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Alycia Sellie wrote a new post, September and October E-Resources Update, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 1 month, 2 weeks ago
This post is the latest in a series designed to keep the Graduate Center community updated about electronic resources available through the Graduate Center Library.
New Databases
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Thanks for putting this up! I'll share/promote it as I can, but sadly can't make it myself!
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This looks great! Is there a page that lists the information about the film screening I can point to on the web to promote the event? Sorry if I missed it elsewhere!
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Alycia Sellie wrote a new post, July and August E-Resources Summary, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 3 months, 1 week ago
This post is the latest in a series designed to keep the Graduate Center community updated about electronic resources available through the Graduate Center Library.
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*Update!* As of August 30, this issue has been resolved! You should now only see results that read "SpringerLink Contemporary – CUNY"
In our Journal Title Search, you might happen to come across the name of a database that is called "SpringerLINK Contemporary – CUNY Non-Subscribed." You might think from this name that we do not have access to this resource, but that is not the case (sorry, we know it is confusing!). Fear not, you can click-through and should still find the full text. Please let us know if you find that this is not the case!
New Databases
APA Handbooks in Psychology A collection of ebooks from the American Psychological Association. These reference books provide both overviews and in-depth analyses of a variety of sub-fields within psychology.
On the Boards Full-length, high quality contemporary performance films by artists representing the Pacific Northwest, New York, Australia, Germany, France, Poland, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Belgium.
New Electronic Journals
Otology and Neurotology
Race, Ethnicity and Education Journal
Turkish Review
Limited Term Trials
Bloomsbury Scholarly books from Bloomsbury's Academic division. Spanning the humanities and social sciences.
Criterion Collection, an imprint of Janus Films, ranks among the world's most influential cinematic distributors.
Post-War Europe: Refugees, Exile and Resettlement, 1945-1950 This online archive delivers essential primary sources for the study and understanding of the challenges facing the European peoples in the aftermath of World War II.
Alycia Sellie wrote a new post, Journal Search Link Cleanup in Progress, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 4 months, 1 week ago
UPDATE: as of July 30, these issues should be repaired. Please do report bugs to us if you find them, but our Journal Title Search should now be updated.
We recently went through an upgrade of the CUNY catalog that is shared by all CUNY libraries. Through this process, links to items in the earlier version of our catalog no longer work. One place where you might find a broken link is our Journal Title Search.
Normally when you do a search here for a particular journal, you can find links to both electronic holdings, and, if we have a journal in print, to our "Graduate Center Print Holdings:"
But because of our catalog link glitch, these links to our GC holdings are not working right now–sorry!
Never fear, since this information is still up to date and available in the CUNY catalog. Right now it will just take opening up another tab or an doing an extra search directly in the catalog to find out what we have on our shelves, instead of linking directly from the Journal search.
We will be working speedily to update these links (there are over 2100 that will need attention!). Bear with us for now and check with your librarian if you have questions about any changes you see in our catalog.
Alycia Sellie wrote a new post, June 2014 E-Resources Summary, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 5 months, 2 weeks ago
New Databases
Here are the latest additions to our collection of online databases:
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ACO Music Data Analysis ACO Music Data Analysis is a growing repository of historical and current data from Billboard, Official Chart Company, Media Control and many more reporting agencies around the world.
The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries Contains 2,009 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of diaries, letters and memoirs from the Civil War. Includes 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts such as the letters of Amos Wood and his wife and the diary of Maryland Planter William Claytor.
Digital Temple: A Documentary Edition of George Herbert's English Verse The Digital Temple offers diplomatic and modern-spelling transcriptions of Williams MS. Jones B62, Bodleian MS. Tanner 307, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations, first edition (STC 13183, Folger Shakespeare Library copy). These may be viewed, alongside digital images of the sources, either as discrete witnesses in their entirety, or as individual poems in parallel display, the latter with a full set of critical annotations and textual notes.
Literature Online (LION) A collection of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 399 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
Oxford Handbooks Online Our collection has grown–we now have 457 Oxford University Press handbooks in all available subjects. Available titles may also be found in the CUNY Catalog.
Romanticism Redefined: Pickering & Chatto and The Wordsworth Circle This resource is a searchable collection of works focusing in the period between 1800 and 1830. Includes canonical and previously unrecognized writers from Britain, the British Empire, and North America.
New Encyclopedia
The following is a new ebook that can also be found on the A-Z list and will soon be added to the CUNY Catalog as well:
Encyclopaedia of Islam from Brill. The Encyclopaedia of Islam (Second Edition) Online sets out the present state of knowledge of the Islamic World.
New Journal Subscriptions
The following are new electronic journal subscriptions. These titles can be found using the Journal search on our main website, or by searching for them in the CUNY Catalog:
Auto/Biography Studies
J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists
N+1 (new online access)
Nature (now with access from 1869 to the present)
Nature Biotechnology
Nature Genetics
Nature Geoscience
Nature Medicine
Science Magazine (now with access from 1880 to the present)
This post is the latest in a series designed to keep the Graduate Center community updated about electronic resources available through the Graduate Center Library.
Alycia Sellie wrote a new blog post June 2014 OER Round-Up in the group CUNY Open Education Resources (OER): 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Our round-up posts will feature a smattering of recent items that relate to Open Educational Resources. Please tell us if you've come across other items worth sharing in the comments!
New OER Projects:
Alycia Sellie wrote a new post, ILL Upgrade: System Temporarily Down on Tuesday, 6/10/14, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 5 months, 3 weeks ago
An update to the ILL (Interlibrary Loan) software is planned for June 10th. This should be finished quickly, but from 9AM you will not have access to the ILL pages or your ILL account until the system is brought back online. We will update the library home page with any further announcements that day.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please email email@example.com. Thanks!
Alycia Sellie wrote a new post, May 2014 E-Resources Summary, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 6 months, 2 weeks ago
New Databases
As the end of the fiscal year looms, we have been working hard to spending up every last dollar in our budgets. Here are the latest additions to our A-Z list (and you might notice that this list has had some upgrades!).
Declassified Documents Reference System (DDRS) This resource makes it possible for researchers to easily and quickly access and review selected previously classified government documents online through the Declassified Documents Reference System. This digital collection fills a gap in post-World War II domestic and foreign policy studies.
Ethnic NewsWatch: A History Whereas we once only had a subscription to Ethnic Newswatch (which covers articles from 1990 to the present), we now also have Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, or the complete Ethnic NewsWatch backfile to 1959. This includes full-text of American ethnic newspapers, magazines, and journals in English and Spanish. There is no new interface here, though–both searches happen at the same time.
Index to Printed Music This resource indexes music from ancient Greek times to the present. It can be useful for finding individual pieces of music printed in standard scholarly editions, with hundreds of thousands of records of individual music works.
International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text (IIMP) A music journal resource with more than 770,000 articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from 1874 to current, covering the scholarly to the popular. It provides indexing and abstracts for more than 425 international music periodicals, plus full text for around 140 journals. IIMP Full Text covers a comprehensive range of subject areas in both scholarly and popular music journals ranging from International Journal of Music Education, Ethnomusicology, Jazz Education Journal and Musical Times to Rock and Rap Confidential and Rolling Stone. Articles examine the full spectrum of subjects and all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition.
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Ovid Nursing Ebooks We have access to two Ovid ebook collections in the subject area of nursing: LWW JBI Collection 2014 and Nursing Book Collection 2013 (306 titles total)
RILM Retrospective Abstracts of Music Literature A bibliography of music articles, collections, and books published before 1967, offers researchers and music scholars thousands of records from a critical period in music research.
Routledge Performance Archive A developing resource produced in partnership with Digital Theatre, providing unique access to an unprecedented range of audio-visual material from past and present practitioners of performance.
Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana – A Dictionary of Books Relating to America From its Discovery to the Present Time, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 is an online collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Covering a span of 400 years in North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean.
SAGE Research Methods A research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SAGE Research Methods contains content from over 720 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire "Little Green Book," and "Little Blue Book" series, two Major Works collating a selection of journal articles, and specially commissioned videos.
New Titles
The following is a new ebook that can also be found on the A-Z list and will soon be added to the CUNY catalog as well:
Scientific Style and Format Guide Online, 8th Edition Now in its eighth edition, the reference for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields has been fully revised by the Council of Science Editors to reflect today's best practices in scientific publishing.
The following are new electronic journal subscriptions. These titles can be found using the Journals tab on our main website, or by searching for them in the CUNY catalog:
Anthropology Now
Grey Room
Life Writing
London Review of Books
Modern Intellectual History
Trial Databases
Our current list of trial databases include these recent additions:
Black Abolitionist Papers The Graduate Center has access to this trial through May 25, 2014. American activism against slavery, in the writings and publications of the activists themselves.
Kanopy The Graduate Center has access to Kanopy through May 18, 2014. Kanopy offers a variety of streaming videos, and our trial includes 819 films from the Arts, Film Studies, Gender Studies and Nursing collections.
Language Resources: Mango Languages All CUNY libraries have access to Mango Languages through May 15, 2014. Rosetta Stone All CUNY libraries have a trial to Rosetta Stone through June 18, 2014. *Please Note that in order to use this trial, you must create your own personal account for access.Please speak to a librarian if you have questions.
Literature Online The Graduate Center has access to Literature Online through May 25, 2014. Literature Online is an online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English.
PBS Video Collection All of CUNY has access to this trial through May 17. The PBS Video Collection assembles hundreds of documentary films and series from the history of PBS into one interface.
As always, tell us what you think about these resources–you can share your thoughts on our trial feedback form.
Resource Not Being Renewed
We have decided not to renew our subscription to Routledge Reference Online. We will have access through May 31, 2014, so if there is an item that you need to use, please take advantage before that date.
This post is the latest addition to a series designed to keep the GC community updated about electronic resources available through the Graduate Center Library.
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GRAHAM Mitchell - 24/09/2014
just taught this dance to my improver class and boy they sure loved it. Great country track with the sing along factor. Great mix of steps to keep you on your toes but nothing too hard. Another hit for the talented yvonne anderson,
Ethel Ramsey - 24/09/2014
great little dance to lovely music, great for high beginners and improvers
My Guy
Peter Jones - 24/09/2014
My class absolutely love this cracking little dance. A nice combination of steps. Deserves more praise. Thank you Julie. x
Bachata Conmigo
Mike Parkinson - 23/09/2014
All my classes are enjoying this restfully, easy improvers dance for a few weeks now. If anyone needs any help in finding the music just email - firstname.lastname@example.com maybe I'll be able to help!! So your class will also be able to enjoy it as well!!
Nothing To Lose
Christine Wallace - 23/09/2014
A very stylish dance by Ria. Funky and fun with steps which travel from one diagonal to another. The last section with its intricate timing and moves is a lot of fun. One restart and two tags. Highly recommended!
Ain't Wot U Do
Christine Wallace - 23/09/2014
Uptempo music and flowing steps which fit perfectly to the music. My intermediates particularly liked sections three and four and the back touch and chasse section. Great work! Should do very well.
4 Little Heels
Vikki Morris - 23/09/2014
cute little dance that fits perfectly with the music and love the little heels going clickety clack bit .
Don't Rain On My Parade
Kathleen Vasey - 23/09/2014
Well done Peter and Anna lovely easy Improver dance - great bit of music - one easy restart x
Sally Tipping - 23/09/2014
My class loved this straightaway. Nothing too tricky. 1 easy restart on wall 2 and then no worries! Lovely country, nightclub song with a happy ending! Thanks, Karl.
When Love Runs Out
Sue Thomas - 23/09/2014
I absolutely agree with Kelvin. Clever choreography which has a different feel - makes you think which makes it interesting but is do-able by any intermediate dancer. Love it!
Stephen Rolls - 23/09/2014
This was a big hit with our class, not as daunting as it first looks on the script. Fab dance to a Super track. Well done again Maggie
Stephen Rolls - 23/09/2014
Great easy waltz that could be enjoyed by most levels. Beautiful music together with easy steps makes a dance that you can relax with and enjoy
Bachata Conmigo
Tracy Unsworth - 23/09/2014
Lovely dance for all levels, but does anyone know where to get the music please
Every Breath You Take
Agnes Mcclean - 23/09/2014
Great dance by Jo & John Kinser to a lovely track by Glee. Very enjoyable. Added Bonus - no tags or restarts !!!! Don,t miss this one !
Piano Man
Gillian Quinn - 22/09/2014
great little easy dance. well worth doing and all levels love it.

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Vodafone promises more tiers for data hungry customers
Vodafone boss Vittorio Colao has been telling attendees at Nokia's annual shindig that they're going to have to get used to tiered pricing, and quickly. Not that this should come as any great surprise. Flat-rate internet access is not sustainable once customers start making use of it, so this is part of a softening-up process to …
I actually think..
data throttling at the IP level makes more sense. 4G is supposed to have lower cost/bit than 3G, and 3G lower than 2G. Moving users down that blew their cap makes sense if the older services are underutilized and have spare capacity but otherwise it really doesn't make sense to move them down to services that actually cost the carrier more to carry the same data.
But, either way, kudos if Vodafone is throttling rather than charging massive overages like AT&T is doing (Verizon still has an unlimited plan, at least on-phone; aircard has massive overages though)
They've already done it, haven't it?
Many operators artificially raise the prices for tethered connections, it's as if the packets from tethered laptops were somehow much more expensive to transmit than packets from mobiles.
Indeed so.
My employer provides a Blackberry, and is pretty generous as to how we use it. Personal calls, browsing and even international calls are never questioned.
The only thing they prohibit is tethered modem use.
"3 wasn't even planning to cut anyone off."
They may not have been planning to then, but they do now.
I was cut off last month for exceeding the 2GB limit on my "unlimited" data plan.
Its a good thing
If the mobile networks are as congested as they claim, then its simply because they have under priced their own services. Its simple issue of demand and supply.
Charging more gives telcos more money to invest in better services. Which is a good thing; a virtuous circle of revenue and investment.
And if they are not as congested as they claim? Ripping off customers will strip them of their business. Which is a good thing too.
Bandwidth is the logical differentiator
A move to bandwidth-based tariffs is inevitable. They seem much fairer to people than volume tiers (it seems reasonable to pay more for faster access) and they avoid any issues of discriminating between different types of data (based on protocol, or website, or...). And they actually address the costs: peak total bandwidth usage is used to work out how much network capacity to buy.
Of course, there will still be lots of differentiation within a bandwidth-based approach: some operators may allow bandwidth boosts in low-usage areas or at quiet times of day, others may offer bandwidth bundles with purchases of content (buy a video and get the extra bandwidth you need to view it included in the price), etc,
I thought 3 had dispensed with the 'Unlimited' claim.
In the 5 years I have had a 1gb (now 2) 'unlimited' allowance with 3 I only went over once or twice. The first text I got said that I had gone over my allowance and any more use COULD result in me getting cut off. For the next week every time I logged on I would get the text saying not to but then after the second week they stopped. I think they realised that for the odd time that I did go over compared wit the number of times I got no-where near my allowance limit they couldn't really call it a 'fair use' policy if they did cut me off. I believed that my use was fair. I usually didn't get any where near 1 gig but sometimes I did, that seems fair to me.
NOW however I think 3 were the first of the operators to say 'ok 1gb is not unlimited it's 1gb' so they have dropped the unlimited from the contract. So for the person above who was cut off after going over their 2gb, it's probably cos now that's what they do. It's no longer unlimited, it's 2gb. I contacted them and got my 1gb changed to 2 as I have the TRULY unlimited music downloads from Nokia's Comes With Music service, now called Ovi music and I do use a lot more than 1gb a month now.
£ have been the best as far as I'm concerned. They had a bad rep when they started out but are good enough now. I love em!
T-Mobile already do this in the UK
T-Mobile already do this. Unless you're on their premium 3gb allowance, you're capped at 3G speeds even in HSDPA areas.
Loads of discussion about this on T-Mobile's own forums but the company flatly denies it - although the evidence is stunningly clear-cut!
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Out Today: 9/16/14 My Picks For New YA Fiction
by Jandy Nelson
Publisher: Dial
Pages: 384
Amazon, B&N, Goodreads
A luminous story of first love and family loss for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell.
Jude and her brother, Noah, are incredibly close twins. At thirteen, impassioned, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude surfs and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for the both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and divisive ways...until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just need her as much as she needs them. Life before the event that divides them is Noah's story to tell. Life after it is Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that each only have half the story, and if they can just find their way back to one another, they'd have a chance to remake their world.
by Jandy Nelson
Publisher: Dial
Pages: 384
Amazon, B&N, Goodreads
A luminous story of first love and family loss for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell.
Jude and her brother, Noah, are incredibly close twins. At thirteen, impassioned, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude surfs and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for the both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and divisive ways...until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just need her as much as she needs them. Life before the event that divides them is Noah's story to tell. Life after it is Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that each only have half the story, and if they can just find their way back to one another, they'd have a chance to remake their world.
Blackbird Duology, Book One
by Anna Carey
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 256
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This twisty, breathless cat-and-mouse thrill ride, told in the second person, follows a girl with amnesia in present-day Los Angeles who is being pursued by mysterious and terrifying assailants.
A girl wakes up on the train tracks, a subway car barreling down on her. With only minutes to react, she hunches down and the train speeds over her. She doesn't remember her name, where she is, or how she got there. She has a tattoo on the inside of her right wrist of a blackbird inside a box, letters and numbers printed just below: FNV02198. There is only one thing she knows for sure: people are trying to kill her.
On the run for her life, she tries to untangle who she is and what happened to the girl she used to be. Nothing and no one are what they appear to be. But the truth is more disturbing than she ever imagined.
The Maze Runner series meets Code Name Verity, Blackbird is relentless and action-packed, filled with surprising twists.
The Hybrid Chronicles, Book Three
by Kat Zhang
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 368
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All Eva ever wanted was the chance to be herself. But in the Americas, to be hybrid—to share your body with a second soul—is not tolerated past childhood. Now Eva and Addie, her sister soul, are constantly on the move, hiding from the officials who seek to capture them. But the tide is changing. A revolution is brewing and people are starting to question the hybrids' mistreatment. Then Marion, an ambitious reporter, offers Eva and Addie a daring proposal: If they go undercover and film the wretched conditions of a hybrid institution, she will not only rescue them, she'll find a way to free Jackson, the boy Addie loves. It's risky, and Eva will have to leave Ryan and her friends behind, but if she succeeds, it could also tip the scales forever and lead to hybrid freedom. As Eva and Addie walk into danger, they cling to each other and the hope of a better future. But the price they might pay is higher than they ever could have imagined.
The 5th Wave, Book Two
by Rick Yancey
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages: 480
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The riveting follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The 5th Wave, hailed by Justin Cronin as "wildly entertaining."
How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.
Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others' ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race.
Cassie and her friends haven't seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.
by Melissa Marr
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 368
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Bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely books Melissa Marr's first contemporary YA novel is a twisted southern gothic tale of obsession, romance, and murder. A killer is obsessed with Eva Tilling. Can she stop him, or will he claim her?
When Eva Tilling wakes up in the hospital, she's confused—who in her sleepy little North Carolina town could have hit her with their car? And why? But before she can consider the question, she finds that she's awoken with a strange new skill: the ability to foresee people's deaths when they touch her. While she is recovering from the hit-and-run, Nate, an old flame, reappears, and the two must traverse their rocky past as they figure out how to use Eva's power to keep her friends—and themselves—alive. But while Eva and Nate grow closer, the killer grows increasingly frantic in his attempt to get to Eva.
For the first time, New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr has applied her extraordinary talent to contemporary realism. Chilling twists, unrequited obsession, and high-stakes romance drive this Gothic, racy thriller—a story of small-town oppression and salvation. Melissa's fans, and every YA reader, will find its wild ride enthralling.
The Elemental Trilogy, Book Two
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 432------------------
From acclaimed author Sherry Thomas comes the striking sequel to The Burning Sky, book two in the Elemental Trilogy, for fans of Cinda Williams Chima, Rae Carson, and Kristin Cashore.
After spending the summer away from each other, Titus and Iolanthe (still disguised as Archer Fairfax) are eager to return to Eton College to resume their training to fight the Bane. Although no longer bound to Titus by a blood oath, Iolanthe is more committed than ever to fulfilling her destiny—especially with the agents of Atlantis quickly closing in.
Soon after arriving at school, though, Titus makes a shocking discovery, one that makes him question everything he previously believed about their mission. Faced with this devastating realization, Iolanthe is forced to come to terms with her new role, while Titus must choose between following his mother's prophecies—and forging a divergent path to an unknowable future.
Sherry Thomas brings her trademark blend of dazzling magic, heartbreaking romance, and exciting action in this striking sequel to The Burning Sky.
by Kat Spears
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 320
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In this hilarious and often poignant debut YA, a young man who avoids emotional connection at all costs, is forced to open his heart when he meets the girl of his dreams.
High school senior Jesse Alderman, or Sway as he's known, could sell hell to a bishop. He also specializes in getting things people want-term papers, a date with the prom queen, fake IDs. It's all business with Jesse. He has few close friends and he never lets emotions get in the way.
But when Ken, captain of the football team, leading candidate for homecoming king, and all around jerk, hires Jesse to help him win the heart of the angelic Bridget Smalley, Jesse finds himself feeling all sorts of things. While following Bridget and learning the intimate details of her life, he falls helplessly in love for the very first time. He also finds himself in an accidental friendship with Bridget's younger brother who's belligerent and self-pitying after spending a lifetime dealing with cerebral palsy. Suddenly Jesse is visiting old folks at nursing home in order to run into Bridget, and offering his time to help the less fortunate, all the while developing a bond with this young man who idolizes him. The tinman really does have a heart after all.
A Cyrano De Bergerac story with a modern twist, Sway is told from Jesse's point of view with unapologetic truth and biting humor, his observations about the world around him untempered by empathy or compassion--until Bridget's presence in his life forces him to confront his quiet devastation over a life changing event a year earlier and maybe, just maybe, feel SOMEthing, again.
by Kelly Barnhill
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 368
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"A lightning bolt erupted from the cloud and aimed directly at Ned's heart. He couldn't cry out. He couldn't even move. He could just feel the magic sink into his skin and spread itself over every inch of him, bubbling and slithering and cutting deep, until he didn't know where the magic stopped and he began."
When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging, bewitched river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. Sure enough, Ned grows up weak and slow, and stays as much as possible within the safe boundaries of his family's cottage and yard. But when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, it's Ned who safeguards the magic and summons the strength to protect his family and community.
In the meantime, in another kingdom across the forest that borders Ned's village lives Áine, the resourceful and pragmatic daughter of the Bandit King. She is haunted by her mother's last words to her: "The wrong boy will save your life and you will save his." But when Áine and Ned's paths cross, can they trust each other long enough to make their way through the treacherous woods and stop the war about to boil over?
With a deft hand, acclaimed author Kelly Barnhill takes classic fairy tale elements--speaking stones, a friendly wolf, and a spoiled young king--and weaves them into a richly detailed narrative that explores good and evil, love and hate, magic, and the power of friendship.
Darkest Minds, Book Three
by Alexandra Bracken
Publisher: Disney/Hyperion
Pages: 496
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Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. With them is a prisoner: Clancy Gray, son of the president, and one of the few people Ruby has encountered with abilities like hers. Only Ruby has any power over him, and just one slip could lead to Clancy wreaking havoc on their minds.
They are armed only with a volatile secret: proof of a government conspiracy to cover up the real cause of IANN, the disease that has killed most of America's children and left Ruby and others like her with powers the government will kill to keep contained. But internal strife may destroy their only chance to free the "rehabilitation camps" housing thousands of other Psi kids.
Meanwhile, reunited with Liam, the boy she would-and did-sacrifice everything for to keep alive, Ruby must face the painful repercussions of having tampered with his memories of her. She turns to Cole, his older brother, to provide the intense training she knows she will need to take down Gray and the government. But Cole has demons of his own, and one fatal mistake may be the spark that sets the world on fire.
by Lindsey Lane
Told in a series of first-person narratives from people who knew Tommy and third-person chapters about people who find the things Tommy left behind—his red motorbike, his driving goggles, pages from his notebook—Particles explores themes of loneliness, connectedness, and the role we play in creating our own realities.
by Caragh M. O'Brien
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 384
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From the author of the Birthmarked trilogy comes a fastpaced, psychologically thrilling novel about what happens when your dreams are not your own.
The Forge School is the most prestigious performing arts school in the country. The secret to its success: every moment of the students' lives are televised as part of the
insanely popular Forge Show, and the students' schedule includes twelve hours of induced sleep meant to enhance creativity. But when first year student Rosie Sinclair skips her sleeping pill, she discovers there is something off about Forge. In fact, she suspects that there are sinister things going on deep below the reaches of the cameras in the school. What's worse is, she starts to notice that the ridges of her consciousness do not feel quite right. And soon, she unearths the ghastly secret that the Forge School is hiding—and what it truly means to dream there.
by Lindsey Lane
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & GirouxAmazon, B&N, Goodreads
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
When high school junior Tommy Smythe goes missing, everyone has a theory about what happened to him. Tommy was adopted, so maybe he ran away to find his birth parents. He was an odd kid, often deeply involved in his own thoughts about particle physics, so maybe he just got distracted and wandered off. He was last seen at a pull-out off the highway, so maybe someone drove up and snatched him. Or maybe he slipped into a parallel universe. Tommy believes that everything is possible, and that until something can be proven false, it is possibly true. So as long as Tommy's whereabouts are undetermined, he could literally be anywhere.
Told in a series of first-person narratives from people who knew Tommy and third-person chapters about people who find the things Tommy left behind—his red motorbike, his driving goggles, pages from his notebook—Particles explores themes of loneliness, connectedness, and the role we play in creating our own realities.
by Caragh M. O'Brien
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 384
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From the author of the Birthmarked trilogy comes a fastpaced, psychologically thrilling novel about what happens when your dreams are not your own.
The Forge School is the most prestigious performing arts school in the country. The secret to its success: every moment of the students' lives are televised as part of the
insanely popular Forge Show, and the students' schedule includes twelve hours of induced sleep meant to enhance creativity. But when first year student Rosie Sinclair skips her sleeping pill, she discovers there is something off about Forge. In fact, she suspects that there are sinister things going on deep below the reaches of the cameras in the school. What's worse is, she starts to notice that the ridges of her consciousness do not feel quite right. And soon, she unearths the ghastly secret that the Forge School is hiding—and what it truly means to dream there.
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EAT-SLEEP-READ: YA Book Club August/September- The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
The Elemental Trilogy, Book One
Available Now!
Publisher: Balzer + Bray//Pages 480
---------------------------------------Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's being told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the greatest mage tyrant the world has ever known. A suicide task for anyone let alone a sixteen-year-old girl with no training, facing a prophecy that foretells a fiery clash to the death.
Prince Titus of Elberon has sworn to protect Iolanthe at all costs but he's also a powerful mage committed to obliterating the Bane to revenge the death of his family—even if he must sacrifice both Iolanthe and himself to achieve his goal.
But Titus makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the Bane closing in, he must choose between his mission and her life.
|The Incredible Sherry Thomas!
A Quick Review: A wondrous imaginative and completely uniquely fantastical brain-meltingly wonderful book. I devoured this book in slow meticulous bites, uncovering a deeply thought out world. And none of the world building would matter if not for Titus & Iolanthe being incredible characters. Incredible, nothing else can describe how I think of Titus. Self-sacrificing, powerful, honorable, devious, genius, a liar, incredibly brave, and dreamy. And Iolanthe is pretty awesome too.... She's prickly, independent and that rounds out her otherwise too perfectness- beauty, power, and wickedly smart. This seemingly doomed romance between Iolanthe and Titus is kinetic, and their contencious partnership is constantly in peril of falling apart. The only thing keeping them together is Titus's underhandedness and ruthlessness- he is such a wonderful liar. I LOVED THIS BOOK!
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What I'm Excited About: Sublime by Christina Lauren
by Christina Lauren
Coming 10/14/14
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BYR
Pages: 336
Ask your local library to order or stock this item!
"Alternating chapters from each of their perspectives, Lauren imbues each character with a distinct lyrical quality—Lucy's chapters are surreal and dreamlike, while Colin's point of view is harder and sharper. The poetic writing and shared viewpoints of these two damaged souls seamlessly flow together in this spooky, sexy romance, dripping with heady sweetness."
– Stacey Comfort, Booklist/The American Library Association
When Lucy walks out of a frozen forest, wearing only a silk dress and sandals, she isn't sure how she got there. But when she sees Colin, she knows for sure that she's here for him.
Colin has never been captivated by a girl the way he is by Lucy. With each passing day their lives intertwine, and even as Lucy begins to remember more of her life—and her death—neither of them is willing to give up what they have, no matter how impossible it is. And when Colin finds a way to physically be with Lucy, taking himself to the brink of death where his reality and Lucy's overlap, the joy of being together for those brief stolen moments drowns out everything in the outside world. But some lines weren't meant to be crossed…
Christian Lauren are a little hit or miss for me, I was underwhelmed by their juggernaut hit Beautiful Bastard- a very adult series, but melted with love for their New Adult book Sweet Filthy Boy- book one in the Wild Seasons series. Adding the Tahereh Mafi seal of approval I am so excited to get my hands on Sublime!
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Yelena & Velek are coming back in Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder
Study Series, Book Four
Publisher: Mira // 384 pages
Coming February 24, 2015
Catch up on the series- check it out from SDCL.org
New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder wowed readers with Poison Study, the unforgettable story of poison taster Yelena. Now she's back with a new tale of intrigue.
Once, only her own life hung in the balance…
Oddly enough, when Yelena was a poison taster, her life was simpler. But she'd survived to become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia. Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in both lands—and protect her relationship with Valek.
Suddenly, though, they are beset on all sides by those vying for power through politics and intrigue. Valek's job—and his life—are in danger. As Yelena tries to uncover the scope of these plots, she faces a new challenge: her magic is blocked. She must keep that a secret—or her enemies will discover just how vulnerable she really is—while searching for who or what is responsible for neutralizing her powers.
Yes, the days of tasting poisons were much simpler. And certainly not as dangerous…
When I heard that Maria Snyder was going back to Yelena and Valek's story I almost had a heart attack. Nothing was more amazing than those two in Poison Study- and yes the rest of the trilogy was insanely excellent- but it all started with the explosion of awesome that is Poison Study. Now we are going to be able to concentrate on Yelena and Valek- and I NEED A LOT OF VALEK please. A lot.
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The Hidden Blade by Sherry Thomas
The Heart of Blade Duology, Book One
260 pages
Available Now
------------------------------In the waning days of the last dynasty, in a quiet, beautiful corner of imperial Peking, a young girl's blissful ignorance is shattered when she learns that she is the illegitimate daughter of an English adventurer and a Chinese courtesan. What future is there for such a girl? But a mysterious figure steps forward and offers to instruct her in the highest forms of martial arts--a path to a life of strength and independence.
Half a world away in England, a young boy's idyllic summer on the Sussex downs implodes with the firing of a single bullet. Torn from his family, he becomes the hostage of a urbanely sadistic uncle. He dreams of escaping to find his beloved friend--but the friend is in China, ten thousand miles away.
The girl trains to be deadly. The boy flees across continents. They do not know it yet, but their lives are already inextricably bound together, and will collide one fateful night when they least expect it.
'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' meets 'Downton Abbey,' this remarkable tale of friendship, danger, and coming of age will stay with you long after you have finished the last page.
A prequel to MY BEAUTIFUL ENEMY.
My review:
This novel length novella and prequel to My Beautiful Enemy and is a lushly detailed gem. Detailing the backstory for characters Ying-ying and Leighton it creates incredible momentum and desire for readers to immediately need to continue with My Beautiful Enemy. It weaves this incredible story of Leighton in England crossing wits with a cruel uncle set on controlling him, and Ying-ying in Peking secretly training as a martial artist. I cannot wait to get the two characters on the same page and see how this backstory colors their actions and reactions to one an other. Sherry Thomas has delivered another incredible couple, story, making it as Epic as I was hoping for.
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Must Have in 2015: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Coming February 10, 2015
Publisher: HarperTeen // Pages: 400
Make sure to ask your local library to stock this book!
------------------------------------------------------Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood--those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but when her best friend is conscripted into the army she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace itself, where, in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a power of her own--an ability she didn't know she had. Except . . . her blood is Red.
To hide this impossibility, the king forces her into the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks her new position to aid the Scarlet Guard--the leaders of a Red rebellion. Her actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting prince against prince--and Mare against her own heart.
From debut author Victoria Aveyard comes a lush, vivid fantasy series where loyalty and desire can tear you apart and the only certainty is betrayal.
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An American Duchess by Sharon Page
by Sharon Page
Coming 09/30/14
Publisher: Harlequin HQN // Pages: 384
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---------------------------------------------At the height of the Roaring Twenties, New York heiress Zoe Gifford longs for the freedoms promised by the Jazz Age. Headstrong and brazen, but bound by her father's will to marry before she can access his fortune, Zoe arranges for a brief marriage to Sebastian Hazelton, whose aristocratic British family sorely needs a benefactor.
Once in England, her foolproof plan to wed, inherit and divorce proves more complicated than Zoe had anticipated. Nigel Hazelton, Duke of Langford and Sebastian's austere older brother, is disgraced by the arrangement and looks down upon the raucous young American who has taken up residence at crumbling Brideswell Abbey. Still reeling from the Great War, Nigel is now staging a one-man battle against a rapidly changing world—and the outspoken Zoe represents everything he's fighting against. When circumstances compel Zoe to marry Nigel rather than Sebastian, she does so for love, he for honor. But with Nigel unwilling to change with the times, Zoe may be forced to choose between her husband and her dreams.
IB Teen Reviews An American Duchess
I knew when I read the synopsis for An American Duchess that I was going to be reading something special. A romance that was going to marry my love of Downton Abbey, aviatrices, Mr. Darcy, and Miss Phryne Fisher. I could not wait to curl up in bed and devour this romance!
And from the very start I was not disappointed! Zoe jumped off the page with daring and humor and modernity, while Nigel galloped heroically onto the scene with ice cold cutting disdain and white hot attraction. I was quickly swept up in the Hazelton family and the Brideswell Abbey. Nigel was clearly suffering from PTSD from serving in The Great War and it affected every aspect of his life and family. Zoe came in and brought the Abbey back to life, brought Nigel back to life. Their chemistry was scorching, and their scenes whether they be banter, clashes, dares, or sizzling passion were absolutely addicting. This romance felt epic, the story was so big, and the relationship goes through serious trial and tribulations. I wish this was the start of a series, or that I could reset my brain and read it afresh, but this is a story that should not be missed! Bravo Sharon Page, you have made a fan out of me!
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The Girl Who Never Was Tour Stop: Interview with author Skylar Dorset & Review
"Romantic, suspenseful, and witty all at once–Alice in Wonderland meets Neverwhere." –Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Evernight series
Otherworld, Book One
Available Now!
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire // Pages: 304
-------------------------------------------------------------THE GIRL WHO NEVER WAS is the story of Selkie Stewart, who thinks she's a totally normal teenager growing up in Boston. Sure, her father is in an insane asylum, her mother left her on his doorstep—literally—when she was a baby, and she's being raised by two ancient aunts who spend their time hunting gnomes in their Beacon Hill townhouse. But other than that her life is totally normal! She's got an adventurous best friend who's always got her back and an unrequited crush on an older boy named Ben. Just like any other teenager, right?
When Selkie goes in search of the mother she's never known, she gets more than she bargained for. It turns out that her mother is faerie royalty, which would make Selkie a faerie princess—except for the part where her father is an ogre, which makes her only half of anything. Even more confusing, there's a prophecy that Selkie is going to destroy the tyrannical Seelie Court, which is why her mother actually wants to kill her. Selkie has been kept hidden all her life by her adoring aunts, with the help of a Salem wizard named Will. And Ben. Because the boy she thinks she's in love with turns out to be a faerie whose enchantment has kept her alive, but also kept her in the dark about her own life.
Now, with enchantments dissolved and prophecies swinging into action, Selkie finds herself on a series of mad quests to save the people she's always loved and a life she's learning to love. But in a supernatural world of increasingly complex alliances and distressingly complicated deceptions, it's so hard to know who to trust. Does her mother really wish to kill her? Would Will sacrifice her for the sake of the prophecy? And does Ben really love her or is it all an elaborate ruse? In order to survive, Selkie realizes that the key is learning—and accepting—who she really is.
Skylar's first story was a tale of romantic intrigue involving two feuding factions of squirrels. Think "Romeo & Juliet" but with bushy tails and added espionage. She was seven.
Since that time, Skylar's head has been filled with lots of characters and lots of drama. She is delighted to be able to share some of it with all of you now, because, honestly, it was getting pretty loud and crowded in there.
Skylar is a born-and-bred New Englander, which is why Boston was a natural setting for her debut novel, THE GIRL WHO NEVER WAS. Skylar shares her home with a cardboard cutout of the Tenth Doctor, lots of Mardi Gras beads from the time she spent living in New Orleans, and a harp she's supposed to be teaching herself to play. She'd like to get a dog.
IB Teen chats with The Girl Who Never Was author Skylar Dorset: *In which I reveal my obsession with a particular Goblin...
*This question contains SPOILERS-
IBT: In Selkie's mind Ben was her unspoken quasi-boyfriend, or at least her imaginary unrequited true love. Can you tell us did Ben consider Selkie his girl from the very start?
SD: No. That crept up on him. He considered her his responsibility from the very start. He didn't expect to feel as affectionately toward her as he ended up doing. It caught him completely by surprise when he realized it. (In fact, he was in denial about it for a very long time. It was Will who really had to point it out to him.)
IBT: Mothers are a huge theme in Girl Who Never Was- specifically absentee mothers and the children who will go to any length to reconnect with them. What was it about Selkie and Ben that make them look for who they are by seeking their mothers out?
SD: I think for both of them the search for their mothers is part of a larger search for who they are in general. Where Selkie is concerned, no one ever talks to her about her mother, she knows almost nothing about her, she is an enormous black hole of non-information. And Selkie feels like she doesn't have much of an idea of who she is, and thinks that's because she doesn't know her mother. It becomes almost a matter of convenience for her: I'll know what to do with my life if I can just find my mother; she'll have all the answers. Selkie turns out to be right about that in one way but very wrong about that in another way. I like to think that what Selkie has to learn is that she already knows who she is, she always did, that knowing who you are does NOT mean having all the answers and in fact really means accepting that you never will.
Ben has almost the opposite problem of Selkie: He's talked to about his mother constantly. I think Will has a line about how Ben is "relentlessly compared" to his mother (and if Will doesn't, he should, or he did, or something). So Ben never knew his mother but he *feels* like he knows her, and he feels like he knows he will never measure up to the myth of her. Ben defines himself by this unknown figure everyone keeps telling him about, and the idea of getting to *meet* this figure basically rocks his world. And it's part of Ben's journey to learn the same lesson Selkie learns, just from the opposite direction: Who you are isn't a matter of who anyone else is.
IBT: Fathers were also a significant theme. Selkie's father is a loving parent, but they are kept apart- literally and figuratively- by his mental illness. Ben's father resides in a different realm, and is currently "personifying a rat". Both father figures are unconventional to say the least. Why did you put so many barriers between parent and child?
SD: This is one of those situations where you realize as an author that a lot of YOU is showing. I actually have a very large, very close family. So I wrote entirely about characters who *don't* have that, mostly because I wanted to explore that. Who would I be without my family? Well, who are Selkie and Ben? The answer is: They're themselves. In a way, I used this book to teach myself the same lesson I taught Selkie and Ben: who we are is who we are, whether your family is large or small, whether you have a few very close friends or you're a social butterfly.
*This question contains SPOILERS-
IBT: The prophecy regarding Ben- in which he is foretold to betray Selkie, and then die soon thereafter- has he set it in motion by leaving the group? Leaving Selkie?
SD: Ah, you've hit upon the central conflict of THE BOY WITH THE HIDDEN NAME! Selkie certainly thinks so. But Ben would disagree. And what, after all, does the prophecy really say? STAY TUNED.
*This question contains SPOILERS-
IBT: Isn't it fair to say that Ben was betrayed by Selkie and Will when they kept news of Ben's mother from him? They omitted the information to serve their own goals. At that point the trust was broken. Why is it then a "betrayal" for Ben to leave? Sure I don't want him to separate from the group- that means I won't see him on the page- but isn't it understandable, even if it is selfish?
SD: The decisions people make on behalf of the people they love are always tricky and complicated and difficult to categorize (which is, incidentally, why prophecies are so maddeningly impossible to untangle: What does "betray" mean, after all?). I really wanted, with Ben's decision at the end of the book, to leave the reader in exactly the position you're in: You can understand why Selkie begs him not to leave, but you can also understand why Ben felt like he had to. I wanted you to be split. I didn't want either one of them to be entirely *right* in how they were behaving (just as I didn't want either one of them to be entirely *wrong*). Because they're in a messy situation and there really is no right or wrong. Will and later Selkie keep the knowledge about Ben's mother from him partly out of protectiveness, partly out of caution, partly out of helplessness. If they'd told him sooner, would Ben have left sooner? Would the prophecy have fallen apart sooner? All questions for THE BOY WITH THE HIDDEN NAME, but, honestly, all questions that are almost impossible to answer, because worlds with prophecies can actually be harder to navigate than worlds where you never have any idea what's coming.
IBT: I'm extremely curious about those gorgeous Goblins. Hello! Will we meet Tall-Dark-and-Smoldering-Handsome Crown wearing Goblin in the Library? He jumped off the page with a mere mention. (But also they were the tool the Seelie's used in the genocide of the Travelers- so maybe I shouldn't be so eager?) Help! Are Goblins good bad-boys or bad bad-boys?
|Available December 2, 2014
SD: Goblins are, like all truly excellent characters, a little bit of both. You will indeed meet Tall-Dark-and-Smoldering-Handsome Crown wearing Goblin in the Library in THE BOY WITH THE HIDDEN NAME. In fact, you'll be spending a lot of time with him. Hopefully you'll continue to love him. Come back to me after THE BOY WITH THE HIDDEN NAME comes out, and we'll chat a ton about him. ;-)
IBT: If Selkie's "superpower" is for Naming things and people, could she Name someone back into existence after they've been named by a Seelie and drifted?
SD: Unfortunately, naming doesn't work that way. She can name someone and improve their condition, but once they've been named out of existence, they've become irretrievable.
As far as *naming* is concerned.
IBT: Are gnomes really moving Aunt True & Aunt Virtue's possessions by inches at a time?
SD: Hahaha! This is one of my favorite central unresolved questions of the books. I leave it up to the reader, but in my head: Yes. They are. They're very pesky, those gnomes!
IBT: Will is quite the Lothario, is it that Wizard's by nature are rather romantic, or is it specific to Will? He seems to leave a trail of broken hearts wherever he goes.
SD: Nope, that's specific to Will. Most wizards are actually loners by nature, secretive and combative. They don't make friends or build alliances easily. Will, however, craves friends. He's prone to loneliness and is constantly trying to surround himself with people. He's also a severe romantic, as you note. He falls in love easily and passionately and he means every minute of it. Although he also falls out of love just as easily. While it's true that he leaves a trail of broken hearts, he doesn't mean to do it in a malicious way; he just doesn't understand why everyone else doesn't fall in and out of love as easily as he does.
IBT: Is redemption or reconciliation for Selkie and her Mother possible?
SD: I like to live in a world where redemption and reconciliation are always possible, and nothing is ever hopeless. But what does all that mean for the prophecy??
IBT: Thanks Skylar! I cannot wait for THE BOY WITH THE HIDDEN NAME! I have sooo many more questions about what happens next!
IB Teen reviews Girl Who Never Was and Girl Who Kissed a Lie:
Beautifully written, lushly detailed, fantastical first book to a wonderful new series!
The Girl Who Never was goes deep into the imagination to bring us an action packed tale full of quests, romance, and the search for identity. Selkie Stewart is determined to find the mother she never new, and in doing so completely unravels the fabric of her reality. Enter in Faeries, Goblins, Wizards and intricately woven new worlds. Fantasy and romance readers should run, not walk to get your hands on this delicious book.
Within the pages of this book, and Girl Who Kissed a Lie, you'll find a human bestfriend in Kelsey. If you haven't yet read the FREE novella "Girl Who Kissed a Lie", then do so immediately. DO it so that you may:
A: feel the full power of Kelsey's AMAZINGNESS as a bestie.
B: Feel the Ben love and tension between him and Selkie all the more acutely.
"...Ben is- I think- older than me in a way that always makes me feel very young, but I don't think he does it on purpose, the way college guys do when we cross paths on the T ... Ben is effortlessly older than me."
"...I don't even remember having to tell Ben my name, why should I have to tell him that we're kind of dating, even if he doesn't know it and has never kissed me? He should just know." --Selkie about Ben.
Ben. He's weird, secretive, beyond mysterious, bossy, and loathes getting wet- but he is WONDERFUL. This lovely and trembling imaginary love affair Selkie has going on in her head with Ben, the older guy who is all hers (meaning she doesn't tell anyone about him) is EPIC- and seemingly unrequited. Seemingly. Yet Ben acts so peremptorily towards Selkie, not always overtly, but he is accustomed to a certain dynamic between them, and it throws him when Selkie deviates from their relationship pattern. It's confusing to her, and intoxicating, and completely
empathetical because we have all at one time in our lives been the Queen of our own all consuming and completely imaginary love affair. Anyway, at least it begins all in her imagination.
" 'Selkie,' he bites out, "I am the only thing that has ever made your life make sense. Do you trust me?"..."But I need you now, just for a minute more, just the way you usually do, and come with me." --Ben to Selkie.
Adventure, romance, intrigue, quests, impossible tasks, terrible Mothers, torture, Kisses, sexy Goblins, player Wizards, paranoid ogres, lunatic fathers, time is not time, and reality which is not reality, evil Seelie Faeries, and more mythical creatures than I can list. What is not to love?
My reactions for Girl Who Never Was:
@SkylarDorset Just started my ARC of The Girl Who Never Was and am in complete LOVE❤ the writing is gorgeous pic.twitter.com/0VnEMl5xFo
— Perla (@ibteen) April 19, 2014
@SkylarDorset Ahhh! I cannot go more than a year for nxt bk aftr Girl Who Never Was! Not after THAT ENDING. feels like I'm being rained on☔
— Perla (@ibteen) April 22, 2014
@ibteen Hee! I'm glad you liked it! And you won't have to wait a year! The sequel is out in December! :-)
— Skylar Dorset (@SkylarDorset) April 22, 2014
@SkylarDorset THE BEST NEWS EVER!!!
— Perla (@ibteen) April 22, 2014
My reactions for Girl Who Kissed a Lie:
@SkylarDorset also- Kelsey is the best kind of BF ever! Shes got Selkie's back no matter how crazy/normal things are. #GirlWhoKissedALie
— Perla (@ibteen) May 12, 2014
@ibteen Right?! I'm jealous of Selkie having Ben, too, but I'm mostly jealous of Selkie having Kelsey!
— Skylar Dorset (@SkylarDorset) May 13, 2014
@ibteen Ah, there is much about goblins yet to be revealed! ;-)
— Skylar Dorset (@SkylarDorset) May 13, 2014
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This Article is going to guide you actually how many total characters there will be made playable for the gamers and how do we unlock some of the important ones.
There 4 extra characters that come free with the pre-order bonus pack and 6 more characters are made part of the game disc.
Character: Combot
How to Unlock: In the new Fight Lab sequence we have to clear that mode of play to be able to use all the complexities of the moves that Tekken has to offer, and then you will unlock Combot which would be available to you offline and in non-ranked online play.
Character: Angel
How to Unlock: Simply purchase Tekken Tag Tournament 2 before its release to get the download code for the character, and the second way is to wait for the release of the game, and subsequently this character would be available for free.
Character: Kunimitsu
How to Unlock: Same way as you would unlock the character 'Angel', play the waiting game or go straight ahead to GasmeStop pre-order bonus if you live in North-America for example and you are good to go.
Character: Ancient Ogre
How to Unlock: As intimidating as the character name sound it might be loaded with some special features so it makes it to our must-have character list, but the procedure of getting this character unlocked is ditto of what we have for Angel and Kunimitsu.
In a tweet Tekken Series Producers, Mr Katsuhiro Haradara announced that 6 new characters would be made available on the game disc, whose names names were, Doctor B, Miharu Hirano, Sebastian,Unknown, Bob and Violet.
Now it is left for you to choose whether you would like to wait for the release or you would want to preorder your copy and get all these cool new characters for free.
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One night in Philly - serious foodies, medium budget
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- rebecca.kukla Sep 24, 2008 10:19 AM
The title says it all - can anyone help? I'll be staying in some downtown convention hotel or other but I am willing to grab a taxi somewhere to eat well. My buddy and I are die-hard foodies and don't need to stay on a shoestring budget but can't go for a blowout meal. Last time we were both in Philly for a conference we ate at Bec Fin and it was spectacular but there is no way we can afford to do that this time.
On a related note ... What are the prices like at Bar Lyonnaise?
re: Buckethead
On a side note, Ansill also serves lunch. There is a $15 prix fixe option- 2 courses and a drink or dessert. Menu options outside of the prix fixe hover around the $10 range.
re: jerseytomato
Thanks - I should have been more specific than 'less than Bec Fin'. I guess I think that something like up to $100 for two, including tax and tip but NOT including the wine (since that depends way more on what and how much you drink than where you drink it), counts as medium budget, roughly. So Ansill looks just about right, price-wise, and thanks for the tip.
Melograno - 20th and Sansom - elegant Italian fare; just re-opened after relocating, but a friend's early report suggests that they've kept their touch.
Branzino - 17th just north of Spruce - good, if slightly uninspired, Itailan. I'd probably head to Melograno over this.
Tinto - 20th and Sansom - authentic Spanish tapas, largely Catalonian-inspired. Pricey, so you'd have to eat light. Must have: the squid in its own ink with crab bomba rice.
Matyson - 19th north of Chestnut - very skillful and pretty creative New American.
Skip: Buddakan, Parc
re: coookie
Little Fish, L'Angolo, Marigold Kitchen.
Oh, I almost forgot: wherever you go, after you're done with dinner head to one of the city's two Capogiro locations for gelato. There's one at 13th and Sansom and one at 20th and Sansom (directly across the street from Tinto).
I'm grateful for all these suggestions so far and will definitely look into them. I'm also interested that no one ran with the Bar Lyonnaise question. Is it out of my price range? Is it not so good?
re: rebecca.kukla
Skip Bar Lyonnaise, cramped and there is lots better food for less money. Are you going out on a weeknight or weekend? If weeknight there are lots of special tasting menus at good places. Matyson, has a great Monday - Thursday tasting menu for $45. You can have a great meal at Modo Mio, Loca and Radicchio for peanuts and all are BYO. Go to Apamate or Bar Ferdinand for great tapas. Bar Ferdinand has paella on weeknights. We had a great meal at Distrito which has simply brilliant mexi tapas and real deal margaritas. For great center city Italian try Branzino or Caffe Casta Diva.
Have a great chow time.
re: rebecca.kukla
I guess it depends on what you are looking for. Bar Lyonnaise is wonderful. I expected Mr Pickles to respond to your request. He is the Le Bec Fin "expert" on the board (Check out his post about kidneys at Le Bec). Also, Le Bec Fin has gone more casual and given up its Michelin stars so prices are reduced there and the food remains excellent by most reviews (I haven't been yet)
re: Bigley9
I'm going on a Sunday - i.e. the worst of both worlds - no special weekday deals and often the best chef's night off.
But that's great info about the weekday tasting menu. I'm actually in Philly for 3 nights so will be able to use more than one of these recs - it's just that Sunday night is the dinner with my foodie friend.
I didn't know that about LBF giving up the stars and going casual ... interesting!
re: rebecca.kukla
Ansill for sure, rock shrimp and another appetizer or two at Morimoto's upstairs lounge, Vetri's Osteria for a pizza or two, octopus, maybe a pasta dish to share...
re: rebecca.kukla
Sunday isn't so bad. Bar Ferdinand, Modo Mio and Loca are all open on Sunday. Osteria is very highly though of by the chows and you actually might be able to get in on a Sunday. Same for tough reservations like Amada.
Little Fish has a great special on Sunday. A lot of place not normally byo offer byo on sunday evening.
re: joluvscards
I didn't think Modo Mio was open on Sundays. Is this something new?
re: rebecca.kukla
Sunday is Pif night at Ansill (David Ansill's old restaurant Pif, a bow to his loyalists) and you can BYO if you do the "Sunday Supper" menu. Great night to go to Little Fish for thier oh-so cheap fixed price night. Pack your own wine, PA state store system is sad if you are used to a free state
re: rebecca.kukla
I believe I read he will be closing in early November for two weeks to make the decor more modern.
re: rebecca.kukla
Nothing wrong with it, but if you've already been to Le Bec-Fin, then going to Le Bar would be kind of redundant.
Check out Ariana for something a bit different - it's a great little Afghan restaurant on Chestnut St, entrees in the $12-$15 range.
They actually now have small plate versions of Le Bec-Fin entrees at Le Bar Lyonnais for about $8 to $12 each, depending on what you get. I find that 2 to 3 small plates with a couple of glasses of wine are plenty. That would get you in your price range of $100 to $110 for two people. Alternatively, there are some outstanding items that are very reasonably priced, like the quenelle de brochet (pike dumplings in lobster sherry cream sauce) for $17, steak tartare for $18, mussels with saffron cream sauce and chorizo for $11 (there are enough mussels to make a meal out of it), and Salade Lyonnais for $14.
That being said, if you're looking for a typical 3 or 4 course meal with full portion sizes and 3 glasses of wine, you will not be able to stay within your desired budget at Le Bar Lyonnais.
Furthermore, as someone else has mentioned, if you've been to Le Bec-Fin, Le Bar Lyonnais is a redundant experience. The food is prepared in the same kitchen by the same chefs so you won't experience anything different from what you have had before.
By the way, I heard from Chef Perrier that the renovations are most likely going to be pushed back to January 2009 because demand for reservations is extremely high through New Year's.
Le Bec was required to give up its stars because whenever a change in restaurant concept is made after the reviews have been completed, the restaurant can't keep the stars. The simple act of changing from prix fixe only to a la carte necessitated giving up the stars.
But I digress. If you're looking for a BYOB, I'd suggest Cochon, Lolita, Matyson, or Caffe Casta Diva. Cochon's location is sort of irritating due to lack of parking, but the food is quite good. For non-BYOBs, I'd suggest Zahav and Ansill.
re: Mr_Pickles
In the face of this overwhelming list of recommendations I could clearly eat well for at least two weeks ... However, for the curious, after reading messages and looking at online menus and reviews, it looks like we will eat dinner at Osteria, and also sneak in the $15 lunch at Ansill. I'll try to hit as many of these other places as I can during my trip...
re: rebecca.kukla
I would submit that you might want to consider Horizons- amazing vegan cuisine in a comfortable, slightly upscale setting. There's really nothing else like it- not in SF, not in NYC, and as foodies, take note.


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praise. See Loos
In the mythological writings of William Blake, Los is the fallen form of Urthona, one of the four Zoas. He is referred to as the "eternal prophet" and creates the visionary city of Golgonooza. Los is regularly described as a smith, beating with his hammer on a forge, which is metaphorically connected to the beating of the human heart. The bellows of his forge are the human lungs. Los's emanation, Enitharmon, represents spiritual beauty and embodies pity, but at the same time creates the spatial aspect of the fallen world, weaving bodies for men and creating sexual strife through her insistence upon chastity. In the Book of Urizen Los and Enitharmon have the child Orc, who is the embodiment of the spirit of revolution. It is of interest to note that the name Los is, by common critical acceptance, an anagram of Sol, the term for the Sun. Such innovations are common in many of Blake's prophetic poems.
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loose; not firmly stretched
Leave the rope slack.
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