![]() ![]() ![]() When an agent confronts Cristian with evidence of treason-a single dollar bill tucked inside his notebook-and also offers medicine for Bunu, his sick grandfather, Cristian agrees to spy on the American diplomat family whose son he’s become friendly with. Wild dogs attack children in the streets, and secret agents are everywhere. Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu has been in power for 24 years, and most Romanians live in poverty, exporting what they produce to unknowingly fund Ceaușescu’s obscenely extravagant lifestyle. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu, with his spiky hair, love of poetry and English, and crush on Liliana Pavel, is as much of a rebel as it’s possible to be in Bucharest, Romania, in 1989. ![]() A rare look at the youth-led rebellion that toppled Romania’s Ceaușescu. ![]()
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![]() He's been a judge for several prominent awards, including the Nebula, World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon and Bram Stoker.īorn in the Netherlands in 1951, de Lint immigrated to Canada with his family as an infant. De Lint served as Writer-in-residence for two public libraries in Ottawa and has taught creative writing workshops for adults and children in Canada and the United States. He has written critical essays, music reviews, opinion columns and entries to encyclopedias, and he's been the main book reviewer for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction since 1987. Modern Library's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century poll, conducted by Random House and voted on by readers, put eight of de Lint's books among the top 100.ĭe Lint is a poet, folklorist, artist, songwriter and performer. Renowned as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the World Fantasy, Aurora, Sunburst, and White Pine awards, among others. Charles de Lint is the much beloved author of more than seventy adult, young adult, and children's books. ![]() ![]() ![]() Do you think that the story would have ended differently if the animals had got into the boat in a different order?Įxploring the text in context of our community, school and ‘me’ Exploring the theme of the text.Why do you think the lightest animal sank the boat?.After readingĪfter reading Who Sank the Boat? for enjoyment, have a class discussion about their initial reaction to the story and their predications as to who sank the boat. Stop each time Pamela Allen asks “Do you know who sank the boat?” and encourage students to revise their predictions after each animal hops in the boat. Discuss who is the heaviest and who is the lightest. Ask students to revise their predictions now that they can see all of the animals. ![]() The book introduces new characters other than the cow and the donkey near the beginning of the book. Which would be more likely to sink the boat? Why?.What do you know about the size and weight of a cow and a donkey?.Why would the author make the title a question?.Have the students do a think-pair-share about what they think will sink the boat and why. Make a list of things that they think float and sink. Look at the front cover illustration and title and have a class discussion about what the students know about floating and sinking. Connecting to prior knowledge Before reading ![]() ![]() OHC Interviewer Shanna Farrell sat down with Gordon in 2017 to discuss his early life growing up in Los Angeles, his affinity for libraries, education and career in the Bay Area, and becoming a writer in his retirement. He is also an enthusiastic supporter of libraries, and has made significant contributions to the Whittier High Library and to The Bancroft Library for their burgeoning California Detective Fiction Collection. The Chinese Jars, The Ugly Dwarf, King of the Bottom, Fractured Lives, The. He is the author of six books, including The Chinese Jars, King of the Bottom, and The Halls of Power, among others. Gordon manuscripts and ephemera, approximately 2004-2013. He worked as a lawyer in San Francisco for many years before becoming a mystery writer. He earned his law degree at the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Llywelyns only legitimate son, Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c.1208-1246), married Isabella de Braose, daughter of William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny, Lord. ![]() Gordon, lawyer, noir writer, and library supporter. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and attended college at the University of California, Berkeley. ![]() ![]() the recipient of a John Hay Whitney Fellowship and the Martin Luther King, Jr. We are excited to announce the release of our oral history interview will William C. Rhoden will be the recipients of the Gordon. ![]() ![]() She decides then and there to go back to Japan almost immediately: to walk the henro michi, and walk herself back to health.Brushing aside the barriers that other people might find daunting - the 1200km of mountainous terrain, the sweltering Japanese summer, the fact she has no money and has never done a multi-day hike before - Lisa is determined to walk the pilgrimage, or die trying. Severely depressed, socially withdrawn, overweight, on the dole and living with her mum, she is 28 and miserable.And then, completely by chance, the henro michi comes back into her life, through a book at her local library. Neon Pilgrim: .uk: Dempster, Lisa, Dempster, Lisa: 0191092311997: Books Buy new: £3.11 RRP: £14.56 Save: £11. During a culture-shocked exchange year in Japan, fifteen-year-old Lisa Dempster's imagination is ignited by the story of the henro michi, an arduous 1200 kilometre Buddhist pilgrimage through the mountains of Japan.Perfectly suiting the romantic view of herself as a dusty, travel-worn explorer (well, one day), she promises to return to Japan and walk the henro michi, one way or another, as soon as humanely possible.Fast-forward thirteen years, and Lisa's life is vastly different to what she pictured it would be. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, Buck returns to chronicle his latest incredible adventure: building a wooden flatboat from the bygone era of the early 1800s and journeying down the Mississippi River to New Orleans.Ī modern-day Huck Finn, Buck casts off down the river on the flatboat Patience accompanied by an eccentric crew of daring shipmates. ![]() AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHED HARDCOVERS OF LIFE ON THE MISSIPPIPPI CAN BE ORDERED BELOW.ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK: The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand “flatboat era” of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America’s first western frontier.ħ years ago, readers around the country fell in love with a singular American voice: Rinker Buck, whose infectious curiosity about history launched him across the West in a covered wagon pulled by mules and propelled his book about the trip, The Oregon Trail, to 10 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List. ![]() SOLD OUT EVENT OVERVIEW: Rinker Buck, The New York Times Bestselling Author of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey, will give a Multimedia Presentation about his New Hardcover Life on The Mississippi: An Epic American Journey on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 7:00 PM, at Rainy Day Books in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucky for Riley their paths shall cross again for some off-the-charts sex against walls and furniture…. She takes a rest and viola! Brett to the rescue with fluffy slippers, interesting conversation and an intense and sexually charged kiss… before he slips back into the night. While walking back to her hotel room, her feet aching from her two-sizes-too-small stilettos. “It’s been years since I’ve had a cock in my mouth, years since I’ve felt a man’s skin beneath my touch, much less his hands on my body.” Tight (stand-alone) opens up to small-town financial advisor Riley Johnson who while on a weekend bachelorette party in Bahamas encounters the mysterious Brett Jacobs and does something reckless to break the status quo and shake loose. ![]() A mind-blowing one-night-stand looks to become a promising romance, until it touches on the darker sides of life! ![]() ![]() ![]() Secret pals start next week- a note is coming home.New student will be welcomed next Monday.We will go to Civil War reenactments on Friday, May 19. .Bottle drive meeting will be held Wednesday, February 15 at 3:00.Students will be split into groups and will go on one of the two days. We have field trips this week on Tuesday and Wednesday to Shelburne Farms. ![]() ![]() Our district got a new website, and RMCS' new site will go live on Monday!.Examples: getting a youtube channel, getting more dogs, getting desks instead of chairs, getting a personal email, having physical activity in classrooms In writing we are writing argumentative essays on a variety of topics.Appleby's cl ass will elect a class president today Couillard's classes had hands on nature this week We started Civil War research with Natalie Kinsey! She taught us how to use primary sources to help with our research in our Civil War soldier and our genealogy trees.Report cards are being sent home today- please have parents sign them and return to school tomorrow. ![]() ![]() I won’t go any further in terms of the plot as this is only a short story.įor me this was a reread, and on top of that I have also seen the Vincent Price movie and read a re-imagining of the story called The Fall by Bethany Griffin. ![]() Even though the two are best friends they haven’t seen each other for many years and so it comes as a surprise to the narrator to find Roderick in such a poor condition! It comes as an even greater surprise to find that he has a twin sister who herself seems to be suffering from a severe condition and in fact dies within days of the narrator’s arrival and is placed in a tomb in the cellars of the Usher Mansion. The whys and wherefores of this are never discussed but clearly the family seems to be doomed or cursed – or at least they believe themselves to be so!Īt the start of the story the narrator is asked to visit his friend Roderick who believes himself to be terminally ill. The premise of the story is the failing line of the House of Usher. ![]() The book is only a short story, probably about 50 pages and originally published in 1839 is considered to be one of Poe’s most famous works and a perfect example of his ability to make every sentence and reference meaningful. The Fall of the House of Usher is one of the books from my classic club list and is also probably one of those books where most people are already more than familiar with the story. ![]() ![]() In ACOTAR, a chance encounter with a wolf places nineteen-year-old Feyre in deep waters with the fae. Order of Blood and Ash Series:īooks Like From Blood and Ash A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Blood and Ash Series Premiseįrom Blood and Ash, a mesmerizing tale that centers around a nineteen-year-old girl destined to fulfill a prophecy she knows nothing about – One she questions more and more in the face of temptation. Read on to learn more about Armentrout’s Blood and Ash series in this comprehensive guide which includes information on the series book order, the cast of characters, and the companion series, Flesh and Fire. The third and fourth installments were nominees for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy. ![]() In 2020, Armentrout released the phenomenal romantic fantasy From Blood and Ash, which won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance. From forbidden romances with alluring extraterrestrials to romantic fantasies with seductive villains, Armentrout is no novice to crafting memorable worlds with enchanting casts of characters. Armentrout is a masterful storyteller with nearly four dozen books written. See my full disclosure.Īward-winning author Jennifer L. ![]() ![]() ![]() *This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link. ![]() |