![]() Seen and Unseen reveals the connections between our current news headlines and social media feeds and the country’s long struggle against racism.ĭrawing on the powerful role of technology as a driver of history, identity, and racial consciousness, Seen and Unseen asks why, after so much video confirmation of police violence on people of color, it took the footage of George Floyd to trigger an overwhelming response of sympathy and outrage. With his signature “clear and courageous” (Cornel West) voice Marc Lamont Hill and New York Times bestselling author Todd Brewster weave four recent pivotal moments in America’s racial divide into their disturbing historical context-starting with the killing of George Floyd. ![]() A riveting exploration of how visual media has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” ( The New York Times) Nobody Marc Lamont Hill and the bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Todd Brewster. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Because of Mr. ![]() ![]() “The characters are authentic and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion. Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric. ![]() Terupt, the can’t-miss follow ups to Because of Mr. Terupt?įind out what happens in sixth and seventh grades in Mr. Terupt suffers a terrible accident, will his students be able to remember the lessons he taught them? Or will their lives go back to the way they were before-before fifth grade and before Mr. Not until a certain new teacher arrives and helps them to find strength inside themselves-and in each other. They don’t have much in common, and they’ve never gotten along. Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next Peter, class prankster and troublemaker Luke, the brain Danielle, who never stands up for herself shy Anna, whose home situation makes her an outcast and Jeffrey, who hates school. It’s the start of a new year at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr. Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher in this school story sequel filled with unique characters every reader can relate to. ![]() ![]() ![]() Marston’s star Amazon, Wonder Woman, became the symbol that motivated the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, a vehicle for later authors such as Perez to bring forward third wave feminist messaging to the masses, and, ultimately, became the heroic protagonist of the 2017 film, Wonder Woman. ![]() Marston brought a feminist message to the masses through his deployment of the Amazons to illustrate the potential of women ruling the world through loving dominance. While Marston’s feminism was sometimes questioned due to his portrayal of themes of bondage and domination in the Wonder Woman comics, it must be viewed within his larger platform. Women were more loving than men, Marston argued, and would ultimately therefore make better rulers. ![]() William Moulton Marston, the inventor of Wonder Woman, used the Amazons in his comics to illustrate his theories of female superiority. In the Progressive era of the early 20th century, authors repurposed the myths in order to unlock their feminist potential. But were they heroes themselves? As the objects of Greek male anxiety, the Amazons were understood to be a threat to Greek civilization, in part due to their refusal to be subjected to the chief institution of patriarchy: marriage. The ancient Amazons, the equals of men, were among the fiercest opponents faced by the ancient Greek heroes Achilles, Heracles, and Theseus. ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, the relationships that have been hinted at or fledgling in the Shades of Magic series hit their peak in this book and I loved all of them. That isn’t apparent most of the book, as the pacing is generally fabulous. A Conjuring of Light is extremely action-packed and Schwab never makes us sit through long dialogue or an empty scene. A CONJURING OF LIGHT is longer than the other books. There's something to be said about a very long book that holds your attention all the way through. The world Schwab created is also really fun to read about, as we use doors to cross into other worlds along with our Antari characters. All forms of London continued to show their rich colors as we delve deeper into this Antari magic in the final installment. There are hardly any flaws- magic gives and takes, some magicians are stronger than others, power is dictated by the elements and thus have limits. The magic system in this trilogy has impressed me since the very beginning with its creativity and vivid descriptions. What I love about this series is that every character is so distinct and the relationships between them draw you in like a fish on a line. Kell, Lila, Rhy, Holland, and Alucard Emery are quite the cast of characters and they continue to carry the final installment of the Shades of Magic series right up to the end. ![]() The final book in the Shades of Magic trilogy, A Conjuring of Light, brings us three of the most powerful magicians in all the worlds uniting to take down a shadow king that has taken over the usually lush and prosperous kingdom of Red London and threatens to spread beyond. ![]() ![]() ![]() Scythe Goddard has declared himself as the first Overscythe and taken to revising the governing rules of the Scythes, removing gleaning quotas and permitting Scythes to act on their personal prejudices towards certain races or religious groups. Any supporter of Scythe Curie has either gone to ground or been culled. Thunderhead has gone silent, declaring everyone except for Greyson Tolliver as unsavoury. In the wake of the great tragedy of Endura, the world has rapidly changed for the worst. The novel follows on directly from where Scythe (2016) and Thunderhead (2018) left off, so I would recommend reading these novels in sequence to fully appreciate what is going on. It forms the final part of the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy, now set in a grim world where life and death are controlled by one power-hungry psychopath. The Toll was written by Neal Shusterman and first published in 2019. ![]() You can read my reviews of these novels here: Please note that this review may contain spoilers for earlier instalments of this series. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s not a long book, it took me roughly four hours to read and I was thoroughly entertained. The storytelling involved a lot of fast-paced investigation and Intel gathering more than action sequences they never fail to keep me guessing and intrigued. Although Planetside is labeled as a military sci-fi, the execution of the storyline was more mystery oriented think of it as a mystery detective story in a sci-fi novel. The plot in Planetside revolves around Colonel Butler, a war hero in semi-retirement as he received a mission from an old and powerful friend to go back to a war zone in order to find a high councilor’s son who went MIA. Seriously, Harper Voyager and reviewers really should’ve advertised this book more, it’s a fantastic debut and if it weren’t for my friend, Niki Hawkes, I wouldn’t have heard about this gem at all. I’m actually surprised that so few people I know (close to zero) are talking about Planetside this year. Planetside was a very impressive military sci-fi debut. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I grew up in the pastures and hills of Texas, but I had been to thirty-four states before I learned how to drive. “I am, and always have been - first, last, and always - a child of America. Every time something terrible happens to you from then on, it doesn’t just stop at the bottom -it goes all the way down.” And because you were so young, and because it was one of the first big things to happen in your life, you’ll always carry it inside you. It happens to you, and it goes all the way down to the bottom of what you know how to feel, and it rips it open and carves out this chasm down below to make room. ![]() The worst thing is one of the first big things that ever happens to you in your life. It happens when your brain isn’t even fully done cooking-when you’ve barely experienced anything, really. “But it happens to you when you’re young. The thing you had nightmares about as a child, and you thought, it’s all right because that thing will happen to me when I’m older and wiser, and I’ll have felt so many feelings by then that this one worst feeling, the worst possible feeling, won’t seem so terrible. The very worst thing that could have happened. And then, the worst thing happens to you. That’s the maximum depth of feeling you’ve ever experienced. Some are broader or deeper than others, but for everyone, there’s that ground floor, a bottom crust of the pie. ![]() “So, imagine we’re all born with a set of feelings. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beautifully written with an unforgettable cast of characters, The Frostblood Saga is an unputdownable fantasy series for fans of the Shadow and Bone trilogy and Red Queen. ![]() Now she has only one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who has taken everything from her - and from the icy young man she has come to love. But before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to compete in the king's tournaments that pit Fireblood prisoners against Frostblood champions. Despite her unpredictable abilities, Ruby trains with the rebels and the infuriating - yet irresistible - Arcus, who seems to think of her as nothing more than a weapon. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. This digital edition of Elly Blake's New York Times bestselling Frostblood Saga includes Frostblood, Fireblood, and Nightblood. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He paid some men to carry the squid to his tub-“Nothing says domestication like a giant squid strung over a clawfoot bathtub”-before he said farewell and shipped it off to Yale for safekeeping. It was washed ashore, dead, but damn if he wasn’t going to commune with the creature up close and personal. Harvey had heard stories of the beast-a kraken, a devil-fish that lived up to its name-and one morning in 1874, he was able to lay eyes on one. Poet and creative writing teacher Frank ( The Morrow Plants: Poems, 2013, etc.) moves like a wraith around the myth, superstition and spirit of the giant squid-and not as a single-subject exploration but through the conjured memory of Moses Harvey, a preacher in Newfoundland during the mid-1800s. An investigation of our first encounters with the giant squid, a creature “more bizarre than anything appearing in Star Wars.” ![]() ![]() ![]() Here the author used the pronoun “he” for the men interchangeably but did so in a way that was impossible to tell which thoughts belonged to each man sometimes. Often I comment about head hopping negatively as I don’t particularly like it, and it’s more of an inherent problem within same sex books where the pronouns are easily confused. ![]() The other unsuccessful writing element was the point of view changes. This isn’t horribly bad, but the feel, the grit, the dirt and visceral feeling to the rodeo was missing, this could have taken place anywhere else. The rodeo world is rather easy to depict with some authenticity and yet the author gives only the barest amount of detail and lets the drama and angst between the men shine through without much success. The writing is decent but not outstanding or anything special to call attention to the descriptions or the story building. The plot is about two heterosexual cowboys that fight a sudden and powerful attraction to each other while struggling to come to terms with their sexuality and their relationship. I’ve liked the author’s work in the past but don’t recommend this book unfortunately. Usually I slide this off by saying for anyone who likes cowboys you can get by the mistakes, but really, there are many better cowboy books out there that lack these problems. This was ok, but the poor characterization and unrelenting head hopping lead to difficult reading and an overall disappointing book. This is a typical cowboy story about competitive rodeo bull riders that experience an unexpected attraction. ![]() |