![]() Cyclops uses his eye beams to make a hole in Magneto's force field, thus alerting him to their presence. When Xavier hears about the incident, he sends his X-Men on their first mission. The next day he takes over the whole base and claims it in the name of Homo superior (i.e. Meanwhile, at Cape Citadel, Magneto causes a rocket to crash. Xavier then introduces them to a new student, Marvel Girl, to whom he explains the purpose of his school: his students do receive an education, but they are also the first line of defense against evil mutants. When the Beast, Angel, Iceman, and Cyclops arrive, he puts them through a series of exercises to hone their mutant talents. Brief SummaryĪt Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in Westchester County, New York, Professor Charles Xavier summons his students telepathically.
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![]() ![]() Their efforts would end the fighting for good, but they’re not without sacrifice. ![]() ![]() Noemi and Abel are enemies in an interstellar war, forced by chance to work together as they embark on a daring journey through the stars. To the people of Genesis, he’s an abomination. He wants only to protect his creator, and to be free. He’s a machine–Abandoned in space for years, utterly alone, Abel’s advanced programming has begun to evolve. To their enemies on Earth, she’s a rebel. She’s a soldier–Noemi Vidal is willing to risk anything to protect her planet, Genesis, including her own life. From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline comes a thrilling sci-fi adventure that Kass Morgan, bestselling author of The 100 series, calls “startlingly original and achingly romantic…nothing short of masterful.” ![]() ![]() ![]() Not only was he moved, but upon discovering that Langston Hughes was a black poet, he was inspired to apply himself academically and excel throughout the rest of his high school career.Īttaway attended college briefly but was forced to withdraw due to his father’s death. According to various sources, his life changed when he read a poem by Langston Hughes in English class. He attended a vocational high school and was set on becoming an auto mechanic. ![]() As part of the northward flow during the great migration, his family moved from Mississippi to Chicago when he was six years old to find opportunities in the city and escape the segregated South.Īttaway had little interest in academics as a child. Attaway, a physician, and Florence Parry Attaway, a teacher. He was born in Mississippi in 1911 to William S. The trajectory of the novel mirrors Attaway’s own life and migration. ![]() ![]() Exemplifying a common pattern of movement by many black Americans in the 1920s and 1930sknown as the ‘Great Migration,’ the Moss brothers arrive to work in the steel mills in the north, only to discover inequality in a different context in their new life. William Attaway was most well-known for the novel, Blood on the Forge, a story of three brothers who escape sharecropping life in the south to migrate north and find a new life of freedom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The awards were announced today at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, held virtually Jan. Tracy Deonn, author of “Legendborn” is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent winner. ALA Upcoming Annual Conferences & LibLearnXĬHICAGO – Jacqueline Woodson, author of “Before the Ever After” and Frank Morrison, illustrator of “R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul,” are the winners of the 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults.Related Groups, Organizations, Affiliates & Chapters. ![]() Dealing with censorship challenges at your library or need to get prepared for them? Visit our Fight Censorship page for easy-to-access resources. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: The speech of monkeys (C. Webster and company, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: The speech of monkeys (Heinemann, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust) (Landmark Steam Printing House, 1889) (page images at HathiTrust) : The story of Sloomy Perkins and his transaction in real estate. (Osgood, McIlvaine, 1896) (page images at HathiTrust) (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: Gorillas and chimpanzees. ![]() (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: Gorillas & Chimpanzees (Gutenberg ebook) (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: Die Sprache der Affen = The speech of monkeys (Hans Schultze Verlagsbuch-handlung, 1905), also by William Marshall (page images at HathiTrust US access only) (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: Apes and Monkeys: Their Life and Language (Gutenberg ebook) (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: Apes and monkeys their life and language (Ginn & company, 1900) (page images at HathiTrust US access only) ![]() Help with reading books - Report a bad link - Suggest a new listingĪdditional books from the extended shelves: (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: Gorillas and Chimpanzees (London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1896) (multiple formats at ) 1900) (illustrated HTML with commentary at ) (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920: Apes and Monkeys: Their Life and Language (ca. (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920)Ī Wikipedia article about this author is available. (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920) | The Online Books Page The Online Books Page ![]() ![]() The rebellion is highlighted on the same page where there is a graphic representation that shows children utilizing their veils as jumping ropes and reins. Why the theme of rebellion is significant in Marjane’s life experienceĪt the commencement of the novel, there is an example of rebellion, where Marjane narrates how, due to the 1980 Islamic revolution, females were supposed to dress in veils in school (Satrapi 3). In addition, Persepolis’ exploration of the theme of rebellion affects its readers’ approach to their ethics. Rebellion is evident throughout the novel, in different forms and shapes, and it has revolved around Marjane’s life. Rebellion refers to the refusal to follow the law or obey the set rules. Therefore, the most prevalent theme that is common in all these instances in the Persepolis is rebellion. In Persepolis, numerous struggles and stories are presented like the author’s struggles in life and the conflicts with parents, the war between Iraq and Iran, problems in school, and the Islamic revolution. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The graphics and texts are very captivating to follow and read, and they keep the reader entertained. In the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, there are various themes that are evident in both text and graphics. ![]() ![]() ![]() That is part of what I love about the writing process though- that I never know just where the story will take me when I begin to write each book.Ħ. Which leads to me getting some real surprises along the way. I really just allow the characters to tell their story and that dictates the direction the story takes, as well as the direction of the secondary story lines. I use the historical timeline as my framework and the rest is a very organic process for me. I had great friends there, and the craic is second to none.ĥ. Since then I have gone back three times and I love Belfast. I did make some adjustments to the manuscript when I arrived home, but they were minor. When I arrived and started to travel around I was amazed to find that it was just as I had pictured it. I went before it was published, however, because I wanted to be sure I had things right. I had written the first book before ever going to Ireland. Your words present such vivid mental pictures of Ireland, I felt like I was back in Belfast (I have friends there), did you spend a lot of time there in order to write the book? ![]() ![]() For Years, Holmes Had Been Misleading Investors, Fda Officials, And Her Own Employees. ![]() There Was Just One Problem: The Technology Didn't Work. Backed By Investors Such As Larry Ellison And Tim Draper, Theranos Sold Shares In A Fundraising Round That Valued The Company At $9 Billion, Putting Holmes's Worth At An Estimated $4.7 Billion. In 2014, Theranos Founder And Ceo Elizabeth Holmes Was Widely Seen As The Female Steve Jobs: A Brilliant Stanford Dropout Whose Startup Unicorn Promised To Revolutionize The Medical Industry With A Machine That Would Make Blood Tests Significantly Faster And Easier. ![]() ![]() The Full Inside Story Of The Breathtaking Rise And Shocking Collapse Of A Multibillion-dollar Startup, By The Prize-winning Journalist Who First Broke The Story And Pursued It To The End In The Face Of Pressure And Threats From The Ceo And Her Lawyers. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is Yankee magazine's version (adapted from the Farmer's Almanac) In Body at Buccaneer Bay, Ellery's dad has a bowl of New England style chicken and dumplings at the charming Seacrest Inn, and that just looked (in my imagination) so delicious and comforting, I thought I'd hunt down a good recipe we can all try this winter. (Sorry if that's a lump of coal in the midst of the festivities.) I'm not about to take any chances with that. The important thing (for me, anyway) is I'm not only writing again, I'm enjoying writing again. I'm sticking to my pledge to work at a sane and reasonable pace from here on out. I can't risk another burn out like the last one. But I'm afraid to make promises right now. ![]() ![]() It's the next book up, and I am researching and roughing out the outline, so it's going to happen. It's going to take however long it takes. I literally just finished Body at Buccaneer Bay. The less good news is I have to tell you straight up, there's no way in hell I can finish The Movie-Town Murders for that Amazon January 4th release. Body at Buccaneer Bay is finished and safely uploaded everywhere for its December 18th release ( pssst! It's actually already live on Barnes and Noble! Pilot error. So that ought to do it for the holiday prep. I just purchased my final holiday gift, baked a batch of chocolate cupcakes, and I'm working on a couple of holiday codas. The 16th of December! Can you believe it? Good Lord. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Black's new The Folk of Air trilogy will go further into this magic and the fae, because she knows just what we readers really want. ![]() All along, Hazel and Ben feared the mysterious, dangerous magic the faeries hold, but now they know why. But the peace is destroyed when siblings Hazel and Ben free the boy in a glass coffin with horns on his head, the imprisoned faerie Prince Severin, sparking a war between humans and faeries. The Darkest Part of the Forest introduced YA readers to the Fairfold, a town where humans and magical fae live side by side in an uneasy sort of peace. Books two and three are set for 20, but are currently untitled, and a digital novella is part of the deal as well. ![]() The only downside? We all have to wait until 2018 for the first book, The Cruel Prince. And if you loved her 2015 novel The Darkest Part of the Forest, Black has a gift for you: Black will publish her new The Folk of Air trilogy, a series devoted to delving deeper into the faerie world she introduced in her latest book. If you know young adult fantasy, you know Holly Black. ![]() |