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It Was Her House First

by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author)

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Coffin Moon

by Keith Rosson (Goodreads Author)

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Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves

by Tamsin Mather

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Alison’s Quotes

“Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.”
― Noam Chomsky

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“All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.”
― Noam Chomsky

tags: apathy, complacency, consumerism, control, learned-helplessness, resignation, the-powers-that-be

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“For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.”
― Noam Chomsky, Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World

tags: crime, double-standards, hypocrisy, politics, power, war-crimes

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“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
― Rumi

tags: brokenness, healing, scars, suffering

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“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
― Howard Zinn

tags: nationalism, patriotism, war

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Trumpets & Crumpets — 14 members — last activity Oct 29, 2013 09:01AM
A GoodReads group for the live book club that meets every 4-6 weeks around Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.

YA Reads for Teachers (And Any Other Adults!) — 1917 members — last activity Mar 02, 2026 06:13AM
We are a group of educators (teachers, media specialists / librarians, and home school teachers) parents and other adult fans of young adult and child ...more

Amazon Kindle — 11788 members — last activity May 03, 2026 11:48PM
For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.

Freebooksy — 434 members — last activity Nov 14, 2019 05:55PM
Here at Freebooksy not only do we love free e-books, we help you find them. Join our book club to gain access to free e-books, discuss them and even i ...more

The YA Dystopian Book Club — 3045 members — last activity Mar 10, 2026 11:24PM
Do you enjoy YA Dystopia novels? Then, this is the place for you. We have monthly group reads, RaR's, challenges, fun games, and lots of discussions. ...more

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