The Western Conference Final shifts back to Dallas on Monday, where Jason Robertson and the Stars will look to even the series in front of their home crowd when they host Jonathan Marchessault and the Golden Knights, who are just one win shy of a Stanley Cup Final berth. STARS AIM TO EVEN SERIES WHILE VEGAS VIES FOR STANLEY CUP FINAL BERTH * With just five days remaining until Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, #NHLStats spotlights Matthew Tkachuk as the player to watch after an electric Conference Final performance. * The Golden Knights could see a new franchise record for most goals in a playoff year should either Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson or Chandler Stephenson score in Game 6. * Jason Robertson can climb multiple franchise lists with a goal Monday, including becoming the first player in Stars/North Stars history to score six in the round before the Stanley Cup Final.
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Once you get past page 200 this book gets really intense as they get closer and closer to maybe finding Margo. I think Margo was the right character for this novel, but I know she is a person I wouldn't want to get involved with in real life. Margo is a mysterious character throughout the novel because you are trying to figure out why she did this as Quentin is trying to figure out where she is? Is she dead or alive? There are so many what ifs when it comes to Margo. The book mostly focuses on finding Margo Roth Spiegelman. That is one thing I really loved about the book was how relatable it was. I thought he was a great character for this novel. He wouldn't give up on the idea of finding Margo. He is a very determined student, but he is willing to do some stupid things to find Margo. Quentin's best friends Radar and Ben seem like very real people and they seem like true friends that would do anything for Quentin. The characters in this novel were amazing. It was very casual which made the characters feel like people you would talk to at school. I can totally relate to that because I'm excited, but nervous to graduate. He talks a lot about leaving and being nervous for college. I'm a high school senior and this book takes place during Quentin's last three weeks of high school. This book was hilarious and there were a number of times I laughed out loud. It is so different from the normal books I read, but I love it. This book is what I would classify an action, adventure book with a hint of romance. 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Upon waking, she is stronger, faster, and braver than before. “Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlooked-after all, her twin sister Alex is a literal genius.īut when Portia holds an Egyptian scarab beetle during history class, she takes center stage in a way she never expected: she faints. Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and Young AdultĮ-ARC provided to me via Rich in Variety Blog Tours Inclusion of Diversity: Features African-American protagonists “Kind of just look at what the workflow is going to be for the day,” she said. The first thing Garcia does when she arrives at the Labor and Delivery Ward on the hospital’s second floor is to check in and see what’s happening. 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She can't forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. Grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone, Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Kris is a Shadester and a new mother to a baby born with a second shadow of her own. 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Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith originally kickstarted their critically acclaimed, award-winning slice of life mini comic, Wash Day, inspired by Rowser's own wash day ritual and their shared desire to see more comics featuring the daily lived experiences of young Black women. Each short story uses hair routines as a window into these four characters' everyday lives and how they care for each other. The book takes its title from the wash day experience shared by Black women everywhere of setting aside all plans and responsibilities for a full day of washing, conditioning, and nourishing their hair. Wash Day Diaries tells the story of four best friends-Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie-through five connected short story comics that follow these young women through the ups and downs of their daily lives in the Bronx. From writer Jamila Rowser and artist Robyn Smith comes a captivating graphic novel love letter to the beauty and endurance of Black women, their friendships, and their hair. Trapped between the Pride-a ravening horde of sentient machines-and a fanatical sect of warrior monks who call themselves the Mirrorfaith, Viv must rally a strange group of allies to confront the Empress and find a way back to the world and life she left behind. Rebellion is literally impossible to consider-until Vivian Liao arrives. The end of time is ruled by an ancient, powerful Empress who blesses or blasts entire planets with a single thought. A terrifying instant later, Vivian Liao is catapulted through space and time to a far future where she confronts a destiny stranger and more deadly than she could ever imagine. In the chilly darkness of a Boston server farm, Viv sets her ultimate plan into motion. On the eve of her greatest achievement, she tries to outrun people who are trying to steal her success. Cover Art by Tommy ArnoldĪ wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. I can say I haven’t read anything quite like Empress of Forever. Those are fantasy novels, so with Empress of Forever, Gladstone turns his considerable intellect and impressive storytelling along another branch of the Speculative Fiction tree – Space Opera. The surface of those books is familiar, but what’s underneath is ingenious. Max Gladstone is one of the smartest writers I’ve ever read, his Craft Sequence of novels have a depth few novels can approach. This book is a fierce invitation to recognize that our differences ought to be celebrated rather than criminalized, our circumstances could be fodder for our practice, and that healing our own wounds is the foundational beginning to healing our greater society." - Natalie Kuhn, The Class VP of Programming and Founding Teacher. The three authors weave their voices into a powerful conversation that illuminate the intrinsic link between spiritual development with communal liberation. "At a time where racial injustice is ever present, "Radical Dharma" asks all of us to do our part in taking responsibility for ourselves, our constructs, our privileges, and our egoic veils as it is the key to societal transformation. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah urge a compassionate response to the systemic, state-sanctioned violence and oppression that has persisted against Black people. Bridging the world of spirit and activism, Rev. In 2021, GDR published The Spiritual Path, which takes us on a gripping personal journey of wonder and insight into science, belief, faith and devotion, where Roberts describes the step-by-step path, he followed in search of spiritual connection. Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large, and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening. The illuminating teachings found within this text goes beyond a demand for equality, and forges a path towards self-liberation that rests on radical honesty. 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The odds are stacked against Chuffy when he falls head over heels for American heiress Pauline Stoker. 'The Funniest writer ever to put words on paper' Hugh Laurie 'I mean, if you're asking a fellow to come out of a room so that you can dismember him with a carving knife, it's absurd to tack a 'sir' on to every sentence. |