But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret. He's been fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, and his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Craig and Margaret Rogerson, about two people who find themselves competing for glory- and each other's hearts- in a magical fox hunt. Allison Saft crafts a deliberate, intricate romance that will have you as unmoored as the characters." - Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent DelightsĪ romantic YA fantasy perfect for fans of Erin A. "An utterly transportive read, unfolding into a world of crumbling manors and ancient forests. ONE OF 2022'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS: * BUZZFEED * EPIC READS * GOODREADS * THE NERD DAILY * UNITED BY POP *
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He’s confident Heidi shares his dreams for the future, so even if he chooses another road, their relationship will survive the detour. Now that he’s gotten a taste of MC life, he’s not so sure this is where he belongs. He signed up to be a prospect for the Lost Kings MC because it seemed like a fun way to get closer to her. Besides, he’s too late: Heidi’s in love with her high-school boyfriend Axel.Īxel Ryan loves two things-motorcycles and Heidi. Now, on her eighteenth birthday, he claims he loves her? Growing up around the Lost Kings MC, Heidi’s witnessed his manwhoring ways. When Murphy pushed her away, it broke her heart. Especially the heartbreak of falling in love with her big brother’s best friend. of Las Vegas Nevada The first casino hotel to open on the strip in five years, SLS Las Vegas officially debuted on Labor Day weekend with more than 1,600 rooms. His best friend’s little sister, Heidi.Ībandoned by her mother when she was little, Heidi Whelan’s familiar with heartbreak. It’s all his, everything he wants…except the one girl he loves, the one girl who’s off limits. Sometimes the road you fear the most is the one that leads you home.įorbidden love is the hardest to forget.īlake “Murphy” O'Callaghan, Road Captain of the Lost Kings MC, has the world by the balls. Fascinating and insightful on many levels, in particular about the Hasidim, this memoir questions the choices we make and what we teach our children even as it demonstrates the need to face, understand, and overcome obstacles to personhood. And when husband Levi discovers he has cancer, Lax must make decisions that are heart-wrenchingly brave and honest. Difficult, often joyous, but nearly all-consuming as the Hasidic life is, Lax begins to admit to herself that she is gay, and this calmly told, beautifully detailed memoir limns her movement from lonely child to young bride from dedicated wife, mother, and supplicant to soul-searcher and from denial to full acceptance of and delight in the real her. -Leah Lax, Author of Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home. Almost before she knows what’s happening, she’s married to the older Levi, and though both are still college students, they must carefully follow Hasidic teachings in Austin, Texas, where Lax finds herself, though uncertain and lonely, easing “into role, like a rasp applied steadily to rough edges.” Many difficult though rewarding years later, at 36, with seven children, when Lax learns disturbing news from her non-Hasidic sister, she begins to write, in the process discovering hidden and troubling truths about her childhood, herself, and her feelings about being a Hasidic woman. In large part to escape her hoarder-artist mother and mentally ill father, Lax becomes a Hasidic Jew. A teen with stab wounds is treated by the critical-care team his school nurse visits and he drops the bravado. A community mental-health nurse choreographs support for a man suffering from severe depression. When we feel most alone, nurses remind us that we are not alone at all.In The Courage to Care bestselling author Christie Watson reveals the remarkable extent of nurses? work. We benefit from their expertise in our hospitals and beyond: in our schools, on our streets, in prisons, hospices and care homes. Are You Want to Read The Courage to Care: A Call for CompassionĪ vital and timely book about inspirational nurses, and the bravery of patients and families, from the bestselling author of The Language of KindnessNurses have never been more important. Meanwhile, Kwasi attempts to seek his fortune in the Dutch East Indies but fails, owing in part to the prevalence of racism and a personal grudge held by one of his former classmates, who is his superior in the East Indies. Almost three years are spent waiting in Fort Elmina for permission to return to his people while he slowly appears to sink into delusion, then commits suicide. He returns to Africa, but finds himself an outcast there as he has by now forgotten his native language no longer accepted by his own people, whom he never sees again. Kwasi and Kwame grow apart Kwasi chooses to assimilate himself into Dutch culture and deny his African background, while Kwame is unable to adapt to his new environment. Kwasi and his fellow Ashanti prince Kwame Poku are pestered at their school in Delft and attract a measure of attention from the royal court, which views the boys as curiosities and, while favoring them for the while, fails to offer them continued support. It is mostly based on historical fact, and set partly in the nineteenth-century Dutch Gold Coast. The novel purports to be a memoir written in 1900 by Kwasi Boachi, one of two Ashanti princes taken from their homeland to the Netherlands in 1837 to receive a Christian education. Her illustrations, known for bold colors and a style reminiscent of folk art, were praised by reviewers for their great tenderness and crackling vitality. Her texts emphasize the joie de vivre of ordinary activities - flying a kite, making music, eating a meal - especially when carried out amid the comforting confines of a community. Williams said in interviews, came from her own background as the daughter of an immigrant family struggling to stay afloat in the Depression. Her young protagonists are ethnically diverse, typically urban, often immigrants and rarely well heeled fathers may be absent. Williams, who did not start her career until she was in her late 40s, used picture books to express her lifelong interest in social justice issues. Her death was announced by her publisher, HarperCollins. Williams, a writer and illustrator for young people whose picture books centered on the lives of working-class families, a highly unusual subject when she began her work in the 1970s, died on Friday at her home in Narrowsburg, N.Y. The fourth offering, "The Rock Issue" (#4), was published in 2007. The collected edition of the first three comic books ( Emily the Strange: Lost, Dark, and Bored) was published in November 2006. "The Dark Issue" (#3) was published in 2006. In 2005, the first two issues of the comic book series were released by Dark Horse Comics-"The Boring Issue" (#1) and "The Lost Issue" (#2). The Chronicle Books hardback graphic novellas include: Nathan Carrico, graphic artist and creative director, designed Emily in 1991 for Santa Cruz Skateboards in Santa Cruz, California.Įmily the Strange is published in several formats by publishers including Chronicle Books, Dark Horse Comics, and later HarperCollins. She first appeared on Santa Cruz Skateboards professional skater Ross Goodman's skateboard graphics. She was created by Rob Reger for his company Cosmic Debris Etc. 1, Dark Horse Comics (August 2005)Įmily the Strange is an illustrated fictional character featured in several comic books, graphic novels and in various merchandise and clothing lines. Now, with the midnight hour approaching, will Chuck and Kate’s relationship turn out to be real or fake? And when just-for-show kisses stir up forgotten feelings, things get even more complicated. The more they try to pull apart, the more the Universe seems to push them back together, shortening the road to the altar. See More But with the holidays looming over them, they can no longer keep pretending.Ĭhuck and Kate head home for Christmas, determined to tell the truth-and end up accidentally engaged instead. With parents who are best friends and business partners, it’s not easy for Chuck and Kate to announce they’ve split up. But after she broke his heart four months ago, leaving him, it became all just pretense for the sake of their entwined families. There are two types of relationships: fake and real.Ĭhuck and Kate’s used to be real, oh-so-real. It is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and typically prescribed in the form of skin patches or lozenges. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is a synthetic opioid intended to help patients, such as those with cancer, manage severe pain. They can give additional information about who is using and the relative addiction and overdose potential. illicit fentanyl – and modes of ingestion are essential factors, he said. Understanding different drug sources – such as prescription tramadol vs. “We need to know exactly what people are dying from so we know what services they need to stay alive,” said Caleb Banta-Green, a research professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute who was not involved in the new report. Specific information about the drugs involved in deadly overdoses is critical to assess the effects of drug policy and to guide treatment programs, experts say. Philadelphia xylazine tranq drug reeve pkg_00010604.png īiden administration declares fentanyl laced with xylazine 'an emerging threat' in the US Avi doesn’t sugarcoat the brutal realities of war as Sophia races to find help intercepting John André, who was also a boarder in her home years earlier and her first crush, in this rich, nail-biting thriller. The book is chockful of fascinating historical details, including the conditions for those stranded in New York and the failed meetings between Arnold and John André, his (real-life) British contact. The second half takes place when Sophia, now 15, becomes a spy who uncovers the truth about Benedict Arnold. In the first half of the book, Sophia’s desperate search for William leads her to several deplorable prisons where rebels are being held. Twelve-year-old Sophia Calderwood idolizes her older brother, William, a fervent Patriot soldier who has gone missing after the Battle of Brooklyn. Newbery Medalist Avi (Crispin: The Cross of Lead) channels the mood, language, and danger of the Revolutionary War in this seamless blend of history and fiction, set in British-occupied New York City. |