“Here's the thing about powerhouse people: you have no idea how much they take on until they can't do it anymore.”
― You'll Be the Death of Me
― You'll Be the Death of Me
“This sort of love, the children knew only from one another- and from books.”
― A Place to Hang the Moon
― A Place to Hang the Moon
“The very idea. To pick just one favorite book seemed impossible as - well, as finding a family through a mass wartime evacuation. But there you have it.”
― A Place to Hang the Moon
― A Place to Hang the Moon
“Through plague and war, poverty, desperation, crime- all of it- there is still art, Emile. Wonder casts a spell over all living creatures, great and small. Kist look at the skies at night and imagine what could be. Art, science, imagination... all create wonder.”
― The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
― The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
“Turns out blood isn't thicker than water, after all. All of us here, we're in this together. We'll go down in flames, together, too. A burning inferno. Screaming in the night about the things that came before.”
― This Is Why We Lie: A Gripping YA Murder Mystery of Lies and Deceit in a Small Town
― This Is Why We Lie: A Gripping YA Murder Mystery of Lies and Deceit in a Small Town
The Stranded Book Club
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— last activity Apr 24, 2020 12:30PM
The Stranded Book Club will inspire you to rediscover the staples on your bookshelf, the literature you've always been recommended but never actually ...more
Emma’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emma’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Children's, Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Young-adult
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