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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

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#OOTD Day 14

Cuilin Hope‘s a killer comes to mind. 😢 4h

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Tamra

Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression | Mildred Armstrong Kalish

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Iowa farm life growing up during the depression. Far from feeling deprived, Mildred looks back with affection on her rich & vibrant experiences as a child. This isn‘t one of those woe-is-me memoirs. As to be expected, she felt some things in society had changed for the better, others not.

CSeydel I should get this. My husband‘s grandmother, also named Mildred, grew up on a farm in Iowa during the depression and always spoke fondly of her childhood. 1d

Tamra @CSeydel Mildred must have been a popular name because it was my grandmother‘s name as well. 😄 1d

Leftcoastzen My mom really loved this book . She was a farm kid growing up in the Midwest in the depression as well. 1d

Tamra @Leftcoastzen it‘s a vanishing way of life - the family farm. 😒 1d

Leftcoastzen Sad but true. Still have one cousin whose son farms in Iowa ! But worried about his year with all this turmoil. 1d

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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

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@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD Day 13

Cuilin Beautiful “I want someone to look at me that way” should be parent goals for some. These poems are 💗 1w

dabbe @Cuilin 🧡💜💛 1w

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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

#poemadayish #poetrypals
@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD Day 12

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Cuilin 🌧️ 3w

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dabbe @Cuilin You don't have to read if you don't want to, my friend. It's a heart-wrencher, but the best book I have ever read about the Dust Bowl period. 🩵🩶🩵 3w

Cuilin Oh I‘m “enjoying” it. So many people have said it‘s very depressing, but Goodreads describes it as a “tribute to hope and inner strength”. I‘ll continue. For now anyway. Plus, I plan on reading the Grapes of Wrath, in Nov with the #HashBrigade. Same time period, correct? 3w

dabbe @Cuilin Yep. The Joads in that book are like Livie's family; they move west to get out of the dust. 3w

Doll8455 Read the Grapes of Wrath. I‘ve read it several times in my 82 years. At 20 at 50 at 80. It makes all problems disappear when you realize how good we have it now. 1w

dabbe @Doll8455 LOVED that book. This one is a solid companion to it. And, yes, we do have it so much better now in many ways. 1w

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BkClubCare

West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge

#Sep2025 Review! Favorite is West With Giraffes! Ten books for the month, 1 poetry, 1 book fulfills requirements to complete TWO reading challenges, 4 nonfiction, 2 stories (perhaps 3) based on true events, 2 by foodie authors, 2 children‘s books, 5 mention pie; only 13 books to read to reach my 💯 books by year end! Happy October Dear Friends 🌟

kspenmoll 👏🏻👏🏻 3w

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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

#poemadayish #poetrypals
@dabbe @cuilin

#OOTD Day 11

Cuilin 😔 nothing but dust. 3w

dabbe @Cuilin IKR? 😞 3w

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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

#poemadayish #poetrypals
@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD Day 10

Cuilin 🫶 3w

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 3w

dabbe @Cuilin @lil1inblue 💜🩶🩷 3w

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BkClubCare

West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge

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Yep, I cried. 🥲 I thought this was almost too intense at times! I was so concerned for “the darlings” even as I KNEW that they would make it all the way cross country on treacherous roads from NYC to San Diego. This one touched my heart good. Now I need to go see giraffes!🦒

#Sep2025 Book86 Audio 🎧
📸 borrowed off the local zoo FB page

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