![]() ![]() Sam and Jai are also determined to find just where the pugs came from, and they start posting about the pups online. Thankfully, cute new boy in town, Jai, whose dad works at the same events, is on hand to help when the pugs start wreaking havoc. Only, she's not quite prepared for how hard it is to wrangle two frisky dogs, especially when she sneaks them into the parties her parents cater. Sit, Stay, Love Sit, Stay, Love j.j Howard Main characters THEME Type of conflict Character VS. at least until their real owners turn up. Cecilia Murray has been wishing for a dog for as long as she can r. She's always wanted a dog of her own, even though her parents say that their catering business keeps the family too busy for a pet - let alone two! But Sam has to take in the sweet, abandoned pups. Read 111 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. When Sam comes home one day to find two mystery pugs left on her porch, she's sure it's destiny. Howard returns with an adorable story of sweet pugs, friend mix-ups, and first crushes. Themes of family, friendship, and first love are gently. Following the success of Sit, Stay, Love and Pugs and Kisses, J.J. This is a feel-good novel for youngsters that works, even for those who arent enamored of dogs. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The thirtieth book in this reprint series is titled "Barnabas, Quentin and Return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the seriesīeginning with the first novel which first saw print in December, 1966. The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library,
![]() ![]() This book shows the couple really working to fix their relationship and falling in love all over again, one step at a time. I needed them to be happy and whole together again but the angst was so deliciously slow burn, I couldn’t stop reading and I really didn’t want to stop either. I swear, I think I cried no less than 5 times while reading their love story because I just could feel how much they loved each other and the angst of their marital troubles was killing me and I just fell so much in love with them. And Dominic…my god did this guy steal my heart away. I fell in love with Rosie and her quiet strength in the first book and reading this book only made me fall more in love with how awesome she is. “Love Her or Lose Her” is about Rosie and Dominic, a married couple who have been together since they were in middle school and two people we met in the first book “Fix Her Up”. ![]() But I’m so, so happy that “Love Her or Lose Her” gets to be the book that broke my 6 month drought. ![]() I was legit at a place where I thought I’d never read a book and fall so completely in love that it would be a 5 star, a perfect read for me. YAAASS!!! I CAN’T BELIVE IT! AFTER 6 MONTHS OF READING BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN EITHER 4 STARS OR LOWER (AND A LOT OF THOSE WERE LOWER) I FINALLY, FINALLY READ A 5 STAR BOOK!!! Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey-5 stars ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is all you need to know about the occupy movement: who took part in it, why it happened, how it transpired, and what it did and did not achieve.", ![]() His latest offering steps through the 79-day struggle, from the firing of the first shot of tear gas by riot police to the evacuation of the last protester from the downtown encampments. Ng takes a no-holds-barred, fly-on-the-wall approach to covering politics. Umbrellas in Bloom is the first book available in English to chronicle this history-making event, written by a bestselling author and columnist based on his firsthand experience at the main protest sites. "item_description" : "The Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-minded Asian island to a model for pro-democracy campaigns across the globe. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s exciting to think that a person might be able to write their way out of seemingly insurmountable personal, cultural and historical trauma. ![]() In the hospital, they told me that my first son would go with his father.” My court date and my delivery date aligned. … The ugly of that truth is that I gave birth to my second son as I was losing my first. “I left my home because welfare was making me choose between my baby’s formula or oatmeal for myself,” she writes, admitting, “The ugly truth is that I lost my son Isadore in court. The book opens with the tone-setting “Indian Condition.” Without apology, arrogance or sentimentality, Mailhot divulges key features of her autobiography, including her teenage marriage and decision to leave her reservation. ![]() Here, in her fragmentary and interconnected narratives of family love and trauma, neglect and healing, mental illness and recovery, Mailhot offers her own quest for autonomy and self-determination in a milieu in which “Indian girls can be forgotten so well they forget themselves.” In blunt yet lyrical prose, she depicts struggles and stories - of herself, her mother, her father and her grandmother - that are at once singular and sovereign, yet also representative and collective, portraying the travails and quotidian heroism required to be “a woman wielding narrative now,” particularly in a world where “no one wants to know why Indian women leave or where they go.” ![]() ![]() So when I was given an opportunity to read her newest book, Ghosts ($21), ahead of its August release, I took it as a sign and dove right in. I'd heard Dolly Alderton's name from other book-loving friends in reference to her first book, Everything I Know About Love, but never got around to reading the memoir (we all know how the ever-growing TBR list goes). ![]() ![]() Why should only boys get to do the social networking and bonding that mean their children too will be born with silver spoons in their mouths?Ĭleverly written and light-hearted, E. Puzzling out the pieces of a semi-secret old boys society, the Loyal Order of the Bassett Hounds, Frankie is determined to find out all she can about the group that forms the roots of future business deals as the boys graduate and attend top-tier universities, then go on to lucrative careers. So of course Frankie needs to investigate. ![]() Frankie Landau-Banks is a sophomore at an elite American boarding school where a mystery lurks, and it’s one that only boys are supposed to be involved in. ![]() Here’s your dose of young adult fiction for the day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Frederick Douglass described her message as a "strange compound of wit and wisdom, of wild enthusiasm, and flint-like common sense." This inspiring account of a black woman's struggles for racial and sexual equality is essential reading for students of American history, as well as for those interested in the continuing quest for equality of opportunity. She also describes her work as a social reformer, counselor of former slaves, and sponsor of a black migration to the West.Ī spellbinding orator and implacable prophet, Truth mesmerized audiences with her tales of life in bondage and with her moving renditions of Methodist hymns and her own songs. Truth recounts her life as a slave in rural New York, her separation from her family, her religious conversion, and her life as a traveling preacher during the 1840s. This remarkable narrative, first published in 1850, offers a rare glimpse into the little-documented world of Northern slavery. She makes enough money from the sale of her book to buy a home in Massachusetts. Even though she cannot read or write, Sojourners autobiography is published, thanks to the help of a friend that wrote her story for her. Born into slavery in 1797, Truth fled from bondage some 30 years later to become a powerful figure in the progressive movements reshaping American society. 'The Narrative of Sojourner Truth' is published. history, Sojourner Truth sang, preached, and debated at camp meetings across the country, led by her devotion to the antislavery movement and her ardent pursuit of women's rights. One of the most famous and admired African American women in U.S. ![]() ![]() But first, she’ll need to retain her strength and muster up her resources and allies. Cérulia realizes now that her fate lies back home in Weirandale, where she is meant to retake her mother’s stolen throne. ![]() Still, while her quest for revenge may have almost gotten her killed, it did provide her with a new sense of clarity. ![]() Unfortunately though, the damage has been done, and Cérulia’s trauma is more than just the physical, as this setback has also demoralized her and made her doubt her purpose. ![]() Luckily for her, she is rescued by a group of travelers, who take her to be healed and nursed back to health. After the epic battle, Cérulia is left beaten, burned and, well…broken. The Broken Queen by Sarah Kozloff picks up not long after the end of the previous book, The Queen of Raiders. Pacing also took a hit as the author was clearly pulling things back, rearranging the stage in preparation for the next book, the conclusion. This one was still good but not my favorite, given the shift away from our main character to focus on some others. To start, I have to say I’m a little disappointed with this installment, considering how strong the first two were. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher. ![]() Book Review: A Broken Queen by Sarah Kozloff ![]() ![]() ![]() “I hope it's my best effort at writing a love letter to that genre,” he says. ![]() ![]() Le Guin, all of which he credits as inspiration. It's a departure from the style of fantasy writing he's known for but will surely delight fans of Ridley Scott's Alien, Dune, the Hyperion Cantos series, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula K. He's also a guest on Inverse Happy Hour where he dives into his latest work, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. Christopher Paolini is well known in the fantasy world for his beloved series, Inheritance Cycle, that tells the story of a young boy named Eragon who stumbles upon a dragon egg in the forest. ![]() |