![]() ![]() ![]() In a droll, engaging, self-effacing, and disarmingly open voice, Elliott narrates his story, providing realistic, firsthand insights into living with ADHD. Over time, Elliott applies his culinary skills, opens up about his fears, bonds with his stepmother, and connects with his father. When Maribel reveals she has celiac disease and Elliott explains his ADHD, they develop a delicious, gluten-free pie recipe-and their friendship blooms. ![]() Rejected by the kids he eats lunch with when it’s time to work together on a group project to develop and implement a business plan, Elliott unexpectedly ends up paired with Maribel, the smartest girl in class. Elliott, however, loves cooking, an activity during which he’s focused, confident, decisive, and calm. Since the recent departure of his best friend, Elliott’s ADHD has caused him to nearly fail the first semester of middle school, overreact to his stepmother’s pregnancy, upset his father with “The Incident,” and start seeing a therapist. “Always-late, homework-forgetting, not-many-friends, extra-disorganized” Elliott lives with his positive, supportive mother in their comfortable, welcoming home but spends weekends with his focused, organized father and stepmother in their perfectly redecorated house. A sixth grader’s ADHD exacerbates the loss of his best friend, stress of entering a new school, fear of disappointing his father, and anxiety over a new sibling. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But carriages bring close quarters, dark secrets, and unbearable temptation, making opposites altogether too attractive. She wouldn't have him if he were the last man on earth. When King discovers stowaway Sophie, however, the journey becomes anything but boring! War? Or More? He thinks she's trying to trick him into marriage. ![]() ![]() it's filled with it.Rogue's Reign of Ravishment!Kingscote, "King," the Marquess of Eversley, has never met a woman he couldn't charm, which results in a reputation far worse than the truth, a general sense that he's more pretty face than proper gentleman, and an irate summons home to the Scottish border. Unfortunately, the carriage in which she stows away isn't saving her from ruin. all the fun and guilty pleasure of celebrity gossip, with a Regency twist! Lady Sophie's Society Splash! When Sophie, the least interesting of the Talbot sisters, lands her philandering brother-in-law backside-first in a goldfish pond, she shocks society and finds herself the target of very public aristocratic scorn, leaving her no choice but to flee, vowing to start a new life far from London. 'Smart, sexy, and always romantic' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series'Fabulous' Eloisa James'For a smart, witty and passionate historical romance, I recommend anything by Sarah MacLean' Lisa KleypasThe first in Sarah MacLean's sensational new Scandal & Scoundrels series. ![]() ![]() The gloomy narrative is replete with vulgar slang, sardonic jocosity, incessant agonies and pessimism, with heavy use of exaggerations and ellipses to reflect the flow of Bardamu's dialogue. Celine was a continual and consistent cynic who no doubt loathed what he viewed as a society full of hypocrisy and folly. Celine's impetus to writing this book largely came from the trauma he suffered while serving in World War I. ![]() This 1932 novel follows the wayfarings of French antihero Ferdinand Bardamu in and after World War I through war-ravaged Europe, the African jungles and post-World War I New York City and Detroit, then back to France where he became an unsuccessful medical doctor after setting up a practice in a poverty-stricken Paris suburb. ![]() **** I cannot refrain from doubting that there exist any genuine realizations of our deepest character except war and illness, those two infinities of nightmare. "A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word." Ralph Waldo Emerson From Journey to the End of the Night: The sadness of the world has different ways of getting to people, but it seems to succeed almost every time. ![]() ![]() While it mainly focuses on the relationship, overcoming past trauma and self-pressure is a huge part of this story that only adds to its brilliance. This is one of those books that beautifully intertwines two very separate stories into one seamlessly beautiful love story. Oh, this beautiful plot! I loved the two perspective approach to this book because it was amazing to see the budding romance from Asher and Wren's perspective. With extra time on his hands, he takes an interest in the girl in the red hoodie and falls harder than he intended. Asher is a High school hockey star who is, unfortunately, sidelined due to an injury. Wren is always wearing the same hoodie and doing her best not to draw attention to herself her senior year after the death of her father and sister. ![]() I love, love, loved this book! This will definitely go down as one of my absolute YA romance books! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Before long, Amber is Daphne's closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrishes and their lovely young daughters, and growing closer to Jackson. Amber uses Daphne's compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the family's life-the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne-a socialite and philanthropist-and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. She deserves more-a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. equally as twisty, spellbinding, and addictive as Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl or Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train." -Library Journal (starred review) A mesmerizing debut about a coolly manipulative woman and a wealthy "golden couple," from a stunning new voice in psychological suspense. Ripley' with XX chromosomes." -The Skimm "Deliciously duplicitous. A REESE WITHERSPOON HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! "Will keep you up. ![]() ![]() After Nero died in 68 CE, Plutarch would not hesitate to label him a tyrant. When Nero visited Greece Plutarch traveled with his teacher to see the Emperor compete in the Pythian Games at Delphi Plutarch may even have witnessed Nero declare Greece’s freedom (soon revoked) after competing in Corinth’s Isthmian Games. He studied under the philosopher Ammonius and read Plato’s works as a student in the Academy. Under Nero, Plutarch reached maturity and left home for Athens. Plutarch was born about 45 CE in the small but historically significant town of Chaeronea, the site of battles that confirmed Macedon’s and later Rome’s conquest of Greece. ![]() A corpus so unwieldy inevitably touches on a variety of themes, but the source of Plutarch’s enduring influence has been his insight into human excellence in political life. A catalog of Plutarch’s works compiled a century or so after his death records another hundred works, now lost. He also wrote more than seventy treatises, dialogues, and speeches that have come down to us as the Moralia. ![]() Plutarch of Chaeronea is best known as the author of the Parallel Lives, a collection of forty-six short biographies arranged in pairs of Greeks and Romans. ![]() ![]() ![]() Paul’s brother, Neil, is just starting his job at the NSA. While there, Paul contracts the infection and the question becomes, is the host the master in this symbiotic relationship, or is it being manipulated by the fungus? This fungal organism is infecting the local populations and is making it’s hosts vastly more intelligent. Paul Johns is a mycologist and while in Amazon he stumbles across this disease that has been spreading throughout the area. This story is about two brothers and their roles in uncovering a conspiracy surrounding this new fungus discovered in the Amazon. Mother Nature is capable of more than we can comprehend, and a killer fungal organism infecting people seems all too real. This is one of those science fiction novels that feels like it could actually happen. Typically I’m not a sci-fi reader, but when I saw the premise for David Walton’s THE GENIUS PLAGUE, I was intrigued. THE GENIUS PLAGUE by David Walton (released October 3rd, 2017) Thanks to Prometheus Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. Adding in some science fiction to my October reads! ![]() ![]() I’m sure this isn’t the first time a woman got twin brothers confused and ended up seeing more than she should. “Rye, we didn’t do anything we shouldn’t have. Maybe not the stroking him part, but certainly the seeing him less than clothed. When she thought about it, it kind of was inevitable. She calmed down as she noticed Rye looked a little tormented. ![]() I knew something like this would happen.” Hell, I should have spent the night somewhere else. Rye ran a frustrated hand through his wet hair. “You should have told me who you were the minute I stepped into the shower with you,” she complained, shoving a blue T-shirt over her head. Title: Three to Ride Series: Nights in Bliss, Colorado #1 Genre: Erotic Western Romance Author: Lexi Blake writing as Sophie Oak Release Date: March 20, 2018 It's time for her to get back in the saddle and ride. Rachel knows she should run, but how can she leave behind the love she’s found with Max and Rye and the home she’s built in Bliss? With her whole town behind her, Rachel is ready to make her stand. When Rachel's past catches up with her, all of Bliss is in danger. ![]() ![]() Rachel walks in, and they're both in love and fighting their true natures. Horse trainer Max and Sheriff Rye gave up on their dream of finding one perfect woman to share long ago. Max and Rye are just the men to catch her. Bliss is a strange little town, filled with artists, nudists, and the occasional conspiracy nut. ![]() Now she's running for her life, and Bliss, CO, seems like the perfect place to hide. ![]() ![]() I am a life-long resident of Michigan, and I know Brigham lives in Michigan as well, so I was happy to see Sault Ste Marie, or The Soo, both Michigan and Canadian sides, used as a setting, with the cold and beauty of an Upper Peninsula winter captured perfectly. I could feel the longing between Noah and Simon, and was eager to see if they got to their HEA. ![]() Brigham Vaughn’s characters always feel like flesh and blood people the reader happens to meet and start talking with. While they finally get a chance to be together, they need to figure out if this day trip can actually turn into something more. Both men are unattached and it’s clear the years between hasn’t dimmed the spark between them. Now, a decade later, they run into each other on the Snow Train, a sightseeing day trip in Canada. Noah and Simon met in college, but the time was never right for them to get together as more than friends before Noah left to join a minor league hockey team. Secondly, I’ve discovered I really love a good second chance romance, and this story is a perfect example. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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