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	Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave New Teenagers by Balaka Basu (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Katherine R. Broad (Editor), Carrie Hintz (Editor) 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 10 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
	Golden Rainbow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 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
	Ruminations, Peregrinations, and Regenerations: A Critical Approach to Doctor Who by Christopher J. Hansen, Michelle Cordone (Contributor), Lee Barron (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010	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 Harry Potter Generation: Essays on Growing Up with the Series by Emily Lauer (Editor), Balaka Basu (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019 — 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
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Gratitude List- May 2026

I wrote a gratitude list for April, but God knows why I didn’t press the publish button. Now, it is too late to publish it, so let me go ahead with May‘s list.

These days, I forget what happened last night, so remembering an entire month is nearly impossible (thanks to perimenopause). To help myself, I take photos of important events that remind me of all the good things that happened. Therefore, l

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