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mhillis
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The Belle of the Ball and Land of the Sweet, Home of the Brave were two of my favorite stories from this anthology. #diversebooksclub #ya #historicalfiction

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mhillis
Crenshaw | Katherine Applegate
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I love readathons! Probably won‘t make it to 25 but it will be fun to make some progress on my current reads! Crenshaw is this month‘s middle grade pick for #diversebooksclub and I need to start #theodysseybuddyread 📚
#25infive

Ashley_Nicoletto Hooray! I'm so happy you're joining the fun! I also have this copy of The Odyssey. Can't wait to see what you think! 7y
mhillis I‘ve never read it before so it will be interesting! @Ashley_Nicoletto (edited) 7y
LectricSheep I read Crenshaw this week for the #DBC! It‘s a perfect readathon book. 👌🏻 7y
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heikemarie My kids loved Crenshaw! It was particularly great for a few kids in upper middle who are way below reading level. It was still high interest to them. 7y
Andrew65 Welcome aboard, the taking part is more important than getting to 25 hours. 😊 I loved 7y
mhillis @LectricSheep @heikemarie I just finished Crenshaw last night! It was interesting for me too! 7y
mhillis @Andrew65 Thanks!! 7y
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mhillis
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Pickpick

This is a middle grade book in verse about three scientists: Maria Sibylla Merian, Mary Anning, and Maria Mitchell. I would recommend it to readers of all ages!
#diversebooksclub #womeninscience #womenshistorymonth

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RosieBoo65
Secret Daughter: A Novel | Shilpi Somaya Gowda
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If you‘ve been adopted or you are an adoptive parent, this is a book for you. I read this as part of the Diverse Books Club with our theme this month being adoption. The story of Asha, born in India, is told from the perspectives of her biological parents, adoptive parents, and herself. It spans 25 years and is such a tender-hearted telling of the journey of adoption. (Authentic Indian scarf!) #diversebooksclub

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mhillis
Secret Daughter: A Novel | Shilpi Somaya Gowda
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-Told in alternating points of view by members of 2 families
-Set in India and the US
-International marriage and adoption
I‘m almost halfway finished with my second book of the year and this month‘s pick for #diversebooksclub 📚

Tamra Sounds good! 7y
ChasingOm I love reading their picks! 7y
mhillis @ChasingOm @Tamra Their recommendations are good! To be honest, I wasn‘t sure about this one, but I‘m enjoying the story so far 7y
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The Luminaries | Eleanor Catton
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Five books I‘m looking forward to reading in January 2018! Happy new year🥂
#2018reads

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cajunsyd The Luminaries was excellent albeit long!! I heard mixed reviews on The Vegetarian. Enjoy!!! 7y
Cinfhen 😍 7y
Liz_M Those look like five wonderful books to be excited about! 7y
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mhillis
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This is my TBR for December! I‘m sure it will change, but this is the plan. Most of these are for read a longs, so check the hashtags below if you‘d like to join!

#reindeerreads #tbr
#decinbooks17 #anticipateddecemberread

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JazzFeathers Love 😍 7y
Jess7 Looking forward to this Sunday‘s discussion of ETINTY for #LitsyBuddyRead! 💙 7y
mhillis @JazzFeathers thanks! I can‘t wait to start reading😉 7y
mhillis @Jess7 Me too! It was hard to stop reading after the first part!! 7y
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Ginny Moon | Benjamin Ludwig
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This week: I read two selections for November‘s #diversebooksclub on Instagram. Enjoyed both of them but Ginny Moon was especially interesting. The other picture is from this morning‘s 5k run for men‘s health!

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ChasingOm
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While I wait for 5 pm to open my #theretellingbookswap package, I'm reading this lovely middle grade novel in verse for #Bookstagram's #DiverseBooksClub. The book is about a family's flight from Vietnam during the War and this passage made me pause.

#WeNeedDiverseBooks #TodasLasVoces

KVanRead Love this one a lot ❤️ Her imagery is so powerful. 7y
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AmbityScambity
The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas
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Has anyone else joined the #diversebooksclub on GR (they're also on IG)? I'm really looking forward to #reading all of this month's selections and joining into the discussion. #diversebooks #weneeddiversebooks

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