I used a black journal for my Covid journal. I went through a lot of white gel pens, but I loved it. Fit the mood.

So inspiring! New subscriber from a newbie booktuber 🫶🏻📚

3:14 According to the description, this video was made 7 decades after the book was written.

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This is a beautiful journal and the black pages look amazing

That five star reads pages are so cool!!!

It’s 2024 still doing them? Also haven’t seen other vids so I don’t know the answer

How can any sensitive, politically literate reader read this book and see it as anything but a celebration of " OUR democracy " among the poor immigrant neighborhoods at the turn of the century ? It is really impossible to sentimentalize the social reality of the BOOK . The novel can be compared with dark stories of Zola, Theodore Dreiser , James T. Farrell , even the realism of Stephen Crane . Whatever the gifted author's political blinders this story is raw material explaining the turn of the century SOCIALIST movement in the United States . I need to know more about author Betty Smith . Is there something " inspiring " about the Darwinian social struggle in Upton Sinclair's " The Jungle " ? Holy Jesus will make sure all is well in the end ? Leave it to Hollywood to sentimentalize a social nightmare !

I don’t think Gone With The Wind glorifies the racism. I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong. A lot of books with racism in them are anti-racist, like my favorite book, To Kill A Mockingbird.

I just read this book in chinese,and I wish I will read again in English one day(cause I'm not a native speaker,so it's hard for me now).But it already became my favorite book,even in Chinese.Francie taught me so many things,like brave,self-respect,patience..❤

Very beautiful and creative

Not only is the Novel wonderful…..The Movie is also….

Hi. My son has to study this one for English 11.

Loved it !!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ You talk very passionately about middle grade books !

Do you have a video on how to draw the open leaf book within your journal?

I just finished this book. My grandmother was born in Brooklyn in 1925 so at first it was just interesting to me for giving me a sense of what my grandma's childhood might have been like. But as I kept reading it I became so utterly drawn in by the world, the characters and the quiet sadness and yet hope that permeates everything in its pages. I knew I truly loved this book when I got started slowing down towards the end because I didn't want to say goodbye to Francie and the Nolans yet. This is absolutely a novel i plan on rereading through my life

This is so pretty, I can't ever imagine using a black paged book but it comes out so nice! Your spreads are all really well done. The hack for printing your book covers seems really cool, I got lost a bit with the technical aspects of it but that's because I'm computer illiterate. I will ask one of my kids lol I'm sure they will understand!

Hi Katie😊! This is a fantastic idea & I'm definitely joining you all- just subscribed to the bookclub KZbin channel!

So exciting!!! Omg by the way, will you be able to upload the best books of 2021 as you told me in a comment on a previous video?? I'd really love that so I'll be crossing my fingers🤞🤞🤞❤️❤️❤️❤️

So excited!!!!! I have many of these books on my want-to-read list already!! ❤

I was hoping to hear about this soon. Will there be a Goodreads group too?

So fun! I'm hoping to get my daughters to read with me so we can watch the book club stream together!

I much preferred The Ogress and the Orphan over the girl who drank the moon. Hopefully, many will love it as much as I did.

All I can say is count me in lovely ladies looking forward to it love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤

This is a great idea! Myself and 3 other amazing women are, once again, hosting Middle Grade May this year. I think I will putting this on my TBR

Yay so excited!! Thanks for keeping the middle grade love alive!!

I'm so excited! I'll probably skip next month as I dnfed that book, but I will sure be joining in all of the rest. I have been really wanting a middle grade book club.

This could not have come at a better time! With having two little children running around and being home full time and not to mention breastfeeding, it’s more than a bit difficult to get to other book clubs at the libraries. You all have made such a wonderful book club available for mothers. Thank you!

lol This is so interesting. When you guys did your Middle Grade March announcement this year, I was a bit bummed that I had just read A Rover's Story the month before! and now I have read both The Ogress and the Orphans AND The Parker Inheritance last month (for Middle Grade March lol) I'm happy to check out the lives though!

I’m looking forward to reading Pages & Co series by Anna James. I’ve heard good things about the series.

Love seeing your face!

A lovely analysis. Thank you.

So glad to see you back. The Odder book looks good.

I’m excited to read Super Special Girl Games (part of the Goddess Girls series) by Joan Holub. Found the series on Goodreads and started reading them. They’re very good and cute books.

I love A Kind of Spark so much!! I can't wait for the TV series! Elle McNicoll also has a sci-fi novel called Show Us Who You Are. The main character is Autistic and her best friend has ADHD. Good luck with your ADHD evaluation!

Hi. Hope you are doing well. Happy and excited to watch another video from you. I recently read a tree grows in Brooklyn which you recommended years ago and I loved it. The book made me felt so connected to the characters. I cried at some parts too.

New to the channel. Will start checking some of these out :-)

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Many interesting recommendations ❤

I have ADHD. I just got diagnosed. I am on medication. It has helped so much. I will be 60 in July. Good Luck.

Ohhh so happy youre back, ive missed you sooo much!! Youre still my favorite booktuber❤❤ How i wish you made a 2021 favorite books since i wanted to know your opinion of Kate Quinn’s books. Still hope you can talk about them in a future video. See you soon❤❤

You can do it!! Can't wait to hear what you think.

"P.O.P."!! I luv it. Wait! Isn't that an acronym for LIBRARY? Hahaha. But surprisingly that is what my forest of book stacks is!

I read Odder yesterday. Loved it 5 stars

Odder looks so cute! I hope you enjoy all of these.

I have Chains and Odder on my TBR too!

I totally forgot about "When the World Was Ours"! Maybe I'll switch it out with my sky/sea choice: "Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves." So many WWII MG books out right now!

I have Beyond the Bright Sea on my tbr too. You should check out The Someday Birds by Sally J. pla. Its about an autistic boy who's dad is in the hospital and he and his siblings go on a road trip to see their dad there. Its fun to hear his perspective on the adventures. They travel across many of the Midwestern states. I think you'd like it.

This is a great list. I'm planning on reading When The World Was Ours and A Rover's Story, too.