![]() ![]() Sullivan was Hellen Keller’s home tutor, mentor and as she calls, a ‘turning point’. Her name is Hellen Keler and she exactly taught us how to see and hear Niagara Falls the way we see and hear the word ‘religion’. To a first-time reader it is fascinating beyond measure that once upon a time there existed a fairy without eyes and ears, who not only did magically spell ‘foraminifera’ and pronounce ‘antediluvian’ fluently but also did her words conjure your mind into seeing a tiny movie of ‘a tiny mollusk building a lustrous coil for his dwelling place’ and ‘a little polyps building beautiful coral isles of Pacific.’ She proved that no earthly curse is superior to love and most importantly, she realized that every moment is a milestone if we only remember to ask ‘what did I learn? That’s her story! ![]() She was deaf but she heard the impossible say, I’m possible? She discovered thoughts that overpowered her obstacles. She was blind but she saw her dreams become reality. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role-her chance at immortality. “Sweeping, richly detailed.” - People | “Masterful.” - Wired | “Spellbinding.” - BuzzFeedĪ “wild opera of a novel,”* The Queen of the Night tells the mesmerizing story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. “Dazzling.” - Wall Street Journal | “A brilliant performance.” - Washington Post “Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery.” -Scott Simon, NPR ![]() ![]() It sounds like opera.” -Joan Acocella, The New Yorker ![]() New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice | An Indie Next PickĪ Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, Buzzfeed, Esquire, San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out, Self, Jezebel, The Portland Mercury, Electric Literature, and Entropy Magazine ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And yes, this is a kissing book."-Ashley Poston, author of Heart of Iron "Full of inconceivable wit, daring adventure, and cunning political machinations.It's as if Sarah Henning looked into my soul that yearned for a book like The Princess Bride and said-as you wish. Sure to please anyone who grew up loving tales of princesses."-Emily Lloyd-Jones, author of The Bone Houses "An action-packed adventure with a fierce heroine that is sure to enthrall! Sarah Henning has created a fantasy narrative that weaves together love and betrayal, pirates and swordplay. There's something for everyone in this book."-Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of The Sky in the Deep ![]() "Everything we love about YA fantasy, complete with first love, sweeping adventure, and a fierce heroine who holds her own. And nothing will stop her from saving her true love. But Amarande was raised to be a warrior, not a sacrifice. To force her hand, her beloved, the stableboy Luca, is kidnapped. When her father dies, Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: marry the leader of a neighboring kingdom, or lose her crown-and possibly her life. Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available Now.Armchair Explorers for Children and Teens. ![]() ![]() As Pauline comments midway through the book: "If we were made of stone or iron, we would be impervious to disease and injury and disaster, but then we could not give love and receive love, could we? We'd be unable to feel anything at all, and surely incapable of spreading our wings and flying…" These characters to a person give and receive love, and the sisters Evelyn, Maggie, and Willa, surely spread their wings and fly in three very diverse fields, psychiatry, mortuary work, and jazz. Above all else, though, for me, this is a book about love in its many manifestations. The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 is practically a character in this work of historical fiction, given that it is the flu that influences just about all that takes place for the Bright family. Weiss) and "As Bright as Heaven" becomes a book with wide appeal. Add in some truly memorable male characters (especially Jamie, and though he has a very minor role, Mr. The four female characters (Pauline, Evelyn, Maggie, and Willa) who tell the story in alternating chapters captured my attention and interest from the first page. ![]() ![]() ![]() I was stunned by how much I enjoyed this book! Susan Meissner is so skilled at writing from multiple points of view that I am left in awe of her talent. ![]() ![]() As Greg Grandin notes in his new book, The End of the Myth, “expansion became the answer to every question, the solution to all problems, especially those caused by expansion.”īut this ever outward, expansive push of the imperium has also been accompanied, in the last century, by a selective locking down of the border. And when traditional colonialism was no longer feasible or tolerated, they pushed into market expansion, war, and outer space. Settlers certainly pushed west, to the Alleghenies, to the Mississippi, then to the Missouri, and when they finally hit the Pacific coast they kept pushing out and onward - on to the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, as well as the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, and Panama. In 1787, James Madison wrote that “an ever-enlarging republic would dilute the threat of political conflict and factionalism.” He was wrong on two counts: that expansion could continue indefinitely and that expansion could ease conflict. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Adrien English series was awarded the All-Time Favorite Couple by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group. In 2016 Fatal Shadows placed #5 in Japan’s annual Boy Love novel list (the first and only title by a foreign author to place on the list). Stranger on the Shore (Harper Collins Italia) was the first M/M title to be published in print. ![]() Her FBI thriller Fair Game was the first Male/Male title to be published by Harlequin Mondadori, then the largest romance publisher in Italy. Author of nearly ninety titles of classic Male/Male fiction featuring twisty mystery, kickass adventure, and unapologetic man-on-man romance, JOSH LANYON’S work has been translated into eleven languages. ![]() ![]() ![]() The crisis quickly envelops not only Turtle and her guardian, but everyone else who touches their lives in a complex web connecting their future with their past. But Turtle’s moment of celebrity draws her into a conflict of historic proportions stemming right back to her Cherokee roots. ![]() The mother and adopted daughter duo soon become nationwide heroes - even landing themselves a guest appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. Her insistence on what she has seen, and her mother’s belief in her, lead to a man’s dramatic rescue. ![]() Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam during a tour of the Grand Canyon with her guardian, Taylor. Mother and adopted daughter, Taylor and Turtle Greer, are back in this spellbinding sequel about family, heartbreak and love. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kim suspects the imposter may be after her inheritance and later in the plot, he and Mrs Whitman try to get Kim to sign a will. Kim attempts to contact Uncle Chan who knows both her and the real Ward, but when Chan finally shows up he greets the imposter as if he were the real Ward. A butler has also been installed in the house. The next day Kim is woken by an unknown woman who says she is Mrs Whitman, a friend of Ward's. The local police chief, Vargas, leaves, believing Kim to be unstable. Even two photos from upstairs look like the man now in her house. Kimberly calls the police but the man has a driving licence, passport and letter from the bank in the name of Ward Prescott. In her family's Spanish villa, Kimberly Prescott (Baxter), a young South African heiress of a diamond company, is grieving after her father's recent suicide, when she is taken aback by the arrival of a man (Todd) claiming to be her brother Ward, believed to have died in a car accident a few months ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book is a great medium to discuss difficult topics. Suitable for children aged 3 to 12 years. The comprehensive notes to the reader and discussion questions at the back of the book support both the reader and the child when discussing the story. ![]() We teach water and road safety, but how do we teach Body Safety to young children in a way that is neither frightening nor confronting? This book is an invaluable tool for parents, caregivers, teachers and healthcare professionals to broach the subject of safe and unsafe touch in a non-threatening and age-appropriate way. ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept’ is a beautifully illustrated children’s picture book that sensitively broaches the subject of keeping children safe from inappropriate touch. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And the Adventure Continues: The ending to Poppy and Ereth.Tropes found in Tales From Dimwood Forest: Ragweed (1999) note Chronologically, the first entry in the series.Later books include a prequel about Ragweed and A Day in the Limelight for Ereth. Poppy gains a love interest in Ragweed's brother Rye. Ocax's extortionary reign in the process.įrom there, the series deals with the consequences of Ragweed's death for Poppy and his family, while beavers are destroying their home. After Ocax kills her fiance Ragweed, Poppy embarks on a quest to keep her family safe, befriending a porcupine named Ereth and freeing the forest of Mr. The first title published was Poppy, telling of the titular deer mouse and her family's troubles with the owl Mr. Tales From Dimwood Forest, also known as The Poppy Stories, are a series of books aimed at young adults by prolific author Avi, centering around the inhabitants of the titular forest. ![]() |