![]() When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. There is evil afoot in the city of Wellmet, an evil that isn't human.īut Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion-something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. Besides, they have bigger problems to deal with. His master, Nevery, warns him that it could all blow up in his face. ![]() ![]() In The Magic Thief: Lost, the second book in Sarah Prineas’s acclaimed middle grade fantasy series, wizard’s apprentice Conn is forced to improvise after he loses his locus magicalicus-with explosive results!Ĭonn may only be a wizard's apprentice, but even he knows it's dangerous to play with fire. ![]()
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Bonus Factors: LGBTQ+, Sisters, Small TownĬontent Warning: There are memories of abuse and bullying and themes of intolerance, racism, and homophobia/transphobia in Miss Meteor that might be triggering for some readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her meticulous planning seems to have paid off after she nails the most important job interview of her career and accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal in one fell swoop, falling asleep completely content.īut when she awakens, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. She is nothing like her lifelong best friend-the wild, whimsical, believes-in-fate Bella. ![]() Perfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day-a striking, powerful, and moving love story following an ambitious lawyer who experiences an astonishing vision that could change her life forever.ĭannie Kohan lives her life by the numbers. “ In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won’t forget.” -Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists A Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club Pick ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, it has been saved in human memory, like all of our distant past, passing from one generation to the next as part of an oral tradition. Much that is known about my ancestors, especially the more ancient ones, is not based on the kind of documented, eyewitness accounts customary for people of historical importance. This is how I think of my family line, the root of my own life story, which I shall endeavor to trace from its first beginnings. And yet no hurricane could tear it from its native soil, no frost could wither it. It does not spread very far below ground, as the permafrost is too near. My genealogy, like the tundra root we call yuneu, the golden root, is enmeshed with its native soil. But the tallest of these “trees” will reach no more than a few centimeters above the earth. ![]() That does not mean it is lacking in vegetation, for there are certain kinds of trees: rowan, cedar, alder, and willow. The place where I was born has no forests, and no tall trees grow there. It is customary to depict one’s genealogy as a tall, branchy tree. 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Thrilled to learn she was a Disneyland Submarine Lagoon Mermaid in 1965, they suddenly connect the missing link to the beautiful mermaid Peter and Catie found in the Haunted Mansion attic. Going through family mementos in their grandmother s attic, twins Alex and Catie Michaels, along with Peter Brentwood, stumble on a familiar grey capsule and pictures of Margaret Michaels past. If you like Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson you will LOVE Hidden Mickey AdventuresĪ FORGOTTEN TREASURE REVEALS A MISSING PUZZLE PIECE ![]() 8th Hidden Mickey novel by Nancy Temple Rodrigue about Walt Disney and Disneyland written for Adults, Teens, & Tweens (age 9 to 90). ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom…and doom them both. Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.īut when her brother abdicates, she’s suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.Īnd as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can’t have. She’s nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.ĭay by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he’s faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her.īridget von Ascheberg. Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. She can never be his…but he’s taking her anyway. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A tech wiz who crashed and burned in the press after a scandal, Charlie does not make a good impression on Dev when Dev first steps up to direct him – the guy throws up anxiously all over Dev’s shoes during the pep talk. But this season he’s in charge of a special case, and that case’s name is Charlie.Ĭharlie Winshaw is Dev’s hopeful Prince Charming for the season, though he doesn’t seem to be settling well into the role. ![]() A director/producer possessed of breezy confidence, when he is assigned to head the reality dating program Ever After, his romantic imagination goes into overdrive and he becomes the most successful head producer the show has ever had. But the book fails to set up any proper representation for its Indian protagonist, which caused me to dip the grade a little bit.ĭev Deshpande is a total romantic, a fact that leaks into his film projects. I was generally charmed by The Charm Offensive, which is funny, romantic, a little ridiculous and a lot of fun. ![]() ![]() ![]() – “Being a bi-racial person gives you a sort of split view… Chinese… Eastern European” – NGO board roles including (animal photojournalism led by Jo-Anne McArthur) – Science broadcasting Author of “The Reality Bubble” exposing human blind-spots Sentientism is “evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” The audio is on our Podcast here on Apple & here on all the other platforms. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?” Ziya serves on the boards of a range of NGOs and charities, including PEN Canada, We Animals Media and WWF International. ![]() In 2019 she wrote the book “ The Reality Bubble“. She was the co-host of Discovery Channel’s long-running primetime science magazine, Daily Planet. ![]() Ziya is a television presenter, producer, author and board member. ![]() |