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[We're getting into the car, to go run errands]
Elena: I [need to] get in my seat and buckled in!
Me: Yup. (busy fumbling with straps on the carseat and all that)
Elena: Seat belt!
Me: Yes.
Elena: My mommy is a *queen*.
Me (now listening): What?
Elena: And I am a prince...ess.

Another to file in the category of I-don't-know-where-that-came-from. She has a book with a king in it, but we certainly haven't delved into the whole princess thing.

She's wearing a diaper today with Disney Princesses on it, and when she saw it, said "Look! There are girls on it!" Yes, that's right - we'll just leave it at that.

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So, I have been asked to suggest a book for my book club to read. Of course, I thought I'd turn to the wisdom of the collective for ideas. I have only been in this group since September, but I would characterize the sort of thing they/we read as somewhat literary, relatively contemporary fiction (mostly). The contemporary stuff that *I* read tends toward space opera or fantasy novels; the non-genre reading I do tends to focus these days on obscure hits of the 18th and 19th century. I don't think any of that is especially appropriate. Under the cut are the books they've read in the past year or so, if that's any help.

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Suggestions please!