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Our lovable narrator, Bell, is the youngest of a group of kids being raised on the United States colony on Mars. When the adults fall ill, the kids must decide what to do and end up learning a good lesson about working together and the dangers of isolation.

All middle grade readers are welcome to play along! #middlegrademonday

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I was about 12 years old when I read Outbreak by Robin Cook, the book that started my curiosity about the Ebola virus. I am 41 years old and still cannot stop myself from reading books of any sort related to the virus.

#Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #Brains

So many good #letterl books to choose from but I went with my MG favorite of 2021!
Runners up: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles, The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh and The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

#AlphabetGame
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Anyone else have a copy of this book like this? Is it intentional? I actually haven't started reading yet, so maybe it will make sense with the story. Or maybe it's a publishing mistake. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Not a book to read at the start of a pandemic, but a few years down the line is OK 😂.

Turns out coronavirus has been around since at least 2006 but it's managed to be contained, only becoming a pandemic when it escaped Asia.

#Tbrdeckofcards #titlebeginswithe @Clwojick
#ReadingAfrica2022 #gabon @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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Not much new for me here, but at times it broke into surprising levels of technical detail (like the specific receptors used by particular strains of influenza in order to enter cells). I don't know if I'd recommend it: it's quite dry, and yet the technical details I craved were few and far between. It leans more toward descriptive history.

I feel like it needed a more thorough rewrite given the current pandemic, because that dated it very fast.

Strathdee completely brings the threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to life. And learning about the promise of phage therapy was fascinating and inspiring.

Today is not my day, I've been sicker than I have in over 2 years, had to cancel my dentist appointment, missed out on tickets for Star Wars concert next week, oh and I passed it on to my child 😫. Just wanted to update and say my #LMPBC books will be going out late im sorry @LiteraryinLawrence @MeganAnn

An excellent book that breaks down infectious diseases in simple to understand terms and easily digestible chapters that make for an engrossing page turner! It not only helps that Dr. Osterholm is a top world renowned disease detective, but the fact that he‘s a great storyteller also makes this a great must read.