Lauren
https://www.goodreads.com/valiant_lrnash
to-read
(342)
currently-reading (4)
read (372)
did-not-finish (1)
2023-tbr (33)
queer (29)
introspective-growth-learning (27)
10-10-would-recommend (21)
currently-reading (4)
read (372)
did-not-finish (1)
2023-tbr (33)
queer (29)
introspective-growth-learning (27)
10-10-would-recommend (21)
i-should-read-this-for-therapy
(20)
oxford-book-club (19)
sugar-spice-and-everything-nice (19)
it-s-a-rom-com-what-d-you-expect (9)
biography-general-non-fic (6)
bipoc-non-fic (6)
christmas-reads (5)
spooky-season (5)
oxford-book-club (19)
sugar-spice-and-everything-nice (19)
it-s-a-rom-com-what-d-you-expect (9)
biography-general-non-fic (6)
bipoc-non-fic (6)
christmas-reads (5)
spooky-season (5)
From cradle to grave, learning is essential to being human. Not only that, it is a human right. The United Nations views education as “a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights.”3 When we want to
...more
“So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan.”
― The Last Battle
― The Last Battle
“She was no longer that happy creature who in earlier youth wandered with me on the banks of the lake and talked with ecstasy of our future prospects. The first of those sorrows which are sent to wean us from the earth had visited her, and its dimming influence quenched her dearest smiles.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“Mama's love had always been the kind that acted itself out with soup pot and sewing basket. But now that these things were taken away, the love seemed as whole as before. She sat in her chair at the window and loved us. She loved the people she saw in the street-- and beyond: her love took in the city, the land of Holland, the world. And so I learned that love is larger than the walls which shut it in. ”
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 326878 members
— last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
ALLURE
— 403 members
— last activity Nov 15, 2025 12:13AM
This is a group where members who are 18+ can discuss all things ROMANCE! Here we will have Goodreads games, chats, and daily QOTDs. We have started o ...more
Jodi Picoult Books Reading Group.
— 2291 members
— last activity Jun 16, 2025 07:39AM
Welcome Jodi Picoult fans. This group is for people to discuss all things Jodi Picoult. If you are an avid reader of Jodi Picoult books you will love ...more
Booktok 📚
— 229008 members
— last activity 12 minutes ago
A place for booktokers to interact with each other and share the love
Lauren’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lauren’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Lauren
Lists liked by Lauren
























































