6/10/2023 0 Comments The Rose Kiss by Esme RomeThere was also a weird time jump where one chapter ended with Lana running away and the next had her facing off against a wolf. This is an uncorrected proof so I don’t want to harp too much on the errors I noticed, but my copy did have a chapter that ended abruptly– so abruptly that the sentence didn’t even have a period at the end. Most of the complaints I have about it are technical. It’s short and sweet, and though I would have loved more detail and more depth, I think it’s nice the way it is. But on the other hand, it did have a fairy tale feel to it, so I didn’t necessarily mind. There was something very simplistic about it, which could be seen as a bad thing as I never got a full sense of the characters. This was a very charming and quick read, similar enough to the original source material while offering enough changes to make it unique. My opinion was not affected by the free copy. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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6/10/2023 0 Comments Slow Echoes by Kristina M. SerranoZahid's return brings the truth about Selk's ancestry and promises of death for many, including Whistler, the not-so-bad boy who's stolen her heart with his dry smile and effortless empathy. The second, Zahid, the Egyptian father who'd left her mother the day after Selk was born. The first, Whistler, an ill-reputed boxer with a paranormal secret. And she's perfectly happy with her life, until two new men show up in her cozy hometown of Snow Hill, Maryland. Other than that, the closest relationship she has is with her boxing/kickboxing instructor, Cliff. Despite her vast heritage, the only family she has known is her mom and late grandfather. 6/10/2023 0 Comments The coddling of americaThe Afterword: Part 1 (Jon and Greg's update to the book in 2021)Ĭatching up with 'Coddling' Part one (a blog series by Greg in 2021, updating the trends discussed in the book. This is a book for anyone who is confused by what is happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate across party lines.Ĭhapter 1, on antifragility (useful for discussions of growth during the coronavirus crisis) They situate the conflicts on campus within the context of America’s rapidly rising political polarization and dysfunction. Dilanian dismisses Durham’s rebuke of the FBI for coddling failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton while beginning an investigation into Trump on the basis of no evidence by suggesting Trump requested it by asking the Russians to find 30,000 missing emails from Clinton’s server. They examine changes on campus, including the corporatization of universities and the emergence of new ideas about identity and justice. Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into. They explore changes in childhood such as the rise of fearful parenting, the decline of unsupervised, child-directed play, and the new world of social media that has engulfed teenagers in the last decade. Lukianoff and Haidt investigate the many social trends that have intersected to promote the spread of these untruths. 6/10/2023 0 Comments A bad spell for the worst witchIf you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy The Worst Witch, The Worst Witch Strikes Again, The Worst Witch All at Sea, The Worst Witch Saves the Day, The Worst Witch to the Rescue and The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star are also available from Puffin and are perfect for children aged 5-9.Īverage customer rating on Amazon: To read reviews go to Amazon. Jill Murphy also written and illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children. The Worst Witch was first published in 1974 and this much-loved classic has been enjoyed by readers for more than 30 years. Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler), when she was six. A new term spells disaster for Mildred! After a disastrous first year, Mildred is determined to lose her embarrassing reputation as the worst witch Miss Cackle's Academy has ever seen - but things rapidly get out of hand when her arch-enemy Ethel turns her into a frog. A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch is the third of Jill Murphy's much-loved The Worst Witch series, starring the lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble - possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. 6/9/2023 0 Comments Island of a thousand mirrorsIn the tradition of Anil's Ghost and The God of Small Things, Nayomi Munaweera's Island of a Thousand Mirrors is an emotionally resonant saga of cultural heritage, heartbreaking conflict and deep family bonds. But her dreams for the future are abruptly stamped out when she is arrested by a group of Sinhala soldiers and pulled into the very heart of the conflict that she has tried so hard to avoid - a conflict that, eventually, will connect her and Yasodhara in unexpected ways. Saraswathie is living in the active war zone of Sri Lanka, and hopes to become a teacher. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. In one of the many startling scenes in Island of a Thousand Mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera’s first novel, a Sri Lankan girl riding the train to school is suddenly surrounded by a machete-wielding. But Yasodhara's life has already become intertwined with a young Tamil girl's. Island of a Thousand Mirrors (Paperback) Published September 24th 2014 by Viking / Penguin Australia. Yasodhara's family escapes to Los Angeles. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people but the peace is shattered by the tragedies of war. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. "Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Their parents lost sight of them for a few seconds, and in that time both the kids apparently wandered off. He and his sister were together, and both of them went missing around the same time. The first was a little boy who was out berry-picking with his parents. Both bother me a lot, and I use them as motivation to search even harder on the missing persons cases I get called on. But I've had two cases where that didn't happen. The majority of them have heard the old 'stay where you are' thing, and they don't wander far. Most of the time they just wander off the path, or slip down a small cliff, and they can't find their way back. I have a pretty good track record for finding missing people.I've been an SAR officer for a few years now, and along the way I've seen some things that I think you guys will be interested in. I wasn't sure where else to post these stories, so I figured I'd share them here. Search and Rescue Woods by Kerry Hammond: Part 1 1 Search and Rescue Woods by Kerry Hammond: Part 1. So I’m determined to learn to fry pakora because they are so delicious. (To be fair, wet squash is a more difficult fish-to-fry vegetable than something, anything, dryer.) So, delicious as some of the pakora were, or parts of each that managed to get properly browned in oil, even perfectly crispy, they looked unappealing and were inconsistent. I say this because I hate frying, and I don’t feel I’m any good at it. Then I dredged spoonfuls of the squash in the batter, and sauteed whereas perhaps I should have deep fried. This time I just mixed the pulse flour with baking soda, salt, and slowly whisked in water, and then fragranced it with the warm spice I most easily found in an overcrowded cupboard in which no garam masala was to be found, or concocted. Children and I still remembered the tasty Pumpkin Peasemeal Pakora I’d made in a flurry of you-don’t-need-a-real-recipe, and indeed you don’t. Tonight I made pakora with cold strands of spaghetti squash and slivers of spring onion, in a batter made with Hodmedod’s Fava Bean Flour- I added salt and chilli flakes and cardamom powder, and fried the fritters in coconut oil. 6/8/2023 0 Comments Farmer giles ofThis sword turns out to be a famous dragon-slaying sword called Caudimordax ("Tail-biter"). The king in reward gives him an old sword from his treasury, thinking the weapon worth little. Giles is able to ward off the Giant using a firearm called a blunderbuss, causing him to become renowned as a hero throughout the kingdom. One night, a Giant, practically blind and deaf, comes blundering onto Giles' property and kills his favorite cow. The story begins with Farmer Giles leading a quiet life in the countryside of the Middle Kingdom. HammondĪn audiobook was released of the story in 1999, narrated by actor Derek Jacobi.Ī 2008 reprint on the book's 60th anniversary included illustrations by Alan Lee and an introduction by scholar Tom Shippey. Introduction and notes by Christina Scull and Wayne G.A special edition was published in 1999 on the book's 50th anniversary. The story was included in both The Tolkien Reader in 1966 and the compilation Tales from the Perilous Realm in 1997. It was published by George Allen & Unwin in 1949 and was illustrated by Pauline Baynes. It takes place during a fictional time in England with knights, giants and talking animals. It is about the reluctant hero Farmer Gilles and his run-in with the arrogant dragon Chrysophylax. Farmer Giles of Ham is a short children's story written by J.R.R. OL5738148W Page_number_confidence 95.29 Pages 554 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.7 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210223204556 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 436 Scandate 20210220011757 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780765311788 Tts_version 4. For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. Urn:lcp:mistbornfinalemp0000sand:lcpdf:bc35a11f-6b05-4116-a13c-cbd955aae151 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier mistbornfinalemp0000sand Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t55f91m41 Invoice 1652 Isbn 076531178Xĩ780765311788 Lccn 2005034496 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-7-gc75f Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9177 Ocr_module_version 0.0.11 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA16815 Openlibrary_edition From number one New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:00:42 Boxid IA40065213 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Another inspiration was the early illusionist career of comic book artist Jim Steranko. The character's abilities as an escape artist are inspired by escape artist Harry Houdini as well as Robin Hood and Albert Schweitzer. Vaughan's comic The Escapists.Ĭhabon created the Escapist as an homage to the heroes of the Golden Age of Comic Books. The character later featured in the metafictional work Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist and Brian K. In the novel, the Escapist is a fictional character created by the comics writer protagonists. The Escapist is a superhero character created by Michael Chabon in the 2000 novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. 2000)Ĭomics: Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #1 (Feb. Novel: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Sept. 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