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“If we want children to see reading as anything more than a school job, we must give them the chance to choose their own books and develop personal connections to reading, or they never will.”
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“No matter how much money you earn, you can only eat three meals a day and sleep in one bed”
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“The only one everlasting love is the unrealized one. The love to this thing that you’d never had. Behind it is hidden the love to your own ego and feelings.”
― Unexpected Tales from the Ends of the Earth
― Unexpected Tales from the Ends of the Earth
“We don’t need a gown.
We don’t need a stage.
We are walking beside our ancestors,
Their drums roar for us,
Their feet stomp at our life.
There is power in being robbed
& still choosing to dance.”
― Call Us What We Carry
We don’t need a stage.
We are walking beside our ancestors,
Their drums roar for us,
Their feet stomp at our life.
There is power in being robbed
& still choosing to dance.”
― Call Us What We Carry
“In Greenland there is no ownership of land. What you own is your house, your dogs, your sleds and kayaks. Everyone is fed. It is a food-sharing society in which the whole population is kept in mind--the widows, elderly, infirm, and ill are always taken care of. Jens said, "We weren't born to buy and sell, but to be out on the ice with our families.”
― Unsolaced: Along the Way to All That Is
― Unsolaced: Along the Way to All That Is
The American Novel Since 1945
— 331 members
— last activity Mar 15, 2026 08:29AM
Yale posted a series of lectures entitled, "The American Novel Since 1945." This group will follow this lecture series. Your Host: Lisa of Troy (htt ...more
Animal Farm Readalong #AnimalFarmReadalong
— 305 members
— last activity Mar 30, 2022 08:08AM
This January, I will be hosting a readalong of George Orwell's classic Animal Farm. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn a b ...more
°The Rainy Day Book Club°
— 516 members
— last activity Feb 11, 2025 12:08AM
Welcome to The Rainy Day Bookclub, Where we don't want the rain to go away! We are a peaceful and book-loving group that plays games, does motm's, ...more
Little Women Readalong
— 206 members
— last activity Sep 21, 2025 04:32PM
This June, I will be hosting a readalong of Louisa May Alcott's classic Little Women. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn a ...more
Barb’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barb’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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833 friends
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