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Place Where Sunflowers Grow | Amy Lee-Tai

Many. Those that stand out are those I got to listen to speak for a long time or share a meal or long conversation : Amy Lee-Tai , Jason Reynolds, Jazz Jennings, Yusef Salaam, Lindy West(had us in hysterics) I would love to meet Judy Blume ♥️.

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mrp27 I met Judy Blume about 11years ago at LA Festival of books, which is coincidentally going on this weekend. 5d

TheBookHippie @mrp27 I got a signed book and note from her with my fancy copy of Are You There God it‘s me Margaret from her Fla bookshop by mail. I‘d love to meet her. How lucky you did. My friend is at the LA festival this week! (edited) 5d

Lsmoore43 Yes. Donna Everhart, Kristin Harmel, Mary Kay Andrew, and Patti Callhan Henry at our library. Patti Callhan Henry I met twice. 5d

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mrp27 It was definitely a bucket list moment. Next bucket list moment I want to have is to visit her bookstore. Wish I was at the festival this weekend! 5d

TheBookHippie @mrp27 🙃 oh me too I‘ve not been to a festival in so long!!! 5d

mcctrish I have met Ann-Marie MacDonald ❤️ Kate Quinn, Janie Chang, Amy Jones, Paul Cavanagh and Sara Gruen. I would honestly love to meet everyone and anyone I have read a book by except JK Rowling 5d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🤢JK. I feel so vindicated as I didn‘t like her from day one. 5d

Lsmoore43 I also met Kristy Woodson Harvey. 5d

BookmarkTavern I loved meeting Lindy West! ❤️ Thanks for posting! 5d

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Lauredhel

We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Acts of Resistance During World War II | Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura

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This is a worthy topic, but unfortunately a poor execution. The stories are piecemeal and disjointed. There is far too much telling and not enough showing - the graphic format was badly underutilised. The excessively small print in portions provided further friction to the reading process.

Read They Called Us Enemy (Takei) instead.

Prairiegirl_reading I was going suggest They Called Is Enemy but you didn‘t it! That one is excellent. Too bad about this one. 😕 1w

Lauredhel @Prairiegirl_reading ah well! The worst thing is I could see less well read (or more homophobic) people incorporating this into teaching / history programmes when there is a MUCH better book available (edited) 1w

dabbe #fanofthepan! #betterbooksahead 🤩🤩🤩 1w

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The Last Year of the War | Susan Meissner

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TODAY‘S PROMPT: WAR

HISTORICAL FICTION - WWII

A friendship made in an internment camp during WWII that lasted only eighteen months, but bonds and memories that lasted a lifetime.

If you enjoy historical fiction and Ms. Meissner's books, you will want to make room on your bookshelf for THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR.

https://tinyurl.com/454r5vwn

tpixie I love this author AND historical fiction 🌺 2mo

SilversReviews @tpixie Me too. 😀 Thanks for your comment. 2mo

SilversReviews @tpixie Have you read this one? 2mo

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Eggs Stacked 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo

tpixie @SilversReviews no! I stacked it though! 2mo

SilversReviews @tpixie GREAT!! Enjoy!! 2mo

tpixie @SilversReviews 😀🥰 2mo

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vlwelser

When the Emperor Was Divine | Julie Otsuka

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This book is amazing. Not sure I was in the head space for something that punches you in the gut in the first section but that does not make this less amazing. The author has a unique narrative style that I appreciate.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks (it's possible that I am behind and this was a January book)

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I still have a chapter left in my January BookSpin as well lol 3mo

jlhammar Agreed! Love Otsuka. 3mo

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Matilda

Love in the Library | Maggie Tokuda-Hall

💙💙💙💙💙 1st picture book of 2024

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Eggs

Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian who Made a Difference | Joanne Oppenheim

#12BooksOf2023 May

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Love in the Library | Maggie Tokuda-Hall

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Sigh, a terrible story, a wonderful love. Full of hope and it made me cry. To be fair I was already crying from the previous book so it wasn‘t hard….

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Eggs

Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky | Sandra Dallas

Three books I‘ve loved with #Berries in the title 🫐🍓

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SassyBookworm I loved Blueberries for Sal as a kid 💙 5mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🫐 5mo

Eggs @SassyBookworm A classic 💙🫐💙!! 5mo

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks 🍓🫐 5mo

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amma-keep-reading

Love in the Library | Maggie Tokuda-Hall

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Somber but fitting due to current events...

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BarbaraJean

Love in the Library | Maggie Tokuda-Hall

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#UnpopularOpinion, but this fell a little flat for me. It‘s a sweet story, with beautiful illustrations. The moment above was lovely. The Author‘s Note at the end is 🔥But I was expecting the story of two people finding love in a Japanese internment camp to have more development, more emotional impact in the end. Maybe I had too-high expectations, but I do think a picture book can and should have a strong story. And this was just so-so for me.

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