![]() ![]() Serving in both armies, Irish immigrants battled one another, reaping charges of rebellion and treason. The border divided Americans-former Loyalists and Patriots-who fought on both sides in the new war, as did native peoples defending their homelands. ![]() In a world of double identities, slippery allegiances, and porous boundaries, the leaders of the republic and of the empire struggled to control their own diverse peoples. Would revolutionary republicanism sweep the British from Canada? Or would the British empire contain, divide, and ruin the shaky American republic? Soldiers, immigrants, settlers, and Indians fought in a northern borderland to determine the fate of a continent. During the early nineteenth century, Britons and Americans renewed their struggle over the legacy of the American Revolution. ![]() In this deeply researched and clearly written book, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Alan Taylor tells the riveting story of a war that redefined North America. ![]()
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![]() We've all seen Mercy get herself out of difficult situations in the past but finding her way home from Europe with no money, no passport and no assistance might just be one mess she can't handle. ![]() ![]() When Mercy is abducted and whisked abroad by an enemy she finds herself completely alone in a strange country with none of her usual allies on hand to turn to. Visit Patricia Briggs' website for more information (This is a spin off to the Mercy Thompson series)Īlpha and Omega (novella found in the On the Prowl anthology) Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson And in the heart of the ancient city of Prague, old ghosts rise. ![]() Ancient powers stir, and Mercy needs to be at her agile best to avoid causing a war between vampires and werewolves - and between werewolves and werewolves. ![]() Unable to contact her pack, Mercy has allies to find and enemies to fight, but first she needs to figure out which is which. Fighting off a crazed werewolf, she manages to escape, only to find herself alone in the heart of Europe, without money, without clothing and on the run from the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world. Coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson is attacked and abducted in her home territory. ![]() ![]() ![]() The question is, will they come forward in his hour of need?Harlem's Deck a story in instalments. A secret that could bring ruin to his political career, and chaos to his beloved city.One person carries the key to his salvation. His reputation is as a bastion for all that is good and honest, in a world beset from all sides by horrors. Here the daemons gather out of the surrounding night, drawn by its promise of candle flame warmth.As the election for the city's mayoral office approaches, one man stands head and shoulders above the other candidates. All does not go as smoothly as planned however, as the first hints of a plot against the Roscans casts its shadow across our stage.*The city of Neppon drifts through the shallows, where the walls circling the mortal realm are thin. Join Alex in this thrilling adventure!As night falls on Midsummer's Eve, Elliot joins the noteworthy of Neppon society as they gather for the city's gala ball. ![]() ![]() ![]() Along the way she faces obstacles, not just with her powers, but her parents, school, and friendships too. When 15 year old Alex Heart finds out she is a powerful witch, who is said to eventually save the world of magic, her world gets turned upside down. ![]() ![]() Within days, the zombie apocalypse reaches them. "Z Plan: Blood on the Sand" begins in Iraq, where American soldiers continue their missions amid reports of a strange rapid virus spreading through Africa. When soldiers are deployed overseas to fight in a war, thoughts of family left behind and the time remaining before seeing them again continuously plays out in their subconscious minds - driving them in the quest for survival. I look forward to reading book two and three in the series. I highly recommend to those who love zombies, war, action, and suspense. I also love the cover, it is fantastic and really captures the story. I love a great zombie story and Z Plan: Blood on the Sand has it all, and more. There is a lot of action, danger and tense moments.Ĭale has a long journey ahead of him, and he soon realizes that it won't be an easy. The characters are well rounded, we get to feel what they are going through, the plot is original, set in the middle east add more tension. Not only is Cale in danger of zombies, he is in danger of the enemy as well. I liked the blending of war with zombies attacking. But he has no idea what he is about to endure, and if he will make it home alive.Ī very original (zombie) story. He and a few of his fellow soldiers decide it is best to desert, and try to "fight the zombies" and head back home. ![]() ![]() Soldier Cale is sent to Iraq, he wants nothing more than to go home to his wife and daughter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The main character is so terrified that anyone will find out he's gay and yet he carries around a sketchbook that has tons of sketches he's done of men together with his name and phone number on the back. There Goes Sunday School is a bit of an angsty mess. As their friendship grows and faith is questioned, Mike may be forced to choose between the comfortable life he's always lived and a chance at the love he never thought he deserved. ![]() When an awkward confrontation with Chris leads to an unexpected kiss instead of a much-expected punch, Mike's world is turned upside down. What's worse, the pastor's son, Chris, suddenly seems hell-bent on adopting Mike and his friends, and he has no idea why. He's going to be outed, ostracized by their community, condemned by the pastor, maybe even homeless. When his sketchbook goes missing in the middle of Sunday school, Mike is sure his life is over. He pours his complicated emotions into risque drawings he keeps in a secret sketchbook. His only escape - besides the occasional, anonymous gay make-out session - is his art. His family's life revolves around the church, a church run by the vocally intolerant Pastor Myers, so Mike has resolved to spend his life in the closet. In 16-year-old Mike Hernandez's life, only one thing is clear: Gay is not okay. ![]() ![]() He is soon beset with women trouble, coerced into misguided late-night adventures, and finds his dreams of a famous career on the stage in tatters after landing the part of the Dove of Peace in a disastrous house play production of Noah's Ark. If Spud thinks his second year will be a breeze, however, he is seriously mistaken. His dormitory mates, known as the Crazy Eight, have an unusual new member and his house has a new clutch of first years (the Normal Seven). ![]() But Spud is returning to a boarding school where he is no longer the youngest or the smallest. With a mother hell-bent on emigrating, a father making a killing out of selling homemade moonshine, and a demented grandmother called Wombat, the new year seems to offer little except extreme embarrassment and more mortifying Milton madness. Approaching the ripe old age of fifteen and still with no signs of the much anticipated ball-drop, Spud is coming to terms with the fact that he may well be a freak of nature. ![]() The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace. ![]() ![]() How does Roz become a mother? One of the other gosling moms says, “You’ll never be the perfect mother, so just do the best you can” (page 99). What does Roz feel? How do Roz’s feelings compare with how animals and people experience emotion?Ĥ. Though robots “don’t really feel emotions” (page 8), Roz feels something. ![]() Why do the island’s animals call Roz “unnatural” and “a monster” (page 51)? How does she win them over? In what ways is it scary to be different?ģ. How does Roz survive? Why is Roz especially good at adapting?Ģ. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island’s unwelcoming animal inhabitants.Īs Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home–until, one day, the robot’s mysterious past comes back to haunt her.įrom bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is-but she knows she needs to survive. ![]() When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Wall-E meets Hatchet in this New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown. ![]() An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of the Year ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You’re supposed to accept someone you love for who they were, so I accepted his messiness. My mum was right: the longer you were with a man, the grosser they became. Sometimes I missed the time when Lewis didn’t tell me he was getting off the phone because he needed to pee or when he would pick up his dirty underwear before I came over. We’d been together over a year, so we were more than comfortable with each other now. He let himself into my room-as usual-and sat down on the bed. ![]() Hey, what time are you leaving? Lewis asked. Tonight I was going to celebrate the end of the school year at a gig by a school band, and I was determined to have some fun. The heavy clouds made it look way too dark for July, but not even that was going to faze me. Looking out my bedroom window, I’m faced with yet another dull English summer day. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2018, Lanez released his second and third studio albums, Memories Don't Die and Love Me Now? His fourth studio album Chixtape 5 (2019) peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200. Lanez's debut studio album, I Told You (2016), included the singles " Say It" and " Luv", which peaked at number 23 and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. In 2015, Tory Lanez signed to record producer Benny Blanco's Mad Love Records through Interscope Records. He received initial recognition from the mixtape Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story, released in August 2013. Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted felon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hollis and Etan’s verbal wars are fun, predictably leading to love, but the political intrigue sometimes drags the novel down. She bravely returns to Coroa to confront King Jameson when she finds out that he, too, has carried out unspeakable crimes. When Etan wants to lead a revolt against his own King Quinten, who is just one of the novel’s major betrayers, Hollis uses her wits to get the evidence needed to convince others that he is guilty of crimes against his own people. The society they live in, modeled after medieval Europe, with castles, tournaments, kings, queens, and nobles, generally follows traditional gender roles, but Hollis sometimes breaks through the accepted boundaries. Etan, Silas’ cousin, arrives to escort the family, and he clashes with Hollis from the moment they meet. Formerly primarily interested in dresses, dancing, and romance, Hollis now proves her mettle. Since Silas, his father, his brothers, and her parents have been killed, she decides to travel to Isolte with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. ![]() In The Betrothed (2020), Hollis fell in love with Silas, the son of an Isolten family who sought asylum from their cruel king, and chose him over her intended match, King Jameson. Lady Hollis flees her country after her new husband is killed. ![]() |