![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Slowly, Gabriel’s horror over being leg-shackled to this unconventional girl turns into physical temptation and then a burning desire to make her his wife. She’s a budding businesswoman and has no intention of ceding control of her life and all her future earnings to a husband. They’re discovered by the host of the ball, and Gabriel is forced to propose. So no one is surprised when she ventures out to a summerhouse during a ball to look for a friend’s lost earring and gets stuck while reaching under a piece of furniture. She can’t dance, she despises small talk, and she has no interest in finding a husband. Lady Pandora Ravenel is a social disaster. When two strangers are found alone in a summerhouse during a ball in Victorian London, they’re forced into an engagement neither of them wants-at first. ![]()
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![]() ![]() 10484462 Cataloging source YDXCP Mataya, Tamara Dewey number 813/. Torn between the bad boy she can't keep and the sensitive stranger who bares his soul online, her heart and body are soon in two very different relationships.or are they?"-Page of cover Member of ![]() But there's only so much of Sarah to go around. That she gets from her Missed Connection, the romantic stranger who never fails to make her swoon. Language eng Summary "Gorgeous and wealthy, hot as sin, Jack can give Sarah everything she needs-except an emotional connection. true One-night stands (Interpersonal relations).Label Missed connections Title Missed connections Statement of responsibility Tamara Mataya Creator We won't be sitting together because there's no way in hell I'd ever let you into my club. ![]() ![]() Jan starts by having students develop a plan for their writing. strategy on page 267 of The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. You can read about Jan’s progressive steps for using the V.I.P. Jan’s comprehension focus for the lesson involved identifying the main idea and key details using the V.I.P. The day before, they had read a Level K story I had written called Quack the Brave Duck with their classroom teacher. To illustrate this, I am sharing here a video of a Literacy Footprints guided writing lesson that Jan Richardson did with a group of students in Virginia. It can also improve students’ writing skills, provide them with instruction in the craft of writing, and help them dig deeper into the meaning of the text. Guided writing can help students integrate what they have been taught in word study by giving them the opportunity to utilize what they have learned. ![]() Evidence shows that high-quality writing instruction can improve students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency, and word-solving skills. Guided writing is a powerful part of the guided reading lesson. ![]() ![]() This triggered what would become known as the Terror, or Reign of Terror. ![]() This meant that a state of emergency was in force and that the Committee was prepared to use violence against its own citizens to bring stability to France. 5, 1793, the Committee for Public Safety declared France "revolutionary until peace," according to Anne Sa'adah's book " The Shaping of Liberal Politics in Revolutionary France" (Princeton University Press, 2014). "In April 1793, the National Convention created a 12-man Committee of Public Safety, with the aim of taking the emergency measures necessary to save the revolution." According to McPhee, the Committee arrested alleged opponents of the revolution, who were then tried by revolutionary courts. ![]() "The critical military and political situation was felt to require an emergency executive," McPhee said. ![]() ![]() From the road, a gunshot sounds, spooking Alex’s horse into careening towards the conflict. After attending her best friend’s brother’s birthday party, which is set up as a tournament, Alex rides home in her family’s old suit of armor, holding a shield and lance. Despite all this, Alex loves her life, seeing all the good in it. While I certainly liked the book, I just wasn’t as blown away as I have been by several of her others.Īlexandra Lawrence is a carefree, optimistic young woman who has the unfortunate burden of taking care of her eccentric household, which includes a deaf butler, a blind footman, a frequently drunk bottom-spanking uncle, and an overdramatic and bitter mother. In fact, I haven’t touched it since I read it that first time and so I thought I would have another go to figure out why that is. ![]() ![]() When I think of the author, Paradise, Perfect, and A Kingdom of Dreams instantly pop into my mind as beloved favorites, yet I rarely think about my very first McNaught, Something Wonderful. ![]() Like most romance readers, I have read many books by Judith McNaught and have loved several of them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Worthy of Legend provides more layers to his character, and I am here for it! Sheridan is still my favorite hero of the trilogy, but Bram is a close second. I also loved how protective he was of Emily. He wasn’t my favorite at first, but in To Treasure an Heiress, I fell in love with his wit and morning grumpiness. ![]() or sacrificing everything in the name of selfless love? My Thoughtsįirst of all, I have to say I love Bram. Is it fighting valiantly to claim the treasure. ![]() In a race against time, it is up to them to decide what makes a hero worthy of legend. But when a diary is unearthed on the islands that could lead to a secret artifact, Bram is the only one able to piece the legends together.Īs Bram and Emily seek out the whereabouts of the hidden artifact, they must dodge her family and a team of archeologists. Horrified by her brother, who stops at nothing to prove himself to their greedy father, Emily is forced to take a stand against her family–even when it means being cut off entirely.īram Sinclair, Earl of Telford, is fascinated with tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table–an interest he’s kept mostly hidden for the last decade. After a summer of successful pirate-treasure hunting, Lady Emily Scofield and her friends must hide the unprecedented discoveries they’ve made, thanks to the betrayal of her own family. ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s just trying to stay in the game and prove to his in-laws that he’s worthy of their daughter. It’s not up to him to ask where cheap televisions came from. He is deeply invested in furniture designs and trends and deals in some ‘lightly used’ goods too. A large chunk of his youth was spent with his cousin Freddie, getting into scrapes (think firecrackers set off in metal rubbish bins). Carney (as he is always referred to) grew up with a criminal father who was absent for long stretches. ![]() Ray Carney is a Black furniture salesman and shop owner in 1960s Harlem. It was still a fun read, and I’d definitely read the sequel I’ve read rumours about. I was glad that Harlem Shuffle wasn’t as raw as The Underground Railroad but at times I felt it was a little slow or detached. It all sounded a bit like a gritty Ocean’s Eleven but after reading, I’d say it was more like a milder Peaky Blinders. I was intrigued when I heard the premise of Colson Whitehead’s new novel – 1960s, a heist, Harlem. Why I chose it: Always here for Colson Whitehead’s novels. The good: It’s much more light hearted than Whitehead’s previous books. ![]() ![]() But then his cousin drags him into a heist at the Hotel Theresa and it all kicks off from there… In brief: Ray Carney is a fairly legitimate furniture store owner. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Author: It turns out that Elizabeth Peters is one of three alter egos of author Barbara Mertz. ![]() In what turned out to be a rapid succession of e-mails, I said ‘sure why not’ without thinking much, and soon a book was decided upon: “Crocodile on the Sandbank” by Elizabeth Peters. This strikes as a sort of reviewer blog barter system, in which I give the girls their three days of royal party time on my blog and they would have me post a review for a book which is outside of my comfort zone. The Dare: I feel very lucky to be invited over another blog, which has never happened before, and I felt overjoyed when Ana, the cheeky little devil she is, propositioned me to participate in the Dare. ![]() We give the floor to Harry who will be reviewing Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters. who doesn’t like mysteries and usually doesn’t do “funny” – with these two bits of information, our single track brains immediately zeroed on the Amelia Peabody series. This month’s victim guest is our good friend Harry from Temple Library Reviews. ![]() The Guest Dare is a Monthly feature in which we “dare” guest reviewers to read & review books outside of their comfort zones. ![]() ![]() ![]() Historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar has written a book that, in detailing Ona Judge’s extraordinary life, illuminates how George Washington* remained committed to the institution of slavery-so much so that he spent years trying to capture Judge and return her to Mount Vernon, where she had been born and raised. ![]() Their names were George and Martha Washington. ![]() After all, the couple who claimed her as their property was the most powerful duo in the young nation. Whether or not she knew the law’s specifics, Judge understood the manifold challenges she was facing by leaving Philadelphia behind. ![]() The law established guidelines by which slave owners could pursue their slaves into northern states that were moving away from slavery and into a wage labor system. Runaways had become so common for America’s slave-owning gentry that three years before Judge’s escape, they pressured one of their own-the nation’s first president-into signing the Fugitive Slave Act. On May 21, 1796, an enslaved 22-year-old woman named Ona Judge slipped out of her owners’ home in Philadelphia and into an illicit freedom. ![]() ![]() ![]() I loved the storyline, and the depth of Chris Colfer's magic kingdoms, more alive than any Disney film. It felt like the characters were old friends, and all 517 pages are funny and gripping. You are drawn back into the fast-paced, exciting Land of Stories. ![]() After going through many adventures, the wand starts to grow but tension runs high onboard the ship – Ezmia is closely following them, and she has a plan of her own. ![]() They have to confront the Sea Witch, and, much to Conner's annoyance, visit the Trolls where Trollbella, queen of the Trolls, is waiting for Conner. They travel north to the Ice Queen's lair, where Red gets a puppy – a baby wolf. Parents need to know that The Enchantress Returns is the second installment in Glee star Chris Colfers Land of Stories series the first book, The Wishing. The wand is made up of the most precious items of the seven most evil people in the Land of Stories. After their Grandmother, the Fairy Grandmother, is taken hostage by Ezmia the Enchantress, Froggy, Red, Conner, Alex, Goldilocks and Jack set off in a giant hot air balloon to find the pieces of the Wand of Wonderment. Froggy takes them to Queen Red Riding Hood's castle – she is not happy to see them. Soon, they reunite with Froggy who tells them that the Enchantress has returned, and she has built a wall of thorns all around the Eastern Kingdom, where Sleeping Beauty rules. ![]() |