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Thanksgiving On Thursday
by Mary Pope Osborne
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I read this book with my 4.5 year old. In this story, Jack and Annie go to the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans in Plymouth. Squanto was the strongest presence but otherwise I felt this was a lot of unrealized potential.

Spy Camp
by Stuart Gibbs
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Spy camp is the best book ever!

Bad Sister
by Charise Mericle Harper
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I don’t want to yuck anyone’s yum but this was one of the worst books I’ve ever read. It had no meaning. The whole book was just this girl hurting her brother, being mean and being yelled at. There is no resolution and the things the kids do are really dangerous. Still, I bet some people enjoy this book

Bear And Bird: The Cave And Other Stories
by Jarvis
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We love this series! The illustrations are lovely and cute. Bird and bear are such great friends.

Look Closer
by David Ellis
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I listened to this audiobook on Libby because it was picked for the Portland State alumni book club. I enjoyed the various perspectives and unreliable narrators in this tale of a Halloween murder. The plot skips around in time and feels like a tangled web of infidelity, betrayal, and financially motivated deceit. While rather elaborate in plotting and timeline, I did enjoy this twists and felt it was well paced.

Magic Tree House 16: Olympic Challenge!
by Mary Pope Osborne
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I liked meeting Plato in this book. I learned about history and Ancient Greece and the Olympics.

Exquisite Ruin
by AdriAnne May
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Hard to get through with the repetitive descriptive language but the plot was good.

Sunday
by Olivier Schrauwen
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Real streak of winning books lately, absolutely incredible work on display, the large size and gorgeous illustrations really help you get lost in the paranoid, anxious, and nothing-ness of an unproductive Sunday. Firmly planted some James Brown in my ear despite being a book--also proof that you can have a protagonist that is being incredible unlikeable from start to finish and you can still see yourself in them, or maybe just seeing yourself see yourself in them. Good stuff. Been reading lots of graphic novels that are acclaimed lately that I actually don't like so it's nice to read one that WAS actually enjoyable.

Sunrise On The Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel)
by Suzanne Collins
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I absolutely loved this book! Tied everything together from the original series and the first prequel.

Civil War On Sunday
by Mary Pope Osborne
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This Magic Treehouse book was very informative- covering the harsh conditions and cruelty of the Civil War. Jack and Annie meet Clara Barton and (mild spoiler) a distant ancestor. My 4.5yo thought this book was tragic but interesting.
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