![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a story about secrets, family, and love. Then there’s Claire, Bean’s mother’s friend whom Bean doesn’t really like, and suddenly is at the house all the time. Bean learns some shocking truths about her beloved grandfather and why he and Bean’s mother were always so at odds. After a tragedy in her family, Bean feels like she might be living her own soap opera, as lies and secrets are revealed. In Pearl, fifteen-year-old Bean spends most of her time with her best friend Henry, watching soap operas with him and his homebound mother. Today, I am absolutely thrilled to be able to feature one of my favorite authors and people, Jo Knowles! Keep reading because below is a chance for you to win a signed copy of Jo’s newest book! Jo is the author of Lessons From A Dead Girl (Candlewick Press), Jumping Off Swings (Candlewick Press), and her newest, Pearl (Henry Holt). I hope you will join me and share your favorites, too! I’d love to have you visit regularly – please feel free to subscribe (below right) and you’ll be informed by email every time I post something new (probably twice a week). Hello! Welcome to the inaugural post of DEBtastic Reads! Here, I will highlight my favorite books and authors, interviews, book buzz, contests, and more. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The pandemic was reportedly first introduced to Europe during the siege of the Genoese trading port of Kaffa in Crimea by the Golden Horde army of Jani Beg in 1347. The immediate territorial origins of the Black Death and its outbreak remains unclear with some pointing towards Central Asia, China, the Middle East and Europe. Genetic analysis points to the evolution of Yersinia pestis in the Tian Shan mountains on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China 2,600 years ago. The origin of the Black Death is disputed. ![]() The plague created religious, social and economic upheavals, with profound effects on the course of European history. The Black Death was the beginning of the second plague pandemic. Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis spread by fleas, but during the Black Death it probably also took a secondary form, spread by person-to-person contact via aerosols, causing pneumonic plague. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causing the deaths of 75–200 million people, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. ![]() ![]() ![]() The investments the cult has been making appear to be tied to Help Earth terrorist attacks. ![]() They also discover that Help Earth has a connection to a religious cult called the Survivors. ![]() The young people do indeed find out about Clyde’s next mission and manage to prevent a plane full of oil executives and senior staff members from being blown up. Three CHERUB agents, all of whom are under the age of seventeen, are sent to Hong Kong to get close to Clyde Xu. Since the activist, Clyde Xu, is sixteen, it is decided that the best people to watch him would be other teenagers. It is decided that agents will be sent to spy on an environmental activist in Hong Kong whose name is linked to the operation. In 2005 an electronic surveillance systems intercepts a message between “two unknown parties,” in which mention is made of a possible attack being launched by Help Earth, an ecoterrorism organization. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes And The. As Holmes and Watson seek out the terrifying interlopers, the scene is set for the final battle that will bring them face to face with the Sussex Sea-Devils, and perhaps with Cthulhu himself. The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes And The Shadwell Shadows Book 2. For legend has it that strange amphibious creatures dwell in a city on the seabed, coming ashore every few centuries to take fresh captives. Three young women have disappeared from the nearby town of Newford, and the locals have no doubt who is responsible. The companions retreat to Holmes's farm on the Sussex Downs, and it is not long before a client comes calling. Holmes suspects it is the handiwork of a German spy working for R'lluhloig, but his search for vengeance costs an old friend his life. The Cthulhu Casebooks (Series) James Lovegrove Author (2016) The Cthulhu. Find a Library Browse Collections Apps Libby Blog Search by title or author. Europe is creeping inexorably towards war, and a more cosmic conflict is nearing its zenith, as in a single night all the most eminent members of the Diogenes Club die horribly, seemingly by their own hands. The Cthulhu Casebooks has 3 entries in the series. It is the autumn of 1910, and for fifteen long years Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson have battled R'lluhloig, the Hidden Mind that was once Professor James Moriarty. The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin, in which the worlds of Arthur Conan Doyle and H.P. ![]() ![]() ![]() First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology of what it means to be born with hearts that are tragically, exquisitely human. That night, the skies open up, rain and feathers fill the air, and Ava’s quest and her family’s saga build to a devastating crescendo. ![]() Others like the pious Nathaniel Sorrows, who mistakes Ava for an angel and whose obsession with her grows until the night of the summer solstice celebration. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in with her peers, sixteen-year old Ava ventures into the wider world, ill-prepared for what she might discover and naive to the twisted motives of others. Ava - in all other ways a normal girl - is born with the wings of a bird. ![]() Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender. Magical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of these tombs, dating to the mid-fifteenth century b.c.e. ![]() At Thebes, the capital of Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty, wall paintings from five tombs of high-ranking officials dating to the early years of the dynasty show foreigners from the Aegean area bringing tribute to the pharaoh. Egypt also provides evidence for Minoan fashion. It was probably an import from Egypt, but it does show that linen was known and used on Crete before the Minoan civilization burst upon the stage of history at the start of the second millenium b.c.e. The clothes and fabrics of this time period have long since disintegrated with time, although at the site of Mochlos in northeast Crete, a find of linen has been reported from a tomb dating to the Pre-Palatial Period (3500–1900 b.c.e.). ![]() Evidence for the clothing worn in Minoan Crete comes mainly from the frescoes that decorated the walls of the palaces, and from Minoan statuettes found on the island. The history of Greek fashion extends all the way back to the Bronze Age to the Minoan culture on the island of Crete off the Greek mainland. ![]() ![]() ![]() You who listen to me are in a better position to judge about the French Revolution than I am. Urizen must counteract the scepticism of Ho-Yung and Enicharmon, I must myself counteract the impetuosity of Gutch. But be sure that the intermediates are many and varied, for in history one authority exists to counteract another. ![]() Through the medium of these ten great minds, the blood that was shed at Paris and the windows that were broken at Versailles will be clarified to an idea which you may employ most profitably in your daily lives. Do not learn anything about this subject of mine - the French Revolution.Learn instead what I think that Enicharmon thought Urizen thought Gutch thought Ho-Yung thought Chi-Bo-Sing thought Lafcadio Hearn thought Carlyle thought Mirabeau said about the French Revolution. They are but the physical impressions produced by love and fear, and on this gross foundation who could erect a philosophy? Let your ideas be second-hand, and if possible tenth-hand, for then they will be far removed from that disturbing element - direct observation. “Beware of first-hand ideas!” exclaimed one of the most advanced of them. ![]() ![]() ![]() This second edition has been lightly edited and bears a new cover from the original edition by Musa Publishing. But he does know that living with the ghosts of his past was hard enough without being tormented by the mysterious thorn in his side-or finding how much he needs her. ![]() Dagger has no idea why the foul-mouthed little server of questionable gender bothers him. ![]() After years working deep undercover, immersed in betrayal and death, all he wants is some peace and the quiet security company he co-owns. Jack Daggery doesn't need a mirror to know why people avoid him, not that he cares. When one foretells tragedy, she gambles her fragile defenses on a haunted man to prevent it-only to discover love is the biggest risk of all. She's hidden herself for five years, but there's no escape from the nightmares of the past, or visions of the future. "item_description" : " Two haunted souls seeking peace find each other instead Kidnapped by human monsters, Grace Thorne was ripped from her quiet intellectual life and left deeply scarred. ![]() ![]() ![]() Average Customer Review: (4.6 out of 5, on Amazon) Tropes: College Romance, Humor, Abuse, Smutty, Playboy, Contemporary Number Of Pages: 342 Available: Audiobook | Paperback | Kindle | Audio CD Check On Amazon I love the series so much, and I consider it one of my favorite hockey romance series.Īuthor: Elle Kennedy Publisher: Elle Kennedy Inc. It’s super cute, and I highly recommend the series. Hannah is helping him study because he’s failing his classes, and they fall in love. So she gets wrapped up with this other guy named Garrett, who is helping her make this other guy jealous. She is currently crushing on a guy, and she wants him to notice her. ![]() The first book of The Deal follows Hannah, who has had bad luck with guys. ![]() The entire series follows a hockey team and a friend group. Elle Kennedy does have new covers for the series, which feature all girls on the covers, which are pretty. The first book is The Deal, the second book is The Mistake, the third book is The Score, and the fourth book is The Goal. I recommend the series because it’s an essential hockey romance to read. To make your reading experience, I will review 15 best hockey romance books. So, you can get the variation of romance and find yourself in the campus memories. ![]() We get to see the romance between coach-player, player-player, and fan-player most of the time. It’s famous for hockey fans and other readers for its various tropes like friend-to-lover, forced proximity, forbidden, angsty, etc. Hockey romance is a popular sub-genre in sports romance. 15 Best Teen Romance Books - YA and High School Romance ![]() ![]() ![]() Warriors: The New Prophecy (2005–2006) continues with a focus on the next generation of cats, and chronicles the four Clans' journey to a new home. ![]() ![]() It details the adventures of a "kittypet" ( housecat) named Rusty who joins ThunderClan, one of the warrior cat clans who inhabit the forest. The first, Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, was published from 2003 to 2004. There are currently eight sub-series, each containing six books. The concept and plot of the pilot series was developed by series editor Victoria Holmes. Published by HarperCollins, the series is written by authors Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, as well as others, under the collective pseudonym Erin Hunter. The series is primarily set in fictional forests. Warriors (also known as Warrior Cats) is a series of novels based on the adventures and drama of multiple Clans of feral cats. ![]() |