![]() Sad, but it’s happened enough times now that I’m not surprised. What’s your initial reaction when you hear that Stuck in the Middle is being challenged? We reached out with our colleagues at National Coalition Against Censorship to ask Schrag for her thoughts on the challenge… CBLDF has defended the book before, thankfully seeing it restored. ![]() Today, CBLDF led the Kids’ Right to Read Project in defending Ariel Schrag’s acclaimed anthology Stuck in the Middle, which has been challenged in a school library in Oklahoma. Graphic Novels: Suggestions for Librarians.Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators.Know Your Rights: Student Rights Fact Sheet. ![]()
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![]() ![]() and Sybil is determined to uncover them all. Sybil must decide if he is the one honest voice she can trust, or if he is simply using her for his own advances.Ĭroft Towers holds more than its share of secrets. Chalcroft’s godson, but under all his charms he too leads a double life. When fellow passengers of the robbed coach are later murdered, Sybil’s hunt for the truth takes on a new urgency. Who exactly is she working for and what do the messages contain? ![]() Chalcroft sneaks into her room in the dark of night, imploring her to relay messages to town that are to stay hidden from the rest of the family. When Sybil Delafield’s coach to Croft Towers was robbed by highwaymen, she should have realized that her new position as companion to old Mrs. Nothing-and no one-at Croft Towers is what they claim in this Gothic Regency romance. ![]() ![]() “You aren’t feeling guilty, are you?” She shrugged. “But what?” Tanna looked at her quizzically. It pisses me off there’s still a double standard for women.” Besides, who cares if you’re boning two guys? Cowboys are notorious for having a different buckle bunny every night, in every podunk rodeo town on the circuit. You walk the walk, you gotta talk the talk. “So let’s talk about Lainie’s lewd love life.” “You’re no fun.” Tanna sighed dramatically. If I take that bet you’ll sneak up behind her and slice the damn strap just so you can win.” “Twenty bucks says ’ol monster jugs pops a strap in the next ten minutes.” The men in this joint are too busy gawking at the cocktail waitress with the watermelon-sized tits to be eavesdropping on us.” Tanna sucked down a healthy swig of beer. I don’t think they heard you on the dance floor.” ![]() “Maybe you could’ve said that a little louder, Tanna. Luckily none of her coworkers-her male coworkers-lurked about. Lainie Capshaw darted a quick glance at the crowd in Bucky’s Tavern. ![]() “Screwing two guys doesn’t make you a slut.” ![]() ![]() ![]() It argues that the Quran does not order the veiling of women and that the concept of jihad was intended to be solely defensive. Over all, the book covers the history of Islam from the point of view of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad as a social reformer struggling for egalitarianism between people. For example, one chapter is entirely dedicated to the issue of jihad. Contents Įach chapter of the book covers a specific topic within Islam. Īccording to conservative columnist Reihan Salam, the book has received a favorable response within the Muslim world. It blames Western imperialism and self-serving misinterpretations of Islamic law by past scholars for the current controversies within Islam, challenging the " clash of civilizations" thesis. The book describes the history of Islam and argues for a liberal interpretation of the religion. No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam is a 2005 non-fiction book written by Iranian-American Muslim scholar Reza Aslan. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She writes with a deft hand, telling the stories of these characters in a way that brings them alive on the page, making the reader so aware of them as people that one would like to meet them someday. Let me start by stating that I have read every single book that this author has released. She’s falling for the stern owner of Dark Haven and thinks he’s beginning to care for her…until the day he learns why she’s in his club. She begins to fill his world.Įver since the night she met my Liege Xavier, Abby has questioned everything she believes about herself. As he draws her into fuller participation, she unconsciously does the same for him. He soon realizes her defenses are keeping her on the fringe of her sexuality–and her life. Intriguingly intelligent, beautifully submissive, sweetly vulnerable. ![]() But when his new receptionist does her utmost to keep an emotional distance from him, he’s intrigued and digs deeper. His late wife had been the center of his life, and Xavier Leduc wants no other. Under the unyielding hands of the master known as my Liege, she discovers a need to be more than an observer. When the owner calls upon her to assist in a demonstration, she’s appalled. Planning to covertly observe behavior in the notorious Dark Haven BDSM club, she takes a receptionist job. Threatened by university cutbacks, Professor Abigail Bern’s only hope is to publish a provocative research paper–soon. Judith’s review of My Liege of Dark Haven (Mountain Masters #3) by Cherise Sinclair ![]() ![]() ![]() Many writers have pointed to the havoc and ruin that have accompanied the imposition of free markets across the world. Yet, while the Marxist faith in central planning is now confined to a few dingy sects, a quasi-religious belief in free markets continues to shape the policies of governments. ![]() ![]() Soviet-style economies left an inheritance of human and ecological devastation, while neo-liberal policies have had results that are not radically dissimilar in many countries. Lenin believed that it was in conditions of catastrophic upheaval that humanity advances most rapidly, and the idea that economic progress can be achieved through the devastation of entire societies has been a key part of the neo-liberal cult of the free market. Over the past few decades, many of the ideas of the far left have found new homes on the right. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The two club together to hire a plane from charter pilot Walter (Beau Bridges, "Homeland", "The Descendents"). Winslett playing Alex Martin, a famous photo-journalist, is stranded with him and equally desperate to travel as she is due to get married in New York the following day. Elba plays Ben Bass, a neuro-surgeon stranded at Boise airport who has to get back to Baltimore for an important operation. And he is the best thing in the film: lots of the brooding look that he is so famous for. Here he is given more of a chance to shine, in what is almost a two-hander with Kate Winslet ("Triple 9", "Steve Jobs") for most of the film. Although he's had some strong supporting roles ("Molly's Game" and "Star Trek Beyond" for example) and small bit parts in the Marvel universe, when he has landed a lead role they are in films best forgotton (e.g. ![]() Idris Elba after scoring a mammoth hit with UK TV's "Luther" has really struggled to make a breakthrough as a leading man into A-grade movies. ![]() ![]() Every character, including many of the side characters, receive additional development that helps them to become authentic and refreshing. Once again, I love the cast of characters in this series. The power dynamics in this story are captivating and complex, and I’m desperate for more. I really love the direction Marissa Meyer has taken with the second installment in terms of how superheroes are viewed and how supervillains are treated. ![]() Morals are questioned, friends become suspects, and tensions are higher than ever. Conflict goes far beyond what we already know of the Renegades’ power and the Anarchists’ will for vengeance. I cannot get enough of the politics of this world. ![]() Renegades was already a fantastically constructed world, but Archenemies breaks the boundaries for what we know of Gatlon City. ![]() Stay tuned for my spoiler-filled video review! ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world's gifts.įeaturing exquisite colour illustrations by Fumi Nakamura throughout, World of Wonders is a magnificent bestiary: an unforgettable book of sustenance, resilience and joy. No matter where she is transplanted, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship, even in the strange and the unlovely. In her nonfiction debut, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the many places she has called home, from inhospitable plains to tall mountains in big sky country. The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. ![]() ![]() What the peacock can do is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life. ![]() |