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The Prophets
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So Ruth cried and Maggie learned right then and there that a toubab woman’s tears were the most potent of potions; they could wear down stone and make people of all colors clumsy, giddy, senseless, soft. What, then, was the point of asking,
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“What are secrets but things we want to forget? Why then would we keep acquaintance of others who remember them?”
― How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House
― How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House
“Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.”
― Jabberwocky and Other Poems
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.”
― Jabberwocky and Other Poems
“always put off writing by reorganizing my entire house and spending way too much time and money buying office supplies and organizing systems. Every single time.”
― The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
― The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
“But the coconut is also a symbol of resilience, Samar. Even in the conditions where there's very little nourishment and even less nurturance, it flourishes, growing taller than most of the plants around it.”
― Shine, Coconut Moon
― Shine, Coconut Moon
“They say the kids are dumb and so they’re teaching them to work with their hands. Those kids aren’t dumb. But the people who run these schools want to make sure that they don’t get smart: they are really teaching the kids to be slaves.”
― If Beale Street Could Talk
― If Beale Street Could Talk
The Hate U Give Discussion Threads
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#ReadSoulLit Readalong - Bedrock Faith
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Discuss Bedrock Faith by Eric Charles May for #ReadSoulLit in honor of reading during Black History Month
Unforgivable Love #ReadSoulLit Readalong in honor of Black History Month
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The Fairy Book Club
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From The Book Fairies comes... The Fairy Book Club! We will be choosing a book every 2 months to discuss, and you are free to join us along the way :) ...more
A More Perfect Union Read Soul Lit February Readalong 2021
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Here we will be discussion A More Perfect Union
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