![]() ![]() She soon encounters white classmate Griffin Duffy, who not only gets her ’90s media references but offers to help her solve her Levi puzzle. Except that Levi’s aloof personality makes it difficult for Jessie to interpret his intentions, and while her growing circle of friends provides her space to vent her frustrations, she feels as if her struggles go unheard amid her friends’ own boy troubles. As she settles into classes, she meets and yearns to develop a romantic relationship with white schoolmate Levi Walsh, whose Kurt Cobain grunge aesthetic jives well with Jessie’s 1990s pop culture obsession. ![]() But when she’s diagnosed as autistic, she resolves to mask her autistic traits from her Holy Trinity high school peers. Fifteen-year-old Palestinian Canadian Jessie Kassis thought her biggest freshman year hurdle would be persuading her strict parents to let her upgrade her training bra to a real one. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The principal finding giving rise to such opinions is the claim that 45 percent of the more than 2,000 students tested in the study failed to show significant gains in reasoning and writing skills during their freshman and sophomore years. ![]() Neal, the group’s president, blogged in The Washington Post. The study “regrettably confirms what the American Council of Trustees and Alumni has been saying for some time: Many students aren’t learning very much at all in their first two years of college,” Anne D. Political pundits who have an ax to grind with American higher education are having a field day. The implications of the study recently released with the book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press), by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, have been portrayed in The Chronicle and other news media in apocalyptic terms: “extremely devastating in what it says about American higher education today,” an educational expert said in The Chronicle “A Lack of Rigor Leaves Students ‘Adrift’ in College,” NPR’s Morning Edition headlined its report. ![]() ![]() There are SO many fantastic books on this list, I wanted to give you a place to start (you can also follow along on Instagram for all my reviews), so the following few books are some of my very favorites from this list. If you have any favorite bios to add to the list, shout ’em out in the comments below. This booklist has so many exciting titles and these picture books are perfect for preschoolers, kindergartners, and early elementary ages. Please note that this post contains affiliate links which allow me to earn a small commission when a purchase is made at no additional cost to you. ![]() Looking for inspirational picture book biographies of women throughout history? From Jane Austen to Aretha Franklin, this list will get your kids started on reading about amazing women throughout history. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In his bloody rise from soldier to mob boss, he encounters ever more barbaric betrayals?in friendship, in his brutal business, in love?yet simultaneously comes to understand the meaning of loyalty, the virtue of relationships, and gains a perspective on the lonely, if powerful, life he has chosen.As the years pass, as enemies are made and defeated, as wars are fought and won, the old don meets an abandoned boy who needs a parent as much as protection. In Gangster, he surpasses even his bestselling Sleepers to create a brutal and brilliant American saga of murder, forgiveness, and redemption.Born in the midst of tragedy and violence and raised in the shadow of a shocking secret, young Angelo Vestieri chooses to flee both his past and his father to seek a second family?the criminals who preside over early 20th century New York. These powerful themes ricochet through Lorenzo Carcaterra?s new novel like bullets from a machine gun. ![]() ![]() ![]() On this mission their captain, Inish Scull, is captured by the brutally cruel Mexican bandit Ahumado, and Gus and Call must come to the rescue, with the aid of new friends including Joshua Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker, as well as the renowned Kickapoo tracker, Famous Shoes. ![]() Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow Call, now in their middle years, are still figuring out how to deal with the ever-increasing tensions of adult life-Gus with his great love, Clara Forsythe, and Call with Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him-when they sign up to pursue the Comanche horse thief Kicking Wolf into Mexico. They will be astonished by the Mexican army. On their first expeditions-led by incompetent officers and accompanied by the robust, dauntless whore known as the Great Western-they will face death at the hands of the cunning Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump and the silent Apache Gomez. The timeless, bestselling four-part epic that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove takes readers into the lives of Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call, two tough-as-nails Texas Rangers in the heyday of the Old West.Īs young Texas Rangers, Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call-"Gus" and "Call" for short-have much to learn about survival in a land fraught with perils: not only the blazing heat and raging tornadoes, roiling rivers and merciless Indians, but also the deadly whims of soldiers. ![]() ![]() In 1856, during the “Bleeding Kansas” crisis, Sumner denounced the Kansas–Nebraska Act in his “Crime against Kansas” speech, delivered on May 19 and May 20. It has been considered symbolic of the “breakdown of reasoned discourse” and the use of violence that eventually led to the Civil War. The beating nearly killed Sumner and it contributed significantly to the country’s polarization over the issue of slavery. ![]() The Caning of Charles Sumner, or the Brooks–Sumner Affair, occurred on May 22, 1856, in the United States Senate chamber, when Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionistRepublican from Massachusetts, in retaliation for a speech given by Sumner two days earlier in which he fiercely criticized slaveholders, including a relative of Brooks. ![]() ![]() Representative Preston Brooks (left) brutally beat Senator Charles Sumner (right) after Sumner gave a fiery speech attacking slavery and its practitioners, including Brooks’ cousin Andrew Butler. ![]() ![]() Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. There are many reasons to feel different. ![]() There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. ![]() Publisher's Synopsis: Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Genres: Bullying, Early Childhood Anti-Bias, Girls and Women, People & Places, RacismĪlso by this author: Each Kindness, The Year We Learned to Fly ![]() ![]() With his ridiculous friends at his side-Sam, Ryan, Kevin, Gary and Tiggy-Justin sets out to make the visiting king’s life a living hell. This man represents the King of Yennbridge, who has come to claim what was promised to him years before: the hand of the firstborn son of the King and Queen of Verania. At the celebration of the might of Verania and its people, a delegation arrives, led by a man who calls himself a magician. Unfortunately for him, he finds himself with bigger things to worry about than just becoming the ruler of a country. One day, Anthony will step down, paving the way for his son, Grand Prince Justin, to assume the throne. Good King Anthony sits on the throne once more, with Morgan of Shadows at his side. Though the scars of the final battle remain, Veranians have come together in unity in order to rebuild. ![]() A year has passed since the Dark Wizard Myrin attempted to take control of the Kingdom of Verania. ![]() ![]() I’m hoping that future books will allow Alex’s parents to play a slightly bigger part so we can learn more about Alex’s life before Medora. The fact that they reside in the Library is a convenient way to minimise the issue of Alex missing her family and them worrying about where she disappears to, but they’re still barely present. I would have maybe liked to know a little more about Alex’s parents, who (we find this out very early on so I don’t consider it a spoiler) came to live in Medora. While there are still a few instances of clunky description, the overall flow of the book is so much smoother and more inviting. The plot explored basically everything that was hinted at in Akarnae, making for a rich and exciting story. ![]() The slow expository start of Akarnae was replaced by an effective cold start that drew readers in effectively and captured their attention right from the get-go. Raelia is a fantastic follow-up to Lynette Noni’s debut novel. ![]() When I binge-read the first three books this year, I seriously regretted my decision. I put off reading Raelia for a good long while, because I was worried I’d forgotten a bit too much about Akarnaeto dive right in. ![]() Do not continue reading unless you are fine with being spoiled. Please be aware that this review contains some mild spoilers. ![]() ![]() Seuss’s classic book character Bartholomew Cubbins. ![]() Its scientific name is non-Newtonian fluid, but you might be more familiar with its moniker – Oobleck – taken from Dr. ![]() Oobleck is a fascinating substance that gels when it’s handled or moved but liquifies when left alone. Oobleck is very similar to quicksand and has been so much fun to make and enjoy with my children. I’m not exactly sure what movie or book put the fear in my head, but every time I would run through the woods with my friends, I would think about what I would do if I got stuck. When I was younger, I was obsessed with the thought of quicksand. Pairing a great book with a fun preschool science experiment and activities is always so much fun. Seuss Science Activities How to Make OobleckĮvery March, Read Across America inspires us to read more and enjoy Dr. This simple Oobleck recipe will have your children enjoying slimy, gooey sensory play full of science lessons. Seuss theme, I knew we needed to include Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Oobleck is a super cool sensory activity and an exciting science experiment, perfect for kids and adults of all ages. ![]() |