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rachelsbrittain
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A new #WeekendReads background for November. Whatcha reading?

AllDebooks Ooh my, that's pretty 😍 5d
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rachelsbrittain
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ShananigansReads
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I am not often on the reading one book train but here we are. I‘m really enjoying #PartnersInCrime we‘ll see if I pick up anything else as the weekend moves along.

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

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rachelsbrittain
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Posting the #WeekendReads graphic for this weekend early to give people some lead time if they want to edit the image to show what they're reading. Feel free to post this version or the other one, whichever you like!

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Texreader
Walking the Nile | Levison Wood
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Pickpick

Wood walked through some pretty serious terrain (the Sahara) and came this close to dying of thirst, dangerous lands (South Sudan), and paranoid lands (Egypt). What I loved most were his conversations with Boston, Wood‘s Congolese guide who lived in #Uganda, which consumed a lengthy part of his walk. Boston provided a unique perspective about so many things, but mostly from the experiences of the destitute who do what they can to survive, even ⬇️

Texreader if it means clearing forests to grow crops or catching and selling baby monkeys 😭 to feed their families. Climate change be damned when you have to feed your family. Such a horrible but enlightening truth—one we‘ve got to realize if we are to help create incentives NOT to clear habitats and kidnap baby animals. We‘ve got to listen & understand, or as my parents used to say, “walk a mile in their shoes.” I learned a lot. Highly recommended. ⬇️ 2y
Catsandbooks Wow! Sounds like a good one!! 🇺🇬👏🏼 2y
Aimeesue Great review! Stacked! 2y
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Mshookquilts
Sooley: A Novel | John Grisham
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Pickpick

Well written, but a slow read. Way too much stats for this non-sports, non-basketball girl. Sooley is from South Sudan and hopes to make his dreams come true as an American basketball player. As he attains the 1st step to this goal and is out of the country, his father is murdered by rebels and his family is displaced. You will feel like you are there. Lots of basketball excitement.

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BookedBySunrise
Woman of God | James Patterson
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Panpan

I usually really enjoy James Patterson, but not this time. It was just so unbelievable, and nothing moved forward.