Edmund Spenser: A Life
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Edmund Spenser's innovative poetic works have a central place in the canon of English literature....
Maya Angelou: Adventurous Spirit
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A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya...
Egg: A Culinary Exploration of the World's Most Versatile Ingredient
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James Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman explains why the egg is the key ingredient to the...
Lindsay (1812 KP) rated The Moonlight School in Books
Mar 11, 2021
This book is a few main characters, Cora Wilson, Lucy Wilson, Angie Copper, and Finley James. One other one that name is Brother Watt. The author pops a little romance in this book as well. However, most of this book is about learning to read and write.
Will they be able to get the folks' help in the hills to learn to read and write? Will the Moonlight School campaign be stopped in its tracks? Will Lucy find her sister, or will she accept god answer? There seems like there some romance going on, and will Lucy choose Andrew or Watt?
My favorite is learning about how the night schools started. I love the fact that we know about illiteracy and how it the solution came about. This book seems to occur based on actual historical events. That seems like a good idea.
If you are a book fan, well, this is a book you may want to read, It about books and teaching an adult to read. There some mystery in the plot, The author wrote a perfect story plot.
Ten Songs by Tucker Zimmerman by Tucker Zimmerman
Album
Writing in 2006, in a list of his 25 favourite records, Bowie ranked Ten Songs alongside seminal...
Between Meals: An Appetite For Paris
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New Yorker staff writer A.J. Liebling recalls his Parisian apprenticeship in the fine art of eating...
Stargazer by Marti Pellow
Album
'Stargazer' is the latest instalment in a remarkable solo career that's seen Pellow embark on a new...
Russ Troutt (291 KP) rated The Many Saints of Newark (2021) in Movies
Oct 4, 2021 (Updated Oct 4, 2021)
It felt like someone stumbled upon a shitty script that partly involved a mafia family and they were like, let's slap Soprano's characters names on these characters and call it a origin story for The Soprano's. The movie is all over the place with a bunch of pointless scenes edited together with characters that aren't developed that ultimately lead nowhere of importance because, as mentioned above, there's no real story here. So sad to see such a great cast wasted on this movie. And sadly, it's so bad it probably ruins the chance of a follow-up movie that could be what this movie should've been. Big pinky finger down for me for The Many Saints of Newark.
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Deep Blue Secret (The Water Keepers, #1) in Books
Jan 27, 2022
Kindle
Deep Blue Secrets ( The Water Keepers book 1)
By Christie Anderson
California teen Sadie James thinks her life couldn't get any better. She has great friends, an energetic mother she adores, and the beach practically in her own backyard. But her carefree life is turned upside down when she's rescued by a mysterious and strangely familiar boy who won't even tell her his name. Each time the boy appears, Sadie's unexplainable attraction to him deepens along with her need to unravel his secrets. The boy is there to protect her. But as wonderful and exciting as it might be to have an irresistible boy with crystal green eyes protecting her every move, every minute of the day . . . why does Sadie need one? As Sadie finds answers, she realizes her life isn't as perfect as she thought. Not only is she caught in a world of dangerous secret agents she never knew existed, but it turns out her true identity may be the greatest secret of all.
So I was in between a 3.5 and 4 stars for this. For a young adult it was well written flowed really nicely and had a new story to spin. The concept was really interesting and I’m looking forward to reading more. It was an easy enjoyable read also a new author for me.