![]() ![]() ![]() A group of Natives-also lost and alone after losing loved ones-rescues Frenchie from living on his own in the wilderness. The Recruiters locate them, and Mitch sacrifices himself so that Frenchie can escape. Despite the best efforts of Indigenous leaders to negotiate with the Canadian government, they have been unable to reach an agreement to end the hunt of the Indigenous peoples.Īt the beginning of the novel, 16-year-old Francis-nicknamed Frenchie for his Métis heritage-is on the run from the Recruiters with his brother, Mitch. ![]() ![]() The Recruiters forcibly detain the Indigenous peoples in facilities modeled after residential schools for the purpose of marrow harvesting the goal is to restore the ability to dream to non-Indigenous people. Coastlines have slowly disintegrated, allowing cities to fall into the ocean, and earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis have wiped out communities. Dimaline describes a world plagued by natural disasters, with vivid descriptions of persistent rains, poisoned water, a shortage of food, and supersized wildlife. Millions have died in the wake of global warming, and those who remain have experienced such extensive trauma that they have lost the ability to dream. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He provides illuminating vignettes that underscore how shifting social, economic, and political circumstances affected individual lives and international events. Tracking the entire sweep of the Middle Ages across Europe, Wickham focuses on important changes century by century, including such pivotal crises and moments as the fall of the western Roman Empire, Charlemagne's reforms, the feudal revolution, the challenge of heresy, the destruction of the Byzantine Empire, the rebuilding of late medieval states, and the appalling devastation of the Black Death. ![]() Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation. The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period-one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Burnout emily nagoski review![]() “What am I doing when I feel most powerfully that I’m doing what I’m meant to be doing?” Exhaustion is when you get stuck in an emotion, and your body is stuck in the middle of a stress cycle.” “The world has turned wellness into yet another goal people should strive for.” ![]() I haven’t stopped talking about this book and thinking about it, either. I’m thinking I should order it in bulk to give to every person I know who is struggling with stress, a list of people which seems to only increase. I read it early to prep for the podcast interview, and I highlighted SO MUCH text. Sarah: Burnout seared my brain with essential information about how my brain and body work, and what specific things I can do to care for myself. Between the science and the practical applications, it’s incredibly informative, useful, soothing, and empowering. ![]() This book is nonfiction about the science behind stress, what it is, and how we deal (or don’t deal) with it effectively. ![]() Elyse and I had to jointly review Burnout because we had so much to say about it. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Pride and prejudice ibi zoboi![]() ![]() “I have teens, too, and it’s something I’m dealing with personally living in Brooklyn,” she noted. Austen’s world helped her realize she wanted to address class and socioeconomic status in her book. “ Pride and Prejudice came up because I said I wanted to deal with political issues between two kids falling in love and the conflict between them,” explained Zoboi. It was Zoboi’s editor, Alessandra Balzer, who suggested looking at the structure of classic works for inspiration. I actually started some projects before the election, and during, and after the election, but it was really tough for me to capture a light love story. “And it was especially hard to write a love story within this political climate. ![]() “Love stories are hard for me,” she said. Zoboi said she was having some difficulty finding not only the right approach to the book, but the proper mindset for it, too. “I wanted to go a little bit lighter after that and write about kids not dealing with violence or trauma, just falling in love, but still making some sort of political statement. ![]() “ American Street was just so hard to write,” she said. ![]() Pride arrives fast on the heels of Zoboi’s 2017 debut, American Street, about a Haitian girl who’s thrust into the rough Detroit neighborhood where her relatives live, while she tries to free her mother, who is being detained by U.S. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments The templeton twins book 3![]() Now, i have never read any of those lemony snicket or pseudonymous bosch books, but i gather the tone and the device are similar? and judging by the continued success of those books, i guess the kids go nuts for it. sign me up, even though i am so much taller than all the other readers of this series! despite my aversion to twins, and my not reading much middle grade, i thought i would enjoy this, because - puzzles! and chapters with names like Other Things Happen In An Exciting Manner!and an intrusive aggressive narrator who berates the reader throughout the story and gives questions at the end of every chapter such as What were the names of Abigail and John, the Templeton twins? and Explain, in fifty words or less, why you believe the story will actually get started, and why it will be wonderful. I read this because i came across an excerpt that made it sound really fun. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other-or themselves-long enough to find out before they too disappear?Īs predicted, Sydney’s mom is dead. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised. To hold onto her community’s past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block-her neighbor Theo.īut Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Note: As an Amazon Influencer I earn from qualifying purchases made through the links on this site. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Gimme a kiss pike![]() ![]() ![]() On, a living instance of SCP-2416, SCP-2416-2, was stabbed to death in Omaha after it tied a convicted murderer's shoelaces together for a prank. This was not believed to have been suicide shortly before it was struck by a speeding minivan, its last words were reportedly "Hey, this isn't State street!" SCP-2416-1 had funeral services, was cremated, and its death was reported in multiple Chicago newspapers. On, SCP-2416-1, the original 1 instance, was killed after walking onto an expressway in Chicago. Despite having unextraordinary brain activity and no history of neurological disorders, SCP-2416 displays diminished intellectual capacity and a high likelihood of getting into a lethal accident. If SCP-2416-21 dies for any reason, Mobile Task Force Omicron-8 "Send In The Clowns" is to be placed on high alert, and the replacement instance is to be apprehended and contained in the same manner as soon as possible.ĭescription: SCP-2416 refers to multiple instances of a 35-year-old Caucasian human male named Joseph Grunderson-Pike. Special Containment Procedures: The current instance of SCP-2416 (now SCP-2416-21) is to be kept in a drug-induced coma at Site-59 and monitored for vital signs. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Fever fae meg xuemei x![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Immersing them in it, Meg essentially allows the reader to explore it for themselves, finding their own way through her stories. Writing for both young and old readers, she knows her audience well, really taking them on a journey with her work and stories.Ĭreating vast and expansive worlds, many of her stories are huge in both terms of scope and scale, establishing a whole universe for the reader. Largely focusing on fantasy and paranormal novels, she takes a look at romance novels too, really turning the tropes on their head in the process. A bestselling writer, she’s hugely popular around the world, reaching a vast amount of people worldwide, with her unique approach to genre fiction. An interesting writer with much to say, Meg Xuemei X is an American author who has been making an impression for some time now. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Freeks amanda hocking![]() ![]() Mara is determined to unlock the mystery, with Gabe's help. ![]() Then workers wind up dead, killed in disturbing ways by someone or something. They find the word 'freeks' sprayed on trailers, as carnival employees start disappearing. ![]() And his family legacy could destroy Mara's world. As they become inseparable, Mara realizes Gabe is hiding his own secrets. In 1987, a traveling carnival sideshow with supernaturally gifted performers faces a deadly threat. However, sparks fly when she meets local boy Gabe Alvarado. It's also a place of secrets, hidden powers and a buried past - making it hard to connect with outsiders. As darkness rises, will Gabe help Mara find the truth? In the spring of 1987, the carnival comes to small-town Caudry, Louisiana. However, sparks fly when she meets local boy Gabe Alvarado.įreeks is an atmospheric story of powerful mysteries and dark secrets by Amanda Hocking, author of the phenomenal Trylle trilogy and the Kanin Chronicles. ![]() Freeks is an atmospheric story of powerful mysteries and dark secrets by Amanda Hocking, author of the phenomenal Trylle trilogy and the Kanin Chronicles. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Sentient by Jeff Lemire![]() ![]() The details are never really explained, as they aren't that important to the story. Earth is on the brink of environmental collapse, and there are also separatist terrorists on the colony itself. The USS Montgomery is a colony ship carrying families, including a bunch of kids, to another planet. I enjoyed it, even if the science is soft at times (AIs that don't really act like believable AIs are one of my pet peeves.) With allowances made for the fact that it's told in graphic novel form, Sentient was pretty good. Sentient is like a little kiss from sci-fi's golden age, a story about a colony ship, kids in peril, an AI learning to be human, and completely extraneous space pirates. There aren't many new ones - YA SF is usually about dystopias and identity and shipping drama and whatever the young'uns are interested in nowadays. I will always have a soft spot for YA science fiction, especially "kids in space" stories that remind me of old Heinlein juveniles. But as they are pursued by dangerous forces through space, can VALARIE rise to the task and save these children? VALARIE must help the ship's children survive. ![]() When an attack kills the adults on a colony ship, the on-board A.I. From Eisner Award-winners Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer) and Gabriel Walta (The Vision). ![]() |