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Terrie’s Notes & Highlights

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

2 highlights

Coal, with time and heat and pressure, will always become a diamond. But if you were freezing to death, which would you consider the gem?

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

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Terrie’s Quotes

“I'm always happy," Sasha said. "Sometimes I just forget.”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.”
― Roald Dahl

tags: books, kids, readers, reading

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“We're all in the end-of-your-life book-club, whether we acknowledge it or not; each book we read may well be the last, each conversation the final one.”
― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
― Leo Tolstoy , Anna Karenina

tags: family, first-sentence

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Terrie’s Groups

GSD Elementary Book Club — 24 members — last activity Apr 26, 2009 11:10AM
This is a book club where elementary librarians can share books reviews and make recommendations

Beehive Book Awards — 17 members — last activity Aug 10, 2009 08:56PM
Utah student choice awards

The County Library — 1758 members — last activity 8 hours, 29 min ago
Let's talk about favorite books and authors. Check out the events page for author visits, book clubs, and other fun library activities. ...more

GSD Elementary Library Media — 23 members — last activity Mar 20, 2015 06:05PM
Group for Elementary Library Media Assistants in Granite School District.

Children's Literature Association of Utah — 58 members — last activity Oct 19, 2016 09:55PM
Let's talk about the Beehive Nominnees, long lists, and favorite books and authors. Check out the events page for events we are hosting, information o ...more

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