![]() ![]() Winnie decides to expand her social media offerings of STEM videos to gain more followers for a potential job. ![]() The Penny Reid Extended Universe deals well with characters on the autism spectrum, in my opinion – your feelings may vary – they feel true to my own experiences. If a character doesn’t like his behaviour or comments, they just logic it through with him. He’s clearly on the autism spectrum, but no attempt is made to “redeem” him, make him more “normal,” or suggest that he needs to change in any way. Winnie is a teacher, and Byron is an author of some renown. I really enjoyed Ten Trends (notes: “I didn’t want this to end”). My thumbnail says “oh, this is why we pay for good books.” ![]() When I read this, I’d been reading a lot of books that I picked up for free or for a dollar. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Even if it means stealing her Best Friend’s dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of the impossibly handsome supermodel Nick. So when she’s spotted by a top model agent, Harriet grabs the chance to reinvent herself. What she isn’t quite so sure about is why nobody at school seems to like her very much. ![]() She knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a “jiffy” lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gray's insights into how to allow your other half to "pull away" like an elastic band, prevent your emotional baggage from polluting your current relationship, and translate the phrases of the opposite sex are as relevant now as when they were first published. Since its first publication, over a staggering 15 million copies of MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS have sold globally to single men and women looking for guidance on how to find the perfect partner, married couples seeking to strengthen their bond, and divorcees hoping to fathom where it all went wrong. Now repackaged to relate to a new generation of readers, this phenomenal book continues to carry its legacy of understanding and trust into the world. ![]() 'A treasure', 'a bible' and 'an heirloom' are some of the words used to describe the book that has saved countless relationships and improved innumerable others. The legendary relationships guide that mothers recommend to their daughters, friends give as gifts and brothers steal from their sisters, MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS is inarguably the definitive book on having a happy relationship. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, a moral victory was on the horizon for this quartet turned power trio by the time the mid-90s was giving way to the latter part of the decade, due to a combination of an updated formula and a beefed up production courtesy of the same engineer who first cut his teeth in the control room on this band's 1993 debut. Such was the disposition of dark horse of the early Swedish melodic death metal scene Eucharist, a band that had more breakups than they did albums to their name, and enough lineup shifts during their less than prolific run in the 1990s to rival outfits that had been plugging away in the metal scene for twice as long. ![]() Instability can be the arch nemesis of greatness, or at least that is the case when it comes to a band that should have rivaled the titans of their day, but ultimately did not. ![]() ![]() She was witty, wise, and wonderful! With a room filled with people age 8 to 80, she found a way to relate to all, and did so with a smile and grace.” Gina Henley, Birmingham, AL On the day of the luncheon, Kari did not disappoint. I’d read her books and followed her blog, and I knew she could speak on many topics to all ages. ![]() ![]() “When asked to chair the Vestavia Hills Dogwood Luncheon, I knew instantly who I wanted as the keynote speaker, Kari Kampakis. I can’t thank her enough for being a part of our event.” Lacy Waters, Birmingham, AL Kari’s message was truly special and she exceeded all my expectations. Her words come from her heart, and you can sense that she lives those words in everything that she does. She is a shining example of how a single person can touch so many. Kari connected with everyone in the audience and delivered a message of encouragement and love that moved mothers and daughters alike. As an avid reader of Kari’s blog, I felt she was the perfect fit for the audience, so I invited her to be the keynote speaker. ![]() I felt God calling me to encourage girls with positive messages as a new school year began. “In August 2016, I stepped out of my comfort zone and planned a mother-daughter event at Birmingham’s Lyric Theatre. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He stands for peace, hope and love, for equality, hugging and ecology. He travels all the way to Egypt to meet a sultan, and more than once to visit the pope both are charmed and he is permitted to found a new order.įrancis is also a saint for all seasons: a pioneer for Renaissance artists, a mystic for baroque visionaries, a muse for the Romantics, a social radical for our times. He talks to the animals, loves sparrows, wolves and people with leprosy, writes paeans to Brother Moon and Sister Sun, restores churches (and quite possibly the church itself) while roving Italy as an itinerant preacher. Born filthy rich in Assisi c 1181, he gives it all up to look after others. It is the perfect start to this show.Īnd Francis is the perfect saint, for art as for his fellow beings. ![]() They record not only eight days of seeing through the saint’s eyes, but the character of the man himself: his love of starry nights, of watching the Earth turn, loving his fellow beings, feeling the breeze shiver through Italian trees. His shining phrases radiate across the gallery wall in the shape of the glowing sun Francis saw as his sister. L ark song, white butterflies, moonrise, foals: this is what the artist Richard Long saw on his pilgrimage through Umbria in the footsteps of Saint Francis. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Then, when Mack meets actor Finlay on a film set, he experiences something powerful, a feeling like love at first sight. ![]() It's horrible being so far away from Karim, but the worst part is that Karim doesn't make the effort to visit. But when Mack's dad gets a job on a film in Scotland, Mack has to move, and soon he discovers how painful love can be. He has liked Karim for as long as he can remember, and is ecstatic when Karim becomes his boyfriend - it feels like love. Will he choose Karim or Finlay? And can true love last for ever? A must-read queer love story for fans of Sarah Crossan and Sex Education, written in verse by Dean Atta.įifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic - he blames the films he's grown up watching. Mack never thought he'd find love, but now two boys want to be with him. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Cinder’s friends are in danger at the hands of Alpha Lysander Steele and his pack of Lunar wolf soldiers, out for revenge against the queen for not reversing their genetic deformations. Questions of love, friendship, and mortality take Iko on an emotional journey that will satisfy and delight fans of this bestselling series. ![]() ![]() But it is Iko who must face her deepest fears when she uncovers the truth about her own unusual programming. Unless Cinder can reverse the mutations that were forced on them years before, Steele and his soldiers plan to satisfy their monstrous appetites with a massacre of the innocent people of Earth.Īnd to show he's serious, Steele is taking hostages.Ĭinder and Kai, Scarlet and Wolf, Cress and Thorne, and Winter and Jacin all feature in this epic new battle. Iko-an audacious android and best friend to the Lunar Queen Cinder-has been tasked with hunting down Alpha Lysander Steele, the leader of a rogue band of bioengineered wolf-soldiers who threaten to undo the tenuous peace agreement between Earth and Luna. The world of the Lunar Chronicles comes alive in this thrilling continuation of Wires and Nerve. The second graphic novel, and sequel to Wires and Nerve, Volume 1, from #1 New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Marissa Meyer! ![]() ![]() Adichie’s writings show readers when there is mutual respect and an equal partnership, the marriage will thrive. ![]() She has cautionary tales, such as Obinze and Kosi, and Chianza and Dave that show that when there is an imbalance of power in a marriage, it is doomed for failure. In her nonfiction feminist writing and in the fictional “The Arrangers of Marriage” and Americanah, she discusses the concept of marriage both directly and through characters to convey to the reader how gender dynamics impact a husband and wife. She reflects on both Nigerian and American culture, as well as the immigrant experience in marriages and how different cultural values can affect the perception of a healthy relationship. ![]() \)įeminism and the Theme of Marriage in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s WritingĪdichie approaches the theme of marriage within her novels by exploring the ways in which unbalanced power dynamics affect participants in relationships. ![]() ![]() ![]() I don't have much to compare it to, however I am now entirely devoted to the idea of reading as many apocalypse books as I can get my hands on. I was worried that they would shy away from the gore and the desperation of the situation due to the book being aimed at a younger audience, but there is still a lot of content in here that would massively appeal to an older audience. ![]() ![]() We follow a group of young friends as they try to survive when their quant suburban town turns to chaos, making impossible life and death decisions to survive.Ī young adult apocalypse book sounds quite specific. But there is no water left at all as the taps run dry. The drought, otherwise know as the tap-out comes with a long list of do's and don't's: don't shower, don't water the plants. ![]() |