![]() ![]() Just as California’s starting to feel like she’s found a place for herself, life turns upside-down yet again. Still, an unexpected four-legged friend and some old-fashioned letter writing make this decidedly strange situation one that California can handle. The grand dame bursts into clouds of dust whenever she loses her composure, which happens quite often. Aunt Monica has no idea what to do with an eleven-year-old, so she puts California to work researching their ancestor, the once-famous etiquette expert Eleanor Fontaine.Ĭalifornia soon discovers that Great-Great-Great Aunt Eleanor is.not exactly alive and well, but a ghost-and a super sensitive one at that. This time it’s her eccentric Great-Aunt Monica, a woman she’s never even met. From acclaimed author Linda Urban comes the funny, bittersweet story of a girl and her ghosts-and the welcoming home they find where they least expect it.Ĭalifornia Poppy has been dropped off, yet again, with an unsuspecting relative. ![]()
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![]() ![]() F'lar is convinced that the thread will fall again - and soon. But thread have not fallen for over 400 Turns and the people of Pern no longer want to support the dragonriders, of which few are left. The dragons live to kill thread, deadly spores that fall from the sky and eat every living thing in their paths. Even though Lessa is now Weyrwoman and dragonrider, her troubles are far from over. Unfortunately, her plans did not go quite the way she wanted them to and she ends up in Benden Weyr, where she impresses the Queen dragon, the beautiful Ramoth. When the dragonrider, F'lar, comes on search for some likely candidates to impress dragons, Lessa knew that her time had come. As the last of the Ruathan blood, she must hide her true identity or be killed by Fax, the usurper who killed all of her kin and claimed Ruatha Hold for his own. Lessa waited 10 long years in hiding for her chance to reclaim her birthright. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jo, a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained.īeth, a talented seamstress searching for a higher purpose.Īmy, a dancer eager to explore life outside her family's home.Īs the four March sisters come into their own as independent young women, they will face first love, health struggles, heartbreak, and new horizons. Meg, a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own. Black people have begun building a community of their own, a refuge from the shadow of the "old life." It is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters: As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedpeople's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. This powerful Little Women remix follows four young Black sisters coming of age during the American Civil War, reframing a much-beloved tale outside of its original, exclusively lily-white perspective. In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because of this, the family moved several times when Wollstonecraft was a child, and kept growing in size despite their economic hardships. He attempted to establish himself as a gentleman farmer, but nearly all of his ventures failed. Her grandfather had made a fortune as a master weaver in London and through profitable real estate investments as well, but Wollstonecraft's father, Edward, squandered much of that inheritance. Wollstonecraft was born on April 27, 1759, in Hoxton, near London, England, as the second of seven children in the family. She died several days after giving birth to her daughter, the novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Her achievements and renown, however, could not save her from the most dangerous of all social ills for women in her day-that of childbirth and its attendant medical risks. ![]() The book is considered the first written document of the modern feminist movement, and in it Wollstonecraft argued in favor of full legal, social, and economic rights for women. English writer Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) and her most famous work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, both achieved immense notoriety in Georgian England of the 1790s. ![]() ![]() ![]() But Seph's enthusiasm dampens when he learns that training comes at a steep cost, and that Leicester plans to use his students' powers to serve his own wicked agenda. ![]() Gregory Leicester, the headmaster, promises to train Seph in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards. ![]() At first, it seems like the answer to his prayers. Seph is a wizard, orphaned and untrained, and his powers are escalating out of control.Īfter causing a tragic fire at an after-hours party, Seph is sent to the Havens, a secluded boys' school on the coast of Maine. And it's not his attitude that's the problem: it's the trail of magical accidents-lately, disasters-that follow in his wake. Sixteen-year-old Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one exclusive private school after another. The sequel to The Warrior Heir by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima. ![]() ![]() Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends-and possibly, one day, even sisters.īut things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted. ![]() ![]() ![]() When their dads fall in love, Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same sleepaway camp. Publisher: Penguin Young Readers GroupJuvenile Fiction / Family - Blended Families / LGBTQ+. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and are both being raised by single, gay dads. Bett Devlin, who's fearless, outgoing, and loves all animals as well as the ocean, lives in California. ![]() From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.Īvery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. A REVERSE PARENT TRAP FOR A NEW GENERATION FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS HOLLY GOLDBERG-SLOAN AND MEG WOLITZER. To Night Owl from Dogfish- Im Bett and my Dad and your Dad are going out with each other. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you would like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler)Īll times in ET (EST/EDT) unless otherwise noted. Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. ![]() Some rule violations may result in a temporary or permanent ban on the first strike. We do ask that you help us keep a high level of discourse by avoiding image-only posts, blog spam, surveys, plugging your own unpublished or self-published fiction, and linking to fundraisers or items for sale. No book is off-limits since horror is subjective. Here is your place to share your love or loathing for horror lit, but remember to be respectful.Ībusive comments and posts will get you banned but having a dissenting opinion is acceptable. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pass the paper to the child on the right. ![]() Each child draws a face on the top of their paper and then folds the paper so the head is not visible. Group Draw: Every child gets a piece of paper. Cut out separate body parts (head, body, arms, legs.) and attach with tape/glue What holds your parts together? (Skin, joints, muscles-not glue)ĭo you tell your parents if something is wrong? Would you tell your teacher if something is wrong?ĭo you think your arms and legs will just fall off? Will tape keep your arms and legs on? What kind of parts do you think he's taking about? (Body parts)ĭo you get scared if you get a cut or an injury?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading:Īre you made out of stuffing? Have you ever lost any hairs on your head?ĭoes brain matter come out of your nose? What does come out of your nose? What does the word "parts" mean? What kinds of things have parts? (Ex: cars, toys, computers. Is this normal? Or is this boy coming unglued? With a perfect combination of humor and grossness, this look at one boy's farfetched fears will have readers laughing their heads off! Some stuffing came out of his belly button and a piece of something gray and wet (his brain?) fell out of his nose. ![]() Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)įrom : First, his hair started falling out then skin started peeling from his toes. Volunteers needed in June! Click here to sign up. ![]() ![]() ![]() After that, I thought things got repetitive, convoluted and a bit boring. The first hundred or so pages were fantastic, really well-written and compelling, right up to where the first round of straw has been spun into gold. I'm still deciding my rating as I write this review. And what the miller had not understood is that the god of stories is also the god of lies. Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author, returns to the fairytale world with this haunting retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.īut there are two sides to every story. Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls, including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever. ![]() In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. ![]() ![]() You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR lingers long after you turn the final page' HARLAN COBEN Fast-paced and addictive, THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR announces a major new talent in thriller writing. ***The Sunday Times bestseller and WHSmith Book of the Year 2016*** PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING. Even then, you'll never guess the truth.until it's too late' LISA GARDNER What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit? 'How well do we ever know those around us? THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR will keep you glued to the pages in search of the answer. But now they're in your home, and who knows what they'll find there. You've never had to call the police before. ![]() But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. ![]() Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. You'll have the baby monitor and you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. ![]() ![]() |