![]() ![]() Deliberately and ruthlessly targeted by a criminal justice system serving a white privilege agenda, Black people are subjected to unjustifiable racial profiling and police brutality. ![]() For Patrisse, the most vulnerable people in the country are Black people. Raised by a single mother in an impoverished neighborhood in Los Angeles, Patrisse Khan-Cullors experienced firsthand the prejudice and persecution Black Americans endure at the hands of law enforcement. Michelle Alexander,Ī poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America-and the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free. This remarkable book reveals what inspired Patrisse's visionary and courageous activism and forces us to face the consequence of the choices our nation made when we criminalized a generation. , Oprah's Magazine's "10 Titles to Pick Up Now." ![]()
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![]() ![]() He quickly runs afoul of the president, and on the run, he and a few friends and allies seek proof of how Torrent orchestrated the political takeover - by assassinating a president and nearly starting a civil war. He has launched America into a get-tough, this-world-is-our-empire foreign policy stance.īut Captain Bartholomew Coleman, known as Cole to his friends and enemies alike, sees the danger Torrent poses to American democracy and the potential disasters involved in his foreign military adventures. Captain Batholomew Coleman must navigate a hostile population, while protecting researchers, in the hopes of finding a cure.Īverell Torrent has become president of the United States, with enormous political and popular support, and, if people only realized it, a tight grip on the reins of both political parties. ![]() Hidden Empire - A deadly plague devastating the world leads the American President to declare severe immigration restriction. Very frightening and timely - Empire #1 is paperback on WICKER SHELF 2 & Hidden Empire is a hardback on SHELF 11. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Performed by Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Natalie Van Sistine, Jon Vertullo, Nora Achrati, Karenna Foley, Shawn K. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it. In this thrilling third audiobook in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.Īs war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. ![]() Maas.įeyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. "The epic third story in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. ![]() ![]() Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival, Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage,īelinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful, Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,īelinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears,Īnd Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs, Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,Īnd the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,Īnd the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,īut the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.Īnd spikes on top of him and scales underneath, With a little black kitten and a little grey mouse,Īnd a little yellow dog and a little red wagon, ![]() Read it aloud, paying attention to the rhythm. ![]() This poem is a humorous ballad close to a parody. You must be familiar with ballads that narrate tales of courage or heroism. ![]() This poem is written in the style of a ballad - a song or poem that tells a story. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of a lifetime of battle, my biggest concerns are building a house, the size of my harvest, and the way the girl from the nearby village glares at me when I tease her.Ī slow, simple, fulfilling life in a place where nothing exciting or out of the ordinary ever happens. I’m not used to seeing a chicken move with such grace.but Qi makes everything kind of wonky, so it’s probably fine. ![]() Tilling a field by hand is fun when you’ve got the strength of ten men-though maybe I shouldn’t have fed those Spirit Herbs to my pet rooster. Slice of life cultivation novel, very wholesome, about a reincarnated person trying to get away from Xianxia tropes. I’m getting out of here.įarm life sounds pretty great. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.Īrrogant Masters? Heavenly Tribulations? All that violence and bloodshed? Yeah, no thanks. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck here. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. Beware of Chicken 2: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel CasualFarmer 4.66 1,532 ratings119 reviews Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator who defied the heavens, and surpassed all limits. Beware of Chicken Series 3 primary works 3 total works Book 1 Beware of Chicken by CasualFarmer 4. A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about.farming? ![]() ![]() You guys, at one point, I cried! Yes! (And oddly enough, it wasn’t over the WWII parts, it was over a relationship between and daughter and her mother in the 1980s part). ![]() At first, I thought I was going to love the Paris chapters the most, but the portions set in the 1980s really grabbed my heart too. I thought the story moved quickly, I was super invested in both settings and not quite sure how they were going to all come together in the end. You get a dose of both present day (-ish, I’m not sure we can count the 1980s as present day, but you get my point) and way back when. This story toggles between 1980s America and 1940s Paris. I’m not sure what took me so long to pick it up as it checks so many of my boxes: based in Paris, about people who love books, set during the middle of World War II, it’s about friendship and there is a little love involved. So many of you have recommended this historical fiction to me over the last two-ish years, and I swear, it’s been sitting on my Kindle for almost as long. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles One historical fiction, one thriller, one based on true events and one chick lit…a nice variety, so hopefully, everyone will find something that speaks to them to read in May. ![]() ![]() I'm a full time home 'supervisor' which is a nice word for saying I'm a housewife. By the time I was nine years old I had an adult library card wher I had a rather short area here telling a little about me but then I had more than a few people ask me to expand it so. I read entire series (Pippi Longstocking, Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, Trixie Beldon, The Borrowers, etc) in a matter of days at a time. ![]() No, I didn't know that I always wanted to write. I believe in romance, I've always been a daydreamer, and I'm a HUGE fan of books, always have been. I live in Southern California and I can't function without iced coffee. I'm married happily, I met my dream guy 20 years ago, and we have 4 children. I had a rather short area here telling a little about me but then I had more than a few people ask me to expand it so. ![]() ![]() ![]() Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman tail a Spellman dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman. ![]() If only they could leave their work at the office. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. This twenty-eight-year-old may have a checkered past littered with romantic mistakes, excessive drinking, and creative vandalism she may be addicted to Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors-but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Meet Isabel "Izzy" Spellman, private investigator. From the award-winning author of The Passenger comes the first novel in the hilarious Spellman Files mystery series featuring Isabel "Izzy" Spellman (part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry) and her highly functioning yet supremely dysfunctional family of private investigators. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jonah Jameson since issue #11 is revealed to be Frederick Foswell.Jr., who is the son of Frederick Foswell, Sr., a Daily Bugle reporter who once nearly pulled off a successful investigation of Spider-Man’s true identity before becoming way too close to his sources and ending up as a crime boss. In this issue, the big bad who’s been tormenting both Spider-Man and his foil-turned-friend J. That notion is one that’s been evident multiple times throughout Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley’s still-nascent Amazing Spider-Man run and is evident yet again this week with Amazing Spider-Man #13. It is perhaps a bit less common at Marvel (where characters are generally a bit younger), but over at the distinguished competition, writers like Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison have told some of our best modern comic stories by plumbing the continuity depths and teasing old ideas, concepts, principals to the surface. This is not all that novel of an approach for stories about decades-old characters. ![]() By Zack Quaintance - Amazing Spider-Man #13 continues an interesting trend I’ve noticed throughout this young: it continues to take Spider-Man continuity deep dives and translate them into new stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() Petunia never showed any love and affection at all towards Harry because he reminded her of Lily and the wizarding world. ![]() Petunia described her sister Lily as a ‘freak’ but Petunia’s opinion shouldn’t matter since she was jealous of her. Another reason Harry was treated badly by the Dursleys is that they were jealous of him for they were ‘normal’ people whereas Harry being the son of Lily and James was special. As he had no friends or other family to turn to, Harry was completely alone. It was first published in Britain in 1997 and appeared in the United States the following year under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. When he wasn’t locked in a cupboard, Uncle Vernon shouted at him, Aunt Petunia treated him as though he was worthless and his cousin beat him up for fun. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, also called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first novel in the immensely popular Harry Potter series by British writer J.K. It was not until the letter arrived saying “the cupboard under the stairs” that they let him move into the extra bedroom. This goes to show the type of regard they have for him as they treated him even worse than a pet. For most of Harry’s childhood, he was forced to live in a small, cramped cupboard under the stairs. Right from the beginning, we saw Harry Potter bullied by his own family. ![]() |