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Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbit
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Bookzombie
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I liked this, but think I might have loved it if I had read it as a kid. I‘m not sure as an adult that the Jessie/Winnie portion of the story hit correctly. However, I really liked the father, Angus Tuck. The question of living forever hits harder in my mid-40s and I liked how the book ended. This was my #Doublespin for November.

Read in November.

Ladygodiva7 This was the book that started my life-long love of reading! 4mo
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monalyisha
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“Queen Anne‘s lace lay dusty on the surface of the meadows like foam on a painted sea.”

kspenmoll So love Queen Anne Lace- lots of it in my yard. 7mo
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monalyisha
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My summer‘s been way too busy for my liking and I neglected to review this directly after finishing. Now, seeing the unenthusiastic reviews here, I wish I hadn‘t! I loved it so so much (upon first AND second reading) and wish I could be more specific about it. Natalie Babbitt is such a gifted writer and thinker. Any doubts? Read her (imperfectly digitized) article, which I‘ve linked in the comments below, about joy and Children‘s Literature. ⛲️🐸⏳

monalyisha There IS some outdated language. If you want, you can skip to the ending — about happy endings! https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/08/archives/happy-endings-of-course-and-also-joy... (edited) 7mo
Clare-Dragonfly I love this book! 😍 7mo
Bigwig A great, great book. For youngsters and oldsters. 7mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Just finished and it was painfully boring. However, because of the subject of eternal life and the ending it will stick with me. Overall, it was a little too A Pilgrim at Tinker Creek for me.

LibrarianRyan Have you see the movie? I liked the book as a kid but as an adult I agree with you. But I did like the movie. 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau @LibrarianRyan I didn't even know there was a movie, but should I ever come across it I'll watch it. As I was reading, I kept picturing my 6th English teacher and wishing we'd read this. I still don't think I would've liked it, but the class discussions would've been fun. 13mo
LibrarianRyan @TheBookgeekFrau The movie was maybe not made for TV but not a big budget either. It has Alexis Bledell either right before Gilmore Girls or early in her run in that series. 13mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Starting this one tonight.

My friendly bank teller culled her bookshelves to make room and set aside a couple she thought I might like. It pays to talk books everywhere you go!!

marleed Oh how nice. I remember reading this book - and that cover - to my daughter many years ago. 13mo
Leftcoastzen Love that! 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau @marleed I was psyched she pulled this for me. I've wanted to read it for a while now. 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Leftcoastzen Right?!! I was so touched that she not only thought of me but so nailed it with this choice 😁 13mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Forever ♾️ #InQuotes 🗣️ 💕

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Vansa I LOVE this book. And movie. 14mo
Eggs Great words! 💗Tuck Everlasting💗 14mo
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TheHungryBookworms
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"Dont be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You dont have to live for ever, you just have to live."

So it might be kind of a unpopular opinion because I see how much people love this book but I just wasnt a fan of it. I didnt like how jesse reacted to winnie. I didnt like that the family let her sacrifie herself. I didnt like the ending.

⭐️⭐️

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JacintaMCarter
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#2023Book5
I probably would have liked this better if I‘d read it when I was younger. But reading it as an adult, the attempt at a romantic subplot just came off as creepy. This also would have been more interesting if we‘d learned more about the Tucks‘ backstory.

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TheSpineView
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#LittensWantToKnow @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

"You don't have to live forever, you just have to live."

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Tera66
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView Thank you for the tag.💗
1. The tagged book, this is my favorite book and try and read it every year or so.
2. Winter: White and Wicked, it's a blend of Frozen and Ice Road Truckers. Not quite sure if I'm into it or not.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing 2y
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Addison_Reads
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"The sky was a ragged blaze of red and pink and orange, and its double trembled on the surface of the pond like color spilled from a paintbox."

My 4th grade teacher read this book to the class and I have vividly remembered parts of it since. This is my first time reading it since then and I fell in love with the Tucks and Winnie all over again. ?

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Addison_Reads
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Some library reads, some series reads, a few books I'm reading again, and lots of NetGalley reads I need to finally get to. July #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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The.Great.Catsby
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Thank you @KateReadsYA for helping me to decide what to read next off of my physical TBR!

This was a ⭐⭐⭐ read for me. This book was... strange.
She was kidnapped, but she loved them anyways. Or the part at the end where this 80+ year old family didn't think twice and thought it was a GOOD IDEA to let a little girl help them. Just strange.

3.22.22

Edit: The movie helped make the book interesting. I think it filled in a lot of the gaps.

wanderinglynn I think you cat agrees. ❤️🐱😆 2y
KateReadsYA You're welcome. I like the Disney Movie based off this book. Very enchanting 🙂 2y
The.Great.Catsby @wanderinglynn haha she definitely looks like she smelled something funny! 2y
The.Great.Catsby @KateReadsYA yes!! I saw it as a kid, but I promise you, I had no idea what it was about. I think I saw it on Disney+ so I'll be watching it 😁 2y
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Wildly_Bookish
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I read this when I was young, now I'm reading it to my boys. ❤

marleed I loved reading this with my daughter! 3y
Wildly_Bookish I hope my boys enjoy it as much as I did! 3y
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ravenlee
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This wasn‘t quite what I expected. It‘s short and lyrical and asks a bunch of good questions. I never encountered this in school, or really at all until I was bookselling about ten years ago and it‘s on school lists around here. A free copy fell in my lap a few weeks ago, and here we are. Definitely worth a read.

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Addison_Reads
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#OppositeDay Day 14 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs

Both #Old and young have different meanings in this wonderful book. What appears to be young, might actually be much older than you think.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻📚🙌🏻 3y
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Ny_Fergie
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I really enjoyed this YA story. If you became immortal, would you consider it a gift or a curse? This is the exact question 10 year old Winnie must consider as she goes on a wild journey with a family that shares this secret with her.

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mom2bugnbee
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This has been my month for discovering books I should have read.

I knew that this book was a play, a movie, & a musical, but had not seen (nor read) any of them until last weekend. A local theatre put on a beautiful production of the play, starring many of my daughter's friends. She & I fell in love - so much that we attended twice. Then I immediately inhaled this book.

Mercy. I'm only sorry that it took me 40+ years to discover it.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Allylu
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First book finished of #MarvellousMarch! Such a short little book, but it brought up so many feelings. So “stone walls do not a prison make” was the answer to my question at the end. Can‘t say what that was however - spoilers you know. I want to see the movie now! #100YEARS100BOOKS #BookSpinBingo #3 #BFC21 #MGMarch #MarvellousMarch

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3y
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Annabethica
Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbit

1. The book I‘ve read more than twice because it used to be my grandmas and is called The Giant Book by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers.
2. Most books I recommend usually have to do with their reading level and reading preferences, but I think this book is a classic so... yeah.

TheLudicReader Thanks for playing. 3y
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KimberlyJuracich
Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbit
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Love it. Love everything about it. Love the movie too. Read it now!!!

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ImperfectCJ
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It's been a long time since this happened: I read two books in one day. It helps that each took less than two hours to read.

This one isn't at all what I was expecting. I love the world Babbitt creates. I wish I knew what an author does to immerse her readers in a setting because it's nothing dramatic; I'm just...there. Add to that the difficult grey-area choices Winnie faces and this was an excellent read.

ImperfectCJ 26 pts for #MerryReaders (TBR + 1 hour + 1 for the post) #WinterGames2020 @Clwojick 3y
Clwojick Way to go! 😀 3y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I also found this at Savers - I spotted it on the Time 100 Best Fantasy list which I‘d love to work my way through 🤩

I saw the movie years ago and was... underwhelmed... but the books always better! (Right?)

https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/

TrishB Absolutely! 3y
CocoReads The book is great. Although I liked her book The Eyes of the Amaryllis better (I think that‘s what it‘s called-I haven‘t read it since I was a kid) 3y
marleed Oh I loved this book. I read it years ago with my daughter who is now 28. 3y
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weirdo1ab2c3
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👍I'm at page 62, and I love it so far, I love that Winnie has grown u in such a neat, orderly, strict environment, and that she only has ever been in her own house. this gives a very strong sense of what her upbringing has been, up to the point of meeting the tucks. I would suggest this to all of my friends, no hesitation. great book, and definitely deserves to be a classic. 😁

MrsBabki Great job! Can you change your username so I know who it is. Thank you. Watch capitalization. 3y
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dariazeoli
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🎵Saturday... in the park 🎶

Finally reading this novella.

Bradleygirl 👍👍 I still remember reading this and it hitting much harder than I thought it should. still does. 3y
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AsYouWish
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“Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.”

I originally read this book in 6th grade English class and I fell in love with the story of Winnie Foster and the Tuck family. I am a little bit older now and I still love it and it still makes me feel all the feelings I felt then. I highly recommend this book, is is a quick read and so meaningful!!

💙💙💙💙💙

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I think Litsy needs more review options. It was a good short novella. I gave it a 3 stars on Goodreads.

#scallywagathon #readathon #middlegrade #readingprompt #tuckeverlasting

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IamIamIam
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A beautifully detailed story about Winnie, a prim little girl, who finds a spring in the woods and the family who unwittingly drank from it. I'm so sorry I didn't read this as a child! Definitely don't pass this by for great middle grade reading!!
#JoysOfJune #SetYourOwnGoal #Readathon @andrew65

swishandflick This was one of my favorites when I was younger! Though as an adult I definitely have more appreciation for the choice Winnie made. 4y
IamIamIam @swishandflick I totally agree!! You should revisit this one! It's so well written!! 💙 4y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
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IamIamIam
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How I wish I'd heard this more in my life. 💜
@Nute I absolutely see why this was one of your favorite books!!!
#JoysOfJune #SetYourOwnGoal @andrew65

Andrew65 Great message! 🥰 4y
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IamIamIam
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Another movie I saw without knowing there was a book, LOL. At least I'm making up for it now. I'm reading all over the spectrum right now and I had to defer my loan of White Fragility because everything has just been too heavy. This and some Russo will help balance out that loan and Parable of the Sower. I need to keep an even keel moving forward through these days.

Nute This is one of my favorite books! I haven‘t watched the film adaptation. I‘ll have to be on the lookout for it. I hope that you enjoy the book!☺️ 4y
IamIamIam @Nute Thanks!!! I'm not sure how this got past me as a kid... too much Fear Street, I think. 😂 4y
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kimovsky
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A wonderful little novel, perfect for a young teen reader. I read this to my middle school aged children. It‘s complex enough in language to suit an older audience but simple enough in story for the younger ones to follow along. They loved this book, as did I and I. Certainly a new perspective on everlasting life.

wildwoodreads I adore Tuck Everlasting. It is still a favorite to this day! 4y
kimovsky Yes. I really enjoy getting to read and share it again! It always goes down so well. 4y
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Scochrane26
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Finished the last 30 min while making quiche this morning. I barely remembered this from reading it in school—all I remembered was a frog & the premise of immortality. I don‘t think I enjoyed it much as a kid but maybe I just appreciate the message more as an adult. A bittersweet ending.

marleed Oh I loved this book. I read it with my daughter years ago. 4y
Scochrane26 @marleed I‘m glad I reread it. I really liked it this time. 4y
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Bookfan1414
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Since I love the movie.... here we go again!

charl08 Happy litsyversary! 4y
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peacegypsy
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Homeschooling for COVID-19 with this delightful little tale!

umbrellagirl I remember this one. 😭😭😭 4y
Meeko93 💜💜 4y
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Tera66
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I Know this isn't book related, but my anxious brain won't let me read right now. Books are my happy place, but I can't focus at all. Music seems to be the only thing that soothes me. I like all kinds of music, please share!

TheBookHippie Khatia Buniatishvili piano music ❤️. I listen to Ron Pope, Bears Den, The Staves and Nathaniel Radcliffe when anxious. 4y
Tera66 @TheBookHippie Yes! Thank you. I did listen to Nathaniel Radcliffe's new album when it came out.💜 4y
rubyslippersreads You can‘t beat Judy Garland singing “Over the Rainbow.” https://youtu.be/PSZxmZmBfnU 4y
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Prairiegirl_reading Lately I have been listening to a lot of Elton John (got to see him live and it reminded me how great he is) and Spotify recently introduced me to Marcus King. 4y
Tera66 @rubyslippersreads and @Prairiegirl_reading I was obsessed with wizard of oz when I was little and have been a long time Elton fan. Both nostalgic favorites. Thank you. 4y
LibrarianRyan For fun try Tangerine Speedo. I love that song. 4y
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EmmalynNaude
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I reread this book after forgetting what happened. It is about a family cursed with eternal life and a young girl who finds out.
The way the book was written makes it almost hard to read. You have to go over the words twice to understand what they meant, or think of one of the quotes for and hour before understanding. It is a short, but wonderful read.

MrsBabki I am embarrassed to admit I have never read that one. Need to one day. 4y
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wildwoodreads
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Today I learned I don‘t read many happy books. I thought for my blog I would recommend cozy, happy reads. I had a hard time finding any in my collection. I had to pull books from my childhood to have anything to talk about. 😂

So please someone recommend me some happy books in the comments. If you want to check out my recommendations here‘s the link! https://readinginthewildwood.com/2019/11/18/cozy-reads-for-the-cold-weather/

Scochrane26 I have the same problem! With the Fire on High (not happy but has a hopeful ending), Less, the Unhoneymooners. The Gentleman‘s guide to Vice and Virtue & its sequel. (edited) 4y
Tamra A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. I don‘t read many “happy” novels either, but those I‘d recommend! 4y
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Slajaunie I don‘t read happy novels either. What is that about? 4y
PSreads73 Most of my collection is thriller and is dark. Drama and trauma sell. I think we just like to be shocked. Some have semi happy endings though. My favorite book is Ready Player One which ends very happily. 4y
PSreads73 I couldn‘t agree more about Daisy Jones and The Six. Possibly my favorite from this year. 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick This book & it's sequel were fun. I also enjoy what would've been called Chick Lit about 15-20 years ago, so I'm going to toss Camilla Isley into the mix. Sure, they're romance books, but the ones I've read so far have all been fun. Might I suggest her Christmas novel. It's part of a series but you certainly don't need to read them in order. 4y
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jkraynak
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“Don‘t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don‘t have to live forever, just have to live.”

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jkraynak
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This book is also a disney film which I think is interesting! It also won best book for young people in 1976 and ranked 16th in the top 100 chapter books.

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jkraynak
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Tuck Everlasting dives into the idea of immorality. Winnie, the girl in the story, wants to run away from her home and family. Winnie meets many other people to make for what seems to be an adventurous, fun story.

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mack2799

“Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.”

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mack2799
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This modern fantasy book is a time-shift fantasy. It shifts story lines from present and past and shows us people stuck in a state over hundreds of years known to have secret immortality. It contains a plot that is believable, but holds an aspect to make us question it. The theme is also worthwhile and lets kid know that sometimes the present is what matters most - Not to wish your life away and admire that aspects that you enjoy of it.

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mack2799

This book is about a kid named Winnie who runs away and ends up finding the Tuck family. Turns out that this family holds secret immortality and live never-ending from the water they withhold. I think kids would find this enjoyable and I think it gives off a way to relate for these kid readers.

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monalyisha
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I found this store today while looking for goodies to add to my Wishlist for @JoScho ‘s upcoming #HFTSS mini-swap. They make roll-on perfumes inspired by some of my favorite books/shows. I definitely lost a large chunk of minutes to online window-shopping.

https://etsy.me/2ZzxDfT

Registration is still open!
https://www.elfster.com/exchange/view/39411303/mjzl/
Visit her page to find out more. 🙌🏻

sprainedbrain Ooooooh. She has a Song of Achilles! 5y
monalyisha @sprainedbrain Right?! Excellent taste. 👌🏻 5y
JoScho Oh this looks awesome! 5y
Craftylikefox Oh no! There are so many good ones! 5y
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Rachel.Rencher
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Good morning, Littens! 🌞
Something that's been super fun about this new job is re-reading a lot of books that I'd forgotten about from my childhood. I think this one was assigned to me in 2nd or 3rd grade? I don't remember much about it other than I liked it.

Marilyncjackson Love this book! 5y
Rachel.Rencher @Marilyncjackson Me too! It was even better reading it as an adult ❤ 5y
Marilyncjackson @Rachel.Rencher I should reread it lol 5y
Lucas.Rencher That one looks good! 5y
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EmilieGR
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Beautiful