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#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

The mom flying off
A tad far fetched but I‘m going with it 😅😂🙃

Cake in math class …oy that was funny- never happen with security as tight as it is -but funny nonetheless 🎂🍰

This is a very light sweet read very enjoyable for February 💕

Anything else you caught?
I‘m hoping we get an Aunt visit still.

On we read!!! Happy Sunday. 💕💕💕

vlwelser Yes to the aunt. This is such a fun book. Overanalyzing the details might be a mistake. The scent witch thing is equally improbable as a jaunt to Oman. 2mo

Librarybelle That whole math class scene was just awkward. Honestly, I much prefer Lee‘s historical fiction books, but as I said before, I‘m digging the aromateur aspect. 2mo

vlwelser But how much do you love that she adds Oman in here and gives kids an opportunity to explore that geography and its flora? 2mo

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TheBookHippie @vlwelser the flora part is so much fun. 2mo

IndoorDame Yes to the aunt! And they have a private plane but no cash for new clothes or lawn maintenance 😂 2mo

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame because they hooked up the right people they get the plane rides, because no money can be given is a hoot. 😂 2mo

Karisa @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame They need to hook up a fashion designer, chef, gardener… 😅😂😂 I keep thinking there is no way Mim and her mom can keep up all those acres on their own with just a little help from poor Kali 😅 2mo

vonnie862 A private plane but no cash! Lol 2mo

CoffeeNBooks There is a lot of suspending disbelief for this story, but I'm really enjoying it so it's ok. 😁 2mo

CoffeeNBooks @TheBookHippie Thanks for picking such a fun, unique read! 2mo

mcctrish I am loving this light hearted love novel, I wish it was gardening season. I thought the cake scene was hilarious ( I could just see it play out in my brain with Melanie having an absolute meltdown in the cringe of her mom being sweet on the teacher 😂😂😂) it was hard not to just binge to the end 2mo

AmyG I am sorry but I will miss this weekends chat as I didn‘t finish the section. I will hopefully catch up for next week. My daughter in San Fran broke 2 fingers and needs surgery so busy with her. 2mo

DebinHawaii I agree with @vlwelser —it best to not overanalyze & just go with it. 😆 I am looking forward to the next section. 2mo

DebinHawaii @AmyG Oh no! Hope she is okay. 💜 2mo

TheBookHippie @AmyG oh no -sending love!!! 💕💕💕 2mo

Deblovestoread I am suspending belief and just going along for the ride. It‘s nice to have a sweet story. @AmyG So sorry about your daughter. Hope surgery goes well! Take care 💜 2mo

BarkingMadRead I‘m loving it so far, I meant to bring it to NYC with me but I left it home. I probably would have finished it if I had! It‘s a fun and easy read so far 2mo

AmyG Thanks @TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread @DebinHawaii (edited) 2mo

julieclair @CoffeeNBooks My feelings exactly! @AmyG It‘s good you are able to be there for your daughter. 💗 2mo

CatLass007 I‘ve read some of the people in this group referring to this as YA. It doesn‘t feel like a YA book though. Yes, its main characters are in high school, but this seems more like a sweet fantasy that‘s accessible to all ages. 2mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 its age level is 13-17 …8 grade on up, it is YA listed. It seems it could be enjoyed by many. You cannot read relationship or LGBTQIA especially generally to anyone under 6th/7th grade without push back 😵‍💫😩. The whole book is banned here. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie Do you live in Florida? I live in East Tennessee, a very red part of the state, and I‘m not hearing much, if anything, about banning books. People have been going insane about banning books. I‘m actually glad to know that I‘m pissing people off by reading this book. I‘m looking at the nonfiction bingo board and I really want to go all out reading as many banned books as I can and finding the nonfiction counterparts to read as well. 2mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 Lord no, I‘m on the Lake in Michigan in a pocket of alt right religiosity evangelical idiots 🤦🏻‍♀️😵‍💫😩🤷🏻‍♀️😂😅 2mo

CoffeeNBooks @CatLass007 @TheBookHippie I'm an English teacher in Florida. Florida is broken at this point. 5 years ago I had an amazing classroom library with hundreds of books; now most teachers have packed up their classroom libraries because anything that isn't state approved curriculum has to go through a vetting process. Books have been removed from our school libraries if they might be remotely offensive to anyone. It's so sad. 2mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie @CoffeeNBooks Censorship is effing scary. The only voting precinct in this area that went blue is the one associated with the university. I don‘t know why we‘re not seeing the book bans that are shaking up the rest of the country but maybe we‘ve just been lucky. I imagine we‘ll experience it eventually. 2mo

TheBookHippie @CoffeeNBooks ughhh. So awful. 2mo

Sargar114 Not my favorite we‘ve read from Lee, but still fun. @AmyG hope your daughter recovers soon. 2mo

AmyG Thank you so much @julieclair @Sargar114 2mo

mollyrotondo I am loving this story lol Lee's great writing still comes through and her ability to provide so much information on a specific topic still makes this book a good Lee read. But it is more fun and takes leaps with reality, but I am enjoying it a lot. I agree that she writes a great YA book that can be enjoyed by adults. Can't wait to pick it back up this week. @AmyG I hope your daughter's surgery goes well! Also #readbannedbooks 2mo

maich @IndoorDame yes private plane and torn clothes🤷‍♀️ 2mo

maich @AmyG I'm so sad to hear that. Sending love❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

maich We don't have banned books in Slovenia. But it is popular in local reading challenge 'read a book that is banned in the USA'. 2mo

AmyG Thank you @maich and @mollyrotondo 2mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick This line cracked me up: “What would be so wrong about fixing Vicky with Drew? He likes drawing soul-sucking demons, and she IS a soul-sucking demon. It's perfect“ HA!! Today, I also learned that horseradish looks like a horse-sized phallus and is used to treat impotence. I guess you could say I liked the second week's reading better that the first. On to the next! 😂 2mo

TheBookHippie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 2mo

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dabbe

Untitled | Untitled

Calling all #readbannedbooks people! This shirt is only $7.20 right now on Etsy! 🤩🤩🤩

Here's the link below (it's a long one!): ⬇️

dabbe https://www.etsy.com/listing/1468846117/freadom-t-shirt-librarian-gift-t-shirt?g... 6mo

AnnR 👍🧡 6mo

Cinfhen Awesome shirt!!! 6mo

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dabbe @AnnR 🧡🎃🧡 6mo

dabbe @Cinfhen 🧡🎃🧡 6mo

AnnR I bought one in Heather Forest color. It's also on sale for 40% off but more expensive overall. 6mo

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TheBookHippie

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Novel | Anne Frank

https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/books/reading-lists/jewish-banned-books

#bannedbookweek

dabbe #fREADom #readbannedbooks 🧡💜💛 6mo

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KaylasReadingNook

Mockingjay | Suzzane Collins

Happy banned books week. How are you ‘celebrating‘ during spooky season? 😄📖📚#mockingjay #hungergames #catchingfire #balladofsongbirdsandsnakes #bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #readbannedbooks

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Aimeesue

My Brother's Husband | Gengoroh Tagame

#readbannedbooks
Read. Banned. Books.

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 7mo

GondorGirl This book was so freaking good! 7mo

JamieArc I loved this one too! 7mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Ooh - this looks good - I‘ve just requested my library buy it. 7mo

TieDyeDude Good choice! 7mo

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britt_brooke

Hey, Kiddo | Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Recently challenged in our county (a Nashville suburb), and kept! 🎉 This graphic memoir is about a kid who deals with a parent‘s drug addiction. It‘s honest, thoughtful and relatable. Lovely art as well. There are kids out there who need this book; to know they‘re not alone.

#RightToRead

Suet624 Yay on the successful challenge. 7mo

dabbe Sooooo glad one gets to STAY on the list. #readbannedbooks #iteachbannedbooks 🧡💜💛 7mo

TracyReadsBooks This is a phenomenal book and an important one for young readers to have access to. So glad to hear it was kept. 7mo

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Sharpeipup Congrats on the win! 7mo

britt_brooke @Suet624 🎉🎉 7mo

britt_brooke @dabbe 🎉🎉 7mo

britt_brooke @TracyReadsBooks Agree! It‘s fantastic. 🫶🏼 7mo

britt_brooke @Sharpeipup Thank you! 🫶🏼 7mo

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DGRachel

Adventures of Huckelberry Finn | Mark Twain

Banned Books Week is right around the corner (Oct 1-7) and while I know there are a lot of important books being banned at a record rate, I am just not in a space to handle them. So, this year I‘m going back to books frequently banned in the 90s, rereading Huck Finn, maybe listening to Sissy Spacek‘s amazing narration of To Kill a Mockingbird again, and reading one new-to-me title, Roald Dahl‘s The Witches (because October) #readbannedbooks

mom_of_4 Wish I could get a few on the banned list. 7mo

DGRachel @mom_of_4 While there are certainly books and authors I wish were not published, I do not condone book banning. If I disagree with a book‘s content, I won‘t buy it. My opinion doesn‘t give me the right to withhold that choice from anyone else. 7mo

dabbe HUCK and MOCKING were #'s 33 and 15 respectively on the ALA's top 100 banned books of the past decade (2010-2020), so you're still right in there. I think I'll have to join you in reading some, too. My favorite shirt that I wore with pride as a teacher said “I teach banned books“ on the front. 🧡💜💛#readbannedbooks 7mo

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DGRachel @dabbe I love that shirt! The books on those lists spark some of the best conversations, IMO. 7mo

dabbe @DGRachel I would sometimes post the list on my website and tell the kids that this was the list that they were NOT supposed to read according to all the banners out there. And, of course, it led to them somehow CHOOSING on their own to read some of the books on that list. 😃 7mo

mom_of_4 @DGRachel correct. If they dont like it dont buy it. Who is it hurting. 7mo

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WriterAtHeart

Gender Queer: a Memoir | Maia Kobabe

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What a beautiful memoir written by Maia Kobabe. Maia writes about eir experience growing up and defining eir's sexuality. There are a number of experiences e writes about as well as what e feels as an adult.

#ReadBannedBooks

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