![]() It has something to say to the global family about the ravages of racism, the strength of the family and the perseverance of the African spirit." "Her book may be written to her children's children, but its messages go beyond bloodlines. She tells a candid, unself-pitying story of endurance in the face of hardships relentlessly reinforced by the apartheid system. But then came the disaster of teenage pregnancy and forced a change of all immediate plans for a teaching career. ![]() ![]() All this is described with humour, zest and enjoyment of township life. Her early years in a Transkei village, her childhood and adolescence on the Cape Flats, in Retreat and later Guguletu, where she was poor but secure in a loving family. ![]() It is an account of her eventful first twenty three years. Written as a ‘letter from a Xhosa Grandmother’ to her “grandchildren” so that they do not lose their history, this is Sindiwe Magona’s gift to posterity, not just her biological offspring. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Canal drivers were considered a pretty rough crowd. If his mother had not been an educated woman herself, would this still have been possible just based on values and interest?ĥ. At the opening of Destiny of the Republic, Millard claims that Garfield, born into “desperate poverty” overcame the odds with a passionate love of learning. What was better about living in that time than now? What was worse? Would you swap?Ĥ. ![]() Someone asks you what was so interesting about President Garfield. You are at a party and mention you read this book. When you first saw the cover and learned the subject, what expectations did you have for your reading experience?Ģ. If reproducing, please credit with the following statement: 2015 Mount Prospect Public Library. The Library is happy to share these original questions for your use. ![]() These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. The drama of what happened subsequently is a powerful story of a nation in turmoil. But four months after his inauguration, a deranged office seeker tracked Garfield down and shot him in the back. ![]() Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with the corrupt political establishment. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. ![]() ![]() ![]() Often utilizing mystery and gothic archetypes, Snyder's characters are regularly introduced in a state of turmoil born of traditional teen concerns, such as sibling rivalry, an abiding sense of under-appreciation, or new familial situations resulting from death, divorce, or remarriage. The author of over forty books for children and young adults, Snyder has, over the course of her long career, created a series of three-dimensional young adult protagonists which are respectful and true depictions that reflect the lives and interests of her readers. For further information on her life and works, see CLR, Volume 31. The following entry presents an overview of Snyder's career through 2005. ![]() American novelist and author of young adult novels, picture books, and children's poetry. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Right in the middle of the book, Fey tells a story about Amy Poehler, her fellow performer on Saturday Night Live (and who played Hillary Clinton to her Sarah Palin). ![]() What it does have, though, when you eventually get to it, is a good old-fashioned mission statement. Fey is out of her genre, and it shows: it takes an age to get going, and it's less like prose non-fiction than a sketch comedy in book form, with a disproportionate number of one-liners, not all of which work. ![]() There's lots to enjoy, particularly if you are, as I am, a Tina Fey fan girl. There are some hugely funny bits, and some inspiring bits, and some nerdishly interesting bits, and some bits that read like essays in the New Yorker (which in fact two of the chapters were). Which isn't to say that it's unenjoyable. Worse, the comedy memoir, although Bossypants takes the interesting approach to memoir of remembering almost nothing, and providing "revelations" that might more accurately be called "concealments". It's just that why, if you're the pre-eminent female comedy writer of your generation, the genius behind 30 Rock, the woman who gave the world the other Sarah Palin, the most influential female comedian working today, would you want to throw yourself on the rocks that have smashed so many before you: the comedy book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Full of banter, heat, and sexual tension, I felt the thrill of falling in love right alongside January and Gus. 'My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for - a steamy, smart and perceptive romance' Josie Silver, One Night on the Island For fans of The Flat Share and If I Never Met You. Set over one sizzling summer, Beach Read is a witty love story that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and fall head over heels. The risk? In telling each other's stories, their worlds might be changed entirely. The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first. ![]() Gus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale.īut January and Gus have more in common than you'd think:Īnd they need to write bestsellers before summer ends. January is a hopeless romantic who narrates her life like she's the lead in a blockbuster movie. 'The perfect escapist romp' Laura Jane Williams, One Night With You Beach Read by Emily Henry is a charming rom-com perfect for reading by the crashing waves. 'A great love story' Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here 'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us Emily Henry is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation, Beach Read, and the forthcoming Happy Place. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The executive producers are Cameron Roach for Rope Ladder Fiction, Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Gaynor Holmes and Jo McClellan for the BBC. Waterloo Road is a Rope Ladder Fiction and Wall to Wall North co-production for BBC One and iPlayer. The series remains especially popular with younger viewers, and is the BBC’s second biggest drama title with 16-34 year olds of the year so far, behind only Happy Valley. The popular drama series returned in January after an eight-year hiatus following a revival in audiences on BBC iPlayer during the first lockdown. He's struggling to come to terms with a life back in mainstream education, makes it clear that he’s not there to make friends, and immediately sets about making a lasting impact on the school.Įlsewhere, love is in the air this term as new couples get together and hidden feelings come to the surface. What's going on here? The further seven episodes, which will air weekly on BBC One and be available in full on BBC iPlayer ![]() ![]() For over a year, people all over the world are dreaming about the end of the world. In ‘Praying For Rain’ we meet Rain, a nineteen year old girl who is only going to life for three more days. So when I got the opportunity to read the first book ‘Praying For Rain’ before starting the second book, I got super excited and dived right in. When I saw the sign up for the second book in the Rain Trilogy, I knew this was a series I wanted to read. ![]() Perhaps, together, they can learn how to live. As society crumbles, dangers mount, and secrets refuse to stay buried, two lost souls are thrust together in a twist of fate-one who will do anything to survive and one who can’t wait to die. Why should the end of the world be any different? All he needs are some basic supplies, shelter, and a sucker willing to help him out, which is exactly what he finds when he returns to his hometown of Franklin Springs. ![]() Self-defense.” Wes Parker has survived every horrible thing this life has thrown at him with nothing more than his resourcefulness and disarming good looks. ![]() If she can just outrun her pain until April 23, she’ll never have to feel it at all. ![]() “None of this matters, and we’re all going to die.” With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people. ![]() ![]() ![]() |a Pink, Molly (Fictitious character) |0 |v Fiction. ![]() For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. and from the Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. It’s a relaxing escape from her hectic life as a bookstore event manager. But while Molly's fending off a detective with a personal grudge and navigating the pitfalls of crochet group politics, the real killer remains at large."-p. Hooked on Murder (Crochet Mystery Series 1) by Betty Hechtman eBook Barnes & Noble Molly Pink is about to discover the joys of crochet. Now, after being handcuffed and questioned, Molly could use a little creative diversion-especially since her complicated past with Ellen has made her a prime suspect. Then she stumbled across the dead body of Ellen Sheridan, the goup's leader. |a Summary: "For Molly Pink, the weekly crochet group at Shedd & Royal Books and More was just another event to manage. |a "Includes crochet pattern and recipes"-Cover. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition. |a Hooked on murder / |c by Betty Hechtman. ![]() ![]() ![]() and a renegade attack ship, The King of Hearts, has encountered something very nasty outside the Polity itself. Polity Agent by Neal Asher (ebook) Polity Agent Neal Asher, Click to preview From 800 years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity and those coming through it have been sent specially to take the alien Maker back to its home civilization in the Small Magellanic cloud. His first novel, it was published by the Macmillan Publishers imprint Pan Books in 2001. This raises questions: why was Dragon, a massive bioconstruct of the Makers, really sent to the Polity why did a Jain node suddenly end up in the hands of someone who could do the most damage with it? Meanwhile an entity called the Legate is distributing toxic Jain nodes. Gridlinked is a science fiction novel by British writer Neal Asher. Once these refugees are safely through, the gate itself is rapidly shut down – because something alien is pursuing them.įrom those who get through, agent Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by pernicious virus known as the Jain technology. Those coming through it have been tasked with taking the alien ‘Maker’ back to its home civilization in the Small Magellanic cloud. Polity Agent is the fourth novel in Neal Asher's popular Agent Cormac series.įrom 800 years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity. ![]() ![]() Listen to an excerpt from Polity Agent by Neal Asher, read by Ric Jerrom. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Fans of Frampton and her detail-rich historicals will find themselves pleasantly transported." - Library Journal Only Lavinia demands passion, and Thaddeus complies, with both of them realizing this marriage of convenience may turn into much more. With no love between them, but with an heir to conceive, they strike a bargain in bed. When Lady Lavinia and Thaddeus end up in the most compromising position, witnessed by Lavinia’s mother and nearly everyone at a party, they’re forced to get married to protect their reputations. ![]() And she’s also determined not to think so much about his broad chest and strong thighs. Vivacious, rebellious, and strikingly beautiful, Lavinia is determined to keep him away from her shy, sweet sister. He thinks he’s found the perfect choice in Lady Jane Capel-until her sister Lavinia bursts onto the scene. ![]() ![]() Task number one: find a wife and secure an heir. Thaddeus, the new Duke of Hasford, holds his new title reluctantly, but his sense of duty is strong. The author of the “sparkling” and “steamy” ( Entertainment Weekly) Never Kiss a Duke returns with the delightful third book in the Hazards of Dukes series as a rigid duke enters into marriage with a rebellious lady. ![]() |