In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon and John Glenn said “get the girl” (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. “Straightforward and inviting.” - School Library Journalįrom award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome and acclaimed illustrator Raúl Colón comes the sensitive, informative, and inspiring picture book biography of the remarkable mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA “human computers” whose work was critical to the first US space launch.īefore John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. “A detail-rich picture book.” - Kirkus Reviews
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A lesser officer gives Barry what he says is a jackal's skull that has been enchanted by a witch, and tells him to use it to put a good fright into the threesome. Barry, the son of a high-ranking local police officer, takes to bullying the three younger kids: first verbally, but then onto bigger and better things, like a horsewhip, and like taking them briefly captive and forcing them to take a puff of marijuana. Janet's older sister is still into mystical witchy things, and this time wants to tell fortunes by tarot, using only the Greater Trumps. On a horseback ride, the three see something that the police do not want them to see. This is going to be pretty disjointed, because to summarize in a more connected way, I would nearly have to type in the whole book. It is now the Christmas holiday, which is summer in South Africa, and Jeffery and Catherine return from their various homes to Eerstelling, where they are soon reunited with their friend Janet. and this is Stephen Hayes's most recent novel, a direct sequel to _Of Wheels and Witches_. In these novels, we follow Penny, a young 19-year-old student entering college. My Thoughts :įirst of all, I want to make it clear that this serie is aimed at an informed audience, as there are a few pretty self-explanatory sex scenes. And he’s never been one to resist temptation. Penny deserves better than a man with his demons. It’s easy to follow because he’s become quite the recluse in his new town – the only way he knows how to keep his secrets buried.īut he never expected to be teaching such a beautiful student. The easiest new rule to follow: don’t fraternize with the students. James Hunter gave up his billionaire lifestyle in NYC last year to become a professor. Secrets darker than she could ever imagine. But it’s the secrets hiding behind his deep brown eyes that allures Penny. And she’s pretty sure he’s fallen for her too.Įveryone loves Professor Hunter. But she has one illicit secret – she’s fallen hard for her professor. At least, that’s how it appears to her classmates. Shy student Penny Taylor always follows the rules. A Hawk in the Woods by Carrie Laben (Word Horde) A truly unique novel, you simply have to read Tears of the Trufflepig to understand its greatness.Ģ. Flores (MCD x FSG Originals)įlores lays out a fantastical, psychedelic vision of reality where the government has legalized narcotics, consequently forcing cartels into trafficking ancient artifacts, shrunken indigenous heads and filtered animals - the latter, of course, meaning cloned creatures brought back from extinction to amuse the rich. Some of them you might even recognize from reviews that appeared in this very publication.ġ. Maybe half of those were actually new titles.ĭespite my shortcoming, I did read enough to form favorites for the year. We all try our hardest and still we fail. First, a disclaimer: there is no possible way anybody could read every great book released in a single year. From One Directioners to members of the Beyhive to the author's own fandom experiences, this book reclaims the "fangirl" label for its young members, celebrating their purpose, their power, and, most of all, their passion for the music they love. ABOUT THIS BOOK 'To be a fan is to scream alone together. In doing so, she uncovers the importance of fan devotion: how Ariana Grande represents both tragedy and resilience to her followers, or what it means to meet an artist like Lady Gaga in person. Speaking to hundreds of fans from the UK, US, Europe, and Japan, Ewens tells the story of music fandom using its own voices, recounting previously untold or glossed-over scenes from modern pop and rock music history. "To be a fan is to scream alone together"-this is the discovery Hannah Ewens makes in Fangirls: how music fandom is at once a journey of self-definition and a conduit for connection and camaraderie how it is both complicated and empowering and how now, more than ever, fandoms composed of girls and young queer people create cultures that shape and change an entire industry. One of Pitchfork's 15 Favorite Music Books of 2020: "An entertaining, in-depth examination of fan subcultures." ― The A.V. When observing the abundance of attention the police give to the sisters’ disappearance in comparison to Lilia, Phillips writes that Chander is onto a “deep common knowledge, an ache that was native.” What is the author referring to?.What did you make of their efforts to identify the suspect by ethnicity early on? The officials tasked with investigating the disappearance of the Golosovsky sisters ask several times if the suspect was Tajik, even though the witness can’t recall.Does the geography of Kamchatka play a part in some residents’ attitudes toward outsiders?.How does setting and place play a role in this story? What did you think of the way Phillips describes Kamchatka?.WARNING: Spoiler alert on questions further down Phillips will answer reader questions on the PBS NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month. You can also submit your own questions for Julia Phillips on our Google form. Learn more about the book club here.īelow are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Our April 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth.” Become a member of the Now Read This book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. “It’s always nice to see happy, healthy plants in this city.”Ī 2012 Angus Reid Public Opinion poll found that British Columbia had the highest level of support in Canada for legalizing cannabis, at 61 per cent, compared to an overall 53 per cent. The author known only as Darkling the Fiend has lovingly rewritten Rex Feral's Magnum Opus. ‘‘This is, surprisingly, not a common sight in Vancouver,’’ she said. Rex Feral's 'Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors' has been remastered for the 21st Century. “The plant material can either be composted or otherwise disposed of.”Įmerald Asuncion, a spokeswoman for the British Columbia Compassion Club Society, Canada’s oldest and largest medical cannabis dispensary, said it’s the first time they had heard about free-range marijuana. Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors Rex Feral 3.39 154 ratings29 reviews Want to read Buy on Amazon Rate this book Rex Feral kills for hire. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. With unforgettable characters, a fast-paced plot, and compelling world-building, A River Enchanted is a stirring story of duty, love, and the power of true partnership, and marks Rebecca Ross’s brilliant entry on the adult fantasy stage. But with each passing song, it becomes apparent the trouble with the spirits is far more sinister than they first expected, and an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, threatening to undo them all. Adaira, heiress of the east and Jack’s childhood enemy, knows the spirits only answer to a bard’s music, and she hopes Jack can draw them forth by song, enticing them to return the missing girls.Īs Jack and Adaira reluctantly work together, they find they make better allies than rivals as their partnership turns into something more. The capricious spirits that rule the isle by fire, water, earth, and wind find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home. Enchantments run deep on Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind, plaid shawls can be as strong as armor, and the smallest cut of a knife can instill fathomless fear. But when young girls start disappearing from the isle, Jack is summoned home to help find them. A River Enchantedby Rebecca RossHarper Voyager, 2022. Jack Tamerlaine hasn’t stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the mainland university. There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. Melissa Bashardoust's Girl, Serpent, Thorn is "an alluring feminist fairy tale" ( Kirkus ) about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. Character is king, and Correia makes these characters lovable and admirable. They’re what SyFy Channel B-movies could be if the characters weren’t idiots, the weapons were accurate, and the writer(s) really tried to do a good job. Why do I keep reading these books? Well, they’re good rip-roaring fun. Owen is invited to come to work for Monster Hunter International, and things go both up and down from there. What ensues is a Men-in-Black-esque briefing about the world of monsters, that they’re real, they’re a big problem, and the government pays private companies good money to hunt them down. Using a combination of firepower and brute strength, Owen kills his boss, but wakes up in a hospital under the watchful care of the MCB (Monster Control Bureau). When he’s working after hours one night, he gets attacked by his boss, who is actually a werewolf. The premise is this: Owen Pitt is an accountant and gun enthusiast (much like Correia) with a flexible mind and a penchant for pounding the crap out of anyone who shoots first. Just be advised if any of you take my recommendations seriously, there’s a fair amount of language and violence in Larry Correia’s flagship urban fantasy series. This is one of the more adult series that I keep up with, so the tone and content of these is pretty different from what I normally plug. |