5/29/2023 0 Comments Allies gratz![]() The Nazis force women and children into a church and set it on fire. Soldiers are blown up by underwater mines, "obliterated" by mortar shells, and cut down by machine guns. The violence builds as the day unfolds and becomes constant, vividly recounted, and sometimes unexpected, as characters that readers have come to know are killed or wounded. ![]() ![]() The novel interweaves the stories of young soldiers (two American infantrymen, two paratroopers from Canada, an African American medic, and a member of a British tank crew) and two young French girls. This is D-Day, just as the invasion of France by Allied forces fighting against Nazi Germany is about to begin. Parents need to know that Alan Gratz's novel, Allies, takes place from dawn until after nightfall on June 6, 1944. To German soldiers, the French are all "Frogs," and American soldiers call Germans "Krauts." There's one use of "hell" and two of "damn."ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]() A Jewish soldier is called "Sid the Yid," a Cree Indian from Canada is "chief," and an African American has been called a "spade," "coon," and "boy" by white soldiers. Minorities in the novel are labeled with nicknames common in the 1940s that the author makes clear to readers are offensive and should never to be used. ![]()
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![]() ![]() 208–28, reprinted in Studies in Thai History, pp. See especially ‘Family politics in nineteenth-century Thailand’, JSEAH, Vol. ![]() Wyatt and Alexander Woodside (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Southeast Asian Studies, 1982), esp. Moral Order and the Question of Change, eds David K. ![]() See David Carr, Time, Narrative, and History (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986). John Smail, ‘On the possibility of an autonomous history of modern Southeast Asia’, JSEAH, Vol. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. One of the values of so using it here is that it both serves to highlight some of the qualities of the current historiography of the period and stimulates thinking towards a richer and more appreciative reading of the period of history to which it refers. The imagery of the ‘last stand’ is not conventionally used in the usual emplotment of Southeast Asian history, especially in the nineteenth century, but it could be so employed. ![]() The ‘last stand’ is a romantic and symbolic gesture: it is perhaps brave and gallant, but in no way could it reverse the irresistible historical tide against which it ‘stood’. Its associations are implicitly defensive, and it vaguely suggests hopelessness and perhaps foolishness. ‘The last stand’ naturally conjures up images reminiscent of General George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The faithful and the fallen review![]() ![]() ![]() The book is written in third person multiple POVs of the MCs, which I admit are a lot, but not up to that of Malazan. The world is really big with lots of kingdoms. The depiction is nicely done, and this is a debut novel of the author. To say the world-building is great is an understatement. Even with all those, the action is still present with perfectly depicted battle scenes. There is religion, which is a major factor in fantasy, myths, prophecies, friendship, family, politics, you name them, all in this book. ![]() ![]() So that makes the beginning of the book quite slow, but since it’s the first book in the series, it is understandable. Some fantasy books start with a bang then backstory of the main character, others say a little about the Mcs backstory in the middle of the book, etc., but John Gwynne started the book with the MCs as teens, how their life, family, the environment is going to contribute to their future (don’t worry is not YA-ish). The author uses a very rare storytelling style in this book. What I love most in fantasy (epic adult fantasy, to be precise) is its originality and the way the authors play at words. This book turned out way better than I thought it would. You know you’ve read a great book when you can’t stop thinking about it and imagining all the different scenarios for the next book. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Huguette clark book![]() ![]() Up close, Bellosguardo appears to be in pristine condition. Though the property has 1,000 feet of frontage on the water, and the view of the ocean is stunning, Bellosguardo is so well hidden by trees that one has to fly over the property to get a look at it. The 23-acre property, with a 21,666-square-foot French mansion high on a mesa above Santa Barbara's East Beach, has been the subject of legend here for decades. Gallery: Take a Tour of Huguette Clark's Empty Mansion, Bellosguardo He’d been here before, on Huguette's invitation a decade ago, as we described in our book about the Clark family, "Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune." I was accompanied by Huguette's cousin, Paul Clark Newell, Jr. She is believed to have last visited in about 1953. ![]() This weekend the estate administrators allowed me to be the first journalist to report on a tour of Bellosguardo, one of the empty estates owned by Huguette Clark, the reclusive heiress to a copper fortune that at one time rivaled that of the Rockefellers. ![]() ![]() It's a place where I process my thoughts as I work on my book. ![]() I'm also Executive Editor for Wilderness Magazine. So I'm writing this book to my younger self. There are a lot of things I wish I could have read when I was in my early twenties. It's an autobiographical novel about a 10,000 mile bicycle trip I did from Oregon to Patagonia. I am a writer and I'm working on a book that I believe needs to be written. ![]() I'm right here. I made this website so people could find more of my work and what I'm about. But I can't pretend like someone else is writing this. This is me talking. Maybe their publishers make the websites. ![]() No one wants to self-promote in the first person. My immediate thought was, 'who is talking right now? who is bragging about the person on their own website?' I get it. I went to a bunch of author's websites and saw that they were written in third person. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Lindsay mattick![]() ![]() “A buoyant, thoughtful narrative with strong themes of friendship, courage, loyalty and kindness. The result is a one-of-a-kind exploration into the realities of war, the meaning of courage and the indelible power of friendship, all told through the historic adventures of one extraordinary bear. Infused with Sophie Blackall’s irresistible renderings of an endearing bear, the book is also woven through with entries from Captain Harry Colebourn’s real wartime diaries and contains a selection of artifacts from the Colebourn family archives. This beautifully told story is a triumphant blending of deep research and magnificent imagination. ![]() Follow Winnie’s war adventure-from her early days with her mother in the Canadian forest, to her remarkable travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, and all the way to the London Zoo, where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of the world’s most famous bear. ![]() ![]() Here is a heartwarming reimagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People's Literature – Text About the Bookįrom the creative team behind the bestselling Finding Winnie, winner of the Caldecott Medal, comes an extraordinary wartime adventure seen through the eyes of the world’s most beloved bear ![]() ![]() ![]() Additionally, Disney will be publishing new installments of de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series starting next year.ĭe la Cruz is represented by Richard Abate of 3 Arts Entertainment and Ellen Goldsmith Vein of the Gotham Group in the deal. Outside of Disney developing a 29 Dates movie, she has also written the best-selling Isle of the Lost series of novels based on the Disney Channel property The Descendants, and is in the process of writing a novel based on Disney+’s High School Musical: The Series. The new deal expands on de la Cruz’s existing relationship with Disney. “I am beyond thrilled to forge a new journey with the team, full of even more incredible opportunities, nestled within The Walt Disney Company powerhouse. ![]() “Disney Publishing has been the home for many of my novels throughout the years and I am so thankful to continue the collaboration,” de la Cruz added. Bob Iger: Disney Will Reduce Costs on Films, TV Shows to Focus on Quality, Not Volume ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments The Royal Nanny by Karen Harper![]() ![]() (No the queen wasn’t at the palace tours aren’t allowed when she is.) It was my ninth trip to the U.K., and I loved every minute of it. ![]() I used that time partly to visit the Victoria and Albert and even Buckingham Palace to help me create authentic background for the book. ![]() I went on a research trip to England for NANNY, tied in with a writers’ conference for the Historical Novel Society, to which I belong. This time my focus is not a princess or queen, but a lower-class Cockney woman who reared the royal children of an amazing royal dynasty-the family who became known as the Windsors. Although my previous historical novels have been set in Tudor England, I have always been fascinated by the Victorian and Edwardian eras. I have loved writing THE ROYAL NANNY and hope you enjoy reading it. Order: Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo Apple Books Google eBooks ![]() ![]() Abzug (D-New York), and Shirley Chisholm (D-New York). Sullivan (D-Missouri), Cardiss Collins (D -Illinois), Corinne C. Standing behind him are Representatives Yvonne Brathwait Burke (D-California), Barbara Jordan (D-Texas), Elizabeth Holtzman (D-New York), Marjorie S. Ford seated at the Cabinet Room table signing a proclamation on Women’s Equality Day 1974. This photograph depicts President Gerald R. She represented New York’s 12th Congressional District from 1968 to 1983. Elected to Congress in 1968, Chisholm became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Shirley Chisholm is best known for becoming the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1972. ![]() ![]() The image was photographed by Robert McNeely. Clinton greeting Shirley Chisholm, Ambassador-Designate to Jamaica, in the Oval Office of the White House. This item is a photograph of President William J. However, Clinton was not the first woman to run for President of the United States. Today’s post was written by Tiffany Walker, Archivist in the Textual Processing Branch at the National Archives in College Park, MarylandĮarlier this month, Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic Presidential nomination, thus becoming the first woman in United States history to lead the ticket of a major political party. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Ace spades book![]() ![]() ![]() "Strong Gossip Girl vibes and a whole lot of mystery." Buzzfeed "A heart-racing and twisty thriller." Alice Oseman "ACE OF SPADES is the thought-provoking thriller we ALL need." Nic Stone, #1 NYT bestselling author As seen in Vogue, The Guardian, Marie Claire, The New York Times, Elle, Buzzfeed, Cosmo and Entertainment Weekly, and on BBC Front Row, perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson and Angie Thomas. Unputdownable and utterly compulsive, this high-octane thriller takes a powerful look at institutionalized racism. And they're planning much more than a high-school game. Head girl Chiamaka isn't afraid to get what she wants, but soon everyone will know the price she has paid for power. Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the spotlight when his private photos go public. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is revealing the darkest secrets of two students. Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. All you need to know is.I'm here to divide and conquer. Buried secrets come to light when two students are targeted by an anonymous bully with an explosive agenda. "This summer's hottest YA debut." Entertainment WeeklyĪn instant New York Times bestseller, ACE OF SPADES is Gossip Girl meets Get Out, with a shocking twist. ![]() |
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