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I‘ve missed a bunch of prompts for #SchoolSpirit because, well, life. And I‘m not sure what the rest of the month will bring, but I‘m going to jump in when I can! Starting here… Claudia planned a #FieldTrip of sorts to the Met for her and her brother. A fun read!

1. It might be the recency effect, but I love Planet Word in Washington, DC. I also love to visit the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, if that is considered a museum.

2. My very favorite since Ms. Kowalik read it to our class in third grade!

Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView ! #Two4Tuesday

Favorite museum is hard!
-Most impactful: the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Berlin. The pitch black room except for a sliver of light in the ceiling far above taught me how architecture can be both art and argument.
-Most nostalgic: the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, more of a science center than a museum.
-Most Unexpectedly Fascinating: the National Archives in DC - saw the actual records of the Glory troops!

#TwoForTuesday @TheSpineView

#Two4Tuesday

1. Egyptian Museum in Cairo (the old one) which houses the most remarkable collection of ancient objects (one more impossibly beautiful than the last) I‘ve ever seen. The Louve, a building as fascinating as the art within, and The Art Institute of Chicago which has my favorite John Singer Sargent painting along with many other favs.

2. Tagged—who doesn‘t love the idea of moving into a museum?!?

@TheSpineView

1. So many! Loved the Smithsonians!!

2. 🩷🩷

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @IndoorDame @CoffeeNBooks

#MiddleGradeMonday @Karisimo
I chose two. One I've read, and one on my TBR. I read The Bridge Home several years ago It's about four homeless kids trying to survive in India. I've wanted to read Nowhere Boy, ever since I read The Lost Year during Middle Grade March.

A favorite of mine-I‘ve read it countless times…so clever

#ArtGallery

#StorySettings

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

@wildalaskabibliophile made this fun Litsy Challenge. Everyone is invited to play:
1. Tag a favorite mystery you've read
2. What is your favorite way to prepare eggs?

Here's mine:
1. Since it's #throwbackthursday: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
2. If I have to prepare the eggs, I like them over-easy on toast. But my favorite kind to eat is eggs benedict. 😂
#nationaleggmonthchallenge

Rereading this with my daughter was wonderful! The magic of running away to live in the MET still resonated, but I loved Claudia's journey to understand herself even more than I did as a child. I loved how the differences between Claudia and her brother Jamie helped them grow as their different personalities taught them to compromise. Her exploration of her own motivations will stay with her much longer than her week in the museum.

#2024Book9