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Ellen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ellen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Ellen Barker
Goodreads Author
Born
in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States
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December 2019
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East of Troost
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2022
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The Breaks
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2025
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Still Needs Work
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2024
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Nothing North of Delmar
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2026
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Art in a Time of Unbearable
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Food service supervisor: Written by Ellen Barker, Lou Hall, Barbara McGhee; under the supervision of Judy Milroy
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Food production worker
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Lulu in the Loop: A Novel
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Lulu in the Loop: A Novel
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lulu in the loop
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More about Changing Demographics and Civil Rights
Listen to this podcast with Julia Brewer Daily on the story behind East of Troost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NPFifnBujE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NPFifnBujE
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Ellen Barker
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Accidents Never Happen: A Novel
by Penny Zang (Goodreads Author)
10 copies
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August 11, 2026
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Agree with this review. I liked it and could recommend it, but I didn't love it. And it was too tidy at the end.
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Ellen Barker
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20 other people
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Dez the Bookworm's review
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The Book Club for Troublesome Women:
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This was a 3.5 rounded up for me. I originally chose this because I love everything bookclub! Plus, this is set in Virginia, where I live! Ok, on the the meat and potatoes… This is a heartfelt, nostalgic novel about four suburban women in 1963 who qui" Read more of this review » |
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"3.5 stars, rounded up
I had high hopes for The Book Club of Troublesome Women. A historical fiction, set in 1963 and focused on a group of four suburban wives who read The Feminine Mystique. And it does a great job setting the scene, but a bit too muc" Read more of this review » |
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Ellen Barker
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86 other people
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Meagan (Meagansbookclub)'s review
of
The Book Club for Troublesome Women:
"What a lovely story!! I love a cast of women that all have different stories but collectively make such an incredible powerhouse support for each other. The ending after 80% lost me but this book is definitely one to add to your list!"
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Exactly! I'll always read a Laurie Frankel book, and I liked this one. Fans won't be disappointed. But Lisa's comments are exactly what I took away.
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“I have had countless men repeat my ideas back to me as if they were theirs - as if I would not remember having come up with those thoughts in the first place.”
― Trust
― Trust
“Many people accuse me of “not looking autistic”. I have no idea what that means. I know lots of ‘autistics’ and we all look different. We are not some recognisable breed. We are human beings. If we’re not out of the ordinary, it’s because we’re fighting to hide our real selves”
― Diary of a Young Naturalist
― Diary of a Young Naturalist
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