5/20/2023 0 Comments Crossfire series book 4![]() ![]() Those moments when the driving hunger and desperate love were the most exquisite insanity. It was too hard, too painful.except when it was perfect. My past was as violent as his, and I was just as broken. He was my addiction.my every desire.mine. He was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest of pleasures. As beautiful and flawless on the outside as he was damaged and tormented on the inside. The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds. ![]() I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily.Gideon knew. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. Bared to You He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. Together in one deluxe box set, the first four novels in the Crossfire series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. ![]()
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5/20/2023 0 Comments Legendborn book cover![]() ![]() She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society’s secrets-and closer to each other. Now that Bree knows there’s more to her mother’s death than what’s on the police report, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates. The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. ![]() ![]() A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.Ī flying demon feeding on human energies.Ī secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down.Īnd a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts-and fails-to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw. “After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Haven emma![]() ![]() ![]() At first, the three thrive on pitting themselves against the odds. Not only that, they must do so without leaving its shores even to trade. But providence has blown them there and there, Artt decrees, they must stay and build a chapel. There is no fresh water source and no fertile soil in which to grow vegetables. Soon they come upon Skellig Michael – that twin-peaked shard on the edge of the Atlantic. Dismayed by the laxity he finds at a monastery he is visiting, and seizing on a dream as prophecy, he sets forth to find an unsullied spot with two of its monks: Cormac, a late convert who lost his wife and children to the plague, and Trian, a young daydreamer handed to the community at the age of 13. Set in seventh-century Ireland, Haven follows the attempts of Artt, a revered scholar and priest, to set up a religious community far away from the temptations of the world. In her latest book, Haven, she shows how, with enough zealotry, a spiritual sanctuary can be transformed into a cruel parody of the divine. In Room, Emma Donoghue’s Josef Fritzl-inspired novel about a mother and child trapped in a kidnapper’s lair, the author suggested that, with enough love, it was possible to create an almost-haven in the depths of hell. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Miller a view from the bridge![]() ![]() Miller érdekes, időnként sokkoló véleményt formált a világháborúról, a holokausztról, az antiszemitizmusról, az 50-es és 60-as években Kelet-Európában zajló eseményekről. Az esszék némelyike megvilágítja a világot egykor és azóta is foglalkoztató történések meghökkentő hátterét, egyéb művei az egyre sikeresebbé váló író életének jeleneteit mutatják be. század második felének bizonyos eseményeit. E kötetben korábban kiadatlan – esetenként önéletrajz jellegű – munkáit gyűjtöttük össze, amelyek világosan, drámai kegyetlenséggel, időnként mérnöki precizitással domborítják ki a 20. Arthur Miller számos olyan kritikus hangvételű vagy mély gondolatokat tartalmazó esszét, cikket és tanulmányt írt, amelyekkel ugyanolyan mély hatást gyakorol olvasóira, mint darabjaival a színházak közönségére. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How can she choose between them?Ĭheck Me Out is a contemporary romance-with just a hint of Cyrano de Bergerac-that reminds us that it is what's on the inside that matters most. In this episode, Ete speaks with Becca Wilhite. Through it all, she slowly realizes that it is Will, not Mac, who she turns to for support and encouragement. 11 Becca Wilhite (Author of Check Me Out, Bright Blue Miracle and more). She arranges for a "battle of the bands" book jam, hosts a book signing by a famous author, and finally, stages a protest that raises more than a few eyebrows. When the Franklin Library is threatened with closure, Greta leaps into action. The only problem is that he seems to be a different person in his texts than in his face-to-face conversation. Mac is heart-stoppingly gorgeous and showers her with affection, poetic text messages, and free hot chocolate at the local caf where he works. Then she meets Mac in the poetry section of the library, and she is smitten. She even loves her mother despite her obvious disappointment that Greta is still single. She loves her best friend, Will, the high school civics teacher and debate coach. Greta loves her job as assistant librarian. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments If i were you by leslie margolis![]() ![]() THEMES: friendship, jealousy, the-grass-is-not-greener Maybe I'm a big prude here, but I think that's way too mature behavior for 12-year old girls. ![]() Melody kisses a boy (her secret boyfriend) in a hot tub. Katie goes around town wearing Melody's mother's skimpy dresses and makeup. Both girls go anywhere they want to in town without adult supervision. WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: The biggest thing that put me off is how these 12-year old girls are portrayed as though they are 15 or 16. I liked the girls' voices and felt they were well-drawn as characters. Many 11- and 12-year old girls will identify. Katie and Melody each think the other's life is just perfect, and this at the heart of their recent arguments and irritation with one another. The theme of being jealous of a friend's life rings true. We are selling this book in our school's book fair this week, and it's sold well, especially with my sixth grade girls. ![]() The cover is cute, and it looks like a fun summer read. This book is incredibly easy to booktalk with sixth and seventh grade girls. Freaky Friday is an older movie and book, so if your students don't know it, you could always show them this clip. WHAT I LIKED: Comparisons to Freaky Friday are inevitable here, except this time, it's two friends switching places. Hundreds more reviews like this one at Mrs. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Freaky friday by mary rodgers![]() ![]() Guettel was the daughter of Broadway icon Richard Rodgers. He found tremendous success writing music in partnership with Lorenz Hart, but found even greater fame when he partnered with Oscar Hammerstein, creating iconic musicals like “Oklahoma!,”South Pacific,” and “The Sound of Music.” ![]() She was also a director of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization and a board member of ASCAP.Īlso read: ‘Jersey Boys’ Reviews: Does the Musical Drama Fall Flat With Critics? From 1994 to 2001, she was chair of the board. ![]() Juilliard School honored Guettel at their annual gala in 2012. Guettel passed away Thursday in her Manhattan home, according to media reports. Mary Rodgers Guettel may be best known as the author of “Freaky Friday,” which spawned two theatrical film adaptations, but she also found success as a composer. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments About paulo coelho the alchemist![]() ![]() ![]() After having his dream interpreted by an old woman, and after learning the concept of “Personal Legends,” he sets out to find those pyramids. Santiago is a shepherd from Andalusia who, while resting in a church, dreams about pyramids and treasures. Fun Fact: Coelho wrote The Alchemist in two weeks, and, after one year, the publisher gave the rights back to Coelho, who felt that he had to heal from the setback, which led him to spend time in the Mojave desert.Notable Adaptations: An illustrated version with artwork provided by Moebius, a graphic novel produced in 2010.Characters: Santiago, the Englishman, Melchizedek, the crystal merchant, Fatima, the alchemist.Themes: Personal Legend, pantheism, fear, omens, biblical metaphors.Publisher: Rocco, an obscure Brazilian publishing house. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments Crown of blood by nicola tallis![]() ![]() All were impressed by her wit, passion, intelligence, and determined spirit. She was a remarkable individual with a charismatic personality who earned the admiration and affection of many of those who knew her. While this is doubtlessly true, it is only part of the complex jigsaw of Jane’s story. The human and emotional aspects of her story have often been ignored, although she is remembered as one of the Tudor Era’s most tragic victims. ![]() Jane is known to history as "the Nine Days Queen," but her reign lasted, in fact, for thirteen days. Her death for high treason sent shockwaves through the Tudor world, and served as a gruesome reminder to all who aspired to a crown that the axe could fall at any time. Minutes later her head was struck from her body with a single stroke of a heavy axe. ![]() "Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same.” These were the heartbreaking words of a seventeen-year-old girl, Lady Jane Grey, as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a cold February morning in 1554. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments The lonely life by bette davis![]() ![]() ![]() It was done for publicity and they made a fortune off of it. She said when he came back from lunch he still had lipstick marks on him from Joan. Miss Davis had a crush on him and had made a film with him. ![]() One thing that made her uncomfortable is Joan would send her gifts. The reason I know is I have photographs of the two of them. Warner Brothers created the feud for publicity. The two actresses she said she’d never work with again were Miriam Hopkins and Faye Dunaway, but not Joan Crawford. She respected Joan and said she was a total professional. I can only tell you what Miss Davis told me. KS: First we should discuss whether it’s true or not. PSL: Due to the popularity of the TV series Feud: Bette and Joan earlier this year, there has been a lot of speculation about how the alleged rivalry with Joan Crawford began. The crews adored her because they knew she knew her craft. ![]() She said you stand by me and talk to no one. There were no games and laughing and there was a good reason for that. She, by the time I worked for her, had 50 or 60 years experience, more than most of the other people in the set. Kathryn Sermak: She was the same person, but when you’re home, you’re home and when you’re at work, you work. How different was she on film sets than in real life? Palm Springs Life: You worked as Bette Davis’ assistant both while she made movies and in her daily life. ![]() |