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Evelyn :)

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Surprised by Joy

by C.S. Lewis

bookshelves: currently-reading, book-girl, well-educated-mind, 1000-books-extras, 50s, christianity, memoir, modern-classics

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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2010s, children-s, historical-fiction, newbery, sonlight

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Jul 19, 2025 12:00PM

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The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible

by Tara-Leigh Cobble

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2020s, christianity, wise-counsel

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“I said I *liked* being half-educated; you were so much more *surprised* at everything when you were ignorant.”
― Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals

tags: discovery, learning, surprise, wonder

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