![]() ![]() Pay full shipping price for first title and then just. Combine shipping by purchasing more than one book. I am a veteran homeschooler of 18 years and working on clearing off some of my shelves and boxes since my last student graduated this past spring. I also carry a wide range of books that are perfect for homeschooling. ![]() Looking for a copy of that special book from your childhood? I just might have it here. Frog Goes to Dinner HCDJ MERCER MAYER 1974 1st print Welcome to Karen's Little Book Room!I carry a variety of books but I specialize in out-of-print and vintage children's books. ![]()
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Emira is a young black babysitter who is out with her friend at her friend's birthday party. Would you tell us what happens? It feels really familiar. So there's an event at an upscale grocery store that kicks off the book. Kiley Reid is the author of "Such A Fun Age." And she joins us now. And the relationship between the two women lays bare the insidious nature of entitlement and racism. Alix becomes obsessed with the younger, cooler Emira. She's a few years out of college and still figuring out her path in life. ![]() Alix is a blogger and public speaker who moves to Philadelphia for her husband's TV anchor job. In her debut novel, Kiley Reid explores the complicated relationship between a privileged white woman and the black babysitter she hires to care for her children. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() įive thousand years later, their progeny-seven distinct races now three billion strong-embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.īut the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain. What would happen if the world were ending?Ī catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. 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The Wizard of Oz is already a bit of a prat in the L. Maguire takes Oz being a dick to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL. But also in tone - the ways political brutality and personal disillusionment are treated are grim and realistic, aka DEPRESSING AS FRICK. This book is firmly adult in content – there’s a fair amount of sex* and violence. The short answer is, it’s a pretty mixed bag! They’re quite different, and I really enjoyed both. So I shamelessly compared Gregory Maguire’s novel to the musical throughout this review. Firstly, it’s sort of creepy and secondly the wizard is a massive douchecanoe. □□□□□ / ★★★☆☆ I was never a huge fan of the Wizard of Oz. ![]() ![]() In the hands of a less skilled author, it could seem like a gimmick to mention Lolita so overtly. In flashbacks, Strane woos a young Vanessa with a copy of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, the notorious story about Humbert Humbert’s infatuation with the child Dolores Haze. To fully understand her, you have to see how this relationship started, and you have to see through the long-standing consequences of it.” ![]() “I didn't want the reader to get too comfortable in depictions of her as a teenager, or too comfortable in depictions of her as a 30-something, because her psychology at both ages is different. “I wanted a fully-rounded understanding of Vanessa at all times,” Russell says. Written entirely in the first person, My Dark Vanessa jumps between the present, where adult Vanessa is still in contact with Strane, and the past, where teenage Vanessa is one of Strane’s English students. By the end of chapter one, readers will feel their frustration building like a migraine, a pulsing at the temples that gets louder and more insistent as the story progresses. ![]() After all, what is there to say? As far as Vanessa’s concerned, their relationship was consensual. Instead, she answers a distressed phone call from Strane and assures him she won’t come forward. ![]() Readers might assume that in witnessing the stranger’s account of abuse, Vanessa would be compelled to share her own similar experience. ![]() ![]() ![]() I am so glad that Blake turned her Delilah Green Doesn’t Care success into a romance novel series about a gaggle of queer friends finding love in the Pacific Northwest. ![]() Is she going to pursue the life that she’s expected to lead or the one that she wants? But somewhere along the way, their dislike for each other evolves into something quite different, and Astrid must decide what success truly means. When that determination turns into some light sabotage to ruffle Astrid’s perfect little feathers, the showrunners ask them to play up the tension. Jordan is determined to preserve the history of her family’s inn, particularly as the rest of her life is in shambles. However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru’s granddaughter and the lead carpenter for the renovation, who despises every modern design decision Astrid makes. Not only will the project distract her from her failed engagement and help her struggling business, but her perpetually displeased mother might finally give her a nod of approval. ![]() ![]() When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation, which will be featured on a popular HGTV show, Innside America, Astrid is thrilled. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career–her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she knows she’s just driven. For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite everything, Katee can't deny the chemistry between them. But rehearsals are long, those eyes still smolder, and those hands are still very good. Katee reluctantly agrees to the musical, as long as she keeps her guard up around Cal. The two haven't spoken since the joint destruction of their careers, and each of them blames the other, making their reunion a tense battle of wits and egos. That is, until Cal Kirby shows up with the opportunity of her dreams-a starring role in the Broadway show he's directing and a chance to perform the way she's always wanted. ![]() Kathleen Rosenberg is okay with her ordinary existence, and leaving her pop star image in the past. One unforgettable night is all it takes to blow up Katee's relationship with Ryan, her career, her whole life. Quiet, serious Cal, who's always been a good friend to Katee, is suddenly Cal with the smoldering eyes and very good hands. Maybe that's why she finds herself in the arms of another CrushZone member, Cal Kirby. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom. ![]() Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee Rose is living the dream as America's number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloid coverage. Katee Rose is living the dream as America's number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloi Then. ![]() Enter for a chance to win a finished copy of Once More With Feeling! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She writes her best surrounded and inspired by their joyous chaos. ![]() Sofía likes to travel the world, but she loves coming home to her husband, three children, two dogs, and cat. Segovia is also the author of Peregrinos ( Tears of Amber), Noche de huracán ( Night of the Hurricane), and Huracán ( Hurricane). This English translation by Simon Bruni, narrated by Xe Sands and Angelo Di Loreto, was one of Audible’s Top 10 of 2019 and a Voice Arts Award winner. The Spanish edition of her bestselling El murmullo de las abejas ( The Murmur of Bees) was an Audie Award winner and named Novel of the Year by iTunes. A creative writing teacher, she has also been a ghostwriter and communications director for local political campaigns and has written several plays for local theater. She studied communications at Universidad de Monterrey, mistakenly thinking that she would be a journalist. Tears of Amber Kindle Edition by Sofa Segovia (Author), Simon Bruni (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition 10,561 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 0.00 This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited 6.46 to buy Audiobook 0. Sofía Segovia was born in Monterrey, Mexico. ![]() |