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So some strangers treated him moderately hostilely due to his unfortunately suspicious-seeming circumstances. All of these things robbed a fair amount of my enjoyment from the story. And it ended up making him just seem fragile too, like the real injury was to his feelings rather than person, because she was a woman and women always coo over his beauty but she didn't. They kind of shrug it off and minimize it in the end, but the revenge-seeking had been considerable to my mind, even if largely psychological rather than physical. Putting that aside though, even if the misunderstood circumstance *had* been true, the punishment still seemed worse than the crime. A whole scad of drama that could have been avoided with a conversation or two just isn't as much my sort of thing. It really seemed like the couple was allergic to talking through conflict and spent all their time just taking turns reacting to the other. Nearly the entire book is straight friction between two characters over kind of a flimsy misunderstanding. If you love Greek mythology and drama, this page-turner is for you.” “A spellbinding tale of war, betrayal and vengeance, but with a modern twist. “Poignant and necessary…These heroines rage at the dying of the light, refusing to go quietly into the fates that male authors like Euripides, Homer, and Aeschylus have set out for them, and though their endings remain as inevitable as always, for readers, the experience is a deeply cathartic one.” “A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology’s most infamous heroines.” “An elektra-fying take on a classic myth focused on a wildly compelling trio of women all caught up in the midst of curses and tragedy.” “A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology’s most haunted lineage.” “A powerful glimpse of ancient Greece…If you were ever confused after learning about these characters and their stories in school, you won’t be once Elektra speeds up and dives into the action.” A Most Anticipated Book ( Harper’s Bazaar, USA Today, Book Riot, BuzzFeed, Bustle, Goodreads, Veranda Magazine, Historical Novel Society, She Reads, The Nerd Daily) Then, suddenly, as 1692 turned into 1693, the executions stopped, the accusers fell silent, the jails emptied. Nineteen people were hanged, and one man was pressed to death with large stones in a failed attempt to extract a confession.) As many as 165 more, in two dozen villages and towns, had been publicly accused of sorcery they ranged from an American Indian slave to one of the richest merchants in the colony. (Contrary to popular memory, however, no one was burned alive. Twenty men and women, ages 20 to 80, had been executed under the imprimatur of the highest officials in Massachusetts. By autumn, it had all developed into very grown-up business. Soon, word spread through Salem: They had been bewitched. Nine-year-old Betty Parris, the parson’s daughter, and her 11-year-old cousin, Abigail Williams, had always been model children, “well Educated and of good Behaviour,” according to one chronicle. The primary sources adopt a tone of perplexity. The strangest thing-to any person who has spent more than 10 minutes on a grade-school playground-is that it was strange at all.īut standards of behavior for young girls were more exacting in 17th-century New England than they are today. In the village minister’s house, two little girls crawled under the furniture, made silly noises, spread their arms out like wings and tried to fly. We can’t fix that for our sweet children. We can’t ignore the fact that ignorance and hate hurt people. Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow brings the reality of a young Muslim girl exploring the meaning and beauty behind her mommy’s khimar to life. In today’s world, it is critical for children to see themselves represented in the books (and all media for that matter) that they are exposed to. This amazing story brought up students’ questions of curiosity around khimars, their purpose, differences, skin color, discrimination, and kindness. We read books that make us laugh, books that teach us, books that make us think, and books that do it all. Our language and home experiences aren’t what connect us…our books do. There are 7 languages represented in my class, and several different countries of origin. What’s amazing about my class is that 11/14 kids speak English as a second language. “Miss Masse, in Somali, we say ‘Kim-ar’.” Anzal directs as I begin talking about today’s read aloud, Mommy’s Khimar.īooks like this are a part of our culture in my small kindergarten class in semi-rural Maine. The Kent Non-Fiction Book Group: Tuesday July 26 at NoonĪll book discussion groups meet in the “Yellow Building”Ģ07 Calvert Street, Chestertown, MD, and are free and open to everyone. Rubber ducks as harmless, ubiquitous symbols of childhood? Not anymore, not by a long shot. The resulting book is a thoroughly engaging environmental/travel title that crosses partisan divides with its solid research and apolitical nature. By turns thoughtful, bemused, or shocked, Hohn finds the story growing beyond his wildest visions as he learns about the science of ocean currents and drift and the lure of cheap plastic in a consumer culture that has dangerously lost its way. Hohn’s inquiry leads him to 10 Little Rubber Ducks (2005), children’s author Eric Carle’s idealized board-book version, and also to the plastic-strewn beaches of an Alaskan island, a Hong Kong toy fair, and the Sesame Street origins of the rubber duck’s popularity. His quest is to determine what happened to a load of 28,800 Chinese manufactured plastic animals in a container that fell off a ship en route to Seattle in 1992. Like Bill Bryson on hard science, or John McPhee with attitude, journalist Hohn travels from beaches to factories to the northern seas in pursuit of a treasure that mystifies as much as it provokes. Hohns accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive arena of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Holmes used the essay to compare his generation to the Lost Generation of World War I and to declare as Beat a post-war generation encompassing the hipster and the radical Republican, both forced to cope with the reality that “the valueless abyss of modern life is unbearable.” He argued that unlike Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein’s generation, the Beat Generation, whether disguised as hip excess or Republican conformity, had had enough of homelessness, valuelessness, and faithlessness, that they were on a spiritual quest. For example, John Clellon Holmes, a friend of Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg as well as the author of what is generally considered the first Beat novel ( Go, 1952), wrote an essay titled “This is the Beat Generation” that appeared in The New York Times Magazine in November 1952. Women of the Beat Generation: Conversations with Joyce Johnson and Hettie JonesĮVEN BEFORE THE Beat Generation became a national phenomenon in the wake of the publication of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road in 1957, American journalism had begun to explore the concept of “Beat” and philosophize about its possible significance. By the end of the second, you'll know you are too. "By the end of the first page, you'll know Sam is in love with his characters. Acclaimed author Sam Sykes returns with a brilliant new epic fantasy that introduces an unforgettable outcast mage caught between two warring empires. The tale of Sal the Cacophony is delightfully sarcastic and deeply sorrowful."― Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld It's an immersive read in a well realized world."― Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author of Fool's Assassin Action, magic, romance and humor mingle well in this mammoth tale. In my opinion, this book is the full realisation of the immense potential that you could see was there in his previous work. " Seven Blades in Black offers villains that are as memorable and unique as the heroes. Seven Blades in Black is easily one of the top three books Ive read this year. The Scar, a land torn between powerful empires, where rogue mages go to disappear, disgraced soldiers go to die and Sal went with a blade, a gun, and a list of seven names. But she has a will stronger than magic, and knows exactly where to go. It’s about a girl, a gun, a grudge, and what happens when revenge becomes. She was left for dead.īetrayed by those she trusts most and her magic ripped from her, all Sal the Cacophony has left is her name, her story, and the weapon she used to carve both. It’s about being loved and hating that you’re going to hurt someone before you can actually love them the way they deserve. Acclaimed author Sam Sykes returns with a brilliant new epic fantasy that introduces an unforgettable outcast magician caught between two warring empires. But her unwavering determination to uncover the truth in a house of lies may ensure that she never leaves. Henrie O's anger and pain-her duty to the past and to the cherished memory of the man she dearly loved-have brought her to this island of breathtaking, lethal beauty. At the lavish mountaintop estate of Belle Ericcson-where Richard spent the final days of his life-and in the company of the fabulously wealthy matriarch's large, extended clan, Henrie is privy to the rumors that have torn Belle's family apart: terrible allegations of greed and jealousy of treachery, adultery, abuse.and of a mystery that surrounds the kidnap-slaying of Belle's eldest child, CeeCee, which may have been what called Richard Collins to Kauai and to his death. It is news that enrages the normally self-contained Henrie 0, and a summons she cannot ignore, as she follows cryptic clues and her infallible instincts to a secret-shrouded tropic Eden-a lush and verdant Pacific paradise where giant palm fronds hide evil deeds from inquisitive eyes and the soft, salt scented ocean breeze whispers of treachery and death. Then, on a brisk March morning, a package arrives by courier that shatters her fragile peace of mind-a chilling message that claims Richard's fatal fall from a towering island cliff was no accident. Henrie O has experienced much sadness and loss in her life-yet nothing more tragic than the sudden death six years ago of her beloved newspaperman husband, Richard, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. In 2014, she won a National Book Award for Brown Girl Dreaming, a middle-grade memoir in verse. Woodson, internationally renowned for her work for young readers, has published more than 30 books over as many years. The novel is both a uniquely black story about multigenerational love and upward mobility–and a universal American tale of striving, failing, then trying again. Jacqueline Woodson’s latest book for adults looks at a middle-class black family in Brooklyn and the struggles and triumphs that brought them to this moment, celebrating the daughter who was the unexpected product of a teenage romance. A treasure awaits readers who encounter Red at the Bone, who descend the staircase with a loose step as 16-year-old Melody does in her coming-of-age party at the start of the novel. |