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Place-Based Methods for Researching Schools

Pat Thomson and Christine Hall

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Schools are complex institutions. They do not easily reveal themselves to researchers who rely on...

Money Matters - but So Does Trust!: From an Economy Based on Money to an Economy Based on Human Value

Pietro Archiati

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The financial crisis of 2008 ignited a general psychology of fear. This crisis of confidence was not...

The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction

Steve Hullfish

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The only guide to the art and technique of color correction based on the invaluable knowledge of...

Kate (493 KP) rated Taking The Reins in Books

Oct 20, 2020

Taking The Reins

Katrina Abbott | 2014 | Romance, Young Adult (YA)

6.0

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I liked the blurb on this book but as I started reading I realised it was intended for a much younger audience but I continued anyway. I like to read a book and give an honest review. Some may read the review and decide it is a book they would like to read. It is based in an all girls school and from Brooklyn's first interation with her soon-to-be soon friends I expected the worst. This could be because I am an old reader and know how life, books, tv shows and films usually go. The girls in these books, etc can usually be bitchy and end up being mean to each other espcially when they have a new girl at the school. Brooklyn is the new girl. Due to my expectations of how I thought the book/story was going to play out I was always on edge.
It was a story of realtionships - friendship and romantic relationships. It was nice for the book to end up being a nice story. It was nice to see girls working together and there was a good sense of camaraderie.
I wasn't gripped and this could be because I was not the target audience. The book is part of a series and it would of been nice to have a book prior to this to get a feeling of How Brooklyn used to be. She does try to explain what the old her would of done/said in situations and what the new Brooklyn did/said but I couldn't get a real feel of how she used to be. But the series is called the The Rosewoods so all books would have to be based at the school.
As this was part of a series the story ended up abruptly. I thought it may of ended at the end of the school year but no it ended before Halloween which is not lomger after school starts.
This is a great book for a young audience of I would say early teens.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Town (2010) in Movies

Aug 16, 2017

The Town (2010)

2010 | Action, Drama, Mystery

7.7

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Very good action scenes

Cops and Robbers

A brilliant cops and robbers film, the best of its genre since @Heat (1995) in my eyes. Also quite similar to @The Departed (2006) so if you like those two, who doesn't? You'll want to see this. Based on an award winning book for crime writing "Prince of Thieves". This has great action, a fine cast, interesting story, the whole thing oozes class. Ben Affleck directs and does a great job. Very enjoyable check it out!