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20 Powerful Quotes from Looking For Alaska by John Green
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20 Powerful Quotes from Looking For Alaska by John Green

John Green’s first novel, Looking for Alaska was published in 2005 and was adapted into a TV drama in 2019.

Here’s a reminder of what it’s about:

“BEFORE. Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.

AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same.”

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26 Quotes from Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
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26 Quotes from Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

First published in 2017, Turtles All The Way Down is inspired by John Green’s own experiences of living with OCD. It was well received by readers, instantly hitting number one on the New York Times bestsellers list and nominated for the Best Young Adult Fiction Category in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2017.

In case you can’t remember, here’s what the book’s about.

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35 Quotes from Wonka AND Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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35 Quotes from Wonka AND Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl is one of the UK’s most beloved children’s authors, with around 50 titles to his name and more than 300 million book sales. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, along with Matlida and James are the Giant Peach, is arguably one of Dahl’s most famous and popular books, found in children’s libraries all over the world.

In this article, I summarise 35 of the very best quotes from both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its newest film iteration, Wonka.

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12 Heart Melting Quotes from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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12 Heart Melting Quotes from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

When did you first read The Fault in Our Stars?

I remember when I did - I was 17, the same age as the protagonist Hazel Grace Lancaster - and it was the first John Green book that I’d ever read. The beautiful language has stayed with me all of these years, and Green’s masterful writing makes it a modern classic in the young adult genre.

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13 Chilling Quotes from One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus - Now on Netflix!
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13 Chilling Quotes from One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus - Now on Netflix!

Recently adapted into a hugely popular Netflix series, One of Us is Lying sucks viewers into an addictive murder mystery story featuring four high school aged suspects, after one of their classmates mysteriously dies in detention at the beginning of the semester. Based on a book that published in 2018, the series hurtles through the twists and turns of a murder investigation as we try to figure out who killed Simon, and consequently, who is lying.

Here are 13 of the best quotes from Karen M. McManus’ bestselling young adult novel, One of Us is Lying.

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