![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So often in YA novels the parents are completely absent.ġ) Her dialogue, with its tags of, "Sterling was all, and then I was like." It's been commented on before here, but man, did it drive me crazy. Maybe because he reminded me of my little brother, in a way (who is 16 and is sweet and funny but definitely a know-it-all), but also because I really enjoyed that he was by no means perfect, but still ended up being perfect for Marisa.Ĥ) It was cool to see parents who had lives separate from their children and made mistakes but were still good parents. She was just the kind of best friend a high school girl would have - weird, maddening, but there when you need her.ģ) Whenever Nash got all know-it-ally or obnoxious, I ate it up. Sterling is somewhat ADD, obsessed with older boys, a fantastic chef, a little demanding, but loyal as hell. I liked that she seemed like a real girl, although her "people say I'm pretty but I don't think so" struck me as a little coy from a first-person narrator.Ģ) The relationship with her best friend, Sterling, was well-developed and interesting. 1) I liked the description of the main character as being not-too-skinny, not-too-fat, unable to fit into some jeans, etc. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Following the footsteps of her activist mother, who died before Margie was two, the girl organizes a protest march to change the dress code. ![]() Humiliated and angry, Margie becomes aware of how the school treats binary genders differently: the dress code applies only to girls, and only three girls make the quiz bowl team. Margie Kelly, assumed white, has a rough initiation to middle school-she gets dress coded first thing for wearing a skirt that’s slightly too short, then fares poorly at quiz bowl team tryouts, ending up as alternate while her best friend Daniela, who is Mexican American, lands a regular spot. ![]() A sixth grader’s battle for justice is the topic of this thought-provoking feminist novel featuring a determined heroine living in suburban Austin, Tex. ![]() ![]() Mainly because she’s like the adult version of Wednesday Addams-but with a cane-and she kept showing the invisible sign on her forehead indicating she’s allergic to interaction. Known as too uptight, and a hard ass, people always assume she’s hard to deal with, and someone they can exclude whenever a fan meeting is happening. Part 1: Interesting Storyline of Always Only Youįrancesca Zeferino is the grumpy social media coordinator of LA’s hockey franchise. ![]() ![]() Part 3: Thoughts on Always Only You and Why It Is So Popular.Part 2: Main Characters of Always Only You.Part 1: Interesting Storyline of Always Only You.Will the sudden involvement of the bookworm and terrific hockey player make her realize it has been around her for so long and only waiting for her to be noticed? Her heroine was an autistic maiden who tries to navigate her life without revealing her condition and hopes one day, she’d obtain the greatest love of her life. ![]() The author who had been recently diagnosed with an autism spectrum, crafted this beautiful novel to give us a glimpse of how autism really takes hold of one’s life. Though it’s censored under adult fiction, its light ambiance and relatable scenes could very well match the taste of any generation. Always On You is a stunning mixture of hilarious tropes, low-angst romance, and splendid longing as the whole plot focused almost entirely on the development of the two character’s relationships and how their imperfections would change their lives. ![]() ![]() But if a woman was trying to get pregnant, that wasn’t a very helpful term, also for PCOS – it’s treated differently depending on whether you are trying to get pregnant or avoid pregnancy… For example, if a woman or a couple was reading the book to understand more about natural birth control when I was discussing when a woman was fertile or infertile.I’d say it was unsafe. ![]() Toni explained she wanted to speak to practitioners, people who are trying to get pregnant, and people who are trying to avoid getting pregnant and how that caused quite a headache with the language she would use. Toni spoke to me about how she got into working in women’s health and when she started writing her book it became the most intellectually challenging thing she has done taking her five years to research and write, as it was for three different audiences. ![]() She wanted to teach the fertility awareness method and educated women that cervical fluid is to the woman what seminal fluid is to the man ![]() Meet Author Toni Weschler, who wrote her epic manual Taking Charge of Your Fertility over 20 years ago as she wanted to help women understand how to chart their cycles. ![]() ![]() ![]() This vibrantly illustrated picture book biography reveals the exciting life of a brave pioneer who followed her dreams and showed the world that women can do anything! About The AuthorĮver hear of Betty Skelton? Most people haven’t, yet this woman was a whirling daredevil who liked to go fast and broke records in aviation and auto racing. ![]() And by the time she was an adult, Betty was known in the press as the “First Lady of Firsts!” ![]() ![]() Beetty rode motorcycles, raced cars, jumped out of planes, and flew jets, helicoptors, gliders, and blimps. She was always ready to take on a challenge, and she loved to have fun. When Betty Skelton was young there weren’t many women flying airplanes or racing cars, but she wouldn’t let that stop her. But one girl, Betty Skelton, liked playing with airplanes, watching them fly around outside, and even flying airplanes herself! She lived for an adventure-in the air, the water, and on land-and nothing could stop her, especially not being a girl. In the 1930s most girls were happy playing with dolls. A riveting picture book biography of Betty Skelton, aviation and auto racing pioneer, from award-winning author/illustrator Megan McCarthy. ![]() ![]() ![]() These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature. Thompson’s largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. Thompsons largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s. Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling Gonzo Papers is now back in print. From this essay a new journalistic movement sprang which would change the shape of American letters. Thompson piece to be dubbed "gonzo" - "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," which appeared in Scanlan's Monthly in 1970. Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt offers myriad, highly charged entries, including the first Hunter S. These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature Thompson style. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. ![]() Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small chip to the front panel and some light wear and tear. The Great Shark Hunt Strange Tales from a Strange Time.įirst edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() Officer and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days ![]() The Second World War: the battlefield odyssey of a maverick U.S. Join us as Alex Kershaw, the New York Times bestselling author of several books on World War II, including The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter, presents the true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of Tale of a larger-than-life, underappreciated figure.” portrayal of his subject (based on interviews with Sparks, whoĭied in 2007, and other survivors) makes for a riveting, almost epic Publisher's Weekly gives The Liberator a starred review: “ is a captivating narrator, hammering home the chaos andĬarnage of war, sparing no sensory detail to paint a cohesive picture. History’s greatest warriors and his unheralded role in America’s finestĪchievement – the defeat of Nazi Germany. ![]() The Liberator: a story for the ages, an intensely human and dramatic account of one of ![]() ![]() ![]() When school bully Glen Jenkins humiliates Leon in the school canteen and almost destroys Lawrence, Leon very reluctantly agrees to the formation of a club, The Asparagus Bunch. This time, however, things may turn out differently, as help comes from where he least expects it – Dr Snot, a physician at pains to help Leon navigate ‘normal’ and classmates, Tanya and Lawrence, who both face their own challenges. Leon doesn’t care for the label, in the same way that he doesn’t care for Tim Burton, supermarket trolleys, train fanatics or Bounty bars. He has been ‘moved on’ from six different schools and most people think he has an attitude problem. Leon John Crothers is 4779 days old (thirteen years and one month, if you’re mathematically challenged). ![]() A fresh and irreverent comedy starring a cast of neurodiverse characters – guaranteed to be one of the funniest novels you’ll read this year. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This book will fly off the shelves, and deservedly so. ![]() All while reading and viewing a great story with plenty of conflict in a popular format. Her plight will capture the sympathy of readers, helping them see a perspective maybe different from their own. The pictures in this graphic novel are adorable, and the reader will love Maggie and her family. Meanwhile, Maggie’s mom is expecting a baby soon, and Maggie’s feeling a little left out. The idea of trying to secretly keep a mouse in her closet turns out to be not so great. Shes also the author of the picture books FINDING WILD and FORT-BUILDING TIME, illustrated by Abigail Halpin, BUILDING BOOKS, illustrated by Brianne Farley, and PAPER MICE, illustrated by Phoebe Wahl. She tries to cope in ways that turn out to be both bad and good. Megan Wagner Lloyd is the author of the kids graphic novel ALLERGIC, co-created with illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter. When her new friend who moved in next door gets a puppy, that means Maggie can’t come over any more. It turns out that she’s allergic to anything with fur or feathers. Review written June 25, 2021, from a library bookĪllergic is a sweet graphic novel about a girl who’s planning to get a dog for her tenth birthday – and breaks out in a rash after she’s given her heart to one. By Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sievens has shown considerable sensitivity and acuity, as well as diligence in the pre-digitized days, in her approach to these fascinating sources. This is a terrific source that illuminates marriage, gender, law, print culture, and community in early America. She also clearly demonstrates that legal change lagged behind cultural change, leaving husbands frustrated by their inability to rule." -"William & Mary Quarterly", "Sievens shows how even when free of their marriages, women often remained dependent on male kin." -"The Chronicle of Higher Education", "Sievens focuses on a rich and under-used source: the ads that appeared in early American newspapers alerting readers not to extend credit to run-away wives, as well as occasional replies made by wives themselves. ![]() Sievens's nuanced argument about power and interdependence within marriage is absolutely convincing. "Stray Wives" is full of creative research and compelling new insights about marriage in early national America. A fascinating and complex account of husbands struggling to assert their legal dominance in a changing cultural landscape, while law remained static. ![]() |