![]() ![]() – Inez Baranay, author of Turn Left at VenusĪ transporting story with an intriguing mystical edge. The story with its dual timelines is beautifully realized. It is my hope Andal’s Garland can play a small part in the growing appreciation of the feminine in cosmology.Įnchanting – if I had to use just one word for Andal’s Garland that would be it. There is a call throughout the world to restore women to their natural place within religious ceremony. Andal’s adoration of the Divine is her touchstone for exploring love’s transformative power. ![]() Saisha discovers Andal’s songs and is convinced they hold the key to her fractured sexuality and understanding of love. My debut novel Andal’s Garland intertwines the stories of two women – Andal, in eighth century India, and Saisha, a contemporary Australian. Andal’s Garland ~ The fragrance of a young girl’s love endures a thousand years ~ ![]()
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![]() The Growing Hearts series celebrates the milestones of a toddler’s emotional development, from conquering fears and expressing feelings to welcoming a new sibling. With a spirit of generosity, you’ll find you have many gifts to give to the world-and that giving can be even more fulfilling than receiving.įeaturing a die-cut cover and flaps to lift and explore throughout, My Little Gifts encourages young readers to celebrate gifts of sharing and kindness. You can help a friend unravel a knotty bracelet or smile at a stranger who looks sad. You can bake a cake for your parents or share what you learned in school with your little sister. You can give a big, shiny, wrapped gift on Christmas morning, but you can also give the gifts of your help or your time. I smile from ear to ear and twirl around so fast, I feel as if I could take off into the sky. Explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically and inside Suitable for ages 2 and up Hardcover 32 pages Publisher: Abrams Appleseed. ![]() A charming and thoughtful picture book about generosity, from the bestselling creators of In My Heart In My Heart: A Book of Feelings Jo Witek, Christine Roussey (Illustrator) 4.46 2,139 ratings326 reviews Sometimes my heart feels like a big yellow star, shiny and bright. ![]() ![]() The setting is evocative and the issues are profound. The speculative fiction story explores the perils and pleasures of motherhood, how mothers judge one another, how women can often disappear into motherhood - and into aging - and how sometimes they can find themselves again. Save Alexis Schaitkin, author of "Elsewhere": Alexis Schaitkin joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest novel, Elsewhere (to be published by Celadon on June 28, 2022). For Schaitkin's fans, there's fun backstories on how she constructs her novels and the themes s by Writers on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers ![]() For speculative fiction writers, there are insights for creating effective rules for your world. For novelists, there's mounds of advice for character development and structure. Schaitkin shares several backstories behind the novel, including the inspiration for this hauting fictional village, her many attempts to find her way into the story, how she let go of her expectations for the novel, and how she once again managed a large cast of characters. Alexis Schaitkin, author of "Elsewhere": Alexis Schaitkin joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest novel, Elsewhere (to be published by Celadon on June 28, 2022). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The acclaimed writer of more than twenty books for children, she has received numerous honors for her writing, including the Scott O Dell Historical Fiction Award, the MacArthur Fellowship Genius Award, the Christopher Award, and the Newbery Medal. Karen Hesse calls Letters from Rifka a gift to my grandparents and to my heritage, and to people like Rifka who have made the passage between two worlds. ![]() Based on a true story from the author’s family, Letters from Rifka presents a real life hero*ine with an uncommon courage and unsinkable spirit. Strong hearted and determined, Rifka must endure a great deal: humiliating examinations by doctors and soldiers, deadly typhus, separation from all she has ever known and loved, murderous storms at sea, detainment on Ellis Island and is if this is not enough, the loss of her glorious golden hair. In it, she records her observations and experiences in the form of letters to Tovah, the beloved cousin she has left behind. Throughout her journey, Rifka carries with her a cherished volume of poetry by Alexander Pushkin. But she dreams that in the new country she will at last be safe from the Russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the Jews. ![]() Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees from Russia with her family in 1919. ![]() ![]() ![]() From there a grand view of the Golden Gate commanded me to set up the heavy tripod, attach the camera and lens, and focus on the wonderful evolving landscape of clouds.” I dashed along the old Cliff House railroad bed for a distance, then down to the crest of a promontory. ![]() I grabbed the equipment and drove to the end of 32nd Avenue, at the edge of Sea Cliff. “One beautiful storm-clearing morning,” Adams later recalled, “I looked out the window of our San Francisco home and saw magnificent clouds rolling from the north over the Golden Gate. The 1932 image, titled “The Golden Gate Before the Bridge,” seems confounding at first without that landmark. One of the most dramatic photographs was made not far from his house in San Francisco’s Sea Cliff neighborhood, which faced the Marin Headlands and the Golden Gate. The exhibit’s extensive captions for these photographs help convey Adams’ awe at his subjects and the sometimes spontaneous, sometimes ultra-methodical way he worked. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The end ruined this for me with the unnecessarry drama. The plot just dragged and the "love triangle" was too drawn out imo. Honestly 500+ pages were too much for this storyline. What in Casi Angeles when mar lost her memories and didn't recognize thiago is this plot? He tells her to make up her mind and when she does she'll find him.until she gets hit by a car, loses her baby(apparently she was pregnant) and doesn't remember the last few months. ![]() She gets angry at him tells him it's over goes back to Noah and tells him the truth. The other guy comes and professes his love saying it was not a mistake, he wants her back and kisses her. Then she meets Noah who was the biggest sweetheart, like literally he was so thoughful, patient, swoonworthy the perfect book bf and the only reason for my 2 star rating□□ they start as friends and then they fall in love. They have sex and then he says it was a mistake and leaves her. She's in love with her brother's best friend. It's bc the h's first in love with one guy whose name is CHASE and then falls in love with the H whose name is NOAH. I kept reading reviews and wondering why i can't find the H's name and when i got past the first 10 chapters i realized why is that. Since i haven't read one review mentioning this, let me tell you the premise of the story is in fact a FREAKING LOVE TRIANGLE. ![]() ![]() Posted in Uncategorized, Worship VideoHis life goal is to serve God and His Church by reaching the lost with the gospel, making devoted disciples, equipping and empowering others to go further in their faith and calling, and leading a culture of multiplication for the glory of God. The church runs the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry with over 2,000 students annually.“I Need You More” – Bethel Music January 29, 2021. Bethel has its own music labels and Bethel Music and Jesus Culture ministries, which have gained large popularity within contemporary worship music. ![]() ![]() gd peWho owns Bethel Church? The church was established in 1952 and is currently led by Bill Johnson. A former leader at Bethel Church in Redding, California, which is often criticized for some of its charismatic practices, has broken her silence by writing a response to some of the more common criticisms of the megachurch. ![]() Former Bethel leader speaks out on church's beliefs, grave sucking and gold dust. ![]() ![]() The Count will lead his decadent people to America in search of a better life-style. ![]() Whenever the Count grows wolfish, mild Johnny vanishes and vicious, depraved Jonas Kay comes forth. Our mutilator, however, is no ordinary being: he's afflicted with multiple personalities.and one of them is a werewolf! It's back to 1880, then, to find Carrie's ancestor Speranza looking after innocent young Johnny Kindred for his aristocratic father, the Count, who's also a werewolf. In the winter of 1963, young writer Carrie Dupr‚ drives to Dakota to gather information on a sensational mutilator/mass-murderer of bygone days. The new year's first major body-ripper gross-out, from the author of the Bronze Age slaughter-fest The Shattered Horse (1986): howls and growls and flying fur all the way, as not one but two sets of werewolves snarl and snap over an ideal 1880's Dakota breeding ground and the fate of their boy/wolf messiah. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These unjacketed hardcover early readers encourage children to read all on their own, using simple words and illustrations. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read. Kids will learn to count to ten-and want to start all over again Originally created by Dr. The sturdy board book teaches all about numbers, with a dose of signature Seuss charm. Seuss Don't let the apples drop Three animal friends practice balancing apples on their heads in this hilarious introduction to counting, illustrated by Roy Mckie. Reading Level: 1.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5Ĭount your way through this silly stacking adventure with Dr. Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.89" W x 9.42" (0.58 lbs) 72 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Series: I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books (Hardcover) Lexile Measure: 200 BR (Beginning Reading) Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers "A hilarious story in rhyme about a number of animals who could carry 10 apples on their heads."-"Elementary English.Ĭlick for more in this series: I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books (Hardcover) A beginning Beginner Book, this ingenious story uses a vocabulary of only 75 different words. ![]() Check out The Itty-Bitty Bookworm’s preschool unit based on this title!Īnnotation: Illus. ![]() ![]() ![]() Anna herself has another destination in mind: a lonely stretch of road outside of Winnemucca where the 16-year-old boy she once was ran away from the whorehouse he called home. Some members of Anna's family are bound for the otherworldly landscape of Burning Man, the art community in Nevada's Black Rock Desert where 60,000 revelers gather to construct a city designed to last only one week. Madrigal has seemingly found peace with her "logical family" in San Francisco: her devoted young caretaker Jake Greenleaf her former tenant Brian Hawkins and his daughter Shawna and Michael Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton, who have known and loved Anna for nearly four decades. Now ninety-two, and committed to the notion of "leaving like a lady," Mrs. ![]() The Days of Anna Madrigal, the suspenseful, comic, and touching novel, follows one of modern literature's most unforgettable and enduring characters-Anna Madrigal, the legendary transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane-as she embarks on a road trip that will take her deep into her past. ![]() The eighth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga. Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City ![]() |