Jak Laurel

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by Kamala Harris

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Dec 18, 2025 06:54PM

When We Were Orphans

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When We Were Orphans

by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)

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— Dec 10, 2025 09:14PM

Dec 08, 2025 06:39PM

No Way Home: A Da...

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No Way Home: A Dancer's Journey from the Streets of Havana to the Stages of the World

by Carlos Acosta

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— Dec 10, 2025 07:08PM

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2025 Reading Challenge

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Jak Laurel has read 256 books of her goal of 250!

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