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Midnight Poems by Amanda Springer6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Although arguments have sometimes been made to extend the canon to include other poems - notably, ‘Lines Written at Shurton Bars’ (1795), ‘Dejection: An Ode’ (1802), and ‘To William Wordsworth’ (1807) 2 - majority opinion has resisted any such extension. Harper, 1 twentieth-century readers have generally grouped together six poems composed between 17 as Coleridge’s Conversation Poems: ‘The Eolian Harp’, ‘Reflections on Having Left a Place of Retirement’, ‘This Lime-Tree Bower my Prison’, ‘Frost at Midnight’, ‘Fears in Solitude’ and ‘The Nightingale’. However, following a suggestion made in 1925 by G. ‘The Nightingale’, which appeared in Lyrical Ballads (1798) with the subtitle ‘a Conversational Poem’, is the only one of his poems to which Coleridge himself ever applied this particular epithet. ![]()
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The secret society of irregular witches6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and…Jamie. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. She thinks no one will take it seriously.īut someone does. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules.with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos "pretending" to be a witch. ![]() “This is one of my coziest reads of the last year, and I find myself thinking about its enchanted setting all the time.” - Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĪ warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family-and a new love-changes the course of her life.Īs one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. #94 in Bestselling Audiobooks #12 in Bestselling Mystery & Thriller Audiobooks ![]()
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Michael pollan 7 rules6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored. The whiter the bread, the sooner you’ll be dead.ġ0. ![]() Eat animals that have themselves eaten well.ħ. It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car.Ħ. Eat only foods that will eventually rot.Ĥ. Avoid foods you see advertised on television.ģ. Avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounce.Ģ. May they keep you fit, healthy and energized in the new year!ġ. I’ve chosen what I found to be the 14 most all-encompassing and useful rules from the book. 64 simple (and entertaining) rules to keep you out of trouble at the dinner table and in your current pant size (or smaller).Įat Food. Food Rules is a great follow on companion. His last book, In Defense of Food, is the best book I’ve come across regarding what to put into your body (and what not to). Local Food Movement and health expert the next. He’s an incredible writer, knows how to tell a joke, and as it turns out, has become one of the more informative experts on what to put in your body…possibly ever. ![]() I’ve been dying for Food Rules to come out ever since seeing Michael Pollan speak on his campus at UC Berkeley late last year. Why I Read this Book: Michael Pollan’s last book was the best I’ve come across regarding what should be put in one’s body. ![]()
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![]() ![]() As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?" But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. ![]() But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. ![]() Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. ![]() When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Booklist School Library Journal Publishers Weekly The Horn Book Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. A 2021 Coretta Scott King Honor Book! Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature! Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry! In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. ![]()
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The change animorphs 136/12/2023 ![]() ![]() How can it be a spoiler if the 'Chronciles' was published over a year before? But, fine. ![]() I should be reading 'Andalite Chronicles', but despite my intention to read in publication order my sister insisted I hold off because of a 'spoiler' for a much later book. Maybe those meddlers can be worked into the story without completely irritating me. Readers finally get a picture of what a free Hork-Bajir means.ĭespite the Ellimist of it all, I really enjoyed this book. Though fearsome, with their great size, natural blades and horns, and ubiquity as Yeerk shock-troops, readers know that the Hork-Bajir were once a peaceful race before being conquered by the Yeerks. This is what the book narrows down to and finally provides some perspective on the fearsome Hork-Bajir. Something is directing Tobias' movements and the results make for the most moving book yet.įreedom. Any attempts to turn around lead to redirection. When showing Rachel, whom he's still closest to, what he's learned about Controller movements Tobias finds himself and Rachel in a different part of the forest. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, and the. He makes use of his time in surveillance missions and yet still feels as if he doesn't contribute enough to the other Animorphs. This week, two legal cases grabbed all the attention: the 5 million verdict for defamation and assault in E. ![]() It's a hard life - even with human intelligence - living in the wild. ![]() Tobias has mostly come to terms with being trapped in his hawk body. ![]()
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Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe6/11/2023 ![]() To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. ![]() This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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From Rum to Roots by Lloyd G. Francis6/11/2023 ![]() Everyone knows Steve Madden’s name and his shoes, but few are familiar with his story.Award-Winning Poet and Song Writer + New Novels.Success in Sanity with Jessica Johnson Glover.Continue reading →Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Wrestling with their past while living in a land of plenty, Linton and Daisy discover that truth is the only avenue to happiness. Happiness is as scarce as freshwater in the middle of the sea. Money flows in, but something is missing. Ambition drives them to start a business and Linton capitalizes on a skill he learned as a young man in Jamaica, making a drink known in Jamaica as “Roots.” It proves wildly popular and the company, Family Roots, prospers beyond Linton’s and Daisy’s wildest dreams.īy 1986, the drink is a sensation. ![]() They become American citizens, marry, and start a family. They encounter a vibrant Jamaican-American community in New York, where they meet at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. Seeking opportunity, Linton leaves the deep Jamaican countryside for New York and the collapse of the ice business and family crises force Daisy to leave Kingston, seeking a new start in the United States. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile in Kingston, Daisy helps her mother manage an ice business and dreams of joining her elder sister in New York. In 1937 near Portland Cottage in southern Jamaica, on a huge sugar estate, Linton McMann, the illegitimate son of the owner of the plantation, works making rum. Cover courtesy CTC Virtual Tours Synopsis ![]()
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Rebel beverly jenkins6/11/2023 ![]() “Jenkins knows how to craft a romantic yarn against a historical backdrop with all the attendant power and punch befitting her status as a romance icon. “Beyond the heated passion between the pair, Rebel stands out for its portrayal of the turbulent and violent atmosphere of Reconstruction-era New Orleans.” - BookPage, Starred Review Jenkins knows how to craft a romantic yarn against a historical backdrop with all the attendant power and punch befitting her status as a romance icon.” - Entertainment Weekly “Both Val and Drake are fierce characters, determined to fight for the things they love and value. Drake and Valinda have such adorable, fun banter. ![]() While that brings with it many serious issues, this book balances it out with wonderfully light, sweet scenes. Beautifully done.” - Library Journal (starred review) Rebel by Beverly Jenkins is a beautiful love story The setting is New Orleans after the Civil War. “Post–Civil War New Orleans comes to violent life in the hands of a veteran writer and delivers a vibrant, instructive, totally romantic historical tale that will resonate with many readers today. “A satisfying start to a new historical series from one of romance’s finest writers.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ![]() ![]() This is a grand tale of finding happiness in hard times.” - Publishers Weekly “Jenkins addresses sensitive, serious issues in a tactful, realistic manner, and she brilliantly balances the real sorrows of history with a shimmering romance. The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkinss compelling new series follows a Northern woman. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.īut after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game – and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she pledged. ![]() Until she learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, and her dreams are shattered.ĭesperate to stop the wedding, and heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. Once Upon a Broken Heart marks the launch of a new series from beloved author Stephanie Garber about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after.įor as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily ever after. The instant #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series! ‘An unputdownable fairy tale’ Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of the Wicked How far would you go for happily ever after? ![]()
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![]() Her nightmares recur, worsening with each night as the competition intensifies and her relationship with Trent deepens. Frightened awake from a nightmare, Leah stumbles into the living room, where she finds Brice looking as haunted as she feels he confides in her about his dead fiancee, and she in him about her nightmares and anxiety attacks. ![]() ![]() Trent and Leah quickly fall for each other, forming an intense and sometimes volatile relationship, which only gets more complicated after she moves into the house she'll be sharing with her costars and meets Brice. If she wins the show, she will receive a cash prize, an agent, and most importantly a part in a brand-new feature film even if she loses, people would still know her name. Leah is weary of Trenton initially, particularly since he is adamant about enlisting her for a new reality show that he is putting together called "Star Quality." However, after reasoning that she has nothing left to lose, she consents. Utterly defeated and without hope that her dreams to become a star would come true, she meets Trenton Shaw, a rich, powerful, handsome, hot-shot producer who has spent the last six years of his life trying to find her. Leah has lost her faith, her job, her confidence, and maybe her mind. ![]() Like many of us, Leah believed that the vision supersedes the process until, at age twenty-six, she stops believing in the vision and the one who gave it to her. Six Years and a Quarter Way Through is a story about a young woman who's lost her way. ![]() |