![]() With its keen observations of Black life and the condition of modern motherhood, as well as the consequences of motherless-ness, Seven Days in June is by turns humorous, warm and deeply sensual. But before Shane disappears again, there are a few questions she needs answered. ![]() Over the next seven days in the middle of a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect, but Eva's not sure how she can trust the man who broke her heart, and she needs to get him out of New York so that her life can return to normal. They may be pretending that everything is fine now, but they can't deny their chemistry-or the fact that they've been secretly writing to each other in their books ever since. What no one knows is that twenty years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, torrid week madly in love. When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their past buried traumas, but the eyebrows of New York's Black literati. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning literary author who, to everyone's surprise, shows up in New York. T Level assessments began in February and will continue throughout. VTQ (vocational technical qualifications) exams and formal assessments have been taking place throughout the year and continue this term. ![]() From the author of The Perfect Find, this is a witty, romantic, and sexy-as-hell new novel of two writers and their second chance at love.īrooklynite Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer, who is feeling pressed from all sides. When are exams in 2023 GCSE, AS level and A level exams will start on with the final exam due to take place on 27 June 2023. Seven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget and seven days to get it all back again. ![]()
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If you love Jack Daniels and her cast of supporting characters, you should know about the Jack Daniels and Associates Mysteries, which include the titles Dead On My Feet, Dying Breath, Everybody Dies, Shot of Tequila, Serial Killers Uncut (with Blake Crouch), Jack Daniels Stories Vols 1-4, and Banana Hammock. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but the order is: Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Shaken, Stirred, Rum Runner, Last Call, White Russian, Shot Girl, and Chaser. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thriller series. Joe Konrath has written over a dozen novels in the Lt. ![]() ![]() ![]() It inspired this showdown between DC's two 5th dimensional imps Mr. Found DC Comic's World's Funniest special over the weekend. Seriously, these people can be incredibly annoying. It is a place where near-omnipotent beings sit and plan for 90 days at a time jibs, japes, and all kinds of mischief for characters in the DC Universe. Way in the backwaters of the DCU is the rarely spoken about Fifth Dimension (or 5th Dimension). ![]() ![]() ![]() Gripping, fast-paced, and filled with the fascinating historical detail for which he is famous, The Inner Circle is a thrilling novel that once again proves Brad Meltzer as a brilliant author writing at the height of his craft. It is a secret, Beecher soon discovers, that some believe is worth killing for. His search will lead him to discover a coded and ingenious puzzle that conceals a disturbing secret from the founding of our nation. But his dream job becomes a nightmare when he and his childhood crush, Clementine Kaye, stumble upon a priceless book hidden in the office the president uses to review classified documents. Soon a man is dead, and Beecher is on the run as he races to learn the truth behind this mysterious national treasure. Synopsis The Inner Circle (Large Print) Beecher White is a researcher in the National Archives. After they accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact - a 200 hundred-year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington, hidden underneath a desk chair, Beecher and Clementine find themselves suddenly entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy, and murder. When Clementine Kaye, Beecher's first childhood crush, shows up at the National Archives asking for his help tracking down her long-lost father, Beecher tries to impress her by showing her the secret vault where the President of the United States privately reviews classified documents. ![]() He has always been the keeper of other people's stories, never a part of the story himself. And since I work in the National Archives, I find those stories for a living.īeecher White, a young archivist, spends his days working with the most important documents of the U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, an unexpected visit from Thaumaturge Sybil Mira, who is Cress's guardian/captor, throws a wrench into the plans as she discovers Cress' intent to run and plans a trap for Cinder's crew. After communicating with Cinder's crew, she asks them to rescue her from her satellite that she has been imprisoned on for seven years, which they say they will do. She is contacted by Cinder, the main protagonist of the first novel, and her crew on Thorne's spaceship, the Rampion, through the D-COMM chip that had made Nainsi malfunction in the first book (she is the same girl that warned Cinder about Levana's ulterior motives of marrying Kai). The novel begins with an introduction to Crescent "Cress" Moon Darnel, a sixteen-year-old girl living in a satellite in space that has been her prison for most of her life. ![]() The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of " Rapunzel", similar to its predecessors Cinder and Scarlet which were loosely based on " Cinderella" and " Little Red Riding Hood" respectively. It is the third novel in The Lunar Chronicles series and the sequel to Scarlet. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-bookĬress is a 2014 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite all the rotten tomatoes life throws his way, Kane makes something of himself. But no amount of planning prepares him for the handsome, uptight restaurateur who might derail his political future.Įasy isn’t even in the top thousand words to describe Kane Dalton’s life after his father, a devout Southern Baptist minister, kicks him out of the family home for questioning his sexual orientation. With a strategy in place and the campaign wheels rolling, Avery is ready to jump on the legislative fast track, full steam ahead. When some of the most prominent men in politics suggest he run for senate, Avery decides the time has come to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps. The gorgeous, charismatic attorney is used to getting what he wants, even the frequent one-night stands that earn him his well-deserved playboy reputation. ![]() She has also brought us an exclusive excerpt, as well as a giveaway! So please join me in giving her a big welcome!īorn to a prestigious political family, Avery Adams plays as hard as he works. Kindle is here to talk to us more about her new release, Always. Hello everyone! Today I am pleased to welcome author Kindle Alexander to the blog. ![]() ![]() "I always felt that, especially in touching on African American history, that we have to have a space where we allow our feet to sort of lift off the ground and to fly," she tells Elizabeth Blair. But Luqman-Dawson says she wanted to infuse that history with magic. The setting of Freewater was inspired by the real-life Great Dismal Swamp, where self-emancipated, formerly enslaved people found refuge. The historical fiction novel revolves around two enslaved siblings' escape from a plantation to a free swamp community called Freewater. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Newbery Medal, which the American Library Association awards to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year, went to Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson. The top children's book awards were handed out Monday morning, at the American Library Association's annual Youth Media Awards. ![]() ![]() ![]() The art, collage and mixed media, is fun to look at and depicts a diverse group of kids. ![]() And in the interest of rhyme, it sometimes lapses into cliché: "A citizen should care and care," and society is "full of joy and pain." A citizen can help change laws." And he reminds kids, "We're part of a society," so "Do something for another." In places, though, the text can feel murky, as when it says we're "a land of latticed people," or claims that "a citizen can be a bear" (when a bear joins their group). Author Dave Eggers provides some direct instruction, such as, "A citizen can write a letter. For instance, kids work together to build a tree house, plant a tree, and right an upturned turtle. ![]() Many of the examples in What Can a Citizen Do? are clear and simple. This rhyming civics lesson asks the timely and important question "What in the world can a citizen do?" - and provides some concrete suggestions. ![]() ![]() ![]() He also wrote his first original script, a situation comedy about frustrated waiters, Waiting, which was later optioned by the BBC. This led to script-editing jobs at London Weekend Television and Tiger Aspect Productions.ĭuring this period, he began to write, developing an adaptation of Sam Shepard’s stage-play Simpatico with the director Matthew Warchus, an old friend from University. ![]() He worked sporadically as an actor for the next eight years, eventually earning a three year stint at the Royal National Theatre, followed by a job at BBC Radio Drama as a script reader/researcher. A student of Toynbee Comprehensive school and Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, he Graduated from the University of Bristol having studied English Literature and Drama.Īfter graduation, he won a scholarship to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, before returning to London in 1991 and finally earning an Equity card. ![]() David Nicholls is a British author, screenwriter, and actor. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hey, the truth is, if a wookie started going to school all of a sudden, I’d be curious, I’d probably stare a bit! And if I was walking with Jack or Summer, I’d probably whisper to them: Hey, there’s the wookie. It’s okay, I know I’m weird-looking, take a look, I don’t bite. Auggie’s smart, funny personality will win over readers who will agonize with him over the complicated web of friendships and family even as they cheer for him as he learns some of life’s big and scary lessons. With the matter-of-fact wisdom that warmed Beverly Cleary’s books, this story about growing up is full of heart and humor, and written with a clear-eyed intelligence that never descends into cynicism. ![]() In addition, he also has a severe facial deformity that stops strangers in their tracks, so all the usual perils of the fifth grade take on even more heightened stakes. 10-year-old Auggie is going to school for the first time in his life, and he has to navigate new rules, learn to interact with teachers, and figure out how to make new friends. If you remember how terrifying it was to be a kid on a day to day basis, you’ll appreciate August’s story. ![]() It’s an upbeat, humorous, life-affirming story that deserves to be read-and it’s one that may just change its readers, too. Wonder is one of those rare books that makes you want to hug everyone in it so tightly that they’ll have no doubt about how much you love them…and beyond that, it also makes you want to reach out and hug the whole world. ![]() |
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