![]() ![]() ![]() This novel constantly name-drops and is full of product placements, drinking, drugs, nonexplicit sex, and superficial characterizations, but the intriguing plot will keep teens reading. ![]() Their immortality and way of life are threatened after Blue Blood teens start getting murdered by a splinter group called the Silver Bloods. Then the symptoms manifest themselves and they begin to crave raw meat, have nightmares about events in history, and get prominent blue veins in their arms. They don't realize that they aren't normal until they reach age 15. What they have in common is the fact that they are all Blue Bloods, or vampires. Schuyler, her friend Oliver, and their new friend Dylan are treated like outsiders by the clique of popular, athletic, and beautiful teens made up of Mimi Force, her twin brother, and her best friend. Schuyler Van Alen, 15, the last of the line in a distinguished family, is being raised by her distant and forbidding grandmother. ![]() De la Cruz has revamped traditional vampire lore in this story featuring a group of attractive, privileged Manhattan teens who attend a prestigious private school. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The fact that multiple spiritual traditions have both feared our inner voice and noted its value speaks to the ambivalent attitudes to our internal conversations that still persist today. They called it “deluded thought.” And yet many of these very same ancient cultures believed that their inner voice was a source of wisdom, a belief that undergirds several millennia-old practices like silent prayer and meditation. Around the same time, in the East, Chinese Buddhists theorized about the turbulent mental weather that could cloud one’s emotional landscape. Some even considered these voices demonic. Early Christian mystics were thoroughly annoyed by the voice in their head always intruding on their silent contemplation. Humanity has grappled with the phenomenon of the inner voice since the dawn of civilization. ![]() ![]() Many years have distilled the Clans and made them set in their ways and their prejudices, but new threats to the forest force them to start adapting to change and abandoning their prejudice. ![]() WindClan cats are extremely fast, and they chase down rabbits on the open moorland. RiverClan cats love water and are known for swimming and being brilliant tacticians. ShadowClan, masters of stealth and night hunting, live in a marsh and need all their cunning to gather enough food to feed themselves. ThunderClan (the focal Clan) lives in a forest and stalks their prey while priding themselves on their courage. ![]() The series centers on four "Clans" of cats that have lived in a forest and followed the spirits of their warrior ancestors (known as StarClan) for generations. ![]() The series focuses on cats running wild in large family groups, fighting each other, falling in love, and worshipping their starry ancestors. Warrior Cats, also well-known as simply Warriors, is a book series written by Erin Hunter. "For as long as any cat can remember, four clans have ruled the forest: ThunderClan, ShadowClan, WindClan and RiverClan." ![]() ![]() ![]() A Loving Arrangement (As: Diana Blayne) (1983).The Kincaid Bride (By:Jackie Merritt) (2020).Home on the Ranch (By:Karen Rose Smith) (2019). ![]() ![]() Born in Whitehorn (By:Karen Rose Smith) (2017).The Bride Who was Stolen in the Night (2016).It Happened One Wedding Night (By:Karen Rose Smith) (2010).Cinderella’s Big Sky Groom (By:Christine Rimmer) (2004).Just Pretending (By:Myrna Mackenzie) (2002).Montana Bred (By:Myrna Mackenzie) (2002).Montana Born (By:Christie Ridgway) (2002).Maverick Hearts (By:Jackie Merritt) (1999).Cowgirl Bride (By:Susan Mallery) (1998).Wild West Wife by Susan Mallery (By:Susan Mallery) (1998).Man with a Past (By:Celeste Hamilton) (1995).Family Homecoming (By:Laurie Paige) (1995).The Rancher Takes a Wife (By:Jackie Merritt) (1994).The Once and Future Wife (By:Laurie Paige) (1994).Sleeping with the Enemy (By:Myrna Temte) (1994).The Widow and the Rodeo Man (By:Jackie Merritt) (1994).Marrist Sisters Books In Publication Order Long, Tall Texans Books In Chronological Order Hank/Redbird (With: Rita Herron) (2004).Paper Husband (With: Margaret Way) (1996). ![]() ![]() ![]() I started Exclusively Yours with an open mind and not high expectations, but I can honestly say this book was a great surprise. The blurb describes pretty well what this book is about, I don’t think it’s necessary to add more to it. Thanks my luck this book was available in NetGalley. Who knew a little blackmail, a whole lot of family and some sizzling romantic interludes could make Keri reconsider the old dream of Keri & Joe 2gether 4ever?Įxclusively Yours is the first book in the Kowalski Family series by Shannon Stacey.Īfter hearing so many great things about Shannon Stacey’s books I knew I have to read something by her, soon. The chemistry between Joe and Keri is as potent as the bug spray, but Joe’s sister is out to avenge his broken heart, and Keri hasn’t ridden an ATV since she was ten. He proposes an outrageous plan-for every day she survives with his family on their annual camping trip, Keri can ask one question. Joe’s never forgotten the first girl to break his heart, so he’s intrigued to hear Keri’s back in town-and looking for him. When Keri Daniels’s boss finds out she has previous carnal knowledge of reclusive bestselling author Joe Kowalski, she gives Keri a choice: get an interview or get a new job. ![]() Don’t miss this feel-good contemporary romance in the fan-favorite Kowalskis series by New York Times bestselling author Shannon Stacey! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sent to report on a remote boarding school, its unusual master, and its even more unusual students (one of whom is believed to be the 6-year-old son of Satan), Linus soon learns there's quite a bit he hasn't been told. Set in a world much like our own ('50s music plays a big role), it's the tale of Linus Baker, a downtrodden, dutiful middle-aged bureaucrat who's spent his entire career toiling for DICOMY (Department In Charge of Magical Youth), which, in theory, is the government agency in charge of protecting assorted gnomes, sprites, wyverns and the like from mistreatment, violence, and death at the hands of humans. ![]() Parents need to know that The House in the Cerulean Sea is a fantasy novel by TJ Klune, aimed at an adult audience but finding many appreciative teen readers. A record store clerk smells of weed and proudly says he grows his own.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Adult characters drink wine and other alcoholic beverages, not to excess. ![]() ![]() This title can certainly be used as lighthearted relief in math class, but the story will be heartily enjoyed simply for its zany humor and nonstop sense of fun. After a read-aloud from the book Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, students create their own word problems with answers. ![]() Numbers are everywhere, but so are whimsical touches such as the individual expressions on the 24 cherries that adorn the class's cupcakes. This lesson uses the four modalities of reading (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) on a math word problem to bridge the gap between reading and math. Combining drawings with collage, he creates a multi-textured school scene that reflects the narrator's confusion. Smith's illustrations are wild and rollicking. ![]() Scieszka and Smith triumph … at the top of their class as artists and entertainers, their distinctive voice and original vision creating a child-centered, witty picture book about the woes of math anxiety. It’s a curse! I can throw all formal rules, straight lines, and perfect charts out the window and create a surreal dreamscape.Ī number one Publishers Weekly bestseller. ![]() A great premise but not much fun to illustrate. Whew This latest whimsical work from Scieszka and Smith (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs The Stinky Cheese. Math Curse is a wonderful book that not only includes a series of mathematical problems that children can solve, but also an interesting narrative structure. Math Curse Our Original Resources 6 About the Authors 6 Author Interviews 19 Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3 Book Readings 2 Awards & Distinctions 1. I have to admit I was a bit dumbfounded over how to tackle a parody of a math workbook. ![]() |