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I‘m not much of a #coffee drinker but I decided to try out a new one from #panera #madagascarvanilla and, man! Sooo good! My new favorite thing is to bring a book, order a cup (w/ #extrawhippedcream ) a cookie, and just #read #favoritetimeofevening #summerreading #son #loislowry #thegiverquartet

Starting the final book in the series #giverquartet #loislowry #mondayreading #libraryfinds

Continuing with my #bookdiscoveries when I take the kids to the library, I picked up The Giver two days a go. Finished it today. Amazing! Why had I not read this before? Took a new group today, went straight to the shelf to get the second book. I‘m anticipating that I‘ll finish The Giver series in about a week or so #Library finds #loislowry

Finished this book and liked reading the physical copy way more than listening to this audiobook. Overall I really enjoyed it as a dystopian book, but Jonas never really grew on me. I wanted to know more of how the got where they ended up as a whole society. And that ending!!! I liked what I thought happened and not whatbthe rest of the book series says happened. If you know, you know. #TheGiver #LoisLowry

#thegiver #loislowry

I recently picked up a rare piece of nonfiction and found this gem as I start my #NaNoWriMo prep. #loislowry #lookingback

"Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." - 1984

"Of course they needed to care. It was the meaning of everything." - The Giver

“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.” - Augusten Burroughs

#bestbooks #faveauthors #gatewaydrugs #1984 #GeorgeOrwell #LoisLowry #AugustenBurroughs #dystopian #memoir #utopian

Listened to an elementary favorite this week. Historical fiction isn‘t my typical interest so I was curious if I‘d like it as much as I remembered liking it. I did! #loislowry #bookworm #numberthestars #readingplanner

"Do you love me?"..."Jonas...Precision of language, please!"..."Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete". (Page 127) #loislowry #thegiver

Isn't this a striking cover? And this edition has an afterword by #LoisLowry! (Not in the Litsy database, though 😒)