Banned books hit record high: Challenges to books higher than ever in 2022.For the most part, it’s not actually parents concerned about their kids, it’s people who’ve been swept up into a political game." Keep reading on banned books: "Many of the people bringing challenges don’t even have school-age children. "I’m a former high school teacher, and I think about the kids who are losing access to stories that they need," she said. "The last two years have been exhausting, frightening (and) outrage inducing."Īshley Hope Pérez, whose young adult novel "Out of Darkness" once again makes the list, called the banning efforts "devastating" in an interview with USA TODAY last year. "I've never seen anything like this," says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who directs the library association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the association began keeping data 20 years ago, with 2,571 unique titles challenged.
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Chapter Eleven Villiers looked down at his son's head. Chapter Ten "You look exquisite," Anne said, popping into Eleanor's bedchamber. Chapter Nine Villiers walked up the stairs to his chambers, exasperation pulsing. Chapter Eight The Duke of Gilner's estate lay deep in the green. Chapter Seven Tobias had made up his mind to go to Kent. Chapter Six "We'll pack all your best gowns," the duchess announced at. Chapter Five To the boy's mind, the duke looked almost sleepy, despite. Chapter Four Eleanor found her mother in the refreshment tent, surrounded by. Chapter Three Lady Eleanor might not have caught the connotations of that. Chapter Two The Duchess of Beaumont was standing beside Villiers, obviously fighting. I hope you enjoy it!Ĭhapter One "The duke must be here somewhere," said Mrs. When you finish reading A Duke of Her Own, stop by and you'll find a final Extra Chapter that will catch up on every duchess and her beloved. This book is dedicated to all the readers who fell in love with the Desperate Duchesses series and begged me to write Extra Chapters for my website. Montgomery died in Toronto on 24th April 1942. It was an instant success, and following it up with several sequels, Montgomery became a regular on the best-seller list and an international household name. In 1908 Montgomery produced her first full-length novel, titled 'Anne of Green Gables'. Rilla of Ingleside tells the story of Annes youngest daughter Rilla (namesake of Marilla Cuthbert) and her coming of age during World War I in Canada. Her mother, Clara Woolner (Macneil), died before Lucy reached the age of two and so she was raised by her maternal grandparents in a family of wealthy Scottish immigrants. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on 30th November 1874, New London, in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. This early work by Lucy Maud Montgomery was originally published in 1921 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. However, everything changes at Ingleside when Rilla's brothers go off to fight in the 'Great War' and she comes across an orphaned child that requires care and a loving home. Anne's daughter, fourteen year old Rilla, can think of little else but day dreaming of her first dance and hoping for her first kiss. Rilla of Ingleside' is the eighth book in the 'Anne of Green Gables' series. Rilla of Ingleside Montgomery, Lucy Maude Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1921 Seller: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, Canada Association Member: IOBA Seller Rating: Contact seller First Edition Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket US 450.00 Convert currency US 19.00 Shipping From Canada to U.S.A. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Of Poseidon. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Agent: Lucy Carson, the Friedrich Agency. Of Poseidon - Ebook written by Anna Banks. Much background is given and few questions are answered, but Emma’s emotions propel the narrative. The mix of first-person and third-person present-tense narration is not seamless, though it imparts immediacy and warmth. Banks’s first novel has some beginner’s bumps, notably the lack of a self-contained plot, but also a great deal of charm. He also has a sister with a big mouth, whose willingness to wade into any fray soon pushes Emma into awareness that her love-hate feelings for the ocean are more than just a consequence of her friend’s death. He claims to know Emma’s “secret”-one she doesn’t even know she has. Galen is gorgeous, seems to have money to burn, and is completely focused on Emma. I was trying really hard not to laugh, because I didn’t want anyone to hear me in the middle of the night. Baggage enough for any 18-year-old, but then the hot guy who witnessed the carnage at the beach shows up in Emma’s world history class. This book is funny Right at the beginning, Emma meets Galen by slamming face first into his bare chest at the beach in Florida. Her father has recently died of cancer, and her best friend is mauled to death by a shark in the opening scene. For a sweet mermaid romance, Emma McIntosh’s story starts out rough. Themes of conquering fear and believing in oneself are woven throughout, along with an acknowledgment of humans’ environmental impact on the sea and its inhabitants. Readers will eagerly await future volumes and the answers they will provide."- VOYA Quick-witted, loveable characters and a well-planned fantasy world make this an all-encompassing book. Friendship, trust, and responsibility are major themes as Sera struggles to grasp that she is really her kingdom’s only hope. Donnelly then adds layers of complexity to the tale and weaves her story into that of Atlantis. It starts with a common enough concept: a royal girl who is worried about her betrothal and about love. "A fantastic addition to the genre of mermaids, this book will also appeal to readers of action and those who appreciate usurped leaders taking back their kingdom. The situation is somewhat urgent, since Sakti, who has some magical powers of her own, seems in danger of disappearing (there’s a growing, see-through hole in her middle). They make their way to Mak Genggang, the powerful but kindly witch who we met in the first novel, who suspects they are victims of a curse which may have originated in England (Malaysia was at the time occupied by the British). Such a curse is what sets off the plot of this enjoyable but somewhat less acerbic sequel, which begins on the Malaysian island of Janda Baik, where two young women awaken on the beach after a massive storm, barely remembering their names and not much else, but concluding they must be sisters named Muna and Sakti. But apart from nomenclature, it seems to be the same place, and a magical curse seems to work just fine across cultural barriers. In The True Queen, we learn that the command central of the spirit realm is called the Fairy Court by the Malaysian characters and the Palace of the Unseen by the British, presided over by either the Queen of the Djinns or the Fairy Queen. Willow Wilson offers some insightful contrasts between Islamic and Christian legend, Zen Cho, in her follow-up novel to Sorcerer to the Crown, does something a bit similar with Malaysian vs. The marquis wants no wife, but Sally dents his pride. When Ianthe's friend, the handsome Marquis of Audley meets Sally Richards, sparks fly. Edward, wrapped in his defensive shell, finds that before long Ianthe invites him to join her schemes for a happier household than he has ever known. Her beauty and wit make it quite impossible for Lord Edward Fox to ignore her. Ianthe seems unaware of Lady Fox's disapproval, unable to be patronised by Curtis, and in need of no sympathy whatsoever. Ianthe shocks and delights, and the whole household is upended in a half-hour. In bursts Ianthe Eames - beautiful, richly dressed in the best Paris fashions, confident and joyous, not the pathetic supplicant they expected. Studham is hardly a joyful place to live.Īs the Fighting Fox family await the arrival of a poor relation from France, Lady Fox is ready to berate her late arrival, Lord Edward Fox is resigned to ignoring her, Curtis is ready to patronise her - while the resident visitors, Lady Richards and her daughter Sally, are ready to sympathise. Known in London as the Fighting Foxes, Lord Edward Fox is at odds with his stepmother, Lady Fox, and her spoiled son Curtis. To the miserable atmosphere of the country house of Studham, home to the Fighting Fox family, Miss Ianthe Eames, a whirlwind, arrives. Alicia Cameron's audiobooks should be prescribed for depression. Per Variety, Matched, "with its love triangle and young characters, is being described as yet another potential Twilight for Disney" (recently, the studio also picked up the rights to Lauren Kate's "angel love triangle" Fallen for similar purposes). The novel, which isn't available until November 30th, is set in a society that "dictates what people read, watch and believe." Based on that bit of information, it sounds like Disney is a perfect fit for the material (Note: my cynicism doesn't take away from my love of Beauty and the Beast). Disney and Offspring Entertainment have won a bidding-war with Paramount to secure the rights to the yet-to-be-released first installation of the Ally Condie young adult novel trilogy Matched. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. Other people thought he was just a dreamer, but because of his curiosity, Einstein grew up to change the world with his discoveries and theories. Those ideas made him want to keep figuring out the secrets of the universe. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north. Brad Meltzer is the author of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary. One of the greatest scientists the world has ever known Albert Einstein is the 4th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8.Įven when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. This biography focuses on Albert Einsteins never-ending curiosity and how it. He is too contrived, too unlikely of a hero (luckily the sword fights for itself). But his character doesn't extend far beyond his plump, stupid exterior. The only character that seems halfway believable is Alfred himself. They won't consider that they might possibly be on the wrong side, even when faced with certain death. The bad guys don't seem to even have a conscience. The bad guys ride motorcycles and carry guns. The good guys drive nice cars, ride horses, and use bows and arrows (though I will admit their "taking care of business" techniques leave a little to be desired). This book was chalk full of stock characters. Unfortunately, as well as there being no boring character development, what development there is was either shallow or overdone. There's nothing in the book that might cause parents to steer their children away except some minor violence, and people dying right and left. There is no boring character development and Alfred Kropp himself can be very entertaining (here and there). It's fast-paced, exciting, with barely any time to catch your breath and some Arthurian legend thrown in, just to keep you interested. But that only lasts for a couple of chapters. Aimed at young adult readers, it starts out slow, easing the reader into the story. |