![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was about … oh, three weeks ago, and I had just finished reading Bound and Determined, and my good friend Sarah had pretty much poked me in the back and told me to read Decadent (“Alaina! There’s a line where the dude says, and I quote, ‘Fucking her ass, saving her life’! You HAVE TO READ THIS.” - Sarah), and what else had I been reading? Oh, Big Sleep, and I had picked up a couple of other books but thrown them down again because oh god, the Book ADD. I’m also kinda tired (just finished my second 4-12 shift at work, number 3 is … well, later today, as you’ll read this, and bonus! it’s sale markdown night!), so coherency may be an overstated goal right now. It’s taken me just about two days two hours (if I hadn’t spread it out over two days) to compile all of the quotes I’d underlined and dogeared during the read, and now, I’m almost struggling to coalesce my thoughts into words that can be understood.’ ![]()
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![]() This book itself, is a fun read, set in Chicago, with the Fae out in the open and living among humans after The Revealing. I just never thought of it too much before. Even though this is a work of fiction, I’m not second guessing it at all that a lot of competiveness and jealousy is rampant throughout the sport, like any other. ![]() Uncaged Review: I can honestly say, that this is the first book I’ve ever read about bike racers, and it was very enlightening and interesting to see the politics and snarkiness doesn’t pass by this sport either. Can their love stay on course when his secrets threaten to keep them apart for good? She can’t stay away from the enchanting Piran of Sava, until she discovers he’s not who she thought he was. ![]() ![]() A policy that puts her racing career in jeopardy when she’s kicked off the team, as if a concussion from a crash and an accusation of doping with dark Fae blood wasn’t enough. An ordinary young woman with a dream to be a professional cyclist falls for an extraordinary young man who thinks she’s anything but ordinary.īailey Meyers doesn’t have time for distractions, much less a boyfriend, so why does she agree to date the drop-dead sexy Fae artist who loves to watch her race? Because for once, she’d like to take a risk off the racecourse, even after her coach’s reminder of his no dating policy. ![]() ![]() Government officials have mandated evacuation, but high school senior Keeley, unafraid to say or do just about anything, has no intention of leaving her best friend Morgan or her longtime crush Jesse. The small riverside community of Aberdeen faces a grim future: the town is literally sinking, and predicted rains could put houses completely underwater. Because it’s not always clear what’s worth fighting for and what is best left to become a memory. It just might not turn out the way she thought. It’s the end of Aberdeen, but the beginning of Keeley’s first love story. The reward almost always outweighs the risk. You might do things you normally wouldn’t. There’s a weird sort of bravery that comes from knowing there’s nothing left to lose. The goal is to make the most of every minute they still have together.Īnd for Keeley, that means taking one last shot at the boy she’s loved forever. ![]() While the adults plan for the future, box up their possessions, and find new places to live, Keeley Hewitt and her friends decide to go out with a bang. What if your town was sliding underwater and everyone was ordered to pack up and leave? How would you and your friends spend your last days together? From the critically acclaimed author of The List comes a “transcendent love story” (Stephen Chbosky, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower) about a girl who must say goodbye to everything she knows after a storm wreaks havoc on her hometown. ![]() ![]() ![]() One example of this is when he learns of Kang’s inlay technique, but resists telling Min about it, knowing that it would be dishonorable and wrong. Tree-ear’s strong work ethic is evident throughout the book. One example of this is when he offers to walk to Songdo so that Min may have his work presented to the palace. ![]() One example of this is when he takes half of his dinner home to Crane-man each day so that his elder may have enough food to eat. Tree-ear has enormous respect for the adults in his life. ![]() Rather than stealing the seeds without the farmer ever knowing, Tree-ear tells the farmer of the hole in his bag. One example of this is when Tree-ear sees a farmer whose seeds are falling out of his bag. Teachers may want the students to identify and illustrate two themes, one for each cell, or identify one theme and show two examples of it, one example per cell.Įxamples of Themes in A Single Shard Integrity For this activity, students will identify and illustrate two of the themes in A Single Shard. Many stories have more than one important theme. Seller Rating: Contact seller Book Used - Hardcover Condition: Good US 3.96 Convert currency Free shipping Within U.S.A. A theme is a central idea, subject, or message in a story. 1 2 Sort By Skip to main search results A Single Shard (Newbery Medal Book) Park, Linda Sue Published by Clarion Books, 2001 ISBN 10: 0395978270 ISBN 13: 9780395978276 Seller: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, U.S.A. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jessa found his body in the shop she works at every day, passed down to her from him, and originally from his own father. Jessa-Lynn, called Jessa by most, is a Floridian taxidermist in her 30s whose father has recently died by suicide. But lest you cringe at what sounds like a difficult read, this isn't a depressing book: it's darkly funny, both macabre and irreverent, and its narrator is so real that every time I stopped reading the book, I felt a tiny pull at the back of my mind, as if I'd left a good friend in the middle of a conversation. It's in this precarious emotional space that Kristen Arnett's debut novel, Mostly Dead Things, is set. Yet life goes on, no matter how absent from it a mourner may feel. ![]() ![]() Grief can be a kind of deadening, a latching onto the past in order to fill in the gaps left by the person who has died or exited our lives. When I try to recall what mourning feels like - the immediate aftermath of a death, I mean, the days and weeks, and months that follow - I can only grasp the edges of memories. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Mostly Dead Things Author Kristen Arnett ![]() ![]() ![]() One is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and the other is Sri Kanda (a thinly veiled reference to Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka). The other story, taking place long after Morgan has died, deals with aliens making contact with Earth.ĭue to many technical issues, there are only two locations on Earth where the Orbital Tower can be built. The first one tells of King Kalidasa, living thousands of years before Morgan is born, who is constructing a ' pleasure garden' complete with functioning fountains, in a significant engineering effort for the time. The main story is framed by two other stories. Such a structure would greatly reduce the cost of sending people and supplies into space. ![]() The tower is to stretch from the Earth's equator to a satellite that is in geostationary orbit. ![]() The novel focuses primarily on a project known as the Orbital Tower proposed by the main character, Vannevar Morgan. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel. Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without the expense of using rockets. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary orbit at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers (approx. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. The Fountains of Paradise is a 1979 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Because their results are disastrous-depressions, mass poverty, private corporations looting public wealth, by the author's accounting-their means must be cataclysmic, dependent on political upheavals and natural disasters as coercive pretexts for free-market “reforms” the public would normally reject. The neo-liberal economic policies-privatization, free trade, slashed social spending-that the “Chicago School” and the economist Milton Friedman have foisted on the world are catastrophic in two senses, argues this vigorous polemic. ![]() ![]() ![]() The texts of the essays and entries, as well as the extensive chronology, focus on the artist's personality, his professional and social milieu, and on the works themselves, thus providing an in-depth view of the state of the arts in France in the mid-19th century. This volume presents more than 250 of Chasseriau's paintings, drawings and prints. His oeuvre includes Orientalist and religious paintings, scenes from Antiquity, and portraits, but he is best known for his ambitious decorative compositions for the churches of Paris and for the Cour des Comptes in the Palais d'Orsay. Introduction Thodore Chassriau (Septem October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria. ![]() Although his works fuse Ingres's linear precision with the lush colour and Romantic exoticism of Delacroix, they escape easy stylistic classification. A pupil and precocious disciple of Ingres, he also fell under the influence of Delacroix, and he left his mark on both the second generation of Romantic artists and their Symbolist successors. ![]() Theodore Chasseriau was one of the most sensual and intellectual painters of his time. colour the met metropolitan museum of art the metropolitan museum of art. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine, 1851. ![]() ![]() ![]() Click through to each book’s title for more. Summaries provided or adapted via NYPL’s catalog, which draws from multiple sources. And check out our Staff Picks browse tool for more recommendations! ![]() We'd love to hear your ideas too, so leave a comment and tell us what you’d recommend. ![]() Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. From Rita Lorraine Hubbard and rising star Oge More comes the inspirational story of Mary Walker, a woman whose long life spanned from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, and who-with perseverance and dedication-proved that you're never too old to learn. At 114, she was the last remaining member of her family. Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration Audible Audiobook Unabridged Samara Cole Doyon (Author), Chrystal Bethell (Narrator), Dreamscape Media, LLC (Publisher) & 0 more 4. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora ![]() ![]() ![]() Michener was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It was published in 1969, and republished in 20. He also wrote Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble in Our Electoral System, in which he condemned the United States' Electoral College system. A number of his other stories and novels were adapted for films and TV series. His first book was adapted as the popular Broadway musical South Pacific, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and later as eponymous feature films in 19, adding to his financial success. ![]() Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michener's factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place. His non-fiction works include Iberia, about his travels in Spain and Portugal his memoir, The World Is My Home and Sports in America. Michener's books include Tales of the South Pacific, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948 Hawaii The Drifters Centennial The Source The Fires of Spring Chesapeake Caribbean Caravans Alaska Texas Space Poland and The Bridges at Toko-ri. Many of his works were bestsellers and were chosen by the Book of the Month Club he was known for the meticulous research that went into his books. ![]() He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history. James Albert Michener ( / ˈ m ɪ tʃ ə n ər/ or / ˈ m ɪ tʃ n ər/ Febru– October 16, 1997) was an American writer. ![]() |