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Shine by jessica jung5/18/2023 Shine follows seventeen-year-old Rachel Kim as she trains to become a K-pop star in Seoul. Maybe that helped things, because I wasn’t anticipating anything when I cracked this book open. I think most people are generally wary of fiction written by celebs, and I’m no exception (not to mention the cover looks like something I might’ve whipped up on PicMonkey circa 2012). ✨ Not gonna lie to you: I went into this with really low expectations. All to fulfill my dream of becoming a K-pop star. The constant feeling of never quite belonging somewhere you desperately want to be. All the training, the lost weekends, the family sacrifices. Is it worth it? That’s a question I ask myself every day. If these are things that are triggering or uncomfortable for you, I would suggest passing on Shine. I understand wanting to realistically represent the toxicity of the K-pop industry, but this wasn’t something the book critiqued nearly enough (if it all). I don’t condone fatphobia, and there is a not-insignificant amount of body-shaming and calorie-counting in this book that made me really uncomfortable. Not to mention ALL THE TORONTO REFERENCES □□□be still my Canadiana heart!īefore I go any further, though, I want to say that parts of this book are definitely problematic. Tropes galore and angst that could put a K-drama to shame: I devoured this book in a single day and honestly had fun with it.
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The little engine that could dan santat5/18/2023 Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance.Juvenile Fiction / Transportation / Railroads & Trains.Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and a menagerie of pets. He is also the creator of Disney's animated hit The Replacements. Arnold Munk used the name Watty Piper as both an author of children's books and as the editor of many of the books that Platt & Munk published.ĭan Santat is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Award-winning The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, as well as the New York Times Best Selling titles Are We There Yet?, After the Fall, and others. He later moved to New York, where he died in 1957. Arnold Munk was born in Hungary and, as a child, moved with his family to Chicago. Watty Piper was a pen name of Arnold Munk, an owner of the publishing firm Platt & Munk.
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The Night of Elisa by Isis Sousa5/18/2023 The story, set back in the 1800's, tells of Elisa, the main character who doesn't seem to thrive in this world, but in another. Thankfully, she agreed to send me a copy. One day, I found this lovely: The Night of Elisa, and knew I had to have it! So I skipped entering the giveaway and contacted Isis Sousa, the author and illustrator. If you've been following my blog postings for any length of time, you know I adore entering giveaways for books, especially on. With her health deteriorating, how will she summon the courage and strength to stand her ground? And how far will she go in the pursuit of a dream? Embark with Elisa on this puzzling Gothic adventure set in the late Victorian era, between the world of the Living and the picturesque, melancholic Duskland. Trapped between the nuances of life and beyond-life, Elisa finds herself struggling for a better tomorrow. He robs her of almost everything she holds dear: her health, her wealth and what is left of her family. Her life becomes a dark, cold, lonely cage the day the devil takes her as his wife. Sometimes, life and love can follow the most obscure paths, just as they did for Elisa. Parental guidance: for 16+ Contains blood, nudity and dark themes.: The Night of Elisa - A Gothic Novella. Bound with 30+ pencil illustrations of ornaments, characters and objects and a unique layout. Its writing experimental, mixing influences of cinema, genre fiction and comic books.
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Notorious nineteen by janet evanovich5/18/2023 Rumors are stirring that he must have had help with the daring escape. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. And don’t do what Tiki tells you to do.Īfter a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don’t just vanish into thin air. #1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are: “irresistible” ( Houston Chronicle), “stunning” ( Booklist), “outrageous” ( Publishers Weekly), “brilliantly evocative” ( The Denver Post), and “making trouble and winning hearts” ( USA Today). |