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JB is Currently Reading

JB is currently reading

Little Women (Little Women, #1)

by Louisa May Alcott

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Joy to the World: How Christ's Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does)

by Scott Hahn

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JB’s Quotes

“Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

tags: life

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“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: humor, love, romantic, women

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“If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your fault.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

tags: hard-work, inaction, just-do-it, success, team

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“She might be pointing to a doorway, or a person, or the sky. But such things were so common to my eyes, so undistinguished, that they would register as "nothing" I walked in a gray world of nothing.”
― Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl

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“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
― Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice

tags: love, mr-darcy

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JB’s Groups

Best Teen Books — 2814 members — last activity Dec 27, 2025 09:23AM
A group for librarians, teens, or other folks who enjoy the best of teen fiction, non-fiction, or graphic novels.

The Gallagher Academy Fans — 335 members — last activity Jan 14, 2021 09:53AM
This group is base on the Gallagher Girl books by Ally Carter. We can also talk about other things if you want.

Epic Reads Book Club — 2053 members — last activity Dec 15, 2021 09:11AM
Epic Reads Book Club is a discussion of one YA/teen lit title each month, across all genres. Here’s how it works: Read. Discuss. Repeat. Yup, it’s tha ...more

ForeverBookish Readalongs — 18 members — last activity Feb 28, 2015 01:34PM
Join Xander from ForeverBookish every month for a book of the month read! All books are YA, and there will ne two books a month: a new release, and an ...more