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CW: death of a parent (mom) in past

Behavior is how we speak the unspeakable

Being curious about your friend’s experience is more important than being right

Experience is not what happens to you, it’s what you do with what happens to you

Let others voluntarily evolve

Humans need recognition as much as they need food and water.

The word ass is used to describe an Oompa-Loompa. Mr. Wonka tells a parent to shut up.

What does success look like? Don’t be afraid to climb the hill. Just make sure you know what your hill looks like.

Great leaders aren’t always in front, they also know when to follow

Just because the seats aren’t full doesn’t mean they’re not taken. Sometimes the guest list needs to be for one - you.

Less improved, more involved. We must be more than happy to just be here

Form good habits and become their slave

Mike Teavee watches a gangster film where they talk about people shooting each other

I’m trying to get through the first 2 books! Thankful for the character recap at the beginning of this one

It’s been an interesting read, but one I have to be in the mood to read. Might come back to it later

There ain't no way you can hold on to something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.

Other people’s tragedies should not be the subject of idle conversation

In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.

You can’t understand most things from a distance. You have to get close

There’s truth in wine and children

Research shows that even when children reach primary grades, repeated picture book reading of the same book (at least 3 times) increases vocabulary acquisition by 15 to 40%

10 Questions to Strike up Convos about Books
1. What does the character want and why can’t he/she have it?
2. Should he/she have done that?
3. How is X like/different from Y?
4. Who is the most __ in this story?
5. What does this story or character remind you of?
6. What is the character most afraid of?
7. What would you change about the setting or main character if you were writing the book?

The 5 keys of conversation
1. Don’t talk about every book
2. There are no right answers
3. Compelling questions > compelling answers
4. Plant seeds and step aside
5. Use reading journals

What is a good book? A good book appeals to all ages and fills the reader with hope