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Melissa is starting Libertad
High school book club read, the kids were into it. They drew parallels to current and potential future events in the US. They really liked the characters. I did too.
Jan 23, 2026 01:20PM Add a comment
Libertad

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Melissa is starting How to Hatch: A Gosling's Guide to Breaking Free
I love nonfiction books that can be read at two levels of difficulty. Read the regular text on the pages for a fun little picture book and read the sidebars to up the (interesting) factual content.
Jan 23, 2026 01:18PM Add a comment
How to Hatch: A Gosling's Guide to Breaking Free

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Melissa is starting We Can Say No (We Say What's Okay)
A great book in this excellent series.
Dec 29, 2025 02:48PM Add a comment
We Can Say No (We Say What's Okay)

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Melissa is starting All American Boys
Read this with the high school book club. Great discussion.
Dec 15, 2025 05:52PM Add a comment
All American Boys

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Melissa is 20% done with Bitch: On the Female of the Species
Fascinating account of history and zoology. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed out loud reading any other book, certainly not nonfiction. Lucy Cooke is hilariously charming. HIGHLY recommend the audiobook, read by the author.
Dec 15, 2025 05:47PM Add a comment
Bitch: On the Female of the Species

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Melissa is starting Is It Asleep?
Simple and sad but matter of fact story about death.
Oct 05, 2025 03:04PM Add a comment
Is It Asleep?

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Melissa is 40% done with Sisters in the Wind
Listening to the audiobook. Excellent so far. This one brings awareness of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Sep 03, 2025 08:33AM Add a comment
Sisters in the Wind

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Melissa is 50% done with Grown
I'm doing the audio and about 30 minutes into listening I nearly had a panic attack second guessing whether we should be reading this for book club. It's such an internally awful story. This is fiction, but R. Kelly is real and what he did to girls and women is real. Sean Combs is real. We meet next week to discuss and I'm really interested in their thoughts on so many things in this book.
Mar 14, 2025 10:58AM Add a comment
Grown

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Melissa is 15% done with Bitch: On the Female of the Species
I did not expect to laugh this much while reading a zoology book. The audio, read by the author, is... *chef's kiss.*
Nov 20, 2024 03:07PM 1 comment
Bitch: On the Female of the Species

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Melissa is 14% done with Bitch: On the Female of the Species
"Female choice is the most whimsical of evolutionary powers."
Nov 20, 2024 03:03PM Add a comment
Bitch: On the Female of the Species

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Melissa is 20% done with It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)
I returned to this today and this book is just packed with so much information and the audiobook delivers it so fast that I find myself thinking about something I learned in one minute and missing the info coming in the next several minutes. I think I'm going to have to buy a print copy to read after finishing the audio.
Oct 28, 2024 08:59PM Add a comment
It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)

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Melissa is 8% done with It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)
Jam-packed with interesting and infuriating info. I listened to like 2 chapters during my drive home from work one day and have talked about several facts I learned during that time with various people over the past couple weeks. Will need to read in small doses to avoid my head-exploding due to mind-blowing info and rage.
May 22, 2024 08:58AM Add a comment
It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)

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Melissa is on page 207 of 400 of Come and Get It
I have burst out laughing several times while reading this book.
Mar 24, 2024 03:00PM Add a comment
Come and Get It

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Melissa is on page 178 of 517 of Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
THE HYPE IS REAL.
Jan 06, 2024 11:40PM Add a comment
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

Melissa
Melissa is on page 155 of 304 of Promise Boys
Lunchtime book club at the high school is going to be ON FIRE with this one! I just finished reading the first half and can't wait until we meet on Thursday. I needed a win after last month's book bombed and this. is. it. Excited to hear their thoughts, so far, and predictions for the second half.
Dec 04, 2023 07:59PM Add a comment
Promise Boys

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Melissa is on page 175 of 344 of The September House
Doing the audiobook and enjoying it so far. I'm not sure I'd be into it if I was reading but the narrator is PERFECT for this character, she absolutely nails the mix of horror and mundane. It's giving my-mom-meets-Grady-Hendrix.
Dec 03, 2023 04:51PM Add a comment
The September House

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Melissa is 58% done with The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)
I love this series but I was not prepared for what just happened.
Nov 18, 2023 01:03PM Add a comment
The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

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Melissa is on page 208 of 359 of Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1)
Reading this for book club at the high school & reached the stopping point for our 1st discussion tomorrow. I started the book on audio & found it too descriptive-not my jam. I also worried the Spanish words & phrases would turn the teens off. But the pace picked up quickly & there is a Spanish glossary in the back! Now, it's all I can do to keep myself from reading the second half & am eager to hear their thoughts!
Nov 01, 2023 05:34PM 1 comment
Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1)

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Melissa is on page 233 of 468 of The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
Almost exactly halfway through. I'm reading and it's engrossing but I'm not sure what's going on. Not that it's confusing. I'm following the individual stories, but getting more and more impatient to see how everything comes together. If I didn't have to work tomorrow I'd read all night until I finished the book. Also encountered a word I'd never seen before; gelid- icy; extremely cold.
Aug 09, 2023 08:41PM Add a comment
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

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Melissa is 15% done with The Notorious Scarlett and Browne (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, #2)
Didn't realize this was the second in a series. I haven't read the first. Oops. Still gonna finish it, but that explains some things.
Apr 04, 2023 05:51PM 2 comments
The Notorious Scarlett and Browne (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, #2)

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Melissa is 70% done with How to Sell a Haunted House
I'm at what seems like a natural end point, but when I checked my progress on the audiobook it said I have three hours left. I'm curious to learn what those three hours contain.
Jan 11, 2023 06:15PM Add a comment
How to Sell a Haunted House

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Melissa is 68% done with Liar, Dreamer, Thief
Listening to this one. The first few chapters were rough - slow build and lots of description of the MC's fantasy world (the exact opposite of my cup of tea). But I kept listening and the pace picked up and things started happening and now I'm IN IT. Can't wait to figure out wtf is happening.
Jan 03, 2023 05:32PM Add a comment
Liar, Dreamer, Thief

Melissa
Melissa is starting Old Friends
A lovely and amusing book about a girl looking for friends who share her interests. The story is adorable and the illustrations are fabulous. Great ending. I may read this at storytime and I am definitely buying a copy for my own shelves. LOVE IT.
Aug 15, 2022 12:30PM Add a comment
Old Friends

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Melissa is starting The Candy House
DNF. Not bad, just came due before I was finished.
Jun 21, 2022 06:39AM Add a comment
The Candy House

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