5/23/2023 0 Comments Liberty's Fire by Lydia Syson![]() ![]() ![]() Not one to run away from a challenge she gives her support, but it is his daughter, Lizzie, who is his most enthusiastic supporter and as their adventure begins to this island in the middle of Oceania, Lizzie cannot contain her excitement at the possibilities of this new life ahead of them.Īrriving on the island, they are faced with quite a formidable task. His wife is a very stoic lady who has stood by his side through all the hardships presented them. ![]() ‘This island will change everything for this family. As he considers the countless possibilities available to them, a relatively undiscovered land that they could make their home, he decides on making an offer. Over the years Mr Peacock has tried his hand at many roles to earn a crust but it is when he hears of an island for sale, quite a distance away from the mainland of New Zealand, that his attention is truly peaked. Peacock’s Possessions tells the tale of a restless family, a family with the need to fulfill an ambition to explore and discover a place to call their own. When I joined the blog tour for Mr Peacock’s Possessions I was very fortunate to have been sent a gorgeous hardback copy but, as I knew that it was a book that I would not be rushing, I left it until the summer to read. ![]()
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5/23/2023 0 Comments Fallocaust by Quil Carter![]() ![]() The cold chimera’s moments of clarity are getting few and far between, and it’s a race against time to figure out just what is wrong with him. Both of them think they’re doing the right thing, but only time will reveal the consequences of their actions, and what permanent damage it will do to, not only the family, but their relationship.But with Skyfall acting as ground zero to numerous growing threats, including rogue genetically engineered proxy worms, and Bastian’s rebellion, relationships and family troubles may be the least of their worries.Not to mention Elish’s mental state continues to deteriorate. ![]() ![]() Skyfall is in a dire place, but even with their world falling apart around them, the royal family is still fighting amongst themselves.And not just the royal family, Reaver and Killian are on opposing sides, with Killian defending Elish, and Reaver defending Silas. ![]() Bastian Gibel is determined to right the wrong he’d made centuries before, and while the old man works on a way to eradicate immortals once and for all, the threat of the proxy worms grows stronger. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Guitar notes by mary amato![]() ![]() Lyla and Tripp's chaste relationship makes this accessible for younger tweens, much in the style of Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries books. The couple's exchange of musical ideas is illustrated through scribbled chords, half-conceived lyrics, and brainstorming sessions. Like every good Romeo and Juliet story, there is class struggle and tragedy, but the musical focus is what sets this story apart. The notes left in the strings of the guitar begin when Lyla complains to Tripp about leaving trash in their shared room, and the conversation continues from there. ![]() On odd-numbered days, the roomand the school's battered guitaris used by scruffy Tripp Broody. Lyla has access to the practice room on even-numbered days. No matter that these days the thought of playing her cello makes her so tense she can barely breathe. "Perfect Lyla Marks signed up to practice her cello in one of the two small rooms available to students during lunch period. ![]() ![]() The collection of sap for the making of maple syrup has long been a family affair, with men, women, and children joining together in both the work and celebration. As Advent is to Christmas, the flowing of sap brings promise that spring is just around the corner. ![]() The late winter months of February and March are an excellent time to anticipate the miracle that is spring, nowhere else better demonstrated than in the brief season of maple syrup harvesting. a unit study with the potential to bring a multi-age group of learners closer to gain new knowledge of science, history, geography, math, and more: The Maple Syrup Unit Study. To sacrifice a mocha latte for just a teensy Your door feel more and more like an insurmountable wall? Would you be willing Does cabin fever have you wondering why youĮver decided to homeschool in the first place? Does the 3 feet of snow outside ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud![]() ![]() Now, in Wounds, Ballingrud follows up with an even more confounding, strange, and utterly entrancing collection of six stories, including one new novella. In his first collection, North American Lake Monsters, Nathan Ballingrud carved out a distinctly singular place in American fiction with his “piercing and merciless” ( Toronto Globe and Mail) portrayals of the monsters that haunt our lives-both real and imagined: “What Nathan Ballingrud does in North American Lake Monsters is to reinvigorate the horror tradition” ( Los Angeles Review of Books). “Ballingrud’s work isn’t like any other.” -Cory Doctorow, Boing BoingĪ gripping collection of six stories of terror-including the novella “The Visible Filth,” the basis for the upcoming major motion picture-by Shirley Jackson Award–winning author Nathan Ballingrud, hailed as a major new voice by Jeff VanderMeer, Paul Tremblay, and Carmen Maria Machado-“one of the most heavyweight horror authors out there” ( The Verge). ![]() ![]() “Nathan Ballingrud is one of my favorite short fiction writers.” -Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation and Borne ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The orphan queen![]() Melanie shot me a frown as I crept toward the edge of the roof and let out a short whistle.Ī sharp trill answered from below. When the wraith reaches the Indigo Kingdom, I said, all of this will be destroyed. But wealth wasn’t the only thing that shone: glass panes hung on the west face of every house and tower and mansion in Skyvale, the mirrored city.īeyond the houses, factories, shops, and refugee hovels, mountains were silhouetted against the night sky. Those people were important enough to warrant gas lamps at night, as though light protected like locks or swords or shields. The city spread below us, shimmering with knots of streetlights in the wealthy districts. She gathered it all back and tied it with a torn bit of fabric. It’s beautiful, isn’t it? Wind plucked at a wayward strand of her sleek, black hair. Every time we came to the western side of the city, she insisted we stop and look, and I couldn’t find it in myself to deny her that pleasure. ![]() ![]() ![]() THE MIRRORS WERE an expensive superstition. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Moomin illustrations![]() ![]() Tove Jansson’s art, creative vision and philosophy have led her to become one of the world’s most treasured children’s authors and illustrators. Printed on sturdy, high-quality A4 card, each picture can be pulled out and framed, or the book can be read from start to finish to give a history of the Moomins and their unique world. Packed full of stunning artwork from the Moomin archive including book covers, illustrations and a detailed map of Moominvalley, this book is a wonderful introduction to the magical world of the Moomins and a must-have for any Moomin fan. A beautifully packaged collection of Tove Jansson’s classic Moomin artwork showcased alongside warm, witty and mindful quotes from the original books and characters. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Jessica jung shine book![]() I breezed through it and still enjoyed despite the familiar tropes and ground that I’m stepping on. It’s a drama-filled yet light, fun and fluffy read. But Shine was just the perfect read for me on this gloomy day. ![]() Her struggles in the company (the dark side of the industry), with her co-trainees (you know the typical mean girls set-up), with her parents (mostly her mother who doesn’t “fully” approve of her dabbling into the Kpop world), with Jason Lee (KPop star and DB golden boy aka her love interest) and basically just as a teen.Īctually, it’s just a typical story. ![]() Shine’s story follows through the character of Rachel Kim, a 17-year old Korean-American trainee at DB entertainment who’s trying to get a shot at debuting in a girl group. Her voice is literally a huge, I say main, selling point of this book. ![]() Jung’s an authentic voice when it comes to narrating a story that deals with the KPop industry because she knows, she experienced it and she breathes it. ![]() Where does fiction starts and reality ends? Which aspects of the story did she stretch things too far to fit and fill the fiction side? How many percent of the book is real, like truly happened for real? Those are the questions that repeatedly floated around my head as I’m reading Shine because we know the author, Jessica Jung, went through the entire process in reality. Shine is one of those books wherein I question the line between reality and fiction. Typing this rambling in while blasting This is Girls’ Generation playlist on Spotify… ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The divine comedy poem![]() Dante has managed to survive even the “Dantists” (those who specialize in him) of academia. ![]() In Italy, not even the school system has been able to make Dante tedious to generations of students, despite having continuously cast him in a limited light-either as a theological poet or a national figure. Even in smaller universities lacking even one lecturer in Italian Literature, there are still courses on Dante’s Divine Comedy. But one figure was never at issue: Dante. Since then, some of those men have been forced into retirement while a couple women, together with several ethnic or gender minorities, have been able to enter the literary and artistic canon, albeit with difficulty. ![]() Marco Martinelli with the children of Kibera, Kenya, recites Danteīeginning in the 1960s, protests erupted in American universities on the part of students and professors against the so-called “dead white men” who dominated the curriculums of all disciplines. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Archenemies supernova![]() ![]() "Meyer delivers a balance between intricate world-building and fast-paced action sequences." - School Library Journal "Even reluctant fans of hero fantasies will fall for the smart plot and wonderful world-building. "Exciting.perfect for your Fall #TBR list.". "A fully realized new world with compelling characters and just enough edge-of-your-seat action to rival the biggest on-screen adaptation." -Bustle “Blends sci-fi and action like a young adult X-Men novel, asking what it means to be a hero and what it means to be a villain.” - Paste Magazine "Tackles a familiar genre in a brand new way.". "In a vividly dark and fully imagined universe where special abilities are feared unless they can be strictly controlled and labeled, Meyer celebrates and subverts popular superhero tropes while mining the gray area between malevolence and virtue." - Publishers Weekly, starred review Renegades Series 3-book box set: Renegades, Archenemies, SupernovaĪ Publishers Weekly Bestseller (Supernova)Ī Winter 2017-2018 Kids' Indie Next List Selection ![]() |