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Owls: Our Most Charming Bird

by Matt Sewell

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The River Is Waiting

by Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author)

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Little Wonder

by Sophie Chen Keller (Goodreads Author)

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Book cover for LEAD with LOVE: A Journey of Faith in Parenting Teens

LEAD with LOVE: A Journey of Faith in Parenting Teens by Asumini Kasule

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When you try to hide parts of yourself, when you show only the parts that you think others will approve of, you are seeking validation outside of yourself. While it is human nature to want to belong, hiding yourself comes from a place of ...more

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Shannon’s Quotes

“When we gather to talk about books”
― Monica Wood, How to Read a Book

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“Someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.”
― Annie Hartnett, The Road to Tender Hearts

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“She even helped organize the university protest last week.”
― Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

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“To be loved by prickly Sophie was to truly be loved.”
― Monica Wood, How to Read a Book

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“My life was a painting I’d been staring at upside-down up until that moment, that moment when Leila wandered in and flipped it right-side up for me. Just like that.”
― Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!

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Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more