Becca is the quiet girl who loves to read and Brett is the popular jock with a heart of gold. While the characters were a bit stereotypical, we still liked the. And we obviously love the fake dating trope because it usually leads to a cute and funny story. We were in the mood for a cute romance and that’s what led us to this YA contemporary. Can Brett and Becca turn a fake relationship into a real one?įinally, we got to read The Upside of Falling, which has been on our TBR for a while. The Upside of Falling is what happens when two seemingly different people fall for each other. And with the drama surrounding Brett’s home life, he could really use a friend. But the more time the two spend together, the more they realize they have more in common than ever expected. Besides, they don’t have to be together for too long.īecca and Brett make some rules for dating each other so both of them benefit from the arrangement. But Brett is focused on football and college, so having a fake girlfriend gets everyone off his back about relationships. She never expected football player Brett Wells to walk by the conversation and say that he was her boyfriend.īecca has no idea why Brett would help her because everyone at school wants to date him. But when her ex-best friend teases for never having a boyfriend, Becca says she actually has one.
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"Better know a word-writing man alum: Jonathan Auxier". ^ a b Schlecker, Brady (May 16, 2016)."Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards". ^ a b Cerny, Dory (November 18, 2015)."At the kids' table: Jonathan Auxier's debut recalls classic children's tales". "Jonathan auxier interview and book giveaway". Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster. Sweep also won the Children's/YA prize at the 2019 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature. He won the Governor General's Award at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster. The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards. Awards Īuxier won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for his 2014 novel The Night Gardener. During graduate school, Auxier worked on a side project to refresh his creativity which he would eventually develop into the novel Peter Nimble after graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. He earned a BA from Trinity Western University in 2003 and a MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US with his wife. Jonathan Auxier (born August 10, 1981) is a Canadian-born writer of young adult literature. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Hidden pictures book jason rekulakMallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force. Then, Teddy’s artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Honey Month by Sadie Shorr-ParksThe readings, which will be released on Fridays, can be found on the society’s webpage. The AT HOME WITH POETRY series on the society’s website features videos of national and international poets, those from community writing groups, and emerging writers reading from their homes. SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV - Shepherd University’s Society for Creative Writing and Department of English and Modern Languages have started a new series designed to bring virtual poetry readings to the public. Society for Creative Writing, English and Modern Languages launch poetry series Popodicon-Business Residence of the President. Agricultural Innovation Center at Tabler Farm.Shepherd Entrepreneurship and Research Corporation.Bonnie & Bill Stubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications.Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence.Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Genesis world record 2022Outside the pool, Hegazy works as a motivational speaker and advocates for people with disabilities. In addition to breaking two Guinness World Records, Hegazy has also achieved other athletic milestones, like swimming across the Gulf of Aqaba in 2017 and completing a 700 km cycling challenge, according to his website. I found a way to I let out my anger and frustration, but it was also where I felt really free and capable.” “I only got into swimming because I was a very angry. “My source of motivation in the beginning was that I do not have much left to lose,” said Hegazy in Guinness’ statement. Hegazy was inspired to pursue his athletic feats after reading about Dareen Barbar, a Lebanese amputee who broke the world record for the longest static wall sit and Faisal Al Mosawi, a Kuwaiti wheelchair user who broke the record for the fastest 10 km scuba dive. Egyptian swimmer takes the art of leaping out of water to new heights 5/27/2023 0 Comments White male mediocrity bookAnd they run our increasingly polarized and misinforming media, winning awards for perpetrating the idea that things run best when white men are in charge. They lead our corrupt and violent criminal justice system with little risk of facing justice themselves. “White men lead our ineffective government with almost guaranteed reelection. In the end, she shows how white men have long maintained a stranglehold on leadership and sorely undermined the pursuit of happiness for all. Through research, interviews, and the powerful, personal writing for which she is celebrated, Oluo investigates the backstory of America's growth, from immigrant migration to our national ethos around ingenuity, from the shaping of economic policy to the protection of sociopolitical movements that fortify male power. In this ambitious survey of the last century of American history, Oluo answers that question by pinpointing white men's deliberate efforts to subvert women, people of color, and the disenfranchised. From the author of the New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, a history of white male America and a scathing indictment of what it has cost us socially, economically, and politicallyĪfter the election of Donald Trump, and the escalation of white male rage and increased hostility toward immigrants that came with him, New York Times-bestselling author Ijeoma Oluo found herself in conversation with Americans around the country, pondering one central question: How did we get here? 5/27/2023 0 Comments Diamond Bay by Linda HowardThis is a very good early work by Linda Howard fun follow up to Midnight Rainbow. and on his trail is.a group of "Agents" looking to get Sabin and any one who gets in their way. Grant Sullivan (Midnight Rainbow) Howard book #1 shows up looking for Sabin. When passion grows Sabin and Rachel become lovers. While Sabin recovers from his wounds he has little to do but think just how sexy his "temporary" nurse wanna be Rachel is.night "and" 2 "Agents" show up looking for Sabin.Rachel continues to hide him. Rachel is soon very attracted to this silent man who's dark secrets are as mysterious and fascinating. Using her best friend the local VET.Kell's wounds are treated.and recovers very slowly but soon explains to Rachel he is "BLACK OPS".and was a target by his OWN agency.and ONLY 'two' people knew where Sabin was when the shoot out occurred. Something about Kell has her decided to keep this QUIET. Widow Rachel Jones is looking for shells on a beach when she stumbles across a naked HUNK of man.(.Kell Sabin.).dragging him into her house on a blanket she discovers he has been shot TWICE. Naked HUNK on a beach.~4 STARS~ narration ah~ 5/26/2023 0 Comments The lean startup by eric riesThe Lean Startup integrates ideas from lean manufacturing (e.g. But, entrepreneurship is management, since a start-up is basically an institution that needs to be managed. Many people think that management is dull and boring, while entrepreneurship is exciting and cool. a HR manager doing creative recruitment, an IT manager developing a new solution – is as much an entrepreneur as a founder of a new company. corporation, government, non-profit) nor industry. An “intrapreneur” in a big company – e.g. Entrepreneurs are EverywhereĪ startup is “a human institution designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.” It’s not defined by company size, organization type (e.g. There are 5 important principles that underlie The Lean Startup method. Startups face unique challenges, which call for not just “ordinary” management, but entrepreneurial management. In this summary, we’ll give a synopsis of the lean startup concept and key principles/processes.ĭo check out our complete book summary bundle or read the book to get the full mojo! It’s about developing new products or services successfully under conditions of great uncertainty, reducing wastage, and building an adaptive organization that can thrive in a rapidly changing world. Eric Ries’ “The Lean Startup” is not just about starting a new business. Yet, with the right processes, their success could be significantly improved. Each time startups and innovations fail, huge amounts of money, time, passion, and skill are wasted. by Melissa Hill About BookQuotersīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, ― quote from The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States “Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislators and magistrates in all future periods of this commonwealth to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them, especially the university at Cambridge, public schools, and grammar schools in the towns to encourage private societies and public institutions, rewards and immunities, for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, trades, manufactures, and a natural history of the country to countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity and general benevolence, public and private charity, industry and frugality, honesty and punctuality in their dealings, sincerity, good humor, and all social affections, and generous sentiments among the people. 5/26/2023 0 Comments Sophia marlowe nasty galThe series tries so hard to make her a cool anti-hero until this moment, but her discovery of her drive to succeed is authentically cool. She’s a capitalist whose main luck was growing up in the right country that allowed her to build a better brand in the early days of e-commerce. While saying she’s building a passion, not a “business,” Sophia focuses relentlessly on growing her company. The band in the bar at the end of episode one may mutter into the microphone “The basic tenets of capitalism and democracy contradict each other,” but the audience can roll their eyes, because Sophia is here to be her own boss and that’s only going to happen right where she is. This pivot and passion for building her business and brand are when the show is at its best and, despite all contrary reviews, the most feminist. This character, who until then hadn’t hesitated to share every single thought, bites her tongue at multiple wrongs from a customer because she knows it matters more to deliver than to be right about a triviality. She doesn’t show a bit of evidence of earning success until episode four, where dedication to preserving her positive online customer ratings leads Sophia to face her fear of bridges and run across the Golden Gate Bridge to keep her promise to LadyShopper99. Episodes one to three largely focus on setting up “Sophia Marlowe,” the character, as unlikable, rebellious, and somehow failing towards success. |