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ANNOUNCING the theme for November 2018
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Sadie Hawkins' Day (Nov 3): female protagonist
My Birthday! (Nov 29th): Book about birthdays or a birth.
Book with a Native American character
Agumom wrote: "My Birthday! (Nov 29th): Book about birthdays or a birth."There are about ten birthdays in my extended family in November too, including my daughter's on the 28th. :-)
Indeed. :-)
November is Military Family Appreciation month. Read a book that features a military family or a branch of the military.
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There are about ten birthdays in my extended family in November too, including my daughter's on the 28th. :-)"
Both my brother and my niece have November birthdays as well! And one of my best friends in college celebrates his 68th on Nov 3.
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Cynthia ... this is the wrong thread for this kind of self-promotion. I've deleted your comment. But feel free to repost in the Promote Yourself Here thread.
November 24th is Small Business Saturday...I nominate books where the main character runs their own small business
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I'll set up the poll shortly
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You have to vote in the poll, Rory.
I sent an "invite" to all members, but if you don't have it ...
Go to the upper right side of the group's main page. You'll see our name and then a box with a lot of links. Last link on the right column is POLLS. Click on that and the first one is the current poll.
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Brittany suggested the winning theme: Book with a Native American character
Review thread will be up momentarily.
I don't know how many have already read this, but I recommend There There by Tommy Orange. It was a very compelling read with different Native American characters with rich story lines that eventually converge at a Pow Wow.
Book Concierge wrote: "I started listening to the audio of There There by Tommy Orange yesterday."I look forward to hearing what you think. It's high on my list.
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Book Concierge wrote: "We have a WINNER - Brittany suggested the winning theme: Book with a Native American character
Review thread will be up momentarily."
YAY!
Mercy Thompson Series has a Native American main character ;) If you have not yet experienced the awesomeness of
One of my all-time favorite epic reads about native americans:
Another excellent choice by a native american, about native americans is:
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Louise Erdrich's books are set on the Native lands territories of the Dakotas.
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Moon Called (other topics)Sacajawea (other topics)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (other topics)
There There (other topics)
There There (other topics)
Instead of your moderators coming up with three "themes" for the group to vote on ... we invite YOU to nominate a theme for next month. Could be a specific genre, a cover image, a title word, an author initial...
ONE nomination per member
To encourage participation from more members, the person who nominated LAST month's winning theme cannot nominate this month. So, Patty, you will *not* be able to submit a nomination (though you WILL be able to vote).
DEADLINE - 25Oct18 5p CDT, or 5 nominations (whichever comes first)
Once the nominations are closed, we'll set up a poll for membership to vote on the theme for next month.
NOMINATED THEMES:
Sadie Hawkins' Day - Female protagonist (Jaret)Happy Birthday - Book about birthdays or a birth. (Agumom)
Native American character (Brittany)
Military Family Appreciation month. - Book features a military family or a branch of the military. (Carol)Small Business Day - Main character runs their own small business (SANDYE)