#kirby larson

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I got bored and made old-style covers for the new dear america books

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Favorite Standalone Books

Round 1

The Friendship Doll (Kirby Larson) VS Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

The Friendship Doll

Pride and Prejudice

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Voting ended onJun 16, 2025

Propaganda for Pride and Prejudice :

"Elizabeth’s rejection of Darcy’s first proposal speaks for itself"

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Have you read The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson (2011)?

yes

no

I didn't finish it

I've never heard of it

Voting ended onMar 9, 2025

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B-I-N-G-O!

Illustrated fiction: Nanea: The Spirit of Aloha/Kirby Larson

American Girl is giving out free books during the corona which is great.

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The Fences Between Us, by Kirby Larson. One of three diaries across the different series about Japanese internment. You could make an argument that this story would have been better from Betty Sato’s point of view. But I also think there’s value in having a story about someone who is not part of the Japanese American community but has close ties to it.

This is one of the few I own as both a hard back and an audiobook. Piper’s “secret code” she uses with her brother does not translate well in the audiobook. The websites listed didn’t either. Both mediums include FDR’s declaration of war speech, and I think it’s cooler when you can hear the actual recording.

If you’ve read Larson’s book Hattie Big Sky, you might notice how similar the stories are. That’s why when I learned that Larson was the author of American Girl’s Nanea books, I was hesitant at first thinking I’d be reading the same thing.

Goodreads star rating: 4/5

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August 2018 Reads

I was Born for This - Alice Oseman Hattie Ever After - Kirby Larson Born a Crime - Trevor Noah The Penderwicks - Jeanne Birdsall

Bold = Highly Recommend Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts: Favorite book of the month (and near the top for the year) is Born a Crime. I can’t recommend it enough. It is heartwarming and heartbreaking in equal turns, while still being uplifting. 

2017 Monthly Wrap-Ups: J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | 2018 Monthly Wrap-Ups: J | F | M | A | M | J | J |