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It was morning, and James Douglas awoke frightened.
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@ShyBookOwl

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?

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@TheEllieMo

This young-adult mystery is set on the Canadian, a train that travels between Toronto and Vancouver. Almost all the characters, including the teenage sleuth, were unpleasant but I enjoyed very much the details of the setting. I've always wanted to do the cross-Canada journey on this well-known train!

#ChristmasCrimeChallenge (set on transport) @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead

Beautifully written and wonderfully illustrated. It's the classic fairy tale written by the great Stephen King. Nothing too scary in this book for kids. The artwork is very calming and wonderful like all of Sendak's books. A must read for any fan of King, Sendak or the fairy tale.

#DashingThruDecember #Green

Defines "hiraeth" as an "excellent Welsh word for the mournful longing for home", ugh. No. It's a longing for Wales, specifically -- a Wales that may not exist.

Absolutely nuts to say that Mole in Wind in the Willows feels hiraeth when he passes his old burrow.

I've been having trouble settling down to read in the past few days, but I did manage to read a few chapters of this today! I'm enjoying it and it matches well with the course I did on children's literature in my undergrad, and what I remember of my third-year housemate's dissertation.

I appreciate that it's very clear that it's mostly talking about British childhood reading, rather than defaulting to that silently.

Going old school here… I love the friendship of Pooh Bear and Piglet!!

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

Happy Samhain 🖤🎃🖤

Wishing you all a blessed day in whichever way you celebrate.

Sharing this amazing artist @Swanbones
Go check out her Insta page. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBG0-kCuyhT/?igsh=dnhma3g1cDlrcjUw