strange yet familiar iterations of her own world at each stop. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the terrors of the antebellum era, he weaves in the saga of our nation, from the brutal abduction of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is both the gripping tale of one woman's will to escape the horrors of bondage--and a powerful meditation on the history we all share.
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AnnCrystal
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Hi Littens!

How's everybody?

Hadn't meant to disappear. I needed some time for my Catholic Faith 🙏🕊️💝.

Hope all is well with everyone. Excited to rejoin this amazing community.

📚💝.

#californiananncrystal

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Bookzombie
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#Bookspin My list is all books I own again. It‘s made up of a few I have started and set aside in the past, a few my husband picked, random others, and possibly my oldest unread Kindle book.

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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs:

How is it May 1st already??? This photo challenge looks fun… if you haven‘t joined us, you should!!

#bibliophile

Eggs Thanks!! 21h
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you!! 😊 20h
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Liz_M
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And some more stats!

Texreader Love stats! Way to go!! 1d
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 30. Duo
#Duo

Blueberry 🧡💛 1d
Eggs Classic ❤️💛🧡 1d
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 27. Dazzling
#Dazzling

Eggs Love FSF💞 2d
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 26. Divisive
#Divisive

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2d
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @TheSpineView:

Voting is now open for the May selection of #LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC
May's four nominates are pictured above. Please vote in the comments. Let me know if you wish to be added or deleted from the tag list.

#BuddyRead

TheSpineView Thanks! 4d
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 24. Dark
#Dark

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4d
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 22. Dad
#Dad

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙💙💙 7d
Eggs Looks hilarious ❣️ 7d
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JenniferEgnor
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So that explains the mysterious, soothing, addictive smell we love! I want to know more about this.

TheBookHippie This makes so much sense!!! 1w
dabbe How cool is that? 🤩🩵🤩 7d
JenniferEgnor @dabbe @TheBookHippie I never really tried to figure out what it smells like…I only knew I loved it. The smell soothes me! A bottle of old book page perfume would be delightful, wouldn‘t it? Each time I get another book, the first thing I do is smell it, then I turn the pages so I can hear the sound…I especially love the crinkle sound. Non-readers give me ‘the look‘ when they see me smell a book…🤣 6d
TheBookHippie @JenniferEgnor That would be delightful!! 6d
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 21. Dilemma
#Dilemma

Eggs Pretty cover 💜💛💜 1w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 18. Doll
#Doll

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 1w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 16. Dice
#Dice

Eggs ❤️ 🎲 🖤 1w
ChelseaM6010 @Eggs 🎲❤️🙂 1w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 14. Discovery
#Discovery

Eggs True 💙🖤💙 1w
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JenniferEgnor
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A book nerd friend is moving and gave me first dibbs on her books she‘s okay with giving away. Many more shelves to go through. I chose these yesterday.

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BookwormAHN
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So this is what this year has come to, a pessimistic fortune cookie 🥠 🤦🏼‍♀️🥠

kspenmoll 😂🥰 2w
vlwelser I love this. Seems legit. 2w
Librarybelle Oh my! Yet, makes sense in today‘s climate. 2w
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JenniferEgnor
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Nope🤣🤓📚📖📺💤

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AnnCrystal
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To all who celebrate, may you and yours have a Very Happy Easter 🐥🐣🐤🐰🥕🐇💖.

#californiananncrystal

Ruthiella Happy Easter 🐣! 2w
dabbe HE! 💛🐣🧡 2w
AnnCrystal @Ruthiella Happy Easter 🐣🐥🐤💖. 2w
AnnCrystal @dabbe Happy Easter 🐣🧺🐇💖. 2w
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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💝 & Thank You @TheSpineView for the tag ☺️🐎💝.

1- Easter Is Sunday 🐣🐇🍫💖.

2- Family 💝💝💝.

3- I had fun trying mail ordering again 🪄📦💃, been years yet I won't be making a habit of it...waiting for those packages made me loony 😂 ⌚🧐🤔🧐😜🧐📦🤩.

4- I can begin reading book three of the Riley Thorn Mystery series Sunday (or maybe Monday) night 📚💝.

5- Easter 🐣🐇💝.

mcctrish Happy Easter 2w
TheBookHippie I hope you get lots of chocolate!!! ♥️ 2w
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AmyG Happy Easter! 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You @mcctrish Happy Easter 🐣🐇💝💝💝. 2w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie dreamy chocolate 😋🍫🥚💝💝💝. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You @AmyG Happy Easter 🐥🐇💝💝💝. 2w
Sace Happy Easter! 2w
TheSpineView YW! 😊🌞🥰 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You @Sace Happy Easter 🐰🐤💝💝💝. (edited) 2w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 🌷🌼🌸💝💝💝. 2w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 12. Deceit
#Deceit

Eggs For sure 🖤🩶🖤 2w
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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @dabbe for creating this fun play-card 📚💝 & Thank You @TheSpineView for the tag 💕🐎💝.

4/100 · 4% I watched many as movies 👀📚🎬.

Read & watched the Twilight series

Just purchased
Bless Me, Ultima

Been meaning to read the Harry Potter Books, I have most of them...maybe missing one or two.

#TLT
#ThreeListThursday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

TheSpineView I still have all the Twilight books in my library. 2w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 🆒😎👍🏼📚🐺💝💝💝. 2w
dabbe Let me know if you like ULTIMA. I've never read that one, and it's been on my TBR forever! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙📚💚 2w
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AnnCrystal @dabbe will do ☺️👍🏼📚💝. 2w
PaperbackPirate I love Bless Me, Ultima! I hope you do too! 💙📚 2w
AnnCrystal
Thanks @PaperbackPirate 👏🏼☺️ I couldn't believe I found it available. I've read about how it was banned and even burned 📚💝.
2w
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AnnCrystal
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The story of the two, Bate Motels.

My mom always told me about a Bates Motel series from 1987. It had supernatural elements and was all so good!

A few weeks ago my mom found this complete series of the Bates Motel. We were so excited to find this, and I was thrilled to finally be able to watch this supernatural series I grew up hearing about.

👇

AnnCrystal We were extra excited that they obviously continued the series because the collection contained five whole seasons.

When I questioned about how “new“ it looked, we wrote it off as being remastered...until after about thirty minutes into the first episode...

A quick web search explained what exactly it was that we were watching 😂. A&E made a new Bates Motel, and it was a modernized backstory for the original movie. No ghost, just...a thriller.👇
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AnnCrystal
Thankfully I was able to mail order the 1980s version to surprise my mom for her birthday 🥳🎁💝.

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AnnCrystal The 1980s version was incredible, just as it had been described to me. Laced with the supernatural instead of murder. Too bad it didn't make it. Perhaps if the story had been a bit more to-the-point at the beginning it would have captured more of an audience.

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AnnCrystal Well, we're still watching the new Bates Motel...while not our type of story, the drama caught us and it has become like an addictive soap opera...one we have to fast forward a lot, but good nonetheless. Although, it would have been better with ghost!

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TheBookHippie ♥️👻 2w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 😉🎬💝💝💝. 2w
GingerAntics Isn‘t everything better with ghosts? 2w
AnnCrystal @GingerAntics always better 😉👍🏼🎬💕💝. 2w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 10. Dog
#Dog

Eggs Brilliant 🐕‍🦺 2w
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AnnCrystal
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Thank you @TheSpineView for creating this fun play-card 💕🐎💝 & Thank You for the tag 😎👍🏼.

1- We always do ours before the due date rush

2- Pursuit

#Two4Tuesday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

TheSpineView YW! Thanks for playing! 2w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 📚☺️👍🏼📚💝. 2w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 9. Dream
#Dream

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool cover 🖤💛🖤 2w
Eggs 💛🖤🧡 2w
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AnnCrystal
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Purchased this issue because Dark Winds was featured on the cover, and discovered this article.

From Magazine,
Cowboys & Indians
The Spring Fashion Issue
April 2025, Page 110

Note: the following is not a direct qoute from article.

The Packhorse Librarians (during the great depression between 1936-43) filled their saddlebags with books and rode into the hills of the Appalachia to bring books to those who had none.

#californiananncrystal

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AnnCrystal
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AnnCrystal
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“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.“ -Jane Smiley

#ThinkPositiveBePositive

#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal

AnnCrystal From the web 👇 3w
AnnCrystal Aristotle emphasized the importance of education & learning in achieving happiness & a fulfilling life. That knowledge, gained through study & reflection, is crucial for personal growth and well-being. His writings suggest that the power of knowledge & learning, as found in books, can be therapeutic in the sense that it helps individuals understand themselves and the world around them, leading to a more meaningful and joyful existence. (edited) 3w
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PuddleJumper
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Karisa Oooh, just judging by the covers alone, these look like so much fun! Love! 3w
PuddleJumper @Karisa The covers swayed me on a few 😅 3w
BarbaraBB Thank you so much for joining! Intrigued by your choices! 3w
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Meshell1313 Ooh these sound great! 3w
squirrelbrain Bat Eater is on a 99p Kindle deal in the UK today - of course I bought it! 🤪 3w
PuddleJumper @squirrelbrain I didn't even notice! Buying that now 3w
Megabooks That Bat Eater cover is 🔥 🔥 🔥 3w
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Aims42
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#5JoysFriday on Saturday! 😄 @DebinHawaii

1. I finally got 4 birds to use my bird feeder at the same time AND I got a picture! I love this cardinal who frequently visits
2. Coffee
3. Spending time with friends on Thursday night
4. Spending this weekend with my family in Iowa, and we‘re planning on visiting 2 indie bookstores!!
5. This amazing community is such a joy and a bright side in these dark times. Thank you all so much!

dabbe 💙💚💙 3w
Trashcanman Nice to make your acquaintance Amy. I‘m George. 3w
Aims42 @Trashcanman Hi George 👋 Thanks for the follow! 3w
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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @dabbe for creating this fun play-card & thanks for the tag 😎🎬💝.

7/116 · 6% 🤔seriously👀...

Hugo (2011)

I haven't been able to catch the Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) movie, therefore it wasn't one of my seven. Yet Did read the book, and that was a terrifying masterpiece.

The Descendants (2011)

#TLT
#ThreeListThursday

#killersoftheflowermoonreviewedbyanncrystal

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

dabbe You're in good company! 😍 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙💚🩵 3w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 😎👍🏼🎬💝. 3w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 7. Differently Abled
#DifferentlyAbled

Eggs Awesome 👏🏻 3w
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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @Eggs for creating this fun play-card & Thank You @TheSpineView for the tag

1- a favorite is the late spring blooming White Magnolia that continues to blossom through the summer. 💝💝💝.

2- garden, family, our home, my state (California), my heritage, my art supplies, my library of books 🌱💖🏡🐻🦅🖌️🎨✏️📚📚💝💝💝.

#WondrousWednesday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 💖🌸🏵️🌼💮💝 3w
Eggs So much to be grateful for 💖💜💝 3w
AnnCrystal @Eggs ☺️👍🏼💝💝💝. 3w
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BookwormAHN
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Here are my picks for #ReadYourKindle
Hopefully, this month, I'll actually get to some of them 🤦🏼‍♀️
@CBee

CBee 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 3w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 4. Dock
#Dock
Movie & still: what lies beneath.

Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻 4w
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ChelseaM6010
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#DynamicDs
Day 1. Detective
#Detective

Eggs Classic👏🏻 4w
dabbe #sherlocked! 🤩😍🤗 4w
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JenniferEgnor
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I am the terrorist I must disarm.

—June Jordan

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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday & for the tag 💖🌺💝.

1- A ThunderStorm 🌬️⛈️🌧️🪄🦅💝 came on Thursday. When the Thunderbirds sung, the song was a roar... incredible, it has been years.

2- Read a little during Thunderstorm 🌧️🎶📚💝...just 2 enjoy the spooky atmosphere even more..

3- Grateful that the Thunderstorm rolled in before this weekend 🌬️⛈️🦅🌧️🌦️🌤️🌞.

4- April is here 🌻🐇🧺🐣.

5- Litsy.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

TheBookHippie ♥️ 4w
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 4w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 🌦️😉💝. 4w
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AnnCrystal @dabbe 🌦️☺️💖. 4w
TheSpineView I love listening to an good storm. Especially the rain hitting the windows and roof. 🩵🌩🌧 4w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView True 🤩👍🏼 truly beautiful music 🪄🌬️🌧️🎶💖💖💖. 4w
mcctrish We had thunderstorms on Wednesday and I‘m thankful they weren‘t the ice storms other parts of Ontario got ( still without power 5 days later 😬) 4w
AnnCrystal @mcctrish oh no! No power after five days, that's terrible 🙏💝. 4w
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DebinHawaii
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I can‘t believe Friday is again upon us! I haven‘t even been around to all of last week‘s #5JoysFriday posts🤦🏻‍♀️Still it‘s time to list the 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week.

Use the #5JoysFriday hashtag & tag me in your post as well as others if you want to help spread the joy. You can use the background graphic as you like or use your own.

Tagging a few to help get us started, but as always, anyone is welcome to join in!

AnnCrystal #5JoysFriday 👏🏼🥳💝 Thanks for the tag! 1mo
Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 4w
TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 😘 4w
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AmyG Thanks for the tag! 4w
Aims42 Thanks for the tag!! 4w
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 😘 4w
Sace Thank you for the tag! 4w
julieclair Thanks for the tag! 3w
peaKnit Thank you!! 3w
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 😍 3w
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AnnCrystal
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Thank you @dabbe for creating this fun play-card & for the tag 🎬😎👍🏼💝.

22/100 · 22%

There were a lot of good ones on there...🤔🎬💝.

Ghost (1990)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Chocolat (2000)

#TLT
#ThreeListThursday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

dabbe Fab choices! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵💙🩵 1mo
AnnCrystal @dabbe 🎬😉💫💝. 1mo
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PuddleJumper
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Very behind on my #ReadingBracket2025

As much as I love Assassin's Apprentice, I went with SVSSS as my favourite because of how much joy it brought me

No wild cards yet. I think I'm going to leave them until Jun/Dec and pick a book that has stuck with me, made an impact etc but maybe wasn't my favourite that month

flying_monkeys I think I‘m gonna do the same thing with my wild cards too. 1mo
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AnnCrystal
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#unrelated2books

Went out and got myself a pager 📟! Anyone can now reach me by dialing 📞 Pennsylvania 6-5000 😉💝.

#californiananncrystal

Bookwormjillk They still make those? 1mo
AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk just playing around on April 1st 🥳💝. This was an old family pager from way back when before mobiles were affordable. Dug it out from storage 📟🎶🎷😎💝. (edited) 1mo
Bookwormjillk @AnnCrystal 🤦‍♀️that is the second time I‘ve been fooled today. 1mo
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AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk so you had a fun day 😉💖. 1mo
AnnCrystal @PaperbackPirate 📟🎶🎹🥳💝. 1mo
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Bookzombie
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#Bookspin My list is all books I own this month. It‘s made up of a few I have started and set aside in the past, a few my husband picked, random others, and possibly my oldest unread Kindle book.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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AnnCrystal
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Today is Cesar Chavez Day

✊☺️🇺🇸💝.

My late Aunt Linda (my Mom's sister) was involved in the movement during her younger days.

#unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

Leftcoastzen 👍👏✊ 1mo
AnnCrystal @Leftcoastzen ✊☺️💝. 1mo
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ChelseaM6010
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#CoverStories
Day 31. Prison
#Prison

Eggs 🖤🤍🩶 1mo
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