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![]() ![]() She started to think about what the world would be like if the gods in Greek mythology were real beings that came down to Earth. As a college student, she had taken several literature classes on Roman and Greek literature such as “The Aeneid” and “The Orestes.” The story of “Hades & Persephone” is one that she always loved ever since she was a child and she thought why not put her own spin on it. She tapped into her love for Greek mythology to retell the classic story in this work. Clair’s most popular work has been “Touch of Darkness,” the first of the “Hades & Persephone” series of novels. As for authors, some of her favorites include Sarah MacLean, Tessa Dare and Leigh Bardugo. As for her influences, she has cited “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy which is the inspiration for her settings in her Greek mythology retellings. She has since then gone on to publish several other bestselling works in different genres. As such it was not surprising that she made her debut with Greek retelling work “When Stars Come Out” that she published in 2018. St Clair has always been obsessed with the after life, Greek mythology, love stories and murder mysteries. She also has a masters in Information Services and Library Science from the same institution. Clair went to the University of Oklahoma, where she graduated with an undergraduate degree in English Writing. ![]() Clair is a horror, paranormal, and young adult novelist from Oklahoma best known for the “Hades & Persephone” series of novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “tears like waterfalls”), but where this book truly shines is its exquisite watercolor illustrations, with repeated use of water elements in the subject matter as well as the media. The message that mankind is stewards of the Earth and responsible for those who cannot speak for themselves is told through lovely poetic text with beautiful connections to water throughout (e.g. The author and illustrator notes at the back of the book are lengthy, but give additional context and engender additional appreciation for the work and its cause. Inspired by Standing Rock, the antagonist in the book is “the black snake” or oil pipeline. Championing the importance of protecting water from pollution, We Are Water Protectors speaks from the perspective of a young Native American girl teaching readers what she has learned about the importance of water from her people and her culture-that it is medicine it is alive it has a memory it gives life to plants, animals, and humans alike. ![]() ![]() Get reacquainted with oxidation in the greater scheme of things. More an article than a review, but thanks for reading it.ĭid you know about the neurons in your stomach? Have you gotten over your incommoded phobia of death: defying, defeating, and fighting it? Then get back to learning and observe the reason why your brain is actually in your stomach. No snacks, no seconds, no sweets, except on days that begin with S. Limit your snacks to unprocessed snack food. Serve a proper portion and don’t go back for seconds.īreakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauperĪfter lunch, sleep awhile, after dinner, walk a mile. Spend as much time enjoying the meal as it took to prepare it. If you are not hungry enough to eat an apple, you are not hungry. Regard nontraditional foods with skepticism.Įat when you are hungry, not when you are board. The whiter the bread, the sooner you will be dead.Įat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself.īe the kind of person who takes supplements-then skip the supplements.Įat more like the French. ![]() (Think Big Mac, Cheetos or Pringles.)Įat animals that have themselves eaten well. It’s not food if it’s called the same thing in every language. ![]() It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car ![]() I wouldn’t pay the $11.00 price for this book, but it was fun to get from the library and read.Īvoid foods you see advertised on televisionĮat only foods that have been cooked by humans A tiny book-I read it in the span of the bus ride downtown to my mother’s house. ![]() ![]() ![]() The trail leads her deep into the past, into the black backwaters of the Mississippi River, to a secret killing ground used by slave owners and the Klan for over two hundred years. While Penn desperately pursues both options, Caitlin uncovers the real story behind a series of unsolved civil rights murders that may hold the key to the Double Eagles' downfall. Tom Cage-who is fleeing a murder charge as well as corrupt cops bent on killing him-is either to make a devil's bargain with Knox or destroy him. The only way Penn can save his father, Dr. The puppeteer who actually controls the terrorist group is a man far more fearsome: the chief of the state police's Criminal Investigations Bureau, Forrest Knox. But the real danger has only begun as FBI Special Agent John Kaiser warns Penn that Brody wasn't the true leader of the Double Eagles. Former prosecutor Penn Cage and his fiance?e, reporter and publisher Caitlin Masters, have barely escaped with their lives after being attacked by wealthy businessman Brody Royal and his Double Eagles, a KKK sect with ties to some of Mississippi's most powerful men. ![]() ![]() ![]() Summary: Greg Iles continues the electrifying story begun in his smash New York Times bestseller Natchez Burning in this highly anticipated second installment of an epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice, featuring Southern lawyer Penn Cage. ![]() ![]() If we cannot abolish all suffering, yet a great deal of it we can, and can mitigate more the experience of several thousand years has convinced us of this. The effect of this recognition is in no way disheartening on the contrary, it points out the direction for our efforts. We shall never completely subdue nature our body, too, is an organism, itself a part of nature, and will always contain the seeds of dissolution, with its limited power of adaptation and achievement. In regard to the first two, our judgment cannot hesitate: it forces us to recognize these sources of suffering and to submit to the inevitable. ![]() We gave the answer before, when we cited the three sources of human sufferings, namely, the superior force of nature, the disposition to decay of our bodies, and the inadequacy of our methods of regulating human relations in the family, the community, and the state. ![]() Nor does the prospect of discovering anything new seem much greater if we go on with the problem of why it is so hard for mankind to be happy. OUR discussion of happiness has so far not taught us much that is not already common knowledge. ![]() ![]() If you need to get your mind off heavy stuff, these guys will help you with that. Each books focus on different characters for you to fall deeply in love with. Let me just point out that this series is football related – as in American Football. I thought I would share my thoughts of each one under one post instead of spreading them out each week. And that’s exactly what I did and I accomplished all four standalone books under the Waylon University series in a week. But, knowing me, I like to read books in order. No need to read them in order if you like. Ilsa mentioned that her Waylon University series were standalones. (And because I keep thinking about Aiden Graves and Vanessa Mazur from The Wall of Winnipeg and Me) So I decided to start with I Dare You by Ilsa Madden-Mills. I wanted something that would make me laugh and melt, something sexy but not crazy. What do I do? I decide to pick something up to remedy my mind. I needed something to take my mind off them. I didn’t want to think about Lola or Roman. I had to cover up the fresh emotions brewing inside me. Some days it doesn’t work like that and Beyond the Roses did something to me. I’m gonna take a break and maybe key some words down somewhere or watch a little Netflix while I arrange my thoughts properly. I need to get out of this funk.” And I don’t mean that in a bad way at all. ![]() ![]() I had just finished reading Beyond the Roses by Monica James and thought, “Geez. ![]() ![]() ![]() OL90366W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 87.11 Pages 196 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0385325649 ![]() ![]() Their Ohio home is a station on the Underground Railroad, the network of people and places that. Urn:lcp:northbynight00kath:lcpdf:09c483f8-610f-463f-ba08-c0d935424b48 book by Katherine Ayres Childrens Books > Car & Train Books ISBN: 044022747X ISBN13: 9780440227472 North by Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad by Katherine Ayres See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.39 - 5.09 Paperback 4.69 - 4. Its 1851 and Lucy Spencers family is keeping a secret. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:49:20 Boxid IA142204 Boxid_2 CH106901 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition Reprint. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was supposedly destroyed years ago-but what if it wasn't? After crossing a gang of mobsters, Ciere must team up with a group of fellow super powered criminals on a job that most would have considered impossible: a hunt for the formula that gave them their abilities. Seventeen-year-old Ciere Giba has the handy ability to change her appearance at will. Some people chose a third option: live a life of crime. ![]() A small percentage of the population developed superhero-like powers, and Americans suffering from these so-called adverse effects were given an ultimatum: Serve the country or be declared a traitor. When the deadly MK virus swept across the planet, a vaccine was created to stop the epidemic, but it came with some unexpected side effects. ![]() The X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven in this edge-of-your-seat sci-fi adventure about a band of "super" criminals. ![]() ![]() ◇ Publishers Weekly's Best Books Summer 2016 ◇ “The book soars…hopeful, glittering.” - The New York Times Book Review ★ Outstanding Merit - Bank Street best of 2017, starred ★ “…a world of imagination and true friendship.” - School Library Connection, starred ★ “As funny and heartwarming as it is gut-punching, thoroughly engaging.” - Shelf Awareness, starred ![]() ★ “Entrancing, magical, tragic, and uplifting.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred ★ " Will win over even the most hardened skeptics.” - Publisher's Weekly, starred What begins as a time-travel story ends up a mystery, one that has haunted Ben for as long as he can remember: If friendship is the greatest treasure of all, why can’t it last forever? Paul Griffin’s middle-grade debut will warm your heart as much as it breaks it with the story of two unforgettable kids at the crossroads of love and loss, helping each other find their way home. Rainbow Girl convinces “Sci-Fi Boy” to write a novel with her. Some call her Rainbow Girl for her crazy-colored clothes, but for Ben it’s her laugh, pure magic, the kind that makes you smile away the stormiest day. Scruffy little Flip introduces Ben to fellow book lover Halley-yes, like the comet. That’s why he prefers to hide out in the Coney Island library with his sci-fi novels, until he rescues an abandoned dog from the alley next door. Ben Coffin knows from foster care that people can leave you without a good-bye. ![]() |