![]() If you ever wondered why Lee never published another book (and, really, who hasn’t wondered that?) this is the book for you. Even though I have probably read To Kill a Mockingbird a half dozen times or more, I’d never read anything about Lee’s life and I was interested. Shield’s student-friendly autobiography of Harper Lee ( adapted by Shields from his book, Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee) just before my students and I began our discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s an English teacher’s dream book, but it’s not without its problems – especially when you teach a generation of students who mostly read about sparkly vampires and cuddly werewolves. Although the action of the story takes place when Scout and her brother are children, the story is narrated from an adult’s vantage point which is how Scout is able to make some very worldly observations about society, childhood, prejudice and evil – all of which are themes in the book. Narrated by Scout, the story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in 1935. ![]() In case you’ve been living under a rock, To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of Jean Louise (Scout) and Jem Finch and their father, Atticus, a small-town lawyer. ![]() ![]() I love the book, but even I can see how today’s teens might struggle with it. Published in 1960, Harper Lee’s only book won the Pulitzer Prize and was made into a movie starring Gregory Peck. It’s pretty much a rite of passage that every teenager reads To Kill a Mockingbird at some point during their high school career. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() With the new watering restrictions in effect, protagonist Joe Mondragon (played by Chick Vennera) is unable to make use of an irrigation ditch to water his crops. Because Milagro's primary industry happens to be agriculture, things become complicated after several financially powerful individuals and companies manipulate water rights in an effort to drive down the price of land so that the land may be bought for little to nothing. Filming for the Milagro location of the film occurred within the mountainous Truchas of northern New Mexico. The story of The Milagro Beanfield War takes place in and around the small Mexican town of Milagro. Notable actors within the film include Daniel Stern as sociology student Herbie Platt and Christopher Walken as Kyril Montana, a federal agent. Robert Redford handled direction for the film while author John Nichols, as well as David Ward, penned its screenplay. The Milagro Beanfield war is the 1988 film adaptation of the titular first novel written by John Nichols itself the first of a trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That's the only way to truly survive in this game-with the help of the loot boxes dropped upon you by the generous benefactors watching from across the galaxy. And if you do have that "it" factor, you may just find yourself with a following. You gotta fight with vigor, with excitement. It's about building an audience and killing those goblins with style. In this game, it's not about your strength or your dexterity. You have but days to find a staircase to the next level down, or it's game over. And what's worse, each level has a time limit. A dungeon so enormous, it circles the entire globe. ![]() The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth-from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds-collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible. ![]() ![]() Mythical creatures, including mermaids, unicorns, dragons, phoenixes, centaurs, and hippogriffs Insects, including butterflies, moths, bumblebees, and damselflies Marine life, including whales, sea dragons, narwhals, and giant Pacific octopiīirds, including peacocks, cranes, owls, and flamingos Mammals, including big cats, wolves, sloths, and red pandas Husband-and-wife illustrator team Harry and Zanna Goldhawk, the founders of Papio Press, teach you how to make vibrant paintings of these beautiful beasts and fictional fauna: With an embossed cover, striking endpapers, and extraordinary interior illustrations, this beautifully crafted book is a unique piece of art in itself. ![]() The Creature Garden is an illustrator’s step-by-step sourcebook for drawing and painting 50 real and imagined creatures in a whimsical folk-art style. ![]() ![]() Australian native bees will use a bee hotel making them great guests in your garden. ![]() The other 90% of Australian native bees can sting and don’t build hives. All native honey bees of Australia are stingless. These bees have a queen, worker bees, and male drones which fertilize the queen. 10% of all Australian native bees form hives and lead social lives.We currently know of over 1,700 species of Australian native bees and just 11 of them are stingless.You can attract bees to your garden by planting plenty of native flowering plants and shrubs. Some species carry the pollen on their legs and others swallow it. ![]() Both social and semi-social bees collect pollen to feed their offspring.Semi-social bees and solitary bees love bee hotels. ![]() Social (stingless bees), semi-social (Reed Bees, Great Carpenter Bees and Metallic Carpenter Bees), and solitary (Blue Banded Bees and Leafcutter Bees). ![]() ![]() Lily and her new friend, Kathleen, begin to sneak out at night to the club, which hosts performances by Tommy Andrews, a woman who dresses and performs in a traditionally masculine style. ![]() But as she comes of age in the 1950s, her passion for rockets and space exploration is matched by her curiosity about the Telegraph Club in a neighboring part of the city her parents have asked her to avoid. In the book, teenager Lily Hu is fully immersed in the life and culture of San Francisco’s Chinatown, home to Chinese immigrant families like hers. ![]() MONTPELIER - Vermont Humanities announced that the Vermont Reads 2023 book is “Last Night at The Telegraph Club” by Malinda Lo, a story that weaves actual events - such as Madame Chiang Kai-shek’s visit to San Francisco in 1943 - into this narrative about a teenaged girl finding her true self. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If (('gtm=off') const isAppRedirect = ('appRedirect') Ĭonst isAndroid = /Android/i.test(erAgent) Ĭonst isIphone = /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i. She is perhaps best known to modern audiences for her short novel. She was also a key writer in seventeenth century theatre. Along with Delarivier Manley and Eliza Haywood, she is sometimes referred to as part of "The fair triumvirate of wit." Behn's work Oroonoko (1688) is critically acknowledged as important to the development of the English novel. Her writing contributed to the amatory fiction genre of British literature. Read Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave, A True Story by Behn, Aphra, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9781612193250). Aphra Behn (baptised 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration, the first English professional female literary writer. Interest in it has increased since the 1970s, critics arguing that Behn is the foremother of British women writers, and that Oroonoko is a crucial text in the history of the novel. It is one of the earliest English novels. ![]() Oroonoko is a novel by Aphra Behn, published in 1688, concerning the love of its hero, an enslaved African in Surinam in the 1660s, and the author's own experiences in the new South American colony. ![]() ![]() ![]() I drag Terah down the hall, running in my socks and slipping every few steps. Dad focuses on something passed Terah and I, in the distance and whispers, “Run!” I nod vigorously and from the corner of my eye, I see Terah do the same. “I said do ye understand me?” Dad booms and it jolts me. I don’t want ye to come out until ye hear from me. Looking between me and Terah, he says firmly, “Girls, go to ye rooms. When my father picks up his phone to look at the display, he visibly pales. If that’s what ye-” Dads cell phone vibrates on the dining table. Standing abruptly, I announce, “Well, if that’s all, I’d like to be excused. College was her only freedom and with that gone…she’s going to become like me. ![]() Terah’s hand grips mine so tightly that I know there’s nothing more she wants to do than screech at the top of her lungs and throw shit around the room. We’ll work from home doing what we can till they say we can go back.”ĭipping my chin, I nod to the floor. Terah, I’ve deferred the rest of the college semester and ye’ll stay home with Delilah and me. A recipe for disaster, to be sure.ĭad breaks me out of my thoughts with, “I’m sorry, girls. And the problem is that she’s just as smitten…with both of them. Tall and slender, yet muscular, black hair and grey eyes that almost look silver. ![]() Both are hardworking men at twenty-six years old. ![]() Turns out Kian’s sons are exactly like their dad was. ![]() ![]() ![]() Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. 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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, I wound up in a sorority full of mean girls. The Dare Briar U, Book 4 Get ready for another binge-worthy romance from New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy!Ĭollege was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my wings. Now I just have to convince my body-and my heart. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren’t aligned, and her parents hate my guts. We’re paired up on a yearlong school project, but I’m confident I can resist her. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she’s got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her.Įxcept three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound.Īvoiding her is impossible. And I won’t lie-my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Which means that I, Hunter Davenport, am officially going celibate…no matter how hard that makes things.īut there’s nothing in the rulebook that says I can’t be friends with a woman. As the new team captain, I need a new philosophy: hockey and school now, women later. What I learned after last year’s distractions cost my hockey team our entire season? No more screwing up. The Play Briar U, Book 3 Get ready for another binge-worthy romance from New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy! ![]() |