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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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Pickpick

Ever since I bought The Folded Earth by accident and loved it, I felt like Anuradha Roy was my own special secret. I hadn't thought to look for more of her books but came across this in the library and it was wonderful. I read it slowly, through many interruptions. Her writing is clear, precise and rich; never flowery or sentimental. Such a contrast to the previous book I finished. Just beautiful.

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GingerAntics
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Seriously, I feel like this entire book is an argument for abandoning the binary views we have of gender, sexuality, attraction, and life.
#JaneWard #NotGay #gender #sexuality #binary #biological #cultural #gay #straight

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
This Life Or the Next | Demian Vitanza
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Mehso-so

A fictionalization of a real story, this was okay. I didn't like the writing style the author chose to use, but I did get used to it.

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KateReadsYA
Dandelions in the Garden | Charlie Courtland
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If it's about Erzsebet Bathory, I've probably read it or am planning to 🖤

WorldsOkayestStepMom I just learned about her at the end of last year!! Stacking, for sure. 11mo
KateReadsYA @WorldsOkayestStepMom I find her so intriguing. If you want any more recommendations about her, let me know :) 11mo
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mandarchy
Powwow Day | Traci Sorell
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Pickpick

For Native American heritage month I read #WCCPBA Powwow Day by Traci Sorrell. We watched a couple of videos about Powwows because about 30% of my students indicated no knowledge of what a powwow is. They LOVED this https://youtu.be/eI2gnTZh0-I?feature=shared

mandarchy I've made it my goal to present Native American culture in the present. Since I'm a librarian and not a classroom teacher I have a lot more freedom in what I present since the learning goal is less specific. I was really shocked by how many students had never heard of a Powwow. Of 380 kids only one indicated they had a tribal affiliation. We are on Nisqually land. 1y
TheBookHippie We have it in our third grade curriculum and now 6-12 will learn more and about the schools. It‘s so massively important. It‘s so shocking how much isn‘t taught. How wonderful you got to teach this way. 1y
mandarchy @TheBookHippie the Powwow book or Powwows? I haven't looked at the national standards lately, but I know our teachers start teaching about local tribes in 3rd grade. 1y
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TheBookHippie @mandarchy we just passed a bill and massive money towards it so it‘s all fresh in my mind. 1y
mandarchy @TheBookHippie that's good! 1y
KathyWheeler The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, up the road from me, holds a two day powwow every Thanksgiving. It‘s open to everyone. I thought this might be the year I would go, but, unfortunately, I was sick. It‘s only $15 for both days. One day is $10. 1y
mandarchy @KathyWheeler I think Powwows are more common east of me and that explains why my kids are unfamiliar. We are in the Salish tribal part of the world. 1y
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vonnie862
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Not a book but one of my favorite Spooky stories is that of La Llorona (the weeping woman). There are many versions of this story but they all center around the tale of a woman who drowned her children during a period of madness. When she realized what she'd done, she began to roam around crying for her children.
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@BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern Yes! It‘s such a haunting folktale! Thank you for sharing! 1y
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SpeculativeFemale
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#AutumnPlease Day 4

Apple cider is without a doubt my #FaveFallDrink and for anyone in, around, or visiting western New York, Schutt's is the best! Each batch uses only one variety of apples, giving a distinctive flavor. This week's Honey Crisp was great, but I can hardly wait until they do Northern Spy again later in the fall!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Mmmm honeycrisp apples 🍎❤️🍎 1y
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