6/25/2023 0 Comments Girl Mans Up by M.E. Girard![]() She hangs out with Colby, who has never made a big deal out of her sexuality and treats her with a measure of acceptance, but their relationship begins to fray as Colby continues to use Pen as his ‘scout’ for girls that he likes – making Pen vouch for him and lead those girls to Colby so he can use them and discard them. She’s used to being mistaken for a boy and has learned to put up with crap from her less understanding peers (read: most of them). She likes to wear her brother’s old clothes. Pen has always just wanted to be the kind of girl that she is – not a girly girl, not a guy, but a girl who likes girls, and who presents as what is sometimes called ‘butch,’ though this isn’t a term Pen herself uses. Peter’s Catholic School, she’s got a lot more on her mind than just grades. ![]() Pen (don’t call her Penelope) Oliveira lives in a small Ontario town with her Old-World Portuguese parents and her big brother Johnny. YA contemporary fiction, own voices queer rep. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It would make a wonderful present for children who’ve lost a loved one, or someone of any age who’s suffered a loss, both recently and long ago. This is the best picture book about complicated grief I’ve ever read, and one of the best books about it on the subject, period. I love the artwork of Oliver Jeffers, with lots of contemplative space and lovely watercolors and slightly elongated depictions of people. And I like the reciprocity of support suggested here: Grandpas help kids, kids help adults. Will kids get it? Oh, I think so, with some talk with adults (which is in a way one of the very things the book is about, reading and talking together with kids), to help them make sense of the unspeakable things we all face from time to time. ![]() So this is a metaphor or analogy for the grieving life, and a lovely simple and sweet one. ![]() One day she meets a young girl, though, who helps her remove that heart from the bottle. This doesn't make her life easier finally, as one might imagine. Her grandpa is gone, and since she feels like she can't risk too much strain on her heart again, the girl grows up solitary, putting her heart in a bottle which she wears tied to a string around her neck. Yes, it's that subtle, the chair is just empty, no explanation, really. A little girl likes to read with her grandfather as he sits in his rocking chair, and then one day she faces an empty chair. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Rebirth by Steven Long Mitchell![]() ![]() ![]() The plot of Rebirth is loosely based on the Pilot episode of The Pretender with several significant changes. He spends his time outside of The Centre, doing good and defending the "weak and abused" to make up for the heinous deeds performed by The Centre using his simulations. He can become anyone that he wants to be but he does not know who he is. Van Sickle who have promised in a 2013 interview to answer fans' long-standing questions that were left unanswered in the TV series and both TV movies, such as the mystery of Miss Parker's parentage and actual first name, to name a few.īased on the same premise as that of The Pretender TV series, Jarod is a genius, a Pretender and he has escaped the facility (The Centre) where he was raised from a very young age, having no memory of his parents. ![]() It is written by series creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. The book is the first of an intended new series. Following the series' cancellation, TNT produced two television movies, The Pretender 2001 and The Pretender: Island of the Haunted. The Pretender: Rebirth is the first novel based on the cult television show The Pretender, which ran on NBC from 1996 to 2000. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments The gruffalo online![]() “Where are you going to, little mouse? Come and have tea in my treetop house.” “It’s frightfully nice of you, Owl, but no- I’m going to have tea with a gruffalo.” “A gruffalo? What’s a gruffalo?” “A gruffalo! Why, didn’t you know? Back to quiz An owl saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. On went the mouse through the deep dark wood. “Silly old Fox! Doesn’t he know, There’s no such thing as a gruffalo?” “Goodbye, little mouse,” and away he sped. ![]() “He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws.” “Where are you meeting him?” “Here, by these rocks, and his favourite food is roasted fox.” “Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have lunch in my underground house.” “It’s terribly kind of you, Fox, but no-I’m going to have lunch with a gruffalo.” “A gruffalo? What’s a gruffalo?” “A gruffalo! Why, didn’t you know? Back to quiz ![]() A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good.” Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when the quick-thinkingmouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake and ahungrygruffaloĪ mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. ![]() ![]() Synopsis “A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. THE GRUFFALO Visit the Gruffalo site here! ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Vicious Prince by Rina Kent![]() ![]() Shane East and Keira Stevens narrate this story with an achingly, emotional performance. The two have undeniable chemistry, and they had my heart invested in them finding their happily ever after. Ronan is intuitive, and the depth of his brokenness had me falling for him early on. There are so many layers to her, it takes a while for us to get to know her. She has them dealing with relevant issues, dysfunctional families and finding love in the most unexpected places. ![]() The two have so much in common yet are completely different. Kent has encompassed so much in their story. These two are broken, have agendas and together find a way to heal. ![]() These two are arranged to be married, and don’t realize how fate has stepped into their lives. Dark, gritty, and passionate, Rina Kent has written the story of Ronan and Teal. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Sir Walter Ralegh by Robert Lacey![]() This world-famous explorer conceived and organized the colonizing expeditions to America introduced potatoes and tobacco to England, and ended up in the Tower, following his secret wedding to Bess Throckmorton where he was executed. Colourful and exciting, Sir Walter Ralegh became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. ![]() ![]() ![]() As he puts her affairs in order, he expects to face long-suppressed memories and contemptuous siblings, but he does not expect to discover that in her younger years, while he was an unaware child, his mother was a feisty, courageous woman who bravely battled an abusive husband and made fateful decisions for the good of her children. ![]() When Randle’s mother becomes critically ill he rushes to her bedside to comfort her. Winner of the Beverly Hills Book Award for Southern Fiction: “A precise, elaborate tale that shows just how menacing a family’s history can be” ( Kirkus Reviews). ![]() The Undiscovered Country E-Kitap Açıklaması ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments The young elites book 1![]() But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars-they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. ![]() ![]() ![]() An explosive new series from New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy, Marie LuĪdelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments What the hell did i just read book![]() ![]() You really can’t say he didn’t warn you when his new book’s first words are: “You want to hear a story? Well, buckle the fuck up.” Here Wong revisits his weird Midwestern town (name undisclosed) that’s much like the splatterpunk cousin of Welcome to Night Vale (2015). Wong ( Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits, 2015, etc.)-in reality, executive editor Jason Pargin-burst onto the horror-comedy scene with his phantasmagorical novel John Dies at the End (2009) and has been steadily ratcheting up the madness ever since. Dave, John, and Amy are back to kick supernatural ass and chew bubble gum. ![]() ![]() “The alphas are waiting for you.” He licks his lips, almost bouncing as he glances toward the house. “Get out,” Craig barks, beta-style with zero power but plenty of catty attitude. I like nice things as much as the next girl, but I don’t for a second think of any of this as mine. Underground nests, swimming pools, and gourmet kitchens. The other omegas were always lusting over real estate. Herebeing a freaking three-story mansion complete with whimsical ivy-choked pillars that make me feel a million miles away from my dream cottage in the woods. ![]() Turns out, the road is a long-ass driveway. Another gate, another code for me to memorize. We must almost be there, but we stop again. ![]() It’s all a blur of trees and big sky until at least an hour later when he turns down a country road and stops to punch in a code. I can’t appreciatethe scenery as Craig drives us out of the city. ![]() |