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I first read this book in 5th grade, I think. I enjoyed the reread. Margaret has moved to a new town and will start 6th grade. I laughed at some of the things they did. Her secret friend group had exercises 35 times at night saying, We must....We must....We must increase our bust. I think every girl going into 5th or 6th grade, should read this book.

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I learned a lot about social anxiety and selective mutism through this one. It‘s given me food for thought for myself and my kiddos. I appreciated that Mira‘s concerns with friends, speaking in front of class, and interacting with a younger sibling are pretty universal even with everything else she‘s dealing with.

It's been awhile since I've posted on here. School and work just have me incredibly busy. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season & their reading goals set for 2026. I've got 80 books to read as my goal.Setting a new reading goal is always so much fun for me! It's never knowing what 80 books I'll read that creates so much excitement. I've already completed one book 'Win, Lose, Kill, Die" by Cynthia Murphy.

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🎧 Woah, that was intense.

January #BookSpin list

It was morning, and James Douglas awoke frightened.
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This was a reread for me. It‘s been on my shelves since I bought it at Birchall‘s Bookshop in Launceston five decades ago. While I know I was engrossed by it, I wonder what a young girl living in a small country town made of this tale set 16,000 km away in Brooklyn slum?

My Bookish Goals for 2025

✔100 books - I read 199
✔50K pages - I read 64,229
💀25% NF - I hit 24% which is a bit shy but I am still happy with it!
✔50% not US - I did 53% and read from 64 different countries!
✔12 Chunksters - 15

It is always so fun to look back at what we accomplished even if we just missed out goals, at least we tried!

Ramona really was a little brat in this one huh? These audiobooks read by Stockard Channing are balm to my soul. #192025 1955 @Librarybelle