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Book 281 of 500!

Kathryn is reading this book in her 3rd grade class, so I decided to get a copy and also read it! Obviously, it was a super fast read for me, but it was still good! It’s called The Year of … Continue reading

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Book 280 of 500!

My dad read this book and told me that I should read it also. It was called The Spare by Prince Harry! I know my mom would have loved this book as she loved Princess Diana and everything to do … Continue reading

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Book 279 of 500!

This book was called Elvis: The Biography by Jerry Hopkins and it was a real book and it had 412 pages! I did not think I would be able to read this whole book, but I did! I love Elvis … Continue reading

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Book 278 of 500!

I found this book in my bedroom at Bensenville. I’m sure I read it years ago when I was younger, but decided to read it again! It’s called Sabrina, The Teenage Witch: Good Switch, Bad Switch by David Cody Weiss … Continue reading

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Book 277 of 500!!

This book was called Destined to Die Young by Sally A. Hoedel, it was of course, another book on Elvis Presley! It discussed in detail his health history and his families health history, to show that even without his drug … Continue reading

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Book 276 of 500!

This book was called The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart. This was so good as I know a LOT about Auschwitz but I did not know that thousands of babies were actually born in Birkenau! Unfortunately made were killed … Continue reading

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Book 275 of 500!

This book was called A Little Thing Called Life on Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner & Songs Inbetween by Linda Thompson. I read this book mostly because I’m jealous of her love affair with Elvis, but also because I used … Continue reading

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Book 274 of 500!!

This was book 2 of another book a read. This one was called After Auschwitz: A Story of Heartbreak and Survival by the Stepsister of Anne Frank. It repeated some of the information in book 1, so made me and … Continue reading

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Book 273 of 500!

This was book 2 of Elvis Presley’s life called Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnaky. The 2nd part was as good as the first! I did not want it to end!! I loved reading about his … Continue reading

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Book 271 of 500!

This book was called Hustle & Heart by Kailyn Lowry. This is the 2nd book of hers. Her first book was so much better and way more interesting, this one was super boring because it was more like a “self … Continue reading

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Book 270 of 500!

This book was called Three Sisters by Heather Morris. About 3 sisters who were sent to Auschwitz during the Holocaust. It was so sad what they went through and what happened to their families, however, it also ended up happy … Continue reading

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Book 269 of 500!

This book was called Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard. I read her first book that talked all about her kidnapping and her life in captivity. This book was about her life after all of that, and what … Continue reading

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Book 268 of 500!

This book was called Eva’s Story: A Survivor’s Tale by the Stepsister of Anne Frank by Eva Schloss with Evelyn Julia Kent. I was quite confused by this book title as I know the story of Anne Frank VERY WELL, … Continue reading

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Book 267 of 500!

This book was Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor’s True Story of Auschwitz by Olga Lengyel. This true account was very good, and very interesting, and also very sad, and horrifying! I definitely learned new things about Auschwitz that I actually … Continue reading

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Book 266 of 500!!

Actually I read this book awhile ago but forgot to record it! It was called Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy by Seymour Reit. What’s great is this story was TRUE!!! Besides WW2 I … Continue reading

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