The Library Lady

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The Library Lady’s books-i-read-and-re-read shelf

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield

The Stranger from the Sea by Winston Graham

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

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The Library Lady’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (6307)
did-not-finish‎ (1)
picture-books‎ (1635)
childrens-fiction‎ (439)
adult-mysteries‎ (434)
adult-fiction‎ (412)
ya-books‎ (402)
edelweiss‎ (217)
disappointing-books‎ (181)
historical_fiction‎ (180)

fantasy‎ (168)
ebooks‎ (151)
overrated-picture-books‎ (148)
why-did-i-buy-this‎ (104)
kids-nonfiction‎ (90)
skimmed-which-was-more-than-enough‎ (90)
old-favorites‎ (88)
reallygoodpicturebooks‎ (88)
books-i-read-and-re-read‎ (83)
adult-non-fiction‎ (75)
non-fiction-picture-books‎ (72)
storytime‎ (72)

classics‎ (63)
travel-the-world-in-books‎ (60)
good-but-not-as-good-as-the-review‎ (58)
picture-books-with-limited-kid-appe‎ (57)
good-material-poor-execution‎ (56)
adult-biography‎ (55)
it-started-out-well-then-fell-apar‎ (55)
mediocre-writing‎ (52)
bibilography-picks‎ (48)
books-every-child-should-know‎ (48)
picture-books-with-art-issues‎ (48)
science-fiction‎ (47)

well-the-art-is-nice‎ (47)
godawful-books‎ (46)
mindless-fluff‎ (45)
overrated-crap‎ (43)
overrated-adult-fiction‎ (41)
same-old-same-old‎ (36)
adult-history‎ (34)
series-running-out-of-gas‎ (34)
mostly-harmless‎ (31)
overrated-childrens-fiction‎ (29)
chick-lit-worth-the-read‎ (25)
kid-classics‎ (25)

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And Side by Side They Wander

by Molly Tanzer (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 05, 2026 01:06PM

The Library Lady’s Quotes

“I'd learned early that fatness in a book wasn't a warning sign, but rather a promise that you would be allowed to remain in its world for a longer time.”
― Timothy Hallinan, Nighttown

tags: books

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“Ninety percent of the children’s books patronize the child and say there’s a difference between you and me, so you listen to this story. I, for some reason or another, don’t do that. I treat the child as an equal.”
― Dr. Seuss

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“Anyone who has an egg to watch over has a stake in the future, and the future--they were sure of it--was going to be good.”
― Eva Ibbotson, The Ogre of Oglefort

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“A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose.”
― Kristin Cashore

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“Children's reading and children's thinking are the rock-bottom base upon which this country will rise. Or not rise. In these days of tension and confusion, writers are beginning to realize that books for children have a greater potential for good or evil than any other form of literature on earth.”
― Theodore Geisel

tags: books, children-s-literature, dr-seuss, reading, writers

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