![]() ![]() "This merry tale gets added interest from.the setting, a multi-ethnic urban neighborhood, of cuddly Corduroy and his pal Lisa, a black child, and her attractive mother." Publishers Weekly. Soon, Lisa is sewing Corduroy a pocket of his very own and again all is well in the life of Corduroy. And what do bears do all night in places like this? They ski in the soap flakes and nap in the baskets, of course!įortunately, Lisa returns early the next morning to reclaim her tired little friend. As a result, Lisa and her beloved bear become separated as Corduroy ends up locked inside the Laundromat all night. Pockets! Corduroy doesn't have any pockets! The furry bear's search for a pocket of his own takes him on an adventure filled with the sights, sounds, smells and hazards of the Laundromat. ![]() This charming story takes readers into a multi-ethnic, urban neighborhood Laundromat, where Lisa's mother warns her to take everything out of her pockets before washing. Don Freeman (19081978) was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott. This irresistible childhood classic is a delightful sequel to the original, well-loved tale Corduroy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When Lynn's mother is killed, the 16-year-old is left to make her own way. ![]() Lynn and her mother eke out a hardscrabble existence, protecting their farmhouse and small pond with lethal force against wildlife and trespassers alike. In an understated but gripping debut, McGinnis offers up a tale of survival in a world where a scarcity of usable water has led to a brutal conflict for what remains. But when strangers appear, the mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won't stop until they get it.įor more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. ![]() She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty-or doesn't leave at all. ![]() Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and most important, people looking for a drink. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut "not to be missed." With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own. Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Clockwork angel graphic novel![]() ![]() While living in Los Angeles, Clare began writing fan fiction using the name Cassandra Claire. She returned to Los Angeles for high school, and from then on split her time between California and New York City, where she worked at various entertainment magazines and tabloids, including The Hollywood Reporter. ![]() Īs a child, Clare traveled frequently, spending time in Switzerland, England, and France. Clare is Jewish and has described her family as "not religious". Her maternal grandfather was film producer Max Rosenberg. She is the daughter of Richard Rumelt, a business school professor and author. Personal lifeĬlare was born Judith Rumelt to American parents in Tehran, Iran. ![]() Judith Lewis (née Rumelt born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments. Contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy of manners ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Lumberjanes mariko tamaki![]() She is an overachiever with her sights set on earning the Extraordinary Explorers badge. While all the characters get moments to shine, the story is mainly focused on April. We follow the five scouts of the Roanoke cabin – Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley – over the course of three days. Unicorn Power! is set at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. It’s doubtful the series will end after the planned four books. ![]() The first instalment, like its comic predecessors, is smart, adventurous, confident, and deeply feminist. To add to the pile of awesomeness, Amulet Books has made Lumberjanes into a series of middle-grade novels, by Toronto-born artist and writer Mariko Tamaki ( This One Summer, Saving Montgomery Sole). Lumberjanes is a full-blown franchise and, thankfully, not ending any time soon. It’s won multiple Eisner and GLAAD Media Awards a live-action movie is in the works and the next run of comics will be penned by Roxane Gay. Their second title, Lumberjanes (2014), was a supernatural take on the Girl Guides that was meant to run for eight issues. ![]() In 2013, comic publisher Boom! Studios started an imprint called Boom! Box – a space for experimental, creator-driven work by writers and artists from outside the mainstream industry. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Books by peter spier![]() Bank of America’s consumer-facing lines of business include its network of branches and deposit-gathering operations, retail lending products, credit and debit cards, and small-business services. It is organized into four major segments: consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking, and global markets. 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While doing this research we’ve also uncovered a number of common stocks that investing gurus have recently bought, or continuing to hold in their portfolios, according to their latest 13f’s. ![]() Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and Howard Marks. ![]() As part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple we’re always interested in investing gurus who hold the same stocks that appear in our Acquirer’s Multiple Stock Screeners, based on their latest 13F’s. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Ayana grey books![]() As Koffi and Ekon enter the Greater Jungle, a world steeped in wild magic and untold dangers, the tentative alliance between them is tested to the extreme. But defeating the Shetani is something no one has yet achieved, though many have tried. ![]() Until a fire at the Night Zoo upends his certain future and, on the brink of his final rite of passage, Ekon is cast out - his reputation left in tatters.įor Koffi and Ekon, the outlook is bleak - unless they can capture the Shetani, the vicious monster that plagues their city, and recover their futures. But when her loved ones’ safety is threatened by the Zoo’s cruel master, Koffi unleashes a power she doesn’t fully understand …Īs the son of a decorated hero, Ekon is all but destined to become an elite warrior. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and mythical creatures to pay off her family’s debts and secure their freedom. Putnams Sons Books for Young Readers Publish Date: Jan 1st, 2024 Pages: 384 Language: English Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in. 22.00 Add to cart While They Sleep Under The Bed Is Another Country by Raquel Salas Rivera. ![]() Magic doesn’t exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray The Carrying by Ada Limn. ![]() ![]() Fate binds two teenagers as they strike a dangerous alliance to hunt down the ancient creature terrorising their home. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments My Fair Dork by Daisy Harris![]() ![]() Harris lives in Seattle, where she tortures her husband by making it rain.” Has there been any backlash from city of Seattle for this?ĭAISY HARRIS: Oh my lord, does my husband hate the rain. MADELINE IVA: It says on your website “Ms. So, I guess I tried to imitate Shelly Laurenston’s style as well. Oh, and I loved the Dragon Kin series by GA Aiken, which is very snarky and also very sexy. I totally wanted to be her! It took me a while to realize that I can’t write dark very well, and I do better when the humor comes more center stage. MADELINE IVA: Daisy, how did you start writing erotic romance?ĭAISY HARRIS: I’m a big fan of Jeanienne Frost, Larissa Ione, and Nalini Singh, and when I set out to write fiction, I decided to imitate the way they wrote. ![]() Her latest work, MY FAIR DORK was published by Siren, and just released on October 13th. Now she’s switched (for the moment at least) to writing m/m erotic romance. ![]() Her books were full of sexy Frankenstein characters she called “Steins” and love-bots. She used to write for the futurist (Aeon) category of Ellora’s Cave. >ĭaisy Harris, as her fans know, has two distinct bodies of work in writing erotic romance. Hi readers! Today Daisy Harris is with me to chat about her erotic romance oeuvre. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Steven larson rent![]() ![]() After that he never returned to the arts. But duty called and he was drafted into the Korean War. His Disney character drawings were so fluent that the Disney Company wanted him in Los Angeles as an animator. In his youth, Larsen's father was a virtuoso cartoonist. He was fascinated by the array of tools he was given, architectural triangles, three sided rulers, mechanical pencils, even an electric eraser, a true luxury in the 70's. His father was a draftsman for the state DOT, and often brought home well used drafting tools for him to play with, and soon he found himself drawing floor plans and houses. He has never had a teacher or taken a painting class. From drawing on the walls with magic markers as a child to his most recent professional watercolors, art has been his life's work. A spoiled child of the 60's and 70's, he grew up amidst the fruit orchards of the Yakima Valley. Born in Yakima Washington in 1963, Larsen has been a practicing artist for more than 45 years. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Feralsong by tj klune![]() If you want to support the podcast with a financial contribution, hit the donate button at Anything we collect from now until July 1, 2020, will be donated to The Trevor Project.Īdditional information about the podcast, including episode transcripts and the Klunespeak Don’t-Be-A-Dictionary, is also available at You can find out more about Kirt and his work at All music and sound effects heard in this episode are licensed by Storyblocks Audio. ![]() ![]() ![]() Word of mouth is still the best advertising, so please tell a friend or post about the show on social media. If you like what you heard, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you’re listening to this episode. Join our Facebook group and find us on Instagram and Twitter using thanks to narrators Sean Crisden, Derrick McClain, Michael Lesley, and to our season sponsor, Chelsea Verzwyvelt. Make sure you’re following The Klunatics Podcast on social media. The Klunatics Podcast is produced by Susannah Frigo, Luis Garcia, Angela Noll Mohn, Sita Rajasingham, Mia Sciberras, Jon Steiger, and Kirt Graves. In this episode we’ll look into how TJ uses humor, often in ways that defy expectations. ![]() From a hornless gay unicorn, to a were-pomeranian, to three elderly women in a vespa gang who are either sisters or in a polyamorous lesbian relationship, TJ Klune has the ability to keep us laughing. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Ragweed book![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way. The story of Ragweed comes to Poppy's aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins. When he asks the mouse’s name, she replies, “Poppy.” Following the sound of the voice, he finds a cage with a deer mouse trapped inside. Ragweed is now ready to strike off on his own, but it’s not long before he hears a cry for help. Ragweed befriends hipster band members Clutch, Dipstick and Lugnut as well as Blinker, a timid and vulnerable pet-store mouse. Though Ragweed doesn’t really want to help the raccoon, by doing so he winds up in Dimwood Forest. The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca. On his journey, he meets Lotar, a young and bothersome raccoon who has lost his mother. Ragweed and Poppy (Poppy, 2) Paperback May 11, 2021. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the big city. How did Ragweed and Poppy meet and become friends? This book tells their hilarious story! Adventurous golden mouse Ragweed is on a freight train leaving the city of Amperville. The first book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medalwinning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medalwinning artist Brian Floca, is available as an ebook for the first time A mouse has to do what a mouse has to do. Ragweed and Poppy is one of the "10 Top Middle-Grade Summer Reads," according to Kirkus Reviews! ![]() |