![]() ![]() But, as Finch is about to discover, some things-like who you are and who you love-are not up for debate. People say there are two sides to every argument. Everyone knows nobody wants a transgender boyfriend, right So hes as shocked as anyone. If he wants to cinch the gold, and get into college, Finch might have to argue against his own humanity. Spy Stuff Anton never thought anyone would ever want to date him. Worst of all, though, is this year's topic for Nationals: transgender rights. Never mind that Finch has never considered whether he's interested in more than just girls.Īnd that dream of college in DC? Finch hasn't exactly been accepted anywhere yet, let alone received the full-ride scholarship he'll need to make this dream a reality. Well, for starters, Finch could develop a teeny tiny crush on his very attractive, very taken, and very gay debate partner, Jonah. and a history-making career as the first trans congressman. Taking home the gold would not only be the pinnacle of Finch's debating career, but the perfect way to launch himself into his next chapter: college in Washington, D.C. ![]() There's only one thing standing between Finch Kelly and a full-blown case of high school senioritis: the National Speech & Debate Tournament. ![]() ![]() Gilmore Girls meets Red, White and Royal Blue in this witty and warm-hearted novel about a trans teen finding his place in the world. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() While Xingyin is determined to keep clear of the rising danger, the discovery of a shocking truth spurs her into a perilous confrontation.įorced to flee her home once more, Xingyin and her companions venture to unexplored lands of the Immortal Realm, encountering legendary creatures and shrewd monarchs, beloved friends and bitter adversaries. But her fragile peace is threatened by the discovery of a strange magic on the moon and the unsettling changes in the Celestial Kingdom as the emperor tightens his grip on power. The stunning sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin-the daughter of Chang’e and the mortal archer, Houyi-as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope.Īfter winning her mother’s freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin thrives in the enchanting tranquility of her home. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As soon as she realizes Noelle has no idea what’s going on she shifts into supportive protector mode, booting the now ex-boyfriend out and helping Noelle pack. This is not going to go the way opening like this often go.Īllie thought she had texted with the jerk’s girlfriend and gotten her ok to sleep with him. But when she gets home, she finds her boyfriend with his hand up another woman’s skirt. She’s been working non-stop, so maybe a week to relax won’t be so bad. Shake Things Up is the second in her Love at Knockdown series and I feel like I’ve been eagerly anticipating it forever, but probably only about a year, what is time? We meet Noelle just after she’s been laid off from her job at a start-up. I don’t know how else I would have found Skye Kilaen, an absolutely delightful queer self published author who should be more widely read. Twitter may be a hellsite most of the time, but it brought me to so many great writers I wouldn’t have found otherwise. ![]() ![]() ![]() The dedication was so politically incorrect, it would give a Liberal a heart attack and to all those to whom I recommended this book, I apologize if it offended in any way, shape or form. Then tells all of these people that he has so roundly insulted that he hopes that they never lay eyes on the wonderful phrases and gorgeous drawings in his book. He evidently takes aim at people who don't know who he is, as well as his enemies. It is insulting to almost every recognizable religious group, business tycoon, expert, glitterati, protester, do gooder, religious person,famous person, nun, frigid woman and literati. government banned this book in the same year. ![]() These woodcuts have not been included in the Amazon edition, for the same reason I think that the U.S. They included 10 woodcuts which were beautiful and edgy. The copy you download free from Amazon is #832 of 2000 which were sold by subscription in 1922. Let me tell you some facts about it first. This is a very unusual book which is most beautifully written. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each one is classic Didion: incisive, bemused, and stunningly prescient. In many ways, writing is the act of saying I, of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying listen to me, see it my way, change your mind. Here too is a 1976 piece from the New York Times magazine on "Why I Write" a piece about short stories from New West in 1978 and from The New Yorker, a piece on Hemingway from 1998, and on Martha Stewart from 2000. ![]() Here are six pieces written in 1968 from the "Points West" Saturday Evening Post column Joan Didion shared from 1964 to 1969 with her husband, John Gregory Dunne about: American newspapers a session with Gamblers Anonymous a visit to San Simeon being rejected by Stanford dropping in on Nancy Reagan, wife of the then-governor of California, while a TV crew filmed her at home and an evening at the annual reunion of WWII veterans from the 101st Airborne Association at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shelley comes solidly to life as a woman who, like her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, bucked the conventions of her time to follow her own star. Reef manages to keep clear for readers the often complex tangle of Shelley’s family relationships and friendships. ![]() Recounted chronologically, the narrative reads smoothly, spiced throughout with quotes from letters, journals, and poems. Nearly every page has images of people or places that help establish the social context of the early 1800s. The bibliography is impressive the author has mined primary and secondary sources to provide a detailed picture of Shelley’s life. At a gathering in a house rented by Bryon, the group challenged each other to write a ghost story, and Shelley produced the story of Victor Frankenstein and the being he brought to life. Constantly short of funds, the couple often depended on the kindness of friends, including Lord Byron and editor/poet Leigh Hunt. Involved from age 16 in a relationship with the already married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, the teen wandered Europe for much of their time together, escaping disapproving families in England. Reef traces the unconventional life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, beginning with the somewhat gruesome discovery after her death of her husband’s shriveled heart in a portable writing desk. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book redresses the imbalance and creates a new and fresh perspective on an important female artist of the twentieth century. Featuring over 140 images, The Sculpture of Gertrude Hermes is a groundbreaking study of an artist so long associated with one art form. What results is a picture of a pioneering spirit who created busts and heads, functional designs, decorative work and reliefs that are dynamic and unpredictable. ![]() Along with a comprehensive catalogue of Hermes' sculpture, Jane Hill provides a full account of the artist's life in the context of her career as a sculptor. The Sculpture of Gertrude Hermes presents for the first time a full analysis of the artist's entire sculptural oeuvre. In contrast, her contribution as a sculptor has been somewhat eclipsed - until now. ![]() Much has been written about Hermes' career as a wood engraver. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom brought them critical acclaim. Although their marriage was short-lived, their exuberant visual inventions for Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress and T.E. Hermes and her husband, Blair Hughes-Stanton, who she met at Brook Green, went on to become leading lights in the early twentieth-century's wood-engraving revival. A graduate of Leon Underwood's Brook Green School of Art in London, Gertrude Hermes (1901-83) trained as a painter and sculptor. In the 1820s they move from Vermont to Palmyra Township in upstate New York in search of better farmland. Near Fine in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. Lund About Product: Pillar of Light the first volume in the series The Work and the Glory begins the epic story of the Benjamin Steed family. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tristan’s parents move him and his sisters to a small almost nothing town after living in New York City all of their lives. ![]() But Tristan will soon discover that when starting a business, it helps to be both Gifted and Talented, and It’s possible he’s bitten off more than he can chew…” ( Taken from publisher’s website) Review: And so begins the only thing that could make life in Petersville worth living: getting the recipe, making the doughnuts, and bringing them back to the town through his very own doughnut stand. ![]() His suspicions about his new town are confirmed when he’s tricked into believing the local general store has life-changing chocolate cream doughnuts, when in fact the owner hasn’t made them in years. It’s like suddenly they’re supposed to be this other family, one that can survive without bagels and movie theaters. But his life takes a turn for the worse when his parents decide to move to middle-of-nowhere Petersville-a town with one street and no restaurants. Tristan isn’t Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he’s always been okay with that because he can make a perfect chocolate chip cookie and he lives in the greatest city in the world. “ Superfudge meets The Lemonade War in this funny, heartwarming series debut about change, adventure, family, and of course, doughnuts. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic. She is Ewu - a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half breed rejected by her community. ![]() It doesn't take long for Onye to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her conception. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different-special-she names her Onyesonwu, which means 'who fears death?' in an ancient language. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the colour of sand. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert, hoping to die. ![]() In a postapocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in postapocalyptic Africa. ![]() ![]() (New Mexico) Books published: Soul in the Stone, University of Kansas Press, 1994 (text and photographs by John Gary Brown) Gardens of Revelation, Abbeville Press, 1995, (photographs only)Contributor for Encyclopedia of the Great Plains, University of Nebraska Press (text and photos) COMMERCIAL GALLERIES Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WashingtonJoseph Gierek Fine Arts, Tulsa. (Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan)Operated a photography studio for ten yearsStaff photographer and archivist for Creede, Colorado Repertory Theater, 48 yearsCurrently working as a professional artist (painter), photographer and writer Work featured in the following magazines: Architectural Digest, (on cover and in article) Smithsonian, Americana, Reader’s Digest, Fine Woodworking, Men’s Health, Arts Line, (Seattle) American Journal of Critical Care (Dallas) Santa Fean. ![]() JOHN GARY BROWN Born in Saginaw, Michigan, 1941Received MFA from The University of Washington, Seattle, 1970Taught at The University of Washington and The University of NebraskaTraveled and worked in eastern and western Europe, 1971, 1978, 1984, 1995, 2000, 2004Traveled and worked in The Middle East,1990. ![]() |