![]() ![]() Montgomery, The Story Girl (913 likes Goodreads) “Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.” ― Allyson Braithwaite Condie, First Day (968 likes Goodreads) It’s not always a bad idea to stay behind the window and look out at life instead, is it?” “Isn’t it funny how the memories you cherish before a breakup can become your worst enemies afterwards? The thoughts you loved to think about, the memories you wanted to hold up to the light and view from every angle–it suddenly seems a lot safer to lock them in a box, far from the light of day and throw away the key. ― Alfred Lord Tennyson (1033 likes Goodreads) Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,Īnd thinking of the days that are no more.” Tears from the depths of some devine despair “Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, ― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire (1057 likes Goodreads) “There are memories that time does not erase… Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.” ― Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera (1384 likes Goodreads) “He was still too young to know that the heart’s memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good, and that thanks to this artifice we manage to endure the burden of the past.” ![]() ― John Banville, The Sea (2302 likes Goodreads) “The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ![]() “No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.” ![]() ― Lois Lowry, The Giver (5206 likes Goodreads) “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Befitting its subject matter, the book is replete with exciting battles, duels, and sieges, but the author makes Svanhild’s domestic tribulations equally dramatic. But Solvi is a sworn enemy of Harald, so what will happen when Ragnvald ultimately meets his brother-in-law in combat? The author, who can trace her lineage back to Harald Halfdansson, recreates the half-civilized, half-primitive landscape of his time, where a dragon boat sailing up a fjord struck dread in all who saw it. At the same time, strong-willed Svanhild finds escape in the form of Solvi, the self-confessed instrument of her brother’s betrayal, who takes her as his latest bride. Exposing his stepfather, Ragnvald goes off to fight alongside Harald Halfdansson, the future king of Norway. The source of both their unhappiness is their stepfather, Olaf Ottarsson, who plotted to have Ragnvald killed and Svanhild married off. ![]() Rescued by a fisherman, Ragnvald eventually returns home to his beloved sister, Svanhild, who is miserably betrothed to an older man, Thorkell. Ragnvald Eysteinsson is on his way home from a raiding expedition across the North Atlantic when he is betrayed by his captain, Solvi Hunthiofsson, and flung overboard. In her first novel, Hartsuyker brings to life the savage world of the Viking warriors of ninth-century Norway. ![]() ![]() ![]() The novels draw on Riordan's experience teaching Greek mythology and his interaction with students who have learning difficulties. ![]() Riordan is the multi-award-winning author of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and the #1 New York Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Kane Chronicles series for children. As a teacher, he received inspiration for names included in his best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, like 'Jackson' (Percy's last name), Nancy Bobofit and even Luke Castellan and Paul Blofis. For fifteen years he taught in public and private schools in California and in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he double-majored in English and history. His first book is called The Big Red Tequila. ![]() In addition, he published Maze of Bones for Scholastic, which is the first book in the 39 Clues series of books. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series intended for adults and helped edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series. Riordan is famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians, series. 2.3 Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. ![]() ![]() ![]() Almost 100 years later, Stubby's great deeds and brave heart make him an animal hero to fall in love with and treasure all over again.ĪNN BAUSUM writes about U.S. Stubby's brave deeds earned him a place in history and in the Smithsonian Institution where his stuffed body can still be seen. Charmed, the CO awarded Stubby mascot status and sent him along with Conroy's unit to the Western Front. By the time Stubby encountered Conroy's commanding officer, the dog had perfected his right-paw salute. When Conroy's unit shipped out for France, he smuggled his new friend aboard. ![]() The Connecticut volunteer never imagined that his stray dog would become a war hero. Private Robert Conroy casually adopted the orphan pup while attending basic training on the campus of Yale University in 1917. Stubby! That German shepherd star of the silver screen may have been born behind enemy lines during World War I, but Stubby, the stump-tailed terrier, worked behind enemy lines, and gained military honors along the way. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When her class reads Charlotte’s Web, Melissa instantly identifies with Charlotte, so much so that she wants to play her in the school play, even though everyone at school still sees her as George. She’s proud of who she is, and she doesn’t let the bullies define her. “I wrote Melissa because it’s a book I wish I had growing up, and a book I’m happy for kids to have now, so that they can grow up a little differently than I did,” Alex said.Īlthough Melissa struggles to find her place in the world, her sense of self is unwavering. She hasn't shared this part of herself with anyone else, unsure how her family, friends, and community will react - until she has the chance to express herself onstage.Īlex tells Melissa’s story in a way that’s both personal and universal, set against the very relatable scene of fourth-grade friendships, bullies, and classroom politics, but brings to it the importance of transgender representation on a broader scale. When we meet her, Melissa knows she’s a girl, but the world sees her as a boy named George. ![]() Melissa is smart and thoughtful, kind and insightful, determined and brave - someone who believes in herself and encourages others to do the same, and someone readers want to keep close long after they’ve finished the book. Melissa, the title character of Alex Gino’s popular Scholastic novel of the same name, is widely beloved, and her story is essential reading even seven years after its initial publication. ![]() ![]() ![]() And it, in turn, plucked me out of the sense that I was trapped on some perilous brink. A collection of Sayers’s stories, Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories, had sat on my shelf for years I picked it up. I have always turned to detective stories when I feel vulnerable there is nothing so relaxing as the promise that even the grisliest problem can, with the correct approach, be neatly solved. The unexpected, devastating end of a COVID-era romance had left me feeling everything, even boredom, with frightening intensity. Sayers-whose first novel, Whose Body?, was published a century ago this year-in January 2022. ![]() I first encountered Wimsey, the most famous creation of the mystery novelist Dorothy L. And Lord Peter Wimsey-scion of the aristocracy military hero buoyant connoisseur of wine, rare books, piano music, and women-is on the hunt for his next beguiling case. Humanity has gone through hell and emerged strung between merry, hectic giddiness and entrenched, unspeakable grief. ![]() ![]() Throughout its history, America has prided itself on the American Dream, where a person, regardless of class, can be whomever they want. In her New York Times–bestselling book White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, Nancy Isenberg explores the role of poor, rural whites-white trash-in US culture and politics. Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original workĪbout White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg:.This short summary and analysis of White Trash includes: ![]() So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of White Trash tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Nancy Isenberg’s book.Ĭrafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() DC's greatest heroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Aquaman, assemble to stop the menace, but as they watch both the Flash and Supergirl die in battle, they begin to wonder if even all of the heroes in the world can stop this destructive force.Ībout the Author In a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, Marv Wolfman has helped shape the heroic careers of DC Comics' Green Lantern, Blackhawk, and the original Teen Titans, as well as Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and Nova. As alternate earths are systematically destroyed, the Monitor quickly assembles a team of super-heroes from across time and space to battle his counterpart and stop the destruction. A mysterious being known as the Anti-Monitor has begun a crusade across time to bring about the end of all existence. ![]() This powerful tale features virtually every DC super-hero ever, plus countless villains, supporting characters, and much more.īook Synopsis This is the story that changed the DC Universe forever. About the Book In 1985, the shape of the DC Universe was irrevocably changed by the legendary 12-issue series "Crisis on Infinite Earths." Now, the epic that saw the heroic deaths of the 1960s Flash, Barry Allen and the original Supergirl, as well as the consolidation of DC's multiple Earths into a single, unified world, is collected at last in a trade paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() "The most difficult part is to mirror what we see on the opposite side," he said. Then, he takes a black eyeliner pencil and stipples the design around one eye and connects the dots. ![]() He creams his face with what he calls a white clown foundation. ![]() In a 2016 interview with The Press-Enterprise, Simmons said that he spends two hours on his makeup alone every night. The "60 Minutes" report on KISS's farewell tour airs tonight (Sunday, June 12) on Australia's Nine. The clip is part of a report from Sarah Abo of Australia's "60 Minutes" who was invited by Simmons and fellow KISS co-founder Paul Stanley for a taste of their jet-set lifestyle and to show her how they’ve survived and thrived in a notoriously fickle industry. A video of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons applying the makeup on his face prior to the June 7 concert at AccorHotels Arena on the band's ongoing "End Of The Road" tour can be seen below. ![]() ![]() En route she dies in the freezing Dakota countryside. N.D., however, June takes on one more client and, afterward, decides to walk back to her home. The story opens in 1981 when June Kashpaw, an attractive, leggy Chippewa prostitute who has idled away her days on the main streets of oil boomtowns in North Dakota, decides to return to the reservation on which she was raised. ![]() Novel, ''Love Medicine,'' a lyrical account of three generations of a Chippewa Indian family, dispels these spurious notions. $13.95.ĮTHNIC writing - works that focus on the lives and particular concerns of America's minorities - labors under a peculiar burden: only certain types of people are supposed to be interested. ![]() Marco Portales, an associate editor of the literary magazine MELUS, teaches English at the University of Houston, Clear Lake. ![]() December 23, 1984, Sunday, Late City Final Edition ![]() |