Sea Witch by Sarah Henning5/24/2023 I recently read another one of these retellings about Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, but I enjoyed “Sea Witch” so much more. It’s like looking through history with a different lens, you recognize the events but there is a new perspective. We get a chance to see the history of this character and discover what might have made them evil. How wonderful, when an author can create an original backstory for a character that has always been one dimensional. And is there anything older than sea? This is the prequel to “The Little Mermaid” and tells the story of how the sea witch (dubbed Ursula in the Disney version) came to be. There is nothing that I look forward to more than a good retelling of an old tale. My opinions are my own and independent of receiving an advanced copy.I fell in love with this story. My thanks to Edelweiss, Katherine Teigen Books, Harper Collins Canada and Sarah Henning for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Buried Desires by Ofelia Gränd5/24/2023 Maybe his new neighbour David can help distract him from the ache left by his ex’s absence.ĭavid on the other hand has a whole root cellar full of lovers. Or they’re necrophiliacs.Īfter six years of a relationship going nowhere, Jett has moved away to start over. Or are they?Īll the good ones are either married or straight. When he is introduced to a friend’s godson things just might be starting to look up. Turning thirty and newly out of the hospital, the last thing he wants to do is attend a birthday dinner even if it is being thrown in his honor. ***Ĭhristopher Minnick is at a bad place in his life. *** Includes special links for two BONUS Hidden Chapter short stories, only available with the Buried Desires – a Horror Double Feature eBook. From a gothic tale of love to a story of terrifying secrets and twisted obsession, Buried Desires is a pairing of fun and fright by two new names in gay horror. The Gay Liberation Book by Len Richmond5/24/2023 HOMOSEXUALS: Those who camouflage themselves and don’t come out. HUMOR: We are one of its most sparkling subjects. MOTHER: Cries when she learns we’re homosexual.īROTHERS AND SISTERS: Are afraid of catching it.ĪUNTS: Believe themselves to be the direct cause by means of alternating hereditary cycles. It states, “To make revolution you have to have one or more antagonists if they don’t exist, you have to create them.” While that statement is undoubtedly debatable, the list of “antagonists” presented after the above statement is interesting: One of the essays included in the book is translated from Fuori, the first gay liberation newspaper in Italy. This book deals with those activist groups pre-GLR, during the height of GLR activity, and after many GLR groups disbanded. If you’re not familiar the the Gay Liberation Front (GLR), a number of activist groups claimed that name, most of which were formed immediately after the Stonewall riots in 1969. The editors plainly state that they are dealing with the Gay Liberation Front specifically and not trying to cover all of gay history or every gay subgroup. It’s divided into three sections: Gay Oppression, Gay Liberation, and Beyond Gay Liberation. Today’s feature is The Gay Liberation Book, edited by Len Richmond and Gary Noguera and published by Ramparts Press (San Francisco) in 1973.īasically, this book is a collection of essays, poetry, photography, and personal stories by a number of well-known authors, including William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, John Lennon, Huey Newton, Gore Vidal, Alan Watts, Perry Brass, and N.A. The red pyramid by rick riordan5/24/2023 The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy-adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan. The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1), Rick Riordan To save their father, they must embark on a dangerous journey-a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and its links to the House of Life, a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs. Soon Carter and Sadie discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are waking, and the worst of them-Set-has a frightening scheme. On Christmas Eve, Sadie and Carter are reunited when their father brings them to the British Museum, with a promise that he's going to "make things right." But all does not go according to plan: Carter and Sadie watch as Julius summons a mysterious figure, who quickly banishes their father and causes a fiery explosion. After six years of living apart, the siblings have almost nothing in common. But Carter has just what Sadie longs for-time with their father. Sadie has just what Carter wants-school friends and a chance at a "normal" life. But while Carter's been homeschooled, his younger sister, Sadie, has been living with their grandparents in London. Since his mother's death six years ago, Carter Kane has been living out of a suitcase, traveling the globe with his father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. In the role of brie hutchens5/24/2023 Nicole Melleby is a born-and-bred Jersey girl with a passion for storytelling. Juggling her confusing feelings with the rapidly approaching May Crowning, not to mention her hilarious non-star turn in the school play, Brie navigates truth and lies, expectations and identity, and how to-finally-make her mother really see her as she is. But sometimes just looking at Kennedy gives Brie butterflies. Worse, Brie has almost no chance to get the job, which always goes to a top student.ĭesperate to make her lie become truth, Brie turns to Kennedy, the girl everyone expects to crown Mary. Brie’s mom is distracted with pride-but Brie’s in big trouble: she has not been chosen. But when Brie’s mom walks in on her accidentally looking at some possibly inappropriate photos of her favorite actress, Brie panics and blurts out that she’s been chosen to crown the Mary statue during her school’s May Crowning ceremony. She’s going to be the star of the school play and convince her parents to let her go to the performing arts high school. Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Catholic school. A big thank you to the publisher for this opportunity!įor today’s post I got information on the book + the author~ A warm welcome to the Blog Tour for In the Role of Brie Hutchens by Nicole Melleby!!! I am so delighted I can be part of the tour, I was definitely doing a happy dance/book shimmy when I got the invitation. The black death ziegler5/24/2023 Ziegler takes each major country in Europe (Italy where the Black Death was first encountered, France, Germany and England) in the order in which the plague reached them and looks at the impact of the plague on them. Although fairly outdated in terms of understanding the causes of the Black Death and how it spread, this is a good synthesis of research available at the end of the sixties. This graphic and harrowing image of the plague pits of Florence appears in Philip Ziegler’s book ‘The Black Death’. In the morning when a large number of bodies were found in the pit, they took some earth and shovelled it down on top of them and later others were placed on top of them and then another layer of earth, just as one makes lasagne with layers of pasta and cheese. All the citizens did little else except to carry dead bodies to be buried… At every church they dug deep pits down to the water-table and thus those who were poor who died during the night were bundled up quickly and thrown into the pit. Henry h neff impyrium book 25/23/2023 But the empress has other plans for her granddaughter, dark and dangerous plans to exploit Hazel’s talents and rekindle the Faeregine mystique. Hazel, the youngest member of the royal family, is happy to leave ruling to her sisters so that she can study her magic. Whether it’s treachery from a rival house, the demon Lirlanders, or rebel forces, many believe the Faeregines are ripe to fall. But the family’s magic has been fading, and with it their power over the empire. Neff’s new high-stakes middle grade fantasy follows two unlikely allies as they confront a conspiracy that will shake the world of Impyrium to its core.įor over three thousand years, the Faeregine dynasty has ruled Impyrium. A new classic in the fantasy genre." - Eoin Colfer, author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series A 2018 TEXAS LONE STAR READING LIST PICK! Made by Alisa Anderson5/23/2023 At the anniversary event on May 14, the attending Freedom Riders will recount their memories and share experiences from that harrowing day. But their bravery was met with horrific violence. and headed south in protest of interstate transportation segregation laws. In the spring of 1961, 13 men and women (seven Black and six white) boarded two buses in Washington, D.C. This commemorative gathering will highlight the courage and bravery of the many Freedom Riders who joined together to stand against unjust segregation laws in the south. Hosted by national environmental nonprofit, The Conservation Fund, and other historic preservation partners, the event will include firsthand accounts from some of the Freedom Riders themselves who heeded the call to continue the Freedom Rides after the attacks in Anniston and Birmingham in 1961. A special event will take place in Birmingham, Alabama on May 14 to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the historic Freedom Rides. Author of " Becoming Southern" and " The Big Muddy." From Tom’s Reading List Sheilah Hamilton Pantin, great granddaughter of Mary Mann Hamilton.Ĭhristopher Morris, professor of history at the University of Texas, Arlington. Hamilton's posthumous memoir is " Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman." Kerry Hamilton, great grandson of Mary Mann Hamilton. This hour On Point, a woman homesteads the Mississippi Delta. Her life was a story of Biblical suffering, labor, loss, fire, flood, isolation, despair – and somehow she lived to 90 and told that story with spirited beauty. Her frontier was the untamed Mississippi Delta. The long-unpublished memoir of Mary Mann Hamilton should set us straight. But just how hard it could be can elude us. We know that settling the American frontier was not all “Westward Ho!” hat-waving and cowboys singing Oklahoma. A portion of the cover of the new release of Mary Mann Hamilton's posthumous frontier memoir, "Trials of the Earth." (Courtesy Little Brown) Facebook Email This article is more than 6 years old.Ī woman’s life on the American Frontier: We’ll open an old memoir of homesteading on the Mississippi Delta. Freckle juice pages5/23/2023 Marcus comes home, Andrew is in rough shape. Soon, Andrew is feeling strange, but more of a sick strange than a freckle strange. Andrew mixes up the recipe, using some substitute ingredients, ignores the foul smell, and gulps it down. Luckily (or unluckily) for Andrew, she returns it to him at the end of the school day.Īndrew can’t contain his excitement, and runs home from school to mix the recipe. After paying up, Sharon throws the recipe across the classroom, and Andrew falls on the floor trying to grab it. Things don’t go smoothly during the recipe exchange. Although Andrew would rather not pay Sharon for anything, he can’t stop thinking about it. That is, until his obnoxious classmate Sharon lets Andrew in on her secret: the recipe for "freckle juice" has been in her family for years. The only problem is, freckles seem impossible to get. Kelly either, because he wouldn’t be so distracted by Nicky’s freckles. One day Andrew counted 86 of them! If only Andrew could find out how to get them, he wouldn’t have to wash his neck and he’d never be late for school! He probably wouldn’t get in as much trouble with Ms. His classmate Nicky Lane has the perfect set of freckles. Second grader Andrew Marcus wants freckles more than anything in the world. What does it mean to accept who you are?.What is something that makes you unique?.What would it be like if everyone was the same?.Have you ever wished you could be like someone else? Why did you feel that way?. |