Meredith Harrison
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Inside was a library unlike any Leni had ever seen. Row upon row of wooden desks, decorated with green banker’s lamps, were positioned beneath an arched ceiling. Gothic chandeliers hung above the desks. And the books! She’d never seen so
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“But imagining what might happen if one’s circumstances were different was the only sure route to madness. Sitting”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“that adversity presents itself in many forms; and that if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“School is where children learn that they have to read. Home is where kids learn to read because they want to. It’s where they learn to love to read.”
― How to Raise a Reader
― How to Raise a Reader
“Children who read are, yes, likely to excel academically, but there’s much more to the picture. The latest research shows that children who read at home are also better at self-regulation and executive function—those life skills that make us happier and well adjusted: controlling impulses, paying attention, setting goals and figuring out how to achieve them. Think of this as “life readiness.” By being part of your child’s reading life—by setting out purposefully to raise a reader—you’re helping her become someone who controls her own destiny.”
― How to Raise a Reader
― How to Raise a Reader
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