Thank you—this all makes sense. My rule in French 1 & 2 is don’t touch it; in upper levels, tell me how you plan to use it first

One of the best albums of all time right there

I’ve surely talked about all of them at some point but hopefully this will distill your choices!

2 of them are books most folks have barely heard of so that will be fun!

Villager with the pink hair in Mario Kart is my fave. I always play her

Only 2 of them are traditionally published, fwiw

I should clarify that not all the books were released in 2025; I count ones I read this year.

Here, we call it Safeway

I’m painfully aware of how hard it is for those without my advantages. I’m white, with advanced degrees and a house bought when such things were possible for someone with my income level.

If I’m fighting to save pennies at Aldi, what’s a poor mom in this city doing to survive?

This is Hell.

I’m in the “top 10%” apparently as a late-career high school teacher in the DC metro area. My wife and I are scrapping to stay afloat with 2 disabled teens. We are poorer than almost everyone our age we know with similar education levels.