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All my puny6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hannah Jadagu - Aperture Featured Songs: "What You Did," "Admit It," "Warning Sign" 5. Kesha - Gag Order Featured Songs: "Only Love Can Save Us Now," "Fine Line," "Peace & Quiet," "Living in My Head" 3. Aminé & Kaytranada - KAYTRAMINÉ Featured Songs: "Who He Iz," "Westside," "Ugh Ugh," "K&A" 2. New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19 : All Songs Considered A joint project from the rapper Aminé and producer KAYTRANADA tops our list of the best albums out this week, along with new ones from Paul Simon, Kesha, Sufjan Stevens and more. ![]()
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Lifeway no more excuses6/28/2023 ![]() Overcome setbacks and obstacles on the path to spiritual growth.Learn from the examples of men in the Bible.Create the habit of spending time with God every day. ![]() Inspire yourself daily to be the man God has called you to be.Each day features a Scripture verse, short devotion, and thought-provoking questions to help guys find purpose, meaning, and direction in life and become the man God has called them to be. Drawing from the lives of Moses, David, Joseph, Jonah, and other men from the Bible who faced the worst, Evans shows that the struggles we face today are tools God uses to make us better men tomorrow. In No More Excuses: A 90-Day Devotional for Teen Guys, Tony Evans gives the kind of advice and inspiration guys need to stop making excuses, stop letting their past define them, and battle on through life's most difficult circumstances. But it takes more than guts to be the men God made us to be, especially when we face struggles that are personal, emotional, spiritual, and close to the heart. ![]() They respect the fighter who picks himself up after a knockdown punch or the quarterback who gets blindsided but doesn't fumble the ball. Guys look up to the men who can take a hit and keep on going. ![]()
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Check please book 1 hockey6/28/2023 ![]() This rich resource provides a framework, methods, and plentiful reading recommendations by genre, theme, and discipline on New Adult literature. As a window into the experiences and unique challenges that young and new adults encounter, New Adult literature intersects with but is distinct from Young Adult literature. This book includes updated art and a hilarious, curated selection of Bitty's beloved tweets.Īn introduction to the rapidly growing category of New Adult (NA) literature, this text provides a roadmap to understanding and introducing NA books to young people in high school, college, libraries, and other settings. ![]() A collection of the first half, freshmen and sophomore year, of the megapopular webcomic series of the same name, Check, Please!: #Hockey is the first book of a hilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life. And then, there is Jack-his very attractive but moody captain. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There’s checking (anything that hinders the player with possession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). ![]() ![]() ![]() Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. ![]()
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Winnie the pooh old books6/28/2023 ![]() HIDE like Pooh does until the police appear."Īnother piece of advice reads: "We should all hide without a sound in a place where we cannot be found," showing Pooh peeping out from inside a honey pot. On one page, the beloved bear from the Hundred Acre Wood tells kids: "If danger is near, do not fear. ![]() The book is being given out to elementary school children. The book, titled "Stay Safe," was sent home in the backpacks of pupils in the Dallas Independent School District last week, according to the Oak Cliff Advocate. Some parents and teachers were uneasy about the book and the "normalization" of school shootings.Ĭhildren in Texas are being given Winnie the Pooh books that teach them to "run, hide, fight" if a gunman targets their school, according to multiple reports. The book shows the bear telling kids to "run, hide, fight," as per the FBI's recommendations. A Dallas school district distributed Winnie-the-Pooh books about dealing with a school shooter. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In just seven hundred lines, the Gita presents concise teachings on such topics as the immortality of the soul, meditation and yoga, worship and sacrifice, the ideal of selfless action, and the oneness of all life in the Divine. ![]() ![]() A Hindu classic, it has universal appeal for people of all faith traditions who turn to its inspirational support in the struggles of life, its consolation in times of grief, and its deeply moving promise of God's love and guidance.Composed in Sanskrit verse thousands of years ago, this timeless text tells the story of a distraught warrior on the verge of battle and the compassionate counsel he receives from Krishna - God in human form. An ancient classic that can become a companion for your own spiritual journey.Millions of people turn daily to India's most beloved holy book, the Bhagavad Gita (''''Song of the Lord''''), to instruct their spiritual practice. ![]()
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Bloody jack book series6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() We begs mostly, please Mum please Mum please Mum, over and over and we steals a bit and we gets by, just. It's been close a couple of times, but I ain't dead yet. ![]() I've been with Charlie and the gang for four, maybe five, years since That Dark Day when me world was changed forever, but I can't be sure, the seasons run into each other so-we shivers and dies of the cold in the winter and sweats and dies of the pestilence in the summer, so it's all one. The pat is for his shiv, which he keeps tucked next to his ribs. ![]() He'll prolly open you up right there, without so much as a by-your-leave." But Charlie, he hikes up his pants and gives his vest a pat and off he goes to sell his body. Me and the others laugh and jeer and say, "Charlie, you ain't got the bollocks. Graves himself, the bloke what sends Muck around to pick up dead orphans for the di-seck-shun and for the good of science and all, to see if Charlie his ownself can get paid for his body before he goes croakers so's he can have the pleasure of it himself, like. Rooster Charlie allows as how today he's goin' to see Dr. A Tiny Spark on the Winds of Chance Borne, ![]()
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Anne boleyn by alison weir6/27/2023 ![]() Declaring “I like her not! I like her not!” after his first meeting with her, the English king only went through with the wedding to maintain diplomatic ties with Anne’s home, the German Duchy of Cleves, and other Protestant allies across the European continent.Īfter just six months of marriage, Henry, eager to replace his short-reigning queen with the young, vivacious Catherine Howard, had the union annulled on the grounds of non-consummation and Anne’s pre-contract with Francis, Duke of Lorraine. The traditional story widely accepted by historians is far less scandalous: Henry, enchanted by a flattering Hans Holbein portrait of his bride-to-be, was repulsed by the “ tall, big-boned and strong-featured” woman who arrived in England at the beginning of 1540. ![]() ![]() As Sarah Knapton reports for the Telegraph, Weir’s Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait, the fourth installment in the non-fiction and fiction writer’s Six Tudor Queens series, theorizes that the notoriously mercurial king ended his marriage after discovering his new wife had already conceived a child with another man. ![]() A new novel by Tudor historian Alison Weir outlines a controversial alternative to the oft-cited account of Henry VIII’s divorce from his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. ![]()
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A song below water chapter summary6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() No secret seems safe anymore-soon Portland won’t be either. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. ![]() At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.īut everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she's also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Nevermind she's also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Morrow's debut YA, A Song Below Water, about two best friends discovering their magical identities against the challenges of today’s racism and sexism Morrow with Jennifer Haralson (Narrator), Andrea Lang (Narrator) 9 hours, 23 minutes first pub 2020. Legacies meets Nic Stone’s Dear Martin in Bethany C. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() *This book is permanently free on Amazon and Smashwords!*įind it on Amazon! A Shadowed Soul (The Aligerai series, Book 2) Sita must find a way to handle magical tests, magic lessons, revelations about her family, and stop inter-world occultists called Imbri Mors from taking over both Earth and Corá–all while keeping her grades up and herself and her friends hidden. and facing enemies more interested in seeing them dead than alive. But her new college friends reveal secrets of their own, and soon Sita and her friends find themselves in a magical world called Corá. Her gifts had only ever caused problems, and the wings she had been born with would have sentenced her to a life of scientific study if anyone found out. Sita Newbury is more interested in surviving college and making friends than playing with magic. Website: FEATURED BOOKS Rise of the Aligerai (The Aligerai series, Book 1) I write mostly fantasy books right now, though I have some ideas for expanding into other genres later on. Mostly I read fantasy, but I enjoy other genres as well, including historical fiction, science fiction, and the classics. I read A LOT, and the number of books I have in my living space is a running joke among my family and friends. I’m a language enthusiast, writer, and book lover. I placed myself last in the Featured Author queue for a bit of shameless self promo–and last in order to make sure everyone else got featured first! Yes, I know this is my own book review blog. ![]()
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![]() Even though the story is a fantasy - "a ludicrous fantasy," says Judi - the town and its people are fully realized. ![]() "I really wanted to create a world that was so believable that kids would find it a very credible situation," he says. He says he using "tiny, tiny" nibs to create all the fine details and lines. Ron Barrett illustrated Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in pen and ink. The pair say they remained very friendly after their divorce. They created Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs after their separation. The Barretts met at the Pratt Institute in the 1960s - their first books together were Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House and Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing. "I don't know what made me think of it other than the fact that I'm very involved with food," Barrett says.Ĭloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is one of several children's books Barrett wrote that were illustrated by her ex-husband, Ron Barrett. Sony Pictures Animation even turned the children's book into a movie in 2009. Hotdogs, already in their buns, blew in from the northeast.įood falling from the sky! It's every kid's fantasy - and since its publication in 1978, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs has sold millions of copies. In Chewandswallow, it rained soup and juice. Everything that everyone ate came from the sky." ![]() In Judi Barrett's classic children's book, the town of Chewandswallow was just like any other town - except for the weather: "It came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. ![]() |