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Mailbox: A Scattershot Novel of Racing, Dares and Danger, Occasional Nakedness, and Faith | Nancy Freund
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In 76 funny and poignant linked vignettes, 13-year-old agnostic protagonist Sandy Drue delivers the story of her personal quest. Her family has moved from New York City to Small Town USA -- not an easy move, especially for Sandy's artist/intellectual mother who feels, the more her children adapt to their new community, like she's hosting foreign exchange students who never leave. Sandy is in-between -- between her mother's mindset and her own, between childhood and adulthood, between geographical and cultural divisions, and in the 1970s, between political conflicts in American history and a changing economy. She is searching for the Meaning of Life, and she generously and honestly shares what she finds. A compulsively readable tale of the mysteries and mischief, struggles and victories of growing up -- a fantastic piece of contemporary fiction as true to life as a careful documentary.
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MommyOfTwo
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@ElizaMarie I sent out you #CBBC box today. It should be there by Wednesday.
#coffeebeanbookclub

ElizaMarie Ooo thanks :) 2y
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LeshaMac
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I got mail! Sorry I‘m late, but I got it! Thank you @CaliforniaCay ❣️#Blitsy @Chelleo #blitsyswap

Chelleo 🙌🏽✊🏾 2y
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ElizaMarie
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Went to the post office today!!! Found a bunch of cute stamps!!! Yay! Now to only catch up with all the #LitsyLove responses !!!

@MommyOfTwo I sent your #CBBC package (didn‘t have time to read this months book) Track # 9505 5153 9291 2245 2998 21

DinoMom I love fun stamps! 2y
Sleepswithbooks Elephants 🐘 💛 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love them 📝📬💌 2y
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Littlewolf1
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Super sorry I have been so bad at posting… but I wanted to check in and let you know I have received my swaps for #creepyChristmas #jolabokaflod and #littleChristmasswap. Wanted to check in with @EclecticBookLover to see if you got you Little Christmas swap, @MaleficentBookDragon to see if you got your Jolabokaflod swap and I believe @EH2018 you have received creepy Christmas, yes?

EclecticBookLover Got it! Behind on my posts too lol. Thank you 😁 3y
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FantasyChick
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Forgot to take a picture but my final #Jolabokaflod package and #CreepyChristmas are on their way!

I know it's supposed to be secret but shipping via work means no writing on packages

@TheLudicReader you should see a FedEx truck by the end of the week!

@BooksAndYarn you should actually see a package tomorrow or the next day. It was obscenely cheaper to overnight it for some reason 😅

@teebe @MaleficentBookDragon

AmyG Scary and very true. 😬 3y
TheLudicReader What, you couldn‘t meet me at a Tim‘s, @FantasyChick 🤣 3y
FantasyChick Hahaha @TheLudicReader I honestly thought about it! It would have made for a good day trip. But I have zero interest in the hassle at the border. Haven't even bothered to cross the line in over a year 🤣 3y
BookishMadHatter @FantasyChick is it a package from BookOutlet? I got one this evening and don't remember making an order recently so I wouldn't open it lol 3y
FantasyChick @BooksAndYarn No, it wasn't in a Book Outlet box. I wrote your address and the return on labels with black Sharpie 😊 3y
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Magpiegem
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All my swap parcels are ready to be posted tomorrow 😊 which is actually quite early by my standards although all three of my parcels have arrived already so maybe not THAT early! #bestof2021swap #littlechristmasswap #jolabokaflod and as I‘ve spent my whole evening wrapping what‘s inside I‘m using this as my #festivephotochallenge #wintergames2021 #teamgesleighers wrap it up prompt!

candority Fantastic! 📚 3y
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katy4peas
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@Avanders your #BWS box is on the way to you! 🧙🏻‍♀️🎃

@sprainedbrain @mklong

Avanders Eeeeeee so excited!! 🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️ 3y
katy4peas @Avanders I hope you like it! 😊🧙🏻‍♀️🎃 3y
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Jessieleah
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Today is a great day! FOUR #litsylove letters came in 🥰 I‘ve been like a wartime bride anxiously awaiting the mailman every day since I became a member 😆 already feeling the love and can‘t wait to keep it going 💝

AmyG Ha! Two are the same in different colors. Welcome! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!!! 💗💗💗 4y
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BookFreakOut
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😁😁😁 I don't know why I didn't make myself look more excited in the picture but I think this is my #Jolabokaflod and I am actually quite excited! Going to have my husband peek to confirm. @Butterfinger @MaleficentBookDragon #jolabokaflodswap

Johanna414 Love your tshirt!! 4y
Butterfinger I hope it is. It should be. It is hard to pose and take a selfie. 😆 The chocolate should be there on the 9th. 4y
BookFreakOut @Butterfinger It's definitely yours because he discovered it's gift wrapped inside! Will be on the lookout for another box! 4y
BookFreakOut @Butterfinger chocolate arrived early, it came today! Husband checked the box and then closed it up again. 😆 4y
Butterfinger Great! I hope you like it. 4y
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EadieB
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@MrBook This package was mailed today so look for it in your mailbox soon! Happy Reading!

DAB I just tap him on the shoulder and told him. 😃 (He is my co-worker.) 4y
EadieB @DAB Thanks! I know he‘s mostly on Facebook these days! 4y
DAB That he is but I told him he invited me to Litsy, which I am grateful for and I won't let him leave us. 😄 4y
EadieB @DAB He needs to let people know that he‘s fine as people are worried about him! He was so active and now nothing! (edited) 4y
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EadieB
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This package was mailed today so look for it in your mailbox soon! Happy Reading!

Hazel2019 Yay! Can‘t wait! This is so exciting. Thank you 😊 4y
EadieB @Hazel2019 You‘re welcome! 4y
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EadieB
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This package was mailed today so look for it in your mailbox soon! Happy Reading!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you 🙏🏻😍 4y
EadieB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You‘re welcome! I‘m preparing my monthly sheet for the prompts for October. You have listed only 30 and October has 31 days. Therefore you are short one for the 31st. @OriginalCyn620 (edited) 4y
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CaffeineAndCandy
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Thank you soooooo much guys @chrissyreadit and I'm not sure who else. It says Sutton sent it, but idk who that is! Pls let me know so I can thank you for this fabulous #bookmail! I am overly ecstatic! I can't even begin to explain how this makes me feel. You guys are truly the best. Thank you so much for the joy you have sent me! 🥰😘❤🥳

CaffeineAndCandy Ikr! Thx so much. You're an angel. 😇 @Chrissyreadit 4y
Ruthiella Sutton is me.😀 I‘m amazed it got there so fast. Kudos to the USPS! (edited) 4y
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CaffeineAndCandy I'm so happy now! Thx again! @Ruthiella 4y
CaffeineAndCandy @Ruthiella you sent quite a few books! I was like "wow!" ?? 4y
Ruthiella @ABooksyGirl I‘m so glad I didn‘t send a Nora Roberts title! 🤣 I couldn‘t remember all I put in the box. 4y
CaffeineAndCandy Now I really am a booksy girl again. @Ruthiella and yes thank you for no Nora Roberts. 4y
Ruthiella @Chrissyreadit Back at ‘cha! ☺️ 4y
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Littlewolf1
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@ads0123 @DarcysMom OK ladies… Little better this month. I have officially mailed off books for round two of the #LMPBC for #groupL and #groupO. Please see below for your tracking numbers.

Littlewolf1 @ads0123 tracking number is 9400110200830554390592 and is supposed to be delivered by Wednesday 4y
Littlewolf1 @DarcysMom tracking number is 9400110200883393792713 and is expected to be delivered by Wednesday 4y
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SilversReviews
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BOOK MAIL!!

Thank you @stmartinspress

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Seekingtardis
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I have LOTS of #litsylove and #litsybirthdaylove going out in the mail tomorrow!! 🥰🥰 #myhandisfullycramped 🤣

katy4peas Wow! 😍 4y
Seekingtardis @katy4peas thank goodness some of them are Birthday cards so I only had to sign 😂😅 4y
katy4peas Ha! Yes, that helps a lot!! 👍🏼 4y
Lovesbooks87 That looks like what I did last weekend. I wrote 17 letters! 4y
Seekingtardis @Lovesbooks87 you are a trooper!!!! 4y
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InBooksILive
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It arrived today! Oh my goodness girl! I love it all! The little Pegasus and the easel are so stinking adorable! 😆 thank you so much for all of this ❤️ i appreciate it all ☺️

Oh and I can read your writing with no problem btw 😆

SamanthaMarie Look at all the pretty colors!! 😍 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm YAY!!! Glad it all arrived safely!! ❤️❤️❤️ And that you can read my chicken scratch! 😅 4y
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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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Book Mail this weekend!! I can‘t wait to get started on these!
#bookmail #newbooksmell #mounttbr

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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So last week was really tough for me. This week looks like the same as we are trying to figure out the best ways to reopen the library safely and with limited services. It‘s stressful and anxiety inducing and I‘ve been ignoring some things - like my mailbox. So I‘m not sure when this arrived @ElizaMarie , but it is so appreciated right now. Thank you! #litsylove #litsymail

TEArificbooks Our library just opened for curb side pick up only. You place your holds, they tell you when it is ready, and there are pick hours. They pop the trunk so the librarians do not come in contact with anyone. 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch @mdm139 that is sort of what we‘ll do. I‘m scared about the number of holds we have waiting to be filled and how quickly we can get them out to people while being safe. At last count, our 36 library consortium had over 60,000 holds - not equally distributed of course. That‘s a lot. Plus the hundreds of items needed to be checked in since March (keeping 3 day quarantine on newly returned items) 4y
ElizaMarie I‘m glad you got it!!! 4y
emtobiasz Right there with you. There‘s a very real concern the number of holds in our system might break our ILS. Also, I‘m fielding daily phone calls via our reference line asking when we‘ll reopen, and no arrival date yet on our PPE. 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch @emtobiasz good luck to you! Our governor detailed the state‘s guidelines for easing restrictions, and I immediately got 2 emails asking when we‘d reopen. Its going to be crazy and I just hope we‘re all up for it! 4y
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Seekingtardis
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🦈 currently, house spouse, normally, finance manager
🌻Shelly Laurenston, she makes me hee hee a lot
🦧 guinea pig, Levvy and a monkey I birthed, Tanner
🦖 playing video games, reading and watching a lot of tv
🧙🏼‍♂️ rude people
🧶 books that I haven‘t read and cool mugs
🦁 reading, video games, crochet and tv
🦆 I love most music except rap and techno
#litsylovegetting2knowu @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🙌🏻 🐒 5y
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julesG
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#BookMail from Ireland (and my stylishly coloured compression stockings)

Thank you, @Cathythoughts 😘😘😘

Your parcel will now go into hiding for the next three weeks. *sigh*

Cathythoughts Oh great stuff ! It‘s landed with you 😘 5y
Cathythoughts Love the colour of the socks 👍🏻💕💕💕 5y
julesG @Cathythoughts Thank you. 5y
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Suet624 💕💕💕 Ireland!!! 5y
Catherine_Willoughby Don't look like anpost custom international sticker (small green sticker) - must of updated them 5y
julesG @Catherine_Willoughby It's white with a bit of green writing. I'm wondering whether German post has changed it, too. 5y
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Soubhiville
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This was a big week for #LitsyLove! I‘ve been writing a few replies this afternoon after a morning of housework and errands.

Happy Monday Littens!

(Im sorry if one of these is from you and I didn‘t tag you! A couple signatures I can‘t read on the postcards, and your Litsy handle wasn‘t on them.)

Meaw_catlady Lovely bunch of #litsylove!!!!! 🖤 (edited) 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
OriginalCyn620 😊❤️🙌🏻 5y
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Megabooks So glad you got it! 5y
kspenmoll More love💕💕 5y
Hooked_on_books I just read about the Tennessee tornados. If you still have family there, I hope they‘re safe. 5y
Soubhiville Thanks @Hooked_on_books I don‘t think anyone was affected. My FIL is still in Knoxville. That‘s all though. 5y
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MeganAnn
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@j9brown this arrived on my doorstep today!! 🎉💃🏾💖📚 Only five days to wait....

@Chelleo #BlitsyHistoryMonth #BHMSwap

Chelleo Woohoo 🙌🏾 5y
j9brown Hooray! 🎉 5y
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bibliobard
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It is a two for one kind of day. I finished my #LMPBC reads so those are being sent and I also got my #Screamathon package in the mail! Of course, I had to use a new box when I thought I sealed my wallet in the first 😅 turns out I left it in my car. Whoops. @Mynameisacolour @LibrarianRyan @RavenLovelyReads expect a package from me by Tuesday/Wednesday! It will NOT have my wallet in it... #litsyswap #litsymail

HeathHof 🤣🤣🤣 That sounds like something I would do! 5y
bibliobard @Mynameisacolour The lady at the post office said the same thing. I am laughing at myself now, though at the time I was freaking out and a little upset. I felt I had to share this story. 5y
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DGRachel
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Today was a good mail day! My first 2 books from Bookmarks signed First Editions Club, a travel guide from Maine (Mom and I are considering a trip there next year), #LitsyLove from @TheBookHippie , and the latest edition of The Strand Magazine. I‘m really looking forward to the interview with Hank Phillippi Ryan about investigative journalism and thrillers! Happy Friday, everyone!

merelybookish Those books are so pretty! 5y
LeahBergen Oooh! 5y
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