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BethM

BethM

Joined August 2016

LibraryThing member BethM6

Book hoarder,tea/coffee/chocolate lover, dog and boy mom, proud Ravenclaw. Fav genres are SFF, cozies, historical fiction, romance, and YA.
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It‘s been a freaking week you guys. We were in a car accident midday Christmas Eve. (We‘re all fine except for damage, other driver was uninsured, unknown if she had a license). My mom has been in and out of the hospital and has some unidentified neurological issue, last night in the ER she tested positive for FluA. Wes went down today. Add in general family chaos around Xmas and it‘s been a lot. Here are all Wes‘ Xmas books, minus the new Tonie👇

BethM Top left is from us and Santa, one book from SIL, second set of spot books from my mom, and two books he picked out at Goodwill because as he puts it, “you won‘t say no to books mama.” 😂🤦‍♀️ 1d
Leftcoastzen Oh man! That‘s a lot ! Glad you are all ok, hope mom improves soon! 1d
5feet.of.fury As if the holidays weren‘t crazy enough! Sending well wishes to your family (and car)! Wes got quite the book haul! ❤️ 1d
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Ruthiella Yowza! 😳 That‘s a lot to handle. Wishing you and yours the best. ❤️ PS Your kid has you pegged! 😉 1d
Bookwormjillk What a week! I hope your mom is ok and flu leaves your house quickly. 1d
Jas16 Thinking of you and your mom and sending ❤️ 21h
dabbe Holy guacamole! Glad you're all okay, and hoping your mom feels better soon. 🩵🤍🩶 16h
DaveGreen7777 Yikes! So glad no one got hurt! 14h
Reggie Man, that‘s rough. Glad everyone is ok and hopefully your mom feels better. 7h
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Good Spirits | B. K. Borison
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Man this was such a good book! I finished it right before Christmas. I loved the whole thing: premise, characters, world. I really hope there‘s another book. I listened on audio, so please enjoy a picture of Wes opening a Bluey book from Santa :)

Texreader What a cutey!!! 1d
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Close up of the bookmark.

Soubhiville That‘s so cute! 6d
AmyG Love that! 6d
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My new supervisor killed it with Christmas, and gave us each individualized presents. Not pictured is my 2025 snitch ornament.

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The Christmas Cure | Kristine Winters
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This was a little slow going for me, but ultimately enjoyable.

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The Piper's Price | Audrey Greathouse
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It‘s wild to me that in 2025 books can vanish out of print and digital. I finally l read this first book this summer from my very large TBR😂. I was totally captivated! I passed the book along to another reader, but soon learned books can vanish in 2025 when contracts run out. Thankfully I was able to find the author and buy some from her :)

Ruthiella Nice work tracking down the copies! 6d
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Twilight | Stepheni Meyer
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This shirt went unappreciated at work this week. Unbelievable. 😂

AmyG 🤣 1w
Avanders 😂 1w
dabbe 🤣 1w
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As a corporate workaholic, I returned to my small town for the holidays, became the mall Santa, and fell in love with the champion cookie baker!

ju.ca.no As an aspiring romance novelist, I returned to my small town for the holidays, inherited the magical bakery and fell in love with a brooding tree farmer 🍪 🌲 1w
rwmg As a food photographer, I returned to my small town for the holidays, crashed the wrong party and fell in love with a meticulous gift curator. Help! I only have 3 days to find out what a gift curator is. 1w
BethM @rwmg a personal shopper- you‘ve got this, find your true love! 😂 1w
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One of my work friends got me the stickers and color changing cocoa calendar to do with Wes. He‘s fully taken it out. It‘s fun to see his joy, plus the coca itself isn‘t the best😂 The one pet peeve I always have is with the 12 days of Christmas ones- that‘s not technically advent, it‘s the 12 days after Christmas 🤣🙃

AmyG Adorable! 2w
Chrissyreadit he is absolutely adorable!!!! 2w
dabbe Wes is beyond adorable. 💚💙♥️ 2w
Avanders Ooooooh so cute!! 💚❤️💚 1w
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A Very Bossy Christmas | Kayley Loring
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Am I going to regret staying up until 1130pm to finish this? Maybe. Was I tried enough to sleep 2 plus hours ago? Definitely. Do I feel young and fun again? Rebellious? Yup😂 This book was so freaking good. Perfect blend of sarcastic humor, relationship, and spice.

BethM @BookishMarginalia that does sound compelling! 4w
BookishMarginalia I finished it — the resolution wasn‘t what I expected at all! 4w
peanutnine Oh yes! I remember this one being so fun! 3w
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A Very Bossy Christmas | Kayley Loring
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Trying this one out today. My other Christmas read is falling a little flat for me.

Chrissyreadit 🙌🙌🙌 2w
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Ummm fellow OGs to say I sprinted to open the reply notification is not an understatement. Guess who‘s back :) I‘m sure I‘m missing tags!

JamieArc I was excited to see her back too! 1mo
Avanders 👏🏼👏🏼 1mo
Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉 1mo
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Chrissyreadit thanks for tagging me too! 1mo
Bklover 😊😊😊❤️ 1mo
Bklover Oh, and thank you so much for tagging me. It‘s so good to see her! 1mo
julesG Thanks so much for the tag! 1mo
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I love everything about this series, it‘s such a vibe! This was a good murder, contained to a dinner party.

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Variations | Morgan Hagey
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Up in the UP off grid for a few days. Blazed through this book 2. If you like time travel and sci-fi (not space opera) I highly recommend this series. Book 3 ends the trilogy and comes out in December. Morgan is an indie writer who I know as a friend of a friend bc she was a LuLaRoe lady back in the day 😂

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Wes turned 5 on the 2nd but last night was his birthday party with family. Glad I got to spend most of the day audio baking :)

TheBookHippie How fabulous!!! 2mo
Bookwormjillk Wow! Great cake. And happy birthday to Wes. I can't believe he's 5 already! 2mo
Ruthiella Happy birthday to your boy ! 🥳 That cake is amazing! 2mo
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Jas16 Oh my gosh. How is he five already! Happy Birthday Wes! 2mo
Avanders Happy birthday to Wes!!!!!! And that is the coolest cake! 🎂🤎 2mo
LeeRHarry Happy birthday Wes! 🎂🎉 2mo
JenReadsAlot Happy birthday and man I cannot believe he is 5 already!! 2mo
Captivatedbybooks HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPITO!!!!! 2mo
Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎉🎁🎊🎂🎈 🥳 2mo
BethM Thank you all! I feel like he is as a baby yesterday 😂 1mo
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Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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Had a great weekend up at the cabin in MI- it was nice to be off grid and ignore the world for a bit. Finished this one out in my kindle. Holy cow was this book excellent! Completely novel concept (to me at least) and super engaging. Highly recommend.

Sparklemn That cover! 😂 2mo
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This was fun. I love the setting and it was interesting to hear about Merry‘s old life coming to Rudolph.

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Lady this package was utter perfection. I can‘t thank you enough, it was like a hug for my soul. I will absolutely do a buddy read just lmk when! @MaleficentBookDragon #ahrs #allhallowsread

MaleficentBookDragon I am so glad. I have to read the firsat one in the series first, then we can buddy read. The one sticker is from Harpy. 😹 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
BethM @MaleficentBookDragon 😂just holler when you‘re ready! 2mo
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Today has been the kind of day that only someone in corrections could understand 😂 Dear Lord, I am quite literally not being paid for this shit.😂

BUT! Look at this beautiful #ahrs #allhallowsread from @MaleficentBookDragon it‘s so pretty!

JenReadsAlot Ugh that sucks for you so much 2mo
TheBookHippie My cousin retired 5 years ago. I hope you can relax. 2mo
Ruthiella Hope tomorrow is better! 🤞 2mo
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dabbe TGIF! Soon. 🖤🩶🖤 2mo
peaKnit 🙋🏼‍♀️ I understand! And I‘m sorry because that sucks. I hope you can relax this weekend. 2mo
BethM @peaKnit between the no pay and the shenanigans last week I thought of you! I was like this is why people find SORP so attractive 😂 2mo
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The Christmas Cure | Kristine Winters
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Impeccable timing as always my friend. Thank you @Jas16

Jas16 Hope you enjoy! 2mo
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Welp, I‘ve actually had to use the dreaded evil empire for a swap. I‘m eternally grateful that the judiciary had enough money to cover us a bit, but Monday I will go into unpaid status for who knows how long. Doing it this way saves shipping, and right now we‘re cutting where we can. So @julieclair this is how your #AllHallowsRead #AHRS2025 will arrive. I used (Litsy) as your middle name to differentiate from any normal Amazon packages coming :)

Bookwormjillk 🤞🤞it ends soon 3mo
AmyG I‘m so sorry to read this. I can only hope the shutdown ends soon. 3mo
julieclair @BethM My package arrived! I was so excited to see Litsy as my middle name - I knew it was the swap! Thank you so much. Looking forward to opening day!

I sure do hope you are able to get back to work soon. I'm so sorry you're being affected by the shutdown. 💙

@maleficentbookdragon #AHRS2025
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BethM @Bookwormjillk @AmyG thanks ❤️ @julieclair yay!! There should have been two. And thank you. I‘m still required to work, we just aren‘t in pay status as of today 2mo
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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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1- desperately trying to focus on reframing 😂the judiciary scraped enough together to stave off unpaid status until 10/20
2- kiddo snuggles
3-puppy snuggles
4-sugar for dopamine
5- reading rainbow is coming back

#5joysFriday @DebinHawaii @Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @peaKnit thanks for the tags!

dabbe 🧡💜💛 3mo
peaKnit I am so sorry to hear about how this is impacting your family. Take care🩷 3mo
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The Neverland Wars | Audrey Greathouse
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wanderinglynn Whoo-hoo! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
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Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of the Beloved Children's Series | Barbara Irwin, Anthony Buttino, Sr., Pamela N. Johnson
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My visceral reaction was, “F*** Yes! Finally good news!” 😂❤️ Can we petition for Wishbone back too?

peanutnine Ohmigosh what a perfect host choice!! 3mo
TheKidUpstairs This is amazing news!!! 3mo
melissajayne I can be anything; it‘s in a book; it‘s a reading rainbow 3mo
Hooked_on_books Wishbone!!!! 🐶 3mo
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Hugs | Robert N. Munsch
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I just learned of this. All digital, which I appreciate. Check it out :) @TheLittensSociety #TLS #thelittenssociety put together by @AllDebooks

TheLittensSociety Thank you for sharing. 🙂 3mo
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Just ran across this on fb. Seems as though the series is done. Wild speculation in the comments about ghost writers, death etc. Apparently the last several books have been noticeably off- grammar, plot lines etc 🤷‍♀️

Bookwormjillk How weird! 3mo
Librarybelle I paused on the series a few years ago—the last few I read were so poor compared to the earlier titles. And more recipes than story, which was very repetitious. It is sad, though, to see the end of the series. 3mo
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Audiobooks on the Go | Audiofile, Robin Whitten
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Everything not downloaded to my phone has been locked in Audible. I‘m confused though bc it says you should have access if you purchased them with credits? Help?

Librarybelle That‘s odd. I still have access to the titles I purchased. Sorry I cannot help, but now it has me concerned for the ones I have in my library. 3mo
BethM @Librarybelle I know I used to. I‘m not sure what happened. 3mo
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The Last Conclave | Glenn Cooper
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This review I found via Google about sums it up. Overall, a very enjoyable and captivating story. But also so many of the same themes: Catholic Church bad, others good. Also didn‘t love the ending- spoiler in the comments.

BethM For a nun to just walk away from her vows for a man in general, but definitely one of a womanizing nature, felt sloppy. Like the author had limited experience with actual Catholics, or those who have taken vows. Felt icky. 3mo
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Thanks for the tag @Kshakal we‘ve basically been living life at a full run since the end of August. We just got back from@up north today, and this week has 3/4 days with me in the office … boooo…. BUT I finally get a weekend mostly free of other demands.

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Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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@AmyG thank you so much for this fabulous #fallingforfallswap ! I love all of it! I waited until u had a moment to myself, Wes is going to be absolutely thrilled to have been included. Thank you!

KadaGul I love Emily Henry Books 📚 🤎🍁🍂☕🪵🔥🏈🍎🍫🧡 3mo
Avanders Yay!! 😍🍂🍁♥️Also, I‘ve been drinking that coffee all week! 🤤 3mo
AmyG I am so happy you liked it! And how could I not include Wes??? (My grandson is about his age). 3mo
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Meshell1313 Ooh that coffee looks amazing! 😍 3mo
BethM @Meshell1313 @Avanders @AmyG that coffee was so good! 3mo
AmyG Oh, good to know! I will have to get it for myself. 3mo
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It‘s been a minute and truthfully I‘ve been hiding😂 This world is wild man. We were on vacation Labor Day week, and staring the week before to now it feels like one horror after the next. But I resolve to spend more time reading and consuming positive content! Got this lovey and final (finally lol) #cbbc package in the mail!

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The Paid Bridesmaid | Sariah Wilson
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Just got back from vacation in Canada where the weather and the fishing were not great 😂 Guess which of my boys was less crabby ? Lol. I did get this one in, it was fun and fast paced. Really solid read.

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Squire & Knight | Scott Chantler
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I saw these graphic novels at Ren Faire, so I requested them from the library.

Bette I liked Squire and Knight. Just got the 2nd Squire from the library. 📚👍 4mo
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Swaps | Sherree DeCovny
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Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉 4mo
Avanders 🍁🍂🧡 4mo
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The Neverland Wars | Audrey Greathouse
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This book was so, so good. I was completely captivated. It‘s one of those books that makes your inner child sit up and say, “I knew I was right!” I‘m so bummed that the other two aren‘t on kindle or at my library.

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This was cute. Pretty predictable but worthwhile.

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😂😂😂love this

Aims42 I know the ‘Dear America‘ series is where my love for historical fiction started 😆😊 4mo
Amiable Um, I‘m a huge history buff and I‘ve never read one of these books. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo
BethM @Amiable I‘m guessing you weren‘t a child in the 90s then. I loved the American Girl books and dolls ❤️ 4mo
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Ajax Penumbra 1969 | Robin Sloan
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Mehso-so

This was an ok novella, not super engaging.

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We were running errands last weekend and came across a random book store. To my delight and surprise hubs pulled over. This Nat Geo book Wes picked out is soooo good! It sounds silly but who knew there were new dinosaur facts since I was a kid?! Mama is loving the learning.

kspenmoll What fun! 4mo
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I have no idea why this took me so long to read. I listened to the audio to get the physical book off my self 😂 The audio was great. Engaging and intriguing. I lost focus in a few parts where the text wandered a bit, but overall absolutely lovely. Here‘s to breaking out of a slump!

zezeki I read this last year after having it on my TBR for years, and I had so much fun reading it! 5mo
mcctrish I read this ages ago and it was/is a favourite of mine 5mo
mcctrish Also I have embraced the listening to books on my shelves to clear my death tower TBR 5mo
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BethM @mcctrish it‘s the only hope I have 😂it‘s already going to outlive me lol 5mo
tpixie @mcctrish yes! I‘ve started listening to books on my shelf as well. I‘ve also thought about taking photos of the books and then giving away some of them that I think I‘ll audiobook, but haven‘t done that yet 4mo
mcctrish @tpixie if I don‘t love it, it‘s not staying in my house ( damn pandemic for getting me doubly hooked on buying books 😆) 4mo
tpixie @mcctrish yes! Once they are read, they go! Unless they are really special! 4mo
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Who cares about a work anniversary? Other than my wedding, this is my next favorite. Litsy is the best place ❤️

Amiable Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🥳📚 5mo
Bookwormjillk Congrats and I agree! 5mo
Mollyanna Happy Litsyversary! 🎉 5mo
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JessClark78 Happy Litsyversary! 🎊📚🎉 5mo
JenReadsAlot Litsy brought us together!! 5mo
Gissy Happy Litsyversary!🥳📚🎉📚🎉❤️ 5mo
Eggbeater Happy Litsyversary! 🎂 5mo
julesG Happy Litsyversary! 5mo
TheBookHippie Happy Litsyversary!!! 5mo
Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 5mo
Jas16 Happy Litsyversary 🎉📚🙌🏽 5mo
AmyG 🎉🎉🎉🎉 5mo
BookmarkTavern Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉🎉 5mo
dabbe HL! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
Ddzmini Happy Litsyversary everyone 🎊🎈🎉📚🥳 4mo
Ruthiella Happy Litsyversary! 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
Reggie Happy Litsyversary!!! 4mo
Hooked_on_books Hooray!! Happy Litsyversary! 4mo
Daisey Happy Litsyversary! 📚 🎉 4mo
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Eliza and Her Monsters | Francesca Zappia
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Library had their sale today. Neither Wes nor my nephew are old enough for the chapter books but when it‘s .50 a book and they‘re out of print- it‘s no man left behind 😂 I grabbed the top three impulsively for me bc I didn‘t really find anything I wanted 🤣🙃 All of this plus 4 DVDs was $15

KadaGul Loved😍Berenstain Bears and Scooby Doo books 📚 when I was growing up. Classic 5mo
Roary47 My parents signed me up for the Scooby doo scholastic book fair club and it had one of those books each month. 🥰 I‘m so glad you all found some good reads. 5mo
BethM @KadaGul my nephew adores Berenstain! @Roary47 that‘s so cool! Wes loves Scooby, I‘ve been able to find a lot of the picture books over time so I couldn‘t let these pass. 5mo
Jas16 Thank you so much for the stickers! 5mo
BethM @Jas16 you‘re welcome! 4mo
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Summer Reading: Closing the Rich/Poor Reading Achievement Gap | Anne McGill-Franzen, Richard L. Allington
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Wes was very excited.

JenReadsAlot He's gotten so big!! 5mo
Leftcoastzen Oh my goodness! How cute he is ! 5mo
AmyG Adorable ❤️ 5mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 5mo
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ONCE UPON A WARDROBE. | PATTI. CALLAHAN
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We entered two summer reading program. Our rural library did raffle tickets and we both one prizes!

Ruthiella Awesome! 🤩 5mo
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Milwaukee Autumns Can be Lethal | Kathleen Anne Barrett
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Last day to sign up! See @Avanders and/or @Chrissyreadit

Avanders 👏🏼👏🏼🍁🧡🍂 5mo
Chrissyreadit 💛🧡🍁 5mo
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Lore Olympus: Volume Two | Rachel Smythe
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My hubs has said this for years 😂still not sure how I feel about these, though they‘re mostly enjoyable.

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Kshakal Glad it made it safely! 5mo
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Last novella in the series so far. This was a really good story set while the MCs were in high school.

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Mooncakes | Suzanne Walker
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Great art and story. The story was well developed and leaves the door open for more adventures.