![]() In the world of literature, the Sun exists for no other reason than to illuminate the pure, unadulterated countryside, the Moon has no other reason to shine than to cast the shadows of the seaside lovers, if the universe is the Sahara, then all that makes the Earth a grain of gold within it, is that a particular bacteria called humanity clinging to its surface.” Liu Cixin uses the unique perspective of science-fiction to take us on a journey into this majestic, desolate cosmos. “ literature has always left me with the impression of indulging an intense anthropocentric narcissism. Unabashedly classic in the great tradition of Asimov and Clarke, Liu Cixin's science-fiction is firmly rooted in the cosmic. ![]() “The Wandering Earth” is a collection of short stories by Liu Cixin, China's most acclaimed contemporary science-fiction author. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() Adventure fans will thoroughly enjoy this Australian import and anxiously await the next three books in the series. Luke makes a compelling narrator, balancing tense drama with realistic moments of self-doubt, friendship dynamics, and a budding attraction to Jordan. ![]() The story is fast paced and punctuated with dry humor. ![]() Despite their reluctance to believe Crazy Bill’s strange ramblings, the friends find themselves on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth about Phoenix and save the world from its scheduled destruction in 100 days. So when we flew out to Phoenix a couple of weeks ago, it never really entered my head that I might be triggering a countdown to the destruction of the human. He sends a coded message to Luke and his friends, Jordan and Peter, leading them to a now-abandoned airport and providing clues to a hidden map. The biggest incongruity in this seemingly perfect, invite-only community is Crazy Bill, a homeless man. The Phoenix Files 1: The Arrival - by Chris Morphew Senior category - it was a tie (with just 40 votes cast) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - by William Kamkwamba Two Good Thieves / She Thief. While the town of Phoenix seems shiny and idyllic, Luke cannot adjust to the lack of cars, roads, Internet, or cell-phone coverage. Still reeling from his parents’ divorce, Luke resents moving to the Australian outback for his mother’s latest high-powered job. ![]() ![]() ![]() Margaret Jacobsen has worked hard all of her life and things are starting to pay off. I may not have come across this novel but a friend had just finished reading it and loved it. ![]() Sometimes a book comes along that makes my heart skip a beat. “When you don’t know what to do for yourself, do something for somebody else” ![]() ![]() Katherine lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her husband, two kids, and their fluffy-but-fierce dog. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, and the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.” Her books have made countless Best-Of lists, including RealSimple’s Best Books of 2020, Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2019, Goodreads' Best Books of the Year, the Indie Next Great Reads List, and many more. Katherine writes laugh-and-cry books about how life knocks us down-and how we get back up. The movie adaptation of her novel The Lost Husband (starring Josh Duhamel) hit #1 on Netflix, and her novel Happiness for Beginners is in production as a Netflix original movie (starring Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes) right now. BookPage calls Katherine Center “the reigning queen of comfort reads.” She's the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and What You Wish For. ![]() ![]() ![]() Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games By POPULAR SERIES Chronicles of Narnia Curious Geoge Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fancy Nancy Harry Potter I Survived If You Give.By TOPIC Award Winning Books African American Children's Books Biography & Autobiography Diversity & Inclusion Foreign Language & Bilingual Books Hispanic & Latino Children's Books Holidays & Celebrations Holocaust Books Juvenile Nonfiction New York Times Bestsellers Professional Development Reference Books Test Prep.By GRADE Elementary School Middle School High Schoolīy AGE Board Books (newborn to age 3) Early Childhood Readers (ages 4-8) Children's Picture Books (ages 3-8) Juvenile Fiction (ages 8-12) Young Adult Fiction (ages 12+). ![]() ![]() BESTSELLERS in EDUCATION Shop All Education Books. ![]() ![]() ![]() They face a degree of racism and prejudice at some games and the author portrays those unflinchingly. I loved getting to know a couple of the girls well and enjoyed seeing them compete with several mostly-white teams. ![]() Shenice also has a great group of girlfriends and the team has a friendly dynamic. ![]() The family has a long history of playing sports and they’re understandably proud of Shenice’s love for the game. Shenice’s father is disabled after a game injury and he has to move around with a cane. Like Clean Getaway, this is a fast-paced story and Shenice is sharp girl who excels at her sport and takes her role as captain seriously. And now, Shenice is the only one who can clear his name. Shenice and her team are preparing to win the Fastpitch World Series, when she discovers that a crime her great-grand father was accused of - which cost him his reputation and place in the Negro leagues - may have actually been a set-up all along. Summary: Fast Pitchįast Pitch is a companion title to Nic Stone’s Clean Getaway, which I really enjoyed! It stars Scoob’s crush Shenice, an U12 softball team captain whose concentration is shot when she stumbles upon a decades-long family mystery. Penguin Random House is giving away a copy of Nic Stone’s Fast Pitch to one reader. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Like animals, the care of mother to babe is a picture of affection. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.”Īffection covers an array of loves. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. I Corinthians 13:1-3 says, “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. So let’s look at the four types of love found in the Bible, and that Lewis helps to draw out in The Four Loves, published in 1960, and based on a radio series he did with the BBC a few years prior to the book’s release. As we know, Scripture tells us that love is the highest attribute. We may not consciously distinguish one use of love from another, in part because our speech is becoming more and more informal, but it’s important to be intentional about the differences. We love everything from various foods to cars, from movies to retailers, from people to God himself. ![]() Today, love is overused and undervalued at the same time. ![]() ![]() “Trust the first drum, your heart, for all your answers. Her moving and poignant memoir, Black Indian, explores issues of identity, tri-raciality, landscape and loss, while her book of poetry, Who’s Afraid of Black Indians? is a difficult yet beautiful collection of poetry such as “ The Trail” that peeks into one American family’s cultural window. Black Indian (Memoir) and Who’s Afraid of Black Indians?” (Poetry)Īn educator for the last 20 years, Shonda Buchanan was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan where she spent much of her adolescence curled up in libraries, bathtubs, and on her front porch, reading. ![]() Shonda Buchanan of Choctaw, Coharie, Cherokee & African Heritage is an Award-winning Poet and Fiction Writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her work combines traditional painting, mixed media, and collage with contemporary techniques to create a unique and imaginative visual language. The text in this book is effortless, and it shows children how if you see a problem, you have the power to fix it and make your community a better place for everyone. She graduated from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) in 2008, and has since published several picture books and illustrations for an array of international publishing companies and clients. Pitman is a look at how two women helped make the San Francisco community open, accepting, and a place to celebrate the LGBTQ community. ![]() Visit her at and follow her on Facebook: Twitter: and Instagram: Holly Clifton-Brown, illustrator of Sewing the Rainbow, So Many Smarts, and Move Your Mood, is an illustrator and artist based in Somerset, England. Tells the story of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, one of San Franciscos most well-known and politically active lesbian couples. She is the author of This Day in June, When You Look Out the Window, and Sewing the Rainbow. ![]() Her teaching and writing focuses on gender and sexual orientation, and she has worked extensively with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Pitman, Gayle E., Lyles, Christopher: : Books. Pitman, PhD, is a professor of psychology and women's studies at Sacramento City College. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mexican diaspora, its indigenous origins, and an American story of cultural loss. As her mother’s memory fails, Moraga is driven to unearth forgotten remnants of a U.S. As Moraga charts her mother’s journey–from impressionable young girl to battle-tested matriarch to, later on, an old woman suffering under the yoke of Alzheimer’s–she traces her own self-discovery of her gender-queer body and Lesbian identity, as well as her passion for activism and the history of her pueblo. The story of these two women, and of their people, is woven together in an intimate memoir of critical reflection and deep personal revelation.Īs a young woman, Elvira left California to work as a cigarette girl in glamorous late-1920s Tijuana, where an ambiguous relationship with a wealthy white man taught her life lessons about power, sex, and opportunity. ![]() The daughter, Cherríe Moraga, is a brilliant, pioneering, queer Latina feminist. ![]() The mother, Elvira, was hired out as a child, along with her siblings, by their own father to pick cotton in California’s Imperial Valley. Native Country of the Heart: A Memoir is, at its core, a mother-daughter story. One of Literary Hub‘s Most Anticipated Books of 2019įrom the celebrated editor of This Bridge Called My Back, Cherríe Moraga charts her own coming-of-age alongside her mother’s decline, and also tells the larger story of the Mexican American diaspora. –Roy Hoffman, The New York Times Book Review This memoir’s beauty is in its fierce intimacy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Carmine Falcone Cassandra Cain Catwoman Cheshire Clayface Cyborg Cyclone Damian Wayne Damien Darhk Darkseid Dead Boy Detectives Deadman Deadshot Deathstroke Deimos Doctor Cyber Doctor Fate Doctor Psycho Doctor Sivana Donna Troy Doom Patrol Doomsday Duke of Deception Earth-0 Earth-1 Earth-10 Earth-11 Earth-12 Earth-13 Earth-15 Earth-16 Earth-17 Earth-18 Earth-19 Earth-2 Earth-20 Earth-21 Earth-22 Earth-23 Earth-26 Earth-29 Earth-3 Earth-30 Earth-31 Earth-32 Earth-33 Earth-34 Earth-35 Earth-36 Earth-37 Earth-38 Earth-39 Earth-4 Earth-40 Earth-41 Earth-42 Earth-43 Earth-44 Earth-45 Earth-47 Earth-48 Earth-5 Earth-50 Earth-51 Earth-6 Earth-7 Earth-8 Earth-9 El Diablo Enchantress Etta Candy Eve Coffin FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics Firestorm Giganta Gorilla Grodd Granny Goodness Green Arrow Green Lantern Green Lantern Corps Guy Gardner H.I.V.E. 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