![]() … his presence was like a lead weight on a rubber sheet. … people lower their voices in the presence of large sums of money. It would be hard to imagine an uglier building that hadn’t won a major architectural award. What harm can it do to find out? It’s a question that has left bruises down the centuries, even more that ‘It can’t hurt if I only take one’ and ‘It’s all right if you only do it standing up.’ (MM) He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like ‘core values’ at him with impunity. And they were dull, which is part of the reason they were meetings. ‘… this may well have been a case where chilly logic should have been replaced by the common sense of, perhaps, the average chicken.’ (MM) The only thing he hadn’t done was hornswoggle, and that was only because he hadn’t found out how to. ![]() ![]() … luck came to those who left a space for it – (MM)Īll the way to Genua there were people who’d been duped, fooled, swindled and cheated by that face. There are times when ‘It does not get any better than this’ does not spring to mind. …nervousness runs through pigeons faster than a streaker through a convent … (MM) ![]()
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![]() ![]() Vega works in the occult element coyly, giving readers and Sofia only glimpses of what may or may not be supernatural evil-but there’s plenty of lovingly described, human-inflicted evil to keep strong-stomached readers occupied. The book comes with a “for mature audiences only” label, and refreshingly, this is not a warning about sex but about protracted, unrelenting and graphically described violence. The bulk of the book takes place in a secret hideout in an abandoned development, and it is there that the girls viciously, bloodily confront Brooklyn, the proceedings causing Sofia to question all her moral certainties (and her immediate survival). What she sees at a party sets off a horrific series of events that ends with maimed and dead teenagers. ![]() Though she’s been raised an unbeliever, her beloved grandmother, who lives with Sofia and her mom, is a devout Catholic something in her responds when Riley decides to “save” her, baptizing her in the girls’ room. ![]() ![]() She is a little sorry that Riley and her posse seem to have it in for friendly Brooklyn, but she goes along with them. Military kid Sofia Flores is used to moving around and always being on the outside, so she’s happy to be embraced by the queen bees in her new high school in tiny Friend, Mississippi. ![]() ![]() It’s really difficult for me to think of these books as three separate entities when they’re so cohesive, they scream of their internet serial origins.Īnyway, this book takes us from Vere to Akielos and again, Pacat takes us on a mothereffing journey. The book picks up straight after the Prince’s Gambit ends, with the Nikandros kneeling at Damen’s feet and the Veretians at Ravenal hearing the name Damianos echo through the crowd. ![]() Kings Rising by CS Pacat is about Damen and Laurent reclaiming their rightful thrones. The formatting may be a bit shit (it’s a Netgalley copy, but the real thing has already been released?) and it came after I had the chance to buy it, but hey, it’s here in my hands and who the hell cares about anything else. But dear lord, when Kings Rising was delivered to my Kindle courtesy of the publisher, I sank to my knees and said a word of thanks. ![]() And yes, nowhere near as long as others (I’m looking at you, original fans). Everything we expect from this series, topped with feelings. Warning: Here be spoilers!Īn advance reading copy of this book was generously provided by Penguin Random House via Netgalley. ![]() Unexpected and brutal and funny and heartbreaking and smart. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even with plenty of scenes taking place in Kanagawa, Sapporo and Hawaii, the unnamed narrator still has time to make it to some of Tokyo’s best sightseeing destinations. ![]() Interestingly, most of the specific touristy spots which do appear in Murakami’s novels happen to be from a single book: Dance, Dance, Dance. And it’s unlikely that your non-Murakami loving friend or family member would be too enthused about visiting Shibuya only to sit in the family restaurants from After Dark! If you find yourself in this situation, you may realize that there’s not too much overlap, unfortunately, between the settings of Murakami’s novels and Tokyo’s top touristy places.įamous neighborhoods like Shibuya and Roppongi get mentioned plenty of times, of course, but Murakami doesn’t get very specific. Excited about your upcoming trip to Tokyo, but traveling with someone who has never read, or just doesn’t get, Murakami? In that case, it may be hard to justify dragging them out to see an emergency staircase, a children’s playground or an all-male college dormitory. ![]() ![]() ![]() From These Honored Dead: Historical Archaeology of the American Civil War. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2000. Archaeological Perspectives on the American Civil War. ![]() Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of State, 2011. Florida Master Site File Information for Users (PDF). Florida Division of Historical Resources.Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987. Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800. Florida’s First People: 12,000 Years of Human History. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2014. The Archaeology of American Cemeteries and Gravemarkers. Baugher, Sherene, and Richard Francis Veit.Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1996. Bioarchaeology of Native American Adaptation in the Spanish Borderlands. Baker, Brenda J., and Lisa Kealhofer, eds. ![]() Links within the bibliographies take you to information in our State Library catalog or to more information on external sites. ![]() Materials are generally available through interlibrary loan from the circulating collection of the State Library. This guide from the State Library of Florida explores Florida’s rich archaeological heritage. ![]() ![]() The Growing Hearts series celebrates the milestones of a toddler’s emotional development, from conquering fears and expressing feelings to welcoming a new sibling. Like the classic Where the Wild Things Are, this charming picture book celebrates imagination as a means to try on different identities and work through difficult emotions, all while having fun. With an imagination, anything is possible.Īnd when the day is over, she can become a little girl again, safe in her room.
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![]() ![]() I enjoyed the art style throughout the book. The way Diana was portrayed as a young child is very relatable and I’m sure younger readers will be able to connect with her. I was excited to see Wonder Woman before she was a superhero, living as a child in her home community. ![]() ![]() I went into this book not knowing a lot about Wonder Woman other than what I’ve seen in the recent Wonder Woman movie. However, Mona may not be the best influence on Diana and Diana is left to figure out what is right and prove she is a true Amazon. Diana’s clay sculpture comes to life and Diana quickly names the girl Mona and the two become swift friends. She creates a friend from clay, and like the magic that brought Diana to life, she wishes for her friend to be real. There are no other children for Diana to play with, all the Amazons have responsibilities, and Diana’s mom has less time for her.Īfter getting into trouble of a small mistake, Diana decides that she needs to make a friend. But she’s beginning to feel less and less comfortable with her place on Themyscria. At 11, Diana has lived a happy life, surrounded by all the Amazons who live on the island with her. Diana: Princess of the Amazon is a graphic novel Shannon Hale and Dean Hale that follows a young Diana on her home island of Themyscria. ![]() ![]() ![]() But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever. ![]() Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize. Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Him Series by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy – Free eBooks Download ![]() ![]() ![]() Just like that, the life she had imagined for herself had gone up in flames. Then a trip to the doctor and, a few weeks shy of her twenty-third birthday, a diagnosis: leukemia, with a 35 percent chance of survival. Next came the exhaustion, and the six-hour naps that only deepened her fatigue. It started with an itch-first on her feet, then up her legs, like a thousand invisible mosquito bites. ![]() The real world she found, however, would take her into a very different kind of conflict zone. Jaouad’s insights about the self, connectedness, uncertainty and time speak to all of us.”-The Washington Post In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing, as they say in commencement speeches, to enter “the real world.” She had fallen in love and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. Her writing restores the moon, lights the way as we learn to endure the unknown.”-Chanel Miller, The New York Times Book Review “Beautifully crafted. “I was immersed for the whole ride and would follow Jaouad anywhere.A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life-from the author of the Life, Interrupted column in The New York TimesONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads, Library Journal, Booklist. ![]() |