Laura joffe numeroff books5/22/2023 ![]() The illustrations in this story are crucial because they so clearly depict what is taking place. The mouse then asks for a glass of milk, a straw, a napkin, and so on. The boy spots a mouse and offers a cookie to the mouse, but this starts a long line of giving and taking between the mouse and the boy. This book is fun and humorous as it starts out by a boy eating a cookie. "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie is one book from the series written by Laura Joffe Numeroff. So to check if we have the book in-stock before you place your order, contact us at 6702 2452 or drop us an email at Level: 4+ ![]() *Despite our best efforts to predict the demand for books, the magical spells we use sometimes fail us. The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim. ![]() If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. ![]()
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Moon awakening lucy monroe5/22/2023 ![]() The story line is fast-paced from the opening eavesdropping to the final confrontation with evil. MOON AWAKENING is an electrifying supernatural historical romance starring a courageous highly moral female and the werewolf who falls in love with her. ![]() He plots to kill the Balmoral and Reuben clans after taking their women, and has a traitor within to abet his endeavors. To his chock Emily accepts his wolf essence without a blink and turns his rage into love, but Sinclair is not one to sit idly by when someone takes a possession from him. He abducts Sinclair’s sister Cait and his fiancée Emily. However, Lachlan Balmoral, laird and leader of a rival werewolf pack plans to destroy his enemy who has caused havoc to all the Highlanders. Neither Reuben nor his female family members realize that Sinclair is more than just an aristocrat he is the chieftain of a werewolf pack. The Baron says no as he does not want war or harm to come to his daughter in case the highlander considers her an abomination Emily volunteers to Sybil’s euphoria and Ruben’s consternation. Sybil’s plan is to hide the flaw until the barbarian consummates the marriage. He selects Jolenta, his fourteen years old offspring from his second wife Sybil however his spouse suggests fifteen years old Abigail though the suggestion is monstrous as the lass is deaf. ![]() ![]() The King demands that Lord Reuben send one of his daughters to marry the merciless Highlander Laird Sinclair. ![]() The Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() He doesn’t dare hope she’ll ever return his devotion.Ī marriage on the front lines of the Napoleonic Wars would be difficult enough, but now Major Bones is out for vengeance. To prevent such a fate, Jesse hastily weds Nell. Her father, Captain Bertie Mason, is a compulsive gambler, and when Nell’s mother dies, he desperately agrees to marry her to the despicable Major William Bones to relieve his crushing gambling debts. A battlefield is no place to wage a campaign of love, and even if it was, Jesse is far too shy to ever confess his love to Nell, who helps the surgeons in the field hospital. Set against the vivid historical background of the Napoleonic Wars, “The Wedding Journey “is the unforgettable story of Captain Jesse Randall, assistant surgeon of Marching Hospital Number Eight, and his undying love for beautiful, young Nell Mason. ![]() Aj sass5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his husband and two cats who act like dogs. figure skates and travels as much as possible. is the author of the upcoming middle-grade book Just Shy of Ordinary (Little, Brown, 2024), and a contributor to the This Is Our Rainbow (Knopf Books for Young Readers), Allies (DK/Penguin Random House), and On All Other Nights (Abrams, 2024) anthologies. All three books are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections.Ī. ![]() He is the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 titles Ellen Outside the Lines, which was also a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, and Ana on the Edge, as well as the co-author of Camp QUILTBAG (with Nicole Melleby). ![]() Sass (he/they) is an author whose narrative interests lie at the intersection of identity, neurodiversity, and allyship. ![]() All three books are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections. ![]() Kathryn stocketts the help5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In this lively, practical, and inspiring book, Gary dissects every current major social media platform so that anyone, from a plumber to a professional ice skater, will know exactly how to amplify his or her personal brand on each. That’s what Crushing It! teaches readers to do. The secret to their success (and Gary’s) has everything to do with their understanding of the social media platforms, and their willingness to do whatever it took to make these tools work to their utmost potential. He also shares stories from other entrepreneurs who have grown wealthier-and not just financially-than they ever imagined possible by following Crush It principles. ![]() In his 2009 international bestseller Crush It, Gary insisted that a vibrant personal brand was crucial to entrepreneurial success, In Crushing It!, Gary explains why that’s even more true today, offering his unique perspective on what has changed and what principles remain timeless. Four-time New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk offers new lessons and inspiration drawn from the experiences of dozens of influencers and entrepreneurs who rejected the predictable corporate path in favor of pursuing their dreams by building thriving businesses and extraordinary personal brands. ![]() Dare me book megan abbott5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The one I envisioned as the antagonist is the one I grew to love the most. In Dare Me, the characters entirely switched places on me. Surprise is one of the best parts of writing for me. Before I really start, I generally try to envision a three-act structure, but usually without any of the beats in between. ![]() My goal is to get that character’s voice in my head so well that I feel like she or he is real. The first inspiration is almost always a character wanting something, desperately. They are almost peers, almost rivals.ĭo character ideas, intentions and plot inform your writing from the start? Do you discover much in the writing process or is it mostly pre-determined by you before the writing begins? Cheerleading coaches in particular are often only ten years older than their girls, which adds another layer of complication. In the case of Dare Me, it’s a new cheerleading coach, who comes to town and entrances the girls on her squad. You want to be this person so intensely, it’s all-consuming. And I was particularly interested in the way, for young girls in particular, it can feel like a crush. As a kid, one of my favorite novels was Lois Duncan’s Daughters of Eve, the tale of a dangerously charismatic teacher. I’ve always been interested in writing a book about the complicated relationship between mentor and student. What was the genesis of your wonderful new novel, Dare Me? ![]() Tony hawk 9005/21/2023 ![]() ![]() The trick required immense skill and concentration- something that has since been passed down to other skaters. He was 31 years old when he achieved the incredible feat at the 1999 X Games in San Francisco. ![]() Tony Hawk is credited with landing the first 900 on a skateboard ramp, which made him an instant skateboarding legend. Has anyone landed a 900 in skateboarding? What Is A 900 In Skateboarding?ĩ00 is a 2½-revolution (900 degrees) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp It’s considered one of skateboarding’s most technically demanding tricks Skaters must have good balance and control to pull it off. If you’re interested in trying it out, be sure to find a qualified coach or learn from someone who knows how to do it right – your safety is paramount. Though it may seem easy, performing this trick well takes years of practice to perfect. The trick is considered one of the most technically demanding maneuvers in skateboarding and requires intense focus and precision. Skaters can perform a 900 degree aerial spin on a skateboard ramp to impress their friends and show off their skills. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Over the next decade the situationists developed an increasingly incisive critique of the global ?spectacle-commodity system? and of its bureaucratic leftist pseudo-opposition, and their new methods of agitation helped trigger the May 1968 revolt in France. The name came from their aim of liberating everyday life through the creation of open-ended, participatory ?situations? (as opposed to fixed works of art) ? an aim which naturally ran up against the whole range of material and mental obstacles produced by the present social order. In 1957 a few experimental European groups stemming from the radical tradition of dadaism and surrealism, but seeking to avoid the cooption to which those movements succumbed, came together to form the Situationist International. ![]() The glass menagerie play script5/21/2023 ![]() When Laura addresses her mother’s presence and asks about her meeting, Amanda “slowly opens her purse and removes a dainty white handkerchief which she shakes out delicately and delicately touches to her lips and nostrils” (Williams). ![]() Then she goes into the apartment and sags herself against the door and stares at Laura with a “martyred look”. Then she slowly lets herself in the door” (Williams). Before even coming into the apartment, Williams describes that she “purses her lips, opens her eyes very wide, rolls them upward, and shakes her head. In the beginning of scene II when Amanda finds out that Laura had dropped out of school, Williams makes sure to describe her feelings of disappointment and distress through her exaggerated her actions. These moments help emphasize the play’s theme more than a realistically told story would. ![]() Through Tom, Williams manages to tell his story with the use of very symbolic and exaggerated moments throughout the play. The story is told as a “memory play” through the main character, Tom. ![]() ![]() Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is told in a very interesting and complex way than most stories or playwrights. ![]() Sutton's Surrender by Scarlett Scott5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() And she most definitely would have informed him he should take his blunt back to Mayfair where it, and he, belongs…had he not kissed her. She would have told the arrogant Lord Lindsey as much had he not attempted to bribe her. But when he decides he wants to marry her to anger his father and condescending brother, she refuses to take part in his schemes. Penelope Sutton has long considered Lord Aidan Weir her unlikely friend. ![]() He vows to do everything in his power to stop the mésalliance from occurring. When his foolish younger brother declares his intention to marry a devious East End fortune hunter, Garrick is appalled. Every lady on the marriage mart wants him as her prize, and every young fop wants to be him. With his impeccable reputation and undeniable good looks, Garrick Weir, Viscount Lindsey, heir to the Duke of Dryden, has earned his place at the apex of fashionable London society. A perfectly proper duke's heir and a fiercely loyal East End lady clash in this steamy Regency romp from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott. ![]() |