![]() I was hiding in my room as I usually did after school let out, holed up with a laptop I’d bought third-hand and that I nursed to health with parts from here and there and a lot of cursing and sweat.īut that day, my little lappie was humming along, and I was humming with it, because I was about to take away Scot Colford’s virginity. I will never forget the day my family got cut off from the Internet. Young adults, are considered just such – capable of making dicerned decisions about content like smaller versions of adults…:-) Sample Text From Pirate Cinema – Young Adult Sci-fi About Piracy Prologue: A star finds true love/A knock at the door/A family ruined/On the road/Alone This is a young adult sci-fi, so note content may not be considered suitable for young children. Read Online the full book in post form here – ĭownload other versions on Cory’s site – Ĭlick on the link below to download the free pdf of this young adult book about a teens obsession with movie piracy. Feeling forced to leave his home in a combination of shame, shunning, and an overriding desire to keep hacking movies.Īnother awesome young adult novel from Cory Doctorow. A teenager’s piracy crime results in his whole family being cut off from the internet as a punishment. ![]() ![]() In Pirate Cinema, a young adult sci-fi novel about piracy, more over, extensive over-criminalisation of it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Blade resents his family even as he loves them. His mother died when he was 9 and he has not gotten over that, nor has his father or older sister. A natural with a guitar, and the son of a famous but addicted rock star father. The audiobook includes that, which is yet another reason to listen to the audiobook.īlade is 17, the school salutatorian. So in addition to the narrative verse, it is about a musician and it includes original music written for the book. I will go back eventually and read them in print, but the right reading of poetry I think is part of my problem with poetry. ![]() With both I have started with the audiobooks so that I can hear them read properly. Solo and Brown Girl Dreaming were well worth reading. But I know that part of it is because I do not like reading slow. There are others as well, that I will make my way to eventually. I have been looking forward to reading Kwame Alexander since because I knew that he wrote novels that are written in verse. My first narrative verse book was Brown Girl Dreaming. Summary: Blade, the son of a famous, but notoriously addicted rock star, tries to find his way to adulthood. ![]() ![]() Or listen on Audible like Shani and get up to two free ebooks when you try Audible Premium Plus. Get 30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listeners! Read Priceless for free on Kindle Unlimited. Read Deliver the Devil (Serpentine Duet Book #2) for free on Kindle Unlimited! You know Shani will! Listen now to get some info about her new book and an in-depth conversation about book covers ) Miranda was a blast to talk to and we will definitely be checking out her menage books. Carlton (MF) Nail Colors: Don’t Bossa Nova Me Around - O.P.I. We also get into posting erotica online for free and how some romance authors get their start that way. Priceless - Miranda Silver (MF) Hotblooded - Heather Guerre (MF) Captivated - Tessa Bailey and Eve Dangerfield (MF) Cruel Idols - Sorcha Black (MMF) Sabotage - Shantel Tessier (MF) Haunting Adeline - H.D. ![]() We had tons to talk about with Miranda, from her immaculate dirty talk technique and how she writes kink, to what makes up a dark romance and when to introduce smut into the plot. The author of Priceless, Miranda Silver, joins us this week for Authors at a Glance!Īs you know, Priceless has been a recent fav of ours and we are beyond excited to interview Miranda Silver. ![]() ![]() Under the Full Moon: Cursed to be a laughably unthreatening swamp creature, armadillo shifter Damien stays deep in his cave to hide his shame.until his path crosses with Grace's. But can their love prove stronger than the curse that envelops them? The swamp's dark history will test the duo's survival skills as well as lure them deeper into the magic of the swamp.and passion. But Moss, whose sensual iridescent tattoos are a reflection of his unusual reptilian side, struggles to come to terms with the fate an evil witch has cast over him, and wants nothing more than to be left alone. only no one ever mentioned how damn sexy he was. She becomes separated from the others and comes face to face with the legend himself. Swamp Magic: Beth's life is upturned when she reluctantly agrees to accompany her idiotic brother on a hunt for the Bog Man. ![]() This fresh twist on the popular shapeshifter theme offers paranormal suspense fans passion and danger in the Florida Everglades. ![]() ![]() Such eccentric policies are pretty much in keeping with an eccentric book.įirst published in 1913, Le Grand Meaulnes (which I am after all going to keep on calling it) is narrated by Francois Seurel, who remains a secondary character in favour of his friend Augustin Meaulnes, whose arrival at his school “was the start of a new life.” Everyone at school loves le grand Meaulnes, and we are left to believe that he is a young man of irresistible charm, though we don’t see much direct evidence of this.Ĭertainly though the book is rich in sensory detail, which helps involve the reader in its seductive (and sometimes suffocating) world. The title is normally left untranslated, as Le Grand Meaulnes, which is presumably why they’ve clumsily bracketed it. ![]() ![]() For those French literature purists who are horrified that I have titled my post on Alain-Fournier’s only novel The Lost Estate, please be assured I’m only doing it because that’s the title the new Penguin Classics translation (by the late Robin Buss) gives it. ![]() ![]() With his writings, Snorri preserved evidence of the ancient Germanic cultural heritage without his contribution our understanding of medieval culture would be limited. His contribution to world literature has deeply influenced the Nordic identity, and the effects of his writing continue to echo down the ages to our own time. Probably no other Icelander has had as much impact as Snorri on the cultural history of the Nordic nations. Snorri Sturluson (1178-1241) is the first Icelandic author identified by name. The book brings a uniquely important historical figure closer to the modern reader in an accessible yet scholarly biography, which is a landmark in the discourse on this fascinatingly complex character. The first comprehensive biography of one of the most renowned and influential figures who has ever lived in Iceland, it was one of the best-selling titles in the run-up to Christmas. ![]() At the end of last year, Óskar Guðmundsson's book on the life of Snorri Sturluson was published. ![]() ![]() Throughout this and subsequent books, he argues for system of education that emphasizes learning as an act of culture and freedom. He returned to Brazil in 1979.įreire's most well known work is Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970). In 1969 he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University and then moved to Geneva, Switzerland where he assumed the role of special educational adviser to the World Congress of Churches. Following the military coup d'etat of 1964, he was jailed by the new government and eventually forced into a political exile that lasted fifteen-years. ![]() He subsequently became active in adult education and workers' training, and became the first Director of the Department of Cultural Extension of the University of Recife (1961-1964).įreire quickly gained international recognition for his experiences in literacy training in Northeastern Brazil. After a brief career as a lawyer, he taught Portuguese in secondary schools from 1941-1947. ![]() Born in Recife, Brazil, on September 19, 1921, Freire died of heart failure in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 2, 1997. The Brazilian educator Paulo Freire is among most the influential educational thinkers of the late 20th century. ![]() ![]() ![]() We just need to make it to the wedding day. ![]() I keep telling myself, it’ll all work out. The only thing working? The command he has over me in the bedroom. That's why I find myself in the throes of wedding planning, pre-wedding classes with my broody, over-protective fiancé, and counting down the days until we can finally say I do.īut with every day we grow closer to our wedding, we seem to grow apart. Sure, becoming queen one day is part of those new responsibilities, but as long as King Theo is in charge, I don't have to add a coronation to my list. I have two responsibilities as the new heir to the throne: ![]() Full of sweltering heat, suspense, and mystery, Quinn surprises you with some twists and turns while also delivering a perfect happily ever after. From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn, comes the much anticipated sequel to the bestselling royal romance, ROYALLY NOT READY. ![]() ![]() But Jonathan is desperate to make amends, and at the top of his list is the woman who gave up everything for him and the little girl he hasn’t yet met. Now, years later, the only thing they share is a daughter-one who has no idea her father plays her favorite superhero. With stars in his eyes, and her heart on her sleeve, the pair ran away together to follow their dreams.īut dreams, sometimes, turn into nightmares. When Kennedy Garfield met Jonathan Cunningham back in high school, she knew he had all the makings of a tragic hero. Once, they were just a boy and a girl who bonded over comic books and fell in love unexpectedly. Every day when she goes to work, lurid tabloids surround her, the face of a notorious bad boy haunting her from their covers.Ī man and a woman, living vastly different lives, but that wasn’t always the case. ![]() She’s a single mother, assistant manager at a grocery store, existing in monotony with her five-year-old daughter. Through scandal after scandal, addiction on top of addiction, a flurry of paparazzi hunt him as he fights to conquer his demons. ![]() He’s a troubled young actor, Hollywood’s newest heartthrob, struggling with fame as the star of the latest superhero franchise. ![]() DARHOWERīuy Links: UK | US | UK paperback | US paperback | Favourites, New Release, Review ★NEW RELEASE & REVIEW★ GHOSTED BY J.M. ![]() ![]() I will use some parallels from the war zone in Afghanistan to compare how we must stand up during our spiritual warfare. This user-friendly book will help you examine where you stand on many issues and challenge you to stand for Christ in all areas. The good news is, the Good News has the answers to all of our situation. In this book, we'll explore many areas where the devil will tempt you to live less than Christ-like. We must be on alert to the evil the devil puts in front of us. ![]() Men, we must be prepared to fight not just for ourselves, but for our loved ones also. Some Christians feel strong and empowered while in church but struggle when they are outside the church (outside the wire). ![]() “Outside the wire” is a term that lets a deployed military member know that he will be leaving from the relatively safe confines of the military base. ![]() It’s easy to get lulled into a comfortable lifestyle, yet, this would be a grave error. Satan is doing everything he can to stop us from being the Christians we should be. We often forget that we are in an ongoing spiritual battle. ![]() |