![]() ![]() To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to train alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince. ![]() But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.Īlone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing the elixir of immortality. A young woman's quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() And Esmée Shaw proves to be a relatable heroine whose flaws felt realistic. Captain Henri Lennox serves as a fantastic hero, managing to combine roguish pirate with consummate gentleman. Though a slow burn for sure, this romance is definitely worth reading. With A Heart Adrift, she paints a vivid picture of colonial York and Williamsburg, drawing you into a romantic tale steeped in history. Laura Frantz has a fantastic ability to drop you in a rich historical setting with relatable characters. Will a war and a cache of regrets keep them apart, or can their shared vision and dedication to the colonial cause heal the wounds of the past? Bestselling and award-winning author Laura Frantz whisks you away to a time fraught with peril–on the sea and in the heart–in this redemptive, romantic story. ![]() But when the colonial government asks him to lead a secret naval expedition against the French, his future is plunged into uncertainty. But she longs to find something worthwhile to do with her life.Ĭaptain Henri Lennox has returned to port after a lengthy absence, intent on completing the lighthouse in the dangerous Chesapeake Bay, a dream he once shared with Esmée. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she’s never quite recovered. Chocolatier Esmée Shaw is fighting her own battle of the heart. It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ginny’s unreliable stove forces the family to decamp to Douglas’s house, unaware that a couple of poor teens have broken in. Also in attendance are Ginny’s parents, Eleanor and Gavin, whose marriage is another story of shame and failure: Gavin was a gilded youth whose service in Vietnam blighted his career and personality while Eleanor has acted as a steadfast, unquestioning homemaker. Her brother Douglas, who has just lost a fortune in the construction business, arrives with his no-nonsense wife Denise and three children. Hosting the turkey dinner is Ginny Olson, the unmarried, 35-year-old academic of the family who has given up on relationships and recently, impulsively, adopted a mute Indian child. Spanning three generations and a mix of ethnicities and incomes, Vanderbes’ second novel ( Easter Island, 2003) reaches for social and historical breadth as it assesses individual efforts to make meaning out of life and lineage. Viewed through the familiar lens of a chaotic Thanksgiving Day reunion, a family’s history of disappointment and struggle is brought violently up-to-date. ![]() ![]() ![]() And maybe give their motors a break (and your ears a relief) for a while. So, for the avid vehicle loving preschoolers, here are some activities to get them interested. They all happen to have vehicles in them (of course!). Quite a few that use the vehicles that you already got. And even some that create the vehicles for an activity.Īnd I also couldn’t leave you without adding in quite a few of our favorite transportation books. 35 Transportation Vehicle Activities for Preschoolers who Love ‘Things that Go!’ So, I’ve found a few ideas to add transportation to our activities. It seems that if I add a vehicle of some sort to an activity, my preschoolers are much more interested and excited to take part of the activity, whether it’s a craft, art or learning activity. ![]() But check out the Pinterest boards that I found that have everything for boys! I’m not saying its “a boy thing” because I know girls like their fair share of ‘things that go’ too. It always has some sort of transportation listed. ![]() I don’t know about you, but all my boys can play with are things that go… you know… things with wheels! Part of the activities planner I do each week, is writing down what the kids are currently interested in. Transportation activities for preschoolers, plus vehicle crafts to make and even our favorite books for kids that love things that go! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A lot of detail on the setting for the disaster - establishing the wealth, and power, and wealth, and past and future, and wealth (it got rather boring, actually) of the club members the working-class-ness of the town (steel mills, basically) and why and how the dam was built and repaired and re-repaired (that was actually interesting, a bit). ![]() This is a powerful historical lesson for our century and all times: the danger of assuming that because people are in positions of responsibility they are behaving responsibly. Graced by David McCullough's remarkable gift for writing richly textured, sympathetic social history, The Johnstown Flood is an absorbing portrait of life in nineteenth-century America, of overweening confidence, of energy, and of tragedy. It was a tragedy that became a national scandal. Then came May 31, 1889, when the dam burst, sending a wall of water thundering down the mountain, smashing through Johnstown, and killing more than 2,000 people. Despite repeated warnings of possible danger, nothing was done about the dam. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for an exclusive summer resort patronized by the tycoons of that same industrial prosperity, among them Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon. FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JOHN ADAMSĪt the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is able to visualize her premonitions through drawings, but she often cannot interpret them until it is too late. Kaitlyn Fairchild is a psychic teenager who is believed to be a witch. Smith announced that she has planned out a sequel to the trilogy, titled Blindsight. The trilogy was published as one book in Trade Paperback and eBook format on September 8, 2009. Kait and the four other psychics at the live-in Zetes Institute are the most powerful psychics in the country in their age group. ![]() The story follows the protagonist, Kaitlyn Fairchild, as she attends, uncovers a plot, and ultimately defeats the Zetes Institute, a place where she went to learn about her own psychic powers. Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Young adult fictionĭark Visions is a trilogy of young adult fiction by L. ![]() ![]() ![]() Animal Lover: The eponymous doctor is kind to animals.Even very simple organisms without nervous systems like starfish and sea urchins can be multilingual and have meaningful conversations. Amplified Animal Aptitude: All animals have language and can understand abstract concepts. ![]() It was published in 1920 and now in the public domain and can be read here. The Story of Doctor Dolittle is the first book of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle series. ![]() Being flat-out broke, he borrows money and a ship and sails across the ocean, adventure waiting just around the corner One day he receives a message from a swallow begging him to travel to Africa to cure a disease epidemic among the monkeys. And despite his dire financial straits, he remains happy and carefree. His parrot, Polynesia, teaches Dolittle how to speak certain animal languages, which fascinates him. John Dolittle even drives his own spinster sister away when he adopts a crocodile, and he's left penniless with no one to take care of his house or manage his money. The only exception is the Cat's-meat-man (a man who sells meat for pets to eat, not a man who sells the meat of cats) who's never had any problem with animals. ![]() He is a highly competent and well-respected physician, but he is also somewhat of an animal hoarder, which drives away almost all of the paying human customers. John Dolittle is a doctor living in the small village, Puddleby note short for Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. ![]() ![]() Defying the odds, the expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous journey through stormy seas to remote and unvisited Elephant Island. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his crew sailed from England on the Endurance in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. The extraordinary true story behind Ernest Shackleton's harrowing expedition to Antarctica on the Endurance-the ill-fated ship that became trapped in ice and sank to the ocean floor. Defying the odds, the crew made it back alive, bringing with them the astounding collection of photographs included in this critically acclaimed, timeless book. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have to admit, I can’t believe 2010 is drawing to a close. I’m absolutelyĪstounded that we are in December and that Read More. Temperatures that are neither too hot nor too cold (which in Texas is Read More. I love spring, love everything about spring. The warm, steady rain, the Pulse-pounding new series from New York Times Read More. Today! I absolutely adore these people and am Read More.įresh Cover Reveal | ACCELERATE by Tracy WolffĪ sexy carjacker takes a would-be starlet for the ride of her life as a Tracy Wolff | Holidays: The Time for #Bingereadingįirst of all, I want to say thank you to the Fresh Fiction crowd for having me ![]() To be here today talking about my Read More. Tracy Wolff | Are you ready for LOVEGAME?įirst of all, I have to say how much I love Fresh Fiction and how thrilled I am Hi Everyone :-) I’m so excited to be here today with a sneak peek of my June Tracy Wolff | What does LOVEGAME's Veronica and Heath Ledger have in Common? ![]() ![]() ![]() Robertson County Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Chase is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Harold Lee “Buddy” and Nancy Jacobs of Dover, by her daughter and son-in-law: Tammy and Pete Reagin of Adairville, KY, by her stepdaughter: Brenda McDaniel and husband Shawn of Ridgetop, by her sister and brother-in-law: Connie and George Miller of Georgia, and by her 4 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Chase, by her stepdaughters: Rita Lockwood and Gwen Kleva, and by her sister: Patsy Rucker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Sam P. She also enjoyed fishing, camping, working puzzles, spending time with her family, especially the grandchildren, and just living life to the fullest. Chase was a Genealogist, and after extensive research in her family genealogy she wrote a book entitled “Climbing the Apple Tree”. She was a retired LPN and was a member of Hope Apostolic Church in Springfield. ![]() Chase was born July 24, 1936, in Springfield, to the late James F. The family will receive friends on Wednesday February 1st from 4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Sherwood Memorial Park in Jonesboro, GA. Graveside services will be conducted Friday February 3rd at 2:00 p.m. Shirley Fay Apple Chase, 86, of Adairville, KY, passed from this life on Friday January 27, 2023, at her home. *Refresh this page for updates and newly listed obituaries for this week. ROBERTSON COUNTY TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) In Loving Memory: Obituaries January 23-29, 2023 ![]() |