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Silo and Roy raise Tango the same way the other penguins raise their chicks, and together create a loving penguin family.Īimed at children aged 3 to 8 years, this is a gentle look at different types of families, love, and even the concept of adoption (Moore, n.d.). Rob names the chick Tango, because “it takes two to make a Tango” (p. When the keeper Rob Gramzay notices, he provides them with an egg from another brood (Richardson, Parnell, & Cole, 2005, p. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Silo and Roy, two male penguins who pair up together, build a nest, and attempt to raise a family like the other penguins, by nurturing an egg-shaped rock. It has also been in American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom‘s Top Ten Most Challenged Books eight times since publication in 2005 (American Library Association, n.d.). Author: Justin Richardson and Peter ParnellĪ true story about two penguins in Central Park Zoo in New York City, And Tango Makes Three has won multiple awards, including American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA) Henry Bergh Award ( 2005), American Library Association ( ALA) Notable Book ( 2006), Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and the Rainbow Project Book List ( 2008), and been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award (Magnuson, 2012, p.4). He didn't want to confront her, so he decided to steal some rampion but as soon as he stepped into the garden he heard a noise. The owner of the garden was an evil Witch, so he didn't dare to ask her for some. Sometimes she would tell her husband that he doesn't know what it's like to be pregnant, and she asked him to go and get her some of the rampions. The woman often watched the garden through the window in a desire to taste the Rampion (Rapunzel plant). They lived in a beautiful house near a garden in which all sorts of fruit and vegetables grew. Once upon a time, a young, married couple waited for their child to be born. Even though they were separated for years, the prince managed to find his Rapunzel, and he never separated from her again. The evil Witch tried everything to split them up, but she didn't accomplish her goals. Years passed by, and their love grew stronger. They were persistent in their intentions on being happy together, and the Witch was their biggest obstacle. Rapunzel is a fairy tale about the love between a young prince and a girl with long, blond hair that conquered all of the Witch's evil intentions. After Ella’s family becomes embroiled in controversy due to allegations of their connection to an infamous escaped criminal and her teacher and mentor, Masterji Thakur, goes missing, she needs her friends’ help to help set things right. Fortunately, she makes new friends, Jason and Brigit, who help her better navigate life at the school. Ella is eager to discover her marvel and to find out more about a type of magic so different from what she has grown up with, but integrating into this new school turns out to be harder than she hoped. Ella makes history as the first Conjuror to be accepted into the Arcanum Training Institute, where she can learn to become a Marveller. A Black girl embarks on an unprecedented journey to tap deeper into her magic.Įlla Durand is an 11-year-old from New Orleans, where she lives with her conjure-politician father, notorious Conjuror mother, grandmother, and little sister, Winnie. 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The House on the Gulf Double Identity Dexter the Tough Uprising Palace of Mirrors Claim to Fame the Shadow Children series and the Missing series. She has since written more than 25 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Before her first book was published, she worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis and a community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois. She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing and history. Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. In addition to all his other roles, Rabbit is a mage who has just come into his powers and he uses them to stop the king's enemies and to battle with a sorcerer who is determined to see his mission fail. They return to the Borderlands hoping to forge a permanent peace, but first must deal with treachery from within their own ranks. Once it is discovered that all of Laurel's claims are true, the king, when not putting down a coup or dealing with evil sorcerers, comes to terms with the Faena. The Faena chose Rabbit to play a role in the upcoming events because he has lived in the Borderlands for much of his life and is related to the king. Smugglers and slaves are kidnapping or killing the magicals and smuggling their remains into Iversterre. The Faena Laurel desires a meeting with the Iversterre King in the hopes of avoiding another war between the Borderlands and the humans. Rabbit enters into a covenant with the Faena. The peace treaty was signed and the magicals receded into legend until a Faena, a sentient mountain cat, makes contact with the horse soldier Rabbit, lost with his troops in the mountains. When the humans encroached upon the Border and committed crimes against its inhabitants, the magicals soundly defeated them in a war. Once the magicals (sprites, dragons, fairies, etc.) lived in Iversterre until the humans pushed them into the Borderlands. Sean Phillips has also released an art book spanning his entire career, with extensive sections on his work with Ed Brubaker up to their then-recent series Fatale. The team subsequently released a similar hardcover for the early work Scene of the Crime, with Michael Lark while the monthly issues and trade paperback were published by DC's Vertigo imprint, the oversized hardcover of the creator-owned mini-series was published by Image Comics.ĭC's Vertigo imprint released an omnibus for the duo's WildStorm title Sleeper, and using their main imprint DC has released an omnibus collecting all 40 issues of Gotham Central, co-created and co-written by Ed Brubaker with cover art for 7 issues by Sean Phillips. Beginning with their first creator-owned series Criminal, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have released deluxe editions of their major collaborations - oversized hardcovers with extensive bonus material. Metal pins speared her four legs, crucifying her to the dissection tray and displaying her white belly in the most vulnerable of positions. “I guess she took too many trips to the IHOP!” “We have the fattest frog ever!” He smacked the table in laughter and pointed out our frog’s flayed guts to another nameless boy at the next table. The boy’s name is forgotten like the names of dozens of boys from my youth, though their words are far more memorable. “Ew! That is disgusting!” the boy standing next to me said. Ribbit either needed liposuction or someone had stuffed her with Ramen noodles before a shipping error diverted her from the nearest French restaurant to Mrs. The textbook featured a precisely drawn diagram of internal organs, clearly defined and colored in neatly between the lines. CHAPTER 7 - The Incredible Shrinking Woman When the novel opens, Hallie is on her way to the hospital with the promise of a new life, and Mansell takes readers back in time to show how these women’s lives will converge. Jill Mansell’s Three Amazing Things About You follows three women: Hallie, who has cystic fibrosis, is in need of a lung transplant, writes an online advice column, and is in love but can’t act on those feelings Tasha, whose anxiety makes it difficult to handle the fact that her boyfriend is an adrenaline junkie and Flo, whose job as a companion for an elderly woman leads to an unconventional living arrangement and an unlikely romance with a man whose obnoxious sister puts a damper on their happiness. Make more of an effort, stop worrying about what could go wrong, just go ahead and do more things, have a couple of adventures. ‘Anyway, make the most of every day, that’s what I’m going to do. Then Hallie put her phone down on the table and adjusted the oxygen tubing behind her ears. For a short while, they sat together in silence while everyone else laughed and chattered around them. |