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Look Closer | David Ellis

so-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️3/5

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March Madness: The Story of High School Basketball in Illinois | Jim Enright

Can you believe we are two-thirds through February already? Soon it will be March and time to celebrate the birthdays of all these lovely Littens!

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If you‘d like to be added to the list to receive some #birthdaylove on your special day, simply email your Litsy handle and birthday to litsybirthdays@gmail.com and the Birthday Fairies will do the rest.

Only submit your own details, please!

KarenUK, Crazeedi, CarolynM, julesG, robinb, squirrelbrain

squirrelbrain 🎉📚🎉📚🎉📚 1w

LoverOfLearning I love this app. No drama, such supportive members, noones trying to outshine each other. Were chill here and that's why this app is my relaxing safe space. :) 1w

robinb @LoverOfLearning very well said! Totally agree! 👍🏼 1w

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robinb 🎈🎈🎈🎈 1w

LoverOfLearning @robinb ❤️ it just feels so homey. 1w

julesG 🎉🎉 1w

CarolynM @LoverOfLearning We are so lucky to have this community ❤️ 6d

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sarahbarnes

Anything is Possible | Elizabeth Strout

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I‘ve loved every Strout book I‘ve read and this one was no exception. I love her books on audio - the narrators are incredible and I love the feeling of being told these stories. She can write people like no one else. ❤️

Lesliereadsalot Me too. Every single book. 2w

BarbaraBB Me too! 2w

quietlycuriouskate Elizabeth Strout + Kimberley Farr are an audiobook dream-team! 😍 2w

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Cathythoughts I‘m a new fan .. love her. Reading Olive now … 🥰 2w

sarahbarnes @cathythoughts I love how she writes about Olive primarily through the lens of other characters. 2w

sarahbarnes @quietlycuriouskate yes!! Kimberly Farr reads them perfectly. ♥️ 2w

sarahbarnes @Lesliereadsalot @BarbaraBB ♥️♥️♥️ 2w

Suet624 Me too. 💕 2w

sarahbarnes @Suet624 ❤️❤️❤️ 1w

Cathythoughts That‘s very interesting, I‘ll look out for that when I get back to it. Olive is on pause for a bit while I read my bookclub book 😁 1w

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LibrarianRyan

Love Letter to My Library | Lisa Katzenberger

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4 ⭐ This book is exactly what it says it is. Each page says thank you to the library for something that most libraries do. It‘s in recognizing these small everyday things that children come to realize how special they are and that makes this book incredibly special. The illustrations are just the way I like to see them, bright, colorful and attention getting.

#Illinois Reads

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Andrew65

Anything is Possible | Elizabeth Strout

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Finished book 5 of #Read2025 and #JumpStart2025

This one was a soft pick for me, some interesting stories and good characters, but feel I missed some of it because I hadn‘t read the first book in the series. When I picked it up I didn‘t realise it was book 2 from a series. I will now read book 1. I can see how I would have got more out of the book if I had read book 1 first.

#SeriesLove2025 @TheSpineView @DieAReader @LizPixie

TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖 2mo

Andrew65 @TheSpineView Thanks 😊😍🥳 2mo

Lizpixie You‘re on a roll🎉🎉🎉 2mo

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DieAReader Doing excellent!!! 🤓book 1 is more than a soft pick🤞🏻 2mo

TierraWilliams243 I totally understand how starting with book 2 can make things a bit tricky. It's great you're planning to read book 1—it'll definitely add more depth and context to the story. As a marketer, I always suggest starting from the beginning to get the full experience!

2mo

Andrew65 @TierraWilliams243 I agree totally, and I usually do. I hadn‘t realised this was a series book until I started it and Lucy Barton came up. 2mo

thecheckoutstack I read the Lucy Barton series out of order, normally I‘d say series should be read in order but with this one I really don‘t think it matters. Every book stands alone in my opinion. Lucy By the Sea is my personal favorite. 2mo

Andrew65 @thecheckoutstack That is interesting to know, thanks. 😊 2mo

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HeatherBookNerd

Louder Than Hunger | John Schu

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This novel is aimed at middle grade readers, but held me captive for sure. Jake charts his challenges with anorexia and OCD in this heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful novel in verse. Jake and his grandmother share a love of musical theatre and reading. But he struggles to connect with friends his own age and fights off a very controlling voice in his head that is causing him great suffering. This beautiful book shares Jake's journey to healing.

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook

Anything is Possible | Elizabeth Strout

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I never posted about this and forgot that I read it. The hopeful parts were good but the deep recollection of childhood trauma was a bit upsetting to read at times. It looks like the other books in the series are better?

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