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Owls31092
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JackHowley5

Cute and funny story to show how kids exaggerate and how parents can tell

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JackHowley5

“I cannot go to school today, said little Peggy Ann McKay, i have the measles and the mumps, a gash, a rash, and purple bumps.”

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JackHowley5
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This poem tells a funy tale of a child claiming to be sick and cannot go to school. The child lists a funny list of symptoms as reasons of not going to school

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MaGoose
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I'm chugging along reading this book for the #Winterreadathon . Interesting insights, but there's quite a bit about age discrimination in the workplace. While I agree with what's being said, I'm already retired (due to caregiver responsibilities) and don't want to go back to work full-time. Still, interesting stuff. As someone who's older and looking to work, I'm more interested in the gig economy (I do mystery shopping sometimes).

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Andrew65 Sone interesting thoughts and insights. 3y
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Librarybelle
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What started off as a book I struggled to get into became one of resilience and determination. The dual timeline narrative looks at Johnstown, PA, in 1889, around the time of the great flood (and one of the worst disasters in American history) and a modern day young woman learning about her bloodline. I especially liked the historical chapters! #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BethM This was a solid read. Started slow but ended up really catching me. 4y
CaramelLunacy I almost always end up preferring the historical sections in dual timeline stories - am always eager to get back to them! 4y
megnews @CaramelLunacy me too. And I prefer dual timelines where both sections are historical than one being present day. 4y
Librarybelle @CaramelLunacy @megnews The historical pieces can be so eye opening and sometimes inspiring in that it makes me want to learn more about that time era. 4y
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Librarybelle
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Time for the #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead end of month discussion!

I have the questions under spoiler. Any overall comments, feel free to comment below (and tag anything spoiler that could be a spoiler, please).

Thanks for joining this month!

megnews Thanks for hosting. I hadn‘t heard of this incident or the book and enjoyed reading it. I learned a lot. 4y
kspenmoll This was a fun read- thanks for hosting us! 4y
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Librarybelle
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6. In a society where men held all the positions of power, in what ways did the women of this story make a difference? ~from Reading Group Guide

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megnews Elizabeth had empathy and compassion for those affected by this tragedy, frankly even before it occurred. From the time she knew about the possibility she tried to speak up. And when she had to decide between a life of comfort and doing what was right, she stayed to help. 4y
kspenmoll @megnews Agree with your assessment of Elizabeth. Lee learned to see herself as an independent woman & watched her Mom grow into that role with her grit & determination when left w nothing due to trusting her husband. 4y
Librarybelle @kspenmoll @megnews Both Elizabeth and Lee are strong, and even Valerie too. I like that Elizabeth realized her shortcomings and opened her eyes to how her lifestyle affected those who lived outside of the club. These women did not let anything stop them from finding the truth or righting a wrong or even just surviving. 4y
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Librarybelle
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5. Did Clara Barton become the historical figure she became because of her upbringing or in spite of it? ~from Reading Group Guide

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megnews I think both. 4y
BethM I agree- both. Interesting bc I didn‘t know much about her either. 4y
megnews @bethm neither did I and I‘d love to read a historical fiction on her life. I see there are a few available. Going to look into that. I read one on Dorothea Dix‘s crusade to reform asylums awhile that was very good. It was a Christian fiction book 4y
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kspenmoll @megnews such a great idea! I only know the basic information about her emerging from Civil War… 4y
CarolineLovesToRead I had not heard of her before. I would love to read more of her story 4y
Librarybelle @megnews @BethM @kspenmoll @CarolineLovesToRead I agree that both are true. I think more is coming out about Clara Barton and her work, especially since her DC office was recently rediscovered behind a wall. There is a nonfiction title about her work during the US Civil War that is on my to read list: 4y
BethM @Librarybelle behind a wall?! 4y
Librarybelle @BethM Yes! If I remember correctly, it was walled in during a building renovation. When it was uncovered, it was like time stood still…everything was as it was left. 4y
megnews @kspenmoll @Librarybelle @BethM @CarolineLovesToRead I haven‘t read it yet and can‘t vouch for it but I see a historical novel based on Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton called 4y
kspenmoll @Librarybelle Behind a wall? That is wild! 4y
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Librarybelle
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4. How many similarities between Elizabeth Haberlin and Lee Parker can you name? ~from Reading Group Guide

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kspenmoll I am thinking that they both chose to take ownership of their lives.Elizabeth by choosing to accept moral responsibility & stay to rebuild.Lee took ownership as she journeyed into her past,in order to find as much as she could about her self/history. Both faced these situations with courage. Neither gave up.Elizabeth lost her birth family when she did this.Lee lost her intact family when her Dad & brother left. Both had jewelry as talismans. (edited) 4y
Librarybelle I like that, @kspenmoll - they both took ownership of their lives. I agree too about the jewelry as talismans. They both played piano as well. I‘m so glad Lee felt a kinship with Elizabeth! 4y
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