![]() ![]() Dustfinger followed them, but eventually returned to Elinor's house. Then, during the night when Dustfinger was putting on a performance to show Meggie how he handled fire, men come and take Mo. Meggie persuaded her father to let her look at the book, though it was only a quick glance. During the stay at Elinor's house, Meggie noticed that that Mo wanted to give Elinor a book Meggie had never seen before. They travel to Northern Italy where Elinor lived. ![]() Before they went, they were stopped by the same man who appeared the night before. In the morning, Mo informed her that they will be staying with her mother's aunt, Elinor, for a while so he could repair some books of hers. Instead of going to bed, Meggie eavesdropped on the two men, but didn't hear much. Meggie was surprised when the man told her how much she had grown, and surprised again when Mo invited the man into his workshop to talk. ![]() ![]() At first, her father doesn't believe her, but he eventually went to greet him. Meggie was reading in bed with several candles burning when she noticed a strange man outside.
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![]() ![]() From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to time in New York as a college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. ![]() In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. In this powerful, provocative, and universally lauded memoir-winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal and finalist for the Kirkus Prize-genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon “provocatively meditates on his trauma growing up as a black man, and in turn crafts an essential polemic against American moral rot” ( Entertainment Weekly). *Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Buzzfeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Southern Living (Southern), Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times Critics* ![]() ![]() ![]() While stopping at an Arabian port, the Drake takes on a very large black stallion that is wild and dangerous. The Drake is bound for England, from where Alec will travel to his home in New York City. ![]() This guide refers to the 2002 Random House paperback edition.Īlec Ramsay boards a ship called the Drake in Bombay, India, after spending the summer with his uncle. Nearing the end of his life, Farley included his son, Stephen, as co-author of his last Black Stallion sequel. Though Farley describes danger, physical injury, and the loss of human life, the narrative does not contain graphic material and is suitable for middle-grade readers.įarley wrote more than 20 Black Stallion and directly derivative titles, greatly expanding the Black’s backstory as well as the stories of his offspring. He began writing the book while still in high school and finished it while in college several years before it was published. ![]() The author was raised around horses and kept them throughout his life. Traditionally, the novel has been regarded as a middle-grade novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() The genus Rattus proper contains 64 extant species. Several other murine genera are sometimes considered part of Rattus: Lenothrix, Anonymomys, Sundamys, Kadarsanomys, Diplothrix, Margaretamys, Lenomys, Komodomys, Palawanomys, Bunomys, Nesoromys, Stenomys, Taeromys, Paruromys, Abditomys, Tryphomys, Limnomys, Tarsomys, Bullimus, Apomys, Millardia, Srilankamys, Niviventer, Maxomys, Leopoldamys, Berylmys, Mastomys, Myomys, Praomys, Hylomyscus, Heimyscus, Stochomys, Dephomys and Aethomys. The genus Rattus is a member of the giant subfamily Murinae. Rats are bigger than most Old World mice, which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over 500 grams (1.1 lb) in the wild. The group is generally known as the Old World rats or true rats and originated in Asia. The best-known Rattus species are the black rat ( R. ![]() ![]() However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Rattus is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. ![]() ![]() ![]() Secrets that rouse every one of my protective instincts just as surely as his kisses rouse… other parts of me.Īnd before I know it, I’m thinking being entangled might not be so bad… if it’s Truman I’m tangled up with. Secrets someone in this charming small town doesn’t want brought to light. It turns out that Truman-adorkably shy, relentlessly sunshiny, hot as all heck, reluctantly-still-a-virgin Truman-has secrets. ![]() And the second I got involved, all my plans for a quick departure scattered like pollen on the breeze. ![]() More specifically, I saw Truman Sweet, Aster Valley’s resident botanist, spice merchant, and bee-costume enthusiast, being harassed. Zero drama.īut then I saw the bumblebee being harassed on the side of the highway. When I rode my bike into Aster Valley, it was supposed to be temporary. ![]() ![]() ![]() details how money came to corrupt our government, how our broken system hurts both the Left and the Right, and what it will take to return American democracy to its rightful owners – the people. Read an excerpt of Lessig's new book, Lesterland > What others say In The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig explains how the revolution has produced a counterrevolution of potentially devastating power and effect. Simple legislative surgery, he says, can put the nation back on the path to greatness.” Lessig’s vision is at once profoundly pessimistic - the integrity of the nation is collapsing under the best of intentions -and deeply optimistic. As The New York Times wrote about him, “Mr. ![]() ![]() has spun off course - and how citizens can regain control. In his latest book, Republic, Lost, he shows just how far the U.S. In 2011, Lessig founded Rootstrikers, an organization dedicated to changing the influence of money in Congress. ![]() In 2007, just after his last TED Talk, Lessig announced he was leaving the field of IP and Internet policy, and moving on to a more fundamental problem that blocks all types of sensible policy - the corrupting influence of money in American politics. He was a founding board member of Creative Commons, an organization that builds better copyright practices through principles established first by the open-source software community. Lawyer and activist Lawrence Lessig spent a decade arguing for sensible intellectual property law, updated for the digital age. ![]() ![]() ![]() They're books that have pages designed like envelopes that you can open and pull out adorable letters, puzzles, games, and other treats.Why did we love The Jolly Postman?įor those who have no idea what the Jolly Postman books are all about, three things: and the U.S., and nearly three decades later, copies are still on the top of lists for libraries. They've won all kinds of awards in both the U.K. The Jolly Postman, or Other People's Letters had two sequels: The Jolly Christmas Postman and The Jolly Pocket Postman, though the latter was published after Janet's tragic death from cancer. Maybe it's just something about being so British. ![]() Even today, the books don't feel even a tad dated, despite the most famous series being about mailing letters in the literal mail. This duo of writer and illustrator were ridiculously good at building stories and books - and yes, there's a difference - that both kids and parents would could obsess over. No one was making children's books back in the day like wife and husband Janet and Allan Ahlberg. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His books include The Literary Culture of the Reformation: Grammar and Grace (2007) and an edition of The Book of Common Prayer, which appeared in Oxford World's Classics in 2013. In addition to his academic work he was guest curator at Lambeth Palace for the exhibition Royal Devotion: Monarchy & the Book of Common Prayer in 2012, which was opened by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Prince of Wales. He was previously Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Professor of English at the University of Sussex, and has also held Visiting Fellowships in California, in Munich, and Toronto. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.īrian Cummings FBA is Anniversary Professor at the University of York in the Department of English and Related Literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are not many other people in Rachel’s life to approve or disapprove of her, not counting the revolving tourist-filled audience at This Show Sucks. This is a deep hunger, directed first at her mother, and then, after her therapist encourages her to take a 90-day communication detox, her judgmental coworker, the older-but-still-beautiful Ana. Chain-chewing nicotine gum protein bar and low-cal yogurt regimens regular evenings on the elliptical or the stationary bike and a weekly night on stage at a comedy club are Rachel’s favorite means of feeding her existential hunger for approval. Rachel has a rigorous system to maintain control of her weight, and thereby her life. ![]() Hungry, horny, and trying to believe are three of the most predominant modes in which Rachel, the main character of Melissa Broder’s new novel, operates. Milk Fed might make you believe in god, or in love, or at least make you want to try. ![]() ![]() He's just trying to make it through each day, and the last thing he's looking for is any sort of connection. ![]() The only family member in his corner doesn't remember him, and the people he thought would always be in his life walked away. But she's not opposed to having a night of fun, and the gruff, sinfully hot, definitely-not-looking-for-love mysterious stranger she runs into at a bar might be just the right man to enjoy it with.Įx-con Tobias Riggs has lost enough for one lifetime. She pours her heart and soul into her family, her puppetry and storytelling performances, and her greeting card line. ![]() She's been there, done that, and she's not going back for seconds. Madigan Wicked's heart is not up for grabs. ![]() What happens when you're not looking for love, but it walks in the door? Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. ![]() |