![]() ![]() In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: It is for you that I am speaking. ![]() In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union-a forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic 90s movies-instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. Lena Dunham, Lenny Letter In the spirit of Amy Poehlers Yes Please, Lena Dunhams Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gays Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman. Book Synopsis NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Named a Best Book of the Year by The Root Chosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Forced to face off against three half siblings and the queen, peasant unrest, barbarian attacks, and a very choose-your-own-adventure style gaming experience, Giannine knows she’s in for a challenging game. Giannine settles on a game entitled Heir Apparent and is promptly cast into the role of shepherd’s daughter who discovers, after the death of the king, that her parents are only her foster parents, she is the secret bastard child of the king and his former mistress, and she must return to the palace to claim her rightful place as heir to the throne. The novel is set in a futuristic society not far outside the realms of our own reality in which public busses speak and can be spoken to (but aren’t very intelligent) and arcades house immersive virtual reality games. ![]() ![]() Heir Apparent follows 14-year-old Giannine Bellisario as she ventures to an arcade for her birthday. It’s everything I want, ties in so beautifully with some of my most excitingly dramatic fantasies, and I JUST WANT IT TO BE MADE INTO A MOVIE SOSOSOSOSO BAD! ![]() Even now, at the geriatric old age of 24, I still absolutely adore this story. I read it for the first time when I was in middle school and I’ve read it several times since. I really don’t think you guys understand how much I mean it when I say: This is seriously one of my favorite books of all time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To be honest, I wanted to read most of it, as they are great sentences to hold in your mouth. ![]() I recently re-read the lot of them, aloud, trading chapters, with my eldest son. But then they find each other again.”Ī pre-teen is at a fantastic age for the Wizard of Earthsea books. I don’t really like how they get lost from home. Five-year-old reviewer Rafael, who devoured the series, says: “I love the books. The books are a charm to read aloud, and you can listen to an excerpt read by the author. Jane Tabby could not explain why all four of her children had wings.” The four books focus on four cats who are born with wings. These books are not those: Le Guin’s four Catwings books make a gentle, warm space to stretch one’s literary wings, with an eye to injustice, written in her sonorous sentences. There are characters are mean to one another for laughs. There are many contemporary books for brand-new readers that are fast, flashy, and extremely loud. Oh, how nice! It’s raining mice!”įor babies and toddlers: Cat Dreams Ages 4 to 8 “It’s fun to run / I love to leap / But now I think / I’ll go to sleep. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We thank the staff of the Archbold Biological Station, in particular John Fitzpatrick and Hilary Swain, former and current Executive Directors, respectively. We are grateful to the staff of the Florida Audubon Society (FAS) for their assistance and patience over the years, especially Bernie Yokel, Michael Nelson, Trude Valente, Terrie Diesbourg, and Stephanie Johnson. We are most grateful to all for their contributions. The Florida Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project could not have been accomplished without the support of numerous organizations and individuals and the field efforts of hundreds of volunteers. Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network.Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.Report injured, orphaned or dead manatees.Report fish kills, wildlife emergencies, sightings, etc. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the days that follow, rumours begin to swirl. When Harriet hosts a grand party, Charlotte is charged with winning the affections of one of Charles's colleagues, but before the night is over, her reputation-her one thing of value-is at risk. ![]() ![]() She can't continue to live off the generosity of her sister Harriet and her wealthy brother-in-law, Charles, whose political aspirations dictate that she make an advantageous match. Shy and bookish, she knows her duty is to marry, but with no dowry, she has little choice in the matter. Like pebbles tossed upon the beach, we would scatter, trying to make our way as best as we could. Tomorrow we would dock in Victoria on the northwest coast of North America, about as far away from my home as I could imagine. Inspired by the history of the British "brideships," this captivating historical debut tells the story of one woman's coming of age and search of independence-for readers of Suzanne Desrochers's Bride of New France and Armando Lucas Correa's The German Girl. ![]() ![]() ![]() She turns to her best friend for support, but Rachel has changed. Fortunately, cute newcomer David is there to save her, and the rescue leads to a bond deeper than Cara ever imagined.īut then she learns something about David that changes everything, and Cara is devastated. Cara has never seen a whale swim close enough for her to touch it-let alone knock her into the freezing water. Something strange is going on in the tiny coastal town of Liberty, Oregon. Debut-novelist Jenny Elliott’s thrilling romance, chosen by readers, writers, and publishers for the first list in the new Swoon Reads imprint, pours on the tension and danger in an addictive combination that will keep you turning pages! ![]() |