![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Three board members reversed their votes from February: President Patt Haro, Frank Ibarra and Israel Fuentes. Members listened to almost an hour’s worth of public comments and eventually voted to reinstate “The Bluest Eye,” six months after its removal. 20, the Colton school board held a regular (albeit virtual) meeting that was quickly overtaken by the book debate. Parents, teachers and students throughout the district deluged the board with emails and comments both opposing and advocating for the book. District officials at the time could not remember another instance of such a removal, according to the Sun. The San Bernardino Sun reported Morrison’s novel was the only book removed from a district list of almost 500 works of literature. Two members opposed the motion and one member abstained. Of the 566 books that were challenged or banned, these are the “Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019.”īack in February, four out of seven Colton school board members voted to remove “The Bluest Eye” from the district’s reading list. tracked 377 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2019. ![]()
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Amazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play BooksĪ series of chance encounters leads to a sizzling new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series. ![]() ![]() But Garrick was a bit of a mystery to me. ![]() I did miss Garrick’s POV on this one though.īecause Bliss was sort of easy to understand and like, she was always over thinking, and living in her head. I liked the writing well enough, the book is told through Bliss’ POV, in the first person, which I liked. The blurb promises funny, and yep, this book was fun. So I picked this one up, and read it in just a few hours. ![]() I’ve been meaning to start this series for a long while now, and I thought “ heck, it’s time!“. She’d left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier. And as if that weren’t embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, Bliss Edwards decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible – a one-night stand. ![]() 2017 NEW ADULT READING CHALLENGE | Start A New Series ![]() ![]() She was interviewed by Jewell Fenzi beginning March 1986.ĭaniel Oliver Newberry served as a Special Assistant to Averill Harriman from 1967-1968. She describes the effect Jackie Kennedy could have on all the men around her and her fashion choices while in Karachi. ![]() She was interviewed by Jewell Fenzi, beginning March 1986.įrances C Dixon is the spouse of Ben Dixon, who served as a Political Military Officer in Karachi, Pakistan from 1962-1964. ![]() She describes Jackie Kennedy’s visit to Pakistan and all the small problems that could arise from dealing with her. Penelope Laingen is the spouse of Bruce Laingen, who served as a Political Officer in Karachi, Pakistan from 1960-1964. did not have formal diplomatic relations with that country. The following excerpts describe her visits to Pakistan in 1962, where she was both difficult and charming, as well as to Cambodia in 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War, when the U.S. Known for her beauty, fashion sense, and command of the French language, she made quite an impression on the places where she visited, both with and without the President, and there was always a big to-do when she came to town. ![]() Jacqueline Kennedy was one of those celebrities who caused a stir wherever she went. ![]() This can make state visits incredibly thrilling for the public and exciting for the Foreign Service Officers who are involved in making the visit run seamlessly. politicians and their wives often become celebrities to the public, both home and abroad. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like last month’s book this continues on… so technically there was no ending. She’s determined to find her clan and free them, but the men who took her clan are now on the hunt for her. When she travels beyond her clan’s borders, Juneau finds that her upbringing was based on lies. ![]() It’s up to Juneau to find them and free them. Then the helicopters came and took all but her and one other away to a far off place. Juneau is going about the business of getting her clan fed. She has to be one of the best heroines this year. ![]() Juneau, she’s discovering the world for the first time, literally, and making the best of the situation. Makes it easy to pick who I would want at my back. Quite dramatic and fits the story really well.Īlmost everyone in this story is morally corrupt. This looks for all with world like a post apocalyptic novel with a desolate desert scene, a cityscape in the distance and beside the sky in shades of sunset there is only a lone figure in a red hoodie with two dogs. Category: Book Club, By the Bel, Krista's Reviews Bel: ![]() ![]() īanished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one day cause the death of her father, Danae finds herself stranded, pregnant, and alone. Now it's time to hear their side of the story. The women who knew him best remember him differently. I was gripped by the human drama at the novel's heart.' ELODIE HARPER 'A fresh and original take on the myth of Perseus. ![]() Interesting and thought-provoking' JENNIFER SAINT ![]() 'I really enjoyed this page-turning retelling of the Perseus myth that dissects the concept of heroism and glory. 'Heywood tells her story vividly, setting it convincingly in the period' SUNDAY TIMES The myth of Perseus, told through the story of the three women who knew him best - his mother Danae, his wife Andromeda, and his victim, Medusa. ![]() |