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“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“What are the chances you’d ever meet someone like that? he wondered. Someone you could love forever, someone who would forever love you back? And what did you do when that person was born half a world away? The math seemed impossible.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“And I envied her that she had chosen her work herself and was doing what she wanted to do. I don't suppose I had any idea what I 'wanted' and so I was chosen, not choosing. There's glory and honor in being chosen. But not much room for free will.”
― Code Name Verity
― Code Name Verity
“She laughed enough to migrate an entire flock of birds. That was how she said yes”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.”
― The Painted Veil
― The Painted Veil
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A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.
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A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
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