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Lisa is Currently Reading

Lisa K is currently reading

Bleak House

by Charles Dickens

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Jan 17, 2026 07:43AM

Lisa K is currently reading

Stories of Books and Libraries

by Jane Holloway

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Lisa K said: " Since this is a "night stand book," an occasional book, I'd better jot down notes on memorable stories as I go.

Girl reading / Elizabeth Taylor [not the actress]- friendship across class in mid-century Britain. The working class girl spends holidays a ...more "

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Jul 01, 2024 06:04AM · see review

Lisa’s Quotes

“Just because you don’t experience prejudice in your everyday doesn’t stop it from existing for the rest of us.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

tags: prejudice

533 likes

“There are mysteries that may never be solved no matter how hard we try. And if we try too hard trying to solve them, we may miss what's right in front of us.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

50 likes

“No moose," Stevie said. "The moose is a lie.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Vanishing Stair

tags: moose

21 likes

“I kept telling myself I should fuck it. I kept saying, ‘Faulkner would fuck that watermelon.’ But I never did.”
― Lee Durkee, The Last Taxi Driver

3 likes

“I like to look nice when I go to see His Majesty, the Burger King.”
― Maureen Johnson, Truly, Devious

tags: burger-king, david

7 likes

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Lisa’s Groups

MHC Class of 1988 — 44 members — last activity Sep 15, 2017 10:55AM
Mount Holyoke College '88 online book club. ...more

Henrico County Public Library — 58 members — last activity Sep 05, 2018 05:50PM
Discover book recommendations, book-related events, new titles and more on the official Goodreads page for Henrico County Public Library! We will even ...more

Henrico Youth Book Awards — 30 members — last activity Apr 01, 2015 07:34AM
Youth services staff from the Henrico County public library and the Henrico County school libraries online discussion for Newbery and Printz awards.

Henrico Mock Newbery Printz — 16 members — last activity Jan 22, 2013 11:24AM
Youth services staff from the public library and school libraries online discussion for Newbery and Printz awards.

Henrico Youth Book Awards 2014 — 19 members — last activity Feb 27, 2014 01:09PM
A public list for discussion of books that may be in the running for a Newbery, Printz, or Caldecott award in 2014.

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