![]() ![]() Jake by now had stepped way back near the hallway to the front door. The two of you, once again old, decide to start all over again, becoming teenagers the same way you did 46 years earlier. Decades of international missions pass, and your wife reminds you that you are 127 years old, and that your 100th anniversary is around the corner. Escaping from that world back to your home in Alabama, you use science to discover how you and your bride became teenagers again, and struggle to use that knowledge to bring health and long life to all humanity. Then you are stabbed in a fight and approach death. But you bring joy and health to hundreds of the natives as a result. The mirth ends when you both end up sleeping on the dirt floor of your own mud hut in Kenya, Africa. ![]() When you two undo that mess, you have to celebrate Thanksgiving with your adult children and grandchildren, who still expect you to be that same old doddering couple, not teenagers. You are soon arrested as a sexual predator for sleeping with your wife, and she is placed into Child Protective Custody. Two days later, your wife becomes a 16-year-old knockout. ![]() On your 54th wedding anniversary, an accident happens and you wake up the next morning as a 19-year-old hunk. H.L.Osterman, Editor of Time Travel and Other Science Fiction Journeys yet as up-to-date as modern-day hydrogeology. A science fiction fantasy written with the wonderment we used to love in those classic pulp magazines. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() inscribed with a series of Roman numerals, shocking news that Kate cant quite process. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past-and expose a dark secret that could destroy her. Sworn to Silence: Kate Burkholder Mysteries by Linda Castillo. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. She's certain she's come to terms with her past-until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Her Amish roots and big city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. Sworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillos New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. This gripping thriller by Linda Castillo, part of the New York Times bestselling series, explores the darker side of Amish life. Sworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series. Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie An Amish Murder ![]() ![]() ![]() On Novemwe stopped at a gas station outside Monrovia to fill up the Peace Corps jeep to return to our site. What was your more ‘telling moment’ in the Peace Corps? We joined because we wanted to serve as Kennedy asked, because of the adventure, the chance to travel. We applied in March 1961 when we, Jack and I, were seniors in college, engaged to get married. You joined the Peace Corps with your husband? I got my MA in History and African Studies at Michigan State after my Peace Corps service and my PhD in Humanities Education at Ohio State after our tours in Sierra Leone and Fiji where my husband Jack was Associate and then Peace Corps Director and where I taught in teacher training colleges. ![]() I grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and got my BA in History at the College of Wooster, also in Ohio. I was a PCV in Liberia I from 1962 to 1964, teaching junior high and high school social studies at Suehn Industrial Academy, a mission boarding school run by African American missionaries. Where were you a PCV and what were your years and assignment? ![]() ![]() She currently lives with her husband and children in Toronto, Canada. ![]() For several years, she was an editor before she decided to quit and become a professional author once her debut novel became a huge success. While at Oxford Robson was an SSHRC Doctoral Fellow and a Commonwealth Scholar. She also went to the University of Oxford’s Saint Antony’s College where she got her Ph.D. As someone that was so interested in history, Jennifer went to Western University’s King’s University College, from where she graduated with a degree in Modern History and French Literature. Rather they are historical fiction with women at the center of the story. While the novels are often categorized as historical romances with their sepia-toned and pastel-hued covers featuring couples in longing stares, these novels are anything but. ![]() Robson is known for her themes of women dreaming of achievement. She has also contributed to the “Fall of Poppies” anthology. Most of her novels are set either during or immediately after the end of World War I and World War II. She debuted her writing career with the novel “Somewhere in France,” the first novel of the bestselling “Great War” series. Jennifer Robson is an academic, lifelong history nerd, former editor turned full-time author of historical fiction and romance novels. ![]() ![]() “A different but wholly delightful and thought-provoking capper to Klassen’s ingenious series.” - School Library Journal (starred review) The conclusion might surprise even those familiar with Klassen’s twist endings, and the growing tensions, simple narrative, and intriguing details will endear this to many.” - Booklist (starred review) “In this concluding volume of a thematic trilogy, Klassen employs all his trademark dry wit and deadpan humor to tell the story of a hat-related caper.The three- part narrative has a distinctly Western feel, complete with a desert setting drawn in dusty pink and brown tones-and then, of course, there’s the sense of impending betrayal. ![]() “Jon Klassen’s typical minimalism reaches a new level of refinement in "We Found a Hat" - in my opinion the best and most stirring in his hat trilogy.Klassen, who speaks the language of the picture book like few other authors and illustrators these days, has created a masterpiece of honest feelings, emotional tension and poetic restraint.” - The New York Times Book Review ![]() ![]() ![]() Career īly worked on the campaign of Gordon W. Bly graduated summa cum laude in philosophy from California State University, Fresno (1971) and received a M.Div. ![]() Allen near Coalinga, California, and his father Arthur Bly in Ivanhoe, California, until age 30. ![]() He grew up on a farm in the San Joaquin Valley. He had one sister, Judith "Judy" Bly Walston. Stephen Bly was born Augin Ivanhoe, California, to Arthur "Art" Worthington and Alice Wilson Bly. His Paperback Writer was noted in a Publishers Weekly review for its “amusing parody of the proverbial dime-store paperback novel." Early life and education Bly's books, primarily Western novel genre in the American West, historical and contemporary, are written from a Christian worldview. Three other books, Picture Rock ( Crossway Books), The Outlaw's Twin Sister (Crossway Books), and Last of the Texas Camp (Broadman & Holman) were Christy Award finalists. His book, The Long Trail Home ( Broadman & Holman), won the 2002 Christy Award in the category Western novel. ![]() He wrote more than 100 books and hundreds of articles, poems, and short stories. Stephen Bly (Aug– June 9, 2011) was an American author and politician. ![]() ![]() Children mean that they’re not gone and forgotten, but live on in future generations. Solomon uses his own family as an example-his family struggled with accepting his sexual orientation, which made him wonder how other families react when a child turns out very differently than what they expected.įor many parents, children are their immortality. He suggests that most people want to love and accept their children, but also want them to be successful and fulfill their potential. Solomon argues that the biggest problem parents face is whether to accept their children for who they are or try to change them. He also says that it’s normal for a child to be unlike his or her parents in many ways. Solomon believes that being different is part of human nature. Solomon’s book, Far from the Tree, discusses how parents and children are different. In 2008, he received an award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry for his contributions to mental health research and awareness. ![]() The author is a Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Cornell Medical School. He also discusses what it means to be different from your parents. ![]() ![]() 1-Page Summary of Far From The Tree Overall SummaryĪndrew Solomon’s book, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity (2012), examines how parents cope with children who are nothing like them. ![]() ![]() The class is visibly shocked by the millions who died in this manner, which doesn't surprise Ross given their comfortable middle class upbringing. Ross speaks of Hitler's rise to power, anti-Semitism, and the Final Solution. As class begins, Ross warns students about homework getting too sloppy - the third time he's had to do so this semester.īen Ross' class is studying World War II and the film they're watching is about the Nazi concentration camps. Robert Billings is teased by Brad when he dully asks if they'll be watching a movie that day. As the students start to enter class, Ross enlists the help of David Collins for the projector. For his part, Ben is troubled by the attitude of many of his students, who value their social lives over homework. The faculty is divided on Ross: some like his energy and creativity, while others thought he should be more traditional. Despite the lack of mechanical skills, he has a strong reputation as an outstanding, charismatic teacher. Ross is in his classroom, having trouble with the projector. Amy joins her as they go to Ben Ross' History class. Gabondi's attention and almost gets in trouble if it wasn't for the end-of-class bell. ![]() Gabondi's French class, she sees her friend Amy Smith and tries to catch Amy's attention. ![]() As editor-in-chief of The Gordon Grapevine, the newspaper of Gordon High School, Laurie is troubled by the lateness of its latest issue: she believes her staff isn't disciplined enough, but does not know what to do about it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Television, which produces hits like “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men.” The project marks Hulu’s first original series from Warner Bros. ![]() JJ Abrams (“Lost,” “Person of Interest”) will executive-produce “11/22/63” along with King, writer Bridget Carpenter (“The Red Road”) and Bryan Burk. The nine-hour miniseries will follow Epping as his mission is threatened by would-be assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, among other things. ![]() The streaming service has given a direct-to-series order for “11/22/63” based on Stephen King’s 2011 novel of the same name about high school English teacher Jake Epping, who travels back in time to prevent the killing of President John F. Hulu is revisiting the assassination of JFK for its newest original series - with a fictional twist. NY Dems propose 4% tax on Netflix, parcel deliveries and Uber to fund MTA Kathryn Hahn morphs into a slovenly columnist in 'Tiny Beautiful Things' 'Pretty Baby' director on Brooke Shields' rapist: 'She didn’t want to name him' Jack Harlow’s ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ debut irks fans: ‘No one wanted this’ ![]() ![]() ![]() Judge for National Book Awards, 1975 American Book Awards, 1981. Member American Library Association Children’s Reading Roundtable International Reading Research Society for Children’s Literature International Board on Books for Young People. Published articles and chapters in professional journals and anthologies. Instructor, University of Chicago, 1985-92 University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana School of Library and Information Science, 1992-99. D., 1985. Children’s librarian, Wayne County, Ohio, Public Library, 1964-1965, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, 1967-1968 children’s book editor, Booklist, 1973-85 children’s book editor, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, 1985-94. Education– Wooster College, B.A., 1964 University of Chicago, M.A., 1968 Ph. ![]() Parents– Kenneth and Elizabeth (Barrett) Gould. Author of children’s books librarian, editor university professor. ![]() |