6/24/2023 0 Comments Frog and toad are friends book![]() ![]() ![]() At the last, affectingly if more predictably, is "The Letter" that Frog writes to Toad so he'll get some mail. But the best is yet to come-in Toad's anxiety that he looks funny in his bathing suit (which keeps him shivering in the water) and his brusque "Of course I do" when Frog and the others laugh. "A Lost Button" turns up at home after Frog has found every button but for Toad (who makes suit-able amends). Then there's "The Story" Toad can't think up when Frog is sick which becomes the story-of how Toad made himself sick standing on his head and hitting it against a wall trying-told him by a recovered Frog. Come April Toad's reluctance to end his long winter nap ("A little more sleep will not hurt me") prompts lonesome Frog to pull off the calendar pages one by one until he reaches stay-awake May. A leggy green frog and a squat green toad do for friendship something of what Little Bear does for kinship. ![]()
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6/24/2023 0 Comments Thrill Ride by Rachel Hawthorne![]() However, it is played off as fine when Ashleigh and Josh kiss behind Nathalie’s back. ![]() Ashleigh is heartbroken when she discovers her father is remarrying because she feels like he is “cheating” on her and her mother. I think my largest issue with this book is how it justifies cheating in a relationship. I loved seeing so many small town traditions and other features of the town which were unique to the area. It definitely takes place in a unique area and Hawthorne did a great job of creating the atmosphere of the book. I really enjoyed reading about the setting of this book. If I ranked Snowed In on my list, it most likely would be near the bottom.įirst, I’ll start with the positives. Snowed In, however, failed to meet my expectations. Most of my top rated books are by Rachel Hawthorne, so I was extremely excited to read another one of her books. There’s only one problem… he’s dating her new best friend.īefore on my blog, I ranked my favorite books from an imprint of Harper Teen (you can see that post here). ![]() Ashleigh’s mind changes when she meets Josh, a cute boy on the island. Due to her parent’s divorce, Ashleigh keeps one rule: no boyfriends. Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne follows Ashleigh Sneuax (pronounced “Snow”) who moves with her mom from Texas to an island of Michigan in the winter. ![]() There may have been a lot of inches of snow on the ground in this book, but unfortunately, I am not giving it that many stars. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments The league of seven by alan gratz![]() ![]() He lives with his family in North Carolina. When he’s not writing, he’s usually reading other people’s books or creating an awesome new costume for science fiction/fantasy conventions. Alan’s award-winning books include The Brooklyn Nine, Fantasy Baseball, Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game, Prisoner B-3087, and The League of Seven, the first in a series of alternate history middle grade fantasy novels. In 2006, he published his first novel, Samurai Shortstop, an ALA 2007 Top Ten Book for Young Adults. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, he began a succession of jobs-newsletter writer, high school teacher, university lecturer, bookseller, radio commercial writer, advertising copy writer, middle school teacher, library shelver-all the while working on various writing projects. Young Archie Dent knows there really are monsters in the world. ![]() In an alternate 1875 America electricity is forbidden, Native Americans and Yankees are united, and eldritch evil lurks in the shadows. ![]() ALAN GRATZ was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. The League of Seven is the first book in an action-packed, steampunk series by the acclaimed author of Samurai Shortstop, Alan Gratz. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Before she sleeps by bina shah![]() ![]() Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments The winter of the witch![]() ![]() ![]() They carry centuries of pain over the meaning encoded in the word “witch”. What they say is incredibly archetypal and carry so much more than just the events in a fantasy story. However, Katherine Arden excells at putting all the right words into all the right characters’ mouths. ![]() And for the men in power, “she deserved it” was made up of “she was beautiful” or even “she was ugly”, or quite simply “because I couldn’t have her”. This has been an important topic from the very start of The Winternight Trilogy, but I did not expect a YA fantasy to portray the crusade against women so well. And perhaps, who were only in the wrong place at the wrong time.Called witches, threatened and persecuted, they still stayed strong and true to their nature. Vasya stands for all the women of the middle ages – women who were inconvenient, who could not subdue their spirit, who believed in the magic all around them. The Destiny Of The WitchĪ GIF of a hand, trailing through rippling water Vasya flees into the unknown – where she will not only discover hidden things about her family’s past – she will also discover herself and her true power. And then there’s the priest it all started with. Vasya flees Moscow in danger – accused of being a witch, tried and scorned by all.Nowhere is safe anymore – the Winter King is quite possibly lost, and nobody knows where, not even family wants much to do with Vasya anymore, not to speak of the rage of the city she nearly burned down. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Harry s truman plain speaking![]() Truman, which was based partly on interviews he had conducted with Truman in 1961-62. ![]() This collection mostly documents the writing of Plain Speaking (1974), Miller's best-selling oral biography of Harry S. Truman Library are copied from original materials that are part of a larger collection in the custody of the Lyndon B. The papers of Merle Miller at the Harry S. Truman author of Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Novelist writer for Talent Associates television series and interviewer of Harry S. National History Day Workshops from the National Archives. ![]() Electing Our Presidents Teacher Workshop.Collection Policy and Donating Materials.An Ordinary Man, His Extraordinary Journey. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just think of President Trump’s regular impugning of the loyalty of those who work for the American government, in the F.B.I., for example." ![]() Recent examples, found around the world, demonstrate both how important conventions and mutual respect are as a way of maintaining order and civility - and how easily and carelessly they can be smashed. The road to unfreedom, as Snyder sees it, is one that runs right over the Enlightenment faith in reason and the reasonableness of others - the very underpinning, that is, of our institutions and values. In his chilling 'Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin,' Snyder explored the ghastly consequences of tyranny and the breakdown of human values and norms in the center of Europe. ![]() Worse, we are prepared to deny the humanity and rights of others. The New York Times: " Are We Traveling the ‘Road to Unfreedom’?" - "We are living in dangerous times, Timothy Snyder argues forcefully and eloquently in his new book, 'The Road to Unfreedom.' Too many of us, leaders and followers, are irresponsible, rejecting ideas that don’t fit our preconceptions, refusing discussion and rejecting compromise. ![]() 6/22/2023 0 Comments The rumor hilderbrand![]() ![]() But this summer, something's changed, and if there's anything Nantucket likes better than cocktails on the beach at sunset, it's a good rumor.Īnd rumor has it. that Madeline, a novelist, is battling writer's block, with a deadline looming, bills piling up, and blank pages driving her to desperation - and a desperately bad decision and that Grace, hard at work to transform her backyard into a garden paradise, has been collaborating a bit more closely than necessary with her ruggedly handsome landscape architect.Īs the gossip escalates, and they have the possible loss of the happy lives they've worked so hard to create, Grace and Madeline try mightily to set the record straight - but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it. The Los Angeles Rams have done some 'strip-down work in making their roster cap-compliant. Madeline King and Grace Pancik are best friends and the envy of Nantucket for their perfect marriages, their beautiful kids, their Saturday night double dates with their devoted husbands. ![]() ![]() A friendship is tested in this "thrilling" page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand ( Us Weekly). ![]() ![]() As Finn came of age, he had secrets, too-the clandestine nights spent with an earl's daughter. ![]() The bastard son of a nobleman, Finn Trewlove was a shameful secret raised by a stranger. The third electrifying romance in Lorraine Heath's USA Today bestselling Sins of all Seasons series. Reading Challenges: Rowena's 2019 GoodReads ChallengeĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books ![]() ![]() The Scoundrel in Her Bed (Sins for All Seasons, #3) by Lorraine HeathĪlso in this series: Beyond Scandal and Desire, Beyond Scandal and Desire, When a Duke Loves a Woman, When a Duke Loves a Woman (Sins for All Seasons, #2), The Duchess in His Bed, The Earl Takes a Fancy, Beauty Tempts the Beast, Beauty Tempts the Beast, The Duchess in His Bed, The Scoundrel in Her Bed, The Earl Takes a Fancy ![]() 6/22/2023 0 Comments My bloody project![]() A band whose lyrics rarely refer to anything remotely recognisable and whose alien music screams down from a candy-floss Valhalla, rubbing its sleepy eyes as it plummets earthwards. A band whose languorous work-rate makes three-toed sloths seem hyperactive, who never commit themselves to even the vaguest statement of intent, who dress like woolly mammoths and spurn the glittering limelight of cult success. Strange that four outwardly calm individuals should consistently attract such extreme reactions. You can't beat My Bloody Valentine with a big stick! Only having your brains blown out with a massive shotgun while on acid comes close to My Bloody Valentine! Worship at the altar of My Bloody Valentine! Religion sucks, but the closest thing to religion we've got is My Bloody Valentine …" They are the coolest fucking sonic visual experience we've got. "If the world ended tomorrow and there was nothing left but My Bloody Valentine, I'd be happy. ![]() ![]() Backstage at Reading University on the first night of the band's UK tour, My Bloody Valentine mainman Kevin Shields cowers in bashful bemusement under a barrage of hysterical praise from 20-year-old superfan Jason Kelpie. ![]() |