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A Good House for Children

by Kate Collins (Goodreads Author)

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The Last House on Needless Street

by Catriona Ward (Goodreads Author)

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Ilse’s Quotes

“I don’t feel forced, and I know I have the power to say no, but that isn’t the same as being in charge.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

tags: being-in-charge, consent, grooming

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“One to be a murderer. One to be a Martyr. One to be a Monarch. One to go Mad”
― Marissa Meyer, Heartless

tags: catherine-pinkerton, death, jest, mad-hatter, prophecy, queen-of-hearts

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“People will risk everything for a little bit of something beautiful,”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

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“It's both creepy and out of my control, this ability I have to notice so much about other people when I'm positive no one notices anything at all about me.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

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“The twisted inversion that many children of immigrants know is that, at some point, your parents become your children, and your own personal American dream becomes making sure they age and die with dignity in a country that has never wanted them.”
― Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, The Undocumented Americans

tags: american-dream, death, dignity, elder-care, immigrants, old-age, the-american-dream, undocumented

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The YA Book Club — 21802 members — last activity Jun 27, 2026 02:42AM
This is a book club for all those who love Young Adult books. We know you love to read, and so do we. We will have optional group reads each month. If ...more

Top 5 Wednesday — 9758 members — last activity Apr 19, 2026 09:01AM
Welcome to the official group page of the T5W! This weekly book meme officiated in November 2013 and is still going strong! Join the group to become a ...more

Fox Book Club — 2515 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 07:05AM
Welcome to the Fox Book Club! This is fun supportive group for anyone wanting to buddy read with me. For 2020, I thought we could read my "20 book ...more