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Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1)

by Rachel Schneider (Goodreads Author)

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הקיסר חלק א

by עדן בל

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Yael’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Radiant (Unearthly, #2.5)

Radiant (Unearthly, #2.5) by Cynthia Hand

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I know the path by heart, by heart—a funny expression, so true. My heart knows right where to go.

Fracture Me (Shatter Me, #2.5)

by Tahereh Mafi

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Yael’s Quotes

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

tags: compassion, empathy, loneliness, love

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“You can't touch me," I whisper. I'm lying, is what I don't tell him. He can touch me, is what I'll never tell him. Please touch me, is what I want to tell him.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

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“What's your favorite book?
"The last one I read.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

tags: books, power-of-words, reading

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“So you’re right, you don’t need me fighting your battles. But if you’ll let me, I’d like to be standing beside you as you fight them.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

tags: battle, courage, love, relationships, romance, strength

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Lets read lots of books together before our brains turn to mush. Delicious delicious mush. #1) Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell #2) The Art of Racing in ...more

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♔ WELCOME TO THE ROYAL READERS ♔ THE ROYAL READERS IS A KINGDOM OF ELEGANT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO LOVE TO READ WHILST THEY SIT ON THEIR THRONES MAD ...more

2013 YA Contemporary Challenge — 126 members — last activity Jan 14, 2015 10:28AM
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