![]() ![]() Some conversation may also pop up about anger and grudges or getting even.ġ. Things are not always what they seem is another topic- her changing attitude towards Demeter show this. Katie was embarrassed of her roots and tries to hide who she really is, going as far as changing her name when she moves to London. There a re a few re-occurring threads that are discussion worthy. In the end we all learn that everyone has good days and not so good days, and we should always rejoice in where we came from. ![]() Is she Cat, the city girl or Katie the country girl? Can she follow her dreams without guilt? Can she find love? There are some fantastic family dynamics in this book too a great father daughter relationship and I also loved the bond Katie had with her stepmother. This is a story about Katie's struggles to find herself and her not so perfect life. There's also a lesson to be learned about the perfect life even if all outward appearances suggest so, no one has it. The tone is up beat and although the plot is somewhat predictable, it's easy to follow and totally engaging. PBR Book Review: (by- Linda ) If you're in the mood for something bright and enjoyable to read, this would be perfect. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He describes a young man, who at 16 years of age, lied to join the Corps at the start of the Spanish American War, eager to prove his manliness to his Congressman father and doting mother. Marine Corps history classes given at boot camp and Quantico’s officer candidate school, however, Katz provides a sober look at Butler. Unlike what one might glean from official U.S. He also does a masterful job detailing our 1914 invasion of Mexico and the 19 occupations of China. ![]() ![]() But as Katz travels in the footsteps of Butler, from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Shanghai, China and back, he illuminates how the Corps had been used in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries to make de facto colonies out of the Philippines, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, American Samoa and the U.S. It’s understandable for those of us who were taught in history classes that America is not an imperialist country to be taken aback by the book’s title mentioning empire. Lejeune, head of the Marine Corps, calls on Gen. Congressman and member of a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family, and takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of his many military exploits around the world. Katz’s new book, G angsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire follows the career of Butler from his posh early upbringing as the son of a powerful U.S. ![]() ![]() I could’ve stayed with them a whole lot longer.Ī grumpy/sunshine pairing is off to have a good time. The characters were adorable, their story enjoyably emotional and well written. What follows are sweet admissions and an even sweeter romance. The parents then drop a heavy bombshell that leaves the boys emotional and head spinning and in each others company. ![]() Both didn’t have a clue the other family would be joining them on the cruise. ![]() I listed the reviews in order of how much (or little) I liked them.įirst, I loved the small glimpse into Colby’s life and struggles as a "lifestyle content creator“.Īnyhow… So! Childhood best friends/neighbours sons Colby and Mateo are dragged along with the parents on a merry two-family vacation. So all in all this is a nice summer/beach/vacay read. And at least half of the stories where really enjoyable. rating of 3.7 - so four stars it is.Īs a lover of short stories and novellas I know that it’s possible to write great romance on less than a hundred pages. I did the math and it came out with an avg. ![]() ![]() ![]() Five adjectives that describe Shana Corey’s Skype visit: engaging, special, inspiring, fun, Babymousetasticģ. Without Shana’s books there is a good chance that we would never learn about the lives of Juliette Gordon Low (Daisy) or Annette Kellerman.Ģ. My students like Shana Corey’s books because they tell the untold stories of real heroes. ![]() ![]() I asked Colby to provide short responses to the following sentence starters and questions. As a culminating activity, they Skyped with Shana about her new book, Here Come the Girl Scouts!Ĭolby’s fourth graders told my fifth graders about their Skype visit and booktalked her awesome picture books. Colby Sharp ’s fourth graders spent three weeks learning about biographies and reading Shana Corey’s picture book biographies. ![]() ![]() Darby in the churchyard not ten minutes earlier, pausing to have a word or two at each stall of the church fête. It sounded as though a large bird had somehow become entangled in her lungs and was flapping to escape. As her fingers gripped the glass, I thought I could feel ice water trickling down inside my gullet.Īt the edge of the table, a thin candle flickered, its sickly light glancing off the dangling brass hoops of the Gypsy's earrings, then flying off to die somewhere in the darkened corners of the tent.īlack hair, black eyes, black dress, red-painted cheeks, red mouth, and a voice that could only have come from smoking half a million cigarettes.Īs if to confirm my suspicions, the old woman was suddenly gripped by a fit of violent coughing that rattled her crooked frame and left her gasping horribly for air. ![]() She cupped her hands around the thing, as if to shield my eyes from the horrors that were swimming in its murky depths. ![]() "Never have I seen my crystal ball so filled with darkness." ![]() |