“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” — George Herman “Babe” Ruth —

“Life appears to me to be too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrong.” — Charlotte Brontë —

“There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.” — Plato —

“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” —Khalil Gibran —

“If you find something very difficult to achieve yourself, don’t imagine it impossible — for anything possible and proper for another person can be achieved as easily by you.” — Marcus Aurelius —

May/June Update

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Happy Reading!

“I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.” — Lewis Carroll —

“But life is a battle: may we all be enable to fight it well!” — Charlotte Brontë — 

“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.” — Henry David Thoreau —

“When prosperous the fool trembles for the evil that is to come; in adversity the philosopher smiles for the good that he has had.” — Ambrose Bierce — 

“Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.” — Cicero —

“We can set our deeds to the music of a grateful heart, and seek to round our lives into a hymn — the melody of which will be recognized by all who come in contact with us.” — William Mackergo Taylor —

“Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.” — Cicero —

“Heed the still, small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly.” — Madame Marie du Deffand — 

“Take a moment to breathe. It nourishes your body, mind and soul.” — Unknown —

“Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.” — Henry David Thoreau —

“A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.” — Unknown —

“The lion who lives a life of compassion will receive it.” — Sumerian Proverb —

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.” — Rumi —

Lost in the Barrens

Title: Lost in the Barrens

Author: Farley Mowat

Rating: ★★★★★

Ages: 12 - 18+

    When abandoned on a hunting trip for caribou, Awasin and his friend Jamie must face the wilderness alone. They have no canoe, no food, and no hope of rescue. Together, the build an igloo, hunt caribou, battle an enormous grizzly, and make their own clothing. Could two lost huskies possibly bring them a way home from their adventure?

The Phantom Tollbooth

Title: The Phantom Tollbooth

Author: Norton Juster

Rating: ★★★★★

Ages: 10 - 18+

    Everything's a bore for Milo. One day, when he receives a large box, he opens it to find a tollbooth ready to assemble. Out of boredome, he sets it up and drives through. On the other side, he finds a completely different world! On the way to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason, Milo encounters many interesting characters and fun word play. Meet the Humbug, Watchdog Tock, and many other hilarious characters in this fun jaunt of a novel!

The One and Only Ivan

Title: The One and Only Ivan

Author: Katherine Applegate

Ages: 6 - 18+

Rating: ★★★★★

    A hearwarming novel that will be a instant classic. Ivan is lovable silverback gorilla, living in his domain in a shopping mall. His passion for painting keeps him occupied throught long days. When he meets Ruby, a baby elephant, he decides to take it upon himself to somehow free little Ruby from living her life in a cage. 

“You are your only limit.” — Unknown —

“Be what you are. This is the first step towards becoming better than you are.” — Julius Charles Hare —

“What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven.” — Ludvig van Beethoven —

“It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.” — Thomas Jefferson —

“The harder you work for something, the greater you will feel when you achieve it.” — Unknown —

“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God.” — Anne Frank —

“Count the blessings you actually posses and think how much you would desire them if they weren’t already yours.” — Marcus Aurelius —

“Ofttimes nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on just and right.” — John Milton —

“The art of being wise, is knowing what to overlook.” — William James —

“All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” —Charles Kingsley—