I want to know this guy, and somewhere in my life, I probably do. Ghost is awesome, and I want to both give him a high-five and a huge hug at the same time. Jason Reynolds has written a character so identifiable that I feel like I truly know him. I could go on and on about all the details I’ve learned about Ghost. And no one has ever picked Ghost to play pick-up basketball at the courts. There’s an annoying boy at school who is hell-bent on giving Ghost a hard time. Sure, his insides scream and go red sometimes, but can you blame him? He’s frustrated with being poor, living in a small apartment where he sleeps in the living room, and eating leftover hospital cafeteria food every night. Life has dished him a steaming ladle-full of crap, yet he mostly keeps his positive attitude and his sense of humor with him. He’s intelligent, creative, and a little impulsive. Let’s start with Castle Cranshaw, a.k.a., “Ghost.” I know this kid. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed and meld with the team, or will his past finally catch up to him? REVIEW OF GHOST Thing is, Ghost has something else: a lot of anger, and a past that he is trying to outrun. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to a race - and wins - the Olympic medalist track coach sees he has something: crazy natural talent. That’s all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known.
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I absolutely fell in love with him in this novel and I nearly cried when it was over because that meant, no more Cam! OMG!Īs for Daisy, I did like her but I wasn’t as emotional invested in her as I was in Cam. It’s the way he was written in Secondhand Heart. It’s not just that he’s a country artist. I don’t even LIKE country music, but even I have to admit some male country artists are seriously hot. it definitely worked! The cover was the entire reason I joined the review tour of this book!Īs for the characters, I want to first lay claim to Cam. Heck, the title is perfectly suited as well! So bravo whoever designed the art and such to grab our attention. Before I get into the actual review, I’d like to say, the model and actual cover of this book is amazing! The female model is so beautiful and she fits just perfectly for this book. Why did we read this book: From first glance at the cover and the synopsis, we both immediately wanted Room and made a point of it to procure copies at BEA this year as soon as we arrived. How did we get this book: Review Copies from the publisher (at BookExpo America 2010) Unsentimental and sometimes funny, devastating yet uplifting, Room is a novel like no other. Told in Jack’s voice, Room is the story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible. Until the day Ma admits that there’s a world outside. He loves watching TV, and the cartoon characters he calls friends, but he knows that nothing he sees on screen is truly real – only him, Ma and the things in Room. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11 feet by 11 feet. It’s Jack’s birthday, and he’s excited about turning five. Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK) Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK) I am walking in their alleys, standing in their rooms and sheds and workshops, looking in and out of their windows. These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on old dry plates of sixty years ago. You don't take a photograph, you make it. More Quotes from Ansel Adams:No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. Too often we are not aware that it is the shades of grey that add depth meaning to the starkness of those extremes. everything seen in absolutes of black white. Our lives at times seem a study in contrast. All of this, suggests De Leeuw, demolishes some of the myths surrounding Van Gogh and his career but brings hint before us as a flesh-and-blood human being, an individual of immense pathos and spiritual depth. In his letters we discover the humanitarian and religious causes he embraced, his fascination with the French Revolution, his striving for God and for ethical ideals, his desperate courtship of his cousin, Kee Vos, and his largely unsuccessful search for love. Despite the familiar image of Van Gogh as an antisocial madman who died a martyr to his art, his troubled life was rich in friendships and generous passions. It includes complete letters wherever possible, linked with brief passages of connecting narrative and showing all the pen-and-ink sketches that originally went with them. This major new edition, which is based on an entirely new translation, reinstating a large number of passages omitted from earlier editions, is expressly designed to reveal his inner journey as much as the outward facts of his life. Van Gogh emerges as a complex but captivating personality, struggling with utter integrity to fulfill his artistic destiny. His letters provide both a unique self-portrait and a vivid picture of the contemporary cultural scene. Summary: Most unusually among major painters, Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) was also an accomplished writer. There are dozens of tree farms throughout Virginia find one near you to support local tree farms during the holiday season. Bring the kids and spend some time in the petting zoo, where kids can feed and interact with lambs and sheep. While visiting the farm, stop into their holiday shop to browse unique decorations, ornaments, and gifts. Greene Meadows Farm–Since 1974, Green Meadows Farm has been supplying the Stanardsville area with high-quality Christmas trees, carrying varieties like White Pine, White Spruce, and Canaan Fir. You’ll find trees up to 16 feet tall at this Northern Virginia tree farm! Middleburg Christmas Tree Farm–The oldest and largest Christmas tree farm in Loudoun County, Middleburg Christmas Tree Farm carries Norway Spruce trees and Concolor Fir trees. Where to Get Christmas TreesĬlaybrook Farm–Located in Central Virginia in the rural town of Mineral, Claybrook Farm is a family-owned and -operated farm that has been growing Christmas trees since 1984, with popular varieties including Canaan Firs, Concolor Firs, Blue Spruce, and Nordmann Firs. In addition to selling Christmas trees, many of these farms host holiday events and activities, such as wreath-making workshops, gift shops featuring local makers, and hot chocolate to warm up the family while you browse the tree selections. Support local tree farms by purchasing your Christmas tree directly from a nearby grower. Starting at the end of November, many families search for the perfect Christmas tree. Map Addict: A Tale of Obsession, Fudge & the Ordnance Survey This book does a wonderful job at addressing it.” You can find it on Amazon for $22. substance when relaying different kinds of geographical data. For designers it begs the question of style vs. “Cartography is a ridiculously awesome/interesting topic. The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography Map: Exploring the World is a unique collection of over 300 maps from different times. Selected by an international panel of curators, academics and collectors, the maps reflect the many reasons people make maps, such as to find their way, to assert ownership, to record human activity, to establish control, to encourage settlement, to plan military campaigns or to show political power. At the price of $35 is something that you should own. There are already two editions of the atlas, each features 32 maps from all around the world. We also love reading books about location and cartography.īelow you’ll find 10 books and atlases which should have on your map shelf: Atlas of designĪtlas of design is one of the best collection of the world’s most beautiful and intriguing cartographic design. Our spatial obsession makes us not only make maps, use maps, play with maps and write about them. Since you’re reading that post you must be a map addict as well. The only “founding mother” to truly embrace public service, she raised 160 children in addition to her own. Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton started New York’s first orphanage. In 1816 (two centuries ago), she shamed Congress into supporting his seven orphaned children. She pursued him despite his illegitimacy, and loved him despite his infidelity. When she met Alexander, she fell head over heels. She was the well-to-do daughter of one of New York’s most exalted families-feisty, adventurous, and loyal to a fault. Adored by Washington, hated by Jefferson, Hamilton was a lightning rod: the most controversial leader of the American Revolution. Along the way he became one of the American Revolution’s most dashing-and unlikely-heroes. He went to America to pursue his education. Hamilton was a bastard son, raised on the Caribbean island of St. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of iconic characters such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette, The Hamilton Affair tells the sweeping, tumultuous, true love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, from tremulous beginning to bittersweet ending-his at a dueling ground on the shores of the Hudson River, hers more than half a century later after a brave, successful life. Oh the Scenting and Licking of our DARK RIPTIDE "TATE", LION REMY!!!! Hope you like it better than I did!Īnd Underground Action which turns you on like a Christmas Tree ) Good luck to all who invests time reading it. So all in all this book is a huge let down. I honestly feel the author used soooo many of the same lines to fill pages. She was so wet all the time I was starting to wonder if she had a tube of lubbe attached to her Vijayjay!!!!!! The word mine was probably used over 200 times, I kid you not, To elaborate, the cause of my irritation was Brooke.įor the love of God this woman was professing her love for him on EVERY SINGLE PAGE and nearly EVERY SINGLE line! Possible thee only reason I continued reading. Then when we actually do get the book and all revved up to see what's in store, it turns out to be the biggest load of crap!!!Įxcuse my use of the word crap but nothing and I mean nothing can possibly explain my irritation while reading this. Its always sad when we come across a book that we absolutely LOVE and count the months, weeks and days for the sequel. “their early life in Texas before it became impossible for these brave people to share the land with the settlers and they were expelled or had to flee.” It honours the Comanche People and their culture. The author Tomie dePaola collected as many sources as he could, before retelling this tale for himself. This is now the name which is familiar to most people. When white settlers moved to what we now call Texas, they termed the flower “bluebonnet”, as it reminded them of the bonnets worn by many of the white women to protect them from the heat of the Texan sun. The Legend of the Bluebonnet is a folk tale of the Comanche People, to explain the flowering en masse of the lovely wild flower called variously Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower, and “El Conejo” (“the rabbit”) in Texas, every Spring. |