![]() ![]() In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. ![]() It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. ![]() Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.Įdna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. Carolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. ![]()
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5/24/2023 0 Comments Nervous Energy by Chloe Carmichael![]() If managed correctly, the energy that some people label as anxiety can actually be a source of stimulation, productivity, and fulfillment?and Dr. Chloe Carmichael outlines nine tools with step-by-step instructions that can help you harness your nervous energy in order to live a more productive and fulfilling life. This is when the old tools no longer suffice.The somewhat OCD tendencies we pride ourselves on, or rather, the "Nervous Energy" we possess, can become mismanaged and lead us down a rabbit hole of excessive self-criticism, anxiety, and pessimism. ![]() Meanwhile, you may have become so good at putting your emotions aside in certain situations that it's hard to reconnect with them. ![]() The higher you climb, the more complex projects and issues in your life become. ![]() The problems arise once you advance beyond school and early career stages. This strategy is seductive because it does work, at least up to a certain point. Many people reach success by deliberately being their own worst critic and obsessively double-checking their work or by pushing their feelings aside. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Ett litet liv by Hanya Yanagihara![]() ![]() ![]() The sober New Yorker became uncharacteristically breathless in describing it as a book that could “drive you mad, consume you, and take over your life”. The reviewer in the Los Angeles Times felt herself unqualified to offer a judgment on the book at all beyond the fact that it was the only novel she had read as a grownup that simply “left sobbing”. The novel, which is both a dislocating meditation on the trauma of child sexual abuse, and a moving tribute to the possibilities and limitations of adult male friendship and love, was widely greeted as a book of landmark honesty – “the most ambitious chronicle of the social and emotional lives of gay men to have emerged for many years” – on publication in America in the spring (though some critics found its graphic descriptions of sexual violence both voyeuristic and too much to bear). It is hard to imagine anyone reading the 734 pages of Hanya Yanagihara’s novel, A Little Life, without being curious about the life of the writer who created it. But then the fact is,” she suggests, “our bodies don’t care about us at all.” “But I love discovering how far a body will go to protect itself, at all costs. That is never an abstract process, though, I say to her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rick serves as executive editor of Education Next, as lead faculty member for the Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program, and on the review board for the Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools. ![]() He has edited widely cited volumes on the Common Core, the role of for-profits in education, education philanthropy, school costs and productivity, the impact of education research, and No Child Left Behind. News & World Report, USA Today, the Washington Post, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and National Affairs. ![]() ![]() Rick's work has appeared in scholarly and popular outlets such as Teachers College Record, Harvard Education Review, Social Science Quarterly, Urban Affairs Review, American Politics Quarterly, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, Educational Leadership, U.S. He is also the author of the popular Education Week blog "Rick Hess Straight Up" and is a regular contributor to The Hill and to National Review Online. His books include The Cage-Busting Teacher, Cage-Busting Leadership, Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age, The Same Thing Over and Over, Education Unbound, Common Sense School Reform, Revolution at the Margins, and Spinning Wheels. An educator, political scientist and author, Rick Hess studies K-12 and higher education issues. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Rayla is on her mission to kill the King and Prince Ezran, she is stopped by an amazing discovery of a DRAGON EGG. Rayla, a young Moonshadow elf assassin… or, at least she calls herself one. He has an amazing ability to befriend animals, and his best friend is his pet grumpy glow toad, Bait. ![]() Quirky and lighthearted, Ezran has always had trouble making friends - with humans, at least. He’s an awkward fit for the role of a prince: Callum can hardly hold up a sword, he falls off every horse he tries to ride, and he isn’t quite sure how to act around his stepfather, the King.Įzran, the crown prince of Katolis and heir to King Harrow’s throne. With their world on the brink of war, three young heroes from opposite sides of the conflict embark on a dangerous quest that changes everything.Ĭallum, the adopted son of King Harrow, and “step prince” of Katolis. The perfect reading step before moving onto Harry Potter. Based on the hugely successful animated Netflix series, this book series will draw readers ages 6+ further into the fantasy world of adventure and dangerous quests that is The Dragon Prince. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Rot and ruin book 2![]() ![]() One thing I have to say, is this is a MUST read. This book…there are so many things I can say about it. Will they survive the Rot and Ruin? Will Benny ever learn to love his brother? And are the legends of the Lost Girl really only legends? Only time, along with blood, sweat, and fear will tell as Benny ventures out into the Ruin. It’s a tale of family and friendship mixed up in a messed up world. Danger lurks in every corner, just waiting for prey. Vicious animals run wild outside the protective gates of Mountainside, as well as other zombie killers whose complete lack of empathy sets them apart from Tom, making them sinister and deadly if crossed. It’s not only the dead against the living. ![]() But it’s not only mysterious, it’s a predator’s playground. Even legends of a lost girl, trapped in the clutches of the Rot and Ruin. ![]() Even in a world of zombies, there are rules. Benny thinks he’s a coward, made soft by the “mercy killings” of the town’s once living loved ones. ![]() That is, to everyone other than Benny himself. Among others, he is one of the most experienced and respected in the field. Benny’s brother, Tom Imura, has the unique occupation of zombie killer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Requiring help from the Union, Leo is hopeful that a relief force led by Crown Prince Orso may help to turn the tide of battle, but the Crown Prince is a man known to constantly disappoint all who pin their hopes on him. Young lord Leo dan Brock is desperate to seek honour and glory on the battlefield however, his forces are too small to defeat the vast Northern hordes. ![]() In the North, war once again rocks the lands, as the forces of Stour Nightfall invade the Dogman’s Protectorate, forcing the armies of Angland to come to their aid. In this time of change, a whole new generation is ready to make its mark in the world, but the rivalries, hatreds, manipulations and disappointments of those who have come before are hard things to overcome. Industry has come to the Union, with vast factories, production lines and businesses now defining the Union’s various cities at the expense of the nation’s farmers, labourers and working classes. One of the very best authors of dark fantasy fiction, Joe Abercrombie, returns to his epic First Law series with A Little Hatred, an outstanding and deeply entertaining read that serves as an excellent start to a whole new trilogy.Ģ8 years after the failed Gurkish invasion of the Union and Jezal dan Luthar’s sudden rise to the throne, the world is much changed. Series: Age of Madness Trilogy – Book One Publisher: Orion (Audiobook – 17 September 2019) ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments These violent delights book 3![]() ![]() ![]() The more I did my own research and looked into what the time period was really like in Shanghai - it was lawless, with gangsters running the city - the more it seemed like a perfect setting for teens to be running around doing their own thing.” ![]() “I knew I wanted to write a blood feud story. “My parents were always talking about it as a glamorous time in Shanghai, based on the stories they’d been told,” says Gong, now 22. When Chloe Gong was brainstorming where to set her Romeo and Juliet-inspired YA book “These Violent Delights,” the answer seemed pretty clear: 1920s Shanghai. Influencer Steven Crowder claims video of him berating pregnant wife was ‘misleadingly edited’ Steven Crowder wife-rant vid reveals pattern of ‘abuse’: ex-staff Insta-‘kidfluencers’ on the rise, despite risks of child exploitation: study How I dropped out of school at 17 and became a millionaire at 19 ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Bo Next Door by Duckie Mack![]() ![]() Will Ollie ever learn how to use that doggie door? I wonder □. I’m in total love with the Love Bank series and I truly want to hear more of Bo and Ian. I wish some of my other audiobooks were this easy to listen to. ![]() I listened and listened and never wanted to stop. Would Bo be able to get past his own personal demons in order to stay with Ian? As always with a Duckie Mack book, I am energized by the storyline. Ian, who’d never really looked beyond the music, could now see a path forward with Bo. Bo was who Ian was looking for and Ian could give Bo that care and comfort that he wanted as well. And yet…Bo and Ian were meant for each other. A story of fresh starts for Bo and his sister Lane even while it’s something different for Ian. Bo, leaning into his new life by moving away from home where everyone knew him by his old name. Bo Next Door: An MM Rock Star Romance (Love Bank Romance Book 2) Kindle Edition by Duckie Mack (Author) Visit Amazon's Duckie Mack Page See search resultsfor this author Duckie Mack(Author)Format: Kindle Edition 4. Ian, a singer working to be famous and yet also keep his privacy. □□♀️ The story of Ian and Bo kept me captivated, because it’s a story that had so many facets to it. I’m not sure when that started happening or if I just got so used to hearing them that I wasn’t noticing chapter changes. ![]() There were times in the book where I couldn’t tell Kurcz from Earlywine and it would take me a minute to figure out who was narrating. I really like the way they speak when they’re just reading what Bodhi or Ian are thinking in their heads versus saying aloud and changing their intonations for each character. These two narrators are fast becoming my look for narrators. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Sam argent family of lies![]() ![]() Despite Jeremy sporting a suit and tie like a good witch, his lies snowball to bite him in the ass. Jeremy must prevent it without letting his colleagues know that he not only has ties to the energy vampires behind the plot, but that his past misdeeds might have instigated the attacks. Even worse, their jack-of-all-trades magic business stumbles upon a conspiracy to kill Desmond the Great, Atlanta’s sexy star magician. Instead, the temp agency saddles him with a fellow witch who hates him, an Amazon one violent outburst away from deportation, and a knight from another world as his boss. Sirius B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews fantasy m/m romance / Magic / Witches 2 CommentsĪll recovering drug addict and witch Jeremy Ragsdale wants is to shamble on to the next job without any disasters. REVIEW: Witches for Hire (Odd Jobs Book 1) by Sam Argent ![]() |