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“Speed-reading just squashes the whole experience. You miss detail and pacing, and everything the author intended you to feel in the first place.”
― The Library of Lost Things
― The Library of Lost Things
“But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“It’s magic I long for, magic I miss. Maybe I even miss being afraid. I feel as though I am dreaming away my days, restless, never fully awake.”
― The Queen of Nothing
― The Queen of Nothing
“Encouraging kids to read gives them tools to safely navigate the real world, and to protect themselves. Reading helps them think critically—and it gives them the opportunity to learn about themselves and others, to create empathy and compassion. Students need to be able to see themselves in books, but also to be exposed to and experience somebody else’s life through books.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
“The student storms into the library, calling for me at the top of her lungs. “Ms. Roussin, you’ve got to come here!” What did I do? This is the same girl who came to me a few days ago, reluctantly looking for a book to read for class. I’d handed her All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. She stands in front of me, still worked up. “Ms. Roussin, this is the first book I’ve read that had me in it.” It just blew her away.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
Sita’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sita’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
464 books
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61 friends
3,986 books
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448 friends
1,655 books
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292 friends
999 books
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3,943 friends
1,330 books
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1,145 friends
3,596 books
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63 friends
705 books
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11 friends
9,405 books
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4,897 friends
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