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The Earth Has a Soul: C.G. Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life

by C.G. Jung

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The Earth Has a Soul: The Nature Writings of C.G. Jung

by C.G. Jung

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The Ship of Brides

by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author)

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Susan’s Quotes

“I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.”
― Susan Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It

tags: science-fiction

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“There's no use going to school unless your final destination is the library.”
― Ray Bradbury

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“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

tags: books, reading

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“If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence.”
― Susan Beth Pfeffer, The Dead and the Gone

tags: humor, religious

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“[I]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.”
― Judy Blume

tags: books, censorship

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Hooked on Books — 2 members — last activity Feb 12, 2009 03:13PM
The UDHS book club and reading olympics team.

Best Teen Books — 2814 members — last activity Dec 27, 2025 09:23AM
A group for librarians, teens, or other folks who enjoy the best of teen fiction, non-fiction, or graphic novels.

UDHS Faculty Reading Group — 4 members — last activity Apr 15, 2009 07:44AM
Faculty book club in existense for the last 8 years that meets 4-5 times througout the year to discuss wonderful books.

The American Civil War — 987 members — last activity Jan 31, 2026 05:11PM
Focuses on books, discussions, comments, reviews, and questions on the American Revolution. Just kidding.

Addicted to YA — 66092 members — last activity 1 hour, 7 min ago
“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 bac ...more

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