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BookmarkTavern
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Happy Pride Month! #BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard

#BookSpin The Hanging City, #DoubleSpin Paris in the 20th Century

#Roll100 The Yiddish Policemen‘s Union, Quiet, Gwenhwyfar

#OokBOokClub Men at Arms

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery of the Emeralds

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Patchwork Girl of Oz

#QueerBC Black Water Sister

#ThematicCozies Claws Out

#JuneOfARC The Hanging City, Written in Bone

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 1d
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DebinHawaii
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#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour with Trixie & the gang for #BobWhiteBuddies along with tea & my favorite dried cinnamon Fuji apple slices.

My mood is sad that the weekend was so short & that it will be another crazy workweek—although hopefully not as bad as the last two weeks.

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TheAromaofBooks
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I really enjoyed the 13th Trixie Belden book. The banter and teasing between the Bob-Whites was just like I remembered - and just the right amount of flirting between Jim and Trixie!! 😍

@BookmarkTavern was saying how it would be fun to know who ghost-wrote which books, so I did a little research yesterday, but it just looks like that list doesn't exist! The best information I could find is linked below, but it's a lot of hypotheticals. ⬇

TheAromaofBooks https://trixie-belden.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Authors

While I was looking this up, I found a couple of other interesting articles about the originator of Trixie, Julie (Tatham) Campbell. Both talk a little bit about how Campbell literally wanted to create an anti-Nancy Drew 😂 who wasn't perfect and had pesky things like chores interfere with life.

https://bookfever.com/trixie-belden-series/ - I thought it was interesting that Campbell also ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) created the Ginny Gordon books (which I've never read but do come across from time to time) and also wrote a few of the Cherry Ames books - another series I've always meant to read!

https://www.series-books.com/trixiebelden/trixiebelden.html - I liked this article because I personally 100% agree with the writer of it about Nancy vs. Trixie - I love both!! But for entirely different reasons. ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) So what did you all think about this month's story? I really enjoyed it but also found it kind of... I am not sure what the word is I'm looking for. Not unique? Like I wouldn't especially remember this one vs any of the others in the series, if that makes sense😆 But I really enjoyed the interactions within the gang (minus Dan, of course!), and thought it was fun to see the Bob Whites learn about sailing. I'd love to hear your thoughts! 7d
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BookmarkTavern I did miss Dan, especially since he had played such an important part in the last one. And I loved the trick with the map! But also, this resolution was particularly satisfying. Because not only do we see al the BobWhites and their compassion for their adopted community, but as soon as Trixie learns the background of the “villain” she is instantly empathetic and hoping to not make things worse for him. And the other BobWhites following her lead! 6d
TheAromaofBooks @BookmarkTavern - Yes!! I loved the way that everyone was really willing to take into account the situation of the “bad guy“ and we're left feeling like he is going to get the support he needs to build a better life. It kind of ties into Jim's dream of having a boys' camp to help kids in similar situations. I also loved the little connection to Brian getting to meet a medical student and encouraging him with that dream as well. 4d
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BookmarkTavern
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A summer vacation gets upended when the BobWhites find a mysterious letter hinting at a map & a lost fortune. It‘s up to the club to track down the money, only someone else is looking too.

A solid mystery, & a pretty good resolution too! I really wish I could find a list of the ghost writers. Who leaves out Dan, who tones down Mart‘s bullying. I also really appreciate how Trixie‘s empathy is forefront through this whole story! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

TheAromaofBooks I really liked this one!! The banter was fun and the mystery felt kinda sorta like something that could happen?? 😂 1w
BookmarkTavern @TheAromaofBooks it felt much more grounded! The Blinking Eye really felt like it was more of a Nancy Drew level of unrealistic intrigue, as much as I loved the Nancy Drew books. 😂 This one seemed more in keeping with Trixie‘s gal next door vibes. 1w
BookmarkTavern And the ending! I have so many thoughts about the ending for our discussion post. 1w
Cheryl_Russell Loved this series! My granddaughter is reading them now. 7d
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Trixie is 14 years old, so I don't think "frustrated" exactly qualifies as a "big word." The website I had been using for info on the Trixie books has disappeared, but I have a feeling this isn't one of my favorite ghost writers. Anybody have a source for those? #bobwhitebuddies

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DebinHawaii
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#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Reading some Trixie for #BobWhiteBuddies for my #HyggeHour tonight, along with tea & some dried mini bananas for a sweet treat.

Mood is tired, I‘m still batting the lingering cough of my cold. Not looking forward to another busy week at work.

TheBookHippie I am sending all the healing vibes your way!!! 3w
Suet624 Best wishes to you! 3w
kspenmoll Hope you can take more rest & recover from your cold.❤️ 3w
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AnnCrystal May you find time for rest and feel better soon 🙏🏼💝. 3w
AmyG Feel better. 2w
TheAromaofBooks Hopefully some Trixie shenanigans brightened your day!! 2w
Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
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DebinHawaii
Merry Month of May | James Jones
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My May TBR is aggressive & already in progress. Lots of readalongs & challenges including:

#SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #FoodAndLit #Bangladesh
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 (6 books) #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction2025
#JaneAustenThenAndNow plus some library books & a book for work.

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
Librarybelle Wow! Good luck! 1mo
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Ruthiella Looks fantastic! 👍 1mo
julieclair Lots of happy reading hours ahead! 1mo
Catsandbooks Great list! ❤️ 1mo
TheBookHippie WOWIE!!! 1w
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DebinHawaii
Aprilly | Jane Abbott
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April Recap: A great reading month where I finished 20 books thanks to lots of commuter flights & airport reading.

I read books for: #SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #LiteraryCrew
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction2025
#JaneAustenThenAndNow #Naturalitsy & 2 #AuldLangSpine ⬇️

I didn‘t finish Rabbits for LSFBC but hope to finish in May

DebinHawaii Favorites were: The Briar Club, The Spellshop, Challenger Where They Last Saw Her & The Land of Little Rain. I read 3 audiobooks, 4 non-fiction & 12 were library books. (edited) 1mo
Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 1mo
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Librarybelle You did so well! 1mo
TheSpineView Great job! 1mo
PuddleJumper Amazing! 🎉🎉 1mo
AllDebooks Wow, well done. That's a very broad range of reads x 1mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig 👏🏻 1mo
CoverToCoverGirl Great month! 📖 1mo
julieclair Incredible month! Well done you! 1mo
JacqMac Wow! Spectacular reading month. 1mo
Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🎉 👏🏼 1mo
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BookmarkTavern
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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I was ready for spring, not over 80 degrees heat. 😂 #BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard

#BookSpin Wonderland, #DoubleSpin Tale of Kore

#Roll100 The Opposite of Loneliness, The King‘s English, Rising Strong

#OokBOokClub Men at Arms

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery on Cobbett‘s Island

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Emerald City of Oz

#QueerBC Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame

#ThematicCozies A Botanist‘s Guide to Rituals and Revenge

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 1mo
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