![]() ![]() Eventually, Socko meets Livvy and learns that her father owns the now-struggling housing development. And when they arrive at the Estates-which is bereft of trees, grass and other people, nothing like the fancy brochures promised-and meet the curmudgeonly great-grandfather that they will be taking care of in exchange for housing, his hopes sink still further. When Socko’s mom announces that they are moving to a house in Moon Ridge Estates, Socko is thankful for the escape but devastated that he cannot bring Damien with him. Socko and his friend Damien make it their business to avoid the gang, putting off as long as possible the inevitable day that they will be forced to join. The musty walls of the dilapidated Kludge Apartments are marred by creepy-looking spiders: tags indicating that the building is the territory of the Tarantulas, a neighborhood gang headed up by a local thug called Rapp. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meet Socrates, better known as Socko, on the first day of summer before his eighth-grade year, a summer that will change his life forever. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Her life seems complete, until she fails to get pregnant. Though she doesn’t know her father, Ada has younger sisters and a loving mother. She is learning how to midwife from her well-respected mother. ![]() ![]() She is married to a lovely boy from a nice family. The year is 1895, and 17-year-old Ada has the perfect life in Fairchild, a conservative Christian town in the American West. Thus, North’s novel is both a literary adventure and a meaningful critique of our contemporary world. While the novel is set in the late 19th century, the issues North explores through her character development of Ada are the same issues that women and American society grapple with today. She flees her hometown and undergoes a journey of self-discovery that is wild and introspective. The novel is written in the first-person point of view of Ada, a teenager shunned by her community because of their superstitious attitudes towards women. It rewrites the myths of a male-dominated Wild West, legends that are intrinsic to American culture yet often lacking female figures. Outlawed is a hybrid of genres: It has elements of historical fiction, characterizations of American Western exploration literature, tropes of the bildungsroman, and promotes feminist literary themes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Named one of the 22 Best Fantasy Books of All Time By Book Riot. ![]()
![]() ![]() The longest-living Avatar in this beloved world's history, Kyoshi established the brave and respected Kyoshi Warriors, but also founded the secretive Dai Li, which led to the corruption, decline, and fall of her own nation. Yee's The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom-born Avatar. The first of two novels based on Kyoshi, The Rise of Kyoshi maps her journey from a girl of humble origins to the merciless pursuer of justice who is still feared and admired centuries after she became the Avatar.į. ![]() The longest-living Avatar in this beloved world’s history, Kyoshi established the brave and respected Kyoshi Warriors, but also founded the secretive Dai Li, which led to the corruption, decline, and fall of her own nation. The former Avatar Kuruk dies at young age, and his companions struggle for years to find the next reincarnation. Yee’s The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom–born Avatar. Yee’s The Rise of Kyoshi transports the reader to the Earth Kingdom several hundred years before the events of the television show ever come to pass. An instant USA Today and New York Times bestseller!į. Yees The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom-born Avatar. ![]() ![]() ![]() Synergize: This habit encourages teamwork and collaboration, where the combined efforts of a group can produce results that are greater than the sum of individual contributions.ħ. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: This habit involves active listening and empathetic communication, where you strive to understand others' perspectives before expressing your own.Ħ. Think Win-Win: This habit is about developing a cooperative mindset, where the success of others is just as important as your own.ĥ. Put First Things First: This habit focuses on prioritizing your time and energy based on what is most important to you, rather than just reacting to demands from others.Ĥ. Begin with the End in Mind: This habit encourages you to clarify your personal mission and goals and to make decisions that align with those objectives.ģ. Be Proactive: This habit emphasizes taking responsibility for your life and making choices based on your values and principles, rather than being influenced by external circumstances.Ģ. ![]() The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a book written by Stephen Covey that outlines seven principles for personal and professional effectiveness. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although, the Dark Lord is disguised at the time, and manipulates Celebrimbor into forging them. Charles Edwards ( The Crown) is Celebrimbor, the elven smith who creates the Rings of Power for Sauron. Robert Aramayo ( Game of Thrones) is the legendary elf Elrond who, when the show starts, is the young – in Elven terms, anyway – Herald to elven High King Gil-galad, who is portrayed by Benjamin Walker (Jessica Jones). Speaking of the elves, there will be famous and not-so-famous faces in the series. ![]() Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud) plays Galadriel, who begins the series as the commander of the Northern Armies, which aims to track down the agents of Morgoth and Sauron, who killed her elven brothers. Markella Kavenagh as Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot.Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Queen Regent Míriel.Here's the cast list for The Rings of Power (minus any spoiler-based character reveals): (Image credit: Ben Rothstein/Amazon Studios) Robert Aramayo replaced Will Poulter as Elrond for The Rings of Power. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With a curse, he grabbed her by the shoulders.īefore she could move, he rolled over with her, pinning her against the floor beneath his body as he held her wrists above her head. He moaned low in his throat, then slowly blinked his eyes open. Relieved he was alive, she tried to shake him. A strong, heavy heartbeat thumped against her fingertips. Hesitantly, she reached out and placed her hand against his tawny neck to check his pulse. He lay with his back to her, and he was either dead or unconscious. Still far from comforted, she looked at the body beside her. The only light came from a small bulb in the center of the ceiling. Terrified, she pushed herself up, and quickly learned she was on a cold concrete floor, in a very small, dust covered room.Ī scream wedged itself in her throat, but she held it back.Īmanda took in her surroundings. ![]() She tensed as she remembered the unseen man. Amanda came awake to an awful throbbing in her head. ![]() ![]() ![]() So I was really excited to get more world building which sadly I didn’t receive. Part of what I really loved about the first book was its unique concept based around portal magic which wasn’t something I’d come across before. The Silver Prince has been exiled from the Havenfall Inn and Maddie is working with her uncle Marcus and his husband Graylin to try and uncover and ultimately stop the silver trade as well as integrating the Solarians back into the Inn and society. The story picks up a few weeks after the exciting events of the first book. I listed to Havenfall as an audiobook last year and really enjoyed it so I was super excited for the sequel. ![]() This review contains some spoilers for the first book in this duology Havenfall. Thank you to Netgalley, Bloomsbury & Sara Holland for my arc of Phoenix Flame in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() And Conner… poor Conner struggled to find himself in a world of expectation and pain. I saw the most progress in him by the end. Tony struggled with his guilt and sexuality. Although in the end, there seemed to be no reprieve for that. Vanessa struggled with her cutting addiction. I was definitely rooting for a change in these teen’s lives.Ĭhange originates in each individual person. We believe people placed in unfortunate situations deserve what happens to them when it shouldn’t. We think people people that were blessed with great genes are happy when they aren’t. We think money buys happiness when it doesn’t. It brought to life all the injustices some people face in a blind world. People hear this and think, “Well what’s the problem.” It is hard to look past these things and see the loneliness these people experience. I saw him in Conner.Ĭonner supposedly had everything. I never will know his side of the story, but reading this book made me feel closer to him somehow. I have had experience with suicide before. Can you ever really get over pain…loss…love? Three teens have their fair share of issues, but can they find redemption in one another? ![]() ![]() These two fictional characters bear the lion's share of the drama, yet they also interact with historical figures such as Babe Ruth, Calvin Coolidge and J. ![]() Lehane, author of Mystic River, is known as a crime novelist, and it shows: The time frame is tight, with the events unfolding in a little over one year, while the cultural canvas is sprawling and epic.Īt the heart of the story are two characters, Danny Coughlin - a golden boy of his time, an Irish cop and the son of a police captain - and Luther Laurence, a talented but disadvantaged black baseball player who gets drawn into a life of crime and spends most of the novel digging himself out. Although at 700 pages it's a full-figured novel, The Given Day is a fast, suspenseful read. ![]() |