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I‘m in the Midwest getting hit with a snowstorm ❄️ so today has been: cozy reading, snack, football, snack, nap, snack, cozy reading 😆 📚 I enjoyed this YA fiction novel originally published in 2008. It was fun and nostalgic. As much as I loved having a physical book, I‘m picking up my Kindle for my next read!

Thank you @TheSpineView for creating this fun play-card and thanks for the tags @TheSpineView & @PageShifter ☺️😉👍💝.

1- 3-4 PJs to Day Wear. Day Wear to House Wear. House Wear back to PJs.

2- The tagged book. Read the first two in the series a few months ago (the graphic novel versios).

#Two4Tuesday

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Anybody have a least favorite reading format for reading? Ten years ago I loved the idea of being able to read from my phone even if I didn‘t have an ereader on me. Did I once phone read during a bar birthday party? Guilty. Now, it strains my eyes and I kind of hate it and will only do it if no other format is available. Alas, when rereading Queen Bees and Wannabes I could only get it from the library on my phone.

Revisiting the book that inspired Mean Girls in honor of the new movie. https://youtu.be/zonkJm_UOx8

I actually read this twice to find all 4 word search words 😂 But I really loved this book. Teared up a little at certain points entirely relating to this young girl (and her cool aunt 😜) feeling out of sync with her friend group even as a 30 something oddball myself 🥲 #BatBrigade #Scarathlon #AutumnPlease #Lost #Fear #31by31 #BookSpinBingo September #BookSpin #20in4 #Spookoween #Rushathon

I really liked this middle grade book. I never felt like I clicked with my friends, thought I was stuck following them. This would‘ve been nice to have. Story encourages Olive through not clicking with any of her many friend cliqué she is able to find what she wants. Book tackles her disappointment not being asked to join anybody. Then worry when she does and decides to do her own thing. And it appear to work out.
#children

Similar to Smile, Real Friends, and Nat Enough, but enjoyable in its own right, this MGGN focuses on Olive as the fifth graders prepare for their variety show. Everybody has ideas for their groups, but nobody includes Olive. Upset at first, Olive then is inspired to make her own way. Sometimes the problem isn‘t having no friends, but having lots of friends but no best friend. It puts a little different spin on this genre.

#BookSpin and #DoubleSpin picks. My double spin was a free space so I am assigning it to finally read this fancy edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde & Other Tales for #rereadtheclassics I grabbed this one at bookpeople on my birthday 2 years back and this buddy read is a great excuse to get to it.

#VolumesAndVocals #RoyalsLorde

Ok so this month's challenge wasn't as tough as I thought it was going to be. I missed a few but ended up getting more than I thought so yay me 😄

Thank you @Eggs and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for hosting -- Looking forward to July 💕💕

I truly had the best time recording this week‘s episode of my book podcast: a conversation with author Iman Hariri-Kia (A HUNDRED OTHER GIRLS), in which she makes her case for The Clique as empowering social commentary. Technically, we‘re covering book three, but our chat extends to the whole series and touches on matters of pop culture, insecurity, mean girls, class, and more. 💋 link to listen in my bio!