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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

by John Green (Goodreads Author)

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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Jody’s Quotes

“There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.”
― Carrie Fisher

tags: humor, self-deprecation

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“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.”
― Carrie Fisher

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“I can appreciate my body in a bikini and still want to set fire to the patriarchy.”
― Christina Lauren, The Unhoneymooners

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“Stories are wild creatures, the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

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“Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

tags: a-monster-calls

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2013 Hub Reading Challenge — 85 members — last activity Jun 26, 2013 06:01AM
We're gonna read til our eyes bleed! Well...maybe not. But we're going to read as much as we can of the books eligible in the 2013 Hub Reading Challen ...more

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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

2014 Hub Reading Challenge — 186 members — last activity Mar 01, 2015 10:57AM
Chat about what you're reading for the 2014 Hub Reading Challenge! You have until June 22 to read 25 young adult titles that were named winners or h ...more

2016 Hub Reading Challenge — 86 members — last activity Jun 24, 2016 04:24AM
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