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![]() This held true for Meet Me at the Intersection. Some I may love, others may not be my favorite. I typically find it hard to review an anthology in that each of the pieces tend to be so different. All of them are #ownvoices authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or living with disability. ![]() ![]() This is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays by authors living in Australia. While searching our digital collection on Hoopla, I eventually came upon a relatively new book titled Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina. So, I went back and did some more research and man was it hard to find a YA book written by an indigenous author from an Oceanic country! I think this just further proves the point that we can still do better when it comes to diversity in publishing, particularly with youth literature. However, when Book Riot came out with their own list for this prompt, they noted that the book should be written by an indigenous author. If you read my Read Harder planning post back in December, you know that I had planned to read a different book for this prompt. ![]() Prompt #8: An #ownvoices book set in Oceania ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A number of important military installations, notably the legionary fortresses, were built close to pre-existing tribal centres ( oppida) which then became the focus of important Romano-British towns, such as Colchester. The Roman army built legionary fortresses, forts, camps, and roads, and assisted with the construction of buildings in towns. Within a generation the British landscape had changed considerably. The process of the incorporation of the province into the social and economic systems of the Roman empire is known as ‘romanization’, and the speed and manner with which the Britons became Romanized is currently the subject of academic debate. The island was subsequently occupied by the Romans who took advantage of Britain's mineral and agricultural wealth. In ad 43 Emperor Claudius invaded Britain on the pretext of dealing with troublesome tribal princes and druids. ![]() Although there had been increasing contact between Britain and the classical world during the late Iron Age, the first official Roman presence in Britain was that of Julius Caesar in 55–54 bc. Britain was the Roman province Britannia, ad 43–410. ![]() ![]() ![]() Inspired to protect them and help them build, she works with her family and friends to plan a revolution dedicated to the motto “Light for Life,” so all people can live in peace and security. But as she travels across the country preparing for battle and surveying the land, Fallon finds small pockets of decent, tolerant people who have started or maintained their own mixed communities, much like the successful New Hope. government as well as Jeremiah White and his anti-magickal Purity Warriors, both of which prey upon magickal people. Nearly twenty years after the Doom ( Of Blood and Bone, 2018, etc.), Fallon Swift has become a powerful witch and raised an army of both magickal and nonmagickal people determined to bring down the corrupt U.S. In the conclusion to Roberts' Chronicles of The One, Fallon Swift and her army vanquish violent, fearmongering leaders, but in order to reintroduce light to the world, she and her two closest magickal allies must face the darkness and their most dangerous foe back where the Doom began. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jordan Castillo Price always finds a way to put a unique spin on dystopian society, and her Imperfect Match is a clever take on predestined mates. Highly Enjoyable, Great Performance by Leslie This coming-of-age story will appeal to listeners who enjoy character-driven science fiction. When defying the Algorithm will cost Lee his livelihood, his family and his home, is he strong enough to take another path? He longs for the freedom to choose not only his own partner, but his own destiny. One forbidden encounter leaves Lee questioning everything. But it’s definitely a shock to taste his lips. The seedy District is governed by different standards - different expectations - so it’s not exactly a surprise that Roman isn’t married. The waiter lives in the Taxable District, a neighborhood that’s only a brief train ride away, but feels like another world. Pairing with his own Algorithm match seems inevitable.until, at his sister’s wedding, he meets Roman. And once he graduates, it’s time to trigger the Algorithm.Įveryone in Lee’s family has allowed the Algorithm to match them with a spouse. ![]() ![]() He’s switched his major repeatedly and stalled on his Master’s thesis, but there’s only so much longer he can hold out. There’s a reason why Lee Kennedy is still in college - and it has nothing to do with his academic performance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At one of these, the headmistress of the local school is accompanied by a young boarder. Woodhouse holds regular card evenings at Hartfield. Elton, the newly arrived vicar of Highbury. This makes Emma determined to find a bride for Mr. George Knightley arrives and challenges her on this belief and the idea that she can arrange other people’s lives. Emma is under the impression that she arranged the match between Miss Taylor and Mr. George Knightley, the neighbor of the Woodhouses at Donwell Abbey. Isabella married John Knightley, a London lawyer and brother to Mr. ![]() Feeling alone and bored, Emma will have to struggle through many winter evenings before her elder sister, Isabella, comes to visit with her family at Christmas time. The novel opens with the marriage of her former governess and close companion, Miss Anne Taylor, to Mr. Nearly 21, she runs their large house, Hartfield, in Highbury, Surrey. By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on FebruĮmma is the story of the wealthy, beautiful, spoiled only daughter of an aging widowed hypochondriac, Mr. ![]() ![]() Themes of Guilt, Celebrity, Myth, Truth, Religion and Jungian Psychology are all explored at length in this novel. The entire story is told in the form of a letter written by Ramsay on his retirement from teaching at Colborne College, addressed to the school Headmaster. He spends much of the book struggling with his image of Mary Dempster as a fool-saint and dealing with issues of guilt that grew from a childhood accident. Ramsay's passion for hagiology (the study of saints) and his guilty connection to Mary Dempster provide most of the impetus and background for this novel. It is the first installment of the Deptford Trilogy and is a story of the life of the narrator, Dunstan Ramsay. ![]() In this novel unit, students will be reading and studying Fifth Business by Robertson Davies. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Snoop workmates who gathered for this work retreat are as hip as their product. All of the guests who’d checked in to that chalet five days earlier worked at Snoop, a company that makes a music app that proudly advertises itself as “Voyeurism for your ears.” Snoop’s appeal is that it offers users the experience of listening to whatever music other subscribers, including celebrities like, say, Jay-Z or Lady Gaga, are listening to in real time. Antoine: The first catastrophe is an avalanche that killed six people the second is the murder of four Britons in a ski chalet that had been cut off from the outside world by the aforementioned avalanche. The opening of “One by One” consists of the text of a (fictional) BBC News story about twin tragedies that have just occurred in the exclusive French ski resort of St. ![]() ![]() Mortal Engines was a book before it was adapted into a blockbuster film, so it’s one you need to read if you haven’t done so already. So start reading these today – or add them to your TBR list! 19 Best Steampunk Books to Read Mortal Engines These books have either brought steampunk to the mainstream, pushed the subgenre in new directions, or are simply great reads set in rich steampunk universes. Steampunk has influenced films, video games, novels, cosplayers, and more over the years, with no sign of the subgenre running out of steam just yet.Īnd if you love steampunk novels, in particular, I’ve rounded up the 19 best steampunk books that you need to read. So whether you love regency fashion, retro machinery, or the idea of another industrial age, you wouldn’t be the only one who’s fascinated by steampunk. And, really, who would have thought joining the vintage and futuristic would be so cool. ![]() ![]() ![]() I feel more content now than I ever did in the past. And yet now I live each day with a happier spirit. So I said goodbye to a lot of things, many of which I’d had for years. And for you to make money, you need everyone else to spend their money. You convince yourself that you need to make a lot of money so you don’t miss out on success. ![]() This means we need a lot of money, so we gradually start judging people by how much money they have. We never know what tomorrow might bring, so we collect and save as much as we can. We think that the more we have, the happier we will be. It’s given me a chance to think about what it really means to be happy. Living with only the bare essentials has not only provided superficial benefits such as the pleasure of a tidy room or the simple ease of cleaning, it has also led to a more fundamental shift. Minimalism is a lifestyle in which you reduce your possessions to the least possible. The reason? I got rid of most of my material possessions. ![]() |