![]() ![]() "Chester the Chesapeake Book Four: My Brother Buck continues this excellent picturebook series from the point of view of Chester, a devoted therapy dog and family pet.Īlso highly recommended are the previous books in the series, “Chester the Chesapeake (Book One), “Chester the Chesapeake: Summertime (Book Two),” and “Chester the Chesapeake: Wintertime (Book Three)." The Midwest Book Review They are available as paperbacks and ebooks and also free with KindleUnlimited.Ĭheck out his books under the "Chester's Books" tab and learn more about him and his events on "Chester's page." Here are some reviews: His children's book series warms children and adult dog lovers alike. And all five books have real pictures of Chester and his brothers along with the storyline. Chester the Chesapeake is not only a philanthropic therapy dog but he has also written five children's books - from his point of view. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Early life īybee was raised in Washington State, and is the survivor of child abuse and a teen who "graduated high school by the skin of my teeth." Romance novels became a way to escape reality, "Romance novels saved my life more than once, and I don't mean that figuratively." īybee moved to California in hopes of becoming an actress, but she eventually landed in nursing school and began working in urban emergency rooms. She now writes full time and has penned The Not Quite series, The Weekday Brides series, The Most Likely To series, and The First Wives series. ![]() After growing bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a registered nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. Raised in Washington State, Bybee moved to Southern California in the hope of becoming a movie star. In total, she has written thirty-nine beloved books that have collectively sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into more than twenty languages. In addition, her books have also graced The New York Times and USA Today bestsellers lists. ![]() Contemporary romance, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, women's fictionĬatherine Bybee is a #1 Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and Indie Reader bestselling author. ![]() ![]() ![]() “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” was the second part of the Metropolitan Museum's examination of American fashion. 2022: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” A few years earlier, “China: Through the Looking Glass” celebrated China’s influence on Western and Eastern design, while May 2019 explored “Camp” and its exaggerated artifice.īelow, we’ve charted out each year’s Met Gala theme dating back to 1995, the first year Anna Wintour became a chair of the event. ![]() It’s a grand display of art as fashion and fashion as art, showing how both forms comprise and define our cultural fabric.Įach theme is chosen with the utmost consideration, asking: What story does this tell? What history does it teach? In 2018, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” showcased hundreds of holy items from the Vatican. The gala is, yes, a major star-studded fundraising event, but its importance goes beyond dollars raised and social media impressions made. It dictates the dress code (celebrities, designers, and change-makers are challenged to create costumes that serve as both a fashion statement and a tribute to the concept), the decor, and most importantly, the larger purpose of the night itself. The theme announcement is an important one. It’s official: the theme for the 2023 Met Gala is “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” The exhibition will examine the life-and creative legacy-of the late designer, who shaped the face of fashion for more than half a century. ![]() ![]() Raina's graphic novels have been nominated for all the major US awards and have received starred reviews from Booklist and Kirkus. From the New York Times bestselling author of SMILE and DRAMA, comes a new full-colour graphic novel about the biggest challenge of all, SISTERS! Raina has been building an incredible fan base travelling to events all over the globe. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years but when a baby brother enters the picture and their parents' relationship starts to struggle, they realize they must figure out how to get along. Despite Amara's cuteness, she is a cranky, grouchy baby and mostly prefers to play by herself. ![]() Raina can't wait to be a big sister, but once Amara is born she realizes things won't be quite what she had expected.or hoped. The companion to Raina Telgemeier's bestselling graphic memoir, SMILE. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thurman first discovered Rufus Jones through his book, Finding the Trail of Life. Howard Thurman's close relationship to Quakers dates back to 1929 when, he began independent study at Haverford College with Rufus M. Since then, twelve other titles have been added to the Thurman paperback series. In 1953, he became Dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University (1953-65).įriends United Press and Howard Thurman began their association in 1971 with the paperback edition of The Inward Journey. After serving on the faculty of Howard University as Professor the Theology and Dean of Rankin Chapel (1932-1944), he moved to San Francisco to help found the intercultural and interdenominational Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples. He then became a special student of philosophy in residence at Haverford College with Rufus Jones, the noted Quaker philosopher and mystic. Howard Thurman was graduated from Morehouse College and from Colgate-Rochester Theological Seminary. To be in his presence was to experience the drama of life itself-with all its attending conflicts-and to be carried beyond these realities to the Reality of a gracious God whose will is life and wholeness. When Howard Thurman spoke, he filled the entire room with compassion, truth, keen intellect, and joy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perfect choice for lovers of ghost stories, historical fiction, or just a good yarn.” ![]() A plot filled with suspense, adventure, and mystery. Professional Reviews for The TIME of The FIREFLIES: It soon becomes clear that it is up to Larissa to prevent history from repeating itself and a fatal tragedy from striking the people she loves.Ĭritically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little spins a thrilling tale filled with family secrets, haunting mystery, and dangerous adventure in the story of one girl's race to unravel the curse that has haunted her family for generations. ![]() The fireflies are beautiful and mysterious, and they take her on a magical journey through time, where Larissa learns secrets about her family's tragic past - deadly, curse-ridden secrets that could harm the future of her family as she knows it. A series of clues leads her to the muddy river banks, where clouds of fireflies dance among the cypress knees and cattails each evening at twilight. When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, she knows she's in for a strange summer. ![]() ![]() One of the things I enjoyed the most about the characters in this book was how they reacted to Kelp. Unfortunately, I had trouble getting into them because of this issue, although I would have selected a much higher rating if it hadn’t happened. I was honestly expecting to love Kelp’s adventures. ![]() All of the basic things any story needs to be a good one were implied or briefly mentioned, but the narrator didn’t go into detail about any of them. The plot could have used some more development. It worked both as a charming fairy tale as well as an example of how to live happily for children who are different from the people around them for a wide variety of reasons. ![]() The beauty of this premise lay in how many ways it can be read. What a creative premise! As soon as I read the blurb, I couldn’t wait to find out why a family of narwhals gave birth to a baby unicorn and what would happen to Kelp once he realized that he wasn’t like anyone in his community. Some folks were born to be different from everyone around them no matter how hard they try to fit in. ![]() ![]() ![]() This hour On Point: Michael Twitty on the full story in southern food. The history of his own slave ancestors and white ancestors and his full understanding of how this food came to be. He cooks and celebrates it with eyes and taste buds wide open to all the history there. ![]() For African-American cook and cultural historian Michael Twitty, it’s a comfort and a discomfort. Lewis/Afroculinaria)įor many, southern food is celebrated as a kind of comfort food. Now, black culinary historian Michael Twitty is talking slavery and Southern food. He made waves going after Paula Deen for using the n-word. Twitter facebook Email This article is more than 5 years old. ![]() ![]() ![]() Decades after her successful run of 1930s and 1940s best sellers, surveys showed that many Americans still relied largely on Buck’s fiction for their understanding of China. In the early 2000s, when I was a graduate student casting about for a research project, I became fascinated with Buck’s outsize influence. Writers who hoped to be involved in the Asia story sought her approval. She won the Pulitzer Prize and in 1938 became the first American woman to earn the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her influence spread through magazines, newspapers, Hollywood, the political sphere. ![]() The Good Earth was an immediate success, making Buck one of America’s foremost experts on all things Chinese and paving the way for an entire industry for stories about this distant and seemingly exotic land. Buck’s novel arrived at a moment, between the great wars, when Americans had become interested in China’s once-great civilization. The Good Earth was about a Chinese farmer named Wang Lung whose thrifty ways and by-his-bootstraps determination protect his family during a time of great upheavals, from drought and famine to political revolution. Instead, she sympathized with China’s everyday strivers. When she was young, though, she grew disenchanted with her family’s calling, which presumed a condescending distance from the heathen masses. Buck was born in the United States but raised in China, the daughter of fervent missionaries from West Virginia. ![]() ![]() ![]() I felt taristan fell flat in his duty as villain. i really like how she started out all innocent and such, but ended up being the most interesting character. if i read the sequel, it’s 100% because of her. we need more morally grey characters!!! (insert more exclamation points!!) they’re realistic, and they’re fun to read about. ![]() I really enjoyed reading erida’s chapters. i’m sure his backstory would be more interesting than the actual novel. ![]() i mean, who wouldn’t? immortal being, interesting world. I’d love to read a whole book about dom’s backstory. but i enjoyed them together with their banter. their characters separately were somewhat boring and flat. I really enjoyed the friendship between the three main characters: dom, sorasa, and corayne. i can see how realm breaker is a wonderful novel for others. and because i didn’t like it doesn’t mean it’s bad. i had hopes that i wouldn’t be in the group that didn’t like it, yet here we are. Reading other people’s reviews prior to picking realm breaker up, i saw many different views on it. i had such high hopes, but i felt so let down. To say i was really excited for this book is an understatement. ![]() |