![]() ![]() In the first book of the series, Dealing with Dragons, we meet Princess Cimorene who is not at all interested in towing the princess line. Wrede offers up a perfect combination of adventure, magic, and feisty princess. In The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, author Patricia C. ![]() We watched Disney princess fare without qualms, but I also made sure to include plenty of opportunities for them to meet strong female characters in books and movies (and of course, in real life!). Even so, I did want my boys to grow up knowing that women are just as capable as men. ![]() I didn’t have to worry (like some of my friends with daughters did) that reading or watching movies about princesses saved from peril by handsome princesses would inspire a “rescue me” attitude. Fans of fantasy will love the feisty Princess Cimorene ![]()
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![]() At only 132 pages long it is a short read of around 90 minutes but is a great magical story as only Stephen King can conjure up. With Scott’s weightloss giving him more energy he decides to enter the local 12k marathon which has a magnificent effect of the town, the people and the attitudes of a majority of people. It’s one thing to be in a same sex relationship but the townspeople really can’t cope with the fact that they are married! Meanwhile, his closest neighbours, the “lesbeans” – Deirdre and Missy, are struggling with their restaurant in town because of narrow- and closed-minded people. If that wasn’t so much of a phenomenon, everything he wears or puts in his pockets doesn’t change his weight on the scales! At the rate of weightloss it will soon become terminal! While not a big deal, no matter how much weight he loses his body mass and shape stay the same, he just does not get any thinner. ![]() Scott Carey is overweight (well over 200 pounds) but is losing weight at the rate of 1 or 2 pounds daily. ![]() ![]() While the out-and-out horror stories may be gone, the writing and storytelling talent of Mr King still remains.Įlevation tells the story of small-town bigotry in the infamous setting of Castle Rock, bringing a town together, losing weight in a bizarre way, same sex marriage, changing attitudes, friendship and leaving this mortal plain. The master storyteller Stephen King is back with a brand new book (released 30 October 2018), Elevation. ![]() ![]() For me it’s a sure sign that a lot of passion went into the project. I enjoy books and movies that you can read or watch multiple times, and you always seem to discover something new and walk away with a little more meaning. I really enjoy art that lends itself to multiple viewings. That’s why I’m such a big fan of sharing beautiful art - like picture books - with our kids. And, second of all, it’s our job to stoke the fires of our kids’ imaginations and to inspire them to endlessly seek out the beauty in life. First of all, I think it’s immensely important that we as parents pass on a set of priorities and give our children the tools to basically be good people. But there are two other responsibilities I’ve often stated that I think sum up my role. What’s the meaning of my role as a dad? Of course parents need to show their kids love and keep them safe. ![]() ![]() At least my new office has a window, he thought, even if it was one of those long, narrow, almost near the ceiling kinds of a window. No amount of sprucing up could hide the fact that the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Santa Clara University was in a basement. * BingeBooks earns revenue from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate as well as from other retail partners.įather Walter Brennan surveyed his dreary office through narrowed eyes. If she can bring her love life back from the dead, how tough can saving the world be?Ī post-apocalyptic zombie survival adventure! Listen to the award-winning series today! Will the vaccine continue to be used for political advantage, or can Miranda survive long enough to usher in a new age of civilization? It's only the fate of humanity that's suddenly resting on her shoulders. When Miranda joins a plot to steal it, the ghosts of her past collide with the present. Then an old flame turns up at nearby Santa Clara University, and she wonders if her DOA love life might have a pulse.Ī ruthless governing council controls the cure for the zombie virus. ![]() Urban farmer Miranda Tucci is lucky to be alive in what's left of California's Silicon Valley, despite a love life that's dead on arrival. ![]() ![]() ![]() Surviving the zombie apocalypse was hard, but finding true love might be fatal. ![]() ![]() “What was that book called” posts are exempt from this rule, as they are unlikely to show up in future searchesīook requests must be specific and contain detail.Book request titles must contain details about the kind of book you’re looking for.Inflammatory titles like Does Anyone Else, Unpopular Opinion, or similar are not allowed.Gush and critique posts should contain the book title/author if applicable. ![]() Reviews and screenshots of book excerpts must contain the book title/author in the post title.Book request titles must contain details about the kind of book you’re looking for and/or keywords that will inform future searches.Rules Post titles must be clear and informative For updated information regarding ongoing community features includings upcoming AMAs, please visit 'new' Reddit. ![]() ![]() Resource links will direct you to Wiki pages, which we are maintaining. ![]() Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with informative links about Book Clubs, AMAs, etc. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, Author AMAs, book clubs, and more. R/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though the questions about the gendered body that “Resisterectomy” seeks to address are complex, the elements of the exhibit are simple-portraits, a short film, medical reports, blog posts, and email exchanges. Sign up to get the Weekly Digest delivered to your inbox ![]() This is Chase Joynt and Mary Bryson’s “Resisterectomy,” a four-part multimedia installation that, in Joynt’s own words, “juxtaposes the narrative of trans sex-reassignment surgeries with the narrative of cancer surgeries-mastectomy and hysterectomy.” The show’s themes of resistance and sisterhood are combined to form the exhibition title. ![]() ![]() The central focus of the exhibit, however, is an eight-minute video playing on loop in the far left corner, split-screened between a man and a women, the two artists, identically clad in black T-shirts and talking against a white background. Around the room are transcripts of emails and blog posts, mounted on paper-thin decals or screens. To the left, an ethereal recording of a man and a woman in hospital gowns flickers on a television screen wrapped in fabric. Transparent mastectomy reports hang from the ceiling, with medical jargon studded through the blocks of diagnostic statements. Patrons move from one display to another in reverent silence, and there is a sense of eerie calm. The white walls and stark layout of “Resisterectomy” at the Gray Center have an almost clinical feel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But who and why? With each harrowing twist she uncovers in this bizarre case, another shocking revelation is exposed. She is convinced that someone murdered Sam Miller. Taking time out from her hectic holiday life to find out what really happened, Lucy's investigation leads to a backlog of secrets as long as Santa's Christmas Eve route. But when she discovers Sam Miller, its very wealthy founder, dead in his car from an apparent suicide, the sleuth in her knows something just doesn't smell right. Introducing a sleuth that "m others everywhere will identify with "-first in the long-running series from the New York Times bestselling author ( Publishers Weekly ).Īs if baking holiday cookies, knitting a sweater for her husband's gift, and making her daughter's angel costume for the church pageant weren't enough things for Lucy Stone's busy Christmas schedule, she's also working nights at the famous mail-order company Country Cousins. ![]() ![]() They realize Mog Mog was not bad at all she just wanted to protect her baby. At first they are happy with this, but their mood changes once they see a baby dinosaur who looks like Mog-Mog. Eventually they are able to make Mog Mog fall into quicksand. Ook and Gluk try to think of a solution, but while walking through the forest they find Mog-Mog. Unfortunately, Goppernopper falls in love with her and forces her to marry him against her will, threatening to send Ook and Gluk into the slammers if she doesn't comply. ![]() Ook's sister Gak Shadowski pleas to have mercy on them. He and his guards go to their houses and sentences both of them to be arrested. One day Chief Goppernopper finds his throne defiled and takes this as the final straw. But they always take the spotlight away from Big Chief Goppernopper. ![]() Ook Shadowski and Gluk Jones have been friends since they were babies. It was released in North America on August 10th, 2010 A.D. The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen From The Future was the second graphic novel written by Dav Pilkey's characters, George Beard and Harold Hutchins. The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Jr.: Kung-Fu Cavekids in Outer Space ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am a huge Ally Carter fan–she is probably IS the sole reason why I’ve picked up some of the YA novels that I do. It has now been updated to include the newest publications in the series.** Why I Picked it Up / My Expectations: **This post was originally posted as a Fresh Friday review of the first book of the series. Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Contemporary, Suspense, Thriller ![]() There is a FREE bonus prequel scene available for Kindle called Before the Fall: Arrival # of Books: 3 (All Fall Down, See How They Run, Take the Key and Lock Her Up) In the process, she uncovers an international conspiracy of unsettling proportions, and must choose her friends and watch her foes carefully if she and the world are to be saved. Now, at age sixteen, she’s come back to stay–in order to solve the mystery of her mother’s death. She is also the only granddaughter of perhaps the most powerful ambassador in the world, and Grace has spent every summer of her childhood running across the roofs of Embassy Row. This exciting new series from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Ally Carter focuses on Grace, who can best be described as a daredevil, an Army brat, and a rebel. Synopsis for All Fall Down(from Goodreads): Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:Īll Fall Down by Ally Carter | Embassy Row Series ![]() ![]() ![]() And in the title story, a stunning meditation on imagination, memory, and loss, a middle-aged cancer patient walks into the woods to commit suicide, only to encounter a troubled young boy who, over the course of a fateful morning, gives the dying man a final chance to recall who he really is. In the taut opener, “Victory Lap,” a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice: Does he ignore what he sees, or override years of smothering advice from his parents and act? In “Home,” a combat-damaged soldier moves back in with his mother and struggles to reconcile the world he left with the one to which he has returned. One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. Includes an extended conversation with David Sedaris ![]() ![]() NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW.NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE. ![]() |