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Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur | Carl Safina

1) No pets right now. I‘d like to get my daughter a cat.
2) Yes, both.
3) Voyage of the Turtle.

#wonderouswednesday

Eggs

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GatheringBooks

Turtle Diary | Russell Hoban

#DynamicDs Day 8: #Diary - I think I read this as part of the NYRB Book club at one point.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Lovely 🥰 👏🏻 2w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads What is the food item? Plus, I‘m so late. What are the #DynamicDs (edited) 2w

GatheringBooks @DrSabrinaMoldenReads food is a banana nutella crepe. The #DynamicDs is a daily prompt hosted by @Eggs and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💕 2w

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Robotswithpersonality

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire

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Okay, did anybody else feel like they read half a book?
I'm used to a fairly handy feature of this series of novels/novellas being time jumps, but there was something that felt particularly rote about this entry's skipping along the plot beats. There were certainly aspects of the world hinted at that I'd like to know a lot more of, there seems to be the regular hint of something sinister that might lead to discontent with the formerly 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? promising fantasy world, but the character didn't even get to learn any of it before getting tossed back to 'the real world'. I know this series has had characters who end up aging in ways they didn't plan, but dropped back from new adult to child feels particularly cruel. Maybe I'm not remembering a previous book in the series well enough to be assured of Nadya's happy ending elsewhere, but in the moment of reading this particular book, it's (edited) 4w

Robotswithpersonality 3/? an incredibly unsatisfying ending.
I've suspected that I was falling out of love with these books for a while, I think this one sealed the deal. There's something about going into a series knowing you'll read about the mistreatment of a child, that that child won't be able to articulate why they are being made to feel bad, but they'll feel it, that they won't have the agency to advocate for themselves, 4w

Robotswithpersonality 4/? to make their own choices and determine their own identity, that the journey of the book will mirror life, adolescence, in figuring out who you are, who you want your family to be, in recognizing that you shouldn't have to change to be accepted. Those are all great messages, and even if the books are regularly darkly fantastical, they often have satisfying moments of self-realization. 4w

Robotswithpersonality 5/5 I just think that the ratio of emotional toll to engaging storytelling and comforting messaging is off, for me personally. I would continue to recommend most books in the series, especially to teenagers, but maybe not this one. I think I'll have to hear very good things from afar before I pick up another. Will still be on the lookout for McGuire's pseudonym Mira Grant horror though, as I've loved a couple under that name.
⚠️ableism 4w

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BarbaraJean

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire

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I love the Wayward Children series so much, and this latest book didn‘t disappoint. I ached over Nadya‘s our-world story and loved her underwater portal world (and ached again over the ending). I‘m constantly impressed by how deftly McGuire weaves into her fantasy worlds huge topics like adoption and ableism, in ways that illuminate and universalize the experiences of diverse characters.

This was my 2025 pick for #192025.

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Librarybelle Yay!! 1mo

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Scochrane26

Totally Turtles! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) | Matthew J. Gilbert

I love teeturtle shirts & saw that there‘s a 40% off sale on their shirts about reading. This is a great time to get one because they‘re $12-15. I love this shirt—it‘s so me right now. Just want you all to have some nerdy reading shirts!

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OrangeMooseReads

The Turtle of Oman | Naomi Shihab Nye

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Araf lives in Oman with his mother and father. His best friend is his grandfather whom he has great adventures. Araf life is about to change as his parents have decided to get doctoral degrees at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan. He must leave his cat, his school, his friends, and his beloved grandfather.
Well written. Good characters. Good story.
Worth the time.

TheBookHippie I loved these two books! 2mo

OrangeMooseReads @TheBookHippie Yes, I just finished the second one. Loved them. 2mo

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MaleficentBookDragon

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire

First 2 months of #readingbracket2025 #bookbracket

CSeydel Ooh, I like your bracket design! 2mo

Read4life I love this bracket!! Would you be ok if I used it as well? 2mo

MaleficentBookDragon @Read4life absolutely! Want me to post a blank one? Or send it to you? 2mo

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Read4life Either works for me. Thank you. My email is faas2202 at gmail. 🤓 2mo

MaleficentBookDragon @Read4life I just emailed you the blank bracket. 2mo

Read4life I got it. Thank you!! 2mo

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Rachiiebookdragon

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire

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Another enjoyable book in this series

Read for reading challenges

4/5

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MaleficentBookDragon

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire

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This is now in my top three Wayward Children books. This one was delightful and sad, like most of this series. I 🥰🥰🥰 this series do much.
Check out these novellas, you won‘t regret it. McGuire/Grant is a must buy author for me.🥰
My only complaint is that they are so short.
I like the way this #grannysquare came out for my #bookblanket2025
#bookblanket #hookersoflitsy #crochet #litsycrafters

TheBookHippie Love the square! 2mo

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Kitta Ooo book blanket!! 2mo

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