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Bel kaufman books6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() These included the memo which begins “Please disregard the following,” “Polio consent slips,” and one student’s thesis, “We study myths like Orpheum & his girl friend because it takes place in the Greek Underground.” By turns funny and painful, the book honestly explored the barrage of problems students faced (and continue to face): poverty, drug addiction, teen pregnancy, and racial discrimination. Rather than using a traditional narrative structure, Up the Down Staircase was a fictional collection of letters, memos, student papers, and lesson plans. After Bel Kaufman, writer and public school teacher, published Up the Down Staircase in 1965, one assistant principal at a school where she had taught began adding a warning to his memos: “DO NOT SHOW THIS TO BEL KAUFMAN.” The disclaimer is a testament to what a nerve Kaufman hit with her novel, which followed a young teacher through her first year in an urban public school and highlighted the insane bureaucracy that got in the way of actual teaching. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The smooth, untextured pages allow for beautiful blending or gradient techniques with colored pencils or are perfect for pens, allowing the nib to glide evenly over the surface without feathering. Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Coloring Book for Adults Johanna Basford invites color-inners of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden in the depths of the sea. For "Lost Ocean," Johanna picked a crisp ivory paper that accentuates and compliments your chosen color palette. "Secret Garden "and "Enchanted Forest "fans and newcomers alike will welcome this creative journey into an inky new world. Visit coral reefs and barnacle-studded shipwrecks, discover intricate shells and pirate treasure. Colouring Books for Adults: Includes an easy to. Through intricate pen and ink illustrations to complete, color, and embellish, readers will meet shoals of exotic fish, curious octopuses, and delicately penned seahorses. Explore the enchanting secrets of the sea in this watery coloring wonderland by Johanna Basford. Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack: Create a quiet and peaceful environment for you and your kids. From the creator of the worldwide bestsellers"Secret Garden"and"Enchanted Forest," a beautiful new coloring book that takes you on a magical journey beneath the waves With "Lost Ocean," Johanna Basford invites color-inners of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden in the depths of the sea. ![]()
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Watership down novel6/12/2023 ![]() Now, for the part everyone thinks is dark. Of course their are some ups and downs-they get scared about being in the open and worried about predators for example. So it's an adventure novel!! You follow their journey through the hills and the rivers a d listen to their stories and how the rabbits see their world. So the whole story is about Fiver, a runt, having a sixth-sense and leading a small group of rabbits who believe him away from the Warren and out to seek a better one. They say Watership down was meant to be an adults book, but the writer actually made up the whole story to entertain his two young daughters during a long car ride, and it was his daughters who convinced him to get it published! It was written like poetry, the words were so beautiful, and the rabbits had their own myths and legends and I loved listening to the clever tales. ![]() I read the book aged 10 and I absolutely adored it. ![]() ![]() Okay, so I know when everyone hears "Watership down" they immediately think dark and sad and other negative things, but please please please just hear me out because the truth is not like this. ![]()
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The autobiography of malcolm x book buy6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() It was in prison that Malcolm X converted to Islam. Leaving school early, he soon became part of Harlem's underworld, and in 1946 he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Malcolm X (1925-65), born Malcolm Little in Omaha, and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, lost both his parents at a young age. ![]() ![]() Vilified by his critics as an anti-white demagogue, Malcolm X gave a voice to unheard African-Americans, bringing them pride, hope and fearlessness, and remains an inspirational and controversial figure. This autobiography (written with Alex Haley) reveals his quick-witted integrity, usually obscured by batteries of frenzied headlines, and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope and self-respect. From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written in collaboration with Alex Haley, author of Roots, and includes an introduction by Paul Gilroy, author of The Black Atlantic, in Penguin Modern Classics. ![]()
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Mix it up by hervé tullet6/12/2023 ![]() Just as in his mega-selling classic Press Here, Tullet sets readers on an extraordinary journey of color, motion, and interactivity. The result is not only enchantment and giggles, but a real and deeper understanding of colors brought by a true master of his craft. and vanish in a vivid world powered only by the reader's imagination. With the graphic intensity of Eric Carle, the interactive fun of Poke-a-Dot books, and the humor of The Day the Crayons Quit but with a vision all his own, Hervé Tullet invites readers to MIX IT UP in a dazzling adventure of color and tones, filled with magic and wonder.įollow the artist's simple instructions, and suddenly colors appear. ![]() A beautiful hardcover edition of the New York Times bestselling interactive picture book from the creator of Press Here! ![]()
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Another Place in Time by Tamara Allen6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But on the cross-country journey in search of McKee, another attempt on their lives leaves operative and outlaw stranded miles from Denver, with no one to rely upon but each other. It seems an objective within Darrow’s reach after he rescues Emlyn from an assassin, earning a measure of his trust in the process. And with a little maneuvering, he’ll have the one thing a vengeful McKee may consider fair barter: the Secret Service operative whose testimony sent them both up the river. He wants possession of his best work, the flawless fifty dollar plates still in McKee’s hands. Promised his freedom in return, Darrow’s after something more. When counterfeiter August McKee takes illegal advantage of a sinking silver market, his former confederate Darrow Gardiner shares that information with Agent Strickland so they can track down the once-friend who left Darrow to rot in prison. Secret Service operative Emlyn Strickland may be new to field work, but his talent for identifying counterfeit bank notes, honed over ten years at the Treasury, has given Sing Sing’s population a respectable boost. ![]()
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Crank and glass books6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() They find themselves pulled toward the one person who links them together, yet discover that it is in each other, and in themselves, that they find the trust, the courage, the hope to break the cycle. A new mother struggling-and failing-to stay clean, Kristina’s downward spiral continues in Glass, and the outcome is chronicled in Fallout, which follows the lives of three of her children. Acting under the guise of her alter ego, Bree, Kristina explores drugs, sex, and her own dark side. In Crank you’ll meet Kristina-and Kristina will meet crank. This boxed set makes a perfect gift and features trade paperback editions of Crank, Glass, and Fallout with striking new covers and special bonus content, including an essay from author Ellen Hopkins on the true story behind Crank and an essay from her daughter, the real “Kristina.” The complete New York Times bestselling Crank trilogy is now available with exclusive bonus content. ![]()
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A farewell to arms novel6/11/2023 ![]() Rinaldi is the friend of Henry, he is a lieutenant and he works as a surgeon in the hospital. She is a flat character.Ĭatherine changes Frederic Henry in a warm loving person, but in the end when Catherine dies he is just the same hartless person. She loves Henry very much and is willing to do everything for him. She is a hard-working nurse in the hospital in which Henry is to recover from his wounds. There is also one very important minor character namely Catherine. At first he plays a game with Catherine, but after a while he finds out he’s fallen in love with her. He is an ambulance driver and a volunteer in the Italian army. ![]() There is one main character namely Frederic Henry. ![]() ![]() It really didn’t changed my mind, it’s is to long ago. There are a lot of books written about the first and the Second World War, so this isn’t really original. The peaceful event of birth of a child, however, does succeed in separating them. In the beginning of the novel he falls in love, and in spite of many dangers, the war does not succeed in separating him from his love. The main interest is focused on he character of Frederic Henry and on his reactions to various, often difficult situations. It’s also a war novel because it’s about World War One. He is also the main character in this novel. It’s about the thoughts and the feelings of a man called Frederic Henry. ![]()
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Scott westerfeld6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() The novel earned various awards and got a place in some of the most well-known journals of English language.Ĭlick the button below to download Uglies PDF free and read online. ![]() The novel is loved by readers from all around the world because of its useful content and themes.The novel is written in simple English language and was published in the United States.The novel consists of a total of 425 pages.The novel comes under the well-known series of Uglies. ![]()
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The stand in book lily chu6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Todd is smart enough not to do anything in front of anyone else, and his advances (like standing too close, brushing up against her) would be difficult to prove in a court of law without witnesses or recordings. She was fired from her job by her disgusting boss, Todd, who has been sexually harassing her. I listened to this on Audible and the narrator, Philippa Soo, does a wonderful job of delivering the story. It does all of that without feeling unbalanced or taking away from the romance that’s the center of the plot. The Stand-In is a celebrity romance that also celebrates female friendships, openly discusses the stigma against mental illness, and allows the main character the space to explore the complexities of being bi-racial. ![]() Theme: Class Differences, Fish Out of Water, Mistaken/False IdentityĪrchetype: Actor/Actress/Celebrity, Diverse Protagonists ![]() |