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Pirate Summer* Reading Club
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Read books! Give 'em a review! Earn digital badges! Maybe win a prize!
June 22 - September 22, 2025
#PirateReadingClub and the blog - https://piratereadingclub.blogspot.com/
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PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.
October 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Wow! So many good ones were part of those 39. Thanks to the @piratereadingclub.bsky.social for all of the great suggestions!
The Pirate Reading Club crown goes to: @meganreal.bsky.social They read 39 books this summer! Well done, you!
September 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Oooooooh how exciting!!! Well done for our summer of reading lovely pirates ♥️
The total books books read was 549!
The random number generator pointed me toward our bookstore . org gift card winner: @watchtheflow.bsky.social Congrats!! I will DM you with details. 📚
September 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#PirateReadningClub has come to an end & it is time to find out who read the most books, who won the drawing, and who gets a special badge! 👀
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September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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As we're down to the last day I should probably actually catch up my reading list over here too 😅

Books 9-12
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September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Badge for 10! 🥳📚

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September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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4⭐️

i don’t typically read much YA, but this was fun. i have some beef with the gendered magic system and the concept of Doing Boy Thing To Prove You’re A Real Boy, and sometimes the writing felt a little rough, but this was still a thrilling story with absolutely lovely characters.
September 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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413. The Monster at the End of This Book
Khalil and Mr Hagerty and the Backyard Treasures
Bloom
Goodnight Pirate
Dog's First Baby
Dog's First Baby
Dog's First Baby
420. Bodies are Cool

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September 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Silly me, all she wanted to do with me today when I got home was read. #BabyPirateReadingClub #PirateReadingClub

406. Where's the Penguin
Leave Me Alone!
Big and Small, Room for All
Where's Spot?
Dog's First Baby
Love Makes a Family
412. The Monster at the End of This Book
September 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Book 30 for #piratereadingclub is ‘Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy’ by Albert Marrin.

146 people, mostly women, died in a fire which could have been avoided had the company put in fire prevention measures. The fire did lead to all sorts of safety measures & regulations.
September 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Woohoo!
And the best thing is I'm continuing 🥰 Thank you @piratereadingclub.bsky.social 🫶🏴‍☠️
September 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Made it in just under the wire to get my 5 book badge from @piratereadingclub.bsky.social 😅
Thanks for a fun summer of reading!
September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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As #PirateReadingClub comes to a close just want to say thank you to @piratereadingclub.bsky.social for coordinating such a fun reading event (& for keeping me motivated in one of my slower reading years). It's been awesome to see what everyone has been reading. 🏴‍☠️📚
September 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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15. Flip by Ngozi Ukazu

I love Ngozi's work and this is no exception. Highly recommend this graphic novel, all the feels!

Also, one of my favorite bookmarks of all time by the lovely @self-induljennt.bsky.social 💖

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September 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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14. The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson

"Weirdos are good," he goes on. "When people call me weird, I'm proud. It's good to be different. I'm myself, that's who I am."

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September 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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13. Brownstone by Samuel Teer, Mar Julia

"He doesn't need to be told that these two things he chooses to worship are incongruent. To him, they pair together to make something new. I get that. I am that."

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September 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Book 27 for #piratereadingclub is ‘Spooky Lakes’ by Geo Rutherford.

Neat book full of facts about lakes located all over the world, the majority of which can be deadly & dangerous, either due to nature or human interference.
September 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Catching up…. #PirateReadingClub
Hoosier Folk Legends by Ronald L Baker.
I used to check this book out from the library all the time when I was a kid since I loved to read anything strange or paranormal. Today, all the stories are quite silly and transparent. Three stars, mainly for the nostalgia.
September 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Unfit to Print by KJ Charles
Two POC leads with a cat named Satan in dirty 😏 Victorian London. Short, so not very deep, but still a good read. 4/5 ⭐️
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September 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Meh.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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The Benevolent Society of Ill Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

I ❤️’d this one. Regency era romance, 40+yo heroines, great dynamic between characters, lots of adventure and mystery (NOT a cozy mystery). Not really sure why this one isn’t more popular with the book club crowds.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM