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Graciouswarriorprincess
The Library Card | Jerry Spinelli
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I saw these posters for a dollar a piece and I had the frames.

#thrifting

BethM Love these! 1d
Aims42 🤩😍🤩😍🤩 1d
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Read-n-Bloom Wow! They‘re great! 👍🏻 23h
Graciouswarriorprincess @Read-n-Bloom Thanks. 😊 23h
Bette Love these! 👍❤️ 18h
Graciouswarriorprincess @Bette Thank you! 😊 7h
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TorieStorieS
Lila's Little Sister | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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I‘ve always had a soft spot for Lila Fowler & she shows her own soft side here where she narrates about the events leading up to the Seventh Heaven weekend. Growing up mostly without her mother, Lila borrows Ellie‘s mom to shadow for a day for daughters to join their moms at work (& Fowler Enterprises employs almost everyone!). When Mrs. McMillan reunites with an old flame, Lila‘s happy to babysit & try to be consistent while Ellie feels ignored.

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TheSpineView
Umbrella Summer | Lisa Graff
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cute cover 🩷 ☔️ 2w
Eggs I need those pink wellies!! 2w
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Blh87
Tell Me Everything | Sarah Enni
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I fleeeeeew through this book. It was a short one, but it was such a quick and entertaining read that I couldn‘t help myself. I almost forgot I even had it hanging out on my shelf for like 5+ years. Whoops. **Photo featuring the adorable Justice Ginsburg

LoverOfLearning LOVE this cover wow! Glad your enjoyed this one! I've not heard of it before. 1mo
Blh87 @LoverOfLearning Definitely YA and a lot of it focuses on pros and cons of social media. I really enjoyed the writing and the humor of the main character…it was a quick, easy read! 1mo
LoverOfLearning @Blh87 Glad you enjoyed it! 1mo
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LibrarianRyan
Presenting... Tallulah | Tori Spelling
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3 ⭐ This book is well done. It‘s a nice read. The sad part is I think it‘s mostly autobiographical. Tori Spelling was raised by one of the richest men in media and had everything she could want but nothing she did want. I have unfortunately watched things happen in her life due to media that while this book is lovely it makes me incredibly sad for her.

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RowReads1
Sticker Girl | Janet Tashjian
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I still collect stickers like a nine year old.

Read4life Me, too. 2mo
quietlycuriouskate Relatable! 2mo
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Giooo
No Slam Dunk | Mike Lupica

“The only ones who knew how brave they were, were the soldiers themselves. They saw what they saw fighting the war but stayed brave until their mission was accomplished.“

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
Fish in a Tree | Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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5 ⭐️s
A really beautiful story about finding strength in our weaknesses. As someone who struggled with math and had similar unhealthy/unhelpful coping mechanisms to Ally, this was very poignant for me. I loved the characters and their relationships. The friendships were organic and real. Mr. Daniels might be my new favorite fictional teacher. So much emotion packed into such a short book. I absolutely loved it.

This was my #BookSpin for January.

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Librarybelle
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#LiteraryCrew : There are 3 questions posted for today‘s discussion. They can be found on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtag.

We had a tie for the #BuddyRead list this year; I didn‘t want us to miss reading this book. I chose today for the discussion because in the US it‘s a day to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. It‘s a good day to remember those who continue to speak up for their rights in any way they can.

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Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️ Our next discussion is January 31st for Hester, pictured in the graphic. Our February book is Villette by Charlotte Bronte—we‘re venturing into the classics for that one! I‘ll post a February graphic soon! Thanks for reading with me! 2mo
tpixie @Librarybelle both great choices this month! Villette is one of the few Brontë novels I still need to read! Can‘t wait for February!! 2mo
Librarybelle @tpixie I‘ve not read Villette either, so this should be fun! 2mo
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julieclair I didn‘t get to this one, but I‘m looking forward to our Hester discussion. 😉 2mo
Librarybelle No worries, @julieclair ! I think the Hester discussion will be great! 2mo
Sargar114 Didn‘t get to this one either. But Time for me to pick up Hester. Hoping I can finish in time! 2mo
SilversReviews Loved Hester!! 2mo
Librarybelle @TheSpineView I‘m looking forward to it! 2mo
CatLass007 My library hold for Hester just came through. But there are six other books ahead of it because they‘ve been borrowed on different days. I guess I‘ll have to change the order in which I read them. 2mo
Librarybelle @CatLass007 I‘m always playing the “which library hold to read first” game… 😂 Good luck! It is especially hard with different due dates! 2mo
CatLass007 Thank you. 😊 2mo
tpixie @SilversReviews I also loved Hester! ❤️A❤️ (edited) 2mo
SilversReviews @tpixie 😀😀😀 2mo
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Librarybelle
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3. How would you present this book to a teen? Would you recommend it to a young person to read? #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

CatLass007 I would recommend this to a young person to read. But I believe there would be attempts to ban this book from classrooms, school libraries, and public libraries. And, unfortunately, most of those attempts would be successful. When did “woke” become a dirty word? I‘m not quite sure how to present this book to a young person. I know if I were in the target age group I would consider a book that people don‘t want others (cont)⬇️ (edited) 2mo
CatLass007 to read to be just the kind of book worth reading. There are too many outside forces trying to tell others how to think. 2mo
AllDebooks This should be compulsory reading in schools. Unfortunately, it will be banned. Which is why it's important to shout about it and encourage everyone to read it. It's full of engaging characters, dealing with everyday difficulties in our contemporary world. How is that not relevant to our young adults? They'll keep the historic white guy dominance on the curriculum instead. I'm passionate about giving children books they can relate to and learn ⬇️ 2mo
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AllDebooks From. By all means read the classics but a growing mind needs a diverse and challenging library. It's how we learn to empathise and understand life experiences outside of our own. If only we could ban/cancel the book banners. 2mo
Librarybelle Yes, agree that this would be banned, @CatLass007 @AllDebooks . And it‘s so sad! But, I think it‘s a good read for a YA audience. 2mo
CatLass007 I wish there was a constructive way to get banned books into the hands of young people everywhere. The Brooklyn Public Library has an anti-censorship program called “Books Unbanned” that makes ebooks accessible throughout the country. The New York Public Library offers a Teen Banned Book Club. New Jersey and a few other states have “Right to Read” laws which makes book banning illegal. (edited) 2mo
CatLass007 All those things are great, but it‘s not enough. I grew up in a small town in West Virginia and now live in a bigger small town in Tennessee. I was blessed with a Mom who let me read whatever I wanted. My Dad wasn‘t a book reader. He read the newspaper every morning but he never really paid much attention to what I read. As backward as East Tennessee is, I‘m grateful not to live in Florida. (edited) 2mo
Pogue I would recommend this to teens. I am sneaky and would have the audiobook playing in the car or at home. I have done that with other books that I wanted my son to read, and for him the audiobook worked. As a companion book I would also have the teen read Why Are You So Serious about micro aggressions. (edited) 2mo
tpixie @Pogue great tactic! 2mo
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