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Bill Gates recommended Prepared in Books (curated)

 
Prepared
Prepared
Diane Tavenner | 2020
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"As any parent knows, preparing your kids for life after high school is a long and sometimes difficult journey. Tavenner—who created a network of some of the best performing schools in the nation—has put together a helpful guidebook about how to make that process as smooth and fruitful as possible. Along the way, she shares what she’s learned about teaching kids not just what they need to get into college, but how to live a good life".

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    Nomp is a free and commercial free service where you can practice math. Our vision is to create a...

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Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Spectre (Zoe Martinique #2) in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
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Spectre (Zoe Martinique #2)
Phaedra Weldon | 2008
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Hmm. <i>Spectre</i> feels less like a sequel to <i>Wraith</i> than a chapter two, if that makes any sense. Both books are full-sized novels, but they're so closely related that book two wouldn't make any sense without having read book 1 (and the novella in between). Unfortunately, <i>Spectre</i> ends on a cliff-hanger. I hate that.

At least I know (from her blog) that Weldon is working on the third book. I can only hope that it comes out soon and wraps up all the loose threads without introducing new ones that aren't left hanging again.

I do have to agree with another GR reviewer who mentioned that the main character carries on more like a 13-year-old kid than a 28-year-old woman. I have to agree. I understand that losing one parent early might, for some people, to a closer relationship with the surviving parent&mdash;but give me a break! Zo&euml; apparently needs to move across the country to learn to live without Mommy. Or maybe Mommy should move?
  
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ClareR (5726 KP) rated The Middle Years in Books

Apr 17, 2020  
The Middle Years
The Middle Years
Liz Fraser | 2020 | Biography, Humor & Comedy
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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The Middle Years is a handbook to surviving life as the parent of teenagers. The first half of the book is funny and engaging, telling it how it really is (hormones etc) to be the parent to preteens and teens, and I really enjoyed it. It was lighthearted, and more serious where it needed to be.

However in the second half of the book, it takes a darker turn, and talks about the authors divorce, mental health issues, guilt of divorcing and the effects this hound have had on her children. To be honest, if I’d known it was going to take this turn, there’s a high possibility that I wouldn’t have read it at all. I’ve had enough personal experience of parents divorcing to last me a lifetime without reading about it. It just seemed very bitter.

I DID enjoy the first half though, which is why I’ve given it a 3/5 (or 6/10, however you want to look at it!).

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for the opportunity to read this book.