This book was published in 1945 & is the story of the Mitchell family. There are 5 Mitchell children who live with their mother & Grannie while their father & uncle are off fighting in the war. They get into all sorts of funny shenanigans with their club to help the war effort. A nice snapshot of American life during WWII. I‘m reading the sequel for #FoodAndLit - 4⭐️

#classics
#WWII
#historicalfiction

Thanks for the tags @Sace and @Eggs !

💛 Seeing Jace dressed up as Alvin for Halloween. I‘ve been a huge Chipmunks fan since I was a kid!
💛 Spending time with family at 2 fall festivals this week.
💛 Such a dumb thing, but finding this chickpea salad at BJ‘s. I used to eat these all the time and they stopped selling them at Publix 😪
💛Cuddles with my old man cat, Chipper 🐈‍⬛ 🐾
💛 It‘s November! My favorite time of the year 💛

#5JoysFriday

A friendly reminder that our #HitchToScreen buddy read of Jamaica Inn starts today! I‘m tagging those who have shown interest and anybody who wants to be added or taken off, let me know! You have 6 weeks to read the book & it is very casual. Just read & post a review when you‘re done & don‘t forget to tag me. I will also look into hosting some kind of watch party for the movie once we‘re finished. Happy reading!

Happy Halloween to my Litsy family! Love, Alvin A.K.A. Jace 🧡🖤🧡

#Halloween
#Jace
#AlvinAndTheChipmunks

Time for #ThreeListThursday presented by @dabbe !

Didn‘t do so great this week but there are a bunch on there that are on my TBR. My 3 faves are:
1. The Shining 🪓
2. Silence of the Lambs 🐑
3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-time-magazines-100-best-mystery-and

#TLT

Jace and I only got one book in last night but it was a good one. I might be biased because I love cats but this is an adorable autumn themed book perfect for this time of year. 5⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#childrensbooks
#PeteTheCat

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Time spent reading yesterday: 2 hours = 20 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 100 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Spookoween
#Witchathon
#31by31
#ReadAway2024

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🧡Sweet
🖤Buy
🧡Ghost
🖤Owls
🧡Mummy
🖤ScaryMovieThon
🧡Hocus Pocus but I also adore Casper! 👻
🖤Potion
🧡Witch‘s brew 🕷️🚫😱
🖤Carve pumpkin
🧡Haunted House

#WondrousWednesday

Jess & Lila skip gym class to meet TV star Kent Kellerman. Liz takes off to warn them but only Jess & Lila get caught. As punishment they have to clean blackboards after school & have no after school activities for 2 weeks. This cramps Jess‘s style because she is the star basketball player & the championship game is coming up. She somehow convinces Liz to do a twin switch so she can play in the game. Saint Liz fesses up after Jess wins the ⬇️

Time spent reading yesterday: 3 hours 30 minutes = 35 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 175 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#31by31
#Spookoween
#Witchathon
#ReadAway2024

Book 3 down for the #NancyDrewBR ! I‘m actually really enjoying these. I find them relaxing and it‘s nice to get lost in Nancy‘s world and see just how many near-death experiences she can have in one book! 😆
4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#spookyread
#cozymystery
#NancyDrew
#nostalgia

Reading with Jace:
1. Charlie The Cheerful Engine 4⭐️
2. Trevor 4⭐️
3. Thomas‘s ABCs 4⭐️
4. The Mischievous Twins 3⭐️
5. A Crack In The Track 3.5⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#ThomasTheTrain
#childrensbooks

50 points

Time spent reading yesterday: 6 hours 30 minutes = 65 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 325 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#31by31
#Spookoween
#Witchathon
#ReadAway2024

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I can‘t find this book in the system but this was a fun & spicy Halloween romance novella. Perfect for this time of year! 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Halloween
#novella
#TBRread

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Jess & Liz go for a 3-day joint stay at the hospital to have their tonsils out. Such a contrast to the way things are done today! Their stay is made more exciting by 2 contraband turtles that another kid has sneaked into the ward. The kids amuse themselves with turtle races. 4⭐️🐢🐢👯‍♀️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#SweetValley
#SweetValleyKids
#SVK
#twins
#nostalgia

Well I got thoroughly sucked into this story for the #ChildrensClassicRead2024 ! I really enjoyed this and it has inspired me to read more books set in this time period (1600s). Thanks for organizing this @TheBookHippie ! 5⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#classics
#buddyread

Reading with Jace:
1. The Happy Pumpkin 4⭐️ (TBR)
2. The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin 3.5⭐️ (TBR)
3. Arthur‘s Back To School Surprise 4⭐️ (Other)
4. Arthur‘s Homework 4⭐️ (Other)
5. Arthur‘s Teacher Moves In 4⭐️ (Other)

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Halloween
#Arthur
#childrensbooks

80 points

I‘m really enjoying the tagged book for the #ChildrensClassicRead2024 and can tell already I‘m really going to like it. Time spent reading yesterday: 4 hours 30 minutes = 45 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 225 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Witchathon
#Spookoween
#31by31
#ReadAway2024

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I‘m still trying to catch up for the #NancyDrewBR & just finished book 2. I really enjoyed this one. It wasn‘t quite as cheesy as the last one & the stakes were higher as poor Mr. Drew goes missing. I like Helen & the old ladies & the setting of the old colonial house with hidden staircases & passages. I do find it funny how quickly Nancy is able to get every bad guy to bend to her will & confess. 😆 This was fun! 4⭐️

The first SVT super edition is completely new to me. The 6th grade class goes on a field trip to The Enchanted Forest & after a bump on the head, Elizabeth finds herself sucked into a world full of fairy tale creatures. Don‘t know how I missed this one when I was a kid but it‘s very reminiscent of Alice falling through the looking glass & waking up in a strange world. 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#SweetValley
#SweetValleyTwins
#SVT

I don‘t read many romance books but I really enjoyed this one. Jeanie, the new owner of the Pumpkin Spice Cafe, has to adjust to the small town of Dream Harbor. She befriends Logan, a sexy farmer, who has abandonment issues because his last girlfriend publicly dumped him because she didn‘t want to live the small town life. They start falling for each other but are afraid of screwing it up. Cute, cozy, funny & sexy. 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub

Didn‘t get much reading in yesterday. 2 hours = 20 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 100 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Spookoween
#Witchathon
#31by31
#ReadAway2024

Reading with Jace:
1. Scooby-Doo & The Ghastly Giant 4⭐️
2. Thomas & Friends: Right On Track 3⭐️
3. Today Is Halloween! 3⭐️
4. Arthur Lost In The Museum 4⭐️
5. Arthur In A Pickle 4⭐️
6. D.W.‘s Guide To Perfect Manners 4⭐️
7. Arthur‘s Nose 4⭐️
8. Arthur‘s Classroom Fib 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#childrensbooks

(2 spooky, 6 other = 100 points)

Time spent reading yesterday: 5 hours = 50 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 250 points 🤓

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#31by31
#Witchathon
#Spookoween
#ReadAway2024

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This is a sweet story about a middle-aged woman who befriends 93-year-old Edward after the death of his beloved wife. They bond over delicious food & their friendship changes her life. Listening to this made me very hungry! Thanks for the recommendation @DebinHawaii ! 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#audiobook
#foodie

The Wakefield family takes a family vacation at the lake. Jess is horrified at the idea of fishing and hangs out with Jilly, a girl their age staying in the cabin next door. After 2 days of hanging out with this insufferable girl, fishing sounds more & more appealing. She finally goes out on the boat on the last day of vacation & catches the biggest fish, bigger than anyone else has caught all weekend. So cute! 4⭐️

#SweetValley
#SweetValleyKids

SVMS has its very own bully! Big bad Dennis Cookman spends all his time bullying the entire 6th grade, beating up poor Jimmy Underwood & extorting money from Lila. Aaron, Ken, Jimmy, Liz & Amy come up with a plan to get back at him. Meanwhile, Grace wants to join the Unicorn Club & Jess tasks her with getting Dennis to join her for lunch as an initiation task. Luckily Grace saves the day in the end & saves Dennis‘ life when the Fearless Five‘s⬇️

Time spent reading yesterday: 3 hours = 30 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 150 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#31by31
#Spookoween
#Witchathon
#ReadAway2024

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Time spent reading yesterday: 6 hours 30 minutes = 65 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 325 points. 🤓

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#31by31
#Witchathon
#Spookoween
#ReadAway2024

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Nightly reading with Jace:
1. Arthur & The New Kid 4⭐️
2. Arthur‘s Hiccups 5⭐️
3. Arthur Breaks The Bank 4⭐️
4. Arthur‘s First Kiss 4⭐️
5. Arthur‘s Fire Drill 4⭐️
5. Arthur, Clean Your Room! 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Arthur
#childrensbooks

Can‘t go wrong with Arthur!

60 points

Time for #ThreeListThursday presented by @dabbe !

My 3 favorites from this list are in my top 10 faves of all time:
1. Psycho (1960)
2. The Silence of the Lambs (1990)
3. The Birds (1963)

https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy4-afis-100-years-100-thrills-up-to-2001

#TLT

This is a great book about the history of horror novels & Grady Hendrix really did his homework. I listened to it on audio but also got a physical copy of the book to see the tons of book covers throughout. So fun! 5⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#Horror
#booksaboutbooks
#audiobook

Marvel Unlimited Graphic Novels weekly reading:
1. X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #135-142 (TBR)
2. Alligator Loki Infinity Comic #41 & 42 (this series is so funny & adorable!) (TBR)
3. Avengers Academy Infinity Comic #1 (Other)
4. Strange Tales: Thor & Jane Foster #1 (Other)
5. Who Is…Jane Foster? #1 (Other)
5. Who Is…Daredevil? #1 (Other)

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#MarvelUnlimited
#graphicnovels

290 points

Part 2 of my French reading for the week:
1. Disney Princesse: Meilleurs Amis 4⭐️
2. Docteur La Peluche: Au Bain, Petite Pêche 4⭐️
3. Docteur La Peluche: Visite Chez Le Vétérinaire 4⭐️
4. Bambi 3⭐️
5. Docteur La Peluche: Chocotte Grelotte 4⭐️
6. Docteur La Peluche: Bidou Bulles 4⭐️
7. Docteur La Peluche: La Panne 3⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRreads
#LivresEnFrancais

175 points

I got behind on my French reading last week so had to read 14 books today. ? I read these out loud to help me practice my French pronunciation.
1. Sesame Street: La Centre Communautaire 4⭐️
2. Docteur La Peluche: Une Belle Journée 3⭐️
3. Sesame Street: La Valeur De L‘argent 4⭐️
4. Ratatouille 4⭐️
5. Le Grand Bal Des Fées 3.5⭐️
6. Vaiana (Moana) 4⭐️
7. J‘adore L‘automne 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRreads
#LivresEnFrancais

175 points

Time spent reading today: 6 hours 30 minutes = 65 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 325 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#31by31
#Spookoween
#Witchathon
#ReadAway2024

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Steven & the twins make a bet that if he wins 1st place in the science fair, the twins will have to do all his chores for a week, & if he loses he does their chores. As you can see by the title, Steven wins & starts bossing them around & showing off in front of their friends. They make another bet to see who can make the best birthday cake for their dad, & Steven finally gets put in his place with his microwaved monstrosity. 😆 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf

I decided to join the Nancy Drew buddy read but I‘m a year behind & starting at the beginning. I‘ve never read any ND books & it sounded like fun. As a diehard Sweet Valley fan, I can see the appeal of these books, especially nostalgia wise. Nancy is a bit of a Mary Sue character but it‘s oddly fitting for the time period. Other than them giving away the “secret” in the title 😆 I enjoyed the mystery aspect of this & look forward to reading more!

Nightly reading with Jace:
1. Arthur‘s Reading Race 4⭐️ 📚
2. Duck & Cat‘s Rainy Day 4⭐️ 🐥🐈
3. The Berenstain Bears At The Aquarium 4⭐️ 🐋
4. The Berenstain Bears Get The Job Done 4⭐️ 🧹
5. Meet Ms. Marvel 4⭐️ 🦸‍♀️
6. Little Critter Goes To School 4⭐️ ✏️

6 other reads = 60 points

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#childrensbooks

1. Watermelon 🍉
2. Relish by Lucy Knisley is perfect for any foodie. This is the first book of hers I read & have since read them all. I enjoy her artwork & my favorite was the one she wrote about her pregnancy.

#Two4Tuesday

Time spent reading yesterday: 8 hours 30 minutes = 85 points x‘s 7 for 6 readathons = 595 points.

I‘m reading the tagged book for the pumpkin spice readathon & it really fits the cozy vibe (plus I love the covers from this series!) 🎃

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#BirthdayBashReadathon
#PSReadathon
#Witchathon
#31by31
#Spookoween
#ReadAway2024

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Mrs. W. is sick & the doctor doesn‘t know what‘s wrong with her. They find a lump on her neck & she has to get tests done. Meanwhile, Mr. W. is on a work trip to NYC, so Jess takes it upon herself to boss Liz & Steven around & do all the housework while their mom is sick. Jess is worried sick that her mom is dying & makes the unfortunate mistake of telling Caroline, the biggest gossip in Sweet Valley. Soon, the whole school thinks Mrs. W. is ⬇️

Jace & I finished Disney 5-Minute Halloween Stories tonight. TBR read: 8 stories x‘s 25 = 200 points. 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Halloween
#Disney
#childrensbooks

Book 1 in this trilogy by civil rights activist John Lewis is about the civil rights movement in Tennessee starting in the late 50s/early 60s when they peacefully protested & staged sit-ins at lunch counters during segregation. Very well done & I‘m looking forward to reading the rest of the series. 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#graphicnovel
#memoir
#history

This is quite possibly the strangest audiobook I‘ve ever listened to. Part of it is told in screenplay format, and there are dozens of instances of the narrator flubbing a line then starting all over again. I don‘t know if this was intentional but I lean towards no. Very strange. The characters were awful & the story was all over the place. I had high hopes going into this one. Oh well! 2⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#audiobook

Time spent reading yesterday: 5 hours = 50 points x‘s 7 for 6 readathons = 350 points.

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#31by31
#Spookoween
#Witchathon
#ReadAway2024
#BirthdayBashReadathon
#GNreadathon

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Nightly reading with Jace:
1. Disney‘s Sweet & Spooky Halloween 4⭐️ (TBR)
2. Hamster Holmes: Combing For Clues 3.5⭐️ (Other)
3. Disney 5-Minute Halloween Stories (We read the 1st 4 books in this collection & will read more tomorrow) 4⭐️ (TBR x‘s 4)

135 points

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#Halloween
#Childrensbooks

I wanted Jace to join me again for #FoodAndLit this month but I couldn‘t find any children‘s books about Botswana at the library. I found a website with a children‘s book called The Peculiar Tree which has 10 stories written by people in Botswana & is available to download for free (will post link below) & you can read it on your kindle or iBooks. Jace and I have been reading a few stories every day & he seemed to enjoy them. 4⭐️ ⬇️

I see that the rest of my group who read this for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead had mixed feelings about this one & I totally understand where you all are coming from. I didn‘t love this book but found it oddly enjoyable. Elizabeth & her friend Irais were pretty funny imo & I love how she calls her husband the Man of Wrath 😆 & we don‘t even know his name (he was an ass lol). I can totally see why LMM loved it because she was absolutely crazy ⬇️

I couldn‘t agree more!

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead
#BookQuotes
#Bibliophile