![]() ![]() ![]() From the most ancient of tales, this novel forges a story of love, loss and hope for the modern age" Angrboda must choose whether she'll accept the fate that she's foreseen for her beloved family.or rise to remake their future. But as Angrboda slowly recovers her prophetic powers, she learns that her blissful life-and possibly all of existence-is in danger. Their union produces three unusual children, each with a secret destiny, who she is keen to raise at the edge of the world, safely hidden from Odin's all-seeing eye. There she is found by a man who reveals himself to be Loki, and her initial distrust ofhim grows reluctantly into a deep and abiding love. A punishment from Odin for refusing to give him knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into the farthest reaches of a remote forest. Angrboda's story begins where most witch's tales end: with a burning. "When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this fierce, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse myth. ![]()
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![]() At this point, Griffin discusses the project with his wife, and once she agrees, he meets with several local police officers before he goes. George, for his part, thinks Griffin’s plan is crazy, but he can’t deny that it’s a good idea, so he finances all of Griffin’s expenses in exchange for several articles about the experience. Having made this decision, he visits his friend George Levitan, the owner of Sepia magazine. To learn the “truth” about what it’s like to live in the South as an African American, then, Griffin decides to “become” a black man himself by darkening his skin. After reading a report about the high suicide rate of African Americans in the South, Griffin thinks about the fact that white people claim to have a “wonderfully harmonious relationship” with black people, despite all evidence to the contrary. It is 1959, and journalist John Howard Griffin is sitting in his office five miles from his home in Mansfield, Texas. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a timely group of books which pokes at and dispels our current societal stereotypes. Uglies (Boxed Set): Uglies, Pretties, Specials (The Uglies) Wonderful collection of great dystopian novels from an amazing author. For me, the constant 'pretty talk' put me off slightly in the second book but I realised that was the exact way I was supposed to be feeling about this society and it really put Westerfeld's ideals into perspective. The saga moves on gradually and you are introduced to Westerfeld's idealistic society and I have to say the world building is fantastic. Tally is awaiting her operation to transform her into a pretty, but upon discovering something about her friend, her operation is withheld unless she can perform a certain action that will prove herself worthy. ![]() I had heard amazing things about this series and I have to say I was not disappointed! Scott Westerfeld's idea of beauty being perfection really echo'd the vibes of how some people see society today. Tally (our main character) lives in a futuristic society that acculturates its citizens to believe that they are ugly until age 16 when they'll undergo an operation that will change them into pleasure-seeking pretties. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a charming and funny story about a little mouse who requests a cookie and well, if you give him a cookie you better also get him a glass of milk and so on. There are a few really great ones in this series including If YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE, and IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN Check back soon for a post on 5 more awesome books… I have many □ġ) If YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura J Numeroff (available at ) There are just so many amazing (yet equally terrible) books for preschoolers and toddlers that I will limit this post to 5 of my favourite. I now have bins, and bins, and bins of books – and what’s worse is that you can never STOP buying books because there are always new ones coming out, and soooo my book collection continues to grow. While most college students were out shopping for fashionable clothing and shoes, I was stocking up on children’s books… I know.Īnyway, my love of books continued and when I started my first job as a preschool teacher I implemented the Scholastic book program, in our Child Care Centre. I have collected many of his books over the years and I never ever, ever get tired of reading his stories. ![]() A favourite author of mine is (no surprise) Robert Munsch. When I enrolled in the ECE program at Seneca College, I developed a love for children’s literature. ![]() |