5/23/2023 0 Comments The one and only ivan by katherine![]() In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. ![]() Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. ![]() ![]() The #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture streaming on Disney+ ![]()
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![]() In a society in which hierarchical authority was most commonly determined by inheritance of title and office, or sanctified by ordination, civic officials who had been elected to their posts relied on rituals to cement their authority and dominance. Hanawalt shows how, in the late Middle Ages, London's elected officials and elites used ceremony and ritual to establish their legitimacy and power. Ritual and ceremony played key roles in this acculturation process. Medieval London, like all premodern cities, had a largely immigrant population-only a small proportion of the inhabitants were citizens-and the newly arrived needed to be taught the civic culture of the city in order for that city to function peacefully. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Proxy by Alex London![]() ![]() ![]() Because of Syd’s misfortune, he is contractually a Proxy, a person who serves out punishments for children of the rich known as Patrons. Proxy‘s protagonist is a scrappy, slum kid named Syd, an orphan and a veritable slave in a society where the market reigns supreme and debt rules every transaction. Oh, and the best part? Syd, the main character, is gay! And he isn’t white! The frequency of this combination is far too low, and London’s willingness to take on both traits in a complex, worthwhile protagonist is a point of intense ambition. ![]() There are some coercive plot devices that make the book feel a tad unstable, and sure, I wasn’t really swayed by either the romance or the twists, but these are easy to overlook when the rest of Proxy was so good. ![]() Reading this book was an act of investigation, not only because I wanted to find out what happened next but because the world of Proxy is created with such vivid detail, and with such sound world-building, that it feels nearly tactile. I feel like most dystopian societies resemble one another in their foundation of a oppressive system, but rarely am I as captivated by a dystopia as I was with Proxy. Alex London’s Proxy is probably one of the coolest concepts I’ve encountered in a while. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments The royal mess maryjanice davidson![]() ![]() Someone who can make her feel like a queen-in and out of bed. Someone needs to watch her and show her the royal ropes (and cuffs…and scarves…). The lady says she doesn’t need a bodyguard, but that’s where she’s wrong. Very kissable neck, back, legs, wrists, earlobes. Her credentials? Hunting guide in the Alaskan wilderness. But no Rodinov ever had to protect Princess Nicole Krenski. No thanks necessary.) No one ever sees Jeffrey Rodinov coming, and no one-not even a mouthy, illegitimate princess-is going to keep him from playing bodyguard when his king decrees it. (Yes, crossword puzzle, in ink, just after taking out the guy behind you. Six feet four inches, 220 fatless lbs., black hair, and blue eyes weapon of choice: the 9 mm Beretta. Jeffrey Rodinov is descended from one of the oldest families in Alaska, and a Rodinov has been protecting a Baranov for generations. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The Reckoning by Sharon Kay Penman![]() ![]() ![]() Her other mysteries are Cruel as the Grave, Dragon’s Lair, and Prince of Darkness. ![]() Her first was The Queen’s Man, the queen in question being Eleanor of Aquitaine, a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best First Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the. She was the author of nine critically acclaimed historical novels: The Sunne in Splendour, Here be Dragons, Falls the Shadow, The Reckoning, When Christ and his Saints Slept, Time and Chance, Devil’s Brood, Lionheart, and A King’s Ransom. Her tenth historical novel, The Land Beyond the Sea, was published in March of 2020. I first discovered Sharon Kay Penman with her book Here Be Dragons. Between deadlines and her health, she was never able to complete the interview, but she was so kind in her correspondence. We corresponded with the intention of posting an interview on Poisoned Pen’s blog when The Land Beyond the Sea was published. Last year, Sharon sent me this photo she loved of herself with her dog Cody. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Alone together turkle![]() ![]() Technology has allowed some of us to work, learn, shop, and socialize from home, exchanging the rough, natural edges of life for the smooth glass of our screens. Still, after a year of social distancing, we might resemble lonely creatures drifting around in our tanks. Our pandemic isolation is voluntary, altruistic, and temporary. The cost of their confinement is a diminished internal existence. Their stress levels soar, their dorsal fins droop, their parenting skills decline they get bored, they self-harm, they lash out. ![]() In the relative monotony of an artificial habitat, with their social development stifled by family separation and their wanderings limited to a concrete tank, orcas go a little mad. ![]() But, as the neuroscientist Lori Marino has explained, they’re different in captivity. In the wild, orcas are a dominant species, apex predators that navigate a vast aquatic world in sophisticated family groups. ![]() ![]() ![]() That well-lived life belonged to Lerone Bennett, Jr., the esteemed senior editor of Ebony magazine. And there was much of that: magnificent sculpture framed pictures and certificates a sound system of old-school stereo components a wardrobe with items you’d snag immediately if you saw them at a thrift shop, for their quality and taste. We were drawn there by the chance to see, and perhaps acquire, evidence of a life well lived. ![]() There was also a large living room, which wrapped around into a small dining area, all with magnificent views. It had a small kitchenette, better for quick meals and entertaining guests than preparing extravagant feasts. Several rooms spooled off from the central hallway: four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an office space and entertainment area which both overlooked the lake. The domicile itself was not remarkable, save for its deceptive spaciousness. It was a raw, dreary Saturday morning in April 2018 when a few dozen or so of us made a pilgrimage to a Hyde Park condo along South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The true story of arthur truluv![]() ![]() She's seen Arthur sitting there alone, and one afternoon she joins hima gesture that begins a surprising friendship between two lonely souls. The last thing Arthur would imagine is for one unlikely encounter to utterly transform his life.Įighteen-year-old Maddy Harris is an introspective girl who often comes to the cemetery to escape the other kids at school and a life of loss. ![]() It's a quiet routine not entirely without its joys. Sometimes in the evening he'll take a walk and stop to chat with his nosy neighbor, Lucille. ![]() For the past six months, Arthur Moses's days have looked the same: He tends to his rose garden and to Gordon, his cat, then rides the bus to the cemetery to visit his beloved late wife for lunch. ![]() ![]() ![]() The fan-favorite, critically acclaimed adventures of Kamala Khan continue! Love is in the air in Jersey City as Valentine's Day arrives! Kamala may not be allowed to go to the school dance - but Ms. ![]() Marvel (2015) 38, Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) 24 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Marvel and her fellow Champion, Miles "Spider-Man" Morales, share an exploration of what it means to be a teenage super hero! COLLECTING: Ms. Marvel travels back in time to meet her idol, Carol Danvers, all over again - and Kamala joins her pals Bruno, Nakia and Zoe in a video game for the fight of their lives! Plus, when tragedy strikes, Ms. Marvel - and these stories prove that Kamala Khan is one of her generation's greatest heroes! Get to know Kamala, her loving family and her fun-filled friends in this collection of action-packed adventures - starting off with Loki, Norse god of mischief, crashing the school's Valentine dance! Ms. ![]() In all the Marvel-Verse, nobody is more magnificent than the metamorphic Ms. Alphona, Adrian Marvel Various (illustrator). ![]() ![]() ![]() The Anatomy of Jane is a thrilling story that accelerates your heart and mind while burning you up before leaving you in a gasping state of shock with one hell of a cliffhanger ending. ![]() My heart also broke a little for each of them and their family battles, social battles and what the future may hold. My heart and mind warred with each other over Max and Wes, what would happen, would Jane get one? Which one? I was fully captivated by the relationship and the dynamic between the three of them. There is an undeniable push & pull feeling when reading this book. With just enough suspensful back ground action to keep the story flowing, The Anatomy of Jane is addicting. A blistering connection JUMPED out of this book and GRABBED me.įrom page one Amelia sets a story that lights up every part of the reader. ![]() Jane, Max & Wes are a total match made in heaven. The Anatomy of Jane so, so sexy, so sinful, I literally BLUSHED and FANNED myself SO MANY TIMES! This has to be the hottest book I’ve read all year. ![]() |