Through what seems a magical miracle, Diana wishes for a friend and Mona comes into the picture. What happens next is all too relatable for kid and adult readers adults get busy, kids feel ignored and unloved, then secrecy, self-doubt, anger, and bad decisions usually follow. As there is no alternative but to feel lonely, surrounded by aunties who can’t possibly remember what it means to be a kid, Diana depends on the company and attention of her mom, Hyppolita, the queen of Themyscira, to feel truly connected. Readers meet a very young Diana living on the island Themyscira, the only Amazonian that isn’t thousands of years old. Shannon and Dean Hale’s Diana: Princess Of The Amazons services both these needs with a story that is relevant and engaging for readers of all ages and genders. There are even fewer female superhero stories written by authors that propose the very true reality that so many need to accept: books are for readers, regardless of gender. Although so many of us are, or know, superhero fans, there are not enough female superhero anything (books, costumes, figurines, movies, and the list goes on!) for elementary and middle grade kids.
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Trey Giles has two jobs, takes care of his grandma and his alcoholic mother and attend school at the same time. Upon realizing this “mystery” about himself – he found himself tangled with someone from their old neighborhood. He’s also got this big Italian family which totally means the world to him – or atleast their approval. As per the book’s blurb – How does a man get to be forty without knowing whether he’s gay? And HE IS gay but went through three divorces. Vince made it to middle age when he suddenly realized that he’s actually gay. This was the second book collaboration by Heidi Cullinan & Marie Sexton that I’ve read, the first one being the second book in the Tucker Springs series entitled “Second Hand” which I loved to bits!įamily Man centers on Vince Fierro and Trey Giles. Here are favorite recipes, detoxes, activities, cleanses, beauty tips, juice cleanses, vacation destinations, and a selection of hand creams that will open your third eye-plus lots of celebrity namedropping and more. In this scathingly humorous parody, Gabrielle Moss skewers the vanity, elitism, and silliness of the lifestyle website everyone loves to hate. Glop is about being conscious to the tiny details of our lives-what to eat, where to buy your cashmere yoga pants, which juice cleanse will remove the most mercury toxins from both your body and your cashmere yoga pants. It’s about picking the right expensive organic eye cream that will make you fit seamlessly into the top tiers of high society and sits next to Bono at a 42-course seitan tasting dinner held in a sex dungeon deep beneath the North Pole. A wickedly funny, full-color, illustrated sendup of the trendy lifestyle publication GOOP. I do think that the middle of this dragged a bit. There was a cute romance added, but the real focus was the platonic relationship and the difficulties of loss. I enjoyed that the story alternated between then and now portions to give a fully rounded look at the story. Bullying was a prevalent topic and I felt like it was realistic, especially regarding the danger of rumour spreading. Friendships end for all sorts of reasons and it's a really hard loss and I think this book covered it tremendously well. You got to see a lot of development, growth, and healing from the main character. It offered just the right amount of reconciliation that I hoped for. I've said it pretty much every time I talk about wanting to read this book, but the loss of friendship is something so prevalent in all stages of life and it's a topic I wish was covered more. You won't want to put this book down once you start reading it.” – Amazon review ~ This is a standalone book, and this series can be read in any order. This is a standalone book, and this series can be read in any order. High Risk Rookie (A Vancouver Wolves Hockey Romance): Stone, Odette: 9781999053888: : Books Books Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Buy new: 14.99 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns FREE delivery Friday, December 30 if you spend 25 on items shipped by Amazon Arrives after Christmas. Can I figure out how to get him signed with the team, while keeping him out of my bed and my heart? He's a high risk rookie, and he's a liability I can't resist. The more tangled our lies get, The more complicated our relationship becomes. I shouldn’t work with him professionally, because I can't seem to keep my hands off him. One reckless night, One terrible mistake, and suddenly my entire world, and everything I have worked for, is on thin ice. But despite my reservations, as a favor to the GM of the Vancouver Wolves, I agreed to sign this young, wild player as a client. As a seasoned sports agent, I just knew he was going to be trouble. The moment I heard about Levi Ziegler, I had a bad feeling in my gut. Description About the Author Details Reviews & Media. “Amazing! Once I started I couldn’t put it down! Love this series and characters so much! Can’t wait for the next one!” – 5 star amazon review ~ He's a gifted hockey player who can't get his act together. By Odette Stone, Madeleine Dauer (Read by), Alex Kydd (Read by). The boy unsuccessfully tries to escape and suffers numerous injuries, which he self-heals. The reader soon learns that the boy has magical abilities and is being confined by a witch, who seems to be both his jailer and caregiver. He is a teenage boy who repeatedly tries to escape. However, events are consistently described from the perspective of the teenage protagonist, Nathan.Īs the novel begins, an unnamed speaker describes the experience of living in an outdoor cage. The point of view occasionally shifts between second and first person. The novel's timeframe is not linear and frequently consists of flashbacks by the main character from when he was four until his 17th birthday. Half Bad is set in contemporary England, where witches live alongside ordinary humans and blend into mainstream society. Such material may be inappropriate for younger or more sensitive readers. This study guide and all its page citations are based on the book's Kindle edition.Ĭontent Warning: The book contains graphic descriptions of torture, violence, and physical abuse, much of which is directed at or perpetrated by children. It is classified under Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Social & Family Violence and Teen & Young Adult Fiction About Parents. Half Bad is a young adult fantasy for readers over 12 or in grades 7 to 12. Loverman.explores issues of homosexuality in the British West Indies and London’s West Indian diaspora community.I loved.this tender, even trailblazing novel.” “Fear and loathing of homosexuals has a long history in the West Indies.Bernardine Evaristo, in her funny, brave new novel, Mr. himself might have acknowledged-it is very clever indeed.” “A brilliant study of great characters in modern London. If you don’t yet know her work, you should-she says things about modern Britain that no one else does.” “This riproaring, full-bodied riff on sex, secrecy and family is Bernardine Evaristo’s seventh book. "Evaristo is extremely attentive to the function of language, the power of words to shape reality." Chris Abani, author of The Secret History of Las Vegas “Bernardine Evaristo uncovers characters lost to history and myth and with compassion, an original and brilliant voice, and an unparalleled craft-all tinged with humor-she restores them and thus us.” "In this vibrant novel, Evaristo draws wonderful character portraits of complex individuals as well as the West Indian immigrant culture in Britain." Of course, the French Revolution is an awfully big topic. The tedium of the Revolution wolfing itself down was such that even really evocative set pieces concerning the Committee for Public Safety, the dread Tribunal, and the guillotine, seem hackneyed. The Terror was all the more terrifying because of its instability the hands that signed the death warrants one night couldn’t scratch their heads the next day. Whilst the revolution did send shock waves throughout the Monarchical world, at least for a time, it merely reflected the ripples that wash over any society that lacks broad consent as to its mores, or, alternately, lacks a ruler with sufficient iron in the fist. “ No law be left but the will of a prevailing force.” Thus Edmund Burke (1790) on the French Revolution which pretty well sums it up. CONTENTS Foreword byBernardine Evaristo xv Editor''s Noteby Natalia Molebatsi xxi Diana Ferrus(South Africa) I''ve Come toTake You Home 1 My Mother Was aStorm 3 This Song ofFreedom 4 Nikki Giovanni(usa) The Seamstressof Montgomery 5 A Prayer forNina 7 Miriam Alves(Brazil) Womanly(Feminil) 8 Subtleties(Sutilezas) 9 I Go Far (VouLonge) 10 Makhosazana Xaba(South Africa) Women ofXolobeni 11 For DulcieSeptember 13 Sister toSister 14 Cheryl L Clarke(usa) History 15 On Their Way toLife 18 Brief Interval20 Jackie Kay(Scotland) Fanny Eaton -The Jamaican Pre-Raphaelite Muse! 21 A Banquet forThe Boys 24 Bonnie Lassie25 Gcina Mhlophe (SouthAfrica) Camagu MamaSisulu 26 The AncientVoices 29 Anni Domingo(Sierra Leone) Empty Cradle 32 The Cutting 34 Because I Am aGirl 36 M NourbeSePhilip (Tobago/Canada) in thistogether 37 beforeafter/after before 39 when thelooting starts. The diary format gives her story striking intimacy and immediacy, serving as a window into a fraught historical moment as Nisha grapples with issues of identity and the search for a home that remain quite timely. Veera Hiranandani, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Night Diary, earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Veera Hiranandani The Night Diary Hardcover Maby Veera Hiranandani (Author) 2,025 ratings Teachers pick See all formats and editions Kindle 8. But when her family is no longer safe in their home in the city of Mirpur Khas (which became part of Pakistan), they set out for “the new India.” Hiranandani ( The Whole Story of Half a Girl) places Nisha’s coming of age against the violent birth of a nation. Her most recent middle-grade novel, How to Find What Youre Not Looking For, received the 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award, the 2022 Jane Addams Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2022 National Jewish Book Award. As the daughter of a Hindu father and a Muslim mother, Nisha questions which side of the Indian-Pakistani border to call her own. Veera Hiranandani is the award-winning author of several books for young people. Nisha’s journal entries, which are addressed to her deceased mother, take on new urgency as she witnesses India being “split in half like a log” along religious lines after gaining independence from Britain. After introverted Nisha receives a diary for her 12th birthday, she begins to find her voice as she documents her family’s upheaval amid the 1947 Partition of India. |