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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression | Mildred Armstrong Kalish

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A sweet memoir of the life of a child growing up on a farm in Iowa during the depression. I first read this in 2008. Seemed like it was time again. #ReadingUSA

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booklover3258

Jillaroo | Rachael Treasure

Cousin's gift is done... only 3 more to go

TheBookHippie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3w

kspenmoll Lovely! 3w

dabbe 💚💚💚 3w

willaful These are so gorgeous! I wish we were related. 😁

Are the color themes related to the person in any way? 3w

booklover3258 No I just asked everyone what their favorite colors are 3w

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TheAromaofBooks

I Spy on the Farm | Edward Gibbs

Okay friends, I've created another Canva document, this one with bonus #ISpyBingo boards!! These boards each have a theme and are 4x4. These are “optional“ boards (as opposed to the monthly boards, which of course are REQUIRED OR ELSE 😂) I will post the link, and I'm also going to go ahead and upload each board onto Litsy next, but I am not going to tag everyone on every board - you can just look and see them at your leisure. I managed to come ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) up with six boards before my creativity ran out, but it's possible that I'll be struck with inspiration and add a few more before the end of the year!! Let me know what you think!!

https://www.canva.com/design/DAG6dKVA4-s/RItdXOjMMIFPwrfpYUpMTw/edit?utm_content... 3w

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraBB @Faranae @julieclair @lauredhel @LiseWorks @LitsyEvents @Lkempf @MatchlessMarie @Read4life @peanutnine @PuddleJumper @willaful @Sarahreadstoomuch @OriginalCyn620 @Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures @cewilf @mom2bugnbee @rockpools 3w

BarbaraBB Love it Sarah! And I hardly dare ask but will you make an I Spy challenge on Storygraph? I loved adding my books over there 🥰 3w

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rockpools These are such fun! If I read nothing else next year, I‘m determined to read a book with a scarecrow on the front! (Preferably from the adults section of the library - kids would be way too easy). I also appreciate you for making them optional!! Thank you ☺️ (edited) 3w

ElizaMarie I am excited to see your “mandatory“ boards this coming year! I think I am gonna try to solve them all year long, since I struggle (but love them). These extras will be thrown in throughout the year too! Thanks again! 3w

OriginalCyn620 Yay! I‘ve been playing around on Canva trying to design ones I had ideas for. I hope they turn out as nice as yours! 3w

thebacklistbook https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/85a6eb78-a914-4e84-a200-9073f75... @BarbaraBB 3w

thebacklistbook Although it doesn't seem to match the boards... 3w

willaful Great boards! 3w

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraBB - I am definitely going to get the main monthly prompts on Storygraph, and will try to add the optional boards as optional prompts haha I am slowly getting them added in. I love SG but their challenge set-up is a little clunky 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @thebacklistbook - That is this year (2025) - I will have a fresh SG challenge for 2026!! 😁 3w

TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie - I posted the January 2026 board the other day, which included the link to all the 2026 monthly boards in case you want a preview!! I'm working on getting it on Storygraph as well. 😁 3w

TheAromaofBooks @OriginalCyn620 - I can't wait to see them!! I found a grid and uploaded it and then just use that inside the graphic. I added a text box inside each grid square, which is a little tedious, but after that I just copy the page and change the background/text but don't have to worry about recreating all those text boxes!! 3w

OriginalCyn620 @TheAromaofBooks thanks for the tips! 3w

Lauredhel thanks, what fun! *goes looking for farmer romances* 3w

BarbaraBB @thebacklistbook Thanks! That‘s the one I‘ve been adding my books to in 2025! Loved that! 3w

thebacklistbook @TheAromaofBooks the end date was 2026 on it so I wasn't sure. 3w

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks ooo I missed it! I am gonna go look now :) thanks 3w

TheAromaofBooks @thebacklistbook - I love to do things in a confusing manner so this year I've been starting a new board each month, but giving myself a full year to finish it. That way I don't have a million prompts that get checked off in January and then not as many the rest of the year. So I set the SG challenge up to last two years because my December 2025 board is (for me personally) from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie - I realized you aren't on the #ISpyBingo tag list - would you like to be added? I try to post the monthly boards about a week before the new month starts. Or anyone can download them all ahead of time from Canva. 😁 3w

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks Yes please add me - thank you - I thought I was on the tag list (oops) 3w

julieclair These are SO creative and fun! Thank you, Sarah. You‘re a rock star! ⭐️ 3w

Lauredhel If anyone's confused like me, I think John Connelly is supposed to be the Irish author John Connolly? It took me a bit of searching 3w

TheAromaofBooks @lauredhel - That was probably me misinterpreting Lise's handwriting 😂 Sorry about that!! 3w

Read4life Thank you, Sarah! 💙💙💙 3w

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Yenya1954

Tending Roses | Lisa Wingate

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Another book full of love and feelings. I love the stories Lisa Wingate writes. The main message I took from this novel is to take the time to “stop and smell the roses” in our lives. Find contentment in what you have not trying to reach for happiness in things. I gave it 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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SamanthaMarie

Pumpkin Moonshine | Tasha Tudor

Happy Halloween! It's been a minute. (4 years 🤪) I've since had two more kiddos. My days are spent reading lovely picture books with my younger three and delightful classic lit, roving history, and enduring nature stories with my oldest for his homeschool. We also buddy read plenty of fun middle grade stories. This, a small sample of our spooky season reads.
How have you all been AND where is the app? I can't find it in the Google Play Store?? 😅

Velvetfur Hiya lovely!! Google doesn't do the Litsy app anymore, I found that out the hard way 😭 I'm on the website, it's the only way I can get on Litsy nowadays! I love your little ghosty mug 👻 2mo

Ruthiella Welcome back! There is a way to get the app on your android phone. I think the instructions are on the Facebook page. (edited) 2mo

SamAnne Hah! Because Litsy doesn‘t allow Google access to our information. Welcome back. 2mo

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Jas16 Welcome back! 2mo

SamanthaMarie @Ruthiella I don't even know how to tag people anymore so hopefully this works lol!! Well the website it is then. It's just great Litsy still is here. The best little pocket of the Internet! And yes! My husband got him for me! He's been fun to have a hot cocoa in. 🥰

@Ruthiella Thank you!!! Okay, I might try and find that. I'm not on FB but I'll do some deep dive googling haha.

@SamAnne Well then, major applause to Litsy and I'll be fine then 😆 2mo

SamanthaMarie @Jas16 Thank you so much!!! I've been missing it. And the best time is always the holiday season with all the cozy reads and longer nights of indoor time haha. 2mo

Lcsmcat Welcome back! And reading to littles is the thing I most miss about parenting. I have to settle for my grandkids. 😀 2mo

SamanthaMarie @Lcsmcat Thank you!! And oh goodness, isn't it wonderful?? And reading to your grandchildren must be just wonderful!!! 2mo

PaperbackPirate Congratulations and welcome back! 💙📚 2mo

SamanthaMarie @PaperbackPirate Thank you so much!! 2mo

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Tamra

Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression | Mildred Armstrong Kalish

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Iowa farm life growing up during the depression. Far from feeling deprived, Mildred looks back with affection on her rich & vibrant experiences as a child. This isn‘t one of those woe-is-me memoirs. As to be expected, she felt some things in society had changed for the better, others not.

CSeydel I should get this. My husband‘s grandmother, also named Mildred, grew up on a farm in Iowa during the depression and always spoke fondly of her childhood. 2mo

Tamra @CSeydel Mildred must have been a popular name because it was my grandmother‘s name as well. 😄 2mo

Leftcoastzen My mom really loved this book . She was a farm kid growing up in the Midwest in the depression as well. 2mo

Tamra @Leftcoastzen it‘s a vanishing way of life - the family farm. 😒 2mo

Leftcoastzen Sad but true. Still have one cousin whose son farms in Iowa ! But worried about his year with all this turmoil. 2mo

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RiversEve

He Should Have Told the Bees | Amanda Cox

Starting this today! First paperback I‘ve bought in a while, I usually read my kindle. Found this in a Christian bookstore

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Kshakal

Fall is Here! I Love It! | Elaine W Good

Thank you so much @TheQuietQuill … I feel very spoiled and am incredibly thankful! I love it so much!

#fffs @Avanders @Chrissyreadit

RaeLovesToRead I see a pumpkin in the background! 😸💕 3mo

Kshakal @RaeLovesToRead lol… he had to photobomb! 3mo

TheQuietQuill You‘re very welcome! I had such a fun time shopping for you! Enjoy! 🥰🎃🍂 3mo

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Kshakal @TheQuietQuill I literally squealed louder and louder with each package I unwrapped! 💗 3mo

Avanders 😍🍂🍁♥️ 3mo

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Kshakal

Fall is Here! I Love It! | Elaine W Good

Holy moly… I am so excited!!

#fffs @TheQuietQuill @Avanders @Chrissyreadit

Avanders 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 3mo

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Eggs

The Barn | Avi

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Despite his siblings' doubts, Ben is determined to build the barn Father had planned (before his tragic accident), in the hope of waking him from his weak and frozen state. Solid writing for this historical tale set in 1855 in the rugged Oregon Territory.

#Read2025 #LitsyAtoZ #Bookspinbingo #Pantone2025

@DieAReader @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @Lauredhel @BarbaraBB

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