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Internment
Internment | Samira Ahmed
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Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future-United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin is forced into an internment camp for Muslim-American citizens with her parents. With the help of newly-made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp's Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.
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Zoe-h
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So amazing, and unfortunately necessary, especially with all those new voting laws passing. I loved the book, my only thing is that in the first half, the MC made some pretty stupid choices. 5🌟

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Jb2003
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This book is amazing and scary. So realistic and believable that it is heart wrenching.

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Tattooedteacher
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #lmpbc stunning and intense.

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Tattooedteacher
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When your baby claims your warm spot on the couch as her own and plays dumb when you ask her about it. 6 yo and 90 lbs. such a love. #dogsoflitsy #dogsagainstliteracy

CBee I have a much smaller pup that does this exact thing!! Takes my spot as soon as I get up. 😂😂 3y
Elizabeth2 She‘s a beauty! 😍 3y
Powered_By_Plants Awww 😂 definitely can‘t be mad at that face! 🥰 3y
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Tattooedteacher
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3/4 of the way through this book. This should be a horror story. Too real, too possible. #lmpbc #bookspin #litsyatoz

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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Tattooedteacher
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Tattooedteacher
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I do love his quotes.

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Tattooedteacher
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Loving my gift cards!

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Tattooedteacher
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“I strain to listen for boots on the pavement. Stomping. Marching” #firstlinefridays

ChasingOm This book is so good. 3y
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Tattooedteacher
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I‘ve got #lmpbc mail. Super excited to start this. @AmberWB @EH2018 @Sarahreadstoomuch

EH2018 The mail is so slow....still have not gotten the next book...may be late in sending it off depending on when it shows up 3y
AkashaVampie I love the cover of this book. Looks badass 3y
Sarahreadstoomuch @EH2018 I haven‘t gotten my next book yet either, but I mailed one last week! The mail is soooo slooooow (edited) 3y
EH2018 I just got the book today! 3y
Tattooedteacher @EH2018 excellent! Enjoy. 3y
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AmberWB
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Whoa. This book was powerful, and I‘m so glad we read it for #LMPBC. I will be recommending this to my students.
Oh, and it will be going out in the mail tomorrow! @Tattooedteacher @Sarahreadstoomuch @EH2018

Tattooedteacher Sounds great. What grade do you teach? 3y
AmberWB @Tattooedteacher I teach high school history. This year I have all 9th graders for US History 3y
Lovesbooks87 It was such a powerful book. After I read it I recommended it to everyone! 3y
Tattooedteacher If you go back Monday, good luck. 3y
AmberWB @Tattooedteacher we are still virtual, so going back just means turning on my laptop. 😉 3y
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AmberWB
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Lots of company while I read today. ☺️😻

Mccall0113 Ooooo babies 3y
Scochrane26 They‘re adorable 3y
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Megabooks
Internment | Samira Ahmed
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Misty, how did you know that I wanted this book in hardcover?? Thank you so much! Your kindness and thoughtfulness shine year round my dear friend!

And I love the Santa bookmark by Anna Claire! For those of you who don‘t know, Misty‘s daughter sells cards and bookmarks on Etsy. They are super cute! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignsByAnnaClaire

BarbaraBB Wonderful gift 💝 3y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB yes! Have you gotten my card? I will post when your package arrives. ❤️ 3y
BarbaraBB No not yet! I‘ll be waiting for it! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! It made it!! ❤️❤️💜 3y
Megabooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks me too!! Thank you so much!! 💕😍😘 It‘s on my January bookspin list! (edited) 3y
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AmberWB
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Sarahreadstoomuch Oh thank goodness! I was searching all over for the tracking number and couldn‘t find it!!! 3y
AmberWB @SarahReads 😊😊 3y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Finished my #lmpbc book (even though I should‘ve read my work book group book first whoops). I‘ll mail it along in a bit, when I have a chance. Can‘t wait to see what the rest of the group thinks! #readmyowndamnbooks #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
EH2018 Looking forward to reading this! I plan on starting my choice next week 3y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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I just walked out of my neighborhood breakfast place (where I have a solo breakfast every Tuesday am and read - though it‘s getting busier in there so maybe not much longer) anyway, the old guy sort of near me was at the door, looked at the book, and put his hands up like .. like it was a gun or something?! And laughed. I don‘t understand what just happened at all. I just wished him a good day and got the hell out. #lmpbc

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freeatlast1137
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Wonderful and terrifying story of bravery amongst oppression.

Texreader Recalls to mind the actual Muslim re-education camps in China. 😢 4y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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Bailedbailed

I haven‘t bailed on a book in a LONG time, but to be honest, I probably wouldn‘t have ever even tried to read this if it hadn‘t been something I was given for free. Between pages 112-114 is where it broke me. I just can‘t deal anymore with this almost childish, spoiled view of what something like this would really be like. It feels like a YA novel, which is not at all what I expected. 😖 Do DNF‘s count towards #BookSpinBingo? 🤦‍♀️

TheAromaofBooks Yes, DNFs totally count!! The goal is to get books off the TBR, and it sounds like this one is off, so that's good enough for me! 😂 4y
LibrarianRyan It is a YA novel....so I curious what you were expecting. I haven‘t read it yet I‘m just wondering. 4y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @LibrarianRyan As stated, I was given the book, so other than the synopsis on the inside cover and advanced praise on the back, I had no clues to go off of to build any real expectations. I guess what I was trying to get across is that it feels immature. The Book Thief, for example is YA and deals with similar themes, but it doesn‘t FEEL like a YA book. Hopefully that clears it up a bit. 😅 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @LibrarianRyan If you‘re planning on reading it and need a copy, I‘d be happy to send you mine if you‘d like. It‘s certainly not going to have a loving home here. 😅 4y
LibrarianRyan @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm it's an eventually, but not soon TBR. I had just heard good things. it's not my style and probably wouldn't enjoy to begin with which is why I was curious. I figured this was more standard YA and Book thief is exceptional YA. I'm just always curious why people who go against the grain feel that way, because I am usually that person going what was everyone else thinking. 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @LibrarianRyan Gotcha! 😅 I‘m definitely in the “goes against the grain” category usually when it comes to my reading tastes, so I feel where you‘re coming from. 😜 4y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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@Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick and anyone else waiting for an update on how integral the washi tape ends up being to the story! 😂🤣😂🤣
I told my husband, and he apologized for me having to keep reading the book he chose. 😅🤣😂

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Is washi tape supposed to be one of those things an author mentions to prove that they're hip and with it? If she packed the letters I guess she wouldn't have anything to give the girls. 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 😂🤣😂 Excellent point! 😂🤣😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks I'm a total washi tape addict, but I am not convinced it would be in my emergency kit! 4y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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Because the first thing one would think to pack when being evicted from one‘s home would be rolls of washi tape... She laments not having room for sentimental letters from her boyfriend, but she packed some books, a notebook, pens, washi tape and a journal from Paris. Priorities, right? 🤦‍♀️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🤦‍♀️That washi tape better prove useful down the line! 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Lol! That‘s pretty much what my husband said when I was ranting to him about it. 😂🤣 4y
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JenniferEgnor
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Got this today!!! Excited to dive in, tissues ready.

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Addison_Reads
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Mehso-so

I love the premise of this book. It brings about a serious issue and sets out in a near future that could very easily happen today.

Sadly for me though, the writing left a little too be desired. Sections of the story felt forced and rushed, but I still applaud the author for attacking this controversial topic.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This was on my July bingo card, but I don‘t think I‘m going to get to it. I‘ll have to move it to August. 🤷‍♀️ I‘m hoping I enjoy it, but after your review and a few others I‘ve read on Goodreads, I‘m a little wary. 😅 4y
Addison_Reads @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm To be honest, it's not a bad book at all, it just could have been so much more. There was a ton of potential, it just didn't quite reach the mark for me. I went in I think expecting too much. 4y
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UnabridgedPod
Internment | Samira Ahmed
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Today, we released our April Book Club episode of Unabridged--we're discussing Samira Ahmed's Internment.

Tune in to learn more about this important work of near-future fiction which is incredibly relevant to our current political situation. We also share our current reads and some books that we think pair well with this great, YA novel. ⬇️

UnabridgedPod We'll be talking about this book all month on social media!

Who else has read Internment? What important issues do you think it raises?
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UnabridgedPod
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I re-read Samira Ahmed's Internment for @unabridgedpod--we did a Buddy Read in March, and it's our Book Club pick for April. I revisited my original review:⠀

"I was not prepared for the power of Samira Ahmed's Internment. Her novel takes place, as she says in her Author's Note, "'fifteen minutes' into America's future." ⬇️

UnabridgedPod Layla Amin and her family have been counting down on a calendar marked by the election of a racist President, the Muslim ban, and then a series of events that feels all too possible.

Layla and her parents are relocated to an internment camp near Manzanar, the site of the Japanese internment camps of World War II. They must contend with the gradual revocation of their rights as Americans, ⬇️
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UnabridgedPod of their segregation not only in the camp because of their Muslim faith but also into sections within the camp based on race and ethnicity. At first, Layla struggles to deny her own drive for anger and justice, but eventually she chooses to embrace her rage and to act. Ahmed builds here a world that is truly scary because it feels so possible. Pick up this book as soon as you can, and then share it widely." ⬇️ 4y
UnabridgedPod I feel the same upon re-reading the book. I devoured it the first time, swept away by the timeliness of the novel, and re-reading did reveal some flaws in character development, in some YA tropes that don't quite work, in a few plot points. But wow, is this a great way to enter into some deep conversations (with adults AND with teens). ⬇️ 4y
UnabridgedPod Ahmed powerfully confronts the historical context of the Holocaust and of Japanese internment camps during World War II, and she powerfully applies those lessons to our current political situation. ⠀
She made me consider, as a reader, just how easy it is to let ALL news blend into one level--when you're horrified by everything, how can we pay attention to the things that really matter? ⬇️
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UnabridgedPod This may not be a perfect novel, but WOW, is it a powerful one.⠀

What other books have you read that powerfully confront important societal issues?
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BookishRedhead
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this.
I liked the concept but it didn't do anything for me.
It did have its moments.

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Johanna414
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Its back! I'm looking forward to reading everyone's comments- and I suppose I should probably start reading A Good Neighborhood 🤦‍♀️
#lmpbc @kellyann28 @TheBookKeepers @irre

ErikasMindfulShelf No rush!! 4y
kellyann28 I was about to ask soon if you had gotten it because I genuinely couldn't remember if I had gotten it out. I remember I had intentions to 😂🤦‍♀️ 4y
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Sharpeipup
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“The scariest monsters are the ones who seem the most like you. “

#quotes #blameitonlitsy #audiobook #cover😍

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Was this good? I found it at Dollar Tree today. 4y
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kellyann28
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This book was a little so-so for me BUT because the premise of this book is so real and heavy I'll give it a pick for Litsy! Since I am the last reader for this for our #LMPBC I'll go ahead and say I struggled a bit with this book in terms of character depth and certain scenarios. It fell too hard into YA tropes and I felt like it weighed this book down severely.
However 5 Golden Stars for the main plot! Everyone should read this.

kellyann28 @Johanna414 I will send this back to you this week 🥰 4y
TheBookKeepers Right. Jake. Let‘s talk about that wired dynamic! 4y
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kellyann28 @TheBookKeepers That whole "Wait, does he have romantic feelings for her?" build up was SOOOO not necessary. I hated every bit of it. Can he not just be a kind person in all of this and be a supporter of humankind? Ugh. 4y
TheBookKeepers Exactly. His good guy motivation arc was tainted with the perceived love interest possibility! & left him borderline creepy in some moments! 4y
kellyann28 @TheBookKeepers On a whole other note, those FEMA trailers are so small, she can hear her parents whispering on the other side of the door yet they do not hear her sneaking out at night?! REALLY?! How were they not hyper aware of her actions at the internment camp?! 4y
TheBookKeepers Yeah the parent kid dynamic was OFF. Like she is a sassy teenager always speaking her mind & vehemently independent. Had she been my kid in that predicament I would‘ve have a keen eye on her all the time! 4y
Johanna414 You‘re right - this book was VERY “YA” at times... it would have been a very different book if written for adults. I‘m looking forward to reading everyone‘s comments! 4y
Sharpeipup I agree on every point. I really loved the premise but struggled to finish. 4y
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Averill P.
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Internment, by Samira Ahmed is about an internment camp the US started in the middle of nowhere. The main character gets sent there, and shows what life is like inside the camp, also becoming one of the Directors enemies while she is there, I would definitely recommend this book.

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Emj_reads
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I joined an online book club with some friends and this was the first read. I‘m so glad I read this!

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kellyann28
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Last book for this round of #LMPBC came in today! I just finished a book yesterday so this looks like the perfect time to start this 😊
@Johanna414 @irre @TheBookKeepers

TheBookKeepers Yay!!! & omg that fuzzy book sleeve!!!!!!! 4y
kellyann28 @TheBookKeepers This was one of those things I don't need and that I HAD TO HAVE 😂 4y
TheBookKeepers Hahaha I fully support you 😂😍 4y
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kellyann28 @TheBookKeepers and I love you for that 😂🥰 4y
Soubhiville I love the furry booksleeve too!!! 4y
kellyann28 @Soubhiville Thanks! It's my newest bookish purchase! I'm in love 😍 4y
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TheBookKeepers
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Finished!! I enjoyed this one! Will mail it out this week #lmpbc

@kellyann28 @Johanna414 @irre

ShyBookOwl I just bought this 😊 4y
kellyann28 I can't believe this round is almost over! 4y
TheBookKeepers Right!! It went by quick! @kellyann28 4y
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alisiakae
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Finished this #audiobook and 🧩 at the same time! A lot of reviewers don‘t like the main character, but I found her to be strong and courageous. Some say the themes and references to what America can turn into under Trump are heavy-handed, but I disagree. Some of this is already happening, to a lesser degree, at border camps. I found it a necessary and important perspective.

#booked2020 #hatoncover
#pop20 : published the month of bday (March)

Cinfhen Pretty puzzle and great review 4y
alisiakae @Cinfhen Thanks! I‘m flying through the ❄️ prompts, just have #CoverCrush left! Saving that one for Feb. 4y
Suet624 Great review! 4y
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Cinfhen I feel like so many of us are off to a great start 🙌🏻let‘s hope we can all keep it up 4y
Hooked_on_books What a great puzzle! I really liked this book. I didn‘t think it was heavy-handed at all, particularly since I have no doubt he would try something like this if he thought he could. And the Japanese-American internment camps aren‘t exactly that far in our past. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft I‘m lagging behind! But hey, I‘ll just keep on being the #rebelreader. 🤪 4y
alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m definitely slowing down on challenge prompts in Feb as my mood swings in a different direction! 4y
Cinfhen I really hit hard in January but I‘m sure it‘ll start to slow down for me @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft 4y
Sharpeipup I have that puzzle. 4y
alisiakae @Sharpeipup I loved putting this puzzle together! 4y
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alisiakae
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I wasn‘t sure I would be able to continue listening to the tagged book after the heaviness of the March trilogy. However, I‘ve been glued to both it and this puzzle all afternoon!

I did watch 2 episodes of Poirot in between to get a dose of lighter fare. 😊

#audiopuzzling

wanderinglynn Looks like a fun puzzle! ❤️🧩 4y
alisiakae @wanderinglynn It is! It‘s White Mountain‘s Reader‘s Paradise; it was a holiday gift from my parents. 😊 4y
Bookwm85forever Great puzzle!! 💜 4y
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TheBookKeepers This puzzle looks dope! I‘m also reading internment & enjoying it! I‘m bouncing between it & Anna K (a little rom com to lighten the heaviness if Internment) 4y
jillrhudy I have worked this puzzle! I recognize that cash register! 4y
TheBookKeepers PS you inspired me to puzzle last night & download the audible version of internment 🤣😍 4y
alisiakae @TheBookKeepers Glad to be a bad influence. 🤣 I‘d be curious to see your opinion of the audio vs physical book. 4y
alisiakae @jillrhudy It was a fun 🧩 ! Just finished it. 4y
TheBookKeepers I surprisingly like the audio theatrics... I usually don‘t like them in audiobooks but the intercom announcements & phone calls all give me chill bumps in this story. Layla is a bit heavy on the whiney in her voice tho. 4y
alisiakae @TheBookKeepers I loved those parts too. I read a book last year with the same narrator, and in both books the character came across as whiny. I‘m not sure if I like how she narrates the female teen voice. 4y
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NovelNancyM
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It's clear why this book was on so many 2019 best YA book lists. Painful at times to read, it accurately reflects our current reality. Layla Amin & her parents are sent to an internment camp after truthfully reporting they are Muslim on the census. Physical abuse and abuse of power is rampant & it takes teenagers to stand up against the injustices. The book doesn't tie everything up in a neat bow either, but left me with much to ponder.

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TheBookKeepers
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It has arrived! Along with some other fun book mail! @irre @kellyann28 @Johanna414 #lmpbc

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ErikasMindfulShelf
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Pickpick

Great choice #LMPBC
Mailed it out Thursday. @kellyann28 @Johanna414 @TheBookKeepers

Johanna414 Yay! I'm glad you liked it! 4y
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lowellette
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Pickpick

Resistance at a Muslim internment camp. So many aspects of this story are true that it finds relevance rn.

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Chrissyreadit
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With Internment I have completed the #booked2019 challenge (#muslimmc) @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage I read out of my comfort, completed some books on #mounttbr and completed books received in swaps. Looking forward to #booked2020

TrishB Great stuff 👍🏻 4y
Gissy 👏👏👏 4y
Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 YOU DID IT with days to spare 💕📚💕📚 4y
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LauraJ Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 4y
sprainedbrain Woohoo! 🙌🏻 4y
Bookzombie Yay!!! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
wanderinglynn Congrats! 🎉👏🏻🥳🙌🏻 4y
TheDaysGoBy Incredible! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Congratulations on a great reading year! 🎉🎉♥️♥️📚📚 4y
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Chrissyreadit
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A reminder of what an internment camp is - and that this is currently where thousands of children are being kept at the borders(under a different name) and a fate that befell Japanese Americans during the 1940‘s. While I have some critiques of the book it would be a good way to provoke conversation with middle school aged - although YA it is not quite as nuanced as The Hunger Games for comparison. #tbrread #wintergames #teamfestivus (forgot points

wanderinglynn 🙌🏻❤️📚 4y
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Johanna414
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Look what I found in a basket of folded laundry today! I‘m headed to the post office with it right now. @irre So sorry for the delay!
@TheBookKeepers @kellyann28 #lmpbc

ErikasMindfulShelf Can‘t wait to read it! 4y
kellyann28 Lol! Life of a Mom! 4y
Johanna414 @kellyann28 right?! That‘s what I get for never putting laundry away... 4y
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kellyann28 @Johanna414 I have a pile waiting to be folded so, I am no better! 4y
ErikasMindfulShelf @Johanna414 I got the book today. Thanks. 4y
Johanna414 @irre oh, good! Again, sorry I took so long to get it to you! 4y
ErikasMindfulShelf No worries 😀 4y
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Johanna414
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Winter in western NY is beautiful, when I can stay in my house curled up with a book 😉
There were a few moments in this book when I had to remind myself that it was written for teenagers, but I really liked it as a whole. I‘ll get it mailed out ASAP!
@kellyann28 @TheBookKeepers @irre #lmpbc

TheBookKeepers Brrrr! I was sprinting back to FL after our stint home in Arkansas for thanksgiving, idt Id survive ur winters in NY! Haha 4y
kellyann28 Its 40 degrees today and I hate it 😂😂 Our winter sure is nowhere as pretty as yours! 4y
Johanna414 @TheBookKeepers @kellyann28 While I do like having 4 distinct seasons, I do wish winter only lasted like a month... sometimes we‘ve got snow from October to April! What I wouldn‘t give for a couple weeks in Florida right about now! 4y
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Johanna414 @irre @TheBookKeepers @kellyann28 I swear I haven‘t forgotten about sending this book along - I have misplaced it somewhere in my house 🤦‍♀️ I‘d blame the kids, but I‘m scatterbrained enough lately to manage it all on my own... I will send it as soon as I find it! 4y
ErikasMindfulShelf Is it coming to me? @Johanna414 4y
Johanna414 @irre yes, it is 4y
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JacintaMCarter
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#2019Book84
This book made me so angry and also terrified me. It's not a horror novel, but the events in this book could so easily happen in our country and, in some ways, already are. I can already tell that this is going to be one of those YA novels that I recommend to every teenager I know, while also encouraging them to pass it along to their parents as well.

BarbaraBB Excellent review! 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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I am officially not impressed by GR choices for the GR awards. Most were expected. Come on show me something unexpected. Just once!

Scochrane26 I was actually surprised that Hope Rides Again was nominated. Didn‘t know it had sold so well. 4y
Scochrane26 Also, there were a few I have read for book club on there, but a couple that weren‘t there that I really liked, such as Light from other stars for sci-fi. 4y
TorieStorieS This is the round that I do all writing in! 🤣 4y
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Kimberlone I think there will some more interesting picks that show up after the opening round when they will take into account people‘s write in votes. Though to be fair, it‘s impossible for me to keep up with new releases throughout the year and I only tend to read the ones I get through BOTM or are able to check out on Hoopla/Libby from the library. Usually there‘s only 1-2 per category that I‘ve actually read by the end 4y
LibrarianRyan @Kimberlone @TorieStories I remember last year The Prince and The Dressmaker was not in first round. My self and a lot of others wrote it in and I think it ended up winning. 4y
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Johanna414
Internment | Samira Ahmed
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They‘re here! I‘ve got a couple books to finish up, then I‘ll be diving into these. @TheBookKeepers @kellyann28 @irre @LibrarianRyan @rachelm @aCleverDuck #lmpbc

TheBookKeepers Awesome!! 4y
LibrarianRyan Yrahh 4y
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Internment | Samira Ahmed
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It's difficult to express in a few characters why I hated this book so much so here goes: a stupid heroine who we're supposed to believe makes good decisions but actually makes every situation worse. A cookie-cutter supporting cast. Cliched dialogue with overly-long history lectures. The botching of a needed book on a vitally important topic.

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Cinfhen Thanks for your honest review. Disappointing that this book missed its mark. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Yes, thanks for the review. 👊🏻♥️📚 4y
ferskner @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage I don't usually get worked up over books but this was such a disappointment! 4y
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Cinfhen I ALWAYS appreciate an honest review especially when the reviewer offers solid thoughtful insights. 4y
MelissaSue81 I agree with your review. I wouldn't say I hated this book, but it definitely did not live up to the hype.
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ferskner @MelissaSue81 yay thank you! 4y
Sharpeipup Agreed. I wanted more from this one especially from Leila specifically. 4y
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Internment | Samira Ahmed
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A strong young adult novel with a frightening premise that is almost too close to reality in today‘s world. Would be great for starting some classroom discussions.