Sarah 's profile

299 ratings (4.36 avg)
194 reviews
254 trivia answers
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Sarah 's bookshelves

read ‎(1344)
currently-reading ‎(20)
to-read ‎(449)
children-s-books ‎(1225)
ya-novels ‎(110)
p-animals ‎(100)
fantasy-and-sci-fi ‎(88)
j-non-fiction ‎(87)
time-travel-books ‎(51)
summer-reading-lists ‎(51)
j-historical-fiction ‎(49)
j-homework ‎(45)

p-sports ‎(45)
j-fiction ‎(44)
caldecott ‎(43)
books-for-boys ‎(40)
j-urban ‎(39)
dystopian ‎(37)
to-order ‎(36)
p-toddler ‎(33)
p-rhyme ‎(33)
historical-fiction ‎(33)
newberry-award ‎(33)
p-weather ‎(32)

p-war ‎(32)
p-family ‎(30)
p-clothing ‎(29)
p-emotions ‎(27)
p-fruit-and-veggies ‎(27)
p-creativity ‎(27)
p-bedtime ‎(25)
ya-volunteering ‎(24)
j-picture ‎(24)
p-cat ‎(23)
general-fiction ‎(23)
p-folktales ‎(23)

p-bugs ‎(22)
p-dental ‎(22)
p-alphabet ‎(22)
p-mothers ‎(21)
j-first-chapter-series ‎(21)
picture-books ‎(21)
core-reference ‎(20)
p-counting ‎(20)
p-jungle ‎(19)
p-ecology-earth-day ‎(19)
p-winter ‎(18)
adult-lit-classics ‎(18)

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Sarah is currently reading

	07/03 Sarah is currently reading: Anything But Typical (Hardcover) by Nora Raleigh Baskin bookshelves: children-s-books, currently-reading, j-fiction	my rating:
	Sarah said: "While this is a very readable and interesting book, I'm not sure that it really speaks to the audience. In some parts it seems like a list of the symptoms and less a reality, but in others it does seem to capture some of what it must be like. The mai...more " add a comment
	04/26 Sarah gave to: Becoming Billie Holiday (Hardcover) by Carole Boston Weatherford bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	04/07 Sarah is currently reading: Skunk Girl (Hardcover) by Sheba Karim bookshelves: currently-reading, ya-novels	my rating:
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July 03
	Sarah added: The Other Side of the Island (Hardcover) by Allegra Goodman bookshelves: dystopian	my rating:
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	Sarah gave to: Wombat Walkabout (Hardcover) by Carol Diggory Shields	my rating:
	Sarah said: "Cute " add a comment
	Sarah added: Roawr! (Hardcover) by Barbara Joosse bookshelves: children-s-books, p-animals, p-bedtime, p-creativity	my rating:
	Sarah said: "A cute tale of a creative boy whose night-time fears are calmed through his problem solving skills, as he attempts to protect his mother from a scary bear. " add a comment
	Sarah marked as to-read: The Declaration (Hardcover) by Gemma Malley bookshelves: dystopian, to-read, ya-novels	my rating:
	Sarah said: "not at wcl " add a comment
	Sarah marked as to-read: Genesis (Hardcover) by Bernard Beckett bookshelves: dystopian, to-read	my rating:
	Sarah said: "WCL OWNS " add a comment
	Sarah gave to: Stone Age Boy (Hardcover) by Satoshi Kitamura bookshelves: children-s-books, j-non-fiction	my rating:
	Sarah said: "I really liked this picture book that follows a young boy through a visit to a group of prehistoric peoples, particularly because it avoided the stereotypes that frequently are associated with these groups. (women cook and prepare food, men hunt and ...more " add a comment
	Sarah is currently reading: Anything But Typical (Hardcover) by Nora Raleigh Baskin bookshelves: children-s-books, currently-reading, j-fiction	my rating:
	Sarah said: "While this is a very readable and interesting book, I'm not sure that it really speaks to the audience. In some parts it seems like a list of the symptoms and less a reality, but in others it does seem to capture some of what it must be like. The mai...more " add a comment
July 02
	Sarah joined the Apocalypse Whenever group.
	Sarah marked as to-read: The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Paperback) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads author) bookshelves: dystopian, to-read	my rating:
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	Sarah gave to: The Napping House (Hardcover) by Audrey Wood	my rating:
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Sarah 's favorite quotes

"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."
— Terry Pratchett (Diggers)

tags: humor, open-mind, thinking

2,232 people liked it

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
— Terry Pratchett (Jingo)

tags: humor, proverb

1,635 people liked it

"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."
— Terry Pratchett (Thief Of Time)

tags: humor

1,271 people liked it

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss

tags: be-yourself, confidence, individuality, those-who-matter

13,075 people liked it

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
— Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

6,967 people liked it

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Sarah 's groups (recent posts)

What's The Name of That Book??? — 1107 members — last activity 9 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read a while back? Come post a description on our message board and we can try to help each other out.

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Public Librarians — 241 members — last activity 23 days ago, 10:48AM
Yet another way to connect and work on our Readers' Advisory.

Best Teen Books — 1019 members — last activity 3 days ago, 10:13AM
A group for librarians, teens, or other folks who enjoy the best of teen fiction, non-fiction, or graphic novels.

Ohio Youth Librarian Book Clubs — 32 members — last activity 01/14/2009 02:11PM
Youth library staff from around Ohio talk about books that could be used in a public library book club setting.

KidLit — 286 members — last activity 8 days ago, 10:44PM
A place for parents, grandparents, librarians, teachers and caregivers to share titles that are/were big hits with the kids in their lives.

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