A book is the only place in which you can examine a
fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea
without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few
havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and
privacy.
~Edward P. Morgan
Devastated by the loss of her child,
plantation mistress Amanda Satterfield does the
unthinkable, taking a newbornslave
child (whom she names Granada) and raising her as her
own. Meanwhile, illness is overwhelming the plantation’s
slaves, so Master Satterfield buys Polly Shine, renowned
as a healer. Polly see that Granada, too, has the
healer’s gift, and her presence at the plantation brings
roiling trouble.
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Make thy books thy
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Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious
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(Getting
Straight, dir. Richard
Rush, 1970. Line spoken by
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