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thebacklistbook

I want to remind everyone at this time about special ballots and mail ins. These are never counted right away. Especially important for Pennsylvania and Michigan these two states are razor thin. And some of the states haven't finished their counts yet.
#uselection #americavotes

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Meme.Dak
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After reading “My Secret Sister,” by Helen Edwards and Jenny Lee Smith, I would recommend reading “Secret Daughter” by Shilpi Somaya Gowda or “Please Adopt Me” by Lynne Pardoe. These books give the reader the same feeling. Jenny had been wealthy growing up, while Helen, her long lost twin was poor, abused and uncared for. Toward the second half of this novel, Jenny‘s father passed away. That extremely affected her life because he was a great

Meme.Dak father and she loved him very much. Jenny then had an argument with her cousin who told her “you‘re not even apart of the family.” (page 187) Her adoptive mother did not want to speak of it. Later on, her mother passed away and she went on to find her biological family. When she finds Mercia‘s address she wants nothing to do with her. When Jenny finally tracks down her sister she, Helen is devastated. The two now feel complete together. The two 4w
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“Remember to enjoy your life and never forget your family. “

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ss291920

Teacher could use this to study different cultures in their beliefs or open up conversation about immigration. This book supplies, a decent understanding on what is needed to immigrate to America. Teacher could ask students where they would immigrate to and why?

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Pickpick

Week 9: Historical Fiction. based on a true story that it follows in Italian family, and their adventure to the United States. Published in 2011.

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Meme.Dak

The author uses techniques like "I," "we," "me," "us," etc. to show the audience what perspective it is coming from. The author expresses how Helen feels, with powerful words to enhance the reader‘s imagination. I enjoy reading books like "My Secret Sister” because it shows how different life can be for the less fortunate and the fortunate. This is the ideal book for those who love emotional, dramatic and tense novels.

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Meme.Dak
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Helen was brought up during the post-war years. She was physically abused by her father and verbally mistreated by her mother. She only felt protected with her gran. Jenny Lee Smith, Helen‘s twin, grew up in Newcastle. She was an only child. Jenny was extremely loved by everyone, especially her father, who loved her dearly. She enjoyed playing golf with her family and friends. Edwards and Lee Smith wrote this novel in first person point of view.

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Eggs
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Pickpick

Book 14 of Elm Creek Quilts series takes us back to pre- and post-Civil War to Joanna Douglas, a freed slave who sewed the “free spirit” quilt that present-day Sylvia and her quilters find in a hidden cabinet of the Manor. Thus Joanna‘s story unfolds

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TheSpineView Wow, you moving right along with this series! 👍🤩📚 3mo
Eggs @TheSpineView 😊🩷🙏🏻 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Awesome 3mo
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PurpleyPumpkin
Monsters of Templeton | Lauren Groff
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I read this back in 2008. I don‘t remember the story clearly but I do remember thinking it was weird. I enjoyed it. 😈
#monster #CoverLove

Eggs 🖤👹🖤 4mo
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Schwifty
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As a descendant of the Acadians myself, I waited far too long to learn about this pivotal event in history. When I was small, my Cajun family had always told me about how we as a French offshoot came to be in Louisiana, the expulsion from Canada, “le grand dérangement,” but it was so distant in collective memory, it was a sort of legend and was in a tl;dr format. I hadn‘t thought much about it, but I finally decided I‘d like to know the details.

Schwifty At any rate, this book is amazing in detail and analysis and presents some historiography of the event as well. So through this book, I‘ve been able to better appreciate what my elders were trying to get at when I was a kid and connect a few dots. I‘ll actually be visiting Nova Scotia in September and will get to see some of the places where Acadians had originally settled and where the British subsequently carried out their ethnic cleansing. 4mo
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