![]() His first middle-grade novel, Plunked, was named one of the best children's books of the year by the New York Public Library and was selected for NPR's Backseat Book Club. His first young adult novel, Gentlemen, earned him a Publishers Weekly Flying Start citation, and his second, Trapped, was an Indie Next List selection. After graduating Michael Northrop is the New York Times bestselling author of 13 books for kids and teens, including the middle-grade adventure series TombQuest and the hit graphic novel Dear Justice League. ![]() ![]() He is originally from Salisbury, Connecticut, a small town in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains, where he mastered the arts of BB gun shooting, tree climbing, and field goal kicking with only moderate injuries. ![]() Michael Northrop is the New York Times bestselling author of 13 books for kids and teens, including the middle-grade adventure series TombQuest and the hit graphic novel Dear Justice League. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Rustin’s mentorship becomes critical to Trey as he organizes a strike against his negligent landlord, Fred Trump, and becomes increasingly involved in AIDS activism, volunteering at an AIDS home hospice and becoming an active member of ACT UP. Morris wasn’t only about sex,” says Trey, as he develops a close friendship with activist and social justice advocate Bayard Rustin, who attempts to politicize the young man. Morris in Harlem, one of the few remaining gay bathhouses, where Trey finally finds some form of queer community. Together, Trey and Gregory rent a derelict studio apartment and wander through Mt. Struggling to find work and housing, Trey meets Gregory, who makes ends meet by catering to the needs of a host of older White (usually closeted) men (or daddies, as Trey calls them). The year is 1985, and New York is rife with tension: Jobs are few, racism and homophobia rampant, and corruption unbridled. Stifled by his parents’ lofty expectations and the narrow-mindedness of his community, Trey flees to New York City at 17 with $2,327 that doesn’t last long. ![]() In his engrossing debut, Newson, television writer and producer of Narcos and Bel-Air, introduces readers to Earl “Trey” Singleton III, a young Black man born into an affluent family of political speechwriters in Indianapolis. A gay Black man's personal transformation and political awakening in mid-1980s New York City. ![]() ![]() ![]() When temptation burns hot between them, they realize they must overcome their own secrets and doubts, and every effort to undermine their marriage, because one year can never be enough. Much to his surprise, his bride is more beguiling than he imagined. Joanna Shupe returns to New York City’s Gilded Age, where fortunes and reputations are gained and lost with easeand love can blossom from the most unlikely charadeWith the fate of her disgraced family resting on her shoulders, Lady Christina Barclay has arrived in New York City from London to quickly secure a wealthy husband. Not only does Oliver face challenges that are certain to make life as his wife difficult, but more importantly, he refuses to be distracted from his life’s work-the development of a revolutionary device that could transform thousands of lives, including his own. with his own condition: The marriage must end after one year. Oliver Hawkes reluctantly agrees to a platonic marriage. ![]() ![]() But when her parents settle on an intolerable suitor, Christina turns to her reclusive neighbor, a darkly handsome and utterly compelling inventor, for help. The couple from A Daring Arrangement (book one), makes a brief appearance here and I enjoyed catching up with them, but starting off with this installment. With the fate of her disgraced family resting on her shoulders, Lady Christina Barclay has arrived in New York City from London to quickly secure a wealthy husband. A Notorious Vow is the third and final book in Joanna Shupe’s Four Hundred series, but don’t worry if you haven’t yet read the first two as this one stands perfectly well on its own. Joanna Shupe returns to New York City’s Gilded Age, where fortunes and reputations are gained and lost with ease-and love can blossom from the most unlikely charade ![]() ![]() ![]() She is active on the social media and connects with her fans on a regular basis. She has her own website and blog which is updated regularly so that fans are aware about her latest work. By her own admission she writes about the themes that scare her most. ![]() She has done her BA in English and was a former English Teacher. Oldest of the five siblings, Rachel Vincent lives in Oklahoma with her husband, two teens and cats. ![]() She specializes in writing stories which are influenced by the paranormal /parallel world and is known for her portrayal of strong female characters. Her fluid writing style and ability to engross the readers have enabled her to make it to the famed New York Times bestselling author list. Ever since her debut in 2007 with The Shifter Series, she has amassed great fan following all over the world. Rachel Vincent is one of the most prolific writers to have hit the fiction scène. ![]() ![]() ![]() In March 1983, the unnamed narrator travels back to Hokkaido in search of closure over the events of his past, from which he still suffers some trauma. His life has also been filled with various personal problems, from divorce to the death of his cat. ![]() He then explains that he has become a successful writer, but that he is deeply unsatisfied by the work. ![]() The narrator briefly reminds the reader of that story, which saw his girlfriend disappear after they had stayed at a run-down hotel in Hokkaido called the Dolphin. Plot summary ĭance Dance Dance begins four and a half years after the events depicted in A Wild Sheep Chase. In 2001, Murakami said that writing Dance Dance Dance had been a healing act after his unexpected fame following the publication of Norwegian Wood and that, because of this, he had enjoyed writing Dance more than any other book. The book is a sequel to Murakami's novel A Wild Sheep Chase. First published in 1988, it was translated into English by Alfred Birnbaum in 1994. Dance Dance Dance ( ダンス・ダンス・ダンス, Dansu Dansu Dansu) is the sixth novel by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is also a prequel called Darkwing about a prehistoric bat from the time where bats had already developed flight but were still in the process of having echolocation and becoming nocturnal). The book is the first in a trilogy, the other books being Sunwing and Firewing. One of the cool things about this book is how the author, Kenneth Oppel, incorporates echolocation into the story in ways that feel very natural and flow well with the story, making the reader feel like they’re getting a glimpse into what it would be like to use echolocation. With the help of a little brown bat named Marina, he must migrate on his own by using the directions his mother had sung to him in preparation for the journey.Ī great (Canadian!) animal adventure for kids 8 and up, it may feature some moments that are a bit scary for younger children. Shade, a young silverwing bat, gets separated from his colony shortly before his first migration. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "What do you call a fish wearing a bowtie?" "Sofishticated."."What do a tick and the Eiffel Tower have in common?" "They're both Paris sites."."Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth."Why do fathers take an extra pair of socks when they go golfing?" "In case they get a hole in one!"."My wife said I should do lunges to stay in shape.Get ready for the eye rolls, because we're coming in hot. So, in honor of joke-telling dads everywhere, we present the best of the best corny dad jokes and puns, whether you need a few new one-liners to add to your own repertoire, are craving a good chuckle, or are looking for a good Father’s Day caption or dad quote to honor your hilarious pops. (Deny it if you must, person who just Googled “funny dad jokes.”) (Is your grandmother funny? That’s usually the biggest tell.)Įven though dad jokes might make us groan, we secretly love these fatherly zingers that are so bad they’re good, and maybe even brilliant. Before he knows it, he’s dropping pun-laden one-liners left and right just like his dad did, and his dad’s dad did, and he may even inherit some mom jokes too. ![]() What makes a joke a dad joke? Well, when a dad becomes a dad, his sense of humor becomes ap parent too. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A brush with cancer made her realize that she needed to slow down, so she turned to writing fiction inspired by her behind-the-scenes experiences of advocating for and loving the people who are just a little bit different.ĭ Twitter Facebook LinkedIn DelindaMcCann/blog She enjoys singing with her church choir and playing the piano-poorly. ![]() When the world turns crazy, as it frequently does for the disability community, her friends say there is nobody they would rather laugh and cry with.ĭelinda lives a on a small farm near Seattle, WA where she raised her daughters and now runs a small organic flower business with the help of her husband and two giant poodles. Her unique perspective and sense of humor have delighted her readers even when she has been writing about the reality of caring for a loved one who has a severe disability. She has published numerous articles on disability issues, education, and adoption. Her work has earned her the praise of doctors, government officials and families all over the world. She has served on committees for the state of Washington and been an educational advisor to other governments. ![]() Delinda McCann is a social psychologist who has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for over twenty years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Moss knows first-hand the mental trauma of time-travel and believes the SEAL's experience with the future has triggered this violence.ĭetermined to find the missing girl and driven by a troubling connection from her own past, Moss travels ahead in time to explore possible versions of the future, seeking evidence to crack the present-day case. Libra-a ship assumed lost to the currents of Deep Time. Though she can't share the information with conventional law enforcement, Moss discovers that the missing SEAL was an astronaut aboard the spaceship U.S.S. In western Pennsylvania, 1997, she is assigned to solve the murder of a Navy SEAL's family-and to locate his vanished teenage daughter. ![]() Shannon Moss is part of a clandestine division within the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. “I promise you have never read a story like this.”-Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter Synopsis: Inception meets True Detective in this science fiction thriller of spellbinding tension and staggering scope that follows a special agent into a savage murder case with grave implications for the fate of mankind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Audiobook published by Harper Audio, 2019. But when the dominoes start to fall and she finds the real threat is greater than she imagined, she must decide whether to play it cool or burn it all down.Ĭhilling Effect by Valerie Valdes. To free her sister, Eva will risk everything: her crew, her ship, and the life she’s built on the ashes of her past misdeeds. The worse things get, the more she lies, raising suspicions and testing her loyalty to her found family. ![]() The ship’s hold is full of psychic cats, an amorous fish-faced emperor wants her dead after she rejects his advances, and her sweet engineer is giving her a pesky case of feelings. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom.īut Eva may lose her mind before she can raise the money. ![]() A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure.Ĭaptain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. ![]() |