6/30/2023 0 Comments Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith![]() Whiteness is situated as the norm, and all main characters are white. McSmith places repeated emphasis on the born-in-the-wrong-body narrative when the characters discuss trans identities. The characters only arrive at a hopeful resolution after Pony pays high physical and emotional prices. Meanwhile, Georgia and Pony behave as if Pony’s trans identity was a secret he was lying to her about rather than private information for him to share of his own volition. Pony’s best friend, Max, who is also transgender, disapproves of Pony’s choice to live stealth this disagreement leads to serious conflict in their relationship. As mutual attraction draws them together, Pony and Georgia must decide what they are willing to risk for a relationship. Georgia’s last boyfriend shook her trust in boys, and now she’s determined to forget him. ![]() No one at Hillcrest High knows that Pony is transgender, and he intends to keep it that way. They both have pasts they want to leave behind. ![]() ![]() On the first day of senior year, transgender boy Pony locks eyes with cisgender cheerleader Georgia. A transgender boy starting over at a new school falls hard for a popular cheerleader with a reputation to protect in this debut. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Ba paris books![]() Or maybe just fears of the dark or waking up in a dark room. I think we all have fears of being kidnapped. ![]() ![]() The Prisoner gave me hope for future B.A. I would say yes! I will usually give an author three books before abandoning them as someone that I will read in the future. Got that out of the way, so now the important question: Was The Prisoner worth it? Wonder which one will go into publication… Personally, I hope it’s Ned because I think it’s more fitting to his personality. In the version that I read, the husband’s name is Ned, not Jed. ![]() Now, I’m curious after re-reading the blurb. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Jed? My Thoughts As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Jed Hawthorne.īut then, Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Now she’ll hold you captive with this stunning new thriller about one woman wed into a family with deadly intentions.Īmelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. Paris takes the psychological thriller to shocking new heights. When I saw The Prisoner on NetGalley, I thought I’d give her another shot. Maybe they were overhyped, but both just fell flat to me. Paris books at this point: Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown. Martin’s Press for my advanced reader’s copy of The Prisoner, publishing November 1, 2022! ![]() ![]() ![]() Etienne RHÉAUME 1729-1784 Married 23 August 1751 (Monday), Château-Richer, Québec, Canada,. ![]() ![]() Charles RHÉAUME 1728- Married 3 November 1751 (Wednesday), Château-Richer, Québec, Canada,.To Catherine SIMARD, born 16 January 1708 (Monday) - Beaupré, Québec, Canada, baptized 17 January 1708 (Tuesday) - Sainte-Anne - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada, deceased aged 45 years old, buried 28 June 1753 (Thursday) - Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (Parents : ![]() Married 3 February 1727 (Monday), Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul - Château-Richer, Québec, Canada, Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
6/30/2023 0 Comments Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton![]() Finally, after Sara's death, Jonah commits suicide in the ultimate betrayal. She and Chanda need him the most in this trying time, but he takes up drinking and stays away for days at a time, leaving Chanda solely responsible for caring for the rest of the family. Jonah checks out after Lillian miscarries a few times and gets sick. ![]() After so much disappointment, she isn't eager to start over again, but this final relationship still ends with betrayal after things get rough. Finally Jonah is the last man she welcomes. Dube promises her the world, but he dies before being able to deliver. When she learns that Issac has molested Chanda, she blames herself for trusting him. After he husband dies, she struggles to make sense of the cruel randomness of his death and the combined loss of her sons as well. Over and over again, Lillian learns that the men she loves all fail her. ![]() ![]() Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĬhanda and Lillian are repeatedly betrayed by the people they love and even by their bodies. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments The lost hero audio book![]() At its peak, the novel has appeared first on The New York Times bestseller list, the USA Today bestseller list, The Wall Street Journal bestseller list, and the Publishers Weekly bestseller list. Criticism was focused on its stretched action sequences and dialogues. The Lost Hero received positive reviews from critics for its complex and mature plot when compared to its predecessors. It is the first book in the Camp Half-Blood chronicles to use third-person narration, switching between the points of view of Jason, Piper, and Leo. ![]() He, along with Piper McLean, a daughter of Aphrodite, and Leo Valdez, a son of Hephaestus, are given a quest to rescue Hera, the queen of gods, from the clutches of Gaea, the primordial goddess of the earth. The story follows Jason Grace, a Roman demigod with no memory of his past. The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook and paperback. It is preceded by The Last Olympian of Percy Jackson & the Olympians and followed by The Son of Neptune. It was published on October 12, 2010, and is the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series, a sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. The Lost Hero is an American fantasy- adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. ![]() ![]() Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book ![]() |