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Magic on the Run (Tess Wright Book 1)

by Alissa Winger (Goodreads Author)

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The Ship of Brides

by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author)

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All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6)

by James Herriot

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Susan’s Quotes

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

tags: books, reading

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“If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence.”
― Susan Beth Pfeffer, The Dead and the Gone

tags: humor, religious

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“I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.”
― Susan Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It

tags: science-fiction

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“[I]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.”
― Judy Blume

tags: books, censorship

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“There's no use going to school unless your final destination is the library.”
― Ray Bradbury

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Hooked on Books — 2 members — last activity Feb 12, 2009 03:13PM
The UDHS book club and reading olympics team.

Best Teen Books — 2819 members — last activity Sep 05, 2026 08:49AM
A group for librarians, teens, or other folks who enjoy the best of teen fiction, non-fiction, or graphic novels.

UDHS Faculty Reading Group — 4 members — last activity Apr 15, 2009 07:44AM
Faculty book club in existense for the last 8 years that meets 4-5 times througout the year to discuss wonderful books.

The American Civil War — 1010 members — last activity Sep 24, 2026 09:01AM
Focuses on books, discussions, comments, reviews, and questions on the American Revolution. Just kidding.

Addicted to YA — 66303 members — last activity 2 hours, 20 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more

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