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A book recommanded by my singing coach as i might have a little problem finding the right tune.
It's an autobiography/research history. A bit dated but interesting.

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Larkken

Rooster | Don Trembath

#tob crew, I am ambling through the current and former brackets and need help understanding the zombie picks 😫
How are these chosen? I see it is a poll… does everyone who participates in the poll pick their favorite from among the shortlist, and the two with the highest votes that were also eliminated in previous rounds make a comeback in the quarterfinals?
I don‘t remember those who tob, so consider yourself tagged if you like, and thanks!

BkClubCare Hello! @ruthiella is more an expert than I but will attempt to answer: The zombies are a poll and offered very early in the process. Yes, it does seem like a popularity poll. I rarely have enough read to make even an educated guess so I have been known to skip it, sadly. Many try to consider that”best” or favorite that might get not do well in the bracket. Ah! It is all gambling! Anything can happen. So, as a book fails to advance its _ 2/3 (edited) 2y

BkClubCare _ its bracket, they consider the highest zombie vote getter that could still end up for the zombie rounds. Ask away, if this doesn‘t make sense. I voted for Tomorrow as my zombie this year; I didn‘t vote last year. 2y

Ruthiella You got it @BkClubCare ! I‘m no expert. 😅It usually is a popularity contest in that the zombie poll is so early and I can‘t imagine anyone having read all the shortlist by then. I voted for Mouth to Mouth only because so many on Litsy really liked it. I hadn‘t yet read it. 2y

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BkClubCare @Ruthiella - thx for chiming in! AND… I always tell everyone that the whole point of the TOB absolutely is the ridiculousness of attempting to “March Madness” books in a play off!!! It probably most-decidedly shouldn‘t be taken seriously and is all a nutty time to have amazing book discussion. Do not get seduced by any book being better than another. It is the fun of the digging, the analyzing, the thing you hadn‘t thought of. 2y

Larkken @BkClubCare @Ruthiella excellent. Thanks!! That does make sense - it‘s a way for folks to give another shot to the book they are secretly rooting for! Ha, love it. It means I can use it in my own bracket as a “second chance” for my own faves 😉 since my own bracket is all for fun anyway (edited) 2y

Larkken I agree entirely @BkClubCare - I‘ll never be able to keep up with the current tob list, but I love getting the opportunity to compare each book as I read it with everyone else‘s thoughts, even if I read them way after the competition! I was ready to discount Mouth to Mouth as fine but maybe a bit meh but others‘ comments really made me look at the narrative structure in a new way and one which brought more to my analysis of the story 👍🏻 2y

BkClubCare @Larkken - I find it to be one of the best lit discussion corners of the universe. We will have to see what/how Discord/Disqus changes it, tho. Change is inevitable 2y

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LitsyEvents

Rooster | Don Trembath

repost for @BarbaraBB

With the announcement of the #ToB23 shortlist, the zombie vote and the brackets already (!) it is time to think about our alternative tournament as well. We‘ll read the shortlisted books (or most of them) and vote among our group for the same brackets as the real ToB to come up with our own winner. Who wants to join? I am tagging Littens who participated in earlier editions but everyone is welcome to join!

LitsyEvents original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2515199 2y

BarbaraBB Thanks for sharing! 2y

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youcanneverreadtomuch

The Sons of the Dragon King: A Chinese Legend | Ed Young

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Lots of great books to take back today before Baby Storytime. All great to read to the little ones in your life.

xicanti

Lord of the Last Heartbeat | May Peterson

I‘m so glad I found some affordable genmai-cha last week! It‘s delicious, and look at that glorious, unfiltered green.

I drank a cup while I finished LORD OF THE LAST HEARTBEAT. I liked the book a lot, but I sometimes found it hard to follow the magic and to sort out the characters‘ responses to their situation. That, along with some unclear worldbuilding, made it tough for me to get the full emotional impact and kept me from loving it. #gaymay

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xicanti

Lord of the Last Heartbeat | May Peterson

Today‘s plan: bike, snuggle Casey, and dig deep into LORD OF THE LAST HEARTBEAT. I‘m really enjoying its pseudo-Italian world and all the different fairy tales it echoes. #gaymay

AvidReader25 Look at that sweet face! 3y

xicanti @AvidReader25 he closed his eyes the VERY SECOND I took the picture! 3y

MemoirsForMe Casey is the cutest! 3y

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xicanti @UwannaPublishme his little face makes me so happy. 3y

humouress Zen dog 3y

xicanti @humouress he‘s big into meditation, this guy. 3y

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Well-ReadNeck

Rooster | Don Trembath

Here‘s my #ToB22 #TBR revised for the shortlist. I‘ll probably still read more of the longlist, but these are moving to the front burner.

JuniperWilde What is ToB22? Thx 3y

Ruthiella I‘m currently reading The Echo Wife then Copland Cane...gotta juggle those holds! 😬 3y

EvieBee @JuniperWilde Tournament of Books 2022 3y

BkClubCare @JuniperWilde - Welcome to Litsy! check this out: https://themorningnews.org/article/the-2022-tournament-of-books-shortlist-and-ju... 3y

JuniperWilde Thx @EvieBee 3y

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Well-ReadNeck

Rooster | Don Trembath

@Ruthiella Thanks for the heads-up for the Tournament of Books longlist! Here‘s my updated TBR from the list!!! I won‘t read them all (I‘ll wait for the short list). But, it‘s a great excuse to dive into these!!! #ToB22

https://themorningnews.org/article/the-year-in-fiction-2021

Suet624 So many great choices this year. 3y

Ruthiella Love it! I will definitely read the Laura Lippmann was even if it doesn‘t make the shortlist. 3y

BkClubCare I somehow, in my search for library availability, managed to get 3 books to hit TODAY. I am overwhelmed!! But decided to commit and am almost 20% in on The Promise. 3y

BarbaraBB Love this too! And like @Ruthiella I‘m definitely going to read the Lippmann. 3y

Well-ReadNeck @BkClubCare Me, too! Just picked up three today!!! Beginning with

The Sentence

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merelybookish

Rooster | Don Trembath

I've been a big #TOB fan for a while. Maybe not 16 years, but close. So I am pretty excited about the #SuperRooster which starts Wed. I've read 12/16 of the #TOB winners. I really, really, really love 3 of them, and kind of love a couple more. I have no idea what book will win! My early prediction is Cloud Atlas or Oscar Wao. My heart is rooting for The Accidental or Goon Squad. I'm hoping it's not Wolf Hall.
Regardless, it will be fun to follow!

Ruthiella I‘m also looking forward to the ultimate rooster showdown! 🐓 I only started following it in 2013. 4y

BarbaraBB Me too! It‘s the best in choosing books I‘d never would have considered otherwise. 4y

BarbaraBB Based on the brackets I think Cloud Atlas can be in the finals against The Underground Railroad. There are 3 I haven‘t read! 4y

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BarbaraBB Also, did I miss voting for the zombies or couldn‘t we vote? 4y

merelybookish @Ruthiella I'm started the year Wolf Hall won. Not sure what year that was. 4y

merelybookish @BarbaraBB Oh, that's a good guess for final two! I don't know if there are was a zombie vote. If there was, I obviously missed it. 😄 I might try to read Morrison's A Mercy since it's short and Im happy to read her. But otherwise am okay not reading the others (which I don't think will win eg. The Sellout). 4y

Ruthiella @BarbaraBB @merelybookish There‘s no zombie vote for the Super Rooster. Instead, the books will be pitted in the zombie round against the book they won against originally in the finals. So, for example, The Underground Railroads would be up against Homegoing. 4y

BarbaraBB I haven‘t read A Mercy either 4y

merelybookish @Ruthiella Wow! So a book that isn't even in the initial tournament could win it all! Now that would be an upset. 🧟 4y

Ruthiella @merelybookish I KNOW! I love it when there‘s an upset! 🧟‍♀️ 🐓❤️ 4y

merelybookish @Ruthiella Jonathan Franzen's Freedom better not come back and win it all!! 😳 4y

Ruthiella @merelybookish As we both know, anything can happen in the TOB. It‘s a blood sport! 🤪 4y

merelybookish @Ruthiella I will still be pissed! 🤣 But I don't think Franzen is viewed as quite the wunderkind he was 10ish years ago. 4y

Ruthiella @merelybookish Nah, he doesn‘t have a chance. 4y

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ashleyshugars

Papa and Me | Arthur Dorros

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Papa and me, written by Arthur Dorros and illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez is a touching RF children‘s picture book. Incorporating tons of Spanish vocabulary, this is a super cute multicultural book about a young boys love for his dad and everything they do together. Super recommended! #ucflae3414su20

ashleyshugars This book would best serve as RA to help children learn Spanish vocabulary! Try out some of these Spanish culture activities to go along with your reading! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/type-of-resource/cultural-activities/.... The best UDL strategy for this would be 2.4 and ESOL strategy 24! 4y

DrSpalding This book could be a mirror, window or sliding glass door for students in your classrooms. Rather than consulting outside resources, search the author and publishing company first. 4y

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