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“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and that as long...”

– George Bernard Shaw I have my ASBoard interview in 30 minutes. Remembering this quote is important.

Mar 31st

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Mar 31st

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White Until Proven Black - Imagining Race in the... →

If the stories we tell ourselves about the future, however disturbing, don’t include black people; if readers of “The Hunger Games” are so blind as to skip over the author’s specific details and themes of appearance, race, and class, then what does it say about the stories we tell ourselves regarding the present? Read...

Mar 30th

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Mar 30th

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Mar 30th

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Mar 30th

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Mar 29th

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John Green's tumblr: I Saw The Hunger Games Last... →

fishingboatproceeds: I’m late, but in my defense I was on planes much of the last five days. So a quick prefatory comment: I’m quoted on the back of The Hunger Games for nice things I said about the first book in the New York Times Book Review when it came out, so obviously I like the book. Back then, I remember…

Mar 29th

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I feel stupid to call you but I’m lonely....

Mar 29th

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Mar 29th

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Mar 28th

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Mar 27th

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Mar 27th

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Mar 27th

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Mar 27th

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“Words can never fully say what we want them to say, for they fumble, stammer,...”

– Margaret Weis (via venebelle)

Mar 27th

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Mar 26th

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Mar 26th

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John Green's tumblr: How to Get Your Book Banned... →

fishingboatproceeds: Step 1: Write about people who aren’t white. Step 2: THERE IS NO STEP TWO. You will very rarely see me curse, tumblypoos, but…but…I mean, what the fuck? How is this even possible? This reads like an Onion article. To be clear, it is now ILLEGAL to teach de la Pena’s novel (which I’ve read…

Mar 26th

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Mar 26th

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NYT Review of "The Hunger Games" →

Read it. Both the review and more importantly, the series.

Mar 26th

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Mar 26th

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Mar 24th

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Mar 24th

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

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Seeing Hunger Games Tonight. Real or not real?

REAL!!!!! THE MOST REAL. Really want to search Hunger Games things on tumblr but can’t because I’m afraid of spoilers. I AM SO EXCITED

Mar 22nd

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Mar 22nd

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“Things to worry about: Worry about courage Worry about Cleanliness Worry...”

– In a 1933 letter to his 11-year-old daughter Scottie, F. Scott Fitzgerald produced this poignant and wise list of things to worry, not worry, and think about – the best father’s advice since John Steinbeck’s letter to his son on falling in love and this beautiful letter to 16-year-old Jackson...

Mar 22nd

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PEETA

Hellz yeah. You are Peeta Mellark! Though you’ve never really wanted for anything, you have a compassionate, patient heart that goes out to the people you love and care for the most. You’re also driven — when there is something you want, you steadily pursue it until it’s yours. Quiz Link

Mar 22nd

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YA Lit FTW →

NYT article about the power of mobilizing YA Lit readers through the stories they love so much. Awesome.

Mar 22nd

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