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When a crisis erupts, Inti must choose between her beloved wolves and the outside world and its pressures

series, she set up a romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world

The men in their world are cruel, powerful, and frequently evil, but when they band together, the girls

I would light the fire. I would heat up this whole room. And when that didn't work--I would burn this kingdom down to ashes, turn all its men into smoke. I would, I would.

She's growing up and growing into a calm assurance, finding her place in the world.

As she grows as a person, in her perspective on the world, and in her role and responsibilities within

to her conservative, protective, socially focused parents in order to immerse herself in the Cones' world

I loved immersing myself in Vasya's world.

Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like

Months into their save-the-world mission, the soldiers and scientists on the Rosalind Franklin (a tanklike

making him realize she doesn't need him, and on making her way and setting her own path in a rough world

I didn’t want to know all these words, charged with urgency and crisis. bickering, hectic, haggard states seem to serve as a potential warning sign to Andy and Jen of what life would

From a bookseller closed off emotionally from the world who begins to consider letting someone in again

Roth could have potentially pulled back on the messy, complicated, partial resolution among multiple worlds

banished from her kingdom, her six brothers are turned into cranes, and Shiori is cursed to not speak a word --with each word she utters, one of her brothers will die. I couldn't wait to find out how Lim would make this plot construct of a wordless main protagonist work

as she tries yet again to be a loyal friend, refrain from punching people in the nose, and save the world

she can get off this blasted island and find her father again, she'll have to make her way in a rough world

The way in which Lo is drawn into the Unity Project world seemed outlandish, and various revelations

stun medieval British society with her vow of celibacy and ambitious pilgrimage halfway around the world

Leo would love to reconnect, but Lily is not interested in rekindling their flame after the way things Lauren also authored the books The Soulmate Equation, The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words

about the evil of humans--their violence, their greed and selfishness, their carelessness with their world

In I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Brown details growing up female, Christian

a rough and tumble story with enough suspense that I wasn't ever confident that the main characters would I wished a little more care had been taken with the resolutions at the end, and I would have liked some (I didn't love that one quite as much.) 02 These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 optimistic explorer spirit--and I do love reading about strong female characters in a time when the world

She revels in the wonders of the natural world, soaks in her father's rich stories, loves her sisters

In The Guide, the main protagonist Jack is as linked to the natural world as are the characters in his

these experiences in contrast to his prior life and heartbreaking knowledge of the free, if difficult, world trials, and adventures. 03 Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood Lockwood is a poet, and her view of the world the details of the affair at the center of this story might make me feel uncomfortable at best and would

We witness some of Tess's sobering realizations about the dark truths in the world--as well as her sometimes

Maame explores Maddie's search to establish herself in the world, and I loved rooting for her the whole , wife, and friend as she tries to figure out how to say goodbye to her longest, best friend in the world

the tension and making clear the high stakes of Williams’s enormous secret and the destruction that would teenaged girls, an American and an Okinawan, whose lives are connected across seven decades and across the world

She writes songs about "sex, love, and the state of the world," and in one instance describes musical fiercely loyal, savvy, and crafty main protagonist Tamsin as she struggled to find her place in both worlds

Knowing what she does about the future, would Alice change the past? Leo would love to reconnect, but Lily is not interested in rekindling their flame. Lauren also authored the books The Soulmate Equation, The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words

I think the pacing and the fantastical worlds lend themselves well to audiobook form. but it is chaste (lots of gazing into each other's eyes and touching faces); there's one use of the B-word

column "Eric Reads the News," shares his thoughts, experiences, and reflections about life and the world I carry the structure of their bones around my insides...and try to tell the world, '...They were more Her disparate life experiences ultimately led her to think deeply about her place in the world, her responsibility

The story showcases a love for books and the power of the written word. When the three cross paths out in the messy, unexpected, heartbreaking world, their encounters change

Riddle is also the author of Departure and Winter World.

column "Eric Reads the News," shares his thoughts, experiences, and reflections about life and the world

Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP), life in recent years has been primarily focused on shutting off the outside world

(Robin's sister, introduced in book one) expects adventure when she agrees to help save the magical world may have created a situation in which she has fewer options than her constrained existence as a lady would might allow for too-easy deception, and also that seeing others take advantage of Molly's innocence would

“In our world, if people believe at all, they believe that God is love, God is hearts and flowers, and

In Chinese, the word for America translates as "beautiful country." But stress and the constant fear of illness and tragedy—any misfortune that would draw attention to the I would have loved more of that older point of view.

Is Gold, Lucy and Sam are orphaned siblings who must become tough as nails to make their way in the world

Forgotten Fairy Tales offers ten stories you may never have heard before that take place around the world backgrounds in those books, I find myself actively trying to separate this immersive, love-filled fictional world The Ickabog is about a monstrous legend in the perfect and delicious world of Cornucopia.

listening to the author's snarky, silly, spot-on, sometimes gross, and often farcical takes on the world

For the unfortunate one, the only hope of regaining glory would be to win the elaborate seniors' game "Eric Reads the News" column, shares his thoughts, experiences, and reflections about life and the world

debut novel has remained largely under the radar since its publication last June, but I adored it and would has never met, in the conversational tone of a pen pal writing to someone who will love her and her words She uses Old Norse words in her speech and thoughts; she frequently mentions bravery, combat, wisdom, She can make no mark on the world--she cannot write or draw, she cannot disturb the snow by walking through sometimes desperately creative attempts to preserve lives; and the occasional triumphs that the rest of the world

reinforces the approach for students of doing their thing, doing their best, being curious about the world

She builds the world in her book gracefully--her job as a game designer probably plays into this ability But she can't stop trying to destroy the heroes' false perfection that is devastating so much of the world

When a crisis erupts, Inti must choose between her beloved wolves and the outside world and its pressures

she considers what she truly wants from her life; and she writes songs to cope with and interpret the world

insufferably mischievous but in rare cases redeemable; all manner of creatures coexist in and visit our world