tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86009772400072949862024-03-17T22:01:01.494-05:00"In the Know" at WCVPLGreetings from the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library in Vicksburg, Mississippi! We hope that patrons and visitors alike will use our blog, not only as a Reader's Advisory Tool, but also as a way to keep up with library's programs and holiday events.Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.comBlogger844125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-92063123453608120762024-01-17T05:30:00.008-06:002024-01-17T05:30:00.147-06:00Cold, Cold Murder<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlt9OIMM2srS0v0HpXnyMxtBK6EarTbKqPczz-sLcmiScKomveMDvjfHTrabOSxvwLWXzVK7IYjAhcUqRwJAVVZAzE-d-krtZap6t8gGa5DjUpochMljk4Er_e-nm0C2mr7dvQWdCxP_qV61SexXN82i2ULL0zpIXVRJvFahN5-0J9ItANq1WkrfSYEsk/s480/cold%20blooded.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlt9OIMM2srS0v0HpXnyMxtBK6EarTbKqPczz-sLcmiScKomveMDvjfHTrabOSxvwLWXzVK7IYjAhcUqRwJAVVZAzE-d-krtZap6t8gGa5DjUpochMljk4Er_e-nm0C2mr7dvQWdCxP_qV61SexXN82i2ULL0zpIXVRJvFahN5-0J9ItANq1WkrfSYEsk/w400-h400/cold%20blooded.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3nAGvHhv9bxGwoKfeWQzsP4CrWRj5md1oIVvOpJ5SjzJHEHp4BW63VtI5PEUslVs0tckCiV6jnjjn8hGA7VxDe7R2W4b8Fl8OdK1VkE0udEJ_b5GoGGLwwyoP_I8ECK9T39X1JTZOcwMz9PNtlOhKq6h2Ij6fmPy2MOEghOjM4BhZOC8qyo2EpIHvjQ/s300/stone%20cold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="198" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3nAGvHhv9bxGwoKfeWQzsP4CrWRj5md1oIVvOpJ5SjzJHEHp4BW63VtI5PEUslVs0tckCiV6jnjjn8hGA7VxDe7R2W4b8Fl8OdK1VkE0udEJ_b5GoGGLwwyoP_I8ECK9T39X1JTZOcwMz9PNtlOhKq6h2Ij6fmPy2MOEghOjM4BhZOC8qyo2EpIHvjQ/s1600/stone%20cold.jpg" width="198" /></a></i></div><i><br />Stone Cold</i> is the 14th Joe Pickett novel by C. J. Box. "Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever visits, the women who live with him, the secret philanthropies, the private airstrip, the sudden disappearances. And especially the persistent rumors that the man’s wealth comes from killing people. Joe Pickett, still officially a game warden but now mostly a troubleshooter for the governor, is assigned to find out what the truth is, but he discovers a lot more than he’d bargained for. There are two other men living up at that ranch. One is a stone-cold killer who takes an instant dislike to Joe. The other is new—but Joe knows him all too well. The first man doesn’t frighten Joe. The second is another story entirely." (from Goodreads.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUlLKYNNS4euoau6Ji5Nj4UitWbcxnTO7osrTFkloeY6V7NmISc_JitGOC5gQJO6sAjKlWMc99qSUrDOlbiqzI-sKp9tGqeBfXHq9u6EweRDJuVUWd6lCboCVih-Mg5mNehryLkrCyq7CK6hZk66FnZSQM31Mf-sffGNsrCRo___XH_AP2up7cW2po5A/s499/cold%20earth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUlLKYNNS4euoau6Ji5Nj4UitWbcxnTO7osrTFkloeY6V7NmISc_JitGOC5gQJO6sAjKlWMc99qSUrDOlbiqzI-sKp9tGqeBfXHq9u6EweRDJuVUWd6lCboCVih-Mg5mNehryLkrCyq7CK6hZk66FnZSQM31Mf-sffGNsrCRo___XH_AP2up7cW2po5A/s320/cold%20earth.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br />Ann Cleeves's seventh novel featuring Jimmy Perez and the Shetland Islands is called Cold Earth. "In the dark days of a Shetland winter, torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the road and sweeps down to the sea. At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, Jimmy Perez watches the flood of mud and peaty water smash through a croft house in its path. Everyone thinks the croft is uninhabited, but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress. In his mind, she shares his Mediterranean ancestry and soon he becomes obsessed with tracing her identity. Then it emerges that she was already dead before the landslide hit the house. Perez feels bound by duty - and something more powerful - to find out who she was, and how she died. Within the house, the only clue is a wooden box that contains two photos, one of two small children and one of an elderly couple. And a handwritten letter, which begins: "My dearest Alis..." (from Goodreads.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU7w0GoPo1rsAdVoLU_UO55l_08bQGOrWzLocrqyfD97BoeOsjBHjyJ4c-625ynL0-5qGFJ0HlkOEmVk-OFC2rkxiZuAIjPMI4_ufCywIVXaqvfY1hRDr5QDicveKQQGJewBRYcZHAv2W1b_DQmbyT_-12NAlpFFZkhT-M8oQH8q0Q5-lKWgV2rf4Fok/s420/ice%20cold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU7w0GoPo1rsAdVoLU_UO55l_08bQGOrWzLocrqyfD97BoeOsjBHjyJ4c-625ynL0-5qGFJ0HlkOEmVk-OFC2rkxiZuAIjPMI4_ufCywIVXaqvfY1hRDr5QDicveKQQGJewBRYcZHAv2W1b_DQmbyT_-12NAlpFFZkhT-M8oQH8q0Q5-lKWgV2rf4Fok/s320/ice%20cold.jpg" width="213" /></a></i></div><i><br />Ice Cold</i> is a Rizzoli & Isles novel by Tess Gerritson. "In Wyoming for a medical conference, Boston medical examiner Maura Isles joins a group of friends on a spur-of-the-moment ski trip. But when their SUV stalls on a snow-choked mountain road, they're stranded with no help in sight. As night falls, the group seeks refuge from the blizzard in the remote village of Kingdom Come, where twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. Something terrible has happened in Kingdom Come: Meals sit untouched on tables, cars are still parked in garages. The town's previous residents seem to have vanished into thin air, but footprints in the snow betray the presence of someone who still lurks in the cold darkness--someone who is watching Maura and her friends. Days later, Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli receives the grim news that Maura's charred body has been found in a mountain ravine. Shocked and grieving, Jane is determined to learn what happened to her friend. The investigation plunges Jane into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, where a gruesome discovery lies buried beneath the snow. As horrifying revelations come to light, Jane closes in on an enemy both powerful and merciless--and the chilling truth about Maura's fate." (from Goodreads.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLtg50AycEp4BRwqsNlCkrjHPUYkZJsUZlJ-Lb9cZWJ4XSUVr-93t0f83FzHYlTo5siJZ5TlhUdoEOjGni7o8aEGqT-_5mY6Nt8BK8AF0uXs5LzkVLFKACn6mvA6xGxZyCnTJA-iRbD9i1RgD8K6BDoBhgBbW_VYIK42oQnIN0s2nx5XjmQU3qwelxCg/s475/killing%20a%20cold%20one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLtg50AycEp4BRwqsNlCkrjHPUYkZJsUZlJ-Lb9cZWJ4XSUVr-93t0f83FzHYlTo5siJZ5TlhUdoEOjGni7o8aEGqT-_5mY6Nt8BK8AF0uXs5LzkVLFKACn6mvA6xGxZyCnTJA-iRbD9i1RgD8K6BDoBhgBbW_VYIK42oQnIN0s2nx5XjmQU3qwelxCg/s320/killing%20a%20cold%20one.jpg" width="210" /></a></i></div><i><br />Killing a Cold One</i> is the 9th entry in Joseph Heywood's Woods Cop series. "Every fall in northern Michigan brings a spate of dogman sightings. A radio DJ’s invention, the dogman was created as an attention-getting joke. But millions of Michiganders believe in angels and vampires, werewolves, Bigfoot . . . and the dogman. Late summer, the horribly mutilated bodies of two Native American girls are found in a tent in a remote campground in the Huron Mountains. Grady Service, who wants nothing more than to return to patrolling his beloved Mosquito Wilderness, is called into the case. Strange animal tracks are found, mayhem ensues, a bloody trail of victims begins to accumulate, and the governor, in a political panic, and on her way out of office, orders Grady to hunt down and eliminate the killer--on her office’s dime. Grady Service does not believe in Easter bunnies, Santa Claus, or dogmen, and the "monster" hunt that unfolds in Killing a Cold One builds to a violent finish in some of the Upper Peninsula’s harshest and deadliest terrain. Joseph Heywood's legendary woods cop is called upon to use all of his investigative skills to sort fantasy from reality in order to do what the governor wants." (from Goodreads.com)<p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-26354885681946329532024-01-10T05:30:00.009-06:002024-01-10T05:30:00.252-06:00Remembering Dr. King<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CtLxHcT2PiBsIGSOJCmYdKFdj8VjuVBNMph3lLDjp7I4is1UDbn27letwdfAEf2ZR4-WEgQMfLtWUbJidN2l741CpgZrpBq8ncS5majnikSIRTccfdyhFhT95k_8KMyg8DF_7m75MrSSB40lMMMg6oPLgEM2zrZRVtF-Tv_dClDLHqgDDa6Mr3F8Lzk/s1500/alabama%20v.%20king.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CtLxHcT2PiBsIGSOJCmYdKFdj8VjuVBNMph3lLDjp7I4is1UDbn27letwdfAEf2ZR4-WEgQMfLtWUbJidN2l741CpgZrpBq8ncS5majnikSIRTccfdyhFhT95k_8KMyg8DF_7m75MrSSB40lMMMg6oPLgEM2zrZRVtF-Tv_dClDLHqgDDa6Mr3F8Lzk/s320/alabama%20v.%20king.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>"The defense lawyer for Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, the Selma marchers, and other civil rights heroes reveals the true story of the historic trial that made Dr. King a national hero. Fred D. Gray was just twenty-four years old when he became the defense lawyer for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a young minister who had become the face of the bus boycott that had rocked the city of in Montgomery, Alabama. In this incredible history, Gray takes us behind the scenes of that landmark case, including such unforgettable moments as:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Martin Luther King's courageous response to a bomb threat on his own home</li><li>Poignant, searing testimony that exposed the South's racist systems to an worldwide audience</li><li>The conspiracy to destroy Gray's career and draft him into the Vietnam War</li><li>The unforgettable moment when a Supreme Court ruling brought the courtroom to a halt</li></ul><p></p><p><i>Alabama v. King</i> by Dan Abrams captures a pivotal moment in the fight for equality, from the eyes of the lawyer who Dr. King called "the brilliant young leader who later became the chief counsel for the protest movement." (from Amazon.com)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyqiQcU72D72CIvbq6So9x44ughyot9X49t-WmUi9xRSQnTdH59Tv7zbk9Zrm01YLk6CEHYgT0iCnDmfYIGhuPd5kEjkLfSXGeiugj_6nGR16wXClJyO3AApOqGOx7-plR-YfXLtOBUE1BQzfRGgiCfkmOwGWMMcwkEf1ckYaVW1mCajeLd8jHZ2cUI8/s1500/sword%20and%20shield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="967" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyqiQcU72D72CIvbq6So9x44ughyot9X49t-WmUi9xRSQnTdH59Tv7zbk9Zrm01YLk6CEHYgT0iCnDmfYIGhuPd5kEjkLfSXGeiugj_6nGR16wXClJyO3AApOqGOx7-plR-YfXLtOBUE1BQzfRGgiCfkmOwGWMMcwkEf1ckYaVW1mCajeLd8jHZ2cUI8/s320/sword%20and%20shield.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>"This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King upends longstanding preconceptions to transform our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, black power versus civil rights, the sword versus the shield. The struggle for black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While nonviolent direct action is remembered as an unassailable part of American democracy, the movement's militancy is either vilified or erased outright. In <i>The Sword and the Shield</i>, Peniel E. Joseph upends these misconceptions and reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. This is a strikingly revisionist biography, not only of Malcolm and Martin, but also of the movement and era they came to define." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vMZtH-eXVqHv6Sw7Oel4h_98WJ9x48xosEvVMHpHCAoCwj_eU2ivmm0R3hwWntaEnwi2z5oX6INffYXWIku_lSls64jbv8Q2OmISGTSTFen3DOEJqumFB2zVOyLAcZib6d974znhQ_O7ESU5-xGmOd2YqKBK3rlxoBUKMRoUGklnY_7WpeZh3NJOYw0/s1500/killing%20king.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vMZtH-eXVqHv6Sw7Oel4h_98WJ9x48xosEvVMHpHCAoCwj_eU2ivmm0R3hwWntaEnwi2z5oX6INffYXWIku_lSls64jbv8Q2OmISGTSTFen3DOEJqumFB2zVOyLAcZib6d974znhQ_O7ESU5-xGmOd2YqKBK3rlxoBUKMRoUGklnY_7WpeZh3NJOYw0/s320/killing%20king.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>"Published in time for the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, <i>Killing King</i> by Stuart Wexler uncovers previously unknown FBI files and sources, as well as new forensics to convincingly make the case that King was assassinated by a long-simmering conspiracy orchestrated by the racial terrorists who were responsible for the Mississippi Burning murders. This explosive book details the long-simmering effort by a group of the nation’s most violent racial terrorists to kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Killing King convincingly makes the case that while James Earl Ray was part of the assassination plot to kill King, the preponderance of evidence also demonstrates a clear and well-orchestrated conspiracy. Thoroughly researched and impeccably documented, the book reveals a network of racist militants led by Sam Bowers, head of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi, who were dedicated to the cause of killing King. The White Knights were formed in the cauldron of anti-integrationist resistance that was Mississippi in the early 1960s and were responsible for more than three hundred separate acts of violence, including the infamous Mississippi Burning murders. The authors have located previously unknown FBI files and sources that detail a White Knight bounty offer, information from an individual who carried money for the assassination, and forensics information regarding unmatched fingerprints and an audio recording of an admission that a key suspect obtained a weapon to be used in killing King. For years, Americans have debated issues with this crime. With <i>Killing King</i>, we are ever closer to an accurate understanding of how and why Dr. King was killed." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lEkglU1Gcv1hzTyffo7g5bYkv1qaCOFYRhWWIbpS2mhd0U11mwCv97zhp2GroHW_ktQ5C2jrItWE0g8s6UJvYEOVhYnSVkJrmGt3LtYCI4s-PsH9mcHW55TKPcbObDQF2y9L6VBj5vV0cEGPMkdKGEeJdlir0jU2YaqP3JrPszk_3vgg3Ip8SaDlipg/s1500/king%20and%20the%20other%20america.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lEkglU1Gcv1hzTyffo7g5bYkv1qaCOFYRhWWIbpS2mhd0U11mwCv97zhp2GroHW_ktQ5C2jrItWE0g8s6UJvYEOVhYnSVkJrmGt3LtYCI4s-PsH9mcHW55TKPcbObDQF2y9L6VBj5vV0cEGPMkdKGEeJdlir0jU2YaqP3JrPszk_3vgg3Ip8SaDlipg/s320/king%20and%20the%20other%20america.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>"Shortly before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. called for a radical redistribution of economic and political power to transform the whole of society. In 1967, he envisioned and designed the Poor People’s Campaign, an interracial effort that was carried out after his death. This campaign brought together impoverished Americans of all races to demand better wages, better jobs, better homes, and better education.<i> King and the Other America</i> Sylvie Laurent explores this overlooked and obscured episode of the late civil rights movement, deepening our understanding of King’s commitment to social justice and also of the long-term trajectory of the civil rights movement. Digging into earlier radical arguments about economic inequality across America, which King drew on throughout his entire political and religious life, Sylvie Laurent argues that the Poor People’s Campaign was the logical culmination of King’s influences and ideas, which have had lasting impact on young activists and the public. Fifty years later, growing inequality and grinding poverty in the United States have spurred new efforts to rejuvenate the campaign. This book draws the connections between King's perceptive thoughts on substantive justice and the ongoing quest for equality for all." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSaBH4owlarCHBIYR8341v-ImE_238uyETSbYo6NBR3VXC3tmjKfYgiyvB7khWo0LB9jt8jsl9d47kfDvLPiFoF1r3TjmCfnHAFtxX9r0gN0QlY-uka1Z-5rqXqK6uvzPUg1YENvHiR9v16eElvvUevF0Hq3R-IqyWBuCYregAjTAASvNczq0QDSnTTk/s1024/empathy%20quote.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1024" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSaBH4owlarCHBIYR8341v-ImE_238uyETSbYo6NBR3VXC3tmjKfYgiyvB7khWo0LB9jt8jsl9d47kfDvLPiFoF1r3TjmCfnHAFtxX9r0gN0QlY-uka1Z-5rqXqK6uvzPUg1YENvHiR9v16eElvvUevF0Hq3R-IqyWBuCYregAjTAASvNczq0QDSnTTk/w640-h451/empathy%20quote.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-19356507601550241052023-12-27T05:30:00.007-06:002023-12-27T05:30:00.141-06:00Happy New Year<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget that you can connect with the library and check out audio books, ebooks, e-reference, educational videos, and more with our digital resources listed below.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEpI5TZNSd0S6WDuaYxzrciilOif5hglF56QZzoE38a6qDKRyqkAqVpg2BpudwHryh9NPO_Un9OSbwNHubFeZWemdQ8I0of16lng1qu7cy5qaEjAUcH4tOIF51BE64TEe1grPTZPr9_96YeTWiTs1pkTWdi5BJRGgPKfSnUMWpiFVkc3YAxnp2XUTx9Q/s1650/Electronic%20Resources%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="859" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEpI5TZNSd0S6WDuaYxzrciilOif5hglF56QZzoE38a6qDKRyqkAqVpg2BpudwHryh9NPO_Un9OSbwNHubFeZWemdQ8I0of16lng1qu7cy5qaEjAUcH4tOIF51BE64TEe1grPTZPr9_96YeTWiTs1pkTWdi5BJRGgPKfSnUMWpiFVkc3YAxnp2XUTx9Q/w663-h859/Electronic%20Resources%20(1).jpg" width="663" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Also remember that we will be closing at 5:00 pm on December 27th, 28th, and 29th. We will be closed December 30th through January 1st and will re-open on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCldeAQ_4I2U74V1MalsSzgsgoqyNeYVxtx7lT0pKBE_RI80_uhrQEI4rkwmSUHNooXHmaO9errOlPKV5dlCT3SUe-EjvFbcUVLZ37XgX26_f__9yz6EnZU6aAB2CyPXuVNhrVRevkhiiPri-lypoV1xGqJIUbWPQy0LKo5rlUScfaAn6W1PsYd2zizfQ/s480/new%20year.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCldeAQ_4I2U74V1MalsSzgsgoqyNeYVxtx7lT0pKBE_RI80_uhrQEI4rkwmSUHNooXHmaO9errOlPKV5dlCT3SUe-EjvFbcUVLZ37XgX26_f__9yz6EnZU6aAB2CyPXuVNhrVRevkhiiPri-lypoV1xGqJIUbWPQy0LKo5rlUScfaAn6W1PsYd2zizfQ/w640-h480/new%20year.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-34183583602150861972023-12-20T05:30:00.000-06:002023-12-20T05:30:00.135-06:00Holiday Hours<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfr2fyftUX5072kh9d-P7D1CAh7JvnmcqQyYq0KfhDfriAK8-wqtlF5CjWeE1KWRUsavE0hYJHmxX1Os5MIpQJTpEaQzxd_IdDmEnlM5KfjU2cqemJ54h85wjkfSJc2Ngfda1-8HNF6c6DaB8yGMez5BuRdVu0PXKej2hlPdD0b7_i9XzGlrP28OuwHRs/s2000/Christmas%20Hours.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2000" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfr2fyftUX5072kh9d-P7D1CAh7JvnmcqQyYq0KfhDfriAK8-wqtlF5CjWeE1KWRUsavE0hYJHmxX1Os5MIpQJTpEaQzxd_IdDmEnlM5KfjU2cqemJ54h85wjkfSJc2Ngfda1-8HNF6c6DaB8yGMez5BuRdVu0PXKej2hlPdD0b7_i9XzGlrP28OuwHRs/w640-h494/Christmas%20Hours.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-73361329118031670262023-12-13T05:30:00.001-06:002023-12-13T05:30:00.134-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmahBdej6MWGmYXhW_-xEk8pqmSbB4dpYDboOi8MIG1xhtTtwwi4HgYX-rk4AmoVW4rvdZaQsurvPD2kI-DWo6d4vWg49RL5y3Dqk6iQRidqWAa-Nv5bpvFt_JO8IEpd99pArq3LUVy4OKV2zlBP-pQEkLDB2g7UMW0nUa8cuueplARSd-KUr1P-BQQk/s1360/a%20christmas%20way.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="850" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmahBdej6MWGmYXhW_-xEk8pqmSbB4dpYDboOi8MIG1xhtTtwwi4HgYX-rk4AmoVW4rvdZaQsurvPD2kI-DWo6d4vWg49RL5y3Dqk6iQRidqWAa-Nv5bpvFt_JO8IEpd99pArq3LUVy4OKV2zlBP-pQEkLDB2g7UMW0nUa8cuueplARSd-KUr1P-BQQk/s320/a%20christmas%20way.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><i>A Christmas Way</i> is by Bob Ford. The Magi, the shepherds, Mary and Joseph-what do they have in common? None of them lived in Bethlehem. They had to journey there to witness the miracle of Christ's birth. The Bible is full of people who journeyed. Why is this significant? What can modern-day Christians learn from this? Find the answers in A Christmas Way: The Journeys of Christmas, and allow Dr. Bob Ford to illuminate the many ways the journeys of the Bible can lead you to new paths of discovery in your own Christian journey.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfv28651Ko3DehuRnZ0rC_s05AsVv1ds-5ZTltRR9vAloPpsLOfQCWp9m68DY_HN9FwKOoEGAHMBtwT3Q3gqOCqfgbK6e19pu9thg8B3DQQ56iW7v4Jm-aNskYR_2mFcEwbZD2RpQ6cr09XFA_Q9RZX5rwUWbEiCh9o8hylyBvxji0_Lqyx-ZYfLXiAo/s1500/christmas%20in%20the%20south.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfv28651Ko3DehuRnZ0rC_s05AsVv1ds-5ZTltRR9vAloPpsLOfQCWp9m68DY_HN9FwKOoEGAHMBtwT3Q3gqOCqfgbK6e19pu9thg8B3DQQ56iW7v4Jm-aNskYR_2mFcEwbZD2RpQ6cr09XFA_Q9RZX5rwUWbEiCh9o8hylyBvxji0_Lqyx-ZYfLXiAo/s320/christmas%20in%20the%20south.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br />No place celebrates Christmas like Dixie, and with this charming, humorous guide, anyone can learn how to deck the halls, Southern style. It's the one time of the year when both the divine and debutantes take center stage in a perfect storm of hot glue and cheese grits: Christmas. But successfully navigating through the holiday season can be more complex than Santa's midnight journey. There are pitfalls hotter than any chimney -- and social situations more slippery than any roof! But now <i>The Official Guide to Christmas in the South</i> has arrived to reveal the finer and sometimes unspoken details of Dixie etiquette. Perfect for a true Southerner's coffee table or an imposter's survival guide, <i>The Official Guide to Christmas in the South</i> is the gift that will keep on regifting season after season.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTPOGFaRcSMwJ6QLGP-Fbn5N_9M3SqYiGpMc49cnhicpN_Ad7B_0ejeA-LLOa6eikX9tGWRyWTJeV_wUihBmKiPSNLU0FfPBQz73htoYghL6OR3XspB-DKbkEv4159881kfL6IbgxyXt0brcZTzysHw_CwhJF78U3zJwLOtOLX9-wtvaK8Ow8OBLZwN0/s1500/everything%20christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTPOGFaRcSMwJ6QLGP-Fbn5N_9M3SqYiGpMc49cnhicpN_Ad7B_0ejeA-LLOa6eikX9tGWRyWTJeV_wUihBmKiPSNLU0FfPBQz73htoYghL6OR3XspB-DKbkEv4159881kfL6IbgxyXt0brcZTzysHw_CwhJF78U3zJwLOtOLX9-wtvaK8Ow8OBLZwN0/s320/everything%20christmas.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br />Opening this book is like opening a box full of Christmas cheer. <i>Everything Christmas</i> by David Bordon brings all the best ideas for the holiday season together in one volume. In this book, you’ll find your favorite classic Christmas stories and a few new ones destined to join them. You’ll discover the most delectable holiday recipes, enjoy the words to treasured hymns and carols, be encouraged by inspirational Christmas poems, and find renewed joy in the Nativity story. From decoration ideas to Christmas trivia and humor – it’s all here! Christmas is a time of celebration and wonder, a time to embrace longstanding traditions and establish new ones. It’s a time for meals made of memories and heartwarming stories shared around the fireplace. It’s a time for worship, reflection, and remembrance of God’s greatest gift.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtzygvGSavn8xcuZfe3I-yYzrauaZL0GMLuRaLsAIQmlQ1BrO0zB60DdTLzKbPxggW8ZWg_6kGSuciQma-ZUGp0aAhj4Y1O-jhmgYNJZX7jIkUkRHCgcVOr2QbnyS6CuNqRRYepTDt8FmRpgHhgr99o8-HengOW_6LOfzButfne5jogRQl7X2fvorKx0/s1500/being%20santa%20cluas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtzygvGSavn8xcuZfe3I-yYzrauaZL0GMLuRaLsAIQmlQ1BrO0zB60DdTLzKbPxggW8ZWg_6kGSuciQma-ZUGp0aAhj4Y1O-jhmgYNJZX7jIkUkRHCgcVOr2QbnyS6CuNqRRYepTDt8FmRpgHhgr99o8-HengOW_6LOfzButfne5jogRQl7X2fvorKx0/s320/being%20santa%20cluas.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>What would your life be like if you spent every day looking like Santa Claus? Santa Sal Lizard has enjoyed this unique blessing since the 1990s, and he’s played Santa Claus with joy, enthusiasm, and a passion for the Christmas spirit that you’ll find inspirational. Sal isn’t just any old Santa; he is a professional real-bearded Santa Claus who takes his calling very seriously. He is a Santa for all ages, playing the role for both the young and the young at heart…each and every day of his amazing life. This wonderful and uplifting book traces Sal’s career as Santa Claus from his first tentative appearances in the red suit up through his triumphant encounters in the present day – a twenty-plus-year career that is still going strong. Along the way, you’ll see the hysterical mistakes that a brand new Santa can make, discover the answers to some of the most challenging Santa questions like “Why didn’t you bring me what I asked for last Christmas?” and learn what it takes to be the best possible Santa Claus for children to enjoy and cherish. Sal’s stories aren’t just about kids sitting on his lap in shopping malls and photo studios. Sal gets recognized as Santa all year round, wherever he travels, and his stories are some of the most heartwarming you’re ever likely to read. His tales of Santa Claus encounters with both children and adults will leave you laughing and cheering, and a few may even bring a tear to your eye. And each story is absolutely true, the memories of Santa Sal Lizard as told to his good friend Jonathan Lane. Over the years, Santa Sal has learned many lessons about the true meaning of Christmas. And in this uplifting book, he shares that same holiday magic and inspiration with you. It’s Christmas magic that you’ll want to experience over and over again!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ArK_arx-QqTuiTTZzn9AVyhW1d30TCOuiuKubcTBekhh3VEonPi6OZyT-L2GVEmH_uE4aIWF4AVM0yRBiMd48tUASosSiNvbMHfHJk-QhXu-0-WELuN7jiunh20ac-m7oUYSifAEHjJY75KRaBJB4B547VmejUyY1qN3hYhPvqA2ow9xaTAKI2E_3IY/s576/christmas%20tree.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ArK_arx-QqTuiTTZzn9AVyhW1d30TCOuiuKubcTBekhh3VEonPi6OZyT-L2GVEmH_uE4aIWF4AVM0yRBiMd48tUASosSiNvbMHfHJk-QhXu-0-WELuN7jiunh20ac-m7oUYSifAEHjJY75KRaBJB4B547VmejUyY1qN3hYhPvqA2ow9xaTAKI2E_3IY/w640-h640/christmas%20tree.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-49501745869567553892023-12-06T05:00:00.001-06:002023-12-06T05:00:00.145-06:00SPOTLIGHT: Graphic Biographies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vSUIIQYCdC0hijGkqlJdvO2GrlxLiHZFbk-L0YPv3o-vjCsup092NWn7hV7-cXd-wqXWG1c6tJ-_GUMePCaEnr8T6JapQXcmiDUtH4XiY0Vg-hvACGq60gRER-2mGna4S79KtmqjxM3mU-yEBisCqysi1do5FLsvs8DuaxbX3-uj4zzwqKQKsQIW5rI/s1500/the%20dead%20eye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1500" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vSUIIQYCdC0hijGkqlJdvO2GrlxLiHZFbk-L0YPv3o-vjCsup092NWn7hV7-cXd-wqXWG1c6tJ-_GUMePCaEnr8T6JapQXcmiDUtH4XiY0Vg-hvACGq60gRER-2mGna4S79KtmqjxM3mU-yEBisCqysi1do5FLsvs8DuaxbX3-uj4zzwqKQKsQIW5rI/s320/the%20dead%20eye.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>"Too poor to pay his pregnant wife's hospital bill, Vannak Anan Prum left his village in Cambodia to seek work in Thailand. Men who appeared to be employers on a fishing vessel promised to return him home after a few months at sea, but instead Vannak was hostaged on the vessel for four years of hard labor. Amid violence and cruelty, including frequent beheadings, Vannak survived in large part by honing his ability to tattoo his shipmates--a skill he possessed despite never having been trained in art or having had access to art supplies while growing up. As a means of escape, Vannak and a friend jumped into the water and, hugging empty fish-sauce containers because they could not swim, reached Malaysia in the dark of night. At the harbor, they were taken into a police station . . . then sold by their rescuers to work on a plantation. Vannak was kept as a laborer for over a year before an NGO could secure his return to Cambodia. After five years away, Vannak was finally reunited with his family. Vannak documented his ordeal in raw, colorful, detailed illustrations, first created because he believed that without them no one would believe his story. Indeed, very little is known about what happens to the men and boys who end up working on fishing boats in Asia, and these images are some of the first records. In regional Cambodia, many families still wait for men who have disappeared across the Thai border, and out to sea. <i>The Dead Eye and the Deep Blue Sea</i> by Vannak Anan Prum is a testament to the lives of these many fishermen who are trapped on boats in the Indian Ocean." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR05dRkkdaMr_x2x_7hnzJjiDdGdk1pZHnF3Z0ZvrKx1xWVk1o1cWs914nlon0m3CXkkYrSYs2Iv2RmX-38ZmBr_C6yqqQzmECIS8HNVysrK8dIT2EC4kBojOiuqyEYNFK6oSTH4vFBm3Yd5axLHJTcioURhTM9MeguAb7jZekrUcyysuJttNVAUdW1U/s1500/frida%20kahlo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1027" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR05dRkkdaMr_x2x_7hnzJjiDdGdk1pZHnF3Z0ZvrKx1xWVk1o1cWs914nlon0m3CXkkYrSYs2Iv2RmX-38ZmBr_C6yqqQzmECIS8HNVysrK8dIT2EC4kBojOiuqyEYNFK6oSTH4vFBm3Yd5axLHJTcioURhTM9MeguAb7jZekrUcyysuJttNVAUdW1U/s320/frida%20kahlo.jpg" width="219" /></a></div>"One of the most important artists of the twentieth century and an icon of courageous womanhood, Frida Kahlo lives on in the public imagination, where her popularity shows no signs of waning. She is renowned for both her paintings and her personal story, which were equally filled with pain and anguish, celebration and life. Thousands of words, including her own, have been written about Kahlo, but only one previous biography has recorded her fascinating, difficult life.<i> Frida Kahlo</i> by María Hesse offers a highly unique way of getting to know the artist by presenting her life in graphic novel form, with striking illustrations that reimagine many of Kahlo’s famous paintings. Originally published in Spanish in 2016,<i> Frida Kahlo</i> has already found an enthusiastic audience in the Spanish-speaking world, with some 20,000 copies sold in just a few months. This translation introduces English-language readers to Kahlo’s life, from her childhood and the traumatic accident that would change her life and her artwork, to her complicated love for Diego Rivera and the fierce determination that drove her to become a major artist in her own right. María Hesse tells the story in a first-person narrative, which captures both the depths of Frida’s suffering and her passion for art and life." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBlIjvnlqxY05_lEjq_e3cOEkH1QtORXJt5Wu04A-f4p4rsw1zHMJ1l1emq1rfELF7lwuWG1GmFYcGUBJNncONRBZeZ4J1ztMtgtHC6rg3nazwwQ-DxlX-ni6-Lwj1twJUXX9unVlHU5kyt5B51n9Wo7j4LBDx3fh9xCeqdSBkzTiz4_v516eiB0LKM4/s1500/guantanamo%20kid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1062" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBlIjvnlqxY05_lEjq_e3cOEkH1QtORXJt5Wu04A-f4p4rsw1zHMJ1l1emq1rfELF7lwuWG1GmFYcGUBJNncONRBZeZ4J1ztMtgtHC6rg3nazwwQ-DxlX-ni6-Lwj1twJUXX9unVlHU5kyt5B51n9Wo7j4LBDx3fh9xCeqdSBkzTiz4_v516eiB0LKM4/s320/guantanamo%20kid.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>"Saudi Arabia offers few prospects for the bright young Mohammed El-Gharani. With roots in Chad, Mohammed is treated like a second-class citizen. His access to healthcare and education are restricted; nor can he make the most of his entrepreneurial spirit. At the age of 14, having scraped together some money as a street trader, Mohammed seizes an opportunity to study in Pakistan. One Friday in Karachi, Mohammed is detained during a raid on his local mosque. After being beaten and interrogated, he is sold to the American government by the Pakistani forces as a member of Al-Qaida with links to Osama Bin Laden, but Mohammed has heard of neither. The Americans fly him first to Kandahar and then to Guantánamo Bay. In <i>Guantánamo Kid</i>, Jérôme Tubiana and Alexandre Franc tell the eye-opening, heart-wrenching story of one of Guantánamo’s youngest detainees. Written in collaboration with Mohammed El-Gharani, Guantánamo Kid reflects as closely as possible his memories and experiences of life in the camp." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3m7ucG5FrLrv0i8Vf4uSKMjpMVOm65mYnLp-cqx_HDqzKMKyVx09po70MBDl1_Cl0LZ0RirweCvcb9LA9ze4o_KC75bdOVrXvsNaQWX6Llsf4_NQzW-zS3pbJzYS6v8DnzgY8O7baimgot77N0teGQNnAwQW4XqKrmIQlTW6ElQ4h4R7I9s6TPlwqgA/s1500/prison%20island.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3m7ucG5FrLrv0i8Vf4uSKMjpMVOm65mYnLp-cqx_HDqzKMKyVx09po70MBDl1_Cl0LZ0RirweCvcb9LA9ze4o_KC75bdOVrXvsNaQWX6Llsf4_NQzW-zS3pbJzYS6v8DnzgY8O7baimgot77N0teGQNnAwQW4XqKrmIQlTW6ElQ4h4R7I9s6TPlwqgA/s320/prison%20island.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>"McNeil Island in Washington state was the home of the last prison island in the US, accessible only by air or sea. It was also home to about fifty families, including Colleen Frakes' when she was growing up. Colleen's parents―like nearly everyone else on the island―both worked in the prison, where her father was the prison's captain and her mother worked in security. The island functioned as a "company town," where housing was assigned based on rank, and even children's actions could have an impact on a family's livelihood: If you broke a rule, your family could be kicked out of their home. In the graphic memoir <i>Prison Island</i>, Colleen tells her story of growing up on the McNeil Island. Beyond the irregularities of living in a company town near a prison, remote island life posed other challenges to Colleen and her sister. Regular teenage activities like ordering a pizza or going to the movies became extremely complicated endeavors on the island, and the small-town dynamics were amplified by their isolation from surrounding cities. Prison Island tells the story of a typical girl growing up in atypical circumstances using stark, engaging graphic novel panels. It's a story that is simultaneously familiar and foreign, and readers will be surprised to see parts of themselves in Colleen's unique experience." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4-r0F__7yr9eJM-80hHf1bzrjPUVVlk8Pa_JhVvFH6aS6oVj11Ta0A-bf-WVDJ_h_5r5G6xwh1u4D5F1XLKlODo0WTAc2zauJPDQAowwohEnQVFYStg2LeGsU2JkX1yiVMuFpVJY8XfCy1Iihh27ON4bX9cKVhjGOSge8SHiVPBL-UB_-Q3XTFjfloU/s1500/frederick%20douglass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1038" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4-r0F__7yr9eJM-80hHf1bzrjPUVVlk8Pa_JhVvFH6aS6oVj11Ta0A-bf-WVDJ_h_5r5G6xwh1u4D5F1XLKlODo0WTAc2zauJPDQAowwohEnQVFYStg2LeGsU2JkX1yiVMuFpVJY8XfCy1Iihh27ON4bX9cKVhjGOSge8SHiVPBL-UB_-Q3XTFjfloU/s320/frederick%20douglass.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>"A graphic novel biography of the escaped slave, abolitionist, public speaker, and most photographed man of the nineteenth century, based on his autobiographical writings and speeches, spotlighting the key events and people that shaped the life of this great American. Recently returned to the cultural spotlight, Frederick Douglass's impact on American history is felt even in today's current events. Comic book writer and filmmaker David F. Walker joins with the art team of Damon Smyth and Marissa Louise to bring the long, exciting, and influential life of Douglass to life in comic book form. Taking you from Douglass's life as a young slave through his forbidden education to his escape and growing prominence as a speaker, abolitionist, and influential cultural figure during the Civil War and beyond, <i>The Life of Frederick Douglass</i> presents a complete illustrated portrait of the man who stood up and spoke out for freedom and equality. Along the way, special features provide additional background on the history of slavery in the United States, the development of photography (which would play a key role in the spread of Douglass's image and influence), and the Civil War. Told from Douglass's point of view and based on his own writings, <i>The Life of Frederick Douglass</i> provides an up-close-and-personal look at a history-making American who was larger than life." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><br /></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-47476117548228290542023-11-29T05:30:00.003-06:002023-11-29T05:30:00.141-06:00Have Yourself a Killer Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhY6FHR55de6iFDHfEosYh3RmpXo5CdaGdfskMYngV3oHKv1xw2ecfq63yNiN32ren_xlm0rO8MQE_6N6zaFexyesQBkmXmd81oRBi71brgw4ylQHjwxLkInpmEQyHZYCyYv0WPN19ypHrQ823aACChk0nPfuAzo8cjNkMNp_tB4WDW5Ytfxn_DzhbN0/s2000/Killer%20Christmas%20Reads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhY6FHR55de6iFDHfEosYh3RmpXo5CdaGdfskMYngV3oHKv1xw2ecfq63yNiN32ren_xlm0rO8MQE_6N6zaFexyesQBkmXmd81oRBi71brgw4ylQHjwxLkInpmEQyHZYCyYv0WPN19ypHrQ823aACChk0nPfuAzo8cjNkMNp_tB4WDW5Ytfxn_DzhbN0/s320/Killer%20Christmas%20Reads.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kWE9Rq9-nL-PofEpLXhMhWPsqOh0eAFLo1B9Vp0tNL-qVQoyezm9sbwerE5QSKE1PdX25CS8nf5Mam93iEmMw9Y5PN5BYCznCCJfto7kBdn2sJLqj4tAayUa3snni36irqN9gYx44pubKKPQiz8nR-MgLFVudyYamKkrBjk9utYz9NrZ-haVCkc-FwE/s400/byron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kWE9Rq9-nL-PofEpLXhMhWPsqOh0eAFLo1B9Vp0tNL-qVQoyezm9sbwerE5QSKE1PdX25CS8nf5Mam93iEmMw9Y5PN5BYCznCCJfto7kBdn2sJLqj4tAayUa3snni36irqN9gYx44pubKKPQiz8nR-MgLFVudyYamKkrBjk9utYz9NrZ-haVCkc-FwE/s320/byron.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>"The sleigh bells are jingling, and the clock is ticking for Maggie and Rufus, who must catch the killer or it will be the opposite of a Joyeux Noël in <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A Cajun Christmas Killing</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, the recipe-stuffed third installment of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">author Ellen Byron’s Cajun Country mysteries. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Maggie Crozat is back home in bayou country during the most magical time of the year. In Pelican, Louisiana, Christmastime is a season of giant bonfires on the levee, zydeco carols, and pots of gumbo. Except, this year, the Grinch has come to stay at the family-run Crozat Plantation B&B. When he floods travel websites with vicious reviews, Maggie thinks she’s identified him as rival businessman Donald Baxter. That is, until he’s found stabbed to death at Maggie’s workplace. And Maggie and her loved ones become top suspects. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Crozats quickly establish alibis, but Maggie’s boyfriend, Detective Bo Durand, remains under suspicion. With Bo sidelined during the investigation, Maggie finds herself forced to work with an unlikely ally: longtime family enemy Rufus Durand. Her sleuthing uncovers more suspects than drummers drumming, and lands her in the crosshairs of the murderer." (from Goodreads.com)</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqXySR_Kw2RUDTZyJLnPQcXcOlE_FavTfJ-ZzSpaBmVNDnXXB8KS42roYBnVuvzD_pSpRYurdixOvCuk_X-kWAfGyAsyFs-TsLpiDcNmw502z49ZtMNcvtqKc65PFrK2r3FOKLvh3PxxW8BOfZTbX2fJNKTiJACWtBhk-IdiZLVVNG0EKHG56WbauhpA/s1000/early.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqXySR_Kw2RUDTZyJLnPQcXcOlE_FavTfJ-ZzSpaBmVNDnXXB8KS42roYBnVuvzD_pSpRYurdixOvCuk_X-kWAfGyAsyFs-TsLpiDcNmw502z49ZtMNcvtqKc65PFrK2r3FOKLvh3PxxW8BOfZTbX2fJNKTiJACWtBhk-IdiZLVVNG0EKHG56WbauhpA/s320/early.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>"Liz McCall grew up in a playful winter wonderland but it was never her dream to manage her father's vintage toyshop. However, after he sank his entire police pension into the business, someone needed to help him turn his dreams into reality—and keep him from sneaking off to patrol the not-so-mean streets of East Aurora, NY. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The mood goes from nice to naughty when a nervous man, who was trying to have his antique toys appraised, is found in the shop with a lawn dart through his chest. Suddenly, Liz's business plan is plunged into deep freeze, while she and her father find themselves toying with a cold-blooded killer who's playing for keeps. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Now, it looks like Christmas might be cancelled for the neighborhood kids if Liz can't wrap up the case in Barbara Early's delightful debut<i> Death of a Toy Soldier.</i>" (from Goodreads.com)</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTNR6wq6zzBZuOchcEawevwRX9yjiBAK25EwLSpvEYFJQ3WfTy0IOCcNDgqyGKD09PNVDq5r2_vDSvT8xZ9jb_Td84U1eYSND-uE5A6SZMAXPYKve6qEkBftFjUHPjHaz5pdnFsu4OHGIuxLeqspRVNQfviRqhJ0OGM-MCbsbfRtoDHNRhCeVhCFuFAw/s400/fletcher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTNR6wq6zzBZuOchcEawevwRX9yjiBAK25EwLSpvEYFJQ3WfTy0IOCcNDgqyGKD09PNVDq5r2_vDSvT8xZ9jb_Td84U1eYSND-uE5A6SZMAXPYKve6qEkBftFjUHPjHaz5pdnFsu4OHGIuxLeqspRVNQfviRqhJ0OGM-MCbsbfRtoDHNRhCeVhCFuFAw/s320/fletcher.jpg" width="212" /></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Murder in Season </i>is by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land. "With the renovations on her beloved home nearly complete, Jessica Fletcher is in high spirits and ready to celebrate Christmas. The joyful festive atmosphere, however, is broken by a disturbing discovery: bones emerge from the land of her property. Apparently, they don't all date back to the same era; However, Jessica suspects that, despite the centuries that separate them, the remains may be connected. </span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">When reporter Tad Hollenbeck is murdered, the murders don't seem destined to remain in the past. More clues, or rather, more corpses give evidence and as Jessica digs deep to find the connection between those bones and Tad's death, everything seems to lead back to a mystery that has long tormented Cabot Cove. Even the idyllic Maine town hides a dark secret and Jessica will have to bring it to light to save Christmas... and prevent it from being her last." (from Goodreads.com)</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kXyJHAf_QKzgM3odK_jhefpPv8iF28S48NHZn4yJsBE0CD0nOIA0jtWp-tB_LVeFbVhwdj_xXxryrkuwR1AVVZbyS9sZc8oKUBjh67SHxbQJiZHV8K5JMyfXFty_u8rrj3WfvislRMjDQVr6DhyOJEP_lTBRzMXra0rnfB2_zXdEwrz8bRQxqk_6hy4/s500/Hay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kXyJHAf_QKzgM3odK_jhefpPv8iF28S48NHZn4yJsBE0CD0nOIA0jtWp-tB_LVeFbVhwdj_xXxryrkuwR1AVVZbyS9sZc8oKUBjh67SHxbQJiZHV8K5JMyfXFty_u8rrj3WfvislRMjDQVr6DhyOJEP_lTBRzMXra0rnfB2_zXdEwrz8bRQxqk_6hy4/s320/Hay.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>"The Yuletide-themed murder mystery is not usually the first thing that comes to mind. But in 1936, Mavis Doriel Hay wrote '<i>The Santa Klaus Murder</i>', one of three detective novels she published in the 1930s. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A classic country-house murder mystery, '<i>The Santa Klaus Murder</i>' begins with Aunt Mildred declaring that no good could come of the Melbury family Christmas gathering at their country residence Flaxmere. So when Sir Osmond Melbury, the family patriarch, is discovered — by a guest dressed as Santa Klaus —with a bullet in his head on Christmas Day, the festivities are plunged into chaos. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nearly every member of the party stands to reap some sort of benefit from Sir Osmond’s death, but Santa Klaus, the one person who seems to have every opportunity to fire the shot, has no apparent motive." (from Goodreads.com)</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Bnj2O6p6MciblTY93XidyyNt5bqxh4yzgbN2KWSXLdEpMgRt_X1KhR51aihXwHxbaVRhzNPYl6_Z1ffy2WQtRtB9na6CDHHf2O5hyphenhypheni5Ch3_53DNhN4PxMKeDKjuOLvOAjeEb3anV_NQgBymiaNTLcLEptBNSP6aIipSM1OWFRNmd-3qhV0Hwl-TYXMU/s500/kingsbury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Bnj2O6p6MciblTY93XidyyNt5bqxh4yzgbN2KWSXLdEpMgRt_X1KhR51aihXwHxbaVRhzNPYl6_Z1ffy2WQtRtB9na6CDHHf2O5hyphenhypheni5Ch3_53DNhN4PxMKeDKjuOLvOAjeEb3anV_NQgBymiaNTLcLEptBNSP6aIipSM1OWFRNmd-3qhV0Hwl-TYXMU/s320/kingsbury.jpg" width="205" /></a></div>"A dark spirit threatens the Pennyfoot Hotel's shiny and bright Christmas in <i>Herald of Death</i> by Kate Kingsbury. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Christmas Angel is a welcome sight during the winter season--but not this year. A killer is afoot in Badgers End, cutting a lock of hair from the victims and sticking a gold angel on their foreheads. Cecily Sinclair Baxter already promised her husband that she'd take a hiatus from sleuthing. But three killings have created a blizzard of bad publicity--and guests are canceling their hotel reservations. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cecily pokes around, but the victims seem unrelated. Then the killer claims a fourth and fifth victim, obviously not slowing down for the holidays--so neither will Cecily. She will have to stop the angel of death from striking again, leaving murder under the tree..." (from Goodreads.com)</span><p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-73658196330642687272023-11-22T05:30:00.001-06:002023-11-22T05:30:00.148-06:00Be Thankful, Eat Turkey, Watch Football<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Dj6YT2UHhLiIUooABtYX5AQQCobXxg624xz6k_IEzqrU0z-TPU5CG7FbqYHW9r2cqaMFok-rvJIfHT6iEm10rF_6vjq5JxCqBu0w3c_NOEoQU-ojLW7V9p0uMSmVP3oqT6eQ_nwXU5GNb8up1ZselEqbZxH10zVkejRbRyz5In0l0PutfbgYp5IG-A/s2000/Happy%20Thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Dj6YT2UHhLiIUooABtYX5AQQCobXxg624xz6k_IEzqrU0z-TPU5CG7FbqYHW9r2cqaMFok-rvJIfHT6iEm10rF_6vjq5JxCqBu0w3c_NOEoQU-ojLW7V9p0uMSmVP3oqT6eQ_nwXU5GNb8up1ZselEqbZxH10zVkejRbRyz5In0l0PutfbgYp5IG-A/w480-h640/Happy%20Thanksgiving.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-14199929755370241522023-11-15T05:30:00.001-06:002023-11-15T05:30:00.136-06:00Don't Forget Our Electronic Resources<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">We will be closing at noon on Wednesday, November 22nd and will be closed through Sunday, November 25th. Don't Forget that we have a myriad of electronic resources for our patrons to enjoy. Go to <u><a href="http://www.wcvpl.biblionix.com">www.wcvpl.biblionix.com</a></u> to view our list of resources. You are welcome to use any of them, just make sure your library card is up-to-date!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4VFzL6EFzkYtWqLrCnhewfmVpc8_nr58j_Bp9maPRG-ba2Uqr0j3DipfE86w0X6fJbjplTDz_6_RlyqfR9g6KhIFHe3337a6TUuWQOLkH0AB0Bs8-RCnogTyApLnaSQJq04ujsj5VH3yreNYKNBcLcTr4ixK_LmN7x41UKvPCsva-uZU8XLbNewqPuA/s1650/Electronic%20Resources%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4VFzL6EFzkYtWqLrCnhewfmVpc8_nr58j_Bp9maPRG-ba2Uqr0j3DipfE86w0X6fJbjplTDz_6_RlyqfR9g6KhIFHe3337a6TUuWQOLkH0AB0Bs8-RCnogTyApLnaSQJq04ujsj5VH3yreNYKNBcLcTr4ixK_LmN7x41UKvPCsva-uZU8XLbNewqPuA/w494-h640/Electronic%20Resources%20(1).png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-69979505856357076012023-11-08T05:30:00.001-06:002023-11-08T05:30:00.136-06:00Happy Veteran's Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigbvyEhC_aKUhh0WxV6mlRcd1v27k19AeWt8Pl6mHJj9XGySd6QvmQlfbYs8L3P6Y7w1QBYVyR7WJGqA4ZE77xk9OCim5RiZ_yv7Qzl-VKw14ibZyjPAuwW3vbGdHNi1XjEuRtND2TEXuwBlNO4E23oUsFXtPnT4tGp2swLqAF44pqY4rKoJwNE8WX74/s1650/President's%20Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigbvyEhC_aKUhh0WxV6mlRcd1v27k19AeWt8Pl6mHJj9XGySd6QvmQlfbYs8L3P6Y7w1QBYVyR7WJGqA4ZE77xk9OCim5RiZ_yv7Qzl-VKw14ibZyjPAuwW3vbGdHNi1XjEuRtND2TEXuwBlNO4E23oUsFXtPnT4tGp2swLqAF44pqY4rKoJwNE8WX74/w640-h494/President's%20Day.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-54067530771719847952023-11-01T05:30:00.001-05:002023-11-01T05:30:00.149-05:00Celebrate Native American Heritage Month<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67WQ5ef-PCkrL3NNYjl-xER12TfKYFTCrPex8Zxn-tfhMfox1F2ngMRF_yfsC2w_sZ7fg_uf7IAR-5Ks2IFPusOavBVJe6RZocvdZT7ExqtxcVTGIwAY2yILt0mtAjTCr0LZBi2leR5yaE6GM1xqmd9nSRhnknToyGJEOANtcYI-GpDeNY5p1aGlQaWs/s500/geronimo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67WQ5ef-PCkrL3NNYjl-xER12TfKYFTCrPex8Zxn-tfhMfox1F2ngMRF_yfsC2w_sZ7fg_uf7IAR-5Ks2IFPusOavBVJe6RZocvdZT7ExqtxcVTGIwAY2yILt0mtAjTCr0LZBi2leR5yaE6GM1xqmd9nSRhnknToyGJEOANtcYI-GpDeNY5p1aGlQaWs/s320/geronimo.jpg" width="205" /></a></div>Angie Debo penned <i>Geronimo: The Man, His Time, His Place</i>. "On September 5, 1886, the entire nation rejoiced as the news flashed from the Southwest that the Apache war leader Geronimo had surrendered to Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles. With Geronimo, at the time of his surrender, were Chief Naiche (the son of the great Cochise), sixteen other warriors, fourteen women, and six children. It had taken a force of 5,000 regular army troops and a series of false promises to "capture" the band. Yet the surrender that day was not the end of the story of the Apaches associated with Geronimo. Besides his small band, 394 of his tribesmen, including his wife and children, were rounded up, loaded into railroad cars, and shipped to Florida. For more than twenty years Geronimo’s people were kept in captivity at Fort Pickens, Florida; Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama; and finally Fort Sill, Oklahoma. They never gave up hope of returning to their mountain home in Arizona and New Mexico, even as their numbers were reduced by starvation and disease and their children were taken from them to be sent to the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6Ksg1nKXxb4ohW-Dv-e_EY3_BYn6HWFYuWgN7X3V_u6KzH5C6wXIO4U4BjxMJvU0NQqWBG3tklhrwMyhMecWN4_KZ_sRRW47hXXXdsVvLpYWgO88jcBX3zwTH8rjvIz2_6W8Rggg82qQ_dT0NKnfVSUWp-dxLD_wu39SGwTAeLbxjW5gHAQsb9ltDK4/s1500/pocahontas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="987" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6Ksg1nKXxb4ohW-Dv-e_EY3_BYn6HWFYuWgN7X3V_u6KzH5C6wXIO4U4BjxMJvU0NQqWBG3tklhrwMyhMecWN4_KZ_sRRW47hXXXdsVvLpYWgO88jcBX3zwTH8rjvIz2_6W8Rggg82qQ_dT0NKnfVSUWp-dxLD_wu39SGwTAeLbxjW5gHAQsb9ltDK4/s320/pocahontas.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>"Dispelling the clouds of romance and legend that have surrounded Pocahontas throughout the more than two centuries since her death, Grace Steele Woodward here re-creates the life of the Powhatan Indian princess in her book <i>Pocahontas</i>. Indeed, the true story, as it emerges from these pages, is probably more dramatic and certainly more significant for American history than the legend. The story of Pocahontas coincides with the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in the New World. Her story begins with her first visit to the colony as a child of ten and ends with her journey to England with her English husband, John Rolfe, and their young son. The event which catapulted her to fame was, of course, her rescue of Captain John Smith from murder at the hands of her father, Chief Powhatan, and his warriors. But the more significant contribution she made was her almost singlehanded deliverance of the Jamestown colonists from starvation and massacre. Without her compassionate gifts of food and warnings about her father's plots against them, the Jamestown settlers would probably have met the same fate as that of the Roanoke settlers. Pocahontas' visit to London was arranged by the Virginia Company, which established the Jamestown colony, not only as a gesture of appreciation to the young princess but also as a means of stimulating further interest in New World colonization. It was Pocahontas' final act of devotion to the colonists. She was never to see her homeland again. In preparation for writing this biography, Mrs. Woodward searched out the Virginia settings where Pocahontas lived as a child and those in England which she visited in adulthood. The author studied every pertinent document of the period, from official records of the Virginia Company to letters of highborn Londoners telling about Pocahontas' visit to England and its sorrowful aftermath." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI7BxHyFccZdpyTI0NAEMHgSIqGAX04o9s5o3qwz0zRcQXhZ_r5s8PScm7l-jzhfWHWircTXVPev0e16E5vw3KFatBdj_uPAZz8xhOwpZdgyHyOW17FVFJCdhyphenhyphenLQK_-A3CfJseiqisFQkq90IQzi7ZTANgKqLk-xaAUlj-QiPKzxi3yUjjuLzgHicamA/s500/standing%20bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI7BxHyFccZdpyTI0NAEMHgSIqGAX04o9s5o3qwz0zRcQXhZ_r5s8PScm7l-jzhfWHWircTXVPev0e16E5vw3KFatBdj_uPAZz8xhOwpZdgyHyOW17FVFJCdhyphenhyphenLQK_-A3CfJseiqisFQkq90IQzi7ZTANgKqLk-xaAUlj-QiPKzxi3yUjjuLzgHicamA/s320/standing%20bear.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>"In 1877, Standing Bear and his Indian people, the Ponca, were forcibly removed from their land in northern Nebraska. In defiance, Standing Bear sued in U.S. District Court for the right to return home. In a landmark case, the judge, for the first time in U.S. history, recognized Native American rights-acknowledging that "Standing Bear is a person"-and ruled in favor of Standing Bear. <i>Standing Bear Is a Person</i> by Stephen Dando-Collins is the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of that landmark 1879 court case, and the subsequent reverberations of the judge's ruling across nineteenth-century America. It is also a story filled with memorable characters typical of the Old West-the crusty and wise Indian chief, Standing Bear, the Army Indian-fighting general who became a strong Indian supporter, the crusading newspaper editor who championed Standing Bear's cause, and the "most beautiful Indian maiden of her time," Bright Eyes, who became Standing Bear's national spokesperson. At a time when America was obsessed with winning the West, no matter what, this is an intensely human story and a small victory for compassion. It is also the chronicle of an American tragedy: Standing Bear won his case, but the court's decision that should have changed everything, in the end, changed very little for America's Indians." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQoPxapBsRnnUQRdsDQyIvoSoCb5zIDmqj5zf2Ds1BgCSy0ZjzSqrw8O5voqgxbdbgduVEwyoiuViDiE-sUcod0pmP87qaKge_m_kDY8NpEVcj6JecPlMWSr9voWe8N8gk3eFyYXaEJlYXtvM_NZXpA6Ljhq6z89FVkZIxeWAoBPBhtI2bwriMjtiDc4/s1500/jim%20thorpe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="998" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQoPxapBsRnnUQRdsDQyIvoSoCb5zIDmqj5zf2Ds1BgCSy0ZjzSqrw8O5voqgxbdbgduVEwyoiuViDiE-sUcod0pmP87qaKge_m_kDY8NpEVcj6JecPlMWSr9voWe8N8gk3eFyYXaEJlYXtvM_NZXpA6Ljhq6z89FVkZIxeWAoBPBhtI2bwriMjtiDc4/s320/jim%20thorpe.jpg" width="213" /></a></i></div><i>Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe</i> is by Kate Buford. "The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete in U.S. history. With clarity and an eye for detail, Kate Buford traces the pivotal moments of Thorpe’s incomparable career: growing up in the tumultuous Indian Territory of Oklahoma; leading the Carlisle Indian Industrial School football team to victories against the country’s finest college teams; winning gold medals in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon and decathlon; defining the burgeoning sport of professional football; and playing long, often successful—and previously unexamined—years in professional baseball. At the same time, however, Buford recounts the difficulties Thorpe faced as a Native American. We also see the infamous loss of his Olympic medals, stripped from him because he had previously played professional baseball, an event that would haunt Thorpe for the rest of his life. We see his struggles with alcoholism and personal misfortune, and how he came to distrust many of the hands extended to him. We learn the details of his vigorous advocacy for Native American rights while he chased a Hollywood career, and the truth behind the supposed reinstatement of his Olympic record in 1982. Here is the story of a complex, iconoclastic, profoundly talented man whose life encompassed both tragic limitations and truly extraordinary achievements." (from Amazon.com)<p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-79880420457712928852023-10-25T05:30:00.001-05:002023-10-25T05:30:00.146-05:00Large Type Mysteries: Halloween Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbw_eiNFDkRcgiT2t81PXtsAwtn3uc-c0fei1pHm-W_F5SqR5mGdt80zsl3ykrGWfjBT0K709BjLT3Tm-rmmcPXAK210Qhp094_8S93Nf1Zz6g1tGkoMvZc4oLdsLS0TNzMIctOsMKqBGXq2ZLqhsbz6_hZc2dtkzyVk0_zqsS_NSfY3r8XUe9kJEcePE/s412/spider.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbw_eiNFDkRcgiT2t81PXtsAwtn3uc-c0fei1pHm-W_F5SqR5mGdt80zsl3ykrGWfjBT0K709BjLT3Tm-rmmcPXAK210Qhp094_8S93Nf1Zz6g1tGkoMvZc4oLdsLS0TNzMIctOsMKqBGXq2ZLqhsbz6_hZc2dtkzyVk0_zqsS_NSfY3r8XUe9kJEcePE/s320/spider.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i3BJcGD8OnMsas2GlOiHtLj6g6CfepwTWUwu5vTRr3huek6mgzvNB1zkHyRMjwhmjTHLGi14x0m6ES6ukC7xgf3E91NNcC8hlaJujHIf5NkAuwpVUb7Vz2rzd94S6UICNkmHYPRfAnq2YTFrcy9VSMIzrYE2emFGAHn8cQak504voG_UtOBnaAgrnrU/s500/howloween%20murder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i3BJcGD8OnMsas2GlOiHtLj6g6CfepwTWUwu5vTRr3huek6mgzvNB1zkHyRMjwhmjTHLGi14x0m6ES6ukC7xgf3E91NNcC8hlaJujHIf5NkAuwpVUb7Vz2rzd94S6UICNkmHYPRfAnq2YTFrcy9VSMIzrYE2emFGAHn8cQak504voG_UtOBnaAgrnrU/s320/howloween%20murder.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>Laurien Berenson's 26th Melanie Travis Mystery is titled <i>Howloween Murder</i>. "As the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, counts down to a spooky celebration on October 31st, a horrifying murder leaves Melanie Travis pawing for clues in a hair-raising game of trick-or-treat . . .With just a few days left before Halloween, everyone at Howard Academy is anticipating the guaranteed sugar high they’ll experience from gorging on Harriet Bloom’s famous marshmallow puffs. The school’s annual costume party revolves around the headmaster’s assistant and her seemingly supernatural batches of gooey goodies. So, it's a shock when Harriet’s elderly neighbor is suddenly found dead with the beloved dessert in his hand. Melanie knows her tenured colleague would never intentionally serve cyanide-laced puffs to a defenseless old man. But as explosive neighborhood gossip reveals a potential culprit, it also brings her closer to sealing her own doom. Because on an evening ruled by masked revelers, Halloween might just be the perfect opportunity for a cold-hearted killer to get away with murder once again—this time sending a nosy, unsuspecting sleuth to an early grave!" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07EjmGmbrYG33NZDYuyCAlS4PkFjbWg5oKZbXh7RHVqpnHjITJLyjcfyFpSrLkL3dy7XmWz0Mbtc7EfTDWCxv0Ik9M9FRcFzlzW-9vBXKMks-kbBv5wWY6f0ogNgqZrWg2VU2mvoQHXuKY4gkPj1C5owlOWL4pK6RryJaMQ2O144a9oTFr8aH1A_UzYA/s2560/crypt%20suzette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07EjmGmbrYG33NZDYuyCAlS4PkFjbWg5oKZbXh7RHVqpnHjITJLyjcfyFpSrLkL3dy7XmWz0Mbtc7EfTDWCxv0Ik9M9FRcFzlzW-9vBXKMks-kbBv5wWY6f0ogNgqZrWg2VU2mvoQHXuKY4gkPj1C5owlOWL4pK6RryJaMQ2O144a9oTFr8aH1A_UzYA/s320/crypt%20suzette.jpg" width="191" /></a></i></div><i>Crypt Suzette</i> is a <i>Five-Ingredient Mystery</i> by Maya Corrigan. "Val Deniston is catering the debut of Bayport’s newest bookstore—but the death of a customer is about to draw her into a real-life murder mystery …Suzette Cripps has been occupying a spare bedroom at Val’s granddad’s house while she takes classes in this Maryland Eastern Shore town—but she’s always seemed a little secretive and fearful, and any talk about her past is a closed book. After winning the costume contest at the Halloween-themed bookstore party, Suzette is mowed down by a hit-and-run driver—and Val and her grandfather start to wonder whether it was really an accident or if someone was after Suzette. Granddad is a little distracted by his new enterprise as a ghost-buster, but as Val talks to Suzette’s coworkers and fellow creative writing students, she grows more convinced that the dead woman’s demons weren’t imaginary—and that she needs to rip the mask off a killer …" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhL4E2NQ50xTjDPKDF2gHE28hGnCjQ1n7aUh0B54beZBmVl2f1bMefaCm11xXyeuIofeHR8GX6k8DmlEA27SgpkJzL2aRYdMGN0mk4Q0O5PJ7yGIvlcQVPS-mXfydNh6oaPJUaSOVUVWwgwrdgy7daM0rwX1MXtNU48enR30SlyCGOb7VNYDjTTEZbiFw/s2363/ghost%20and%20Mrs%20mewer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="1458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhL4E2NQ50xTjDPKDF2gHE28hGnCjQ1n7aUh0B54beZBmVl2f1bMefaCm11xXyeuIofeHR8GX6k8DmlEA27SgpkJzL2aRYdMGN0mk4Q0O5PJ7yGIvlcQVPS-mXfydNh6oaPJUaSOVUVWwgwrdgy7daM0rwX1MXtNU48enR30SlyCGOb7VNYDjTTEZbiFw/s320/ghost%20and%20Mrs%20mewer.jpg" width="197" /></a></i></div><i>The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer</i> is a <i>Paws & Claws Mystery</i> by Krista Davis. "Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly getaway in the United States, is gearing up for a howling good Halloween—until a spooky murder shakes the town to its core.. Holly Miller doesn’t believe in spirits, but the Sugar Maple Inn is filled with guests who do. The TV series in development, Apparition Apprehenders, has descended on Wagtail’s annual Halloween festivities to investigate supernatural local legends, and Holly has her hands full showing the ghost hunters a scary-fun time. But the frights turn real when Holly’s Jack Russell, Trixie, and kitten, Twinkletoes, find a young woman drowned in the Wagtail Springs Hotel’s bathhouse—the spot of the town’s most infamous haunting. The crime scene is eerily similar to the creepy legend, convincing Holly that the death wasn’t just accidental. Now she’ll have to race to catch a flesh-and-blood killer—before someone else in town gives up the ghost..." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyLARaEkV1EYlL7M-IMvViV2qqRwY7BCX5QgkUgbx5FpNuxl_SEnsVt_HGegiY9KQxdn4YrhZDk9BdiUtss1PWzyWgGIRXvU3QvjY7czR3cqTNp74vguP4Nw0QkAk9OlYnWjVx4qMCiTjZtS23iygtETbGmgghPUonZqf-hqSWwMrZ2u0KgZnJBUs3NA/s500/knit%20of%20the%20living%20dead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyLARaEkV1EYlL7M-IMvViV2qqRwY7BCX5QgkUgbx5FpNuxl_SEnsVt_HGegiY9KQxdn4YrhZDk9BdiUtss1PWzyWgGIRXvU3QvjY7czR3cqTNp74vguP4Nw0QkAk9OlYnWjVx4qMCiTjZtS23iygtETbGmgghPUonZqf-hqSWwMrZ2u0KgZnJBUs3NA/s320/knit%20of%20the%20living%20dead.jpg" width="195" /></a></div>Peggy Ehrhart's sixth entry in her <i>Knit & Nibble</i> series is called <i>Knit of the Living Dead</i>. "When a spooky celebration in Arborville, New Jersey conjures real scares, can Pamela and the Knit and Nibble Club sink their teeth into a bone-chilling mystery that just won’t rest in peace? Among the countless revelers at the town’s much-anticipated Halloween parade, a woman dressed as Little Bo Peep is the only one making people scream bloody murder. In a scene straight out of a horror movie, the Knit and Nibblers find the nursery rhyme character dead with thick strands of yarn looped around her neck. Pamela and her best friend, Bettina, are set on pinning down who wanted the woman gone forever, but it’ll take every trick they can muster to catch the culprit without becoming the next poor souls to join Little Bo Peep’s dark, endless sleep . . ." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0S_A0qkLxlhhzs4rzAFZ0yaaWt8rD2Xg2Bon92_QJTrgfR6zlG5Z07MSCaN-AEMXjNWeB31eeLzVvuABxnrgpe2Wl9nAE36SmdHwsyR4zrHa0zMHTFiSOnze_6q2IQAnIp267ZWMe_5LTw9019Lwz3iRKaeKM7dy_h8Ld0N_XylSmlUx6iMIWhVL35Y/s500/spook%20in%20the%20stacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0S_A0qkLxlhhzs4rzAFZ0yaaWt8rD2Xg2Bon92_QJTrgfR6zlG5Z07MSCaN-AEMXjNWeB31eeLzVvuABxnrgpe2Wl9nAE36SmdHwsyR4zrHa0zMHTFiSOnze_6q2IQAnIp267ZWMe_5LTw9019Lwz3iRKaeKM7dy_h8Ld0N_XylSmlUx6iMIWhVL35Y/s320/spook%20in%20the%20stacks.jpg" width="213" /></a></i></div><i>The Spook in the Stacks</i> is a <i>Lighthouse Library</i> mystery by Eva Gates. "Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body. Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. Unfortunately, while the library is hosting a lecture on ghostly legends, Jay becomes one of the dearly departed in the rare books section. Now, it’s up to Lucy Richardson and her fellow librarians to bone up on their detective skills and discover who is responsible for this wicked Halloween homicide. Meanwhile, very strange things are happening at the library—haunted horses are materializing in the marsh, the lights seem to have an eerie life of their own, and the tiny crew of a model ship appears to move around when no one is watching. Is Lucy at her wit’s end? Or can it be that the Bodie Island Lighthouse really is haunted?" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7vsnlnDQb2TBDzHfLnutIwF58XELBGrvQBXDrWefnDNMwrxlnetb_pNY9kUeFCDNCaPGXXovik_KscltIU019TC2g9AzDrAvlKyLQ8geMcr65O2Cf0f0BqdiwIAzAOxmdKQqY6PpAyBGbjAQB8nufNaxbIlUlcPGMeLYkgxzOnYty6fWpu9hB79iuqc/s480/spooky%20graveyard.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7vsnlnDQb2TBDzHfLnutIwF58XELBGrvQBXDrWefnDNMwrxlnetb_pNY9kUeFCDNCaPGXXovik_KscltIU019TC2g9AzDrAvlKyLQ8geMcr65O2Cf0f0BqdiwIAzAOxmdKQqY6PpAyBGbjAQB8nufNaxbIlUlcPGMeLYkgxzOnYty6fWpu9hB79iuqc/w400-h300/spooky%20graveyard.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-76968438193141495382023-10-18T05:30:00.003-05:002023-10-18T05:30:00.148-05:00Halloween Carnival & Dioramas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar8zVNNB0J4Nk23d6TzNPl_Tq-S4fhNxt97kbnyryXguRpEBdmrj4BdvX4OOWFYql-G3gYvgSXPmKUEj-k3YTFrscBKH4UszW6q7wegS6ZRp72gOk_3sYpAfy5MsJW4aOQ2Sfdu_orsABEJ2YtB-HTYeNUdQM0B9CP787NzLYtLtFypdVZ9dO6EYa22Y/s2000/Halloween%20Diorama%20Contest.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar8zVNNB0J4Nk23d6TzNPl_Tq-S4fhNxt97kbnyryXguRpEBdmrj4BdvX4OOWFYql-G3gYvgSXPmKUEj-k3YTFrscBKH4UszW6q7wegS6ZRp72gOk_3sYpAfy5MsJW4aOQ2Sfdu_orsABEJ2YtB-HTYeNUdQM0B9CP787NzLYtLtFypdVZ9dO6EYa22Y/w494-h640/Halloween%20Diorama%20Contest.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVJu9zEpMcj5FmpyMVQ8uCF_saQumdeml3AtK9QyuMQH4mR8gVjC86EPmrOIGzfeyDz-YswsgCXHysIWjtGIHeXwN6tuzVdI-ceE61CjYhgyeQTqiqas7xvkn-2FsV8YyFVaZjbDS6643be-yXSMSv_BbtnjSz-NZ-7rJZHxpTlbmFFRNffzuqKNflaw/s2000/HALLOWEEN%20CARNIVAL%20FLYER.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVJu9zEpMcj5FmpyMVQ8uCF_saQumdeml3AtK9QyuMQH4mR8gVjC86EPmrOIGzfeyDz-YswsgCXHysIWjtGIHeXwN6tuzVdI-ceE61CjYhgyeQTqiqas7xvkn-2FsV8YyFVaZjbDS6643be-yXSMSv_BbtnjSz-NZ-7rJZHxpTlbmFFRNffzuqKNflaw/w494-h640/HALLOWEEN%20CARNIVAL%20FLYER.png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-90037531064785445382023-10-11T05:30:00.001-05:002023-10-11T05:30:00.138-05:00Halloween Reads for the Kiddos!<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8BcpRXU1v4W5iTRfAvoSls85Nme2xLgsQtcDYVO_dlXumntJzfrE5Cxd7d-GAFhFKJIIhd4jKAZnXVB4XYMRCUe1E8oRRB09gKnYiZSdOSLj4JZTsTKc6qFKkRr7aK12da66Sx9fEYqSGV5kViOOOa-dVkOrM3YVSi07-aaLn1gfLlA6RqXpti18koM/s2231/haunted%20library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8BcpRXU1v4W5iTRfAvoSls85Nme2xLgsQtcDYVO_dlXumntJzfrE5Cxd7d-GAFhFKJIIhd4jKAZnXVB4XYMRCUe1E8oRRB09gKnYiZSdOSLj4JZTsTKc6qFKkRr7aK12da66Sx9fEYqSGV5kViOOOa-dVkOrM3YVSi07-aaLn1gfLlA6RqXpti18koM/w134-h200/haunted%20library.jpg" width="134" /></a></i></div><i>The Haunted Library</i> is the start of a brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! When ghost boy Kaz’s haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot and she and Kaz quickly form a friendship. The two join forces to solve the mystery of the ghost that’s haunting the library. Could it be one of Kaz’s lost family members?<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_mTQ0BxsokeBLGeEAEJRdLQNKwPlG0tRjm0Nrr6E75Bb2MfTJ6reynEcsM6mf7ns3q8Dmfl20epeqTU2MYgqPzEdBaO94q6zaEz0M-6h-F08nu0KMy3uG8e4g2JwonQljkOpXjww9QyjFYG9CBqmI3p-bexRR0VeCCRhFRYUobHLu2GThBwSN9MTH1c/s2315/monsters%20at%20halloween.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2315" data-original-width="1535" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_mTQ0BxsokeBLGeEAEJRdLQNKwPlG0tRjm0Nrr6E75Bb2MfTJ6reynEcsM6mf7ns3q8Dmfl20epeqTU2MYgqPzEdBaO94q6zaEz0M-6h-F08nu0KMy3uG8e4g2JwonQljkOpXjww9QyjFYG9CBqmI3p-bexRR0VeCCRhFRYUobHLu2GThBwSN9MTH1c/w133-h200/monsters%20at%20halloween.jpg" width="133" /></a></i></div><i>Monsters at Halloween</i> is by Zanna Davidson. It's Halloween and Billy can't wait for the village Halloween Party. There's just one problem... his Mini Monsters are at the party too! Sparkle-Bogey's in the apple bobbing, Trumpet's in a pumpkin and Gloop's playing 'Guess the Body Part'. Can Billy find his monsters before anyone else does? Or will it be up to Peep to save the day?<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DpNVd5GPCs9ygX3DR3SEGbEEwhYJvTyGTwgJR6u0EfnTuInvZM39q3Hs6qSQnD6J_C2RNGB2VjPysscFgy2-gYZeK2ck5Zpw4-kSUqAh_zBVYHN3rmICyROFUZ1Tc-fu_ZcxKjMhR_5j7A9mgNXS5JupevGQ8XAixI8_-as7AadEwNfR7bF4UQDVJVo/s2100/costume%20quest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DpNVd5GPCs9ygX3DR3SEGbEEwhYJvTyGTwgJR6u0EfnTuInvZM39q3Hs6qSQnD6J_C2RNGB2VjPysscFgy2-gYZeK2ck5Zpw4-kSUqAh_zBVYHN3rmICyROFUZ1Tc-fu_ZcxKjMhR_5j7A9mgNXS5JupevGQ8XAixI8_-as7AadEwNfR7bF4UQDVJVo/w133-h200/costume%20quest.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>Klem and his pals aren't the most popular Grubbins in candy-starved Repugia, but Klem's hoping that will change once he brings a hoard of candy back from the human world. After all, it's Halloween, so there's candy everywhere! Unfortunately, there are also bullies everywhere, ready to steal all of Klem's sweet, sweet loot. Will he and his friends make it out alive, or are they doomed to an eternity of sugar-free torment? From the deliciously magical world of the hit video games Costume Quest and Costume Quest 2, Oni Press presents an adorable Halloween-themed graphic novel by Zac Gorman.<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMd2zyjTNdEJiWbRaYS8mUYrk7d3FO4a2nHpoNE7nKHg-2bFsQekxgRhP-MZctTfhvw9JAznsX8UMFo0FbR6AxCKpP7r_ovkb_vSaHx1xP8TQNc8blJQXYJSWcRZAy06ydLiZ1nDq7gFko4Oi_iFFk_rlmPuAb-nJBoJ1eSsTCX8-LjmtJijElzol4lw/s1200/halloween%20goblin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="826" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMd2zyjTNdEJiWbRaYS8mUYrk7d3FO4a2nHpoNE7nKHg-2bFsQekxgRhP-MZctTfhvw9JAznsX8UMFo0FbR6AxCKpP7r_ovkb_vSaHx1xP8TQNc8blJQXYJSWcRZAy06ydLiZ1nDq7gFko4Oi_iFFk_rlmPuAb-nJBoJ1eSsTCX8-LjmtJijElzol4lw/w138-h200/halloween%20goblin.jpg" width="138" /></a></i></div><i>The Halloween Goblin</i> is part of the <i>Pixie Tricks</i> series by Tracey West. A creepy goblin is scaring people all over town! Bogey Bill -- whose favorite holiday is Halloween -- likes to magically change normal things into spooky things. Violet, Leon, and their fairy friend Sprite need to send Bogey Bill back to the Otherworld. But their task gets harder when a pixie named Buttercup casts an annoying hiccup spell on the whole school! Can Violet, Leon, and Sprite trick TWO pixies at once? With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this action-packed book! This is an exciting refresh of the popular Pixie Tricks series, with updated text and brand-new art on every page -- perfect for fans of Tracey West's Dragon Masters series.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4OkiXtuvZY_mZk_N0KoXJVr3GBLXPN3pZNaG2bZej3MUbV69321kUkY236xWiZ37xSnZYzVKbtTg0TGWnbwO2zG_NNvfn28oeCnVdzCrcdV6ST_ulz4aquXjOTOEJgxzbrWWPMopLYfPaAEPVgH5XZvxGDPbMmr2pSJUEEdJbC19TTPUD_0UPapcVDQ/s2288/haunted%20castle%20on%20hallows%20eve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="1556" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4OkiXtuvZY_mZk_N0KoXJVr3GBLXPN3pZNaG2bZej3MUbV69321kUkY236xWiZ37xSnZYzVKbtTg0TGWnbwO2zG_NNvfn28oeCnVdzCrcdV6ST_ulz4aquXjOTOEJgxzbrWWPMopLYfPaAEPVgH5XZvxGDPbMmr2pSJUEEdJbC19TTPUD_0UPapcVDQ/w136-h200/haunted%20castle%20on%20hallows%20eve.jpg" width="136" /></a></div>Mary Pope Osborne has penned a spooky Magic Tree House book with <i>Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve</i>. Every visit to the magic tree house leads to a time-travel adventure! Jack and Annie are summoned once again to the fantasy realm of Camelot. There, Merlin the Magician tells them that the Stone of Destiny has been stolen. The answer to its disappearance lies within a haunted castle. With a young magician named Teddy, Jack and Annie take on the challenge in an adventure that takes them to new heights and places they couldn’t even imagine!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMSGl_X-7wzYYRgzUUffpfLbJ6AEQMHU0ewe2ZdqL3HcE2xFNCdHkyGXjgUtEilJqdGBn5zV64UQJYam253hi8b2anIaGI3zLOhKWE3D-fL27zRQCPYKDYqTKrZR_ojXQgVnueABVSHJ5WYGLwPQRF2GLvoQTCANlnK4_AWQf-_uc4t9VrA6UHKthJV4/s250/halloween%20pusheen.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMSGl_X-7wzYYRgzUUffpfLbJ6AEQMHU0ewe2ZdqL3HcE2xFNCdHkyGXjgUtEilJqdGBn5zV64UQJYam253hi8b2anIaGI3zLOhKWE3D-fL27zRQCPYKDYqTKrZR_ojXQgVnueABVSHJ5WYGLwPQRF2GLvoQTCANlnK4_AWQf-_uc4t9VrA6UHKthJV4/w400-h400/halloween%20pusheen.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-91214071061512071832023-10-04T05:30:00.006-05:002023-10-04T05:30:00.149-05:00Author Spotlight: A. Lee Martinez<p>Sci-fi/Fantasy author A. Lee Martinez is featured in this spotlight post. Martinez fills his stories with humor, wit, and a bit of gore. Even if you're not a sci-fi/fantasy fan, you may enjoy these stories that insert "normal" personalities into fantastical situations.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtO9PP6EW3SrBxxQzDbOh93hFrV3UgzZNDw6LhSJfO0-ARmoDnszrGa4QJmB-c1aOxQXb3FaWqC9TyxB1r91yUdB5XPY-Pxkzyws0M9MgVNcT9bXBsbuq8jMgrFw4bnZjF3kW2qk_RtH_8lAXhSDNvdnPs4j1e8qKJUSZOfqv_r0QH1rU8c7E3lB-2cI/s2120/gil's%20all%20fright%20diner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtO9PP6EW3SrBxxQzDbOh93hFrV3UgzZNDw6LhSJfO0-ARmoDnszrGa4QJmB-c1aOxQXb3FaWqC9TyxB1r91yUdB5XPY-Pxkzyws0M9MgVNcT9bXBsbuq8jMgrFw4bnZjF3kW2qk_RtH_8lAXhSDNvdnPs4j1e8qKJUSZOfqv_r0QH1rU8c7E3lB-2cI/s320/gil's%20all%20fright%20diner.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>"Welcome to <i>Gil's All Night Diner</i>, where zombie attacks are a regular occurrence and you never know what might be lurking in the freezer . . . Duke and Earl are just passing through Rockwood county in their pick-up truck when they stop at the Diner for a quick bite to eat. They aren't planning to stick around-until Loretta, the eatery's owner, offers them $100 to take care of her zombie problem. Given that Duke is a werewolf and Earl's a vampire, this looks right up their alley. But the shambling dead are just the tip of a particularly spiky iceberg. Seems someone's out to drive Loretta from the Diner, and more than willing to raise a little Hell on Earth if that's what it takes. Before Duke and Earl get to the bottom of the Diner's troubles, they'll run into such otherworldly complications as undead cattle, an amorous ghost, a jailbait sorceress, and the terrifying occult power of pig-latin. And maybe--just maybe--the End of the World, too." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYXtOqghVGte17hOIDTkqqneahO0RyaZm98hommuZCHiU-URxl8cnhT-iHacT1PmrN51ivVa5IwGrN2eavmiZvYjCOV1pkRiCQb7BW4g_cVQL6VTwZqyz28-6tXFq4PCr6XOxSPi1_1KoJ4c8drT6t4zfxa045XfmrqFTNOTjkT3XJPr0N14in-b9jno/s2263/the%20automatic%20detective.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2263" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYXtOqghVGte17hOIDTkqqneahO0RyaZm98hommuZCHiU-URxl8cnhT-iHacT1PmrN51ivVa5IwGrN2eavmiZvYjCOV1pkRiCQb7BW4g_cVQL6VTwZqyz28-6tXFq4PCr6XOxSPi1_1KoJ4c8drT6t4zfxa045XfmrqFTNOTjkT3XJPr0N14in-b9jno/s320/the%20automatic%20detective.jpg" width="198" /></a></i></div><i>The Automatic Detective</i>: "Even in Empire City, a town where weird science is the hope for tomorrow, it's hard for a robot to make his way. It's even harder for a robot named Mack Megaton, a hulking machine designed to bring mankind to its knees. But Mack's not interested in world domination. He's just a bot trying to get by, trying to demonstrate that he isn't just an automated smashing machine, and to earn his citizenship in the process. It should be as easy as crushing a tank for Mack, but some bots just can't catch a break. When Mack's neighbors are kidnapped, Mack sets off on a journey through the dark alleys and gleaming skyscrapers of Empire City. Along the way, he runs afoul of a talking gorilla, a brainy dame, a mutant lowlife, a little green mob boss, and the secret conspiracy at the heart of Empire's founders---not to mention more trouble than he bargained for. What started out as one missing family becomes a battle for the future of Empire and every citizen that calls her home." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaWNYkpZ9GTJehcR0TQiyefaxHO2lW5LPXVa-9oY2C-v1H4J7jDMELL63Ft9jm0grH3-0rqYtddx8fGHcYv9qz8BQloCmldn6myWL57ey92CjytKau7CF2MpwUBxxKwCFgXa0sG5VsSnSgIH9ybQyxHNLm7zATcRjdsrQIRzgFwJzEpWlvFLWHuCYOtA/s500/chaisng%20the%20moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaWNYkpZ9GTJehcR0TQiyefaxHO2lW5LPXVa-9oY2C-v1H4J7jDMELL63Ft9jm0grH3-0rqYtddx8fGHcYv9qz8BQloCmldn6myWL57ey92CjytKau7CF2MpwUBxxKwCFgXa0sG5VsSnSgIH9ybQyxHNLm7zATcRjdsrQIRzgFwJzEpWlvFLWHuCYOtA/s320/chaisng%20the%20moon.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Unspeakable horrors threaten the earth in <i>Chasing the Moon</i>--a fantastic comic fantasy. "Diana's life was in a rut -- she hated her job, she was perpetually single, and she needed a place to live. But then the perfect apartment came along. It seemed too good to be true -- because it was. The apartment was already inhabited -- by monsters. Vom the Hungering was the first to greet Diana and to warn her that his sole purpose in life was to eat everything in his path. This poses a problem for Diana since she's in his path. . .and is forbidden from ever leaving the apartment. It turns out though that there are older and more ancient monstrous entities afoot -- ones who want to devour the moon and destroy the world as we know it. Can Diana, Vom, and the other horrors stop this from happening? Maybe if they can get Vom to stop eating everything. . .and everyone." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ0vW5gACRBiqZj5ATUNppv8FQSPDNVrWfzvkwL_pvI8yIFSBx_HkMkjkgYfxp5rySnScmcd-r1oT9yKCPiBALlNt0EDqYCph6r6qeyrAmlxOc27vlhz0g9ukDcpcIer7ZRSJQkMQs76tg4deb3KNfPxOSMrrt_WnsC-gDTeC5ynNrDMCp30leooIOvY/s500/ogres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ0vW5gACRBiqZj5ATUNppv8FQSPDNVrWfzvkwL_pvI8yIFSBx_HkMkjkgYfxp5rySnScmcd-r1oT9yKCPiBALlNt0EDqYCph6r6qeyrAmlxOc27vlhz0g9ukDcpcIer7ZRSJQkMQs76tg4deb3KNfPxOSMrrt_WnsC-gDTeC5ynNrDMCp30leooIOvY/s320/ogres.jpg" width="200" /></a></i></div><i>In the Company of Ogres</i> does for fantasy what Gil's All Fright Diner did for horror. "For someone who's immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency--he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment. Ogre Company is the legion's dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That's where Ned's rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company's newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblin-esque orc. Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that's not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out why he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. . . ." (from Amazon.com)<p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-2369633334071670532023-09-29T05:30:00.001-05:002023-09-29T05:30:00.145-05:00Diorama Contest<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugBHgYUkgp3SdZsMip6bnzBE5STJMuhZ4wwZB4kElXqJORou7sh0pQSb_C4vFeZVt2kNkZ0bp4Vxtp7fv-mZdEYKp9izWCBh_4IOpeHOt3QyGq2RRtvS6W-eppb64KwBcEMndJOGXzY5P2bi6yNS3Ne1es1d4Am7nk0VdkZfgS4G0gfcIy2Zh6IIzgj4/s2000/Halloween%20Diorama%20Contest%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugBHgYUkgp3SdZsMip6bnzBE5STJMuhZ4wwZB4kElXqJORou7sh0pQSb_C4vFeZVt2kNkZ0bp4Vxtp7fv-mZdEYKp9izWCBh_4IOpeHOt3QyGq2RRtvS6W-eppb64KwBcEMndJOGXzY5P2bi6yNS3Ne1es1d4Am7nk0VdkZfgS4G0gfcIy2Zh6IIzgj4/w494-h640/Halloween%20Diorama%20Contest%20(1).png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-34591492728143106202023-09-27T05:30:00.010-05:002023-09-27T05:30:00.136-05:00Hispanic Nonfiction<p>These nonfiction and biography titles offer the true-life experiences of Hispanic people.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU60VW01niYBS5sQEMnW8k3g92Q3wVETmKbajcBo4Quzh1jPJuD7xf4-dK0BuhtGgH3-FKXWRBAqphZrr7_CX9rGpa9JV_5ewQH4eisRpPy5Hq0mDGbJ40qVJyeM0XWE8raa3OF-3lJGiU3StgwNYOsFLx31u7ZcCFwt-bE4zarman6gZGH_-iyDj-Rs/s500/biggest%20game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU60VW01niYBS5sQEMnW8k3g92Q3wVETmKbajcBo4Quzh1jPJuD7xf4-dK0BuhtGgH3-FKXWRBAqphZrr7_CX9rGpa9JV_5ewQH4eisRpPy5Hq0mDGbJ40qVJyeM0XWE8raa3OF-3lJGiU3StgwNYOsFLx31u7ZcCFwt-bE4zarman6gZGH_-iyDj-Rs/s320/biggest%20game.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>"Al Alvarez touched down in Las Vegas one hot day in 1981, a dedicated amateur poker player but a stranger to the town and its crazy ways. For three mesmerizing weeks he witnessed some of the monster high-stakes games that could only have happened in Vegas and talked to the extraordinary characters who dominated them--road gamblers and local professionals who won and lost fortunes on a regular basis. Set over the course of one tournament, The Biggest Game in Town is botha chronicle of the World Series of Poker--the first ever written--and a portrait of the hustlers, madmen, and geniuses who ruled the high-stakes game in America. It is a brilliant insight into poker's appeal as a hobby, an addiction, and a way of life, and into the skewed psychology of master players and fearless gamblers. With a new introduction by the author, Alvarez's classic account is "the greatest dissection of high-stakes Vegas poker and the madness that surrounds it ever written" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp9BGKsGEF6czSmltM6p0jJkY1W1Gi7QYYu3_62UQ0qHZ9-u33-JvJ0ZHr5M-LGMy9kveo_FrQHVratAOIeovYdlzh1NwdvmPXS58mklsSc3AzTXzQe2JIqauKZ4c0Rwg6Ptw7hN23qroly1B2WEjO_Ect0n3mLU1Eo_1iFUJCNgzXGMN4AsdQx1QcvA/s500/story%20of%20a%20shipwrecked%20sailor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp9BGKsGEF6czSmltM6p0jJkY1W1Gi7QYYu3_62UQ0qHZ9-u33-JvJ0ZHr5M-LGMy9kveo_FrQHVratAOIeovYdlzh1NwdvmPXS58mklsSc3AzTXzQe2JIqauKZ4c0Rwg6Ptw7hN23qroly1B2WEjO_Ect0n3mLU1Eo_1iFUJCNgzXGMN4AsdQx1QcvA/s320/story%20of%20a%20shipwrecked%20sailor.jpg" width="208" /></a></i></div><i>The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor</i> is a harrowing true account of the sole survivor of a tragic accident originally chronicled in newspapers by Gabriel Garcia Marquez "In 1955, Garcia Marquez was working for <i>El Espectador</i>, a newspaper in Bogota, when in February of that year eight crew members of the Caldas, a Colombian destroyer, were washed overboard and disappeared. Ten days later one of them turned up, barely alive, on a deserted beach in northern Colombia. This book, which originally appeared as a series of newspaper articles, is Garcia Marquez's account of that sailor's ordeal. This story is told in painstaking detail, and one has to admire the recall of the narrator as he recounts the circumstances of the shipwreck, the ensuing 10 days at sea and his ultimate rescue. I was able to feel the roller coaster of hope and despair experienced by narrator, the joys, surges of adrenaline, anger and frustration, determination and resignation." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5xofZwpcC1PXk58MLaLNFfYX-we4yuUis6ZiA2bUA_--dqT18taMYK8w681VcGY31vlsIvA4wrhujJr2MzwcHJxvwefFXXCC6MgESu_6iwISyRmk6JgYp9_dSh-Vf3qo_pUoilORb5xaCW9oVL2UmAjLskWj1cHP4v6weIKU4QDHWXPpw9ntRUoAqM0/s218/living%20to%20tell%20the%20tale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="139" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5xofZwpcC1PXk58MLaLNFfYX-we4yuUis6ZiA2bUA_--dqT18taMYK8w681VcGY31vlsIvA4wrhujJr2MzwcHJxvwefFXXCC6MgESu_6iwISyRmk6JgYp9_dSh-Vf3qo_pUoilORb5xaCW9oVL2UmAjLskWj1cHP4v6weIKU4QDHWXPpw9ntRUoAqM0/w204-h320/living%20to%20tell%20the%20tale.jpg" width="204" /></a></div>"Here is García Márquez’s shimmering evocation of his childhood home of Aracataca, the basis of the fictional Macondo. Here are the members of his ebulliently eccentric family. Here are the forces that turned him into a writer. Warm, revealing, abounding in images so vivid that we seem to be remembering them ourselves, <i>Living to Tell </i>the Taleis a work of enchantment. No writer of his time exerted the magical appeal of Gabriel García Márquez. In this long-awaited autobiography, the great Nobel laureate tells the story of his life from his birth in1927 to the moment in the 1950s when he proposed to his wife. The result is as spectacular as his finest fiction." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaJrxmk8kqbbkBHpNBoeoJTdsPjl1PV6MUDIeaANuRpx4Jk-SYJdgbb-Zjfp_GXWStgbISS5qNpFcb3U8EjJKABtAP1Q5NfcuD9Hxv4d3j06-0KqgV-v8foY0s2fHHmM-AtIlo_zzT649yDX-AGYSRAO27qpMpjh2VJBmf7ZZrewku8zanHI3Z7oylnI/s1360/paula.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="893" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaJrxmk8kqbbkBHpNBoeoJTdsPjl1PV6MUDIeaANuRpx4Jk-SYJdgbb-Zjfp_GXWStgbISS5qNpFcb3U8EjJKABtAP1Q5NfcuD9Hxv4d3j06-0KqgV-v8foY0s2fHHmM-AtIlo_zzT649yDX-AGYSRAO27qpMpjh2VJBmf7ZZrewku8zanHI3Z7oylnI/s320/paula.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>In <i>Paula</i>, bestselling author Isabel Allende recalls the story of her beloved daughter and her remarkable family’s past. When her daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. Bizarre ancestors are introduced; delightful and bitter childhood memories are shared; amazing anecdotes of youthful years are relived, and the most intimate secrets are quietly passed along. Like Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits, this powerful memoir is infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual, creating a haunting, sad, and beautiful tale." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58QJv1euuXfUCHlr_hjEOL9-jqY4C4w192CjBJIqHIhe3N1Kr1py1XbPupQf9T_xOE7b1KZiSsYqXvAKuIWx6Yuk7ndCh-iHT-jOVTrArCexNPG1wYSOIrXCDYWcTnut1AeZ1aCKXg6OOP5u-udeZVGB_PVY4QnY-W-RkPaAyAYQ8830EaxR83BIBFGM/s1527/sum%20of%20our%20days.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58QJv1euuXfUCHlr_hjEOL9-jqY4C4w192CjBJIqHIhe3N1Kr1py1XbPupQf9T_xOE7b1KZiSsYqXvAKuIWx6Yuk7ndCh-iHT-jOVTrArCexNPG1wYSOIrXCDYWcTnut1AeZ1aCKXg6OOP5u-udeZVGB_PVY4QnY-W-RkPaAyAYQ8830EaxR83BIBFGM/s320/sum%20of%20our%20days.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>"Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor and wisdom, <i>The Sum of Our Days </i>is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, strong will, and stubborn determination of a beloved matriarch. Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and as full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul while sharing her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory—and recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family." (from Amazon.com)<p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-22418034842776503002023-09-20T05:30:00.009-05:002023-09-20T05:30:00.149-05:00Juvenile and Young Adult Media Player Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month<p> The following titles are found in the Media Player section of A/V. We have an extensive collection for both juveniles and young adults (teens).</p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Gc80Fw7JLAQPTvrqr6JCTmPyxdPPBDv24zIP-ZH9xLf7GJJlwoOaGScNZIX5b8okC4VXbmAO8nizBwNxW7oic-_TJXhxcZHGGXA_K2zKiLZNgd-MgvyGB0xULgOIR7kvp53WuVd_Jj_3mJyTTXy4v_GzcnBpiLEKPPTCVM31x7TB4dwgVTQ4gC7_kuw/s2475/marikit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Gc80Fw7JLAQPTvrqr6JCTmPyxdPPBDv24zIP-ZH9xLf7GJJlwoOaGScNZIX5b8okC4VXbmAO8nizBwNxW7oic-_TJXhxcZHGGXA_K2zKiLZNgd-MgvyGB0xULgOIR7kvp53WuVd_Jj_3mJyTTXy4v_GzcnBpiLEKPPTCVM31x7TB4dwgVTQ4gC7_kuw/s320/marikit.jpg" width="209" /></a></i></div><i>Marikit and the Ocean of Stars</i> is a juvenile title by Caris Avedano Cruz. "Marikit is used to wearing recycled clothes. Her mother, the best seamstress in the barrio, has become an expert at making do ever since Marikit’s father and brother were lost at sea. But for her tenth birthday, all Marikit wants is something new. So when her mother gifts her a patchwork dress stitched together with leftover scraps from her workshop, Marikit vows to never wear it. That is, until the eve of her birthday, when shadow creatures creep into their home, attempt to take Marikit away, and upend the very life she knew. When she’s swept away from the human world, Marikit discovers that her dress is a map, one lovingly crafted to lead her to safety in the magical lands of the Engkantos. She trudges through the enchanted lands of mythical creatures, making friends out of monsters and challenging gods. With the help of her friends, including an exuberant firefly and a cursed boy, Marikit journeys through the land of the Engkantos to find the key to saving her family, all without being eaten alive." (from Amazon.com) <b>Juvenile</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTttTZxEIRr9JToYHCzmRXrLZ9C3dTb01kQ7RboOaaKaHLPOa17xWVzqw3aZhom2NLIr8UfmAENlj08ScfyZ9k8cKZsg-Spm_uKwDgLMa2V854zXUiuo-DBnxoa_CwKTtehLRKL7Zz5gXiSdlClV_j9Q-nz8KK6d4x7vkF7BYQG0yMOlsHpEO-k0nCGLM/s2400/last%20beekeeper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTttTZxEIRr9JToYHCzmRXrLZ9C3dTb01kQ7RboOaaKaHLPOa17xWVzqw3aZhom2NLIr8UfmAENlj08ScfyZ9k8cKZsg-Spm_uKwDgLMa2V854zXUiuo-DBnxoa_CwKTtehLRKL7Zz5gXiSdlClV_j9Q-nz8KK6d4x7vkF7BYQG0yMOlsHpEO-k0nCGLM/s320/last%20beekeeper.jpg" width="215" /></a></div>"Facing a world dually altered by climate change and those who profit from it, Yolanda Cicerón will have to fight to save the last known beehive from extinction in <i>The Last Beekeeper</i> by award-winning author Pablo Cartaya. In a future shaken by climate disasters, Yolanda Cicerón knows that nature is something to be feared. While life in the Valley is brutal and harsh, Yoly dreams of leaving her farm to live in Silo—the most advanced town for miles around. But first, Yoly will need to prove she belongs in a place where only the smartest and most useful are welcomed. Between her razor-sharp smarts and sheer determination, Yoly is well on her way until she discovers her family can no longer afford her schooling. When forced to take matters into her own hands, the closer she gets to securing her future, the more she uncovers the dangers lying inside Silo’s walls—ones that threaten the entire Valley. As she cracks long-guarded secrets, Yoly, along with those closest to her, is put in grave peril and the only chance of surviving may lie in the rediscovery of a long-extinct species—the honeybee. Can the last surviving beehive be the key to pulling the Valley out from under Silo’s thumb, or will they destroy what remains of Yoly’s future?" (from Amazon.com) <b>Juvenile</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYCE8ZJp_NmBtRQ8a8KEyjrYL6Z75DevGcD6RFcI2Bt434ZkrCWgzQnxJHVOp2huxHzEkimWfwJjx6-nWQnz3gQnZkhidRLMkk4Vu11VCnc6_cIoc104vx7pJ6Wyyeq_QXshASG-d3rmcK2QfdiOEIeuVKmR6F-wam-STPafG0_mcDU7et1SoALdsQm8/s2100/chupacarter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYCE8ZJp_NmBtRQ8a8KEyjrYL6Z75DevGcD6RFcI2Bt434ZkrCWgzQnxJHVOp2huxHzEkimWfwJjx6-nWQnz3gQnZkhidRLMkk4Vu11VCnc6_cIoc104vx7pJ6Wyyeq_QXshASG-d3rmcK2QfdiOEIeuVKmR6F-wam-STPafG0_mcDU7et1SoALdsQm8/s320/chupacarter.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>"With his signature laugh-out-loud humor, world-famous comedian George Lopez launches a magical series inspired by his own colorful childhood titled <i>ChupaCarter</i>. In this illustrated contemporary fantasy, twelve-year-old Jorge is lonely and resentful after being sent to live with his grandparents. His first day at his new school doesn’t go well after catching the attention of his belligerent principal and the school bullies, so Jorge might be a little desperate for a friend. But the only kid who shares his interest in junk food and games turns out to be a young chupacabra—a legendary monster whose kind is known for being bloodthirsty livestock killers. The truth is, Carter is anything but savage—he's kind, a good listener, and has great taste in sneakers. Being friends with a mythical creature should be amazing, but when local cattle turn up dead and his principal suspects the truth, Jorge is torn. Should he trust that his friend is innocent and protect him from exposure, or reveal his dangerous existence and change the world forever?" (from Amazon.com) <b>Juvenile</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpWxNfKd4E9CVEc50EXwR5ZHEsm3qHQiLL7HDPtTzF1-3xD2fG8OeJ-JB8ZLiCDs-QhVawinZ0f66dKk1ia6C5dPtka-2uOS0ZfPE0mfiAgPnbasExfD8oOL89M77emG3XLPZPUd7gcZ8pA-7np2bmwlzDFuprAmY5W4RfsTycYFRnwPH2Mtd_Wec-8c/s2477/color%20me%20in.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="1651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpWxNfKd4E9CVEc50EXwR5ZHEsm3qHQiLL7HDPtTzF1-3xD2fG8OeJ-JB8ZLiCDs-QhVawinZ0f66dKk1ia6C5dPtka-2uOS0ZfPE0mfiAgPnbasExfD8oOL89M77emG3XLPZPUd7gcZ8pA-7np2bmwlzDFuprAmY5W4RfsTycYFRnwPH2Mtd_Wec-8c/s320/color%20me%20in.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>"A powerful coming-of-age novel, pulled from personal experience, about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds. Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom's family home in Harlem and is forced to confront her identity for the first time. Nevaeh wants to get to know her extended family, but because she inadvertently passes as white, her cousin thinks she's too privileged, pampered, and selfish to relate to the injustices African Americans face on a daily basis. In the meantime, Nevaeh's dad decides that she should have a belated bat mitzvah instead of a sweet sixteen, which guarantees social humiliation at her posh private school. But rather than take a stand, Nevaeh does what she's always done when life gets complicated: she stays silent. Only when Nevaeh stumbles upon a secret from her mom's past, finds herself falling in love, and sees firsthand the prejudice her family faces does she begin to realize she has her own voice. And choices. Will she continue to let circumstances dictate her path? Or will she decide once for all who and where she is meant to be?" (from Amazon.com) <b>YA</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTds--z6i6YTcjyLCW3yXkr0dUkE0Hgxkynf5DFTp5Ku0lnzttOMDn_aj6MtaO8JDf5VV1HsYxd8oogO4a63oWeZi8RVqIxFZrlIJVhxNFcNx6kGlyqA5psiE33TOQAfzBcvI05e8-hYPBtZzQE-omiBxnYlW6HyGgF1oQwAs4VnVDOVGByw7MG0bnkqI/s2475/last%20cuentista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTds--z6i6YTcjyLCW3yXkr0dUkE0Hgxkynf5DFTp5Ku0lnzttOMDn_aj6MtaO8JDf5VV1HsYxd8oogO4a63oWeZi8RVqIxFZrlIJVhxNFcNx6kGlyqA5psiE33TOQAfzBcvI05e8-hYPBtZzQE-omiBxnYlW6HyGgF1oQwAs4VnVDOVGByw7MG0bnkqI/s320/last%20cuentista.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Donna Barba Higuera pens a beautiful science fiction novel with <i>The Last Cuentista</i>. "Había una vez . . .There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard – or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?" (from Amazon.com) <b>YA</b><p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnREemFEAvY1ISVbfwzqkS433G3D25_Oshd0CO5IUXXAPfbu4lKpbsBUBp21mcYXf9d7FN5KYUiDb3UPL3FngOvcNy8-eEj98bgkA_vS-_pBKIzxAlqJ29g3m-crdfjx-gpjJymmgEfQn8U8astPigRLggmyr5EKNV8RjMQYp2HusSl0BKzwVbZ7-BsY/s2409/poet%20x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnREemFEAvY1ISVbfwzqkS433G3D25_Oshd0CO5IUXXAPfbu4lKpbsBUBp21mcYXf9d7FN5KYUiDb3UPL3FngOvcNy8-eEj98bgkA_vS-_pBKIzxAlqJ29g3m-crdfjx-gpjJymmgEfQn8U8astPigRLggmyr5EKNV8RjMQYp2HusSl0BKzwVbZ7-BsY/s320/poet%20x.jpg" width="213" /></a></i></div><i>The Poet X</i> is a bestselling novel-in-verse by Elizabeth Acevedo, "about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can’t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent." (from Amazon.com) <b>YA</b><p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-67398041553137970302023-09-13T05:30:00.001-05:002023-09-13T05:30:00.140-05:00Spotlight: Hispanic Authors<p> September 15th through October 15th in the US is known as Hispanic Heritage Month. In order to celebrate, here are a selection of Hispanic authors for your enjoyment.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uQuXgLXQI5sU5pmg6MafK61QuNbPy1jEaUeh8JHiRVw7vWtiG06LdyZHmQPjtE4XP5gFSlIquPgKbln36VHDzYSyCDR-8bG7KaWya0ThIFIEdg7MMdTGkrd9SreXfWSXZHk5ubhzx1WQe0TosXIQZzMHCtoyfpzg9PGARWj96r8isRtP0m2F1sW2KoQ/s1544/like%20water%20for%20chocolate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uQuXgLXQI5sU5pmg6MafK61QuNbPy1jEaUeh8JHiRVw7vWtiG06LdyZHmQPjtE4XP5gFSlIquPgKbln36VHDzYSyCDR-8bG7KaWya0ThIFIEdg7MMdTGkrd9SreXfWSXZHk5ubhzx1WQe0TosXIQZzMHCtoyfpzg9PGARWj96r8isRtP0m2F1sW2KoQ/w206-h320/like%20water%20for%20chocolate.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>Laura Esquivel is the author of <i>Like Water for Chocolate</i>. "Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico blends poignant romance, bittersweet wit, and delicious recipes. This classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef, using cooking to express herself and sharing recipes with readers along the way." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDptic9zxS7H_lXHQm6KP5xxyvs6NprP2JFYoxkI9e0ZFGPu-xfIWpmFM_Y_cYS4XPd_H1XpDuU6cVv3-v3jsMH3auBnrIxNOtOs6ilyAdeTT-7PsAk5XrQe_KGlnfkhivqwpG_k8fnDVW1RoGz1fP6-pDDdesuWNZD3ecykaaQ5UdsZ12ZXc8HQCfZ2Y/s2167/house%20of%20the%20spirits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDptic9zxS7H_lXHQm6KP5xxyvs6NprP2JFYoxkI9e0ZFGPu-xfIWpmFM_Y_cYS4XPd_H1XpDuU6cVv3-v3jsMH3auBnrIxNOtOs6ilyAdeTT-7PsAk5XrQe_KGlnfkhivqwpG_k8fnDVW1RoGz1fP6-pDDdesuWNZD3ecykaaQ5UdsZ12ZXc8HQCfZ2Y/s320/house%20of%20the%20spirits.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>"Chilean writer Isabel Allende’s classic novel, <i>The House of the Spirits</i>, is both a richly symbolic family saga and the riveting story of an unnamed Latin American country’s turbulent history. In a triumph of magic realism, Allende constructs a spirit-ridden world and fills it with colorful and all-too-human inhabitants. The Trueba family’s passions, struggles, and secrets span three generations and a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that brings the proud and tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter to opposite sides of the barricades. Against a backdrop of revolution and counterrevolution, Allende brings to life a family whose private bonds of love and hatred are more complex and enduring than the political allegiances that set them at odds. <i>The House of the Spirits </i>not only brings another nation’s history thrillingly to life, but also makes its people’s joys and anguishes wholly our own." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBRAHuf9prsDL360rQUTdhk-QCVwL7CJJrVlfXu7EK5ER1g8w08M4R5DMTtNwmZZWukuBqx9dEXs8e31jYBR0RFYWwgp46FyV-FCGLy3MBrfXdRortCeWvDpPw-RglBARxvuVp5vQDc7x9OZmaWt6_iaUJqjeUStODhQMcAuqdqgVgpkvTe8mjP1czDY/s2400/hippie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBRAHuf9prsDL360rQUTdhk-QCVwL7CJJrVlfXu7EK5ER1g8w08M4R5DMTtNwmZZWukuBqx9dEXs8e31jYBR0RFYWwgp46FyV-FCGLy3MBrfXdRortCeWvDpPw-RglBARxvuVp5vQDc7x9OZmaWt6_iaUJqjeUStODhQMcAuqdqgVgpkvTe8mjP1czDY/s320/hippie.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>"In <i>Hippie</i>, Paulo Coelho tells the story of Paulo, a young, skinny Brazilian man with a goatee and long, flowing hair, who dreams of becoming a writer, and Karla, a Dutch woman in her twenties who has been waiting to find a companion to accompany her on the fabled hippie trail to Nepal. After meeting each other in Amsterdam, she convinces Paulo to join her on a trip aboard the Magic Bus that travels from Amsterdam to Istanbul and across Central Asia to Kathmandu. As they embark on this journey together, Paulo and Karla explore a love affair that awakens them on every level and leads to choices and decisions that will set the course for their lives thereafter." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU92GRodY-FdrBqySxJMUdudGeLStokjwObFmR15HB9b9cmmWf37xHxM_HGPraJL4sgww9EP0UYUt5dtLSFoe7hlm5OhytBM7nSNGXpV43Of_lXZBXPpL9ZsmuS5TarBUbdK5zR3vX82Q7RIKba7PVftU5TDWHko5MM1nPoitTO9TjV8TT-faYiW2MZ80/s2400/love%20and%20other%20demons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU92GRodY-FdrBqySxJMUdudGeLStokjwObFmR15HB9b9cmmWf37xHxM_HGPraJL4sgww9EP0UYUt5dtLSFoe7hlm5OhytBM7nSNGXpV43Of_lXZBXPpL9ZsmuS5TarBUbdK5zR3vX82Q7RIKba7PVftU5TDWHko5MM1nPoitTO9TjV8TT-faYiW2MZ80/s320/love%20and%20other%20demons.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>Unsettling and indelible, <i>Of Love and Other Demons</i> by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is an evocative, majestic tale of the most universal experiences known to woman and man. On her twelfth birthday, Sierva Maria – the only child of a decaying noble family in an eighteenth-century South American seaport – is bitten by a rabid dog. Believed to be possessed, she is brought to a convent for observation. And into her cell stumbles Father Cayetano Delaura, who has already dreamed about a girl with hair trailing after her like a bridal train. As he tends to her with holy water and sacramental oils, Delaura feels something shocking begin to occur. He has fallen in love – and it is not long until Sierva Maria joins him in his fevered misery. (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNmlNg-F2HTfSTV0piCq3w91x2Wt7b8qoxsGB-BGxQGzgd0W3Hr125mmlPGSN-FJKBbIctBAJmCQ-IJQ6riEVD_r6R9GueKiNp6-3ete5Yt1pJsbm1QTg7p-RhyDXQl52PD1vJY3Nhn4_gk9fzfpYAsySVKOO4458z7IY0TxQUyvYXVN8Y_4c3EnUKSA/s2105/afterlife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="1506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNmlNg-F2HTfSTV0piCq3w91x2Wt7b8qoxsGB-BGxQGzgd0W3Hr125mmlPGSN-FJKBbIctBAJmCQ-IJQ6riEVD_r6R9GueKiNp6-3ete5Yt1pJsbm1QTg7p-RhyDXQl52PD1vJY3Nhn4_gk9fzfpYAsySVKOO4458z7IY0TxQUyvYXVN8Y_4c3EnUKSA/s320/afterlife.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>"Antonia Vega, the immigrant writer at the center of <i>Afterlife</i> by Julia Alvarez, has had the rug pulled out from under her. She has just retired from the college where she taught English when her beloved husband, Sam, suddenly dies. And then more jolts: her bighearted but unstable sister disappears, and Antonia returns home one evening to find a pregnant, undocumented teenager on her doorstep. Antonia has always sought direction in the literature she loves—lines from her favorite authors play in her head like a soundtrack—but now she finds that the world demands more of her than words. <i>Afterlife </i>is a compact, nimble, and sharply droll novel. Set in this political moment of tribalism and distrust, it asks: What do we owe those in crisis in our families, including—maybe especially—members of our human family? How do we live in a broken world without losing faith in one another or ourselves? And how do we stay true to those glorious souls we have lost?" (from Amazon.com)<p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-31588000171294799172023-08-30T05:30:00.001-05:002023-08-30T05:30:00.342-05:00Happy Labor Day!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBFE1Qy4YJmY4-32RaIi_xXt2-V-1ItxaaXJcN1xCJHcL-IrijWRtwwVEMyo2yYifNQ4xNZd0tVrn5CkkQE-T4QXP466CQbMQopRiF1l3En4RWNRok0oswKsAMo63QnVeWO19ROI-PxcYgbDTiXhxmSdurTqsoGMU_GcWVCD15yAQL6d5KP2W9UFTlrk/s1080/Labor%20Day%20Hours%202023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBFE1Qy4YJmY4-32RaIi_xXt2-V-1ItxaaXJcN1xCJHcL-IrijWRtwwVEMyo2yYifNQ4xNZd0tVrn5CkkQE-T4QXP466CQbMQopRiF1l3En4RWNRok0oswKsAMo63QnVeWO19ROI-PxcYgbDTiXhxmSdurTqsoGMU_GcWVCD15yAQL6d5KP2W9UFTlrk/w640-h640/Labor%20Day%20Hours%202023.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-63328548599027161772023-08-23T05:00:00.001-05:002023-08-23T05:00:00.186-05:00Spotlight: New Graphic Novels For All Ages<p>For our Adult an YA readers we have these two titles in the Batman Universe:</p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7xlb49jWmsKLJ6yb7lZX57TNbevp_s9WHAcFq3HRUS_dE7lWQ79V-Io6TlWeFQy5o2S9lMWFKK90-6W2iLlmMJKKqZJltVuAddmXv4K0CZ2VQhKiyEXJUHOx49qXWVHsSjalVtIM7hLlpwDlhm3CtCh4xxIEotZVglUgEpQ0oQMM_ktYEv68UncWbcg/s500/the%20riddler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7xlb49jWmsKLJ6yb7lZX57TNbevp_s9WHAcFq3HRUS_dE7lWQ79V-Io6TlWeFQy5o2S9lMWFKK90-6W2iLlmMJKKqZJltVuAddmXv4K0CZ2VQhKiyEXJUHOx49qXWVHsSjalVtIM7hLlpwDlhm3CtCh4xxIEotZVglUgEpQ0oQMM_ktYEv68UncWbcg/s320/the%20riddler.jpg" width="208" /></a></i></div><i>Batman One Bad Day: The Riddler</i> (#1) is by Tom King and Mitch Gerads. "The Dark Knight’s greatest villains get their greatest stories yet! The Riddler, Two-Face, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Bane, Clayface, and Ra’s al Ghul-Batman’s most iconic villains all given 64-page prestige format specials that show why they are the greatest villains in all of comics, spearheaded by today’s top talent. We begin with Batman - One Bad Day: The Riddler! Tom King and Mitch Gerads, the Eisner Award-winning duo behind Mister Miracle, The Sheriff of Baghdad, and Strange Adventures reunite to dive deep into the mind of Batman’s most intellectual foe…the Riddler. The Riddler has killed a man in broad daylight for seemingly no reason, but…there’s always a reason. The Riddler is always playing a game, there are always rules. Batman will reach his wit’s end trying to figure out the Riddler’s true motivation in this epic psychological thriller; this is not to be missed!" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExSOQQP6axZuAtQHO6uWoOtBfes0e7s49jgjrER06v2hxCZXLRWYUGAMpkNll2-rNo0Wqir0-FWOaDRsy_arqdG3bJbldo7fVW0SYwK8A1lfdZsWRACZ5kaD1EL8sD0JXWn_10aySj8ADusTx4RvScetzvL3eZTCNgpBLVyLeF_gf_AcaiqF2lnEz0k0/s2560/beyond%20white%20knight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExSOQQP6axZuAtQHO6uWoOtBfes0e7s49jgjrER06v2hxCZXLRWYUGAMpkNll2-rNo0Wqir0-FWOaDRsy_arqdG3bJbldo7fVW0SYwK8A1lfdZsWRACZ5kaD1EL8sD0JXWn_10aySj8ADusTx4RvScetzvL3eZTCNgpBLVyLeF_gf_AcaiqF2lnEz0k0/s320/beyond%20white%20knight.jpg" width="209" /></a></i></div><i>Batman: Beyond the White Knight</i> is by Sean Murphy. "A lot can change in 10 years, especially in Gotham! Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne, may be behind bars, but the real criminals are still out there. Gotham Motors CEO Derek Powers has seized control of the Wayne family’s assets and is using them to transform the GTO and the city they’ve sworn to protect. Crime is down, but at what cost? A new Batman has emerged in Powers’s city, and only Bruce is fully aware of the dangers to come. It’s time to destroy the mantle for good, but he’ll need one of his forgotten sons’ help to do so. Enter Jason Todd…the first Robin?! In this thrilling sequel to the blockbuster comic book hits<i> Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight</i>, writer/artist Sean Murphy invites the audience to go beyond the Gotham they know to discover an engrossing new take on the city and its heroes. Welcome to Neo-Gotham and the world of Beyond the White Knight!" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><br />For our younger readers, we have the following titles:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnn4BN4UwDJM3mNLasYUqf7BDkhTXw1dJI0IGdfQ_713Dn8rRci2gm1CpZqldLB6W9BP5vB3yWmcX-BYE4UpPWOjtTw9nubGOLSBzgAsEYunNfpHwYvb6WsrGLaPpuATHgN04wg-LmAIIq_u35vfsjiFaotdihCukufX0seunlcc3IAFll6vau5H_NLwc/s2466/consent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="1742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnn4BN4UwDJM3mNLasYUqf7BDkhTXw1dJI0IGdfQ_713Dn8rRci2gm1CpZqldLB6W9BP5vB3yWmcX-BYE4UpPWOjtTw9nubGOLSBzgAsEYunNfpHwYvb6WsrGLaPpuATHgN04wg-LmAIIq_u35vfsjiFaotdihCukufX0seunlcc3IAFll6vau5H_NLwc/s320/consent.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>"With clear explanations, fun illustrations, and expertly-presented information, <i>Consent (for Kids!)</i> by Rachel Brian is an empowering introduction to consent, bodily autonomy, and how to respect yourself and others. Consent is like being ruler of your own country...population: YOU. This is a smart, playful guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more. Along the way, they'll be encouraged to reflect on (and improve!) their own behavior and to practice consent in their daily lives. Whether you're looking for a consent primer to share with a friend or searching for a way to talk to your child about what it means to be in control of their own body and respect others', look no further! This humorous and insightful book from the co-creator of the viral "Tea Consent" video is the perfect teaching tool, conversation starter, and insightful, empowering resource for educators, kids, and families everywhere." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaDr8WYoe67693Y96d8OdLcupBsRQAKTB-O3LrpGpdqQGvistLAXAjrc7n1T4G1Tmwxc-QA8lR1hNrpJvt3TmGrjjdiKecTObYRXagnCBRTvPf4NSQo_-fLUCawZ8qyYfkcaJOGrqhjczWBl5ycaYpib0h3u21h3FLveNZdYI20VyMFm-jHsYIpmu8HY/s2400/swim%20team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaDr8WYoe67693Y96d8OdLcupBsRQAKTB-O3LrpGpdqQGvistLAXAjrc7n1T4G1Tmwxc-QA8lR1hNrpJvt3TmGrjjdiKecTObYRXagnCBRTvPf4NSQo_-fLUCawZ8qyYfkcaJOGrqhjczWBl5ycaYpib0h3u21h3FLveNZdYI20VyMFm-jHsYIpmu8HY/s320/swim%20team.jpg" width="213" /></a></i></div><i>Swim Team </i>by Johnnie Christmas is a "splashy, contemporary middle grade graphic novel from bestselling comics creator Johnnie Christmas! Bree can’t wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees—until she’s stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she’s forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help. With Etta’s training and a lot of hard work, Bree suddenly finds her swim-crazed community counting on her to turn the school’s failing team around. But that’s easier said than done, especially when their rival, the prestigious Holyoke Prep, has everything they need to leave the Mighty Manatees in their wake. Can Bree defy the odds and guide her team to a state championship, or have the Manatees swum their last lap—for good?" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fJb8tDiuhnFwQap8tfBdAlQxcpw9DpgaeOyeZQpT9RBpqtSgJr1I9sShLjPGI5cMc9hkH0lvaKCX3wFmc2rLvOqnz_8Wp5fBBje4J1WcZDUstXAS185IYTzPqqJqBpQfOuJdQXqvyHdStfCFvCIkkAydI4TPKD79suoUqABh9tAWq150aZ21kefbN2c/s2560/space%20boy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1784" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fJb8tDiuhnFwQap8tfBdAlQxcpw9DpgaeOyeZQpT9RBpqtSgJr1I9sShLjPGI5cMc9hkH0lvaKCX3wFmc2rLvOqnz_8Wp5fBBje4J1WcZDUstXAS185IYTzPqqJqBpQfOuJdQXqvyHdStfCFvCIkkAydI4TPKD79suoUqABh9tAWq150aZ21kefbN2c/s320/space%20boy.jpg" width="223" /></a></i></div><i>Space Boy Volume 5</i> by Stephen McCranie is "a sci-fi drama of a high school aged girl who belongs in a different time, a boy possessed by emptiness as deep as space, an alien artifact, mysterious murder, and a love that crosses light years. To Amy, everyone has a flavor, and when that flavor begins to disappear, it spells trouble. After the crushing confrontation with Oliver, Amy is on the hunt for answers. This leads her to an old, moldy water containment facility, and leaves her with more questions than answers. At the same time, some of Amy's closest friends may be drifting apart." (from Amazon.com)<p></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-39211389194231718862023-08-16T05:30:00.015-05:002023-08-16T05:30:00.149-05:00My Favorite Books<p>Each of the following books deeply effected me; each at a different point when I needed effecting. Some were read when I was younger and didn't know much and others as I got older and had a better understanding of this world. Many would criticize certain themes in one or more of these, or, perhaps the stilted and formal-sounding language, but I love them all and would highly recommend them to improve your empathy, vocabulary, and your mind.</p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd1U3CziSrI6TzNCKz1wmHhytaAzyvy9b0HA5Wm4BUgRy3biRLBTzgLTWeuihcwNyFgnDQf25QJdn988BE1b91afqvr1uG7q5yB9-MPM-za-qfVepw69qWE7i3sbV6s0nNTo6ioz6UrGY87z16_jKrD9dwtfolgYDTfzCmDW0HD5B0dW8_n4ZiRKgxyI/s500/jane%20eyre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd1U3CziSrI6TzNCKz1wmHhytaAzyvy9b0HA5Wm4BUgRy3biRLBTzgLTWeuihcwNyFgnDQf25QJdn988BE1b91afqvr1uG7q5yB9-MPM-za-qfVepw69qWE7i3sbV6s0nNTo6ioz6UrGY87z16_jKrD9dwtfolgYDTfzCmDW0HD5B0dW8_n4ZiRKgxyI/s320/jane%20eyre.jpg" width="209" /></a></i></div><i>Jane Eyre</i> by Charlotte Bronte--Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr. Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, <i>Jane Eyre</i> dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9Qci3NCkEt9CLdI0SO-1PhU3s2Cr-OHLsSniCBbH-LDDrgdCjwxNPMED9gR0SQayzR1AwpCiW7XfyufmG9sQ5azPwlNOVJGvYskANLm26xPKoa-wdNWiOsrRKPiVodhRrf240WkPf6hRsvt9wj6JQsozdB4f7PMu-xrhNkbKPmFiHDxxTPypJKMbvLM/s473/to%20kill%20a%20mockingbird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9Qci3NCkEt9CLdI0SO-1PhU3s2Cr-OHLsSniCBbH-LDDrgdCjwxNPMED9gR0SQayzR1AwpCiW7XfyufmG9sQ5azPwlNOVJGvYskANLm26xPKoa-wdNWiOsrRKPiVodhRrf240WkPf6hRsvt9wj6JQsozdB4f7PMu-xrhNkbKPmFiHDxxTPypJKMbvLM/s320/to%20kill%20a%20mockingbird.jpg" width="208" /></a></i></div><i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> by Harper Lee--The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it. Young Scout is on the front lines to see the effects of racism and the consequences of lies. She learns that monsters live in the real world and wear the masks of human beings, but she also learns that even the quietest of souls can effect change and protect the innocent. <i>To Kill A Mockingbird</i> became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic. Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, <i>To Kill A Mockingbird</i> takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos.<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklo1uSZd9MeTIRFHqQ6OImP8LrnsE090hHAWkKYauXYs8XRqoil9TNTf-dmZHR0MCM-pA7n2DPh26NNdSbVMLFBQzfSMLg1MRj8wGUiW9lQELmsYoeR34slzjaWCBdiJTUhFNcWfMtBsOxtfdVGy1xgE6AskOofv3y17G5aatWm-gYs4-4GoPqNlpRik/s449/my%20side%20of%20the%20mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklo1uSZd9MeTIRFHqQ6OImP8LrnsE090hHAWkKYauXYs8XRqoil9TNTf-dmZHR0MCM-pA7n2DPh26NNdSbVMLFBQzfSMLg1MRj8wGUiW9lQELmsYoeR34slzjaWCBdiJTUhFNcWfMtBsOxtfdVGy1xgE6AskOofv3y17G5aatWm-gYs4-4GoPqNlpRik/s320/my%20side%20of%20the%20mountain.jpg" width="227" /></a></i></div><i>My Side of the Mountain</i> by Jean Craighead George--Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival. In a spellbinding, touching, funny account, Sam learns to live off the land, and grows up a little in the process. Blizzards, hunters, loneliness, and fear all battle to drive Sam back to city life. But his desire for freedom, independence, and adventure is stronger. No reader will be immune to the compulsion to go right out and start whittling fishhooks and befriending raccoons.<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDvtTFpawidX7LBmFnBOitOSv70M0U1etZ-VFpNaElO4_z3H0eo5CDJGEiKIPGjWDxN_iz6HE0fgAUCFgHbkYk6UVLC0MopbidMlAes4YrWTAnNmrENW3RQXlQQctZ7Pc5DeF9qPAHuYf3tlyxwgSLHfmXp4ShGKTokVNyT9skfEkayGQ7bBskpWQIY/s500/the%20silent%20boy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDvtTFpawidX7LBmFnBOitOSv70M0U1etZ-VFpNaElO4_z3H0eo5CDJGEiKIPGjWDxN_iz6HE0fgAUCFgHbkYk6UVLC0MopbidMlAes4YrWTAnNmrENW3RQXlQQctZ7Pc5DeF9qPAHuYf3tlyxwgSLHfmXp4ShGKTokVNyT9skfEkayGQ7bBskpWQIY/s320/the%20silent%20boy.jpg" width="195" /></a></i></div><i>The Silent Boy </i>by Lois Lowry--Precocious Katy Thatcher always knew she wanted to be a doctor like her father. She joins him on his rounds and has a keen interest in the people around her. She's especially intrigued by Jacob, a gentle, silent boy who has a special sensitivity toward animals. While Jacob never speaks to or looks at Katy, they develop an unusual friendship and understanding. The townspeople dismiss Jacob as an imbecile. Katy just thinks of him as someone special who has a way of communicating with the animals through his sounds and movements. And only Katy comes to realize what the gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn't turn out that way.<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPVaVhfipqhqNXh0lsBQtpIcsd7Yoa8zqlchE9wLbaxRn7Z-bHvJ2Lm68q9bqbs43FwrBfNKn-iZj2OXgMPAhkxhbZASVM3D2mr664zeqi1b96mUJVZiuh2t3BXJdOoj_GVfjn4bgdP6VQeRPO0ZeTcqC74pF-2Bu09oeLeaXPj4KwwQOWJ-jA-fGS_E/s400/grapes%20of%20wrath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPVaVhfipqhqNXh0lsBQtpIcsd7Yoa8zqlchE9wLbaxRn7Z-bHvJ2Lm68q9bqbs43FwrBfNKn-iZj2OXgMPAhkxhbZASVM3D2mr664zeqi1b96mUJVZiuh2t3BXJdOoj_GVfjn4bgdP6VQeRPO0ZeTcqC74pF-2Bu09oeLeaXPj4KwwQOWJ-jA-fGS_E/s320/grapes%20of%20wrath.jpg" width="212" /></a></i></div><i>The Grapes of Wrath</i> by John Steinbeck--First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into Haves and Have-Nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision, elemental yet plainspoken, tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man’s fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman’s stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. I did not include the other volumes from Lois Lowry and Steinbeck that I love nor any of the wonderful stories of Edgar Allan Poe or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This list is just those novel titles that stick with me for one reason or another.</p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-6127410101787322242023-08-09T05:30:00.008-05:002023-08-09T05:30:00.153-05:00Success for Students & Parents<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PCJruLhSotX8NRajd5bX1aIuEM_hyjB3Ns_GQqCsccKwiD63WQKvkO7NYxViAMHrbuvEqQ0tt9SxCHAGdbTXG3MkRo-ZMWPDaha8wapDbqNawmLOhRVG_3AHjmwywfLqVpudQB08lMmgahXDUbFM5v2MELfyZEk-VwomEoRlYv7IEj8powX_qkEUeew/s1545/jumpstarting%20boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PCJruLhSotX8NRajd5bX1aIuEM_hyjB3Ns_GQqCsccKwiD63WQKvkO7NYxViAMHrbuvEqQ0tt9SxCHAGdbTXG3MkRo-ZMWPDaha8wapDbqNawmLOhRVG_3AHjmwywfLqVpudQB08lMmgahXDUbFM5v2MELfyZEk-VwomEoRlYv7IEj8powX_qkEUeew/s320/jumpstarting%20boys.jpg" width="207" /></a></i></div><i>Jump-Starting Boys</i> by Pam Withers and Cynthia Gill is the "first book on the market that empowers parents, helping them reclaim the duties and rewards of raising their children and navigate the influences of school and media. Filled with reassurance and support, the authors turn fear and guilt into can-do confidence. Through easy tips and action list sidebars, this is the most practical, readable book on the topic. Everyone knows that boys are falling behind in education. Largely left out of the discussion are parents of boys, who are most aware that their bright, eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade, after which they become disengaged, discouraged, and disaffected. There are dozens of books on underachieving boys, but most parents brave enough to lift one off the shelf are instantly intimidated by the footnotes, graphs, case studies, and academic-speak addressed almost entirely to educators. What about the average guilt-ridden, frustrated mother or father of an underachieving boy?" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik8seN6YwCu_WvfvRSBX9Sm8w8Ge8DRnQphyp5r6F0yFUJsbrUbF_nXh5RaTKTz1JBZyeD4lQNb2zqOU_BtfYV0DTcrJUWksRBtRDDsjSacNDkWIWkrmWCOd8Hqtnft2IRqQAMdQmrHBrPjIJUzv89EaDd5CthGUue_paxR0UlouGlDFU3XalI3Ez6lM/s475/homeschooling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik8seN6YwCu_WvfvRSBX9Sm8w8Ge8DRnQphyp5r6F0yFUJsbrUbF_nXh5RaTKTz1JBZyeD4lQNb2zqOU_BtfYV0DTcrJUWksRBtRDDsjSacNDkWIWkrmWCOd8Hqtnft2IRqQAMdQmrHBrPjIJUzv89EaDd5CthGUue_paxR0UlouGlDFU3XalI3Ez6lM/s320/homeschooling.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>With <i>What the Rest of Us Can Learn from Homeschooling</i> by Linda Dobson, traditionally schooled children can reap the same benefits as homeschooled children. This essential book for all parents and teachers offers practical ways to nurture individual growth, foster high self-esteem, and ensure academic success for every child, regardless of age, type of school, or religious background. Readers will discover what homeschoolers quickly find out—that life can be one big adventurous educational opportunity, even for kids who attend conventional schools. Inside, readers explore:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The six principles of successful learning: curiosity, fun in learning, desire for success (not fear of failure), practice (not study), applying learned material to life, and intrinsic motivation</li><li>How to put the "child" back into childhood by providing children with the opportunity to perform fun activities that enhance their abilities</li><li>Why the community is a child's best classroom, and how to take advantage of it</li><li>How to discover and honor a child's unique learning style and encourage his or her teacher to develop it</li></ul><p></p><p>Homeschooling is changing the face of education, and now parents and teachers can effectively use its principles and techniques to develop brighter and happier children. (from Amazon.com)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIHqnriVuooNUh_ooKjjwrPJpqxzzk3kfZRbUYJEzx9dMmIvqOfxuy6tPpNq7kTPQGVj0kDJmUnczW7hdeE9vIaHJ0PjhMu40odS0alOGh8F4k7A3cifWQrYhOJ1MIEj1RA-uA3Cvn_X7vjaJBucuPYD1kTGOSlLyDA4nkLP_BwlUKXwBOpIK55RSXoM/s2550/children's%20sake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1649" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIHqnriVuooNUh_ooKjjwrPJpqxzzk3kfZRbUYJEzx9dMmIvqOfxuy6tPpNq7kTPQGVj0kDJmUnczW7hdeE9vIaHJ0PjhMu40odS0alOGh8F4k7A3cifWQrYhOJ1MIEj1RA-uA3Cvn_X7vjaJBucuPYD1kTGOSlLyDA4nkLP_BwlUKXwBOpIK55RSXoM/s320/children's%20sake.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>Effective, Holistic Guide for Teaching Children in Any Educational Setting <i>For the Children’s Sake</i> imagines what education can be based on a Christian understanding of the meaning of life and what it means to be human―a child, a parent, a teacher. The central ideas have been proven over many years and in almost every kind of educational situation, including ideas that author Susan Schaeffer Macaulay and her husband, Ranald, have implemented in their own family and school experience. Includes a foreword by daughter and educator Fiona Fletcher. Every parent and teacher wants to give his or her children the best education possible. They hope that the teaching they provide is a joyful adventure, a celebration of life, and preparation for living. But sadly, most education today falls short of this goal.<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Simple and Practical: This user-friendly guide helps educators build a stable, enriching, and intellectually stimulating environment for children and also includes a list of additional resources </li><li>Immersive Teaching: Shows parents and teachers how children’s learning experiences can be extended to every aspect of life</li><li>Proven Methodology: Used in school settings for 14 years, these easily applicable ideas will benefit parents and teachers in homeschooling, public school, or private school</li></ul><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaoZwkna6pJLL0FT967deZBWfVnR6x24ZbfWodT5GTdiadC1dpCnSyW0mnwEulag0RrFO2XIH_Q0TLfam9gDIXoO7GYvELAOuoSMRnPhAm4lBgDW91-nzEYkdb91woYViPoMqz6ups60v-TIldY80nurnBHrd6g3F47hoH7Bm5HWo18lhFOqq6kah1TA/s1200/end%20of%20education.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaoZwkna6pJLL0FT967deZBWfVnR6x24ZbfWodT5GTdiadC1dpCnSyW0mnwEulag0RrFO2XIH_Q0TLfam9gDIXoO7GYvELAOuoSMRnPhAm4lBgDW91-nzEYkdb91woYViPoMqz6ups60v-TIldY80nurnBHrd6g3F47hoH7Bm5HWo18lhFOqq6kah1TA/s320/end%20of%20education.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>Neil Postman suggests that the current crisis in our educational system derives from its failure to supply students with a translucent, unifying "narrative" like those that inspired earlier generations. Instead, today's schools promote the false "gods" of economic utility, consumerism, or ethnic separatism and resentment. What alternative strategies can we use to instill our children with a sense of global citizenship, healthy intellectual skepticism, respect of America's traditions, and appreciation of its diversity? In answering this question, <i>The End of Education </i>restores meaning and common sense to the arena in which they are most urgently needed. In this comprehensive response to the education crisis, the author of <i>Teaching as a Subversive Activity</i> returns to the subject that established his reputation as one of our most insightful social critics. Postman presents useful models with which schools can restore a sense of purpose, tolerance, and a respect for learning." (from Amazon.com)</div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-17841674133122802452023-08-02T05:30:00.001-05:002023-08-02T05:30:00.155-05:00Romance Awareness Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv0JwMjCdInhwru32nYUR1TCmv9u8x0anVleU9playqjrPS1bUHtMgBOQ6R6E8uyq8XZCXvWwGRxb_FJDipa4xzOAxOEvtVlmmBnPMgC_nemL_2j8Hs6p8tCbgFjiGR5yx-4UlWe6Xi4WEfuPSe5dwz2dq7T2Shrf7IPyCDjra3aWbuanaGvTIBldKnE/s313/relationships.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="313" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv0JwMjCdInhwru32nYUR1TCmv9u8x0anVleU9playqjrPS1bUHtMgBOQ6R6E8uyq8XZCXvWwGRxb_FJDipa4xzOAxOEvtVlmmBnPMgC_nemL_2j8Hs6p8tCbgFjiGR5yx-4UlWe6Xi4WEfuPSe5dwz2dq7T2Shrf7IPyCDjra3aWbuanaGvTIBldKnE/w640-h330/relationships.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> The following titles are newer relationship books you may have missed!</p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-CKo0Vt07NJLRWmjfIA-8tHR7x_yf6ljVRU95OobnUHr0SEBl8cgjjI8JnPvAq9Bx_mBrehT1mXPJn3kLZHc2H27Lzf9h8z7uFBHbqa1vqZIzobdBK7bMBNAUB9U96CTbuU3K5JzONVnXCnZn3vc9pNTEnHlaBxtg_rYYybzCFvZ9REqkxTXXnYqT-k/s2400/codependent%20no%20more.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-CKo0Vt07NJLRWmjfIA-8tHR7x_yf6ljVRU95OobnUHr0SEBl8cgjjI8JnPvAq9Bx_mBrehT1mXPJn3kLZHc2H27Lzf9h8z7uFBHbqa1vqZIzobdBK7bMBNAUB9U96CTbuU3K5JzONVnXCnZn3vc9pNTEnHlaBxtg_rYYybzCFvZ9REqkxTXXnYqT-k/s320/codependent%20no%20more.jpg" width="220" /></a></i></div><i>Codependent No More</i> by Melody Beattie is "[t]he cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life. Melody Beattie’s compassionate and insightful look into codependency—the concept of losing oneself in the name of helping another—has guided millions of readers toward the understanding that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the self is where healing begins. Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent––and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness. This revised edition includes an all-new chapter on trauma and anxiety—subjects Beattie has long felt necessary to address within the context of codependency—making it even more relevant today than it was when it first entered the national conversation over 35 years ago." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5EYIkGtcIzfKsMZW_nyRnd9h7TZO1R2krmJCxyTBe2ASa_z2nZIAq8AB0kST2rpHPQPyY8uXNQ7KJ1k4mNbtaRSlg36sp75glTvGt6JTSkJzQZ9nLrdO9MU8wP1oByqqza6qdR37VW83NyVBt2nbZ8usTyUeqYTTYHjAXIKSrWxbiZdEoHbmhGKNas0/s2132/love%20after%2050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5EYIkGtcIzfKsMZW_nyRnd9h7TZO1R2krmJCxyTBe2ASa_z2nZIAq8AB0kST2rpHPQPyY8uXNQ7KJ1k4mNbtaRSlg36sp75glTvGt6JTSkJzQZ9nLrdO9MU8wP1oByqqza6qdR37VW83NyVBt2nbZ8usTyUeqYTTYHjAXIKSrWxbiZdEoHbmhGKNas0/s320/love%20after%2050.jpg" width="210" /></a></i></div><i>Love After 50: How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It</i> is by Francine Russo. "A comprehensive and intimate guide to finding, keeping, and enjoying love after fifty, the best kind of love there is. Studies keep showing that love after fifty is more satisfying than at any other stage in life, and it makes sense: at this stage, you are more emotionally stable and more focused on the present; you know what you absolutely have to have, but also what you can live without; partnering is no longer about building family and fortune—it’s about sharing intimacy as grounded individuals. And sex isn’t pass/fail anymore, but about becoming erotic friends. So, if this is the promised land, how do you get there? In <i>Love After 50</i>, journalist Francine Russo interviewed the best experts in the field and dozens of couples to help show the way. Her “practical, excellent guide” (John Gottman, author of <i>The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work</i>) includes advice like:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>How to recover from the emotional damage of divorce, the grief of widowhood, or a history of unfulfilling relationships</li><li>How to build realistic requirements for a partner</li><li>What attitudes to bring to dating</li><li>How to overcome the psychical challenges of sex and embrace your erotic selves</li><li>How to evaluate the financial, emotional, and practical results of marrying, living together, or living apart</li><li>How to deal with (hostile) adult kids to safeguard your relationship and family</li></ul><p></p><p><i>Love After 50</i> is “essential reading” (Pauline Boss, PhD, author of <i>The Myth of Closure</i>) that is not only practical but also unassuming and candid. It is full of real people’s stories (including the author’s), with vivid examples of couples who have overcome their pasts to form healthy and nurturing partnerships. In other words, it’s as real as love after fifty can be." (from Amazon.com)</p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hF_sOMl-VXqVO_gmwHo1eMa-gTcw3vvnnHzZ8XiBhPcxmOVa5JjV8y-q5TBSs8zaThYcBJ3rOilpDpSLtqwNJa7hO7kSWl13KsYZyWn_P8HjkWRegnjSjmqNXSP3m7QQpbhq_zz1LnEIdNKruJYr-_D7v0OBSWg67aCoN2m0vbsDrXY6hM0lpUUY3Cw/s2113/8%20rules%20of%20love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hF_sOMl-VXqVO_gmwHo1eMa-gTcw3vvnnHzZ8XiBhPcxmOVa5JjV8y-q5TBSs8zaThYcBJ3rOilpDpSLtqwNJa7hO7kSWl13KsYZyWn_P8HjkWRegnjSjmqNXSP3m7QQpbhq_zz1LnEIdNKruJYr-_D7v0OBSWg67aCoN2m0vbsDrXY6hM0lpUUY3Cw/s320/8%20rules%20of%20love.jpg" width="212" /></a></i></div><i>8 Rules of Love</i> is from Jay Shetty, "[t]he author of the #1 New York Times bestseller <i>Think Like a Monk </i>offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science. Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we’re often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now. Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don’t break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners. By living Jay Shetty’s eight rules, we can all love ourselves, our partner, and the world better than we ever thought possible." (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-cwXywv2hFx4-O-1banLDaQwhhBNw5pVTYyDTSD_95LSn5qN3Y-Fcm9-sEq_bb8MLVrenZU7HeO--7jZO7NOjCm53DSxVs0pr0UfnAli_Kc-Qdtr2v-mRY3oOMf_fPDs4RRjiAYBkJ2_NDGdVhOQass2c6YZEV2zrF4vY8TZFD1Le7S8Hd5d0VP7kfE/s480/love.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-cwXywv2hFx4-O-1banLDaQwhhBNw5pVTYyDTSD_95LSn5qN3Y-Fcm9-sEq_bb8MLVrenZU7HeO--7jZO7NOjCm53DSxVs0pr0UfnAli_Kc-Qdtr2v-mRY3oOMf_fPDs4RRjiAYBkJ2_NDGdVhOQass2c6YZEV2zrF4vY8TZFD1Le7S8Hd5d0VP7kfE/w640-h640/love.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600977240007294986.post-62679396906530069102023-07-26T05:30:00.001-05:002023-07-26T05:30:00.142-05:00It's That Time of Year: BACK TO SCHOOL!<p>The following books are Children's Easy Readers that can help children who are going to school for the first time, or those who have anxiety about returning to school. Why not read these together?!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ3QXJ8QV_FUe-uZSvqTRMH80s3E63O-n-uB9np5OHwHQB7mbZj8_WanqqGYi74jB6bVc4TvKbhpR7fpqCcj16J_MTzEtF35gxWFXhfDm5xYgK7uAoPfFBUDRb8IaCHUv1mYud7Rc7WKGWa6rlJWuF0H1ZdxF9iTuBv6VsTST3SHS2ftNY_-ajoH9JEY/s2560/llama%20llama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2499" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ3QXJ8QV_FUe-uZSvqTRMH80s3E63O-n-uB9np5OHwHQB7mbZj8_WanqqGYi74jB6bVc4TvKbhpR7fpqCcj16J_MTzEtF35gxWFXhfDm5xYgK7uAoPfFBUDRb8IaCHUv1mYud7Rc7WKGWa6rlJWuF0H1ZdxF9iTuBv6VsTST3SHS2ftNY_-ajoH9JEY/w195-h200/llama%20llama.jpg" width="195" /></a></div>"From bestselling author and storyteller Anna Dewdney comes <i>Llama Llama Back-To-School </i>featuring the beloved Llama Llama! Summer days are getting shorter and it's almost time for the first day of school for Llama! But Llama Llama isn’t ready for summertime to end. It's been full of backyard camping, family picnics, and ice cream with friends. All he wants is for summer to go on forever! He’s anxious about his first day back at school but maybe, with some help from his friends and Mama Llama, going back to school will be fun after all!" (from Amazon.com)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo3_jVNXvf0mOh6915RGFbu3XGu-PdVF-fo8-TsMdID6MQQP2vaaxsrKhygpoxkMLgZESO3XuwLjobz0SABbF9ZM-Jy1ZGcwM3parUH9-6rY18A-iHYKB6RhOmOSki4AwdFuN7bpo2HJKASHYTIJudXRga7IG32zRtbD9yNFAfa0ECneCNAO6BDBaIlI/s2560/school%20rules.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2162" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo3_jVNXvf0mOh6915RGFbu3XGu-PdVF-fo8-TsMdID6MQQP2vaaxsrKhygpoxkMLgZESO3XuwLjobz0SABbF9ZM-Jy1ZGcwM3parUH9-6rY18A-iHYKB6RhOmOSki4AwdFuN7bpo2HJKASHYTIJudXRga7IG32zRtbD9yNFAfa0ECneCNAO6BDBaIlI/w169-h200/school%20rules.jpg" width="169" /></a></div>In Laurie B. Friedman's <i>Back-to-School Rules</i>, "school's in session! When it comes to surviving school, Percy's at the head of the class. If you can follow his ten simple rules, making the grade will be a piece of cake (and school will be a lot of fun). But there's more to school than showing up on time and staying awake in class. If you have any doubts, Percy also shows exactly what not to do. <p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>No spitballs!</li><li>No running in the halls!</li><li>No bouncing off the ceiling!</li><li>No crazy scheming!</li></ul><p></p><p>See what other trouble―and tips―Percy has in mind!" (from Amazon.com)</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1CkniupnfdIElyyhbSfxwpp5FrWJXEI7v2FaQCfLT_JRhtuS1POMwJ9byvsln0IRC7oLucYvWTMvcnD9A5PKbtqtybM7uFeVkCHQfBeLXKytkktLePLLPDH654xmNpCHN9kyfpil8FcsS1wSn6idh4mF0wep1yXv9kcSZ-GXteSwx7miLxuT6E04N7Q/s500/rotten%20ralph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="500" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1CkniupnfdIElyyhbSfxwpp5FrWJXEI7v2FaQCfLT_JRhtuS1POMwJ9byvsln0IRC7oLucYvWTMvcnD9A5PKbtqtybM7uFeVkCHQfBeLXKytkktLePLLPDH654xmNpCHN9kyfpil8FcsS1wSn6idh4mF0wep1yXv9kcSZ-GXteSwx7miLxuT6E04N7Q/w200-h181/rotten%20ralph.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>"The character Rotten Ralph was created more than twenty years ago by Jack Gantos. Now the worlds most rotten cat and his friend, Sarah, set out again on a variety of capricious capers. In three brand-new boisterously entertaining stories, Rotten Ralph is sure to weasel his way into the hearts of another generation of readers. In Back to School for Rotten Ralph, summer is over, and Sarah cant wait to start school and make some new friends other than her rotten cat, Ralph. But Ralph wants to be Sarahs only friend, and he won't be left behind. When Sarah boards the school bus, he disguises himself as a student, follows her to class, and starts his scheme of sabotage. Ralphs plan works brilliantly until his true identity is revealed and the entire class wants to be friends with Sarah and Ralph!" (from Amazon.com)</div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_41PiUdwSqQxhCYhJSIjwVWyEn0XFx10h2_prkca3iPwdHjjeagx2HuflFt5qplKCrw4CrWr2cCGO3QAM4Qnxo_WEZn_DmYxvM4MtsCwHclE0KrOZ1bIEfuYBL3lL79RCh6eG2pUTfY20tTFykEf0thIlW6Z-3gLPh9CLYZB1MDjU_XGgFNle2DRSvF4/s2474/arthur%20back%20to%20school.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_41PiUdwSqQxhCYhJSIjwVWyEn0XFx10h2_prkca3iPwdHjjeagx2HuflFt5qplKCrw4CrWr2cCGO3QAM4Qnxo_WEZn_DmYxvM4MtsCwHclE0KrOZ1bIEfuYBL3lL79RCh6eG2pUTfY20tTFykEf0thIlW6Z-3gLPh9CLYZB1MDjU_XGgFNle2DRSvF4/w129-h200/arthur%20back%20to%20school.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>Arthur's Back To School Day</i> is by Lillian Hoban. "Brrr ... ing! There's the school bell! It's the first day back at school for Arthur and Violet and all of their friends. Time for riding the school bus, going to class, and best of all, eating snacks and playing games at recess. But this year the first day is full of surprises. The bus ride to school is an unexpected adventure, and Arthur's friend, Norman, almost loses his lunch box. Just when things settle down, Arthur finds his snack has disappeared from his lunch box. What will happen next on this exciting first day of school?" (from Amazon.com)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomA4aC-ZwknTKRpTaGxencfkSzK6cslkgIEGsCyDgDL4dnFAowcUHCRORHIzIO7CALn8yIEnG8pV7EDAyj9Lw8R358QeQKl_Po7rYZ-E43RcfISCDosfIY_FRIshmkVtLpcPQ15SJbLhyhnsW8vHt8r3mKsGNINfQ7wSGYaA_R3iAY8inZ4lhYyTPSC4/s1200/b2s%20safety.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1035" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomA4aC-ZwknTKRpTaGxencfkSzK6cslkgIEGsCyDgDL4dnFAowcUHCRORHIzIO7CALn8yIEnG8pV7EDAyj9Lw8R358QeQKl_Po7rYZ-E43RcfISCDosfIY_FRIshmkVtLpcPQ15SJbLhyhnsW8vHt8r3mKsGNINfQ7wSGYaA_R3iAY8inZ4lhYyTPSC4/w173-h200/b2s%20safety.jpg" width="173" /></a></div>Back-To-School Safety</i> is by Lisa M. Herrington. "Do you know how to stay safe on the Internet? Or what to do if your house catches on fire? Kid-friendly text and engaging photographs help you develop essential safety awareness―and build confidence in how to handle dangerous situations!</div><div>This title helps readers enjoy the fun of starting a new school year by teaching them to avoid the dangers lurking around the schoolyard." (from Amazon.com)</div><div><br /></div>Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791880675150645058noreply@blogger.com0