![]() I’m a sucker for Aussie authors and Aussie settings, so if there’s a new author in town, I tend to give them a go. ![]() Let’s hear more from Cheyenne about why Perks of Office is a must read: They have had the chance to meet and socialize in real life. Cheyenne and Liz are both published by Ylva Publishing. This week, Cheyenne Blue explains why Perks of Office is a must read.Ĭheyenne Blue had never read a book by Liz Rain before, but she fell in love with the cover, and the blurb sealed the deal. ![]() Find out what authors are reading and why, plus read about the personal connections between authors and books. Welcome to Authors Getting Rec’d! Each week, we’ll bring you a new sapphic book recommendation from a favorite sapphic author. ![]() Author Cheyenne Blue recommends Perks of Office by Liz Rain ![]()
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![]() ![]() This one's got Levi, Sunshine's sexy, almost-old-flame, and a fiery-hot US Marshal. Add to that the trouble at her daughter's new school, plus and a kidnapped prized rooster named Puff Daddy, and, well, the forecast looks anything but sunny.īut even clouds have their silver linings. But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of this is reminding Sunshine why she left Del Sol in the first place. ![]() ![]() Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o' joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.ĭel Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, strong cups of coffee-and, now, a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff-thanks to her adorably meddlesome parents who nominated her-and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. " A Bad Day For Sunshine is a great day for the rest of us."- New York Times bestselling author Lee Child "Laugh-out-loud funny, intensely suspenseful, page-turning fun."- New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones is back with the first novel in the brand-new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series- A Bad Day for Sunshine! ![]() ![]() ![]() His 1982 novel War Horse imagines the conflict through the eyes of a. All around me, men cried and fell to the ground, and horses reared and screamed in an agony of fear and pain.” Flashing swords are nothing against machine guns, and graceful Joey turns out to be of more use as a cart horse than an officer’s mount. For childrens author Michael Morpurgo, the answer was to start as small as possible. He tells of an early skirmish: “The first terrible shells fell among us and the machine guns opened up. Joey and another thoroughbred horse, Topthorn, lead in a terrible cavalry charge towards the machine guns of. Reprinted to coincide with a hit stage adaptation in London, “War Horse” is now being made into a film by Steven Spielberg and will be staged at Lincoln Center in the spring.Īlthough a first-person animal narrator asks a lot of the reader, Joey’s voice - unsentimental and brave under fire - amplifies the emotional impact of the story. ![]() Albert, who is too young to enlist, vows to follow Joey into battle. Albert worked at a horse place waiting to find Joey and he did. ![]() Relationships, Theme, and Literary Terms Examples Terms in this set (21) Albert Albert was Joeys best friend and the one who took care of him. ![]() Michael Morpurgo’s superb 1982 young adult novel War Horse (Scholastic, paper, $6.99) follows Joey, a half-Thoroughbred farm horse, as he is separated from his 15-year-old owner, Albert, and taken to France in 1914 with a British cavalry unit. Created by rileymccardell A study guide for an assessment on War Horse by Michael Morpurgo. ![]() ![]() Simultaneously, it reminds us that we too are capable of creating similar change in ourselves and the among our fellow humans. Spain’s comic biography of him reminds the reader of that fact. He worked constantly to change himself into the new man he hoped to create in the world, but he existed still as a human being like the rest of us. Despite the current fascination with his image and its use by many around the world, that is the most important lesson of his life. Skinner made popular among some in the power elites in his book Beyond Freedom and Dignity–"Beyond Freedom and Dignity Lies Fascism.“ That message, delivered in the offhanded manner that it was yet in the context of the proletarian counterculture superhero Trashman fighting those who would use their money and power to control us all in their pursuit of profit, has remained with me as much as Marx’s admonition to lose our chains.Ĭhe was not a superhero. The message on the billboard reads –in a clear reference to the behavior modification theories of B.F. Crumb como un latino de clase trabajadora cruzado con un radical de izquierda cruzado con un artista loco, el pilar de Zap Comix, Spain Rodríguez, fue uno de los que revolucionaron una forma de arte hasta ahora irrespetada e incluso demonizada durante la ola de cómics clandestinos de finales de los sesenta. There’s a panel in (the first?) Trashman comic that features a billboard in the dystopian future inhabited by Trashman and the humans he fights for and against. ![]() His work never shied from putting his belief in the need for revolution and freedom on the page. Spain was always the most politically radical of the underground comix artists. RON JACOBS on Spain Rodriguez and his graphic biography of Che Guevara. The Genius of Spain Rodriguez: Che Guevara Meets Trashman ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ellyn and I have managed to read about one a month, sometimes 2 depending on how the month goes. Marissa Meyer spins yet another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death.Īt the end of last year, I mentioned that one of my goals was to finish The Lunar Chronicles series and so far, it’s been good. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told. Publisher: Feiwel & Friends // Released: January 2015įans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. This is my spoiler-free review of Fairest: Levana’s Story by Marissa Meyer! That being said, I have a lot of thoughts □ Aside from the original series, there are a few companion books and one of those is Fairest: Levana’s story. Instead, I’m going to be focusing on a book I felt pretty middle of the road about.Īs I’ve mentioned multiple times, Ellyn and I are buddy-reading The Lunar Chronicles series and so far, I’m really enjoying them. Rather than give a normal positive review, I wanted to try something different. Hello friends and fellow book lovers! This month’s book review is a little bit different as I had a hard time, deciding which book I wanted to review. ![]() ![]() Readers of domestic dramas will be enthralled. ![]() The characters are sensitively portrayed, as is their recovery, and the hopeful ending is realistic. This exceptionally well-written novel is all about suspense, thrill, and drama, including the relationships between generations and what happens between long-standing friends. It is an extraordinary piece of work, a perfect balancing act with terror on one side and love on the other. They made readers love them, they made readers sad, they made readers angry, they made readers laugh, they made readers cry, and they made readers believe in the promise of love and home. The characters in this novel bring life and heart to this story, each with a distinct voice and personality. Stalking the Secret Baby is a heartfelt novel written with compassion and hope, reconciling the past to pave a road to happiness and second chances. It is an epic tale of family, secrets, loss, marriage, betrayal, friendships, laughter, and regrets. ![]() She is a true storyteller, and Stalking the Secret Baby is her best book. Stalking the Secret Baby is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own. Stalking the Secret Baby by Alexa Riley Summary ![]() Be prepared to put everything aside as you will not be able to put the book down. The prose is beautifully written in a style that readers of Alexa Riley work have come to expect. Stalking the Secret Baby is an absolute page-turner from page one. Download Stalking the Secret Baby by Alexa Riley PDF novel free. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Out of her element, she’s surprised to receive such a warm welcome-especially from gorgeous celebrity athlete Fin Hensen…įin is escaping his pro tour for a season, trying to lie low until all the hubbub over a huge mistake in his past blows over. But when her husband suddenly leaves her, Giselle flees to her sister’s California beach house for a two-week getaway. A sparkling debut romance that is "charming and funny and a totally great read" (-Susan Mallery), in which a getaway vacation turns into an unexpected new beginning…For fans of Susan Wiggs and Susan Mallery.įor the last five years, Giselle McCabe’s life has been about sippy cups and playdates. ![]() ![]() ![]() Carr does not completely go against that, but rather, he illustrates that no matter how much the brain will adjust itself and change according to our experiences, our genes will always want to develop familiar patterns within the brain. The brain, at one point, was regarded as an unchanging mechanism, that is, once circuits are connected to other circuits, the “wiring” is complete and there is no changing it. “ Genes ‘specify’ many of the connections among neurons our experiences regulate the strength, or long-term effectiveness of the connections, allowing the ongoing reshaping of the mind and the expression of new patterns of behavior” (28). ![]() This way of organizing the points in no way reflects a chapter-by-chapter structure, so while this isn’t the chronological summary you may be looking for, it hits on some points I found useful in Carr’s study. Last year, I read Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows and gave a small lecture on it (using Prezi, which is the bomb), and structured it using my own sub-headings in order to better organize what I thought were the most interesting parts of the book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why a young woman who was reluctant to marry would turn around and storm the altar is beyond me. Huzzah! Things proceed quickly apace with one of those nonsensically condensed romance novel timelines and they are married mere weeks later. Gabriel, on the other hand, is damn sure he wants her to be his wife almost immediately and is eager and willing to accommodate her need to be her own person, if that is what she needs. She has plans for a business and doesn’t want to be subsumed by her relationship with a man. ![]() Encouraged, but not badgered, by her family, Pandora agrees to spend time with her erstwhile seducer despite her very strong and laudable resistance to marriage and her complete loss of civil rights and public identity the moment she becomes someone’s wife. Vincent, and Lady Pandora Ravenel are caught in a compromising position when her dress is caught in the scroll work of a settee at exactly the wrong moment. What starts as potential ruination and scandal quickly changes into a fierce love match when Gabriel, Lord St. The goddess of romance writers, Lisa Kleypas, has not lost her clever touch. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon, the head honchos of all the races hold a grand meeting on Tupelo. Hagbarth tries to pressure Giyt into grabbing control of the planet’s interstellar transporter and, later, to help smuggle in forbidden weapons when Giyt resists, Hagbarth resorts to dirty tricks. At first naive and immature, Giyt learns to get along with the various “eeties,” who all refer to Tupelo as the Peace Planet. Tupelo is mostly water with only a few islands, and-to Giyt’s amazement-also harbors no fewer than five other colonies of different alien races! Giyt soon fixes Tupelo’s computers and finds himself elected mayor but thereby makes an enemy of the obstructive and evasive Ex-Earth resident agent Hoak Hagbarth. In Wichita, Kansas, 34-year-old career computer thief and con man Evesham Giyt decides to emigrate to the colony world Tupelo with his girlfriend Rina. ![]() |