![]() ![]() This up-to-date history includes the landmark Supreme Court decision making marriage equality the law of the land. ![]() Also chronicled are the historic contributions of famous LGBT individuals, from General von Steuben and Alan Turing to Jane Addams and Bayard Rustin, among others. Magnus Hirschfeld, founder of the first gay rights organization Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, who turned the Daughters of Bilitis from a lesbian social club into a powerhouse for LGBT freedom Christine Jorgensen, the nation's first famous transgender and Harvey Milk, the first out candidate to win a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. ![]() Kids will learn about civil rights mavericks, like Dr. The history is told through personal stories and firsthand accounts of the movement's key events, like the 1950s ?Lavender Scare,? the Stonewall Inn uprising, and the AIDS crisis. Given today's news, it would be easy to get the impression that the campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality is a recent development, but it is only the final act in a struggle that started more than a century ago. Who transformed George Washington's demoralized troops at Valley Forge into a fighting force that defeated an empire? Who cracked Germany's Enigma code and shortened World War II? Who successfully lobbied the US Congress to outlaw child labor? And who organized the 1963 March on Washington? Ls, Gs, Bs, and Ts, that's who. ![]() 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List ![]()
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Valente also seems interested these days in dramatic irony: the relentlessly upbeat voice of Tetley Abednego in her recent The Past Is red (reviewed here in June) is nearly outdone by the attitude of Sophia, the devoted housewife in an upscale gated community who wakes up every morning to the thought that everything is ‘‘bright and it is sharp and it is perfect.’’ That’s about where the resemblance ends, though, for while Tetley is defiant, lively, and self-determined, Sophia is compliant, robotic, and passive. ![]() Valente’s love affair with language is well known, so it’s not surprising that the Song of Solomon, with its sensuous lyricism, should not only provide the title of her new novella Comfort Me With Apples, but also be echoed in her own prose (not to mention chapter titles that are all varieties of apples, which turn out to be a clue). ![]() ![]() But the bigger plot is the one against him. All the while he needs to look over his shoulder-as an officer of the court he is an instant target, and he makes few friends when he reveals a corruption plot within the jail. Mickey elects to represent himself and is forced to mount his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles. ![]() Haller is immediately charged with murder but can't post the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge. "One of the finest legal thrillers of the last decade" -Associated Press On the night he celebrates a big win, defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a former client in the trunk of his Lincoln. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the town's enmity with Hed grows more and more acute.Īs the big game approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt intensifies. ![]() Soon a team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you'll ever see Benji, the intense lone wolf always dutiful and eager-to-please Bobo and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. As the tension mounts between the two adversaries, a newcomer arrives who gives Beartown hockey a surprising new coach and a chance at a comeback. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring town of Hed, take in that fact. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too.Ī small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown returns with an unforgettable novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Only 13 Belgians, 10 foreigners and two cats were aboard. The men were setting off for uncharted lands, unknown waters. The ship, the Belgica, set off from Belgium in 1897 amid flourishes, firing cannons and jovial music playing to the pleasure of hundreds in the port. He writes about culture and travel for Departures magazine as a senior features editor and is reported to have written from all seven continents. ![]() “Madhouse at the End of the Earth” author Julian Sancton has written a masterpiece. Going to the continent of Antarctica (on a three-year voyage) may not be everyone’s idea of a great time - although more than 50,000 people cruised to the continent during the austral summer in 2018-2019 - but for commandant Adrien de Gerlache, 31, who amazingly never learned to swim, and a handful of sailors, it was their longstanding dream. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Why readers love The Meg 'Two words: Jurassic shark.' LA Times 'An adrenaline-pumping thriller. A high-stakes, fast-paced adventure thriller, perfect for anyone who loves disaster movies or authors like Matthew Reilly and Michael Crichton. And this time, it's not just the sharks he has to watch out for. Drawn into a web of deceit and lies, plagued by nightmares of his own death, Taylor must once again face frightening monsters of unimaginable power. Deeply in debt, Taylor has turned to an eccentric billionaire to help keep the institute afloat, but it doesn't come without a price. British director Ben Wheatley will direct. But Meg's spawn is now grown to a monstrous size and she's ready to breed. In his September 2020 newsletter, Steve Alten confirmed the script, titled Meg 2: The Trench, was complete, expressing interest in its 'dark' tone and potential for an R-rating. ![]() The Trench (Meg Series 2) by Steve Alten 2 in Series. Explore books by author, series, or genre today. Four years after the incident at the Mariana Trench that unleashed a pregnant Megalodon, Meg, the giant prehistoric great white shark, is dead, and Jonas Taylor now houses her one surviving offspring at the Tanaka Institute. Visit Steve Alten’s page at Barnes & Noble® and shop all Steve Alten books. ![]() For the first time, the captive 20-ton Megalodon shark has tasted human blood - and it wants more. SOON TO BE A HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER STARRING JASON STATHAM. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is, however, in the handling of broader themes and the worlds of her imagination, particularly the two series The Ship Who Sang and the fourteen novels about the Dragonriders of Pern that Ms. Her first novel, Restoree, was written as a protest against the absurd and unrealistic portrayals of women in s-f novels in the 50s and early 60s. By the time the three children of her marriage were comfortably in school most of the day, she had already achieved enough success with short stories to devote full time to writing. 1952, Todd, b.1956, and Georgeanne, b.1959.Īnne McCaffrey’s first story was published by Sam Moskowitz in Science Fiction + Magazine and her first novel was published by Ballantine Books in 1967. She married in 1950 and had three children: Alec Anthony, b. Her working career included Liberty Music Shops and Helena Rubinstein (1947-1952). She had two brothers: Hugh McCaffrey (deceased 1988), Major US Army, and Kevin Richard McCaffrey, still living.Īnne was educated at Stuart Hall in Staunton Virginia, Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey, and graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and Literatures. Her parents were George Herbert McCaffrey, BA, MA PhD (Harvard), Colonel USA Army (retired), and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, estate agent. Anne McCaffrey was born on April 1st, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And if you are a successful writer, get the f*ck out of the industry because you can.” With characteristic incisiveness, Sara says of her decision to release books outside of the traditional publishing industry after spending more than twenty years as an author within it, “I feel like if you are not a successful writer, get the f*ck out of the industry ’cause it’s not working for you. With refreshing candor, Sara also assesses the traditional publishing business, which she refers to as “Simon’s Random House of Penguins,” and reveals why she has launched-with tremendous early success–a new small press called Dreamland Books. ![]() In this week’s episode of Book Dreams, beloved mystery writer Sara Gran talks about how suspense writers create that “compelling unputdownable quality” that keeps readers turning pages from the start to finish. “I always think of that moment in North by Northwest, the Hitchcock movie, when someone is falling off one of the mountains in Mount Rushmore, and he grabs someone’s hand, and then he loses their hand, and then he grabs their jacket. ![]() ![]() ![]() Im a big fan of Sandhya Menons books - Ive loved both When Dimple Met Rishi and Theres Something. Editions for From Twinkle, with Love: 1481495402 (Hardcover published in 2018), 1534431446 (Hardcover published in 2018), (Kindle Edition published in 20. Twinkle soon realises that resistance is futile: the romance she's got isn't the one she scripted. Review of From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon. Sixteen-year-old Twinkle Mehra fantasizes about becoming a successful filmmaker, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have regular teenage problems: she's in love with a boy named Neil, who barely knows she exists her best friend, Maddie, is acting strangely toward her and her crush's twin brother, Sahil (also an aspiring filmmaker), is paying her a lot of attention. The only problem is that, in the course of their movie-making, she has found herself falling for Sahil - the wrong brother. ![]() ![]() When Twinkle receives an email from a secret admirer - the mysterious 'N' - she is sure it's Neil, finally ready for their happy ending. ![]() The opportunity to get closer to longtime crush, Neil Roy - aka Sahil's twin brother? Dream come even truer. The chance to showcase her artistic voice? Dream come true. So when nerdy classmate and fellow film-obsessive Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a film for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle can't wait. A laugh-out-loud, heart-warming YA read that fans of TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE EVER LOVEDĪspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories to tell - if only the world would listen. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you have ever wondered where that tone of doom and gloom comes from, here’s one clue: Arab fatalism. The idea it conveys is that Portugal is doomed from outset, that the deck is stacked against the Portuguese by geography. ![]() It’s an observation you often hear from Portuguese, spoken as a justification: “We’re a small country.” It is supposed to explain why Portugal has trouble competing with the rest of the world. And if you haven’t make sure to check out his book to go even deeper. We hope you enjoy Barry’s take on Portugal. But rather than your everyday interview, we chose instead to ask Barry to tell us what he felt were the top 5 historical events, listed by date, that helped to shape Portuguese culture. As an AP reporter, and someone married to a Portuguese woman, Barry had a unique view worthy of sharing. Very few books cover Portuguese culture and history in English, and of those that do, even fewer bring to the light the incredible successes and struggles that plague the nation. Editor’s Note: Several months ago, we stumbled upon Barry Hatton’s book, “The Portuguese: A Modern History,” and found ourselves captivated. ![]() |