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Shelby is Currently Reading

Shelby is currently reading

The Velvet Knife (Truly Devious, #6)

by Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author)

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The Mystic and the Missing Girl

by Vikki VanSickle (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 01, 2026 12:20PM

Shelby’s Quotes

“He had understood that, like the site of a nuclear tragedy, the place was uninhabitable for him now.”
― Luke Dumas, The Paleontologist

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“Our civilization is flinging itself to pieces. Stand back from the centrifuge.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

tags: civilization

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“I hadn’t chosen my gift, and I hadn’t chosen Alonzo either, but here we were. There was so much you didn’t get to choose. The hard way was going to be very hard. It would be a long, long time before I felt safe and warm again.”
― Lev Grossman, Persephone

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Around the Year in 52 Books — 11541 members — last activity 58 minutes ago
~ 2026 Reading Challenge ~ 52 books for 52 weeks. Each week, members read the book of their choice for that week's challenge requirement. ▶︎ CURREN ...more

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