My chest literally ached as I read the ending again and again, hoping each time that I had gotten it wrong (though unfortunately I hadn't). The characters, all of them, were just so real and that made it so much worse, that it was clear that this kind of thing happens. It gives you a new view on things you would never have thought of. It is the type of book that opens your mind to the world around you, that shows you how unfair life is, and that no matter how hard it may be, someone has always got it harder. In a way I wish I had never read this book, because it is so sad, but every time I think that, I regret it instantly. It has been replaying over and over in my head making me feel sad at random moments and not letting me fall asleep. A book has never hit me so powerfully before that I can't stop thinking about it. And every time I read it again, it tugs a little bit more at my heart strings, knowing the fate that lies ahead of Lochie and Maya.
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The hero of the book, Carson Napier, crash lands on the planet after his voyage to Mars goes off course. A beautiful but deadly world, Amtor is home to immortal beings who live in enormous trees because ferocious beasts stalk the wilderness below. The book was initially serialised in the pulp magazine Argosy, and the events in it occur on the plant Venus (known to it's inhabitants as Amtor). It is the first book in the Venus series (also called the Amtor series), that consists of five novels in total. Pirates of Venus is a fantasy book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs, first published in 1932. Home Ebooks Articles Buy Collections Donate F.A.Q About Contact Search ☰Īvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. Discussion aid which includes a wealth of prompts and information.In this comprehensive look into Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendalls, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. The book acts as a wake-up call to anyone and everyone who considers himself or herself a feminist.” Kendall includes and details topics such as poverty, hunger, education, gun violence, poverty, housing, reproductive justice, and more, explaining feminist issues. The book is a collection of 18 essays where Kendall calls out mainstream feminism for being partial with its views and standing against women of color. The book was named a New York Times Bestseller and a Best Book of 2020 by Bustle and BBC.Hoo“ "Hood Feminism – Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot is written by a noted black feminist, social activist, and author Mikki Kendall. A dead actor is involved, and Wes is determined to find the killer. All is going on well until Wes stumbles on a murder that changes his life. Thanks to his unique ability, Wes works as a thief for hire, and for many years, he had helped return numerous items to their rightful owners. 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Chicago, New York: Rand, McNally & Company, 1923, p. “The Three Musketeers.” Translated by Philip Schuyler Allen. D’Artagnan and Aramis on their way to England on a secret mission. One of these books is a popular edition of “The Three Musketeers,” written by Alexandre Dumas (1802-70), translated into English by Philip Schuyler Allen (1871-1937), and illustrated by the well-known artist, Milo Winter (1888-1956). This year, a large number of well-known works entered the public domain, thanks to changes in copyright law over time. The Three Musketeers and d’Artagnan Ride into the Public Domain-Again! National Native American Heritage Month.Latin American, Caribbean and European Division.African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED). Genie thought it was GREAT until he realized Ernie had no interest in learning how to shoot. It’s his 14th birthday, and Grandpop says that to be a man, you have to learn how to shoot a gun. Then Ernie let him down in the brave department. He began to wonder if his grandfather was really that brave after all. And when he finds the secret room where Grandpop always disappears – a room so full of songbirds and plants that it’s almost pulled from the inside out. In this pitch-perfect contemporary novel (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds explores. Genie thinks Grandpop must be the bravest guy he’s ever known, but he’s starting to notice that his grandfather never leaves the house – like in NEVER. How does he match his clothes? Know where to walk? Cooking with gas stove? Pour a glass of sweet tea without spilling it? Thunderstruck, and being a curious kid, Genie questions how he covers it so well (aside from wearing Ray-Bans cool). The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the first time to spend the summer with their grandparents all the way in Virginia – in the COUNTRY! The second surprise comes when Genie discovers that their grandfather is blind. 3/96), with deft dialogue, Northern/Southern roots, and affecting depth. A novel in the tradition of Curtis’s The Watsons Go to Birmingham1963 (rev. When two brothers decided to prove how brave they were. Genie musters up enough courage to ask his grandfather if he will ever let go of his tragic history Grandpop’s response of maybe feels like a victory. As Brave as You is a great book by author Jason Reynolds. Saint writes from a deep knowledge of myths that are widely recorded, but not for the role of mortal women. A tale told with quiet intensity and power, this is the story of women who have to pay the price for the unreasonableness of men, for their ambition and their dissatisfaction, while not condemning them. This is a story of the women who can only call on their own courage, cunning and cleverness to survive, do their best for others and perhaps change the fate of women. Jennifer Saint’s novel seeks to change that, to draw attention to the bond of the two sisters in the face of everything against them, the “inexhaustible strength” of women who suffer the whims of men, even gods. Reduced to bit players, their contributions are seen as nothing compared to the might, strength and courage of Theseus in the traditional version. This is a story told over decades, hundreds of years. Along with her sister Phaedra they are daughters of King Minos, and they play their part in the story of the Minotaur, their brother, the beast that consumes the sacrifices of Athens in the horror of a Labyrinth under their feet. Ariadne is a character in one of the Greek myths. The novel is sympathetic to Joan and suggests that the English deliberately rigged the trial of Joan of Arc to convict her of witchcraft and heresy, a view that recent scholarship seems to support. The work is told from the perspective of a fictionalized version of Joan's page, Louis de Conte, and is divided into three parts based on Joan's life: her upbringing, her victorious time as a military commander, and her trial at Rouen. The novel is a stark departure from Twain's usual comic and satirical writings, which is why Twain insisted it initially be published anonymously so that the public would take it seriously. First appearing as an anonymous serial in "Harper's Magazine" in 1895, "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" was Mark Twain's final novel and was published as a complete work under his name in 1896. Instead, he turned to face the pig’s owner, who was pressed against the door of the room. If he hadn’t spent his last several conscious hours in a state of surprise, he would have thought the animal strange. A small iron stove stood in the far corner of the space, a fire burning happily inside, warming the piglet who had narrowly escaped certain death only minutes earlier and now appeared to be asleep. She shut the door, closing them into a clean, unassuming receiving room. No doubt because she was a danger to his life. Her touch was firm and somehow warm even through the wool of his jacket, and he had a fleeting memory of his dream-of her fingers trailing through the drop of wax on his sleeve. She exhaled a little huff of irritation before coming forward and taking his arm, ushering him toward the room into which the pig had fled. “And, to confirm, it was not the first time?” When she did not reply, he added, “The first time you drugged me and ran, that is.” “It wasn’t arsenic,” she snapped before lowering her voice. “And respectable enough to land you here.” Obscure enough that no one could trace him.” He looked around the foyer. “The Battle of Nsamankow, if you must know.” “Most people are not rude enough to ask.” “He was a soldier,” she said simply, “killed in action.” Are these technologically advanced devices responsible for creating and sustaining the rifts in time? Are they cameras through which inscrutable alien eyes are watching? Or are they something stranger and more terrifying still? Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to all weapons and impossible to communicate with. Instead, the world becomes a patchwork of eras, from prehistory to 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no longer exist in a single timeline. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind - until they act. For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. |