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The Hopeful
The Hopeful | Tracy O'Neill
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A figure skating prodigy, sixteen-year old Alivopro Doyle is one of a few "hopefuls" racing against nature's clock to try and jump and spin their way into the Olympics. But when a disastrous fall fractures two vertebrae, leaving Ali addicted to painkillers and ultimately institutionalized, it's not just her dreams of glory that get torn asunder, but the very fabric that holds her fragile family together.Tracy O'Neill is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. She was adopted from South Korea and raised in New Hampshire. In 2012, she was awarded the NYC Emerging Writers Fellowship by the Center for Fiction. Currently, she teaches at the City College of New York.
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The Hopeful | Tracy O'Neill
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Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

#emilydickinson #poetrymatters #hope

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CaliforniaCay 💜❤💕💙💕💜💕❤💕🧡💕💛💕 6y
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laurieluna
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Despite the fact I'm going to a kids party I still put a book in my bag...I can hope!
Time to prepare myself for small talk and pleasantries. #sociallyawkward #anxiety

Naj I feel you on the small talk. I hate it with a burning passion. Here's hoping you actually get to read the book. Also, there will be cake! 6y
Cathythoughts Where would you be going without a book ?!! I can only do so much small talk .... then ... 😱😬I hear you. But the children make it easy & fun 😘😘😘 6y
monalyisha I think the weirdest social event to which I‘ve ever brought a book was a wrestling match. You better believe I read it. 😆 6y
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julesG I hear you!!! But I do have to second @Cathythoughts, where would you go without a book? I've left the house without my phone, without my keys (very stupid move), without a scarf/hat/proper jacket, once even without money, but I always have my kindle with me. 😉 Try to talk about books. 6y
TrishB Oh yes, other mothers. Always feel inadequate and awkward...hope it goes ok, concentrate on the kids or the book! 6y
laurieluna @Naj I didn't get any cake! But I did finish my son's ice lolly so silver linings! For me it's that when people start talking to me I then have a tendency to babble and wander off topic. I then get looked at funny. 🤐 6y
laurieluna @Cathythoughts I just tried to focus on Max. Didn't get to read as my partner stayed too, and I would have felt bad reading while he ran after the youngest. But yes, I always try to have a book to hand! 6y
laurieluna @TrishB I always feel totally under dressed too. Most of the other mam's and dad's were dressed up, blouses, shirts and such. I had my star wars t-shirt and jeans on 😌 6y
laurieluna @monalyisha I can totally understand the need to read it too! Not a fan of wrestling myself. 🤼 6y
monalyisha @miralunasbooknook My husband‘s in a band & they sometimes play live (the wrestlers‘ intro music & sound effects, when they bash each other or hit the ropes). I don‘t love it either but it can be entertaining. For instance, there‘s one wrestler whose persona is a cat; her opponents will often take cardboard boxes out from beneath the ring to distract her (since she‘ll drop everything to sit in them). 🤷‍♀️ 6y
Naj @miralunasbooknook I get funny looks because there's usually an awkward silence and then just to say something, I somehow say the weirdest thing possible and then the awkward silence starts again and the cycle continues 😅 6y
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Happy End of the Month! And April is my birth month! Since Little Fires Everywhere is on my #tbr...it‘s my choice! Thank you for the giveaway @VelvetSpade !
#endofthemonthgiveaway

VelvetSpade Happy Birthday 🎉🎁Good luck! 😃 7y
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Cathythoughts
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#QuotsyDec17 #Hope @TK421 Hope springs eternal ❤️✨✨✨thank god 🙏

Cinfhen 😍 7y
TrishB Lovely ❤️ 7y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen @TrishB ✨✨✨❤️ 7y
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eanderson ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love this! 7y
Cathythoughts @eanderson me too ❤️❤️❤️hope ✨✨✨ 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Yes! ❤️ 7y
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brutalbookworm
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Hopefully my litsy match likes all of the things I got for them! #summersantagoespostal #summersolsticebookexchange

Sydsavvy That's so pretty 😍 7y
tpixie 💕📦📚💕📦📚 7y
Jinjer Love it! 7y
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Dweezlepip That looks awesome!! 7y
Captivatedbybooks If your mailing it with the tote bag that's awesome 7y
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Day 2 of #RiotGrams: yellow covers! Rioter @Liberty had these sunny books in her office. ☀️ 🍋 ⭐️ 📒💛

Cinfhen 💛😊💛😊💛😊 7y
VioletBramble That's a lot of yellow books. 🤓🐤🌻🌝☀️🔥🍋🎗🚖📒💛💛💛 7y
CouronneDhiver Wow! That's a lot 7y
danny That's incredible. You should do more of these, and the next time you get around to yellow. Sneak a phone book in the corner to see if anyone notices. 7y
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Alschager
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Looking for the best book subscription box for non-YA novels... suggestions?!

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Liberty
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It's #FunFridayPhoto time! Today's photo: SPORTS! Share a book you love -fiction or nonfiction - about something to do with sports. One of my favorites is this novel about a young figure skater and the grueling training she is put through. Under enormous pressure - from her coach, her parents, and herself - she begins to crack. O'Neill's a marvelous writer and though it is a novel, she has nailed the truth of the lives of gifted children athletes.

Booksnob My daughter is a figure skater. Adding to shelf as it might be a great gift for her. 8y
Cinfhen @Liberty How's your cat???hopefully, u both had a good night😉 8y
courtney I haven't heard of this but now I need to read it. I was a figure skater for 12 years! 8y
Liberty @courtney @Booksnob It's not a light read, but it's fantastic. 😊 8y
RealLifeReading That sounds like a really interesting - and different - read 8y
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SarahK
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Another book keeping me up late. But is that really such a bad thing?

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For those of us who prefer to stay out of the skating rink (where it's safer to read), Tracy O'Neill's "The Hopeful" is a sharp debut about figure skating and addiction. Brutal, funny, and enviably smart.

todd @CMC, @Kcar33...is that Caroline 🤔? 9y
tkmadden love Tracy and her writing! 9y
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