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@CBee December #ReadYourKindle All coincidentally are first in series.

Through mostly fiction short stories, different authors evoke rurality, mainly growing up in a small town or in the countryside.
I love discovering new voices, and this collection does a great job when it comes to diversity.
At the end, each contributor wrote about their own experiences growing up in small towns. The only thing I would have added is their age, some stories are harder to date than others (relevant for seeing how things change)

I've read a lot about this topic the last few years, so I thought this book wouldn't teach me anything new. Well, I was wrong. It's a a cute little book with great illustrations and Mardell manages to explain complicated things in an understandable way. I love that we get to know a lot of different people sharing their stories with us. It's perfect for Allies who want to know more, for Baby Queers and people who still want to learn more.

It's the first day of DeathCast so we, and the world, are wondering if it really works. Just as in the first book, we follow 2 wonderful MCs- and almost everyone they encounter.They spend a day processing grief and trying to live as much as possible while giving the reader much to think about.
I think I'll reread the first book, when I'm done with my holiday reading, and get the third book too.

I had a fun time reading this. It was interesting and I finished it in one day. Yes it seemed a little more wooden than Katniss‘ story. I couldn‘t get behind Lenore as a character. And I really hated all the songs they kept quoting. The would quote the same song over and over. That seemed very unnecessary. But even with all that, I enjoyed the book and found it entertaining.

Not an official holiday break, it‘s the midwinter carnival for juniors, seniors & alumni an hour & a half away at a ski resort. Liz has the winter blues, feeling uncharacteristically jealous of Jessica & her careless attitude. Jess steals (& wins) a trivia contest, strands her sister & isn‘t holding up her end of the chores. Todd‘s coming & she‘s nervous for Jeffrey to meet her 1st love. After listening to Jess, she ends up worse off than before!

banned books read in 2023

This was the cute, fairly low-stakes manga I needed today, due to the loss of a pet (Hulk, for those who know us). I love the little fact files between chapters -- it's obviously aimed at kids, but I'm enough of a dinosaur nerd to enjoy it all the same.

Masaruuu. 💙
(That's the triceratops.)

We‘re starting the #KindredSpiritsChristmas buddy read on Saturday! I‘ll post daily with quotes or thoughts about each story, and links to read online when applicable. If you‘re not tagged but you‘d like to be, just let me know. 😊

The first story is “The Genesis of the Doughnut Club,” a Thanksgiving tale that‘s actually NOT in the tagged collection. It can be found here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1907-1908/17/