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It's a Whole Spiel
It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories | Katherine Locke
Includes a special introduction by Mayim Bialik, star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 bestseller Girling Up! Get ready to fall in love, experience heartbreak, and discover the true meaning of identity in this poignant collection of short stories about Jewish teens, including entries by David Levithan, Nova Ren Suma, and more! A Jewish boy falls in love with a fellow counselor at summer camp. A group of Jewish friends take the trip of a lifetime. A girl meets her new boyfriend's family over Shabbat dinner. Two best friends put their friendship to the test over the course of a Friday night. A Jewish girl feels pressure to date the only Jewish boy in her grade. Hilarious pranks and disaster ensue at a crush's Hanukkah party. From stories of confronting their relationships with Judaism to rom-coms with a side of bagels and lox, It's a Whole Spiel features one story after another that says yes, we are Jewish, but we are also queer, and disabled, and creative, and political, and adventurous, and anything we want to be. You will fall in love with this insightful, funny, and romantic Jewish anthology from a collection of diverse Jewish authors.
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Zoe-h
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Mehso-so

This is the fourth book in a row I‘ve read that kinda sucks. I was not expecting this to be a romance short story collection and I find it hard to care about the love lives of characters in that short amount of time. There were a couple I liked, and I hope the next book I read will be better. 3⭐️

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Sharpeipup
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Thanks @RamsFan1963 for the tag!
1. We don‘t celebrate as our anniversary is only 2 weeks later.
2. Maybe if my holds come in
@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 4y
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SofiPasternack
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I love this book and the wonderful stories inside it!

I loved Mayim Bialik's foreword, too. ❤️❤️❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"Judaism is not about choosing things you always agree with in your religion and clinging to them. Judaism is about seeing the world for what it is and being part of a community that is greater than the sum of its parts."

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Go_Brina

“To me, Jewish is knowing that you can‘t be asked to have pride in one part of your identity and then be told to have shame about another part.”

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lauren.lerner
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November reads round-up!

Total: 12
Not pictured: Laughter At The Academy (Seanan McGuire) via kindle

Favorites: Someday We Will Fly, My Real Name Is Hanna, In The Neighborhood Of True, Mapping The Bones, Sick Kids In Love, Laughter At The Academy

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#LLreads2019