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If you put me on a track that encircled a football field, I could easily bust out a crowd-pleasing cheer and have a blast doing it. But you wouldn’t expect me to make eye contact with you in the hallway, because I would hate to disrupt your
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"You got Zora Neale Hurston (or maybe Lena Horne) in a white turban winking at me from the cover of your book? SOLD, Carole Boston Weatherford.
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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
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“Mother always said she was a size 7 woman she kept wrapped in fat to prevent bruising.”
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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
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“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life
Young Adult Fiction for Adults
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Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice ...more
Mock Newbery 2020
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A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
What's the Name of That Book???
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Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our archives and shelves. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our UNSOLVED ...more
Penguin's Point of View Books
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These novels fill the silence that surrounds difficult topics. They are perhaps the rarest and most special sort of books. www.PointofViewBooks.com ...more
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