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This #Doorway title has been in my Kindle TBR for a while now. 🚪

Plucky kids creating their own communities, parents giving away their kids, ghosts with pets, and Chicago in the 1940s… I loved this historical fiction fantasy book! I loved it even more after reading the author‘s endnote about how Frankie‘s story was largely inspired by her grandmother‘s life.

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Finally first #yapril book complete. I‘m feeling quite torn about this one and I‘m hoping discussion this weekend will help clarify my feelings about it. I liked the idea of the book, parallel stories about two girls, one living and one dead. I also liked the themes of how the world punishes women for their sexuality and for their love. But in the end it felt muddled because there was just so much going on. A mild pick.

Don‘t forget! #YABuddyRead Discussion Saturday!

Don‘t forget: April‘s #YABuddyRead discussion is 4/24! All welcome! Tag me in your blurbs, quotes, & reviews.

Grab your book for #YABuddyRead. Discussion Saturday April 24. Let me know if you plan to read along. All welcome!

Haunting and heartbreaking YA novel: By the author of Bone Gap, this is the unforgettable story of two young women—one living, one dead—dealing with loss, desire, and the fragility of the American dream during WWII. Frankie‘s mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago-it was supposed to be only temporary—just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again...#bookspinbingo

Wonderful story....like stories whispered around a campfire...weaving and developing and not letting the reader go...

Wonderful YA novel about young women being irritants, breaking barriers and being bold. Narrated by a ghost named Pearl who has to come to terms with her own past as she follows a young woman named Frankie around the orphanage where she lives in 1940s Chicago. https://cannonballread.com/2020/06/thirteen-doorways-wolves-behind-them-all-elci...

Interesting

Ruby tells a compelling and enjoyable story, but I doubt the details are going to stick with me.

Some characters are vivid and well-rounded, but others seem to be merely foils, one-dimensional good or evil, which is somewhat disappointing when compared with the more balanced characters. Mad Maureen, however, rocks. If I remember vividly anyone from this book ten years from now, it will probably be her.

#bookspinbonanza book 7 @thearomaofbooks

Loooooong day of work, and it‘s only Monday 😣 I‘m not sure I‘m in the right mood for this one, but it‘s the first one I picked up so we‘ll give it a shot. Beautifully written so far... #ya #historicalfiction

Now THIS is what historical fiction should be — haunting, romantic, achingly beautiful. While the narrative structure felt very similar to other books (see: The Book Thief), the story itself was remarkably compelling. Frankie & Pearl were fantastic protagonists, their struggles, losses & triumphs resonating beautifully with themes of womanhood, self & how resilience is taught, over & over, & not just born. ★★★★☆.

#currentlyreading | I have high hopes for this one 🤩

Exciting day for library holds pickup! I fear the odds of me finishing these all by the time they're due is low.

Super excited to add this one to the library‘s collection today 😍🤗 📚 #librariansoflitsy

This book was different than I expected but I really liked it. Its set during WWII at a home for orphans & displaced children but is told from the perspective of an observant ghost making it reminiscent of The Book Thief but w/o the profound soul destroying poignancy. There's something satisfying ab the underlying theme of revenge in this book. In the end I was left kind of in awe, equal parts What did I just read? and HECK YEAH, YOU GO GIRL!

A ghost visits an orphanage during the Great Depression. Meanwhile two sisters are left there because their parents can‘t take care of them.

Read for my YA literature class. An interesting mix of historical and paranormal fiction. Reminded me of The Book Thief a little. Frankie and her sister Toni are abandoned by their father at a Chicago orphanage in the early 1940s. In addition to this the children of the orphanage are watched over by the ghost of a young woman who is trying to come to terms with how and why she died.

Snagged that Michael‘s cart on sale! Now I can keep all of my library books (from different networks) organized & together in one place. 🤓

"The door to heaven didn't open up for me, but not everyone was that kind of angel. Some had wings, others had claws."

Everyone needs to read this book. ? Absolutely hands down one of the best books of the year. Riveting, mysterious, joyous, and heartbreaking all at once. I could not put it down and almost finished it in one sitting. YA historical fiction at its BEST! ??

Book discussed at BookMarkPR, I couldn't assist to the discussion😢. 2nd & last book read on November😔GR has an excellent synopsis about this book. The story is about Frankie, her family & another not living person. You will read about the cruel life in a orphanage during WWII and how that experience impact our main character personality.It is a sad but beautiful story.According to the author, it is based on her latest mother in law story. 3.85⭐️

"Every word is fiction. And every word is true" ("Author's Note").⠀
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Laura Ruby's Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All is a brilliant novel, one that's about much more than it initially *seems* to be about. The book, set from 1941-1946, is narrated by a ghost, one who haunts Chicago but especially an orphanage where Frankie Mazza and her siblings, Vito and Toni, live. The Mazzas' father is alive, but unable--⬇️

I finished this yesterday and have been wavering between pick and so-so. It was a good look at the treatment of young women and girls in turn of the century America as well as the racism at that time. I‘m not sure I understood the point of the ghost narrator other than to further emphasize the struggles women faced during this time period. Those two parallel story lines were more distracting for me. 3⭐️ #nbaypl2019

#bookmail - I‘m really excited about both these books.

This could easily now be my favorite book. I loved every single minute of it. The fierceness of the girls Frankie, Pearl, Marguerite & Toni made me so proud to be female. These girls struggled in ways you won't believe. I understand why this book is a Finalist in the National Book Awards 2019 for Young People's Literature category. It has a depth and history that no other YA books have. It has a paranormal aspect but is mostly historical fiction.

Looking for an analysis of US WW II poverty and women/girls? Frankie is by far my favourite character in the whole book but I found it interesting that all the other women characters represented all of Frankie's option as she grew up: marry for need, be boy crazy, nun, or go against the grain and it's the mental hospital for you. Her father is particularly garbage & the book is kinda depressing but an honestly interesting read

Two girls, one living & one dead, navigate life & the afterlife in this book set in 1940s Chicago. In Ruby‘s return to YA she has written a powerful book about family, those we‘re born into & those we find, love & the resilience of people who somehow find a way to survive & even thrive. Inspired by the life of her mother-in-law, Ruby‘s book is perfect for readers interested in Chicago or historical fiction more generally.

#ChillingPhotoChallenge #Scarathon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick today‘s photo-National Book Award Finalist and Prinz Medal Winning author of Bone Gap #13

New into the library and my next read...at least until I get home and hopefully find my copy of Ninth House waiting for me. Love Ruby‘s writing and I‘m anticipating another good read.

I loved this strange, lovely, ghost story!
Edit Update- realized this fits for #ScaryScavengerHunt Number in the Title
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YEAH! Another hold came in - just in time for #Scarathlon. Told from the perspective of a ghost. 👻 #TeamSlaughter

What October new books are you excited to read??? It's spooky season!!!🍁🍁🍁🦇🦇🦇🦇⛈⛈⛈🍂🍂🕸🕸🕸🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️🎃🎃🎃🎃

Trying this one out! #audiobooks #librofm #octoberreads

I picked up a side gig proofing audiobooks. This is the first one I‘ve done and the book was pretty awesome. Lots of strong feels. Historical fiction and a bit of magical realism.

Audio version is due out October 1.

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