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Jess is Currently Reading

Jess is currently reading

Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s

by Jennifer Worth

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2025

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Mar 10, 2025 07:34AM

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44 Poems on Being with Each Other: A Poetry Unbound Collection

by Pádraig Ó Tuama

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2025, poetry

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Mar 03, 2025 07:03PM

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The Last Cuentista

by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2024, newbery-medal

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Jess’s Notes & Highlights

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

8 highlights

Phoebe doesn’t know how some girls grow up to become women like the bride, or like Mia, who treat everything, even this nineteenth-century mansion, even Phoebe’s husband, as their inheritance. Phoebe had been raised to feel sorry for ...more

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Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds

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The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

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Jess’s Quotes

“You can be Han Solo," he said, kissing her throat. "And I'll be Boba Fett. I'll cross the sky for you.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

tags: eleanor, eleanor-park, park, rainbow-rowell, swoon, young-adult-contemporary-romance

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Jess’s Groups

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27006 members — last activity 3 hours, 33 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

The Ladies' Internet Literary Society — 26 members — last activity Mar 07, 2017 07:07AM
A book club for the best little corner of the internet.

Curious Iguana — 124 members — last activity Mar 23, 2016 10:17AM
Curious Iguana is an independent bookstore and benefit corporation located in historic downtown Frederick, Maryland. Since opening in September 2013, ...more

Forever35 Book Club — 158 members — last activity Dec 07, 2022 05:22AM
For members of the Forever35 Book Club

NetGalley Readers — 6644 members — last activity 1 hour, 3 min ago
This is a group for those who participate in NetGalley.com to discuss the books that they have been reading from the website, share helpful hints, and ...more

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