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Month: June 2026

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The Allure of Stonehenge

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Thanks to Mrs. Knapp, I never have to be bored

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Five Stars from “They Call Me Mom” Pete Springer

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Both Coasts, by train and bus, 1962

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Poet laureate of Des Moines?

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Great Book Alert! (The Immigrant and the Outlaw) by Vicki Atkinson

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Thinking of Dad

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What is Our American Stories?

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My Flag Day story

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The Glissando

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“Nonfiction done right” – Priscilla Bettis

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Barns

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What caused a young navyman to go AWOL in late 1941?

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That Ordinary Tree story earned the most

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