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TFI Autumn Reading Mission: Read Something Pumpkin Related

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"If you had a script for your life, Leo thinks, you could look ahead to what would come next. You could see what is going to happen to you. You could read all the thousands and millions of words you will say. You will never again have to wonder What should I say or do? because it will all be written there for you. You could know what dumb things you will do. You could find out if you ever will do anything that isn't dumb. But then, what if your script was dull, if you never got to do anything exciting? Or what if something awful was going to happen to you? What if your script was very, very short?"   ~ Goodreads      Okay, so it has nothing to do with pumpkins.  My copy is kind of pumpkin colored, so that's why I chose it for this challenge.     Replay  is the charming story of Leo and his big dreams.  I have read it before, but it was nice to revisit this unique book.      Leo is a middle child who is always dreaming of his perfect life.   He dreams of winn

TFI Autumn Reading Mission: Read Something Spooky

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“Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded –with what caution –with what foresight –with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him."   ~ Goodreads via    Hi, everyone!   This week, The Fangirl Initiative announced this fall's reading challenge !   Since I missed this summer's challenge, I decided to participate.   Today, I read something spooky.   I first read The Tale Tell Heart when I was in elementary school, which was a bad idea.   (I had nightmares for a LONG time after that.)   When I had to revisit it later, I was less than enthused.   However, this is possibly the pinnacle of scary stories, and one of the best examples of classic horror by far.   (Of course, I haven't finished Frankenstien yet, so I can't be sure.   ☺)       The Tell Tale Heart is the story of a caretaker who is d