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Friday, May 8, 2015
67 Children's Books That Prove Reading Can Change Your Life
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Let’s go on a trip down memory lane. Keep the tissues nearby.
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
"The word-play used in that book was a huge inspiration for me to, eventually, study linguistics."
—Matthew Jachowski, Facebook
"For someone still as bored and lonely most of the time as Milo was at the start of the book, reading his adventures gives me a little happiness even now."
—Meredith MacLean, Facebook
"It inspired my love of language (and rhyme and reason) — it brought language and all of its intricacies to life!"
— jocelync47ea8677f
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
"I still read it to this day as a reminder to appreciate what my parents and grandparents have done for me and to enjoy every moment of life instead of always seeking the next big thing or adventure."
—sherryshojaee
"It was the first book that I have a vivid memory of my mother reading to me. It was in our first house, and at the end I remember just bawling for what seemed like forever. Not only did it teach me to respect the environment around me, but also the people and relationships I held. You can’t always expect people to give because eventually they’ll have nothing left."
How Many Of These Books Adapted Into Movies Have You Read?
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You’ve seen the movies. But have you taken the time to read the books?
23 Crazy Things All "Harry Potter" Fans Have Done
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Don’t deny it, you’ve tried to Apparate.
Casually leaned against a brick wall at a train station in the hope that it'd be the portal to a wizarding platform.
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Spun on the spot, thinking *destination, determination, deliberation* as hard as you could, hoping you'd be able to apparate.
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Tried to use "accio" when you were feeling particularly lazy.
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Used a wand-like object as a wand and tried to cast spells.
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Drinking Through Election Night, As Told By T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men"
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“This is the way the world ends.”
Between the desire
And the spasm
Between the potency
And the existence
Which Shakespeare Heroine Are You?
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Wherefore art thou one of these cool ladies?
What's Your "His Dark Materials" Dæmon?
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Phillip Pullman’s trilogy turns 25 years old this year. What would your dæmon be in Lyra’s world?
This Children's Book Explains All The Different Ways Babies Are Made
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Sperm + egg + a place to grow.
Silverberg was inspired by a close friend who is not biologically related to his children.
The author told BuzzFeed Life that "when the 6-year-old son of one of my very good friends (a dad who is trans) started asking questions about his mom's pregnancy, the parents simply wanted a book that would help them explain where babies come from that would work for their family. But it didn't exist."
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That's when Silverberg teamed up with illustrator Fiona Smyth to create What Makes A Baby. The book quickly spread among other families who didn't have a book that fit their story.
Says Silverberg -- "Single parents, adopted families, LGB families, people using surrogates, the list goes on... The response from families who had never seen themselves in a book about reproduction was overwhelming and powerful."
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Luna Lovegood And James Potter Might Be Dating In Real Life
Posted by Unknown on Friday, May 08, 2015
No, it’s not Amortenia. It’s (hopefully) ~true love~.
This is Luna Lovegood, whimsical Ravenclaw and badass witch.
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And this is young James Potter, as seen in Order of the Phoenix.
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? ? ⚡️ ? ?
We can't ~confirm~ for sure, but their Instagrams seem to say it all.
Also, they may or may not have been actually dating for years. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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