![]() ![]() When Jess Hadley arrives in Paris to visit her half-brother Ben (and escape an uncomfortable personal situation of her own in London), she’s surprised that he’s is nowhere to be found and that none of the neighbors in his swanky new building are terribly concerned about what’s happened to him. ![]() Arriving in the dark days of February, Lucy Foley’s The Paris Apartment nevertheless feels like the most entertaining sort of summer thriller, a fast-paced, twisty bit of escapism that mixes compelling, messy characters, deft narrative red herrings, shifting perspectives, and a few genuine surprises to create a story that’ll keep you up reading well into the night. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night? As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand-the man she hates most-Rachelle forces Armand to help her find the legendary sword that might save their world. Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat. ![]() ![]() But she was also reckless- straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. When Rachelle was fifteen, she was good-apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. ![]() ![]() What words and phrases appeal to the reader’s senses to bring the setting alive?Ģ. Find places where the author conveys the sounds, smells, and sights of the city. London provides an exciting backdrop for the story. What does it mean to have a home? What does it mean to “bring aid” to others?ġ. As Christopher races to uncover secret passages and hidden crypts, and tries to solve urgent puzzles, the future of England is at stake-and so is Christopher’s life. ![]() Except for his friend Tom, it’s hard to tell who’s an ally and who’s an enemy. ![]() But when his safe life is shattered by a string of murders, Christopher must use his new knowledge to track down the dangerous Cult of the Archangel. Christopher loves his work of concocting medicines and deciphering codes. In 1665 London, Master Benedict, a kind apothecary, takes Christopher Rowe on as an apprentice, rescuing him from orphanage life. ![]() ![]() ![]() On Monday morning, the 75th Caldecott Medal will go to the artist of "the most distinguished" American children's book of 2012. The association also awarded the 2013 Newbery Medal, for "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children," to Katherine Applegate's The One And Only Ivan. This year's other honor books include Laura Vaccaro Seeger's Green, Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown's Creepy Carrots, Toni Buzzeo and David Small's One Cool Friend, and Mary Logue and Pamela Zagarenski's Sleep Like A Tiger. Klassen also illustrated the recognized "honor book," or runner-up, Extra Yarn. ![]() As Horn Book Magazine's Robin Smith writes, "Klassen manages to tell almost the whole story through subtle eye movements and the tilt of seaweed and air bubbles." Some expected the association to pass on This Is Not My Hat because its predecessor, 2011's I Want My Hat Back, failed to win the award in 2012. The American Library Association has awarded the 2013 Caldecott Medal to Jon Klassen for This Is Not My Hat, which follows a little fish who tries to get away with stealing a small, blue hat from a slumbering big fish. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title This Is Not My Hat Author Jon Klassen ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re parenting a child with ADHD and/or its common comorbid conditions, you are bound to feel a connection to Williams’s story, because, in many ways, it’s your own. ![]() Williams focuses on what she’s learned from her experiences to shorten the learning curve for other parents. The book is a chronological account of Williams’s quest to help her son thrive despite his challenges. Williams stays true to her accessible style in Boy Without Instructions, the story of how she and her family grappled with her son “Ricochet’s” ADHD, sensory processing issues, and learning disabilities, before and after the diagnoses. Williams, aka “The ADHD Momma,” earned a name in the online ADHD community as founder of the blog “A Mom’s View of ADHD: Everyday Life with Our ADHD Kids,” an honest account of her trials, tribulations, and victories. Penny Williams is a household name to many parents of kids with ADHD, so it’s not surprising that her book, Boy Without Instructions: Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a Child with ADHD (#CommissionsEarned), is on its way to becoming a staple in every well-stocked ADHD home library. Boy Without Instructions (#CommissionsEarned), by Penny Williams (Grace-Everett Press, $14.95) ![]() ![]() And far from a relic, dependable and affordable public housing is more important now than ever if you work full time for the minimum wage in America, the number of states where you can afford to rent a one-bedroom apartment on the private market is exactly zero. Researchers have consistently shown that the vast majority of the more than 2 million people who actually live in publicly owned rental housing don't see it as a failure. Conservatives have always seen public housing as it was described in 1991 by Jack Kemp, then secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): as a "relic" that is "one of the world's last socialistic schemes." But these are views from people who don't live in public housing, and they fail to capture its diverse reality. ![]() ![]() Liberals think it concentrates poverty and epitomizes top-down, bland urban planning. ![]() Many observers across the political spectrum believe that public housing in the United States has been a failure. David Simon's recent HBO miniseries "Show Me a Hero" has drawn attention to the history of one of the most misunderstood parts of American urban life: public housing. ![]() ![]() ![]() That trilogy is Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy, otherwise known as the Heir to the Empire trilogy.Īfter Return of the Jedi was released in 1983, audiences were clamouring for more Star Wars content. A lot of fans, myself included, are hoping that this potential (read, very theoretical) crossover event would be a canonical retelling of perhaps the most iconic and beloved Star Wars trilogy outside of the original films. If these stories are connected, one could imagine that the shows would ultimately come together in an Avengers-level event, akin to Crisis on Infinite Earth in the Arrowverse. ![]() Later this year, Ahsoka will get her own show, which will potentially be building up towards something bigger as she searches the galaxy for both Thrawn and, by association, Ezra, both of whom went missing in the finale of Rebels (set right before the events of Rogue One). These stories are lightly connected, whether this be Ahsoka showing up in both Fett and Mando’s stories, or Mando showing up in Fett’s show for a few episodes. These stories, which include The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka and the upcoming Skeleton Crew, all take place in a period roughly five-plus years after Return of the Jedi. ![]() ![]() On Disney+, there’s a playground of stories being overseen by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. ![]() ![]() HFS provides print and digital distribution for a distinguished list of university presses and nonprofit institutions. MUSE delivers outstanding results to the scholarly community by maximizing revenues for publishers, providing value to libraries, and enabling access for scholars worldwide. ![]() Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content, providing access to journal and book content from nearly 300 publishers. With warehouses on three continents, worldwide sales representation, and a robust digital publishing program, the Books Division connects Hopkins authors to scholars, experts, and educational and research institutions around the world. 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One of the largest publishers in the United States, the Johns Hopkins University Press combines traditional books and journals publishing units with cutting-edge service divisions that sustain diversity and independence among nonprofit, scholarly publishers, societies, and associations. ![]() ![]() Among her books are Newbery Honor books The Silver Pencil (1944), The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (1952), and The Courage of Sarah Noble (1954). ![]() She received a BA from Columbia University and taught at elementary schools for a while before writing her first book, A Happy School Year, in 1924. In addition to her book reviews for such magazines as Saturday Review of Literature and Parents' Magazine, Dalgliesh wrote more than forty books for children (most illustrated by Katherine Milhous) and about children's literature. From 1934 to 1960 she served as children's book editor for Charles Scribner's Sons. ![]() ![]() citizen died in Woodbury, CT daughter of John and Alice (Haynes) Dalgliesh.Įducator, editor, book reviewer, and author, Dalgliesh was an elementary school teacher for nearly seventeen years, and later taught a course in children's literature at Columbia University. Family: Born in Trinidad, British West Indies naturalized U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Redshift Rendezvous represents an ingenious exploration of an idea in a manner that only science fiction can allow." -Locus This is without question Stith's best work to date." -Science Fiction Chronicle "Mystery and adventure against a fascinating hard science background. "If you love writers who play techy games with reality.pick this one up." -Analog ![]() Now to that group which includes Clarke, Niven, Asimov, Bear, and Clement should be added the name of John E. "The list of science fiction authors who play the game the hard way by sticking to the rules of science is all too short. (The appendix separates actual Theory of Relativity principles from speculation and fabrication.) Science Fiction Book Club selection, HOMer Award winner, Science Fiction Chronicle best of year list, LOCUS recommended Reading List, Nebula Award nominee. One component of the book is this slow-light thought experiment, a la Flatland by Edwin A. Run fast, and the view ahead shifts into blue, and you can create sonic booms. Flip a light switch and see the room slowly fill with light. Aboard the Redshift, light moves so slowly you can see its passage, and relativistic tricks are an integral part of shipboard life. One man must stop starship hijackers from using an unusual starship to plunder a wealthy colony. ![]() |