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  1. Public Bookmark 14

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    In 1918, young Jacob Kowalski is a part of the American Expeditionary Force in the Great War. During the Battle of Cantigny, he meets Theseus Scamander in a hail of shellfire.

    In short order, Jacob accidentally discovers that the magic he thought stayed on the pages of novels is very, very real.

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    15 Feb 2023

  2. Public Bookmark 8

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    1906. When the pogroms reach their shtetl, Jakub ben Michał of Kowal's parents decide that enough is enough. They want better for their sons. Two and and a half years later, Jakub, his mother, and his brother board a ship to follow his father to America - the land of milk and honey, where the streets are paved with gold. Only there isn't gold to be found in the streets of the Lower East Side, only tenement housing and long hours at work. He knows that he has to do well in school to make all of his parents' sacrifices worthwhile, become a doctor or lawyer or engineer - but all he wants to do is bake. All the while, across the Atlantic, the shadow of war looms back in Europe.

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    22 Mar 2022