Anna hibiscus story5/19/2023 Readers will easily identify with Anna’s glee-“I am so happy, I think I am going to explode!”-and find it infectious. Focusing on the tight bond between the characters, Tobia accentuates Anna Hibiscus’s outsize personality and loving rapport with her family. Anna Hibiscus is back home after visiting her grandma in. The illustrations effectively distribute text and make. In Tobia’s cheery illustrations, the family’s vivid clothing contrasts with the cool greens of the lush vegetation. This first tale in the series introduces young listeners to Anna, who lives with her parents, twin brothers, and large extended family in Africa. The fifth book in the stunning Anna Hibiscus series about a young girl growing up in a city in Nigeria. An adorable girl (and her mischievous twin brothers) shares stories of her life growing up in Africa. As Anna Hibiscus sits in a mango tree watching her family members’ various activities, she “feels so happy, she almost floats out of the tree.” Bouncing from one relative to another, she proclaims her happiness, and they all tell her what they do when they’re happy: Grandfather counts all the reasons why, Grandmother squeezes her husband’s hand, aunties pound yam, Uncle Tunde dances to music from the car radio, Papa tells Mama how much he loves her, and Mama sits “still and quiet.” Anna’s “happiness grows” with every encounter, and she eventually discovers her own way to best express her joy (the title provides a hint). With this effervescent tale, Atinuke introduces younger readers to the African heroine of her early chapter-book series.
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Daimones by Massimo Marino5/19/2023 He felt superior due to her humble origins. By the time my parents got married, the business only allowed an average life, just above struggling.įather must have cultivated an inner frustration, and made sure his wife was there to pay the price, too. My father’s family’s small enterprise allowed my grandparents to live a wealthy life.and they dilapidated a fortune. For lack of ambition, or just laziness, he resolved to work at the family business. She regretted that decision all her life, putting the blame on a husband she discovered only weeks after they got married was not Prince Charming.įather had squandered a good education. She stopped dreaming about returning to a job she truly loved when I was born three years later. She once had a stable nursing position, which she quit under pressure from both my father and his family when their first child, my brother, was born. Mother was raised in a working-class family in the heart of Italy. Superfluous expenses didn’t have a place in our single-income budget. We lacked nothing essential, but what we had was not always of the best quality, and we couldn’t afford the latest and greatest. My family was no different from other middle-class families of that period. We lived in an apartment on the top floor of a seven-story building. Wormwood by Isabella Kruger5/19/2023 Holleran G, Scaldaferri F, Gasbarrini A, Currò D. extract on gastrointestinal hormones and brain-gut peptides in functional dyspepsia rats. Artemisia annua and artemisinins are ineffective against human Babesia microti and six Candida sp. Antimicrobial activity of Artemisia absinthium against surgical wounds infected by Staphylococcus aureus in a rat model. Moslemi HR, Hoseinzadeah H, Badouei AB, Kafshdouzan K, Fard RMN. Therapeutic efficacy of Artemisia absinthium against Hymenolepis nana: in vitro and in vivo studies in comparison with the anthelmintic praziquantel. Artemisia absinthium L.-importance in the history of medicine, the latest advances in phytochemistry and therapeutical, cosmetological and culinary uses. Effect of Artemisia annua extract on treating active rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial. A pilot randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of an extract of Artemisia annua administered over 12 weeks, for managing pain, stiffness, and functional limitation associated with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. Stebbings S, Beattie E, Mcnamara D, Hunt S. Bioactive compounds, pharmacological actions, and pharmacokinetics of wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium). El-Saber Batitha G, Olatunde A, El-Mleeh A, e al. Fault lines by voddie t baucham jr5/19/2023 Like a fault line, it threatens American culture in general-and the evangelical church in particular. ospel issue." But what if there is more to the social justice movement than those Christians understand? Even worse: What if they've been duped into preaching ideas that actually oppose the Kingdom of God? In this powerful book, Voddie Baucham, a preacher, professor, and cultural apologist, explains the sinister worldview behind the social justice movement and Critical Race Theory-revealing how it already has infiltrated some seminaries, leading to internal denominational conflict, canceled careers, and lost livelihoods. As riots rocked American cities, Christians affirmed from the pulpit and in social media that "black lives matter" and that racial justice "is a g. USA TODAY BESTSELLER! The Ground Is Moving The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the summer of 2020 shocked the nation. Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe Equilibrium by Katey Hawthorne5/19/2023 They'll have to save each other, both from the haters and from their own fears, if they want to maintain equilibrium. Just as their nights are heating up, it becomes clear Sam's electrical explosion was seen, and now someone has it in for both of them. Sam doesn't really like guys, he's just feeling vulnerable.right? Even after they give in, Hansen is afraid to admit he's in love. While dealing with the fallout, Sam's emotional dependency on Hansen forces their mutual attraction to the surface. When Sam's electrical powers freak out in public, Hansen has a sinking feeling they've been spotted by unfriendly eyes. But soccer star Sam was always covered in girls, so Hansen kept his attraction in the closet and convinced himself that "best friends" was better than nothing. Econ student Hansen Marks has been hot for Sam MacLeod since they first bonded over their secret superpowers-literally hot, since Hansen can produce fire from thin air. Just One Night, Vol. 1 by Kim Black5/19/2023 Contributors include a few notable women of letters like novelist Margaret Atwood, who writes of a trip to the Galapagos Islands with her father. This is a first-person, girl-power anthology of travel stories. While snow is still relatively thin on the ground, it's not too early to begin planning a ski trip to JapanĪ first-person, girl-power anthology of travel stories The streets of Macau will be filled with Formula Three race cars If you think Borneo is all pith helmets, knee socks and headhunters, think again Subscribe to TIME! Get up to 3 MONTHS FREE! Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori clings to power as dissidents in his party finally decide not to back a no-confidence motionĪfter Florida's controversial ballot recount, Bush holds a 537-vote lead in the state, which could give him the election The American Express black card is the ultimate status symbol ASIANOW - Travel Watch | Off the Shelf | 11/22/99 Paternus by Dyrk Ashton5/19/2023 The story takes off right at the end of the first Paternus book, Paternus: Rise of the Gods. But there wasn’t much of a mini-arc except, “Jesus, we must save Peter.” Then “Jesus, we must save ourselves.” Then “Holy shit, is that Jesus?” I am desperate for a family tree for these books to hang on my wall because it all is muddling together into the epic family genes of awesomeness. Sure, the kids and mythological creatures/people face issues, old grudges, and waining power. Secondly, unlike many other series where the overall series is one large arc, Paternus is not really like that. I did do that, and sadly there they sat for months on end forlorn and staring me in tone. I would have bought the entire series in hardback before even reading or knowing anything about the series…oh, wait. A very good place to start” The cover art on this is top-notch. To quote the Sound of Music, “Let us start at the very beginning. I honestly, and knowing Dyrk a bit through his hilarious tweet feed, do not think he is capable of such a feat. Quite the contrary, Dyrk could have coasted a bit into book 2, Took a step back, and slowed the pace down. As many authors suffer a Sophmore slump or a slowing of tone as they fill in the exposition, that is not the case with Dyrk Ashton. Paternus: Wrath of Gods is a continuation of the epic urban fantasy tale from book 1, Paternus: Rise of the Gods. My policeman book near me5/19/2023 My Policeman is a deeply heartfelt story of love's passionate endurance, and the devastation wrought by a repressive society. Forster had with a policeman, Bob Buckingham, and his wife. In this evocative portrait of midcentury England, Bethan Roberts reimagines the real life relationship the novelist E. The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion and meet Patrick in secret. Patrick is besotted, and opens Tom's eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world of art, travel, and beauty. A few years later near the Brighton Museum, Patrick meets Tom. He teaches her to swim, gently guiding her through the water in the shadow of the city's famous pier and Marion is smitten-determined her love alone will be enough for them both. "aught and honest." - New York Times Book Review It is in 1950's Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. Soon to be a motion picture starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson, an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love. The Gay Revolution by Lillian Faderman5/19/2023 Here is the drag queens' giddily angry kickline at the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots, as street youth and butch lesbians and outcast gay folk refuse, at long last, to be carted off to jail for being queer.īut even as Faderman builds on 40 years of scholarship in LGBT history, she goes beyond what’s already been chronicled, beyond the familiar peaks and valleys that have entered the culture’s civil rights lexicon. Here's Barbara Gittings in her proper dress and Kameny in his shirt and tie, the "mother" and "father" of the gay rights movement, politely picketing the federal government at a time when doing so could destroy lives. Army Map Service and stripped of his federal security clearance for homosexuality - and who became a lifetime crusader for gay rights. In the District of Columbia, there's Hay's mirror image, Frank Kameny, a brilliant astronomer who in 1957 was dismissed from the U.S. In California, here's groundbreaking gay activist Harry Hay getting ousted from Mattachine, the "homophile" group he started, after the middle-class men and women it attracted began to reject his communism and aim instead for respectability. For those of us who've been reading gay history since scholars such as Faderman, George Chauncey, John D'Emilio and Michael Bronski began publishing their research several decades ago, some of what follows is as familiar as a bedtime story. Dead voices book5/18/2023 Ollie, Coco, and Brian want to trust him, but Ollie's watch, which once saved them from the smiling man, has a new cautionary message: BEWARE. Voland, a mysterious ghost hunter, arrives in the midst of the storm to investigate the hauntings at Hemlock Lodge. Coco is convinced she has seen a ghost, and Ollie is having nightmares about frostbitten girls pleading for help. Ollie, Coco, and Brian are determined to make the best of being snowed in, but odd things keep happening. But when a snowstorm sets in, causing the power to flicker out and the cold to creep closer and closer, the three are forced to settle for hot chocolate and board games by the fire. Having survived sinister scarecrows and the malevolent smiling man in Small Spaces, newly minted best friends Ollie, Coco, and Brian are ready to spend a relaxing winter break skiing together with their parents at Mount Hemlock Resort. New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden returns with another creepy, spine-tingling adventure in the critically acclaimed Small Spaces Quartet. |