Glyndon King is an art student, a sketcher and dabbler in contemporary impressionism attending the Royal Elite University. These two combusted my iPad, hotter than the desert. But they have nothing on ‘Killer’ the boy who set his sights on the girl he should’ve left well enough alone.Ī threatening presence in her life, she wanted answers to a death which plagued her and she was certain he was at the bottom of it. What a CrAzY ride! Twists and turns, rival college gangs, initiation like the hunger games into a secret society run by a group of psychopaths. Is the first full length book in author Rina Kent's 'Legacy of Gods' series.
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Majdy tells her wife “like something from the third world”, in other words, he tells her wife’s appearance does not fit the civilized Western world. This quotation shows how his action hurt his wife’s feelings because he mocks her and makes Samra thinks that her husband comes from a different country. I didn’t answer his taunting smile like he expected me to, didn’t say, ‘and where do you come from? I let him put his arm around me by way of greeting and gave him the trolley with my suit-cases to push (Aboulela, 1997, p. “You look like something from the third world,” he said, and I let myself feel hurt, glancing downwards so that he would not see the look in my eyes. Her husband, Majdy, gives the unpleasant impression instead of welcoming her warmly: The story begins with Samra’s sense of identity crisis, feeling the humiliation and “Otherness” right when she sets her foot at the airport. The Ostrich tells the life of Samra, a woman from the Sudanese town of Khartoum, accompanying her husband, Majdy, studying for his PhD in London. Bullies are depicted as faceless shadows, emphasizing the importance of discounting what they say. This sensitive representation of family relationships that provide a loving coat of armor against the world’s difficulties is memorable and inspiring. But “Asiyah’s hijab isn’t a whisper” according to Mama, “It means being strong.” These spreads show Aly’s close-up illustrations of a smiling Asiyah, with her blue hijab extending into an image of “the sky on a sunny day” or “the ocean waving to the sky.” Faizah triumphs over the misunderstandings and bullying she witnesses, her pride in her sister still intact. A girl whispers, asking Faizah about the hijab. I’m walking with a princess.” Once they arrive at school, the reactions of other children alternate with spreads depicting Faizah’s thoughts about Asiyah’s hijab, which are paired with Mama’s words. Mama takes Asiyah and Faizah to the hijab shop so that Asiyah can pick out her “first-day hijab.” Mama likes pink, but Asiyah picks out “the brightest blue.” Faizah has a new backpack and light-up shoes for the first day of school, but when Asiyah walks out in her blue hijab, “It’s the most beautiful first day of school ever. A young girl admires her older sister’s “first-day hijab” in this team effort by hijabi Olympian Muhammad ( Proud, 2018) and YA novelist Ali ( Love From A to Z, 2019). Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself-about him. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she's ever wanted. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. But he's the only way for her to get what she wants-to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.Ĭasteel Da'Neer is known by many names and many faces. He wants her to fight him, and that's one order she's more than happy to obey. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. Armentrout comes a new novel in her Blood and Ash series.Įverything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Willa is the clan’s best thief because those who don’t return to Dead Hollow with a full satchel are denied food or physically punished. He demands that the young ones steal from the day-folk. The Faeran dwindle under the strict rule of their deified leader, the padaran. The day-folk build unnatural dwellings from the carcasses of murdered trees and hunt the forest’s animals with their killing-sticks. The year is1900 and, in the Great Smoky Mountains, Willa’s world is changing. Though Willa’s streaked and spotted skin blends into natural surroundings, she is as real as any other creature. Their kind are called “the old ones” by the Cherokee and “night-spirits” by the white-skinned homesteaders. Willa lives with her mamaw, who teaches her how to communicate with plants and animals. In Willa of the Wood, a middle-grade fantasy novel, twelve-year-old Willa is one of the last woodwitches in her Faeran clan. Prime pulp-pure pleasure." -Linda Fairstein, author of The Bone Vault … ( more)Īn extremely addictive thriller about a woman desperately searching for her daughter when everyone around her believes that she is crazy and her daughter is a figment of her imagination. "A classic thriller-a riveting revisit to the dark side of the fifties, where the tension beneath the calm surface has an undertow that drags the reader into its grip. Blanche emerges as a new kind of heroine-a hard-boiled mom with gun in hand, willing to take any risk to find her missing daughter. In this fraught and at times freakish tale of suspense, Evelyn Piper takes us deep into the psyche of the 1950s to explore American fetishes, fallacies, and fears around motherhood and sexuality. Neither teachers nor students recall the small girl, andsoon Blanche is engaged in a frantic search for any trace of her missing daughter. But her expectant waiting becomes a mother's most dreaded nightmare: Bunny never materializes. It's the first day of school when this story begins, and Blanche is eager to see how her daughter, Bunny, has fared away from home. She lives alone, has a job, and has never been married. Blanche Lake is not like the other mothers who come to collect their children at the local nursery school on New York's Upper East Side. The classic novel of suspense is "a headlong story of nerve-wracking tension, psychological validity and emotional drive" (Oakland Tribune). I believe these are first edition copies since the only books listed on the page opposite the title page of Volume 1 are this book and "Stray Leaves From Strange Literature," which was published in 1884. This set of books was Lafcadio Hearn's first writings about Japan and were based on his impressions during his first few years in Japan (1890-1893). There is some slight discoloration along the spine on a few of the pages, presumably due to moisture (see photos). Inside, the bindings are firm and the pages are clean, with the exception of some marks and previous owners' signatures on the front end papers. Set of two used hardcovers with no dust jacketĬondition: VERY GOOD - The green and silver covers shows some light surface wear and with lightly bumped corners and slightly more wear to the top and bottom of the spine. Published by: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan (Volumes One and Two) It can also be extremely complex, as in engineering filtering systems that pull salt out of seawater based on the chemical and mechanical reactions that operate across cell membranes. It can be as simple as merely copying a shape, such as building fan blades that look and perform much like whale flippers. Biomimicry views the natural world as a vast laboratory filled with completed experiments that can be adapted to make human activities more efficient. The stunning diversity of microbes, animals, and plants means that for every problem, nature has already produced many solutions. Through billions of years of evolution, organisms have faced and met the challenges of living on earth, over and over again. It means, "imitation of life," and describes the practice of adopting natural structures and strategies to solve human problems. Biomimicry is a fairly new word for an ancient practice. Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. And as shocking revelations come to light, they are left to question all they thought to be true. When suspicious activity follows Emma Grace and Ray to the El Tovar, they are pulled into a mystery that stirs up their worst fears. Ray immediately admires Emma Grace, and though an attraction begins to form, she can't let go of the deep-rooted fear that he's just like every other wealthy man she's known. Though his fame-seeking father aims to lure new investors to the Arizona Territory, Ray dreams of one day taking over the family business and doing good with the profits. Determined to stay hidden, even if it means always looking over her shoulder, she finds herself working as a Harvey Girl at the El Tovar Hotel.When Ray Watkins arrives at the hotel on business, he is immediately captivated by the beauty of the Grand Canyon. When she discovers her father has offered her up as a bargaining chip to expand his empire, she disappears into the night. With her past behind her, she has nothing-and everything-to lose.After being kidnapped as a child, heiress Emma Grace McMurray has seen firsthand the devastation that greed causes in the world, and she wants nothing to do with it. Warm, winsome, and welcoming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney exude joy and love on every page. Dive into these five beautiful poems that celebrate the tender, cozy, early days between parent and child, and the exuberant joy of watching a brand-new life take shape. "A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tender moments, and boundless love shared between children and their caregivers, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney.Ĭuddle up with your little one, read aloud, and REPEAT: This gorgeous picture book treasury is sure to become your favorite storytime anthem. By Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney |
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