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Viola and Wilmur were raised on a salt-crusted island by a woman who sort of loved them and then one day disappeared, leaving even her shoes behind. But the two kept on as always until a woman who may or may not be a pirate arrives, setting off a wil
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Walking inside the library, I was instantly more relaxed. It was quiet and temperature-controlled, and there was an air of the soothing assurance that books promised. So much more relaxing than a Netflix binge.
Please don’t judge this book based on this one poetic line
“I wish I wen' spend less time being haunted and mo' time facing my pain, so dat way--me an' her--we could have been living wit' his memories instead of hiding from dem.”
― Summer Bird Blue
― Summer Bird Blue
“But the writing we call children’s fiction is not a childish thing: childish things include picking your nose and eating the contents, and tantruming at the failure to get your own way. The 45th President of America is childish. Children’s fiction has childhood at its heart, which is not the same thing.”
― Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
― Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
“Children's books are not a hiding place, they are a seeking place.”
― Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
― Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
“One day you goin' wake up and find your anger has been replaced wit' loneliness, and i's mo' easy fo' stop being mad dan it is fo' stop being lonely.”
― Summer Bird Blue
― Summer Bird Blue
“People fall down. You can either laugh or cry. Laughing makes it easier fo' get back up, though.”
― Summer Bird Blue
― Summer Bird Blue
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