6/25/2023 0 Comments About the author lois lowry![]() In particular, her work The Giver has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America, some of which have adopted her book as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies. Her writing on such matters has brought her both praise and criticism. She has also explored very controversial issues of questioning authority such as in The Giver quartet. She has explored such complex issues as racism, terminal illness, murder, and the Holocaust as well as other challenging topics. In 2007 she received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her contribution in writing for teens.Īs an author, Lowry is known for writing about difficult subject matters within her works for children. ![]() nominee again in 2004) for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to authors of children's books. ![]() ![]() For her contribution as a children's writer, she was a finalist in 2000 (and U.S. ![]() She has won two Newbery Medals, for Number the Stars in 1989 and The Giver in 1993. Lois Lowry is an American writer credited with more than thirty children's books and an autobiography. ![]()
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![]() Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. ![]() I have only slipped away into the next room. Destiny has her own problems, her own life, and her own stories to tell.Īnd with that, her first story grew so large that I had to split it into three books. But as I was taking notes, I realized that was wrong. So of course Destiny sprang immediately to mind.Īt first, her story was going to simply (ha ha!) be MIDNIGHT from her 15 year old point of view. ![]() That's how the second Midnight story was born (also told from Sami's viewpoint, as are all the Midnight stories (but one)).īut then about two years ago around this time, I couldn't take the poking and prodding any longer and gave in to friends' and muse demands that I try my hand at Young Adult fiction. I had a clear as day image of her (Destiny) standing on the outcropping at Cumberland Gap, looking into Virginia, the wind caught in her hair. (view spoiler) [As I was thinking on the original ending of MIDNIGHT, I got to thinking about Sami's daughter as an adult. ![]() ![]() Occasionally, KulturPoetik will publish articles on general cultural matters, yet, in its core, it will remain a journal for literary studies. ![]() The editors attach great importance to two points: (1) Cultural poetics shall remain a field of literary studies and must neither forsake its special point of view (and its identity as a discipline) nor neglect the characteristic input that literature adds to overall culture and its own individual dynamics. Since cultural poetics is aimed at crossing boundaries of all kinds, we are particularly interested in interdisciplinary and comparative work. Theoretical contributions are as welcome as research on individual subjects. This book belongs to the history books included in thIf there is one thing that I consider as takeaway from this heavy and thick (651 pages) history book, it is this one: dying is a part of a natural process just like being born, growing up, having sex, giving birth, aging, getting sick. ![]() ![]() The name of the journal denotes its objective: it shall be devoted to all cultural aspects of literature and to all literary aspects of culture. KulturPoetik offers itself as a forum for all fields of cultural poetics. KulturPoetik ist international orientiert und offen für englisch-, französisch- und deutschsprachige Beiträge. Sie ist interphilologisch und interdisziplinär ausgerichtet und enthält vorzugsweise Aufsätze, die die Grenze zu anderen Geisteswissenschaften und/oder zu den Naturwissenschaften überschreiten. Die Zeitschrift konzentriert sich thematisch auf Theorie und Praxis einer kulturgeschichtlichen Literaturwissenschaft. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Hans rosling factfulness![]() (Left to right) Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans Rosling, and Ola Rosling discuss their book Factfulness in 2016. īill Gates highlighted the book as one of his suggested five books worth reading for summer 2018, offering to purchase a copy for any 2018 college graduate upon request. Rosling recommends thinking about the world as divided into four levels based on income brackets (rather than the prototypical developed/developing framework) and suggests ten instincts that prevent us from seeing real progress in the world. He demonstrates that his test subjects believe the world is poorer, less healthy, and more dangerous than it actually is, attributing this not to random chance but to misinformation. In the book, Rosling suggests that the vast majority of people are wrong about the state of the world. The book was published posthumously a year after Hans Rosling died from pancreatic cancer. ![]() Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think is a 2018 book by Swedish physician, professor of international health at Karolinska Institute and statistician Hans Rosling with his son Ola Rosling and daughter-in-law Anna Rosling Rönnlund. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Shirow masamune ghost in the shell![]() ![]() The “ghost” in the title refers to human consciousness, and the “shell” is the cybernetic body.Īs for a modern retelling, the themes of the story-questions about what defines humanity as artificial intelligence grows increasingly prominent-continue to fascinate moviegoers (see: Ex Machina, Westworld, Black Mirror, Blade Runner 2049). Having a cyberbrain has advantages (like connecting to various networks) and disadvantages (like the ability to be hacked). In this futuristic world, some people have cyberbrains, others have prosthetic bodies, and still others-like Motoko Kusanagi-have both. It takes place in a fictional city in mid-21st century Japan and tells the story of a group of special operatives, Public Security Section 9, who fight terrorism, corruption and cybercrime. ![]() Ghost in the Shell originated as a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow beginning in 1989. ![]() What is Ghost in the Shell and why are they remaking it? ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Sophie lark anastasia retelling![]() My next series will be a vampire family saga set in the modern version of that same world. It’s set in 1919 in a world similar to ours, but with magic. This book is not a retelling of any other Anastasia story. Anastasia’s death was so tragic, I wanted to give her another life. I think what captivates us about Anastasia is our dream of what could have been. While her power grows in secret, boosted by forbidden contact with Damien, Anastasia makes a mistake with terrible consequences.įate grants her a single chance to set it right… but saving what she lost may cost everything she loves. ![]() Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever.ĭamien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs.Īnastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin. ![]() ![]() Expected Publication: 6th Decemeber 2022 Published by: Self PublishedĪnastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Face offs & cheap shots![]() ![]() When it comes to competing, I’m all in, and nothing will get between me and the W. If I liked Face Offs & Cheap Shots (CU Hockey) by Eden Finley, what should I read next Power Plays & Straight As Eden Finley.
![]() ![]() The website will also give you more information about “Authors Night 2023” including photos of the event from prior years. We have set up a special website showcasing all the authors involved and their books. Following the reception some of the authors will be hosted at private dinners which guests will donate to attend. We expect approximately 2,000 guests who will enjoy fabulous cocktail fare and wine, meet their favorite authors, buy their books and have them inscribed. ![]() The evening begins with the Authors' Book Signing Reception under a huge but festive tent. It is attended by a great mix of major literary prize winners, best selling authors, local residents, philanthropists, celebrities, tourists and book lovers from around the world. Dennis Fabiszak: Greene: Night is the largest and most prominent annual fundraising event held in East Hampton, NY. ![]() ![]() Leaving his own farm will be the first act of defiance in his life. Russell insists on finding Etta, wherever she’s gone. ![]() Meanwhile, their neighbor Russell has spent his whole life trying to keep up with Otto and loving Etta from afar. But with Etta gone, the memories come crowding in and Otto struggles to keep them at bay. ![]() Otto has seen the ocean, having crossed the Atlantic years ago to fight in a far-away war. “I will try to remember to come back,” Etta writes to her husband. ![]() Otto wakes to a note left on the kitchen table. As Etta walks further toward the crashing waves, the lines among memory, illusion, and reality blur. So early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots and begins walking the 3,232 kilometers from rural Saskatchewan, Canada eastward to the sea. This “poetic, poignant” ( US Weekly) debut features last great adventures, unlikely heroes, and a “sweet, disarming story of lasting love” ( The New York Times Book Review).Įighty-three-year-old Etta has never seen the ocean. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rachel Bilson gets candid about using a vibrator - as she continues racy confessions despite losing job with 'conservative brand' Love Island SPOILER: Molly crashes Zachariah and Charlotte's gym date in a VERY awkward stand off Introducing Dame Denise Lewis! Olympic star officially receives new title from Princess Anne at Investitures ceremony at Buckingham Palace Want an untouched island paradise AND plenty of culture and activities? Discover why Tobago offers the best of both worlds. Lady Gaga is SLAMMED for posting ad for migraine drug as she teams up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer: 'You really are an embarrassing sellout'Īmy Schumer's Netflix special that excoriates Hilaria Baldwin includes joke about Alex Baldwin's Rust shooting that Oscars banned her from making Tom Holland reveals the sweet secret lessons he's been teaching girlfriend Zendaya as he gives a rare insight into their relationship ![]() |