![]() ![]() Breathless and engaging, Fella’s distinctive voice is convincingly childlike. ![]() Fella’s present-tense narration paints pictures not just of the difficulties they face on the trip (a snowstorm, car trouble, and an unlikely thief among them), but also of their lives before Mama Lacy’s illness and of the ways that things have changed since then. The year is 2004, before the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, and the girls have been separated by hostile, antediluvian custodial laws. The two white girls squabble and share memories as they travel from West Virginia to Asheville, North Carolina, where Zany is determined to scatter Mama Lacy’s ashes in accordance with her wishes. Twelve-year-old Ophelia, nicknamed Fella, and her 16-year-old sister, Zoey Grace, aka Zany, are the daughters of a lesbian couple, Shannon and Lacy, who could not legally marry. Two sisters make an unauthorized expedition to their former hometown and in the process bring together the two parts of their divided family.ĭooley packs plenty of emotion into this eventful road trip, which takes place over the course of less than 24 hours. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Michael Crichton takes the terrifying events of Jurassic Park even further in this unstoppably readable adventure sequel, told by a master storyteller.Ī must-read for Jurassic Park fans: the Steven Spielberg adaption of The Lost World made numerous major plot changes to the original novel, making this the true last unexplored frontier of the Jurassic Park world.īorn in Chicago in 1942, Michael Crichton first trained as a doctor before going on to become one of the most successful writers in the world. And when a team led by maverick scientist Ian Malcolm enters the mysterious 'Site B' to investigate, they are determined that this, at last, will be the end of the dinosaurs. ![]() In the years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end, the island has been indefinitely closed to the public, its park dismantled, the dinosaurs themselves destroyed. THE BESTSELLING SEQUEL TO JURASSIC PARKSix years have passed since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() First, a brief bio I turned up indicated that Kelly is a BYU (Brigham Young University) graduate. Digging around online? Yeah, 100% convinced it is. This got me wondering if Borrowed Light Carla Kelly was the same Carla Kelly from Romancelandia. Enough of them, that I'm pretty savvy when it comes to publishers. As a librarian, I buy inspirationals for work. Set in the early 1900s, this is one romantic adventure you ll never forget! But actually, this discovery is even more interesting than just another mainstream writer going inspy. Determined to stick the job out, Julia faces her biggest challenge yet letting go of borrowed light to find her own testimony. Julia Darling never expected to cook for some cowboys in Wyoming, but when she breaks off her engagement in Salt Lake City, it s the perfect opportunity for her to escape. The very brief cover blurb over at Amazon? Yeah, that clinched it. Looking at the cover art for Borrowed Light was the first thing that tipped me off. ![]() Author Kate Rothwell popped up in the comments of a previous blog post to tell me that Carla Kelly (a fan favorite around the online romance community), has what looks like a western coming out in February 2011. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tiffany can’t avoid being funny-it’s just who she is, whether she’s plotting shocking, jaw-dropping revenge on an ex-boyfriend or learning how to handle her newfound fame despite still having a broke person’s mind-set. None of that worked (and she’s still single), but it allowed Tiffany to imagine a place for herself where she could do something she loved for a living: comedy. Or at least she could make enough money-as the paid school mascot and in-demand Bar Mitzvah hype woman-to get her hair and nails done, so then she might get a boyfriend. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn’t beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. ![]() Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. ![]() ![]() ![]() She kept opening her big mouth and getting herself into deeper trouble. In the last book, she forced her way into shifter business. My eyes were getting sore from all the eye rolling I was doing while reading this book.Īnita (a necromancer), Jean-Claude (the master vampire of the city) and Richard (the werewolf pack leader) share a rare connection called a triumvirate, where a vampire, a lycanthrope and a necromancer join forces to become a powerful force. In this book, she surpasses both of them in power and saves the day. In the following books, she got involved in a love triangle with a vampire and a werewolf and somehow shared powers with them. She also had a bit of magic handed down from her maternal heritage. She had martial art skills and knew how to use a gun and knives. The first book had Anita as an almost regular human who worked as an animator, vampire slayer and she worked with the Regional Preternatural Investigative Team (RPIT) as a consultant/investigator because she is an expert in preternatural beings. Hamilton really rolled around in ridiculous sauce for this series. ![]() ![]() Oh, wait…I forgot to mention how hot she is and how every man wants her. ![]() I don’t know how much more awesome Anita Blake can get! With each book, she gets more and more badass and powerful. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Lansing’s brisk style and her heroine’s efficient approach make her debut a treat. “If you love a fun, intriguing, plot-twisty mystery, Killer Chardonnay has it all.” –Fresh Fiction Kate Lansing is a delightful new voice in the mystery genre and I can’t wait to read the next one in this series."-Nadine Nettmann, author of the Anthony, Agatha, Lefty, and Mary Higgins Clark Award nominated Sommelier Mystery Series. ![]() " Killer Chardonnay is an engaging mystery filled with wine knowledge, romance, and a gutsy protagonist. Killer Chardonnay has legs!"-Leslie Budewitz, Agatha Award winning author of the Spice Shop Mysteries A wine rack full of suspects won’t stop the determined sleuth and vintner from bottling up a killer and saving her dream. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. ![]() "Parker Valentine.will steal your heart and pair it with a smooth mystery in this sparkling debut. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. A most delightful debut!"-Cynthia Kuhn, Agatha Award winning author of the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries You’ll raise your glass to Parker Valentine, the charming sleuth at the center of this twisty and satisfying mystery. " Killer Chardonnay offers a wonderful blend of suspense and humor. Praise for Kate Lansing and Killer Chardonnay ![]() ![]() ![]() Eventually only two little Indians are left the real killer appears (his death having been feigned) and the remaining two are able to outwit him-Publisher's descriptionĪ dramatization of the author's novel "And then there were none. W ith four popular Agatha Christie adaptations already under his belt George Pollock was well placed to direct a fifth, based on the crime writers most frequently plagiarised novel, Ten Little Indians.This was the second screen adaptation of the novel - René Clair had previously directed a superlative version, And Then There Were None (1945). The tension grows as they realize that the killer is, in fact, one of themselves. ![]() ![]() First one and then another dies each death according to the rhyme of "Ten little Indians," and with each death one of the little china figurines on the mantelpiece is found broken. It transpires that no-one has met their hosts and that they have evidently been decoyed to the island. A mysterious voice, afterwards discovered to come from a gramophone record, indicts each on of them - the eight guests and the two servants - of murder. Ten people find themselves stranded in the lonely house on Indian Island when their supposed hosts send word that they have been detained. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Weve extended the math learning in this book by turning it. Seuss invites children to count along as a lion, a dog, and a tiger compete to see who can balance the most apples on their head. Prior to starting the STEAM challenge we tried stacking our apples. Preschools have apple themes and everyone loves to count with the book Ten Apples Up On Top. Objective: Build a structure that can support ten apples. In fact, for this preschool steam activity, you only need two materials. You do not need expensive or fancy equipment to set up STEAM activities for children. Thank you for supporting Hand Made Kids Art.Ī STEAM challenge is designed for children to help inspire creativity, collaboration, communication, and encourage critical thinking, otherwise known as the 4 C’s. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. This post contains affiliate links to products I personally recommend. STEAM activities help promote essential 21st-century skills, which is important in preparing our children for the future. Fast Fuel: a 5-minute charge provides up to 1 hour of playback². Battery: Beats Studio Buds + (single charge): up to 36 hours of listening time with up to 9 hours from the earbuds and three additional charges from the charging case¹. STEAM is the combination of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. 1 day ago &0183 &32 Monday 5:51 am PDT by Hartley Charlton. Connectivity: Class 1 Wireless Bluetooth®. Storytime STEAM combines your favorite books with a simple STEAM challenge. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the history of America before that date has remained so far lost in native Indian legends. It has long been taken for granted that the first European visitors to American shores either sailed with Columbus in 1492 or with Norseman like Lief Erickson a full five centuries earlier. The first major work to penetrate the mysteries of ancient European inhabitants in America" and its support has grown even stronger over the years. first exploded on the literary scene it was acclaimed by critics as". idence that Celts from Spain.daring Semitic seafarers from Carthage, Libya, and Egypt were living and trading in America thousands of years before Columbus. This highly and widely acclaimed book provides substantial ev. Influencing the current television shows airing on the History Channel and others.ĭruids living in Ancient America.also Celts from Spain.Semitic Seafarers from Carthage, Libya, and Egypt! Is the Grandfather and Most Referred to Book on ANCIENT AMERICA. Reproductions (Rare and Unique Bibles and Books)īarry Fell's - AMERICA B.C. ![]() ![]() Increasing mechanization of fast-food production in the 1960s and ‘70s ensured that companies could easily replace fast-food workers-that these workers would be a transitional workforce, employed nationwide without union benefits. McDonald’s “speedee service system,” a way of making burgers more efficiently and with little skill on the part of employees, marked, as Schlosser writes, a series of sweeping changes in fast food, causing it to become ubiquitous in America. The explosive growth of many of these chains was coupled with the expansion of the American suburbs, especially in California, as soldiers returned from the war and began settling with their families in car-based communities, along highways between major cities. Schlosser begins by noting the emergence of major American fast-food companies, like McDonald’s (with its Golden Arches), Burger King, and Wendy’s, after World War Two. ![]() ![]() Schlosser charts this transformation by tracking many different people: fast-food employees at franchises, and well-paid executives at fast-food conglomerates ranchers and potato farmers in Colorado and its environs large-scale farming and ranching operations workers at meatpacking plants food scientists tasked with creating new “natural” flavors for food products. ![]() Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation is an attempt to describe how American eating and food-production patterns have changed since World War Two. ![]() |