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The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster and Illustrated by Jules Feiffer “And in smaller letters at the bottom it concluded: ‘RESULTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED, BUT IF NOT PERFECTLY SATISFIED, YOUR WASTED TIME WILL BE REFUNDED.’” “‘You jumped, of course,’ explained Canby. “That’s the way most everyone gets here. It’s really quite simple: every time you decide something without having […]

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Matilda

Roald Dahl “Occasionally one comes across parents who take the opposite line, who show no interest at all in their children, and these, of course, are far worse than the doting ones.” “Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable.” I have been planning to read all of Dahl’s work for some […]

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Holes

Louis Sachar “His parents couldn’t afford a lawyer. “You don’t need a lawyer,” his mother had said. “Just tell the truth.” Stanley told the truth, but perhaps it would have been better if he had lied a little.” Holes is on Time’s 100 Best YA lsit. I was able to borrow a digital copy from my […]

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Charolett’s Web

E.B. White “It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention.” Charlotte’s Web is one of the most famous books in Children’s Literature for obvious reasons. Not only is Charlotte’s Web heartwarming, but it also teaches valuable life lessons.  Charlotte’s Web #5 on […]

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Children of the Forgotten

Charles Franklin “The women begged the men to come back and help the people that needed them. They wept and cursed…then wept some more. But they never prayed.” “Juilo’s words about the outside world returned to him: It rained fire. Beast came from the sea. Everything changed.” Children of the Forgotten is something I easily […]

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A Wrinkle In Time

Madeleine L’Engle “I don’t understand it any more than you do, but one thing I’ve learned is that you don’t have to understand things for them to be.”  “Maybe I don’t like being different,” Meg said, “but I don’t want to be like everybody else, either.” I am not going to lie, I saw the […]

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