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Start Here! :wave:
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2
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1665
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June 29, 2026
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Overall, what did you think of The Magician of Tiger Castle? (No spoilers in this topic, please.)
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11
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43
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September 3, 2026
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Anatole drank a potion that enabled him to live forever. If offered such a potion, would you drink it? Why or why not?
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7
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24
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September 3, 2026
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (9/3/2026)
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5
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23
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September 3, 2026
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To what audience would you recommend The Magician of Tiger Castle? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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5
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16
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September 3, 2026
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Do you remember reading Louis Sachar’s best-known novel, Holes, as a child or reading it to a child in your life? If so, are there memories about the experience you’d care to share?
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4
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15
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September 3, 2026
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When Anatole first asks Pito if he's in love with Tullia, his answer is, "How could I be?" The second time he's asked, he says, "How could I not be?” (p. 33). Are these answers contradictory? What does Pito mean?
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2
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14
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September 3, 2026
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Interesting library article
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3
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33
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September 3, 2026
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (8/27/2026)
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48
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306
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September 3, 2026
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Your last book purchase: What’s the last book you bought? Why did you choose it? Where did you purchase it? What format is it in (audio, paperback, etc.)? How soon will you read it?
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21
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148
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August 31, 2026
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The author sprinkles little-known details about the era throughout novel. Did you learn anything new? What surprised you?
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2
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11
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September 3, 2026
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Read a book that is classified as nonfiction
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3
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62
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September 2, 2026
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Read a book that was published before 1950
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6
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57
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September 2, 2026
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Next "Big Read"?
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8
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54
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September 3, 2026
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War and Peace Side Read, Week 13, August 24-August 30: Book 3/Part 3
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18
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102
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September 1, 2026
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US public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report finds
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2
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22
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September 1, 2026
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1000 Books: August 2026 Read: The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
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9
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69
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September 2, 2026
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Read a book that has been featured in the BookBrowse Review
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4
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95
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September 2, 2026
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What classic book(s) generally assigned in middle school or high school have you somehow never read?
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2
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18
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September 3, 2026
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All in all, did Anatole's tamperings make things better or worse?
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1
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11
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September 3, 2026
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Tullia spends the night sobbing over her father's death, but the next morning, she tells Pito, “He wasn’t my father…He was King Sandro.” What did you think of this scene? Why did she mourned him even though she was a "disappointment" to him?
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1
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12
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September 3, 2026
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Read a book that has won a major literary award
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3
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48
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September 2, 2026
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Read a book that has been on your TBR list for more than a year
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9
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82
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September 2, 2026
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War and Peace Side Read, Week 14, August 30-September 6:
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0
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24
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August 30, 2026
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Read a book that's been made into a movie
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9
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119
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September 2, 2026
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Do you rate the books you read? If so, what scale do you use (1-5, 1-10, fractions…)?
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33
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327
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August 17, 2026
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (8/20/2026)
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34
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307
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August 27, 2026
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (8/13/2026)
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50
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430
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August 20, 2026
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Do you buy books while you’re traveling? If so, what’s the most exotic place you’ve purchased a book from, and do you still own the book?
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11
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119
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August 26, 2026
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Catcher in the Rye Side Read, September 2026
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3
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39
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August 31, 2026
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