![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Sinful King is one of the best royal romances I've read recently! It was the perfect stand-alone romance and I devoured it.Īdeline and Prince Elias meet in an unconventional way. “You don’t have to be a king to change history.” I may be doing everything in my power to stay away from him, but there is no one in the world who can say no to the future King of France. I'm given strict orders not to talk to him, not to even look in his direction, but he makes this an impossible task. No reason at all to even think he was there. This time, there is no partying, no noise, no crowds. Like all the summers I'd been gone, Prince Elias is back, but this time with an incognito security detail and no friends. I hadn't been home in years, but when I finally come back for the summer, I see that not much has changed. Anything to keep me away from the royals and their partying. If you had any ties to Marbella, it was impossible for you not to have heard the stories about Prince Elias and his debauchery.Įvery summer he arrived with his security detail and friends in tow and rented out a row of cottages near the water.Įach of those summers, my parents sent me away - summer camp and later, boarding school. From New York Times best-selling author Claire Contreras comes a new, sexy, 100 percent stand-alone novel. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Those who had it read to them then may even have an obligation to pass on the pleasure." - The New York Times Book Review * "Ingenious make-believe. ![]() " Half Magic is a funny, charming, timeless book, as much a pleasure to read to a child now as it was forty years ago. For fans of such favorite series as The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers.Įnjoy all seven of the middle grade novels in Edward Eager's beloved Tales of Magic series! This funny and gentle classic series is an enjoyable read-aloud and also a strong choice for independent reading. ![]() What is half of twice a talking cat? Or to be half-again twice not-here? And how do you double your most heartfelt wish, the one you care about so much it has to be perfect? Wishing for two times some things is a cinch, but other doubled wishes only cause twice as much trouble. It turns out the coin grants wishes-but only by half, so that you must wish for twice as much as you want. ![]() Jane finds the coin, and because she and her siblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen.Īnd something does: Her wish is granted. It all begins with a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk. Bodecker.īook one in the series called "truly magic in a reader's hands" by Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal winner for Dead End in Norvelt. About the Book Quentin Blake's charming art gets an updated look in this new edition of Edward Eager's beloved classic, featuring the original interior illustrations by N. ![]() ![]() ![]() Being one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, what the journey will actually cost Katie will be far more than she anticipates.Īrriving in Fort McMurray, Katie finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world's largest oil companies. MAīefore there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark A Vagrant fame, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beatons, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles and gaelic folk songs.Īfter university, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush, part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. An unsettling and humane experience to look at Beaton’s whimsical art while reading about the weathering of female and male bodies who worked the oil sands. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you fancy it, please join up and participate. ![]() ![]() Whenever possible I hope to have the author, or another prominent voice on the subject, join the conversation. But when she hears about a fan contest for her favorite fandom, she starts to rethink her rules on playing it safe.Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde, chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads, is an empowering novel for anyone who has ever felt that fandom is family.Praise for Queens of Geek:'This fun book about. I will post some questions/quotes to get things started, but I would love for this to grow into an open discussion with and between you all. Jen Wilde is a writer, geek, and fangirl with a penchant for coffee, books, and pugs. ![]() The plan is to select and read a book every month, then discuss the work during the month’s last week (to give everyone time to read it!). There is so much amazing stuff out there! Funny, inspiring, sad, thought-provoking, empowering! I’ve been discovering so much that, at times, I’ve felt like my head was about to explode… I decided to start a Feminist book club, as I want to share what I’m learning and hear your thoughts too. OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM.Īs part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM.Īs part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on. ![]() |