![]() ![]() ![]() I know that Hannah is truly blessed by the hundreds of people who took the time to write her. I was able to see how one person, one letter writer, can bring joy back into someone's soul and to see how many people writing together can create such a powerful movement. Thank you so much for allowing Hannah and me to be part of this amazing experience - watching love show up on my doorstep (or in my mailbox) each day is something I will never forget. There were so many letters that I thought were just spot-on, and I knew that when she read them they would speak right to her soul. I was so touched by how many people were willing to share their love and positivity with my friend, and even share some of their own struggles and vulnerability. ![]() There were packages from church camps, individuals, several from my own state, and even a group of letters from students learning English in Brazil. Seeing these sweet letters arrive in bulk each day was an incredible experience for me. In total, we received 355 letters (almost one for every day of the year! :)) from 37 different states and 12 countries (US, Japan, Estonia, Canada, England, Singapore, India, China, Germany, Scotland, Australia, and Brazil!). She told me, "I've never received anything like this in my entire life!" She told me that she has really enjoyed reading them and that they have been very encouraging and "came at the perfect time." I delivered the letters to Hannah earlier this week! She was completely blown away. ![]()
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![]() In 2006 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Queen. These included elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, zebra, eland, kudu, impala, warthogs and many other smaller animals. For over 25 years, she and her husband, David, the famous founder of the the giant Tsavo National Park, raised and rehabilitated back into the wild orphans of misfortune from many different wild species. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya's rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry and milk formula have saved countless. The second is the love story of how Daphne and David, who devoted their lives to saving elephant orphans, at first losing every infant under the age of two until Daphne at last managed to devise the first-ever milk formula which would keep them alive.ĭaphne Sheldrick has spent her entire life in Kenya. Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. It tells two stories - one is the extraordinary love story which blossomed when Daphne fell head over heels with Tsavo Game Park and its famous warden, David Sheldrick. ![]() ![]() Daphne Sheldrick's best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants is an incredible story from Africa's greatest living conservationist.Ī typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade.Īn African Love Story is the incredible memoir of her life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee The Space Between Words by Michele Phoenix ![]() The Seakeeper's Daughters by Lisa Wingate The Promise of Jesse Woods by Chris Fabry Motorcycles, Sushi, and One Strange Book by Nancy Rue ✔ The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson The Means That Make Us Strangers by Christine Kindberg The House on Foster Hill by Jamie Jo Wright ✔ The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson ✔ The Girl from the Train by Irma Joubert ![]() The Art of Losing Yourself by Katie GanshertĪ Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie GanshertĬhild of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank ✔ The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starks Clark and Leslie Gould ✔ 12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep Hopefully I can check off a few books each year and continue adding to the checklist after each Christy award announcement. I am now updating the list to include the winners and finalists I am most interested in from 2019, 2020, and 2021. I initially made the list by selecting the titles I was most interested in from all of the winners and finalists before 2018. Do you remember when I shared a list of Christy Award winners and finalists I wanted to read, back in 2019? I am updating that list as kind of a checklist for myself so I figured I would just share it here! ![]() ![]() ![]() She explains why doing nothing can be more exhausting than doing something, how to balance work and play, and why Sunday nights are crucial.įinally she challenges you to make the most of your time at the office. ![]() She also helps you to rethink your weekends. If you use your mornings wisely, you can build habits that will lead to a happier, more productive life. In this brilliant accessible book, Laura Vanderkam inspires you to rethink your morning routine and jump-start your day. What are the secrets of using every hour productively? How do the most successful people spend their time? ![]() What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast is a powerful book about high productivity from bestselling author Laura Vanderkam. ![]() ![]() “We called up Harvey (Weinstein, head of U.S.-based Miramax), since we had a first-look deal with him. So we finally thought, ‘Why don’t we inquire about rights to these books?’ I assumed they would be tied up and impossible. “We kept referring to Tolkien’s books, which were such a benchmark as we attempted to write an original. “Around 1995, the time of ‘The Frighteners,’ Fran and I began writing an original story,” Jackson recalled. ![]() Jackson and Walsh had been thinking about a film adaptation for years, but it seemed like a remote dream: Various Hollywood companies had held the rights since the 1960s, after the three “LOTR” volumes were published between July 1954 and October 1955. ![]() Tolkien’s works are in two different styles: ‘Hobbit’ was written as a children’s book and ‘Lord of the Rings’ obviously wasn’t.” “Our first idea was to do ‘The Hobbit’ as single film, then if that worked, do two ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sadly, the title is a bit misleading, as it really doesn't go very in depth into what happened after. " A quick read and somewhat forgettable, but it does give a basic understanding of what life was like during the plague. And although some of what he writes has something to do with the plague and its aftermath, much of it seems like random conversation about the Middle Ages. There is no real logic to the organization of facts. " It feels like this author made notes on index cards, shuffled them, and published a book. " Excellent in details that you won't find anywhere about this disease and the effects it had on society. If you were obsessed with the Black Plague then maybe, MAYBE, you'd enjoy this book but anyone other than a Plague fanatic needs to stay away as if this book was the Plague. Of course this could be due to the fact that I was required to read it as a a summer assignment for school. " There is a lot of information, and sometimes it overwhelms the structure. " A bit dry, but interesting if you can get through the sloggy bits. ![]() and in every paragraph he uses like 10 words I don't know, probably to sound smart. it's really just this old guy raving on about the 14th century and all these things that were slightly affected by the plague. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments A river enchanted novel![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Everyone in his clan suspects the Breccans, although if this is true it would be a horrifying escalation. A mystery aspect comes into play when Jack learns that some Tamerlaine children, all girls, have been kidnapped and possibly killed. ![]() Then his laird sends a message he cannot ignore, and he finds himself in the middle of a mess that threatens everything and everyone he holds dear.Ī River Enchanted reads very much like a fantasy, and although there are many similarities to Scottish history (clans, lairds, plaids, music), the inclusion of capricious spirits certainly wrenches the novel from any sort of historical novel comparison. Jack has been away for years on the mainland, studying music, and had no intention of returning. The war’s origins are buried in legend and song, but the end result is deep distrust, resulting in occasional cross border raids and murder. Steeped in the magic of the spirits who reside on the land and in the water surrounding the island, Cadence is also in the midst of a long-term conflict between the two clans, the Tamerlaines and Breccans, who live there. In Rebecca Ross’s enthralling mystery/fantasy/drama/romance, A River Enchanted, Jack Tamerlaine is called home to the island of Cadence for reasons he does not understand. A River Enchanted, Rebecca Ross ( Harper Voyager 978-7-3, $27.99, hc, 480pp) February 2022. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1930, she sat down with a supply of sharpened pencils-she didn’t type-to write something more ambitious: an autobiography. Wilder, however, wasn’t entirely happy with her part-time career, or with her obscurity. ![]() Her sensible opinions on housekeeping, marriage, husbandry, country life, and, more rarely, on politics and patriotism were expressed in a plain style, with an occasional ecstatic flourish inspired by her love for “the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” A work ethic inherited from her Puritan forebears, which exalted labor and self-improvement not merely for their material rewards but as moral values, was, she believed, the key to happiness. Readers of The Missouri Ruralist knew her as Mrs. She also enjoyed meetings of her embroidery circle, and of the Justamere Club, a study group that she helped found. ![]() The family lived at Rocky Ridge, a farm in the Ozarks, near Mansfield, Missouri, where Wilder raised chickens and tended an apple orchard. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was a matron of sixty-five, neat and tiny-about four feet eleven-who was known as Bessie to her husband, Almanzo, and as Mama Bess to her daughter, Rose. In April of 1932, an unlikely literary débutante published her first book. Their daughter, born a year later, was named for the wild roses on the prairie. Laura Ingalls married Almanzo Wilder in 1885. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Crumbs danie stirling![]() It is so important to put forth healthy relationships in mainstream media. There are some issues but there is a really clear form of communication, which helps propel a better romance for the audience. She is also very career oriented which affects her relationship. The main character, Ray, is someone I can relate to very well. I feel like I say that about every romance book I read, but this one was really special. This story made me believe in love again. Crumbs Romance:Īgain, this is a romance graphic novel, so all I really want to talk about is the loveeeee. ![]() I was transported through pictures and words to this amazing world, and I loved every bit of it. It had magic, chaos, coming-of-age aspects, and one outstanding romance. View Crumbs on Goodreads by clicking here. ![]() I still found myself obsessed and glad that I did not have to wait every week for a new bit of the story and devoured it all in one go.Īlso, isn’t it crazy that I have had so many 5-star reviews lately? I had not read this before on Webtoon, so I am not an original fan. My mom ordered this during Barnes and Nobles Black Friday sale last year. When Crumbs came in the mail, I screamed. Crumbs is the cutest graphic novel I have ever read. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments On a sunbeam by tillie walden![]() ![]() "A stunning interpretation of interstellar life. “This masterful blend of science fiction–inflected school drama, road trip, and adventure is nothing less than marvelous.” ― Publishers Weekly, starred review A remarkable, stunning comic.” ― Booklist, starred review “Walden creates the intoxicating effect of a universe as mysterious as our real one.” ― The Atlantic "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. One of The Washington Post's "10 Best Graphic Novels of 2018"Ī School Library Journal Best Book of 2018Ī 2019 Hugo Award Nominee, Best Graphic StoryĪ Harvey Award Nominee, Best Children's or Young Adult Book LA Times Festival of Books 2018 Book Prize Winner, Graphic Novel/Comics With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance, and an epic quest for love. Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love―only to learn the pain of loss. ![]() ![]() Vaughan, Saga and Paper GirlsĪ ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together. It’s a ‘space’ story unlike any you’ve ever read, with a rich, lived-in universe of complex characters.” ―Brian K. “Tillie Walden is the future of comics, and On a Sunbeam is her best work yet. ![]() |