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	Whoosh Went the Wind! by Sally Derby (Goodreads Author), Vincent Nguyen 3.96 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices by Sally Derby (Goodreads Author), Mika Song (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 154 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Sally Derby (Goodreads Author), Sean Qualls (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hannah's Bookmobile Christmas by Sally Derby (Goodreads Author), Gabi Swiatkowska (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kyle's Island 3.75 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taiko on a Windy Night by Sally Derby (Goodreads Author), Kate Kiesler (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacob and the Stranger by Sally Derby (Goodreads Author), Leonid Gore (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King Kenrick's Splinter 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mouse Who Owned the Sun by Sally Derby (Goodreads Author), Friso Henstra (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Fools and a Horse: An Original Tale 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sally’s Quotes

“We wear the mask that grins and lies...”
― Dunbar Paul Laurence

tags: poems-you-should-know

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“I have never been convinced there's anything inherently wrong in having fun. ”
― George Plimpton

tags: living

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“There are few finer or more innocent pleasures than talking books to one who knows. There may be joy in heaven- I am told there is- but the evidence is not conclusive, and I'll take mine here in my library.”
― A. Edward Newton, This Book Collecting Game

tags: books, joy, reading, talking-about-books

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