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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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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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The Heroes of Olympus

Rick Riordan Book One: The Lost Hero Book Two: The Son of Neptune Book Three: The Mark of Athena Book Four: The House of Hades Book five: The Blood of Olympus The Heroes of Olympus is the squeal series to the five-book Percy Jackson series. Hands down I LOVED Percy Jackon, Heroes of Olympus not […]

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