Litsy

so-so

3.2⭐️ small town Book Club read for our cozy fantasy month. It was definitely cozy and fantastical, it was just a little bit too young for me. Super cute and would recommend it to a younger audience for sure.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

The Escape (Animorphs #15) | Katherin Applegate

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ngl Marco broke my heart in this one. His biggest heartbreak (his Mom‘s death) and closely guarded secret (she‘s actually alive and an unwilling human controller for a very high ranking Yeerk) previously only known by Jake - comes to light and Marco is left to deal with the consequences.

There‘s shark morphs and some lighted jail breaking of some parrots from a fast food chain - but this one was 💔😩

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Eggs

Iceberg | Jennifer A. Nielsen

#haikuaday

#haikuhive💛🐝🖤

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JenlovesJT47 This is so pretty. I‘ve been mulling over writing a Titanic haiku for the last week because I love the movie so much. This is awesome! 💛🖤💛 3d

lil1inblue Chilling! Well done. 💛 🐝 💛 3d

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BooksandCoffee4Me Haunting. 👏👏💛💛 3d

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Eggs @JenlovesJT47 Thank you 🥰 The replica booties were a gift from my eldest daughter from a visit to a Titanic museum. The rest just happened-certain objects inspire me. Like movies do for you 🥰🥰 2d

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JenlovesJT47 So awesome 💛 2d

bellabella I didn't read the comments but immediately knew it was Titanic. Well done! 1d

Eggs @bellabella Thanks so much🥰🙏🏻 16h

Reggie Awwwwww. 😢 8h

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TheSpineView

The Secret of Zoom | Lynne Jonell

#Bibliophile @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 💜 16h

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ncsufoxes

Odder | Katherine Applegate

Thumbs up from the 9 year old, she is loving the writing from an animals perspective. It was a cute story & a nice way to highlight some of the dangers that the otter community is facing. The timeline is a little wonky in a few places but the 9 year old didn‘t mind.

TheBookHippie Oh I love this!!! 4d

Butterfinger It was one of my read alouds this year, and we all adored Odder. 4d

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

The Unknown (Animorphs #14) | K.A. Applegate

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“I had won. I think it was the first time in my entire life that I‘d won any kind of athletic contest. Sure, I was a horse - but a victory is a victory.”

I love that every once in a while we get a book where the Animorphs get to be a little goofy, where the stakes are not quite so high… and in this one we had yeerk controllers in wild horses trying to discover what alien technology the airforce had locked up in TOP SECRET AREA, Zone 91.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag And *spoilers* it turned out what was being oh so carefully guarded was what Ax quite dismissively called a “primitive version” of an Andalite space toilet… but the shenanigans involved to get to the point of making that discovery?! Top tier and include Cassie acquiring the morph of a racehorse and accidentally getting stuck running (and winning) the race. 4d

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GatheringBooks

This Book Is Not Good For You: The Secret Series | Pseudonymous Bosch

#Bibliophile Day 21: #AuthorWPseudonym #AuthorWithPseudonym - well i will do you one better, actual “name” is Pseudonymous Bosch - how clever, right? This Secret Series is one that I own (not sure if I have all the books), but haven‘t gotten around to reading yet. Fats posted this as part of her book haul back in 2012 at GatheringBooks: https://wp.me/pDlzr-4JF

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs How fun! 4d

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monalyisha

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer | Kelly Jones

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I (re)read this book for my kids‘ fantasy book club at the library. For some, it was their first experience with an epistolary novel! It‘s a format I adore, so I was honored to introduce them to it. I love that the tale is utterly wacky (invisible, levitating, shape-shifting, bossy chickens!) while also being a gentle exploration of grief (for Sophie‘s abuela, with whom she shared a special closeness, and for her uncle, whom she‘d never met).👇🏻

monalyisha 1/4: It‘s also a story about a whole family finding their way in a new place, wrestling with race and class struggles in an age-appropriate way. These systemic problems are not the focus of the story…and yet, they do not go unmentioned. Sophie deals with grown-up things (like sometimes kids are made to) on her level; the grown-ups deal with grown-up things in the background and have their own hints of story. Expert-level nuance here! 4d

monalyisha 2/4: The villain‘s character falls a little short. Her motivation is explained but it‘s a bit shallow and unmined, especially considering the drastic actions she takes. Sophie‘s dad is still finding his way at the end of the book. I‘d love to have seen the seeds of a clearer and more unique path laid out for him. 4d

monalyisha 3/4: The writing in the section about the cockatrice chicken could have been sharper. It‘s the darkest chunk, in terms of mood, and the writing is murky to match. I‘m not convinced all of the details were necessary, especially given that the writing seems to prove a subconscious desire to obscure them. 4d

monalyisha 4/4: There‘s a second book, which I‘ve never read. Were I the intended audience for the book, I‘d dive right in! Given that I‘m an adult with my own reading needs, I may never get there…but that has nothing to do with the book and everything to do with me! A gem, sparkling brightly with funky chicken charm and practical facts. 4d

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