Litsy

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I‘m not really sure how to explain this one. Haunted house? Ghosts? Alternate reality? It‘s definitely creepy, and frustrating as you‘re rooting for Eve, the narrator. The end leaves things pretty opened ended with a WTF did I just read feeling. Overall, it was a good realty escape.

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JessieKB

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill | Abbi Waxman

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Loved this one almost as much as the grand pup did.🩷🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ Trivia buff, book whiz and anxiety stricken, Nina learns the identity of her father and suddenly gains a new family. While navigating her very scheduled life, here comes Tom and eventually the sparks fly. A little different than my norm and loved.

KadaGul Check out "Adult Assembly"! It's all about community and embracing the idea of letting go of the past but with a fun and light-hearted twist.

Adult Assembly Required

dabbe *yummybooks*nomnomnom* 🖤🐾🖤 1w

JessieKB @KadaGul Thank you friend!!!! I did see it and now I will add it to my list🩷🩷 6d

JessieKB @dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 right!!!! We have never had a baby that liked books. 🖤🐾 6d

LoverOfLearning Oh no haha! 4d

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LibrarianRyan

I'm Not Scared, You're Scared | Seth Meyers

so-so

2.5 To be honest I like Seth Meyers bio on the cover better than I like the book. This book is fine. It‘s about a bear that doesn‘t want to admit they are scared while their rabbit friend is adventurous. Bear eventually overcomes their fright when a friend needs help. I wish the story might have gotten into everything that bear did to go on an adventure while not going on an adventure was an adventure.

#celebrityauthor

LibrarianRyan But getting on a bus and a train and a helicopter was a type of an adventure. So I think the book missed the mark pointing that out. This book is also overly long. And it does not sound like Seth Meyers. Parts of it that I‘m not scared you‘re scared sounds exactly like him. But the rest of the story does not have the way with words we see him using his show. The book is nice and kids are going to like it, but I think it‘s a one shot and 1w

LibrarianRyan should stick to late night. 1w

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britt_brooke

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness | Jonathan Haidt

so-so

⭐️⭐️ As the parent of two sons on the cusp of Gens Z and Alpha, none of this is news. Unfettered access to a smartphone is clearly not ideal, and the parents aware enough to seek out such a book are likely not the true target. Play-based vs phone-based in terms of upbringing needs a happy medium. This research doesn‘t really address gray areas, but incessantly reiterates a this-or-that mentality rather than a compromise.

Suet624 Well that‘s too bad. 1w

Tamra Like AI, cell phones aren‘t going anywhere so the all/none approach is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous in the long run. On the other hand, it‘s also crazy to me Kindergartners are misusing them during school such that they are getting referrals! 1w

britt_brooke @Tamra It‘s crazy to me that kindergarteners would even have phones. My oldest got his for his 12th birthday with lots of rules attached. Same will happen when my youngest turns 12. Thankfully, our elem and middle schools require them to be in lockers during the school day. I‘m not sure of the HS rules yet. 1w

Tamra @britt_brooke here, k-5 no phones, Middle School lockers, High School not during class time. It seems to be working. 👍🏾 1w

britt_brooke @Tamra Surely that‘s how HS is here, too. I hope so! 1w

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Karkar

We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer

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Well I read this in two days. Which is fast for me. It pulled me in and I had to know how it was going to end.

Mirazzles I couldn‘t stop thinking about this book for days after I finished it. I had so many theories haha 2w

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GingerAntics

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age | Katherine May

#ReadingBracket #ReadingBracket2025 #BookBracket2025 #Nonfiction #KatherineMay #Enchantment

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mandarchy

What Do You Do with a Problem? | Kobi Yamada

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The kindergartners drew heart maps after reading What do you do with a problem.

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OriginalCyn620

A Brush with Love: A Novel | Mazey Eddings

This is my #readordonate pick for February!

julieclair

julieclair Cute! But don‘t donate the candy. 😂 3w

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GatheringBooks

The First State of Being | Erin Entrada Kelly

#25Alive! Day 30: What a glowing #Bright cover for this Newbery Medal awardee and National Book Award Finalist. Haven‘t seen this book at all anywhere here in the Emirates. I must find myself a copy soon.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 🧡❤️💛 3w

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