Immortal Trees Bookshop weekly newsletter: Issue 3 Friday, May 19, 2023 |
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It's been almost a year since we stepped away from our teaching jobs, and our last scholars will be graduating on Thursday. We are so proud of our Odyssey Institute seniors! Leaving high school is a big deal - we have done it a few times! - so we know all of the mixed feelings of relief, fear, hope, uncertainty, and faith that come with making that big change. To this year's graduating class, and all of our former scholars, we wish you life-long happiness and personal successes. May you always live your lives learning and growing, loving and celebrating. And maybe a little reading. Congratulations, class of 2023. <heart> Happy Friday! |
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So many great things have just populated the calendar! See details below for the May events, but here's the quick list: MAY: Sat, May 20: Guest Author: Lori Vober, author of Choices: When you are faced with a challenge, what choice will you make? Sat, May 27: Guest Author: TJ Lombardi, author of The Dying Breed: Hunters. AND COSTUME DAY!
JUNE: Thur, June 8: Book club: LGBTQ+ and Allies 6:30-8:30pm Sat, June 10: Guest Author: Sherri Elliott, author of Uni and Cornelia Thur, June 15: Book Club: Book vs. Movie 6-9:30pm Sat, June 24: Guest Author/Illustrator: Lisa Sterne and Suzanne Whitaker, creators of What if I Try? AND Guest Author/Illustrator: Michael Hale, author/artist of Found: One Dinosaur, and Bad Monkey Business and Fast Freddy AND Toothless and Captain Jack's 6-month Gotcha Day celebration! Thurs, June 29: "Get Published" Writer's Workshop, hosted by Sean Buvala, owner of Small Tooth Dog Publishing
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Stroke = No Joke. Did you know that every 40 seconds, someone has a stroke? Did you know that every 3 minutes and 14 seconds someone DIES of a stroke? * Do you know some of the warning signs? Did you know it's not just something that happens when you are older? Stroke survivor Lori Vober was only 29 when her life changed. She will be here this Saturday at 2pm to tell her amazing story and answer your questions from a personal perspective. Come get educated about how you can become more aware of something we don't seem to talk much about and meet someone who is truly inspirational. She even has a free gift for you. (*https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/facts.htm) |
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Talk Like Yoda Day This Sunday - May 21 - the Rebel Alliance is counting on you. Gone will be the ways of Modern English. Speak like the master of masters. Believe in you, we do. You're our only hope. |
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July 22: Christmas in July! |
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Vendors and artists wanted! We are looking ahead on the calendar and wanted to invite you to start creating items to sell or music to perform to help us celebrate Christmas in July. We will be putting up our decorations, playing festive tunes, and having yummy holiday treats. Contact us if you are interested in being a vendor or performer for this fun day! |
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To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we are offering 10% off total purchase for all of our awesome educators for the whole month of May! Just bring in your badge so we can jump around about you being a superhero. |
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Storytime: Every Saturday from noon-1pm FREE EVENT! Ms. Margaret is our lovely volunteer who plans our weekly story and activity. |
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Saturday, May 20, 2-4pm Lori Vober, author of a fantastic self-agency book, Choices, will be joining us for a reading and signing. Her books will be available for purchase. Lori survived a damaging stroke at the young age of 29, but her faith and perseverance helped her exceed doctor expectations. In her book, she asks readers, "When you are faced with a challenge, what choice will you make?" Come be inspired and empowered to take control of your life. Lori has also created a free personal reflection question packet that you will receive to help get you started. You don't want to miss this event! | | |
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Saturday, May 27, 2-6pm T.J. Lombardi is back at the shop! He will be reading a teaser chapter from his book, The Dying Breed: Hunters, and will be signing purchased copies. We have the inside scoop that book number two is almost ready to go to print, so this is the perfect time to get started on this fantastic series. Charity's question to you after you've read book one is: which character is YOUR favorite? | | |
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COSTUME DAY MAY 27 Whether you wear your Fan-Fusion costume to show it off before the convention or you dust off your old Batman suit, if you're in costume on May 27, you get 10% off your total purchase! ALSO... Anyone who wears a costume can enter their name in a raffle to win a $10 gift certificate to our shop! Woot! |
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June new monthly book clubs: |
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| | LGBTQ+ Club Thursday, June 8th, 6:30-8:30pm Allies welcome! This event is hosted by our great friends, Gisselle and Rin. Yay! Small quantity of books available for purchase at the shop. Please sign up on the website on our "event" page because we only have 20 spaces available. | | |
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| | Book vs Movie Club Thursday, June 15, 6-9:30pm Bring your camp chair and your QT fountain drink, and come enjoy a viewing of the movie...and then we can argue calmly discuss what we liked better: the book or the movie! Small quantity of books available for purchase at the shop. Please sign up on the website on our "event" page because we only have 20 spaces available. | | |
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Would you be interested in writing something for our newsletter? We are looking for volunteers to offer a book review, an op ed, or anything else interesting to share. Email Charity at the end of this newsletter (the Contact Us button). |
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Did you know we have a book trade program? We always accept donated books, but we also can give you trade credit for good-quality books (50 cents credit for paperbacks and $1 credit for hardbacks). The credit can be applied to 50% of the price of any green or pink-stickered books. Come in for details about our policy. We are always looking for manga, westerns, STEM, classic lit, young adult, and young/early reader books. |
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Coming soon! Captain Jack and Toothless are going to have their own branded line of cat things! (and maybe pirate and dragon things too!) |
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Editor's last words: Bittersweet just a bit |
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For the last several years, May has been a month for reflection. Looking back on how we survived another school year, seeing summer on the horizon (sleeping in!), and dreaming of great things for the year to come all happen this unique month. Strange to say, but for me, May has always been more of an end-of year time that the end of December. But signing yearbooks, finishing grades, and getting in one more hug from a scholar before they go off to college didn't happen this year for either of us. It feels weird and a little empty. I don't miss teaching (although I truly liked my job at Odyssey Institute), but I do miss the joy and energy that comes with graduation and the end of the school year. So here in the shop, we are using those memory experiences to help us celebrate what we've accomplished in the last year, reflect on what we need to keep working on, and plan a successful coming year to grow as a business. This newsletter was a start, but we are learning about Booktube and BookTok, and might even start a video channel! Wanna help? Send me a message. We are always looking for volunteers. Thank you for being you. We hope you have a fantastic weekend! ~ Charity and Amy (and Jack and Toothless) P.S. We might not be teaching anymore, but our former students will ALWAYS be our kids. If you are one of those, know that the door is always open for you. We love and miss you. ~ Mrs. H and Ms. Miller | | |
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