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Cortg
What Storm, What Thunder | Myriam J. A. Chancy
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My afternoon reading buddy.

dabbe 🤩🐍🤩 1w
DogMomIrene Does he/she stick around? Like rest on you or near you? Curious over here. I‘ve got my Velcro dog so wondering if Velcro snake is a thing🤔 1w
Cortg @DogMomIrene So he is a ball python. They are timid and super chill (can be a bit fiesty as juveniles.) When I take him out (once or twice a week) he likes to explore if I set him on a surface or he‘ll just hang out on me. I have a clingy dog who was sleeping on the couch next to us after his extra long walk, but yeah, he doesn‘t go far. I can put him around my shoulders and he‘ll just chill. Thanks for asking! 1w
DogMomIrene @Cortg That‘s really cool! I don‘t know much about snakes in general, so learning how they interact with their guardians is interesting. 1w
Cortg @DogMomIrene Thanks! I love your curiosity. The snake is actually my son‘s. I took temporary (?) guardianship of him in June. I was afraid to touch him 6 months ago! Now, I love him and his little personality. 1w
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TheNextBook
What Storm, What Thunder | Myriam J. A. Chancy
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Whew, if you read this prepare to be emotional. This is a heartwrenching novel about the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Chancy gives us a very intimate and devastating look at how people were affected in the moments and in the day, weeks, months after the evnts and the ways that try to recover and heal.

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Itchyfeetreader
Outrun the Moon | Stacey Lee
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This was one of my #auldlangsspine24 books from @DebinHawaii and I am so glad as I would like to read more from this author. Great, rich historical fiction. This follows Mercy a smart young girl from San Francisco‘s Chinatown in the weeks prior to & then immediately after the earthquake. Mercy is brave & funny as she navigates her way into an elite girls school ready to take on the world before circumstances remind her of what truly matters.

DebinHawaii So glad you enjoyed it! I really love her books! I think we are reading 2 for #SundayBuddyRead in 2025! 1mo
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Itchyfeetreader
Outrun the Moon | Stacey Lee
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This was one of my #auldlangsspine24 books from @DebinHawaii and I am so glad as I would like to read more from this author. Great, rich historical fiction. This follows Mercy a smart young girl from San Francisco‘s Chinatown in the weeks prior to & then immediately after the earthquake. Mercy is brave & funny as she navigates her way into an elite girls school ready to take on the world before circumstances remind her of what truly matters.

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AmyK1
Outrun the Moon | Stacey Lee
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Fifteen year old Mercy Wong just wants to get a good education so she can help get her family out of poverty. After she gets herself admitted to an exclusive girls school, though, she finds it difficult to be accepted. Then the 1906 San Francisco earthquake hits and through tragedy she learns she has friends who love her.

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BennettBookworm
The Phoenix Crown: A Novel | Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
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Couldn‘t put it down! Kate Quinn is the master of fast-paced historical fiction with badass women, and this co-authored book with Janie Chang is no exception!!

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Kboltz
The Phoenix Crown: A Novel | Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
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Loved this collaboration by these two historical fiction writers. An opera singer, an artist, a botanist and a talented embroider become friends in San Francisco right before the 1906 earthquake. They fight against a cunning mean man that fools everyone. I like that good men were also portrayed. Good history of the first Chinatown that was in San Fran. 🫨🫨🫨🫨

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JacqMac
The Phoenix Crown: A Novel | Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
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Kate Quinn is an auto buy for me. But I had never heard of Jamie Chang before, so I was a little worried. They flowed really well together though. Great character development and wonderful story building. Not as good as Kate Quinn alone. But still 4 ⭐️.

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