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JenlovesJT47
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starry starry night,
witches fly through midnight sky —
the moon full and bright. 🌕

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #halloween #witches

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BookishGirl06
Stay Sweet | Siobhan Vivian
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Mehso-so

It was ok but I don‘t really think this story was for me

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BookishGirl06
Stay Sweet | Siobhan Vivian
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One last summer read

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jdiehr
Road Trip | Melody Carlson
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julieclair Jesus looks very happy to be along for the ride! My grandsons have a plush Jesus… we call him “Squishy Jesus”. 😇 2mo
lil1inblue Have a wonderful trip! 😍🤩😍 2mo
dabbe Looks like you have all you need! Have a fabulous trip! 🧡💜💛 2mo
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Mimi28 Have a safe trip 🙏🏽 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Have fun!! 🤗♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
AnnCrystal Epic plush of Jesus 😍💝💝💝 Have a fun and safe adventure 👏🏼😋👍🏼💝. 2mo
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lil1inblue
Road Trip | Melody Carlson
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Quick road trip to Minnesota today to spend the weekend in the woods. 💚💚💚

#natureheals #haikuhive #haikuaday

Susanita I love driving on those two-lane roads through the woods. 3mo
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🌳🤩🌲😍🌳🐝💝. 3mo
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dabbe Lovely words and pic. Enjoy, m'dear! 💚💚💚 3mo
TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚💚💚 3mo
lil1inblue @susanita @anncrystal @dabbe @thebookhippie Thanks! It was a beautiful, serene drive! 💚💚💚 3mo
DebinHawaii So beautiful! 💚 Enjoy the serenity! 💛🐝🖤 3mo
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BkClubCare
Hopepunk | Preston Norton
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Flowers
2. Family BBQ this afternoon
3. Watched Hamilton on Hulu (wow!!)
4. Three days off before I go back to work!
5. Tiny glimmers of hope for kindness and rational thought plus empathy
Took me this long to find 5 things 🎆🧨😐

TheBookHippie It was a struggle this week… 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜💜💜 4mo
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Aims42 Your flowers are GORGEOUS!! I literally gasped when I scrolled to them 😍😍😍😍😍😍 Enjoy your time off work! 4mo
BkClubCare @Aims42 - thanks! I wanted to share because they are so happy, yes? I 💜 purple. 4mo
Aims42 @BkClubCare They are insta-happiness makers indeed 😍🤩 Love the purple color too! 4mo
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allisonjackson
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Seeing formations like this always makes me think about my high school English teacher who had us write a poem in the shape of a thing relating to the theme (shape poems). Even if this isn‘t necessarily a shape I think the scattered-ness of it brings about a theme of scattered thoughts. Shapes are all about bringing an experience of reading the poem, or in this case the novel and I think McBride executed this in a cool way when you notice

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This description and personification of sorrow was super interesting to me. I had not thought about people being so engulfed with sorrow and pain that they felt like it was holding them in a grip so tight they couldn‘t move. It seems like McBride personifies sorrow throughout this novel to show the hold it has on this person, on page 172-3 “sorrow chuckles…taps its fingers…smiles.” It was neat to me to read this and acknowledge what others feel

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allisonjackson
Panpan

Round of applause for McBride tackling these issues that most people (and authors) just breeze over. She was able to bring awareness using their inner thoughts. That said I am not a fan of this style of book, I don‘t like the novel in verse writing or fantasy reads. Absolutely nothing against McBride taking on these topics and themes is super important I will absolutely keep this on my bookshelf to recommend to students it‘s just not my cup of tea

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shelbsreads

I think this book covers some heavy topics and includes language that might make some students uncomfortable, so I probably wouldn‘t use it as a whole-class read. That said, it could be a great option for students who are dealing with mental health struggles and ask for recommendations. I‘d definitely give a heads-up about the content, but it‘s still a thoughtful and creative resource for the right reader.

natalie_e Hey Shelby! I think We Are All So Good at Smiling could be a whole-class read, it would just require a lot of planning and preparation to best navigate those potentially uncomfortable topics. I agree that it might be best as an independent reading recommendation for specific readers 4mo
allisonjackson I also agree that this is probably best suited as an independent read, but still be willing to bring in conversation these topics with your students especially when/if they read this book. Be willing to talk with them and be a person they know they can trust! 4mo
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