Alissa

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Alissa is Currently Reading

Alissa is currently reading

White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History

by Ann Bausum (Goodreads Author)

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All the Noise at Once

by DeAndra Davis (Goodreads Author)

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One Wrong Step

by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Goodreads Author)

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Alissa’s Quotes

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi

tags: change, cleverness, misattributed, self, wisdom, world

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“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

tags: courage, creativity, empowerment, independence, inspirational-stories, self-confidence, self-realization

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“When one woman doesn't speak, other women get hurt.”
― Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

tags: abuse, hurt, pain, voice, women

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Mock Caldecott 2026 — 1577 members — last activity Jan 01, 2026 04:16PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.

Mock Newbery 2026 — 3188 members — last activity Jan 01, 2026 04:14PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.

Mock Printz 2026 — 1175 members — last activity Dec 09, 2025 12:33PM
Reading the best of the best in Young Adult literature published in the previous year. Our goal is to find the book the American Library Association's ...more

VSBA Middle School — 26 members — last activity Sep 15, 2025 02:26PM
This group is here to discuss the books nominated for the Volunteer State Book Award Middle School list.

Nerdette Book Club — 1033 members — last activity Mar 02, 2023 11:52AM
A place to get together and chat as you read books chosen for the Nerdette Book Club.

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