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![]() Sara de Vos has joined a crowd of onlookers at Berckhey, a small fishing village, because word has spread that a whale has beached itself there. Let us now move back in time, as author Dominic Smith then does, to Holland in the spring of 1636. But Marty’s biggest misfortune is that during the festivities of this particular night in November the original painting has been stolen and replaced by a meticulous fake. It has been claimed over the years that the painting brings misfortune – none of its previous owners have lived beyond the age of 60. ![]() It is the sole known painting by Sara de Vos, one of 25 or so women painters from the era, little of whose work has survived. Above his bed hangs a painting from the Dutch Golden Age, bought by an ancestor 300 years ago direct from the Guild of St Luke in Holland. The food is elegantly lavish: “A long table has been set up with flutes of Champagne, tiers of profiteroles, ramekins of crème brulee, Belgian chocolates.” The guests are a mixture of uptown lawyers, surgeons, CEOs, philanthropist wives, a retired diplomat. The occasion is a $200-a-head charity dinner for the Aid Society. We are in Manhattan, New York City, at the home of Rachel and Marty de Groot. ![]() ![]() Let us begin, as this book does, in November of 1957. ![]() ![]() ![]() He turns into a vicious, resentful, aggressive and solitary rebel. Grey Beaver adopts the young pup and names him White Fang.Īt the encampment, White Fang is a misfit among the dogs and pups reared there. Once, while roaming close to a Native Indian encampment, One-Eye is recognized by Grey Beaver, a young hunter whose dead brother had tamed her many years ago. As a pup, White Fang and his mother, One-Eye, survive vicious attacks by other wolves and a vengeful lynx whose kittens were killed by One-Eye. The bloody battles for survival among the denizens of this frozen land are wonderfully depicted. Set in the harsh environment of Canada's Yukon territory, White Fang tells the gripping tale of a young half breed pup, born of a wild mother who is herself half dog, half wolf. Like Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, White Fang also addresses ethical issues, social injustices and cruelty to our four footed friends. The most appealing aspect of White Fang is that it's told from the point of view of an animal, in this case an Alaskan Husky. Since then it continues to enjoy immense acclaim and popularity as a coming of age allegory where a nonconformist youngster is transformed into a responsible citizen. Hugely popular among younger readers, White Fang by Jack London was a runaway hit when it first debuted in 1906, as a serial story in the Outing magazine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So what are you waiting for?įrom the Caldecott Medal–winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck comes a breathtaking new voyage. The contest runs from September 27th until 11:59 PM on September 20th. Just enter through the form below and then read on to learn more about what The Marvels has in store. You can enter our contest to win a copy of The Marvels of your very own along with a pretty snazzy puzzle of the book’s stunning cover. We just can’t wait to read it.Īnd thanks to Scholastic, you won’t have to wait long to read it yourself! Last week we got our first look at the book on the “You Either See It Or You Don’t” tour which featured various clues revealed on a number of different sites and it really got us hyped up! 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Tuesday marks the release of The Marvels and we couldn’t be more excited.We’re happy to have the change to jump on board with our friends over at Scholastic to help get the word out about this incredible new book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus Kafka presents a bleak world where a once respectable bank clerk is suddenly prosecuted for apparently no reason at all, and does not even have the benefit of an effective lawyer to represent him. and so cannot judge whether the appropriate ending would be conviction or acquittal.Ībsolute acquittal is soon discovered to be an impossible dream, as is the possibility of a fair trial which is not influenced entirely by court politics and inter-relationships. may have committed, adding to the reader's confusion as they are given as little information as K. maintains adamantly that he is innocent, at no point is there a hint given of the crime K. Kafka opens with these disconcerting words, setting the tone for the rest of the novel, as what follows is a deeply disturbing account of a man placed at the mercy of (until then unknown) law courts. ![]() ![]() ![]() Individuals must maintain their own personal and professional ethics, especially when the state sets a poor example. Broadly, Snyder argues that “there is no such thing as ‘just following orders’” (40). Frank justified his actions by stating that the law’s purpose was to serve the German race and thus actions that appeared to serve the race were, by default, lawful. ![]() In particular, he notes that Hitler’s personal lawyer, Hans Frank, became the governor-general of occupied Poland, overseeing the murder of millions of Jews. People in these positions, therefore, must refuse to cooperate with tyrants and their policies. Professor Timothy Snyder spoke on themes related to his book, 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,' on Jat the Guilford CT Com. The author again uses the example of Germany and notes that the Holocaust and other atrocities committed by the Nazis could not have occurred without the cooperation of lawyers, doctors, businessmen, and bureaucrats. Chapter 5 addresses professional ethics and the role civil servants play in tyranny. ![]() ![]() ![]() Save time preparing for group discussions or for self-study Overall plot synopsis and author biography ![]() Be prepared with the following:ĭiscussion aids include a wealth of prompts and information In this comprehensive discussion prompts guide into All Your Perfects: A Novel by Colleen Hoover, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. This book delves deep into married life, how imperfect and fragile it is, and how almost everything can rip it apart. All Your Perfects is a combination of happiness and pain it makes readers merry and shatters them at the same time. Hoover craftily wrote the story in a way that readers can sympathize and feel the same emotions the characters are feeling. She goes through different problems involving marriage: infertility, miscarriage, communication, the relationship itself, and the psychological aspect of a person. ![]() No reader would deny the heaviness of the story as it traverses how couples strive to achieve their “happily ever after.” In this masterpiece, Quinn narrates her married life. It tackled the life of a married couple from the “meet-cute,” the rough road to its resolution. All Your Perfects: A Novel by Colleen HooverĬolleen Hoover's novel, All Your Perfects, is a profound story that quickly became a New York Times bestseller. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a story about what happened to the Democratic Party when the country’s long string of successes, luck, and global dominance following World War II ran its course, and how, on a quest to recapture the magic of JFK, Democrats plunged themselves into an intra-party civil war.Īnd, at its heart, Camelot’s End is the tale of two extraordinary and deeply flawed men: Teddy Kennedy, one of the nation’s greatest lawmakers, a man of flaws and of great character and Jimmy Carter, a politically tenacious but frequently underestimated trailblazer. ![]() It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider’s game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it.Ĭamelot’s End details the incredible drama of Kennedy’s challenge - what led to it, how it unfolded, and its lasting effects - with cinematic sweep. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his own party, the last contested convention, and the last all-out floor fight, where political combatants fought in real time to decide who would be the nominee. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. The Carter presidency was on life support. ![]() ![]() ![]() NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. 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Louis, where she still teaches today.Īs she looks back on all she’s accomplished since that life-changing trip to Philadelphia 24 years ago, Mustakeem is grateful and understandably amazed by where her story has taken her. She would become the first Black professor to earn tenure in the Department of History at Washington University in St. ![]() The experience would propel her to become an award-winning author whose work is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. It was a spark that would ignite in her a deeper love for Black history and redirect her toward becoming a leading scholar in the field. That event – the Million Woman March – would prove to be a pivotal point in Mustakeem’s story. That’s when she and two friends traveled to Philadelphia, joined by roughly 750,000 other Black women, to cry out for social and economic development in America’s Black community. 25, 1997, is a day Sowande’ Mustakeem will never forget. ![]() |