![]() The tales, particularly those set in China, are by turns beautiful and harrowing. The tone switches from mundane to magical to darkly humorous. All four sections open with a Chinese fable, then shift to the stories of four pairs of mothers and daughters. Introduction to the BookĪmy Tan's The Joy Luck Club was written as a collection of short stories, but the tales of memory, fate, and self-discovery interlock to create a colorful mural that reads like a novel. The novel tells the story of new waves of immigrants who are changing and enriching America. Published in 1989 by an unknown first-time writer, The Joy Luck Club became a reviewers' darling and then an international best seller. ![]() ![]() An intricately patterned novel whose author thought she was writing a short-story collection, it is also a mother-daughter saga by a writer whose own mother wanted her to be anything but a writer. ![]() Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club is itself a joyful study in luck. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It gives a voice to people who tried to "transition" by changing their bodies, and found themselves no better off. This book exposes the contrast between the media's sunny depiction of gender fluidity and the often sad reality of living with gender dysphoria. Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan Anderson offers a nuanced view of human embodiment, a balanced approach to public policy on gender identity, and a sober assessment of the human costs of getting human nature wrong. ![]() When Harry Became Sally provides thoughtful answers to questions arising from our transgender moment. ![]() Can a boy be "trapped" in a girl's body? Can modern medicine "reassign" sex? Is our sex "assigned" to us in the first place? What is the most loving response to a person experiencing a conflicted sense of gender? What should our law say on matters of "gender identity"? ![]() ![]() Though Enzo cannot speak, he understands everything that happens around him as he bears witness to his master's problems. But it is also a testament to the dog, himself. The Art of Racing in the Rain is a testament to a man's life, given by his dog. In the end, despite what he sees as his own limitations as a dog, Enzo comes through heroically to preserve the Swift family. Through Denny, Enzo realizes that racing is a metaphor: that by applying the techniques a driver would apply on the race track, one can successfully navigate the ordeals and travails one encounters in life.Įnzo relates the story of his human family, sharing their tragedies and triumphs. He has educated himself by watching extensive television, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Soon to be a major motion picture, this heart-warming and inspirational tale follows Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together.Įnzo knows he is different from other dogs: he thinks and feels in nearly human ways. ![]() ![]() ![]() Embarrassed by the misunderstanding, he offers her a job, and the two begin an awkward-and often humorous-dance of gettting to know each other as they work to care for the people of their town. When she refuses to marry him, she finds herself stranded in Savage Wells with some very unhappy townspeople.īut Gideon is not like the other men Miriam has met. He didn't want a nurse, he wanted a wife. MacNamara's message had gotten turned around. ![]() But when the town-and Gideon-meets her, ready for a wedding, her excitement quickly turns to horror. When Miriam steps off the stagecoach in Savage Wells, she sees a bright future in front of her. So, being a practical man, he decides to take advantage of the matchmaking service of the day-mail-order brides-and sends away for a woman with nursing experience. The womenfolk in town are either too young, too old, or already spoken for. As the only doctor in the frontier town of Savage Wells, Gideon MacNamara knows his prospects for a bride are limited. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the rightful heir to the Astrean crown, it runs in her veins. But though she wore a crown of ashes, there is fire in Theo’s blood. Renamed the Ash Princess, she endured relentless abuse and ridicule from the Kaiser and his court. Princess Theodosia was a prisoner in her own country for a decade. Synopsis: The thrilling conclusion to the series that began with the instant New York Times bestseller “made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir” (Bustle), Ember Queen is an epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people. Title: Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy #3) ![]() The book’s strength lies in Sebastian’s writing and her ability to make me care about all the characters - even those that I found annoying and even those who I should feel no sympathy for - as well as the relationships between them. A | A marvelous end to this outstanding trilogy that stayed consistently strong throughout the whole trilogy, Ember Queen is a great example of how to write the last book in a series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lives in La Jolla, California and Englewood, New Jersey.īorn in Harlem, New York, Faith Ringgold is an interdisciplinary artist known for her painting, narrative quilts, and illustration. Ringgold has since gone on to write other children’s books, including Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky (Crown Publishers, 1992) and Dinner at Aunt Connie’s (Hyperion Books, 1993).Īmerican, born 1930. It has won over twenty awards, including the Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King award for best illustrated children’s book in 1991. In 1991, Ringgold published Tar Beach as a children’s book (Crown Publishers). Ringgold chose a variety of decorative fabrics to border the quilts, making each quilt in the edition of 24 unique. ![]() The narrative is told through text and image, which are printed with dyes on silk duppioni. Her FWM quilt, Tar Beach 2, tells the story of a young African American girl who grows up in Harlem, spending her time outdoors on the rooftops of her urban landscape. By 1990, the year of her residency at FWM, Ringgold had completed a second quilt, Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima?, her first story quilt incorporating both text and image. She was inspired to pursue quiltmaking as a vehicle for her art after hearing her mother’s stories of their ancestors, who were slaves trained to make quilts on their plantation. Faith Ringgold made her first quilt, Echoes of Harlem, with her mother, Madame Willi Posey, in 1980. ![]() ![]() Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas–and on ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives. Throughout his book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, best-selling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds details the origins and progression of racist ideologies and structures through history, marking the implications today of racial discrimination in the past. It also proves that while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited. Jason Reynolds’s Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (2020) is a nonfiction book by the American authors Jason Reynolds and Dr. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Kendi, writing with award-winning author Jason Reynolds, chronicles the story of anti-black, racist ideas over the course of American history. ![]() KendiĪ book to help us better understand why we are where we are. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seuss is a classic children’s author, people are discussing whether or not this matter is being handled the best way possible or if it should be handled at all. ![]() The controversy lies within whether or not it is the correct decision to discontinue the marketing and sales of these six books or not. Some prominent examples of racism were in the books “If I Ran the Zoo,” which had two shirtless African characters resembling monkeys, and “And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” where there was an Asian character carrying a bowl of rice with chopsticks, having only lines in place of drawn out eyes.Īdditionally, the Asian character had been initially called the “Chinaman,” however, due to earlier controversy, it was eventually changed to “a Chinese Man.” Regardless of the change in wording, the illustrations paired with the character were enough to be considered offensive. These titles include: “And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.” Seuss, has recently been put under fire for six of his books having illustrations and characters that are considered controversial and racist. Theodor Seuss Geisel, more popularly known as Dr. It comes as no surprise that even some of our favorite children’s stories have images and depictions that are considered racist, but were normalized in the past. ![]() ![]() American culture and history is decorated in many racist ideals and acts. ![]() ![]() ![]() "McCulloch effectively strikes a balance between worldbuilding and action…A solid series starter for tinkerers and adventurers alike. Unleashed book by Amy McCulloch ISBN13: 9781514103449 Revenge by Amy McCulloch No Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 15.38 Paperback - Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good Unavailable Good Unavailable Acceptable Unavailable New 15.38 See All 2 Editions from 15. ![]() " vividly imagined Toronto-set middle grade series opener intertwines smartphone technology with the hallmarks of classic science fiction via a fun, insightful narrative and bright voice.With a sharp eye toward the rising awareness of device addiction and a keen sense of wonder, McCulloch's tale is a feast for the imagination that celebrates women in STEM fields."- Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)
![]() ![]() In 1993, his translation of the Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh was performed at the Royal National Theatre in London. He has produced, written and presented a documentary for Channel Four and National Geographic Channels on his archaeological discoveries in Greece and Italy, and he was at one time an arts reviewer on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Kaleidoscope’. ![]() He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and has been a member of the Egypt Exploration Society since the 1970s, as well as a member of numerous other academic societies. For many years he was a science writer for the Sunday Times, the Guardian, and a science reporter for Time-Life, as well as a frequent reviewer for Nature and profile writer for The New Scientist. He is Visiting Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and previously held a similar position at an American university. He combines solid academic scholarship with an ability to communicate with the mass public. His books have been translated into a total of 44 foreign languages. ![]() PROFESSOR ROBERT TEMPLE is author of a dozen challenging and provocative books, commencing with the international best-seller, The Sirius Mystery. ![]() |