Miriam's Cup by Fran Manushkin7/5/2023 This is an excellent book both for Jewish and Christian children. Several other important things about this book are: a modern day song about Miriam on the back cover for use at home or in Sunday School, a historical note at the end of the story, a bibliography for those who want to know more, and the fantastic illustrations in blue-violet and burnt orange done in watercolor, by Bob Dacey, chair of the Visual Arts Dept. As a Lutheran, I enjoy the Midrashic legendary spin in stories such as this. We thus go back in time, seeing the Passover story from the ancient Miriam's point of view: the fact that she prophesied her brother Moses' birth and that he would be the Israelite leader the role of Moses' mother, pharoah's wife, and even the two midwives who birthed Moses but refused to kill him as ordered by the pharaoh, the first act of civil disobedience reported in the Bible. A modern day little girl named Miriam is told the Passover story by her Mom. This story is told from Miriam's point of view. Women are religious too, and have great roles to play. I buy those, but also go out of my way to find those that stress roles of women to inspire our daughters and granddaughters. So often Bible stories stress only men's roles. This excellent book about Passover stresses the female role in the story.
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The dark is rising book 17/4/2023 After attending Oxford, where she became the first woman to ever edit that university's newspaper, Cooper worked as a reporter and feature writer for London's Sunday Times her first boss was James Bond creator Ian Fleming.Ĭooper wrote her first book for young readers in response to a publishing house competition "Over Sea, Under Stone" would later form the basis for her critically acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence, "The Dark Is Rising." The fourth book in the series, "The Grey King," won the Newbery Medal in 1976. As a child, she loved to read, as did her younger brother, who also became a writer. Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. Susan Cooper's latest book is the YA novel "Ghost Hawk" (2013) The winter rose jennifer donnelly7/4/2023 ‘I loved this vividly researched and wonderfully rumbustious yarn – brilliantly told, great fun to read.’ Simon Winchester This is a splendid, heartwarming novel of pain, struggle, decency, triumph – and just what we need in these times.’ Frank McCourt It’s the kind of novel where the writing is so fluid you feel the author simply loves telling her story. Despite her suffering – a lost love, a tragic family – there are moments you will want to cheer. You’ll be charmed by the novels heroine – her intelligence, her courage, her great heart. ‘A great read with fabulous characters, plenty of historical drama and romance, as well political intrigue and moments of sumptuously gothic excess.’ ‘A vivid and entertaining ’s a brilliant story.’ ‘Melodramatic set pieces keep this romp rattling along, with drugs, prostitution and robbery adding colour to a world defined by poverty and corruption.’ ‘So vividly imagined that it’s like time-travelling back to 1900’ ‘Donnelly’s feel for the period and attention to detail make this more than just a ripping yarn.’ 'There's a hint of mystery, lots of interesting characters and locales such as India, Africa and California, with turn-of-the-century London at the centre of an engaging book. Kulti mariana zapata summary7/4/2023 It was refreshing to read about someone who could look at her body and say, eh, I like it. First, Sal’s strong sense of self (wow, all that alliteration was unintended). I’ll talk about what happened after 4am in a bit, but first I want to give the book due credit for the parts that I truly enjoyed. There were many other things to love: Sal Casillas’s sense of self-worth and drive, her relationships with the people in her life, and of course, that delicious slow-cooker romance with her assistant coach, the eponymous Reiner Kulti. There wasn’t quite as much about tactics and on-field action as I would have liked, but that wasn’t a big deal. Up till around 4am I was enjoying the story. I downloaded the book and happily read through the night. Plus, I used to watch soccer games with my dad in my youth, and was looking forward to getting reacquainted with the game. The story blurb promised some of my favourite blends of catnip: strong heroine with cool-ass career, competence pr0n, slowburn romance and, most of all, a broody hero. I saw the sale for Mariana Zapata’s Kulti a few weeks ago on this site and one-clicked it pretty quickly. This book is frequently recommended when it comes to sports romances and is an autobuy author for many readers, so we’re happy to finally have a review for it on the site! This guest review is from Poppy, who picked up Kulti after it was featured in a previous books on sale. The magician book raymond e feist7/4/2023 In the grand tradition of fantasy novels, Midkemia is in a medieval age and knights castles, bows and arrows and royalty abound. The 800 odd page novel (broken into two books in the USA) is set on the fictional planet of Midkemia. It is particularly suitable for good readers in their early teens – the depth of scope and imagination compared to the children’s books they are used to will leave them wide eyed in delight. Magician is intended as a book for adults but the family friendly content and relatively simple vocabulary mean it is also ideal for younger readers. Magician is a novel in its own right but also the start of a series of books called the Riftwar Cycle – and these have been so successful they make it onto the Wikipedia page for the bestselling books of all time – with sales of approximately 15 million. You’ll often see it featured on lists of ‘most loved books’ or ‘world’s best ever books’. Written in 1982 by American author Raymond E Feist, it was a standout bestseller at the time, and still sells well today. Later, in America, it was re-published in two volumes – Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master.) (Note that initially it was released as the one novel, Magician. Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards.Pacific NW Library Association Young Reader’s Choice Award, Jr Division.New York Public Library Best 100 Books for Reading and Sharing.National Education Association Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children.Mississippi Magnolia Children’s Choice Award.Illinois School Library Media Association Bluestem Award.Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award.Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award.Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices Book List.Children’s Librarians of Dover, NH Cochecho Readers’ Award.Child Magazine’s Best Children’s Book of the Year.Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth.Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth.Bologna Book Fair White Ravens Selection.Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year.Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice Book Award. You have a very punchable face7/4/2023 If there's one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it's being able to take a punch-metaphorically and, occasionally, physically.įrom growing up in a family of firefighters on Staten Island to commuting three hours a day to high school and "seeing the sights" (like watching a Russian woman throw a stroller off the back of a ferry), to attending Harvard while Facebook was created, Jost shares how he has navigated the world like a slightly smarter Forrest Gump. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Cosmopolitan - Vulture - Parade Now I just want to kick him in the balls."-Larry David "I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf7/3/2023 In The Weight of Our Sky, we follow the story of Melati, a 16-year-old student battling OCD. Her first novel, The Weight of Our Sky, was an instant hit during its release in 2019 for not only being internationally published (by Simon & Schuster), but also discussing a topic that tends to be controversial amongst Malaysians – the May 13 riots. While Hanna has also written short stories for anthologies, it is her full-length novels that have garnered more critical acclaim. As Hanna mentions on her official website, she writes “unapologetically Malaysian books for kids and teens.” The Kuala Lumpur-based author has made headlines in the local literary scene, paving the way for a new wave of YA fiction as she reaches out to a global audience, whilst still retaining a familiar Malaysian flavour. With Hanna Alkaf’s stories, the focus is not centered around stereotypes, but relatable characters with which readers can empathise. Mention the subject of young adult fiction (or YA fiction), and one might instantly think of the typical literary tropes found in this genre: star-crossed lovers, teenage angst and a dystopian future where rebels are inspired to lead their people to victory. The latter, printed by the Massachusetts Historical Society and Houghton Mifflin Company after Adams's death in March of 1918, amounted to a wholesale modernization of Adams’s work, leaving telling defects, including stylistic inconsistencies and incomplete sentences. The former, which appeared in Adams’s lifetime, was a private printing of only one hundred copies, containing hundreds of printer’s errors and editorial inconsistencies. By inventing his own fictional missteps, Adams allows readers to educate themselves on how to approach life’s curveballs.Īlthough The Education of Henry Adams has long been considered a classic, until now the only editions available were those from 19. In this text, Adams uses his background information (such as place of birth, voyage destinations, and alma mater) but little else, placing his protagonist in front of life’s various pitfalls with the object of providing those stepping out into the world with the tools they need to handle themselves in the face of adversity. A tireless historian, politician, and traveler, Adams was from first to last a dedicated learner capable of great originality. Written by Adams in the third person, the book became known for founding a new genre best described as "an education"-an account not of life, but of learning. Both a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and at the head of the Modern Library's list of the one hundred best English-language nonfiction books of the twentieth century, The Education of Henry Adams has long been revered as a great work of literature. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis7/3/2023 I would have thought that you constructed Perelandra for the didactic purpose,” Lewis replies “ Yes, everyone thinks that. This is because, as you know, having got your people to this exciting country, something must happen.” When Aldiss responds “ But I am surprised that you put it this way round. And then, of course, the story about an averted fall developed. The whole of the rest of my labors in a sense consisted of building up a world in which floating islands could exist. However, in a 1962 discussion with Kingsley Amis and Brian Aldiss, Lewis states that “ The starting point of the second novel, Perelandra, was my mental picture of the floating islands. While Out of the Silent Planet is science fiction, Perelandra is better described as religious fantasy (with portions of what could be called supernatural horror). Lewis, I should also mention Perelandra, the middle volume. Having blogged about Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength, the first and last novels of the “Space Trilogy” or “Cosmic Trilogy” by C. |