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rwmg
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Children plus dog explore the island in the cove where one of them lives and look for treasure.

Pure nostalgia with the book which is my earliest memory of owning a book. Read in memory of my uncle who gave it to me and who died last week.

Ruthiella Sorry to hear about your uncle. That is a lovely way to commemorate his memory. ❤️ 60m
TheBookHippie ♥️ 37m
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Andrea313
Betsy-Tacy Treasury | Maud Hart Lovelace
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Such a fun reading challenge from the Betsy-Tacy Society! I'm pretty sure I've got a good number of these done already; BRB, going to see for sure and post about it. How many have you inadvertently checked off this year? And what about registration for the #BetsyTacyConvention, have you checked that box, too? 😜 #BetsyTacy #MaudHartLovelace #DeepValley

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dabbe
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#nancydrewbr @Librarybelle
A solid middle-tier Nancy Drew entry. Nancy assists Madame Alexandra, a former queen living incognito in River Heights, in locating her long-lost grandson—the sole surviving heir to her royal lineage. Along the way, Nancy encounters pickpockets, a suspicious imposter, and a jeweled Easter egg that holds a cryptic message. Ideal for nostalgic ND readers or those seeking a light, classic whodunit.

Librarybelle Nice photo concept! 1d
dabbe @Librarybelle I tried! 1d
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bookishbitch
A Swiftly Tilting Planet | Madeleine L'Engle
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I found a new cover for my favorite book collection. Aside from non-english versions, I only need one more to say I have them all. At least, that I know of.

tpixie Amazing! What a great collection 🩷🩷🩷 1d
BookmarkTavern Oh gorgeous! 🤩 1d
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TheAromaofBooks
Pollyanna Grows Up | Eleanor Hodgman Porter
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Well, Litsy won't let up upload an image today. Ah well. This sequel to Pollyanna is almost like two books in one. The first half takes place only about a year after the first book ended. P is able to walk again and is happily living with Aunt Polly & her husband. When Aunt P & Dr end up going abroad, P goes to stay with a woman in Boston, and we kind of get a repeat of book 1, with P spreading sunshine and happiness to all and sundry. However, ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) there is still a lot of charm here. Second half of the book opens several years later with P now a young woman. She has been abroad with Aunt P & Dr for most of that time (I honestly found it hard to believe that she hadn't come back to visit in all that time...) & Porter decided to make a plot decision that really annoys me every time (spoiler below). Here we get a little love story with everyone pairing off just right. If you enjoyed ⬇ 2d
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the first book, you'll probably like the second as well.

@BarbaraJean - I think you mentioned something about being concerned about a potential weird age-gap romance but I can reassure you that that is not remotely an issue 😁
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TheAromaofBooks For some reason, Porter decides to kill off Dr. Chilton, leaving Aunt Polly a bitter widow! I think the idea is that we have to have Pollyanna in “reduced circumstances“ etc but honestly it makes me mad every time! At the end of the book, literally everyone else is happily paired off except freaking poor Aunt P who apparently only gets to have 2d
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Bklover Noooo!!!! 2d
BarbaraJean Haha—I need to read this now! 1d
TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - I think you would enjoy it!! I also really wanted to post the picture because I have a 1940s hardcover edition that still has the jacket cover - and it's impressive how many times Page managed to fit “Trademarked“ onto it 😂 I don't know how he ended up with the rights to Pollyanna/Glad books after Porter's death, but knowing him, it was something shyster-y! 13h
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IriDas
Palace of Books | Patricia Polacco
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Here‘s a late #hyggehourreadathon post. I was just too tired to post anything and make it make sense. :D

My youngest son and I read together because my youngest daughter was playing video games with her older siblings. My son got the Pokémon book because they gave away books to kids who signed up for the reading program at the library.

#summerreadingprogram
#libraries

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2d
AllDebooks ❤️ 2d
Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛💛💛 1d
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DGRachel
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A fun mystery for Nancy and crew. So much happens in this one! Kidnappings. Pickpockets. Ferry crashes. You name it, Nancy survives it and solves it! I actually found this one delightful despite the non-stop chaos. #nancydrewbr

Librarybelle It was delightful! 2d
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