![]() ![]() Zola – Johan Jack Smith (English) R120.Betrayal – Danielle Steel R80.00 Add to cart.1 worldwide bestseller and the enthralling sequel to the multimillion-selling global phenomenon Kane and Abel.With a will of steel, Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel’s daughter.Inheriting all of her father’s drive but none of his. ![]() ![]() A magnificent story of love and politics, a No.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It get children thinking about and bonding with their own names and the names of everyone else in the class, and it's the perfect vehicle for starting a discussion about treating classmates with tolerance, kindness, and compassion. This is an ideal break-the-ice book for the first week of school. "Perfectly executed in words and illustration, Chrysanthemum exemplifies Henkes's talent for creating true picture stories for young audiences."- The Horn Book This popular picture book has sold more than a million copies and was named a Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association. What will it take to make her blossom again? "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten's First Full Moon, Chrysanthemum is a don't-miss classic, especially for back to school.Ĭhrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect-until her first day of school. Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lillys Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kittens First Full Moon, Chrysanthemum is a dont-miss classic, especially for back to school. Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round. Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round. ![]() ![]() ![]() By contrast, the author had spent the previous decade instead writing and thinking about love as a collective American experience, one whose power came from the fact that it could cut across racial lines.Īmericans’ idea of Baldwin is often limited to this decade-the 1960s-perhaps because no other U.S. But what’s clear in retrospect is how Baldwin articulates his vision of love from within black life, as the novel centers on the emotional bonds holding two African American families together. Some praised it for its delicate mix of romance and protest fiction, while others criticized the authenticity of the narrator’s voice. If Beale Street Could Talk received mixed reviews on publication. In particular, the novel marked a crucial turn in how the author sought to characterize the most abiding theme and moral principle of his work: love. ![]() If Beale Street Could Talk, which was published in 1974 and follows a young black couple whose lives are torn apart by a false criminal accusation, is a harbinger of Baldwin’s late style. ![]() Baldwin’s literary career spanned four decades, from 1947 to 1987-a time when the United States witnessed many seismic political and cultural shifts, and during which Baldwin’s own artistic vision evolved. The movie also offers viewers a chance to reflect on the work of an author who is as indispensable today as he was in his own lifetime. A notable contender this awards season, Barry Jenkins’s film If Beale Street Could Talk is an exquisite adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel about black intimacy against the backdrop of white racism. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. It’s a must-read-for anyone who loves running, for anyone who has a daughter, and for anyone who cares about creating a better future for young women.” -Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet, and The Family Firm “ Good for a Girl is simultaneously a moving memoir and a call to action in how we think about-and train-girls and women in elite sports. ![]() “Women’s sports have needed a manifesto for a very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Girl we finally have one.” -Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and David and Goliath Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Myka I.: I think this book was very creative. The illustrator was very creative when he drew this picture. Mei Mei wore a nice white hat, a colorful blouse and jeans. Also, I think the colors are great too, especially the picture of Mei-Mei and her friends sitting on the school bus going to Jones Beach. Gerald J.: I think the book was great because I liked the way Mei Mei looked at her teacher like she was real mad because she did not know English. From now on, I will speak English only when I feel like it!" What is Mei-Mei going to do? What do you think will happen? One day she got angry and said, "I've had it. In Chinese, Mei Mei said to herself that she would not speak in school! One day, a new teacher, Miss Nancy, came to school, and she started to talk a lot. In school, kids only spoke English and she didn't. ![]() She didn't want to move but she had to because she had to go to school. The problem is she just moved from Hong Kong to New York and Mei Mei hates English! Her family made her move to New York. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is more because, in India, it is easy to fall in love but tricky to convert that love into a love marriage. The journey that the couple takes from being romantically involved to getting married is full of twists and turns. But the persuasion takes a lot more than just a few words. They embark on a journey of convincing their parents for the marriage. But with the end of college and beginning of a career, the question of marriage does not stand far away. Miles apart in distance and custom, Krish and Ananya's love blossoms within the confines of their college walls. This is a story of a love affair between two IIM students hailing from two different states, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. This fun-filled love story that gets complicated when the question of marriage comes up, is a loose adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's own marriage. Adapted as a hit film, this book is the fourth in Bhagat's list of novels and also the fourth one to be adapted as a movie. ![]() ![]() Seven chapters are entirely new, including expanded coverage of recent world architecture.ĭescribed by James Ackerman of Harvard University as 'immeasurably the finest work covering this field in existence', this book presents a penetrating analysis of the modern tradition and its origins, tracing the creative interaction between old and new that has generated such an astonishing richness of architectural forms across the world and throughout the century. ![]() Throughout the book the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value.įor the third edition, the text has been radically revised and expanded, incorporating much new material and a fresh appreciation of regional identity and variety. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. ![]() ![]() Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. ![]() ![]() ![]() If she didn’t stop him, it wouldn’t mean she had to marry him, would it? No. Already her clitoris swelled, throbbed, maybe in time with his blasted clock. “If you still say no, I’ll honor it.”įeeling a step removed from reality, as if he were gradually drawing a veil over her world, Faith watched him sit up, fish around in the pile of his clothes while still touching her, and emerge with a pocket watch. One minute of your time,” he said calmly, doodling around and now, at times, steering across her clit. You said you’d stop, if I…uh…asked you to.” She squirmed, unsure if she wanted to somehow make that light touch go closer, or to wriggle away. Each feathery touch that glanced off the nub sent out tiny shocks. “Or what? You’ll scream? That could be embarrassing for you.” He slipped his hand back and dipped his finger between her legs, slicking the cream of her juices forward and swirling around and around her clitoris, as if his fingertip were a pen doodling circles on paper. You say this, do you, Miss Faith Evard? And I say I’m not done with you yet.” Leonhardt cocked his head and the mischievous malevolence on his face turned purposeful. ![]() Um.” A blush swept hotly across her face. “We barely know anything about each other. “You can’t just announce that sort of thing, sir!” This time the sir was an acerbic one and not all respectful. ![]() ![]() ![]() She can’t stay in Havnestad, or on two legs, unless Evie finds a way to help her. And, as the two girls catch the eyes-and hearts-of two charming princes, Evie believes that she might finally have a chance at her own happily ever after.īut her new friend has secrets of her own. That her own magic wasn’t so powerless after all. ![]() A witch.Ī girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears offshore and, though the girl denies it, Evie is convinced that her best friend actually survived. One feared, one royal, and one already dead.Įver since her best friend, Anna, drowned, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. But before that young siren’s tale, there were three friends. ![]() Published on JAmazon | Barnes & Noble | GoodreadsĮveryone knows what happens in the end. ![]() ![]() As a middle school teacher, I always look for books to share with my students, and I know my students, especially the girls, will find Amanda Lester a character they can relate to. ![]() What I found particularly compelling was how rich and believable the teen characters are in the book. At the school, Amanda must help her friends solve a mystery involving murdered cooks, sugar powered weapons, and the evil descendants of Professor Moriarty. Poor Amanda is out of luck as her parents, who don't understand her, send her away to The Secret Detective School, a Hogwarts of sorts for descendants of famous detectives. She would rather be a film student than work on solving a mystery. Despite her rich ancestry, Amanda wants nothing to do with Inspector Lestrade nor with the world's first consulting detective. ![]() ![]() Lestrade, the Scotland Yard client of Sherlock Holmes. The book involves a plucky young girl by the name of Amanda Lester who is a descendant of Inspector G. Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy is a smashing Holmesian debut from Paula Berinstein. ![]() |