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Can you believe we are two-thirds through February already? Soon it will be March and time to celebrate the birthdays of all these lovely Littens!

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I‘ve loved every Strout book I‘ve read and this one was no exception. I love her books on audio - the narrators are incredible and I love the feeling of being told these stories. She can write people like no one else. ❤️

4 ⭐ This book is exactly what it says it is. Each page says thank you to the library for something that most libraries do. It‘s in recognizing these small everyday things that children come to realize how special they are and that makes this book incredibly special. The illustrations are just the way I like to see them, bright, colorful and attention getting.

#Illinois Reads

#25Alive!

This foodie #Friendship book has been in my TBR for ages. I remember my mom getting Amish friendship bread, the recipe & starter from a neighbor once & she went through a phase of sharing it with friends & family.💙🍞💙

Finished book 5 of #Read2025 and #JumpStart2025

This one was a soft pick for me, some interesting stories and good characters, but feel I missed some of it because I hadn‘t read the first book in the series. When I picked it up I didn‘t realise it was book 2 from a series. I will now read book 1. I can see how I would have got more out of the book if I had read book 1 first.

#SeriesLove2025 @TheSpineView @DieAReader @LizPixie

This novel is aimed at middle grade readers, but held me captive for sure. Jake charts his challenges with anorexia and OCD in this heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful novel in verse. Jake and his grandmother share a love of musical theatre and reading. But he struggles to connect with friends his own age and fights off a very controlling voice in his head that is causing him great suffering. This beautiful book shares Jake's journey to healing.

I never posted about this and forgot that I read it. The hopeful parts were good but the deep recollection of childhood trauma was a bit upsetting to read at times. It looks like the other books in the series are better?

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