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Lorde the cancer journals6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() I have said in my own life the difficulty of being a cancer patient is that others don’t want to confront their own mortality and so they brush aside my comments about how awful the whole experience is. I cheered her remarks that the prosthesis seemed more for others than for her. ![]() By using a prosthesis, she argues, women are protected from grappling with the post-mastectomy identity (an issue which many of us cancer patients know well.) Even her own surgeon’s office and the women who counseled Lorde in the hospital room post-mastectomy spoke only to the virtues of the use of lamb’s wool and seemed almost offended by her assertion that she did not wish to use it. In a way only she could, Lorde points out that this practice points to so many broken systems in America. Needless to say, she has given me a lot to think about, now over forty years since parts of this book have been published. Her voice as a feminist, activist, and gay Black woman is ever strong and present in this work. Through The Cancer Journals, I’m encountering Lorde in a new way: as a cancer patient. ![]() ![]() Welcome to the comments and discussion of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club! We are reading The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde! Read our participants’ reactions and follow along with us each week as we read through the book! Caution, spoilers below!Īudre Lorde is a woman I have revered for years now for her writing on race. ![]()
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Sarah dessen netflix this lullaby6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() The teen dismantles the traditional archetype for female characters as she doesn’t believe in love or long-term commitment. Hopefully this means we get that This Lullaby adaptation soon. This Lullaby, which released in 2002, tells the story of 18-year-old Remy who is raised by her serial monogamist mother who’s had five husbands. Shes snooty and judgmental when she visits Auden at the boutique but quickly comes to the rescue when Heidi crumbles under the pressure of new motherhood, encouraging her to stand up to Robert and. The movie has performed well in its first weekend on Netflix, reaching number three on their Top Ten Movies Worldwide chart. ![]() She previously adapted To All the Boys I've Loved Before and it's okay sequel P.S. ![]() Sofia Alvarez makes her directing debut with this film, and she also wrote the screenplay.They go on a "quest" to have a summer they'll never forget. She manages to make friends and meets a boy named Eli (Belmont Cameli) who's an insomniac just like her. The movie mostly matches up with the book, with sheltered overachiever Auden (Emma Pasarow) spending the summer before college with her estranged father and stepmother (Dermot Mulroney and Kate Bosworth) at their home in Colby, a small beach town. ![]()
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Goodreads bel canto6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() What if the Little Mermaid Learned Sign Language? Thoughts on Fairytales and Disability from Book Riot ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE 8 LGBTQ+ FAIRYTALES FROM 2020 from Book Riotġ0 DARK FAIRYTALE BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS from Book Riot Think Pieces Your Star Trek Pandemic-Themed Watch List from ġ1 OF THE BEST FEMINIST BOARD BOOKS FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS From Baby Librarians ![]() ‘Star Trek’ Created Feminist Icons in Front of and Behind the Camera from YOUR TINY STARFLEET OFFICERS WILL LOVE THESE BOOKS From Ģ4 Classic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books To Read Based On Your Favorite Star Trek Character from Representation Matters: 10 Children’s Books with Disabled Characters from Think Inclusive I’m a regular contributing writer for Book Riot, BuzzFeed Books, and I’m co-creator and co-writer of Baby Librarians, a children’s book review website.ġ7 Summer Must-Reads For Fantasy Lovers from BuzzFeed Booksġ7 Books Long Enough To Get You Through A Pandemic from BuzzFeed Books ![]() ![]() I specialize in fantasy, science fiction, fairy tales, and children’s books, though I’ve written about a range of other topics, including disability, parenting, and feminism. I write and publish about 100 essays a year, mostly about books. ![]()
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These broken stars by amie kaufman6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they're worth. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen are the only survivors. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. The first in the New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner's sweeping science fiction trilogy, These Broken Stars is a timeless love story about hope and survival in the face of unthinkable odds. Reviewing Audiobook, Kindle from Library, My Book Shelf Narrator: Cynthia Holloway, Johnathan McClain, Sarge Anton These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner ![]()
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The spy and the traitor paperback6/25/2023 ![]() So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spying.īen Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever. ![]() The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. ![]() 'The best true spy story I have ever read' John le Carre The thrilling story about a Cold War KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians and the ultimate gift for anyone who loves a real-life spy thriller! ![]()
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Maureen peal the bluest eye6/25/2023 ![]() In addition, there is an omniscient third-person narrative that includes inset narratives in the first person. She is the daughter of Pecola's foster parents. The novel is told from Claudia MacTeer's point of view. ![]() It is a heartbreaking story that explores the devastating effects of racism and self-hatred on young black girls in America. As a result, she develops an inferiority complex, which fuels her desire for the blue eyes she equates with "whiteness". Set in 1941, the story is about how she is consistently regarded as "ugly" due to her mannerisms and dark skin. The novel takes place in Lorain, Ohio (Morrison's hometown), and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. ![]() ![]() The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison. ![]()
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All Out by Saundra Mitchell6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() The Inferno & the Butterfly by Shaun David HutchinsonĪNNA-MARIE MCLEMORE El Bajío, México, 1870 The End of the World as We Know It by Sara Farizan The Secret Life of a Teenage Boy by Alex Sanchez The Girl with the Blue Lantern by Tess Sharpe The Dresser & the Chambermaid by Robin Talley ContentsĪnd They Don’t Kiss at the End by Nilah Magruder ![]() Thank you for trusting me with your baby. ![]() Tehlor Kay Mejia Har_Medicals_2012_Cab_Blk.ai Seventeen of the best young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.įrom a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain, forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent or an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.ĪLL OUT: THE NO-LONGER-SECRET STORIES OF QUEER TEENS THROUGHOUT THE AGES ![]() Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape the world around them. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of J K Rowling, Abi Elphinstone, Robin Stevens and Jennifer Bell. ![]() He lives in the forested Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with his wife and three daughters (and four cats, four dogs and four horses). Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Robert Beatty is the debut and New York Times bestselling author of the magical and mystery book for children Serafina and the Black Cloak and its enchanting sequel Serafina and the Twisted Staff. Serafina and the Splintered Heart - Ebook written by Robert Beatty. A beguiling book for children aged 9 years and up. It's set to be her most formidable challenge yet. /rebates/2fbook2f4852413922fSerafina-and-the-Splintered-Heart&. She knows she can face anything with her best friend and closest ally, Braeden Vanderbilt, by her side. But when a sinister force tears them apart, Serafina scrambles to uncover the mystery about herself and the destiny that awaits her. Venture into the magical and mystical world of Serafina and the Splintered Heart - the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling and Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, Serafina and the Black Cloak and Serafina and the Twisted Staff In the highly anticipated next installment of the Serafina series, Serafina must confront the darkest threat she's ever encountered at Biltmore Estate. ![]()
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This was our pact book6/24/2023 ![]() What’s it about? Brian Jacques’ bestselling Redwall books chronicle the adventures of the heroic animals that inhabit the forest haven of Redwall Abbey. The screenplay will be by Jeffrey Reddick, who created the Final Destination franchise and co-wrote Netflix’s upcoming animated series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles. Who’s involved? India-based entertainment company Rainshine Entertainment is producing (through its kids and family unit Kinsane Entertainment) with Animasia, the Malaysian animation studio behind the hit series Chuck Chicken. Jason Henderson’s series of middle-grade books will be adapted here as a trilogy of films. With his friends and Nemotech submarine, he strikes out to fight evil forces and protect the ocean. ![]() What’s it about? Twelve-year-old Gabriel Nemo is the descendant of Jules Verne’s famous hero Captain Nemo, whose lust for adventure he shares. ![]() Will Collins, the writer of Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers and Song of the Sea, will adapt Andrews’s book. ![]() Also producing are Duncan Studio and Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, which formed a development deal for original animated features last year. Who’s involved? Peter Dinklage’s Estuary Films is producing, and the actor will also voice a talking bear. ![]()
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Mind games by kiersten white6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The cover doesn't really represent the story very well, so it is much darker and more intense than it appears. She will have to do something drastic and completely unexpected to get out from their influence or she and Annie will do their dirty work for the rest of their lives.I didn't expect a lot from Mind Games, but it surprised me. Fia will do everything and anything to keep Annie safe, including picking stocks and planting bombs, effectively trapping them both as pawns for the Keane Institute. ![]() Of course, Fia is right and, after her own ability is discovered, the Institute focuses their attention on her, using Annie and her safety as leverage to manipulate Fia. So, when the Keane Institution offers Annie a full scholarship and tempts her with the possibility of restoring her sight, Fia knows something is wrong. All of her gut feelings and first impressions end up being correct. Her visions of the future allow her glimpses of sight. Annie, who lost her sight when she was young, is mild mannered and sweet. Sisters Annie and Fia couldn't be more different. ![]() |