![]() ![]() 6-7, 2005, a week after the storm made landfall, African Americans delivered a scathing assessment of the federal government’s relief efforts. I want to honor Ward’s words here not simply by giving them space, but by talking about Hurricane Katrina, specifically about how Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath reveals a lot about racism in America. Finally, I wrote about the storm because I was dissatisfied with the way it recessed from public consciousness. I was also angry at the people who blamed survivors for staying and for choosing to return to the Mississippi Gulf Coast after the storm. It was terrifying and I needed to write about that. ![]() ![]() Q: Why did you want to write about Hurricane Katrina? Ī: I lived through it. (From my copy’s Q&A with the author, Jesmyn Ward): The story itself is small- centered on one family and their neighbors, but it echoes loud and big. Ward delivers so much in just a twelve day span in the story- surprising me at every turn with moments of violence and moments of tenderness. Salvage the Bones was the first book I’ve read about Hurricane Katrina. ![]()
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![]() Both Bea and Jane are complex characters. Did she have sex with him to gain power or because she still had feelings for him?ġ2. Discuss the power play between Bea and Eddie. Talk about Bea and the motivation behind some of her actions? Why was she attracted to Eddie in the first place? Should she have seen Eddie for what he was?ġ1. Do you feel the author captured these traits in this version of "Eddie"?ġ0. ![]() ![]() In the original PBS movie, Edward Rochester is rich, intense, and brooding. Why do you think Eddie changed his will, so Jane was the beneficiary? Was it a trust issue with Bea - a final power play in the event Bea outsmarted him and caused his death?ĩ. Why do you think Eddie developed such an interest in Jane? Do you think the chemistry was natural or was there another reason he pursued her? Was it a need for power?Ĩ. Why do you think the author portrays Jane as tough, capable of violence, and manipulative? Contrast this to the timid, soft-spoken Jane in the original classicĦ. Were you surprised when Jane continues stealing even after she has wealth? Why do you think she steals? Do you think this trait was necessary?ĥ. Do you think she was purely motivated by a desire for money?Ĥ. Talk about Jane's motivations for her actions. ![]() ![]() Did the story have the Southern charm as mentioned in the book summary?ģ. How do you think this story compared to the original Jane Eyre? Is the story unique? Original? Did the author capture the right ambiance?Ģ. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will they help each other to survive, or will they destroy one another? When Akos is thrust into Cyra's world, the enmity between their countries and families seems insurmountable. Though protected by his unusual currentgift, once Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers, Akos is desperate to get his brother out alive - no matter what the cost. But Cyra is much more than just a blade in her brother's hand: she is resilient, quick on her feet, and smarter than he knows.Īkos is from the peace-loving nation of Thuvhe, and his loyalty to his family is limitless. Cyra's currentgift gives her pain and power - something her brother exploits, using her to torture his enemies. The duology tells the story of Akos and Cyra - two young people who are born enemies but are thrust together by fate, in a world where everyone has a unique power, a “currentgift” that will decide their future.Ĭyra is the sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people. Carve the Mark is a science-fiction fantasy series by Veronica Roth, the bestselling author of Divergent. ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon they’re struggling to hold themselves and the renovation together, even as a decades-old mystery-and the hurricane season-loom on the horizon, threatening not only the project but everything that’s brought them together. And Maddie hopes it will give her a shot at keeping her family together.Īt least, that’s the plan-until they realize that having their work broadcast is one thing, but having their personal lives play out on TV is another story entirely. For Avery, it’s a chance to restart her ruined career. For Nikki, it would mean getting back on her feet financially. A lot hinges on the success of the DIY program. ![]() ![]() They’ve been hired to bring a once-grand historic house back to its former glory on a new television show called Do-Over. Madeline, Avery and Nicole, the unlikely friends from Ten Beach Road, have hit some speed bumps in their lives, but when they arrive in Miami’s South Beach neighborhood, they are all hoping for a do-over. Three women in need of a second chance…or is it a third? ![]() ![]() ![]() Dick’s entire character arc in the series centers around moving beyond the trauma of Robin and learning to embrace the family. Never does the series pretend as though it’s a good thing that Dick Grayson is suffering with PTSD from his time with Bruce Wayne. These heroes are the future of the DC Universe, after all, so what’s to be gained by miring them in darkness and despair?īut Titans’ saving grace has always been the fact that the darkness always serves a greater purpose. It was easy to dismiss Titans as a needlessly grim and self-serious take on a franchise that’s meant to be full of adventure and optimism. ![]() ![]() Some DC fans seemed to immediately write off the series because of that scene and other storytelling choices (like Starfire’s Season 1 costume). That scene really set the tone for the series, making it clear Titans was a much darker and more adult-centric take on this iconic team. Titans certainly made a strong first impression with its original trailer, which featured the now-infamous scene of Thwaites’ Robin pummelling criminals and shouting “F*** Batman!”. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. For this moment, it's piercing, subtly wending its way toward questions about who we are and who we want to be….” – Entertainment Weeklyįrom The New York Times-bestselling author of The Mothers, a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. “ A story of absolute, universal timelessness …For any era, it's an accomplished, affecting novel. ![]() “Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but it’s especially reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel, The Bluest Eye.” -Kiley Reid, Wall Street Journal NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR * PEOPLE * TIME MAGAZINE* VANITY FAIR * GLAMOUR ![]() ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Cooper is not working, she enjoys playing piano, gardening, and traveling. She has also written books for adults, as well as plays and Emmy-nominated screenplays, many in collaboration with the actor Hume Cronyn, whom she married in 1996. By that time, Susan Cooper had been living in America for 13 years, having moved to marry her first husband, an American professor, and was stepmother to three children and the mother of two.Ĭooper went on to write other well-received novels, including "The Boggart" (and its sequel "The Boggart and the Monster"), "King of Shadows", and "Victory," as well as several picture books for young readers with illustrators such as Ashley Bryan and Warwick Hutton. After attending Oxford, where she became the first woman to ever edit that university's newspaper, Cooper worked as a reporter and feature writer for London's Sunday Times her first boss was James Bond creator Ian Fleming.Ĭooper wrote her first book for young readers in response to a publishing house competition "Over Sea, Under Stone" would later form the basis for her critically acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence, "The Dark Is Rising." The fourth book in the series, "The Grey King," won the Newbery Medal in 1976. As a child, she loved to read, as did her younger brother, who also became a writer. Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. Susan Cooper's latest book is the YA novel "Ghost Hawk" (2013) ![]() ![]() ![]() With her trademark black humor, Maddow takes us on a switchback journey around the globe, revealing the greed and incompetence of Big Oil and Gas along the way, and drawing a surprising conclusion about why the Russian government hacked the 2016 U.S. ![]() Unlikely as it might seem, there is a thread connecting these events, and Rachel Maddow follows it to its crooked source: the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry. And in 2014, Ukrainian revolutionaries raided the palace of their ousted president and found a zoo of peacocks, gilded toilets, and a floating restaurant modeled after a Spanish galleon. That same year, a trove of Michael Jackson memorabilia-including his iconic crystal-encrusted white glove-was sold at auction for over $1 million to a guy who was, officially, just the lowly forestry minister of the tiny nation of Equatorial Guinea. In 2010, the words "earthquake swarm" entered the lexicon in Oklahoma. ![]() As Maddow writes, "Democracy either wins this one or disappears."īig Oil and Gas Versus Democracy-Winner Take All Blowout is a call to contain the lion: to stop subsidizing the wealthiest businesses on earth, to fight for transparency, and to check the influence of the world's most destructive industry and its enablers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police career in London, and reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss. But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine ‘Jazz’ Hunter to the force. Another Lucinda Riley legacy to treasure' - Lancashire Post 'A cleverly woven mystery to savour' - Sunday Express The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen’s – a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk – is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. The Murders at Fleat House is a suspenseful and utterly compelling crime novel from the author of the multimillion-selling The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. A twisting, page-turning masterful crime novel from the beloved, multimillion-copy sensation Lucinda Riley. ![]() ![]() ![]() Denmark is small, so the townspeople weren’t able to help with stopping the Nazis. Like most other parts of Europe during World War II, Denmark too, was under German occupation. Taken place in 1943, Denmark wasn’t the best place in the world. The story is set during World War II in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since the story is told from AnneMarie’s point of view, we as readers are able to see what children think about the war in that time period. I will be talking about the historical background in The Giver, the historical background on the setting of the story, symbols, and themes. AnneMarie’s best friend, Ellen is Jewish. The book is also told from the point of view of AnneMarie, a Danish girl. ![]() This book is also great to see what children at young ages are thinking during a War. ![]() This book is a great way to see the effect of wars in other countries, especially for young children who are not quite knowledgeable on wars just yet, and most certainly, the Holocaust. This conflict is presented throughout the entire story as the brave townspeople try to help the Jews of their community. The Germans have taken over the town and are trying to deport and kill the Jews. The main conflict of the story that I would like to focus on is the relocation of the Denmark’s Jews by the Nazi’s. The conflict of this novel that I have chosen to write about is written in a man vs society view. This novel is written in a historical children’s critical approach to society. I have chosen to write an analysis on the book The Giver by Lewis Lowry. ![]() |