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Sleepswithbooks
Sold on a Monday: A Novel | Kristina Mcmorris
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Completed from my TBR Bookshelf.

WorldsOkayestStepMom What did you think of this one? I have it on my Kindle tbr list. 2d
Sleepswithbooks @WorldsOkayestStepMom - I started off disliking it … the typical lack of communication between characters that could have caused less headaches. The second half was better. It‘s a so-so. 18h
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lil1inblue
Now in November | Josephine Winslow Johnson
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🩵 I've already read so many great books this year, but Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson is one that I still think about.
🩵 I haven't had to DNF a book yet! I did pause Somewhere Beyond the Sea because I've had trouble concentrating on audiobooks, but that was a me problem.

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

Eggs #2 happens to me a lot, especially when I accumulate too many distractions 3w
lil1inblue @Eggs Exactly! 💓 3w
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lil1inblue
Now in November | Josephine Winslow Johnson
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WOW! What a book. The language is beautifully evocative. It's reflective and thoughtful. It's heartbreakingly human. I am saddened that it isn't a better-known book. I still have more research to do, but I saw a blog that suggested that Johnson "faded" into obscurity because of the inherent politics in her writing. The book does seem that it was ahead of its time, so I can see that being a factor. Plus, she was a woman.

Read this book.

Jas16 You certainly sold me. Stacked! 1mo
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NatalieR
West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge
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Pickpick

I‘ve always thought giraffes were pretty amazing creatures, but I never fully appreciated their magnificence until I got to meet two of them up close.

This is a captivating tale that beautifully illustrates the extraordinary influence and transformative power of animals on our lives. Every aspect of this book enchanted me.

For the complete giraffe story and full review abookandadog.com/blog/west-with-giraffes

AnnCrystal 💕🐕🐾🦒💝. 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
Bette Read some of your blog, thanks for sharing the giraffe and elephant experiences with wonderful pictures. I am a Michael Koryta fan as well. I recently finished Lost Man‘s Lane under his pseudonym: Scott Carson. Loved it. 😊 1mo
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NatalieR @Bette Thanks for reading my blog! Lost Man‘s Lane is on my list to read. I‘m glad to hear you enjoyed it. 1mo
Leftcoastzen 🐶👏 1mo
Jess861 Such a good book - the characters really stuck with me! 1mo
NatalieR @Jess861 I agree. I won‘t soon forget those characters. 🧡 1mo
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peanutnine
West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🦒 ❤️📚 2mo
Eggs 🧡🦒🤎 2mo
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GinaKButler
West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge
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Starting today: my March #doublespin pick!

#unreadbookshelf
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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merelybookish
That Scatterbrain Booky | Bernice Thurman Hunter
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My bookspin for March, a Canadian #Canlit children's classic from the 1980s. Hope to start later today!

ShelleyBooksie I adored this series as a child. Was my #1 scholastic bookfair choice. ♡ 2mo
TheLudicReader Never heard of it! 😂 2mo
merelybookish @ShelleyBooksie You're the second person whose told me that! 2mo
merelybookish @TheLudicReader Maybe "classic" is a bit strong! But some people do remember it with fondness! 2mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
Sold on a Monday: A Novel | Kristina Mcmorris
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Pickpick

So I was a little annoyed that this book was more about two people working at a newspaper than about children being sold out of desperation in the 1930s. But after a bit I became so immersed in the story that it didn't matter anymore.

3/80

January #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBRs #Read2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader I hate feeling mislead like that😠 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4mo
TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader So do I! But it ended up a decent story in the end, so not a total loss 4mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
Sold on a Monday: A Novel | Kristina Mcmorris
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"Outside the guarded entrance, reporters circled like a pack of wolves."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Ouf. Strong start 4mo
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dabbe
Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

This retired English teacher's score sucked! 😂 Though the 17 books I did read were not from childhood but from my years teaching middle school. My 3 choices are for the following reasons:
JOHNNY TREMAIN: #love
OUT OF THE DUST: #lovetoinfinity--in my top 5 list of fave books of all time!
CHARLOTTE'S WEB: Only an Honor winner? #wtf?

Here's the link if you haven't played yet: https://shorturl.at/kosig

Texreader I only read 3 4mo
dabbe @Texreader If I hadn't taught middle school, I would have read 0! You're in good company; most of us scored less than 20. 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🖤🩶 4mo
Texreader @dabbe I do have some on my bookshelves I hope to read someday. 4mo
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Texreader @dabbe What subject did you teach? 4mo
curiouserandcurioser I read 42 4mo
dabbe @Texreader English! So you'd think I would have read more of these! I mostly taught high school, though, so zero Newbery winners for that age group! 🤩😂😘🤩 4mo
dabbe @curiouserandcurioser Ya kicked my retired-English-teacher butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🖤🩶 4mo
dabbe @Texreader Same here. Plus I want to reread JOHNNY TREMAIN again. I have my original teacher copy with all of my notes in it--same for OUT OF THE DUST. 4mo
curiouserandcurioser It was fun to play:) 4mo
dabbe @curiouserandcurioser Yay! I love taking polls! 🤩😂🤗 4mo
DogMomIrene I got 17 too😂 A mix from my childhood & teaching years. That committee, though. Sometimes they pick books that may be all fancy pants literary, but good luck enticing a child to read it. 4mo
dabbe @DogMomIrene #truth 🩶🖤🩶 4mo
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