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Any Crazy Eights players out there?

What was the best thing you received this Christmas?

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I got lots of P.G. Wodehouse books, The Mythmakers, and a signed copy of The Lost Key.

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Wodehouse is great.

I got a Vote for Pedro shirt.

Also a collection of some of C. S. Lewis' nonfiction, and a copy of the Silmarillion

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the silmarillion is a great book! i loved it

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SOCKSSS!! 🧦🧦🧦 fun socks though!

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I’ve played spoons and I’ve heard of pig.

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Spoons is very fun!

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yeah definitely i love it

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I used to play to Crazy 8's and I've heard of spoons and pig

I got Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings

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I have not heard of Crazy Eights until now.

I got "The Winter King" by Christine Cohen! I was really excited to read the book after her interview.

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The Winter king is an awesome book. Have you finished it yet. I'm trying to see how much i can expostulate with out spoiling it.

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Yep! Not recently but I have definitely played

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Yup. I've played Crazy 8's... but not for a long time.

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I was going to get a toilet plunger for my younger brother, but my dad didn’t like the idea.😕

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Hahaha

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I've played Crazy Eights before, but not in a long time. I got some great presents for Christmas, and among them was the Withywindle sweater. It's awesome!

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Also thank you to “the crofts” for an amazing Italian snack time!

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I got The Mythmakers and a WithyWindle hoodie!

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Is there somewhere we can get a list of the recommended books on this episode?

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Kate Albus:

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Medusa by Catherine Marsh

In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limon

The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed

Karina Yan Glaser:

Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller

The Sherlock Society by James Ponti

Made in Asian America by Christina Soontornvat and Erika Lee

Anna James:

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

David and Grame:

Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz

The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate Dicamillo and The Hotel Balzaar by Kate Dicamillo

Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate Dicamillo

2024 Withywindle Book of the Year:

The Mythmakers: The remarkable fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien

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Thank you so much!

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