5/13/2023 0 Comments Behemoth westerfeld![]() ![]() Not only did he foment that little evolution revolution, but he also managed to crack the DNA code and perfected gene-splicing, allowing for the bio-engineering of all manner of “specialized” creatures bred to perform particular functions. So in this alternative world, Charles Darwin was a busy boy. ![]() ![]() There are a host of inventive creations in this book full of " nicely done," but I want to run the highlighter over the two primary world-building concepts (i.e., The Clankers and the Darwinists) because they really struck me as swelling with genius, and their engorgement was made all the more pronounced by the art, which is impeccableness itself).įirst, the DARWINISTS. YA fanatics.Scott Westerfeld got it very, very right in this smart, slickly crafted re-imagining of World War I. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This gripping high-tech tale will thrill every kid who has ever dreamed of sneaking into Walt Disney World after hours and wondered what happens at night, when the park is closed. Led by the scheming witch, Maleficent, a mysterious group of characters called the Overtakers is plotting to destroy Disney's beloved realm, and maybe more. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Kingdom Keepers: Disney after Dark by Ridley Pearson. Is it real? Is he dreaming?Finn's confusion only increases when he encounters Wayne, an elderly Imagineer who tells him that the park is in grave danger. ![]() Soon Finn finds himself transported in his DHI form into the Magic Kingdom at night. 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Join celebrated author Eliot Schrefer on an exploration of queer behavior in the animal world-from albatrosses to bonobos to clownfish to doodlebugs. This groundbreaking illustrated YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals.Ī quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. It's a Printz Honor young adult book filled with comics and humor and accessible science, and it's filled with research on the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world." ![]() ![]() ![]() NPR's "All Things Considered," calls Queer Ducks "teenager-friendly. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Override by S.J.D. Peterson![]() ![]() However, if you have no plans to read the WPR series, this story can be read as the first book in the Guards of Folsom series. ![]() Think of this story as the epilogue for Ty’s Obsession. ![]() It was written as a thank you for all those who followed the series and demanded Ty get his happily ever after. Now they need to let go of their pasts and take the next steps outside the playroom.*Authors Note* Riveted is the final story in the Whispering Pines Ranch series. Since the move to the Big Apple, Blake and Ty have learned how to live with each other. Blake didn’t know whether he could be vulnerable enough to take on another boy. “When trust is gone, a man no longer believes in humanity.” ~Ty Callahan~When Ty left Pegasus for New York, he knew he was falling for Blake but wasn’t sure he could trust him. You can read this before Riveted (Whispering Pines Ranch, #5.5 Guards of Folsom, #0.5) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Peterson which was published in March 6, 2013. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Riveted (Whispering Pines Ranch, #5.5 Guards of Folsom, #0.5) written by S.J.D. Brief Summary of Book: Riveted (Whispering Pines Ranch, #5.5 Guards of Folsom, #0.5) by S.J.D. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Dear Diary by Allison Cassatta![]() ![]() We had Beast complete before then.ĭonna: Beauty and the Beast is easily my favourite Disney movie? Is it a favourite for either of you? Why choose this fairytale to retell?Īllison: Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairytale. The GRL in Atlanta was the first time we’d met in person. We were in between projects and Allison came up with the idea for Beast. ![]() We started hanging out more, online last summer. She submitted stories for a few anthologies I put together, but we’d never written a book together or anything. We’ve been friends via Facebook for a very long time now. How did this writing partnership come about? Our reviewer Donna had the pleasure of interviewing these two authorsĭonna: Most co-authors seem to have a story to tell about how they started writing together. We at the Blog of Sid Love are happy to welcome Authors Allison Cassatta and Tracey Michael to our blog □ ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Northup 12 years a slave![]() Yet Patsey’s haunting question, “What’ll become of me?”, remains unanswered. ![]() Last year's big-screen adaptation of his narrative, 12 Years a Slave, is currently nominated for nine Academy Awards-including a best supporting actress nod for the woman who plays Patsey, Lupita Nyong’o. ![]() One hundred sixty-one years later, Northup's account of his kidnapping and time as a slave on Edwin Epps's Louisiana plantation has been authenticated by scholars with annotated versions of Northup’s book, supplemental textbooks and articles detailing his life. When a free black man named Solomon Northup was rescued from 12 years of bondage in January of 1853, a fellow slave, a young woman named Patsey, called after him tearfully. ![]() ![]() Though the transplanted trappers enslaved Native American girls, that didn’t satisfy their needs, and five years after Iberville’s landing, a shipment of twenty-two French girls arrived in Louisiana. ![]() The first settlement at what is now New Orleans was a campsite established on the east bank of the Mississippi by Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville-a former fur trader up in Canada-in 1699, on, appropriately enough, Fat Tuesday. Ned Sublette’s latest book, The World That Made New Orleans, is a journey through the early days of the city-back to before it even was one-and an examination of the influence of each culture that successively dropped its wares on the Big Easy. ![]() New Orleans has always been the most polyglot of American cities, with streets and landmarks named in a multitude of tongues (and even a little English) it is a place where stolid religiosity stands cheek by jowl with high lasciviousness. ![]() ![]() ![]() An aerospace engineer and a founder of the Mars Society, Zubrin has been one of the most vigorous proponents of manned exploration of Mars. The novels that make up this trilogy (“ Red Mars,” “ Green Mars,” “ Blue Mars”) span almost two centuries, starting in 2026, of a human colony on Mars and the jealousies, wars and rebellions, and some scientific developments that occur. The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. All ends well, but the vision of tentacled, big-headed Martians caused a panic when Orson Welles put an adapted version on the radio in 1938. ![]() Published in 1898, this novel takes place on Earth, as evil, creepy-looking Martians flee their planet and land here. Both get there, but it’s not clear who will make it back from a planet that seems barren and devoid of life. This sets off a race between a group funded by an American tycoon and a European-Chinese consortium. government to end its manned mission to Mars, a consortium of countries offers a $30 billion prize to the first group to get to Mars and back. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments The Oracle Year by Charles Soule![]() The Oracle Year, Charles Soule‘s debut novel, starts with an incredibly promising premise and, for the most part, that promise is borne out in the rest of the narrative. ![]() ![]() The leaders of the world’s major religions respond with alarm as they see their power and influence waning on a daily basis charlatans and warlords gain followers and prestige by pretending that they are, in fact, the Oracle rallies for and protests against the Oracle turn into destructive riots. But it turns out that telling investment firms about the future cold snap in Florida has infinitely cascading effects, working like a Rube-Goldberg machine or Lorenz’s butterfly to create consequences neither Will nor Hamza could have foreseen. As a less-than-successful musician living in New York City, Will, taking advice from Hamza, his financially-minded best friend, agrees that the next logical step is to monetize the Site. The Site, where Will shares his premonitions as the Oracle, becomes a sensation, sweeping the nation (and the entire world), and soon enough, everyone with a stake in the game wants a piece of the pie. Thoroughly average Will Dando wakes up one morning with 108 predictions in his head that turn out to be true. ![]() |