5/24/2023 0 Comments The hate u give novelIt contains some very powerful, hard-hitting messages. It may be a YA book, but it should be read by all adults, not just young ones. The Hate U Give, is one of those books that will stay with you forever. He put two and two together, and came up with three. The real reason he shot and killed an unarmed black teenager was, he presumed that he was a THUG. He claimed that he saw a gun in the car, but there was no gun. Why? Because Officer-115 had an itchy trigger-finger. Now here she is, sat in her oldest friend Khalil’s car, as the bullets pop into his chest, three in quick succession. It was bad enough to witness your friend being gunned down by gang-bangers at the age of ten. Sixteen year old Starr’s life changed in an instant, and would never be the same again. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl’s struggle for justice. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas – Book Reviewįormat – ebook, paperback, hardcover, audio
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I’ve dabbled a bit over the years and this past year have made a concerted effort to once again understand the appeal of the comic medium. I’ll be upfront here: I’m not a comics expert, by any means. Still, that collar and flowy cape aren’t exactly going to instill a lot of fear, not to mention a widow’s peak Eddie Munster would be proud to sport. Seeing as the image to the right was the visual reference from comics to that point, I can see how they were simply staying on trend, especially with what Marvel had already established as their Dracula model. The result is an effort certainly of devotion to the original story (though not always as faithful as purists might hope) in an artistic, albeit extremely dated, manifestation. There have been a not-small number of appearances and reimaginings of Dracula in comics ( especially in the Marvel universe), as in all forms of entertainment media, over the decades but no one ever really tried putting Stoker’s iconic novel in comic form until this point. Way back in the mid-aughts, Marvel comics revived an adaptation, begun in 1974, of quite possibly the most-adapted work of all time: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Galdikas until I met her at Simon Fraser,” she remembers. “Growing up, I saw Gorillas in the Mist, so I knew about Dian Fossey,” Linsky says, “and Jane Goodall is just, like, a household name. Linsky, Gladikas’s current mentee, hadn’t heard of the renowned primatologist until a friend recommended taking one of her courses. Ruth Linsky, one young scientist featured in the film, is an Alberta native who studied biology, ecology and evolution at Simon Fraser University in B.C., where Galdikas teaches. She Walks with Apes, a new documentary from The Nature of Things, tells the story of the Trimates and the next generation of women who were inspired to live with the great apes. That honour goes to Biruté Galdikas, a Canadian scientist, conservationist and educator who is surprisingly less known than her fellow Trimates, Goodall and Fossey. But neither of these women can be credited with operating the longest continuous study by one principal investigator of any wild mammal in the world. With the mention of primates and those who have dedicated their lives to the study of them, people often think of Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. 5/24/2023 0 Comments The cottingley secret hazel gaynorThus, the novel moves back and forth between these two plots – Olivia’s desire to carve out a new path for her life and Frances’ recollections of events leading up to and after the fairies fiasco. Before long, Olivia discovers an unfinished manuscript relating the story of two cousins, Elsie and Frances, in 1910s Cottingley who shocked the world with alleged photographs of fairies. One such matter is his bookshop, Something Old. The first plot, set in present-day Ireland, features Olivia who has returned to the Emerald Isle to settle final matters of her grandfather’s estate. The Cottingley Secret, by Hazel Gaynor, features a dual contemporary and historical fiction narrative. Overall, while I found this story more palatable, only half of its two-sided plot managed to cement my interest. Hence how this novel came upon my reading radar. I’m no stranger to Hazel Gaynor’s work as I had previously perused The Girl at the Savoy, and while that story ended up being too bittersweet for my taste, the writing itself was lovely. But no, she is very real-and his duty to the Crown means he's stuck with her.Ĭan two wrongs make the most perfect right? Surely, his imagination is getting the better of him. Setting sail on a time-sensitive voyage to Portugal, he's stunned to find a woman waiting for him in his cabin. Known to society as a rascal and reckless privateer, Captain Andrew James Rokesby actually transports essential goods and documents for the British government. But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain's bed. While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers' hideaway tucked inside a cave. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. įiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. 5/24/2023 0 Comments Read cold hearted rakeShe and her family lost everything except the clothes they were wearing and her purse. In October 1998, Kleypas's Texas home flooded within a matter of hours after heavy rains inundated their town. Her novels have ranked high on major best-seller lists, sold millions of copies around the globe and have been translated into fourteen different languages. Kleypas has been a full-time romance writer since 1985. During her competition at the Miss America pageant, Kleypas performed a song she had written, earning her a "talented nonfinalist" award. The same year she sold her first novel, Kleypas was named Miss Massachusetts. Approximately two months later, at age 21, Kleypas sold her first novel. Her parents agreed to support her for a few months after her graduation so that she could finish her latest manuscript. She began writing her own romance novels during her summer breaks from studying political science at Wellesley College. Lisa Kleypas was born on 5 November 1964 in Temple, Texas, to Linda and Lloyd Kleypas, an architect. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts 1985 and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City. Lisa Kleypas (born 5 November 1964 in Temple, Texas ) is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. Now shes blackballed by the gala set and in dire need of a fresh start-and apparently the McCreadys are in need of an event planner with a tarnished reputation. Shes riding high until one event goes tragically, spectacularly wrong. As an elite event planner, Margots rubbed elbows with the cream of Chicago society, and made elegance and glamour her business. Margot Cary has spent her life immersed in everything Lake Sackett is not. And true to form in small Southern towns, family business bes everybodys business. (What, you have a problem with one-stop shopping?) Two McCready brothers started two separate businesses in the same building back in 1928, and now its be one big family affair. Book Synopsis From beloved author Molly Harper comes the first novel in the contemporary romance series, Southern Eclectic, about a big-city party planner who finds true love in a small Georgia town.Nestled on the shore of Lake Sackett, Georgia is the McCready Family Funeral Home and Bait Shop. 5/22/2023 0 Comments Singapore Sapphire by A.M. StuartI enjoyed this novel a great deal and thought Harriet was a great character, she was a contradiction of the times and definitely not one to be kept in a box. She and Curran are soon drawn into a murderous web of treachery and deceit and find themselves face-to-face with a ruthless cabal that has no qualms about killing again to protect its secrets. Singapore Sapphire is book 1 in the Harriet Gordon Mystery series and was a great introduction to this new character and setting of 1910 Singapore. When another body is dragged from the canal, Harriet feels compelled to help with the case. Harriet's keen eye for detail and strong sense of duty interests him, as does her distrust of the police and her traumatic past, which she is at pains to keep secret from the gossips of Singapore society. When Inspector Robert Curran is put on the case, he realizes that he has an unusual witness in Harriet. It is unfortunate that she should discover her first client, Sir Oswald Newbold-explorer, mine magnate and president of the exclusive Explorers and Geographers Club-dead with a knife in his throat. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary. Singapore, 1910-Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her-but murder gets in the way. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, “like the roach motel,” Kalisha says. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents-telekinesis and telepathy-who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. The operation takes less than two minutes. In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. 5/22/2023 0 Comments Protect and defend by vince flynnTracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. 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