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Kelly Anne Nelson
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day: ??? 🤷‍♀️ I have ADHD.

Book: The Homework Myth
By: Alfie Kohn

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Book cover for The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn. Subtitle ks Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing. Picture of a child with his head down on the desk, while holding a pen over a book.
December 4, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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#Truth
Two pane comic strip. The top is a picture of a green iguana on a branch. There is a smaller iguana on its back that is rainbow colored. The text says “If you can’t accept and love a queer kid” The bottom pane is a green iguana on a branch by itself. The text says “Don’t have kids”
December 3, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day: ??? 🤷‍♀️ I have ADHD.

Book: This Is How It Always Is
By Laurie Frankel

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Book cover for this is how it always is by Laurie Frankel. The background is blue and meant to be the sky. The bottom 5% of the cover is black and made to look like the ground. The black silhouette of a person is standing on the ground and has a hand-drawn outline of Buttefly wings on their back. The outline is yellow. The title is in white in a handwritten script font. Each word is on its own line. The title is centered over the person and takes up the top 75% of the cover. On each side of the title, it looks like there are 2 quoted endorsements. On the right, toward the bottom is a white circle that is yellow in the middle. It is meant to look like a sticker. It says Reece’s Book Club.
December 3, 2024 at 6:01 AM
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This fabulous book is on sale for .99 today in the US Amazon store.

Don’t miss the sale! But, if you do, get this book anyway. 😎

The Alchemy of Talent: Leading Teams to Peak Performance by Vijay Pendakur

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Book cover for The Alchemy of Talent: Leading Teams to Peak Performance by Vijay Pendakur. The background is solid white. The author’s name is at the top in black letters. A chemistry beaker is the main focus of the cover. It is glass with a narrow neck and is wider at the bottom. The liquid fills the beaker to about half way. The liquid is a mix of sunset colors: mostly pinkish red with a bit of yellow in the bottom left. Towards the bottom right, the liquid is mostly blue-ish purple. The book title “The Alchemy of Talent” is centered in the middle of the cover in black ink and is superimposed across the top 60% of the beaker. Each of the four words is on a different line. The words Alchemy and Talent are larger and stretch across the middle 70% of the cover. The subtitle “Leading teams to peak performance” is in white letters superimposed on the colorful liquid in the beaker.
December 3, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day: ??? 🤷‍♀️ I have ADHD.

Book: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By V. E. Schwab

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Book cover for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. There is a solid black background and the entire cover is taken up by the title and author’s name. The letters are gold. There are several stars mixed in to the title and the stars are connected with lines. It sort of looks like a constellation.
December 2, 2024 at 8:35 AM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day: ??? 🤷‍♀️ I have ADHD.

Book: The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
By Kathleen Flynn

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Book cover for The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flynn. Subtitle: How a few simple lessons transformed nine culinary novices into fearless home cooks. The cover has a white background. The authors name is centered at the top. Below that is the title and then the subtitle. The bottom 1/3 of the cover has a kitchen counter with a chef behind it and two women sitting on the sides, across from each other. They are both wearing aprons and looking at the chef. The chef is in a white coat with two rows of buttons and a blue hat. The woman on the left is wearing tan Omar’s and a green shirt. The woman on the right is wearing black pants and a pink top. The women are sitting on tall barstools. The chef is holding a knife in one hand. She is holding something else in the other hand but I can’t tell what it is. Around the top and side borders are many kitchen tools and food: carrot, rolling pin, strainer, spatula, grater, measuring cups and spoons, onion, eggplant, radish, and a few others I’m not sure what they are. On the front of the kitchen counter is black text that says “from the author of The Sharper your Knife the less you cry.”
December 1, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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Do you like 1) a color-coordinated tree or 2) one with all different ornaments? My daughter is in camp #1 and currently controls the tree decorating. I’m firmly in camp #2 and prefer to hang a hodgepodge of ornaments that I’ve collected over the years. I love the memories they evoke. How about you?
On the right side there is a Christmas tree decorated with red ornaments and white lights. There is a red and white tree skirt underneath. To the left of the tree is a living room. There are two chairs. In the chair closest to the tree, there is a black and white cat curled up and sleeping. Behind the tree all the way to the left, you can see a tall plant growing up the wall. Behind the chairs is a window with tall white curtains.
November 30, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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My daughter lives in Middelburg, Zeeland in the Netherlands. She gets to witness gorgeous sunrises on a regular basis. I am envious. ❤️
View from a balcony. The sun is just coming up. You can see the rooftops of several buildings and a tall spire in the background. The buildings are still mostly in the dark. The sky is a lovely pinkish-peach color. There are lots of clouds. The clouds at the top of the photo are grey and white. View from a balcony. The sun is just coming up. You can see the rooftops of several buildings and a tall spire in the background. The buildings are typical Dutch houses with brick exterior and white window frames. There are many multistory homes or apartments in the photo. The sky is a lovely pinkish-peach color. There are lots of clouds. The clouds at the top of the photo are grey and white.
November 30, 2024 at 1:03 PM
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Winter is here. The cats are too cold to stay out on the patio and I actually have to use the hot water since the “cold” water is no longer sufficiently warmed by the sun. I’ve also broken out my long-sleeved shirts. 😂
#Qatar #ColdWeatherWhimps
Screenshot of the weather in Doha, Qatar. Temperature is 74 degree Fahrenheit which is is 24 degrees Celsius. The feels like temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit/ 22 degree Celsius. There is a picture of a cloud with curved lines underneath intended to represent wind. There is a funny quote that says “It’s so windy, I just saw a squirrel hang gliding.”
November 30, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day: ??? 🤷‍♀️ I have ADHD.

Book: Zeitoun
By Dave Eggers

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Book cover for Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. The cover is only white, black, grey, and a sand color. The background is a neighborhood that is flooded. There is a man in a canoe, facing us, who is paddling through the neighborhood. The sky is grey and white. There are building on either side of him, in the background. The buildings are sand colored. There is a sticker on the cover that says “National Best Seller. From the author is What is the What”
November 30, 2024 at 7:45 AM
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This is Blue. This is where he sits all day. This is way I can’t get anything done. I might need to rename him. Poe suggests “The Great Barrier Cat”, “Lord of the Lap”, or “The Unmovable Cat”. Other suggestions?

#cats
A Siamese cat curled up in a circle, while laying on someone’s lap. The person is lying on a couch and is wearing a green Tshirt and dark pants. There is a tan blanket next to them.
November 29, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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If you want to understand what life was like before abortion became legal, I highly recommend reading Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall. Making abortions illegal doesn’t stop abortions: it just makes it harder to get a safe one.
Book cover. A white woman is walking away from us. She is wearing a navy blue coat that is knee-length. She is carrying a leather bag that looks like an old-fashion doctor’s bag. There are buildings on the right side of the cover and it looks like she is walking on a brick road or path. Superimposed on top of her is the dial ring of an old rotary phone. It has the numbers and letters in each finger hole. It is partially transparent so it does not block the picture of the woman. Superimposed on top of that is the book title Looking for Jane. Basically, there are three layers to the book cover. The bottom is the woman walking away, the middle is the rotary phone dial, and the top is the title. I am new at alt descriptions. Please leave me feedback on how I could improve.
November 29, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day: ??? 🤷‍♀️ I have ADHD.

Book: Nurture Shock
By Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

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Book cover of Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. Picture of an egg on its side with a crack down the middle. The crack runs from top to bottom. There is a tan bandage across the crack. The title NurtureShock is on the bandaid in black letters. Underneath the egg is the subtitle “New thinking about children”.
November 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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Fertilization farms reminds me of a really creepy book called The Farm.
Book cover for The Farm by Joanne Ramos. Black background and three shapes that mirror a pregnant woman’s belly. Each shape is a different color: yellow, orange, and light teal.
November 27, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky 🪐📚💙
#BookChallenge

Day 6
Cutting for Stone
By Abraham Verghese
Audiobook narrator is PHENOMENAL His name is Suneil Malhotra
Book cover for Cutting for Stone By Abraham Verghese An orange yellow sky fills most of the cover. The text is black with the author’s name at the top and the book title in the middle. At the bottom it looks like two children running on land. Both the children and the land are the same shade of black and look more like a silhouette than a picture.
November 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky 🪐📚💙
#BookChallenge

Day 5
The Read-Aloud Handbook
By Jim Trelease
Book cover of The Read-Aloud Handbook By Jim Trelease. Shows a man reading to two children. They are sitting on a pile of books.
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 AM
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For example, what part of my profile says I would want to connect with this person/account?
Screenshot from an account called Tittieswrld
November 25, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books

Book 4
Orphan Island
Laurel Snyder
Book cover of Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
November 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Wonder Woman!!!! #Rolemodel
A picture of Wonder Woman. Text says “I didn’t write Wonder Woman but if you want to argue that she is somehow not a queer or trans icon, then you’re not paying attention. Every time someone comes up to me and says that WW helped them while they were closeted, it reminds me of how special the role is. Quote by Linda Carter
November 25, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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#Mood Some days, I can see a bit of light ahead. Other days, it just looks so dark.
November 25, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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I shared this earlier, but it so good I want to share it again. I’ve taken a few screenshots of the document 20 Things You Can Do To Counter Fascism.

You can find a PDF version on this website: itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
November 25, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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What should I read next? I’ve been staring at both of them on and off all day and can’t decide. #BookSky 📚 💙
Picture of the cover of the book Girl at War by Sara Novic Picture is of the cover of the book Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
November 24, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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I’m looking at you…US colleges and universities trying to recruit my kid. FYI she basically won’t look at anything physically printed. She’s just stalking your social media and, primarily, the SM of your students. #HigherEd #Sustainability #JustStop
November 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 3
The Grace Year
Kim Liggett
November 24, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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And men are the only ones sliding into my DMs. #Blocked 🤦‍♀️ FFS Just STOP!
November 24, 2024 at 11:36 AM