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Katrina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katrina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Katrina Shawver
Goodreads Author
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in The United States
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November 2012
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https://www.goodreads.com/katrinashawver
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Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
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2017
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8 editions
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
October is Polish American Heritage Month
Unnamed Polish couple at the 2014 Polish Festival in Phoenix, AZ. Photo by author.October is Polish American Heritage Month. It’s a great time to discover history, try authentic Polish food, connect with Polish American organizations, explore your Polish heritage, and learn about notable Polish heroes. There’s no need to be Polish to learn more about the many contributions made by Poles.
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| Phillip Margolin writes a good mystery that kept me listening throughout the audiobook. It was well-performed, which is always worth mentioning with an audiobook. The pace moved fast, the plot made sense, and I liked the characters. It was a good mys ...more | |
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| This book grew on me, just as the reason for the book cover became apparent. The cover itself intrigued me into reading the book. This is the story of four sisters, the complicated relationships and conflicts that form through life events, and all th ...more | |
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| This is my first book by Amanda Ward. I met her at a writing conference and became intrigued. Now I have a new author to follow. The Lifeguards, in a way, is mom-fiction. It's about a trio of families, anchored by three friends who are lifeguards. Th ...more | |
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| Wow. This is classic Scott Turow. I still remember reading Presumed Innocent decades ago, and now decades later, there is a sequel. Although not really. It stands alone. I listened to the audiobook. It's lengthy, (20-hour audiobook) but detailed in l ...more | |
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| The Devil's Highway should be mandatory reading for anyone studying US immigration policies and the history of migrants crossing the southern border. The book is a brutally honest, thoroughly researched, realistic account of a large, failed migrant c ...more | |
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| Facing the Mountain is a detailed account that follows several Japanese-Americans through World War II and the travesty of Japanese internment camps and racial discrimination. I listened to the audiobook, and at 18 hours, it was a long book. Yet, mor ...more | |
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| A Tiny Piece of Blue takes place in a small Michigan town in 1934-1935. Think Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, mixed with Kristina McMorris' Sold on a Monday, and unbelievable hardship. The central character, 13-year-old Silstice or "Silly" Trayson is sc ...more | |
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| Long Time Gone sucked me in from the first page and kept me hooked to the very end. I listened to the audiobook, and I. Could. Not. Stop. Listening. The author kept the tension and mystery unfolding in every chapter. It read like a movie and I did no ...more | |
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| One Good Thing takes place in Italy during World War II. The author did a lot of research on the Holocaust in Italy and ties in real history with this story of friendship and survival. Georgia hunter writes beautifully. I've had the opportunity to he ...more | |
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| The Unfinished Child is well-written, captivating, insightful, and focuses on a difficult topic - raising a child with Down Syndrome. In fact, I found this title by accident while searching for information on Down Syndrome, and I'm glad I did. The au ...more | |
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| THE WORLD WAR TWO...: * Introduction to the WW2 Site - Please Say Hi | 4924 | 1600 | Dec 17, 2025 04:53AM | |
| Polska / Poland: Co teraz czytacie? | 1676 | 3977 | Dec 18, 2025 04:23AM | |
| Goodreads Reviewe...: * New to the group? Introduce yourself here (3) | 2973 | 5203 | Dec 30, 2025 08:01AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Author List | 7767 | 21203 | 12 hours, 55 min ago |
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
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