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![]() ![]() ![]() For a writer living through the terror and uncertainty of a global pandemic, in close proximity to the wildfires ravaging the American West, to correspond with a brilliant, young writer like Chang was to glimpse the possibility of a beautiful future.Īt a moment when many Americans love Ta-Nehisi Coates but have never read James Baldwin and others watch films like Crazy Rich Asians and Raise the Red Lantern without any inkling that they were born of books, it’s a delight to encounter a young writer who both knows her history and pays homage to her literary predecessors. Her responses, as richly layered as her work, often inspired more questions. She answered each set of questions swiftly, with depth, intelligence, and a sense of humor. Her emails were portals to the outside world. ![]() Like many, I was spending most of my time at home. In the spring of this year, shortly after the shelter-in-place orders were issued, K-Ming Chang and I began our email correspondence. ![]() ![]() ![]() With this comes an entirely new layer of fear and anger that I have never felt before, and Coates's words carry a heavier meaning. While, unfortunately, things are still very much the same in our society, one thing is changing about me. Years have passed since this book was first published in 2015. The thing that stands out the most about everything Coates shares in his book is the fact that he wrote this book, almost as a letter, to his then fifteen-year-old son. ![]() The discussions about Black individuals having to be "twice as good" and how police brutality was deeply tied to the enslavement of Black bodies were clear to me. The frustration and truth that Coates expresses in his book was very much recognizable then, with his honesty, personal experiences, and analysis of American and Black history on display. ![]() I remember picking up Ta-Nehisi Coates's award-winning Between the World and Me a few years ago, and as a Black woman, this book spoke to me. ![]() Four hundred years seems like plenty of time for the "greatest country in the world" to be able to eradicate its problem with racism, but how does a country that so readily offers the "American Dream" to all of its citizens accomplish this? Is the American Dream even real? If it is real, who is the American Dream really for? These are only a few of the words to describe how the Black community is feeling right now and how it has felt for the past four hundred years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Can these enemies join forces, or will old rivalries stand in the way 394 pp. Now they have something in common: they both want to take down manipulative Lady Gabriella Madison. Nina and Daphne have spent years competing for Prince Jefferson. When she meets a glamorous foreign princess, she gets drawn into the inner circle but at what cost And rivals will become allies. Beatrice is representing America at the greatest convocation of kings and queens in the world. Is Sam destined to repeat her string of broken relationships and this time will the broken heart be her own Strangers will become friends. Princess Samantha is in love with Lord Marshall Davis but the more serious they get, the more complicated things become. Beatrice is queen, and for the American royal family, everything is about to change. Neuware -The third book in the New York Times bestselling American Royals series is here, and a meeting of monarchs will test everyone's loyalty to the crown and their own hearts. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The film has also seen a release in Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Italy. The network claims the television run was seen by more than 3.2 million viewers, with an additional 230,000 watching online. US rights were acquired by PBS, and the film was released on DVD on November 8, with the channel broadcasting it on Novem( Thanksgiving Day). ![]() In the United Kingdom, the movie aired on ITV3 on Augand was later released on DVD on Maby Second Sight Films. ![]() The company also released it on DVD on October 10, 2016. The film was released theatrically in Australia and New Zealand on June 9 and July 7, 2016, respectively, by Umbrella Entertainment. It was filmed in Milton, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. The 90-minute film replaced the previously announced 13-part series that had been set to film in 2013. The film's world premiere was held Februat the Canadian Museum of History. Montgomery's granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, was one of the film's executive producers. It first aired on YTV on Februand starred Ella Ballentine, Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is a Canadian television film based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel of the same name. ![]() ![]() ![]() They will need to come together - and work apart - in ways that will test every ounce of resolve. Still, he and his friends swallow their fear and set out to battle an ancient evil whose powers none of them can imagine. But what? Though a student of magic, he struggles to cast even the simplest spell. The whispers begin quietly yet soon turn into a shout: The Nethergrim has returned!Įdmund’s brother is one of the missing, and Edmund knows he must do something to save his life. Then something worse: children disappear. ![]() ![]() First animals disappear, their only remains a pile of bones licked clean. Yet now something dark has crept over the village. To this day, songs are sung and festivals held in the heroes' honor. The Next Great Fantasy Epic is here! For fans of Ranger's Apprentice and the Chronicles of Narnia.Įveryone in Moorvale believes the legend: The brave knight Tristan and the famed wizard Vithric, in an epic battle decades ago, had defeated the evil Nethergrim and his minions. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A Scotland-based setting with time travel and fantasy elements? Are you kidding me? Gimme that shit, y'all. I started reading this book because the premise promised originality. "Who was the real Jamie MacCrae? A ruthless ruler or a puckish prince?" ![]() The two girls could have everything they've longed for.or they could end up breaking an enchantment and find themselves trapped in a world that has become a nightmare.ĭOON is loosely based on the premise of the musical Brigadoon, with permission from the ALan Jay Lerner Estate and the Frederick Loewe Foundation. Doon seems like a real-life fairy tale, complete with one prince who has eyes for Mackenna and another who looks suspiciously like the boy from Veronica's daydreams. Not only has the imaginary kilted boy followed her to Alloway, she and Mackenna uncover a strange set of rings and a very unnerving letter from Mackenna's great aunt-and when the girls test the instructions Aunt Gracie left behind, they find themselves transported to a land that defies explanation. But why can't anyone else see the mysterious blond boy who keeps popping up wherever she goes? When her best friend, Mackenna, invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Veronica jumps at the opportunity to leave her complicated life behind for a few months.īut the Scottish countryside holds other plans. ![]() Veronica doesn't think she's going crazy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Two Bad Ants is perfect for introducing inference in an non-threatening way. If you wish to purchase the printables, you can find them in my Making Inferences Activities Resource pack by clicking here.Īmazon Affiliate links are included if you wish to purchase the books listed in this post through the links provided. Note: The printables and activities shown with each read aloud are optional but will help you teach the lesson and use the book the way I recommend. This post shares my favorite inference mentor texts. When I am teaching inferences for the first time with a group of students, I keep this in mind and choose super high-interest read alouds that my students love digging into to find evidence. ![]() So, of course, it is not the easiest one for them to grasp (and even sometimes enjoy). Learning how to infer and back up inferences with strong evidence is such an important skill for students to master. ![]() ![]() ![]() The only clue to her identity is a book of fairy tales found in the suitcase. After the ship lands, she is standing on the dock in Maryborough, Australia with her child-sized white suitcase when Hugh, a kind dockworker, takes her home. ![]() And then the cousin disappears, leaving Nell completely alone. ![]() It opens with Nell, a four-year-old who boards a ship in England bound for Australia as she holds the hand of her dead mother's cousin and trusted friend. Taking place in the first two decades of the 1900s, 1975, and 2005, this is the story of several girls/women in one family. It's a little slow to get started-so stick with it-but it really takes off by the fifth chapter. And I can't imagine it being written in any other way. But in the hands of Kate Morton, it is brilliant. The novel bounces back and forth in time and place in way that could be jarring and absolutely discombobulated in the hands of a less-talented writer. The end result is a book that is both entrancing and highly original. Author Kate Morton has crafted a novel that almost doubles as a fairy tale. But this is so much more than an ingenious story. ![]() What will draw in most readers almost immediately is the complex, multilayered plot that is so twisted (in a good way!) it's nearly impossible to figure out (too far) in advance. An Engrossing, Ingenious Page-Turner That Doubles as a Highly Imaginative Fairy Tale ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, duck feathers are an easy way to boost your friendship with Elliot, Leo, and Harvey. Every other villager is either neutral or hates the feathers though. Gifting Duck Feathersĭuck feathers make an okay gift Elliot and Leo love to receive them, while Harvey likes them. More importantly, she's got to talk some sense into him before he throws his life away. He's in jail in New Mexico and she's got to get down there to bail him out. She is currently at work on the third and final volume, DUCK Third Time is the Charm. ![]() By combining the feather and a piece of wool in the machine, you will create the Lime Green Striped Shirt. Duck's just gotten an urgent, cryptic call from her problem-child younger brother, Luke. Tana’s creator-owned graphic novel series DUCK won the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant in 2010, and the sequel DUCK Second Chances was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. This bundle features colorful items that can be used as a dye, and completing it will reward you with a seed maker.įrom the sewing machine located in Emily and Haley's house, you can also make clothing with a duck feather. With several ducks on your farm, you can make a lot of money by selling their feathers.ĭuck feathers are not used in the crafting of any recipes, but you will need to donate one for the Dye Bundle on the Bulletin Board of the Community Center. As this table shows, duck feathers can sell for a lot. ![]() |