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Book Review: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

By Emily on May 7, 2020July 20, 2021

It’s official: A Monster Calls is hands down the saddest book I have EVER read.

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Book Review: Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood

By Emily on May 5, 2020December 27, 2021

Favorite quote: “I tuck my book under my arm. No wonder the Nazis don’t want people to have them. For them, books are weapons. For me, stories are lifesavers.”

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Book Review: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

By Emily on April 17, 2020January 15, 2022

Flowers for Algernon is one of the saddest books I have ever read.

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