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How to Play Pokemon
Six Methods:General AdviceBlack and WhiteHeartGold and SoulSilverDiamond, Pearl, and PlatinumRuby, Sapphire and EmeraldOther Ways to Play Pokemon
Pokemon are fictional creatures who Battle other Pokemon for rewards and sometimes... for saving the world from world domination!
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Method 1 of 6: General Advice
1Catch Pokemon. In order to get through any of the games, you will need to catch Pokemon in order to build a team. You can catch Pokemon that you find in encounters out in the world. Weaken them through battles and then catch them with a Pokeball! Some Pokeballs work better than others.
- Get in the tall grass. In all pokemon games, if you travel into tall grass, random wild Pokemon jump out at you quite often. Often the, the tall grass will contain common and low leveled pokemon, which can be useful to train newly-caught pokemon. Some tall grass however contain exotic pokemon as well. Late in the game, you may even find a rare legendary pokemon in the tall grass as well.
2Level, Evolve, and train your Pokemon. You will also need to make your Pokemon stronger, if you want to beat the game. Level your Pokemon by giving them experience in battles (gain enough levels and they will Evolve into something more powerful!) and consider EV training if you want to make them really strong.
- Find out what moves are the best for your Pokemon type, and what opponents moves are most effective against yours.
- You might also want to learn new moves using Technical Machines or Hidden Machines, which are items you can find in the game that will teach your Pokemon new moves..
3Breed Pokemon. Breeding pokemon is a huge section on it's own. It is an extensive art of getting pokemon that are otherwise not found in the wild. It can be employed to get pokemon with powerful moves that are otherwise not possible, such as a Salamence with Hydro Pump. Breeding should only be done after you have some experience of playing pokemon games.
4Trade Pokemon with your friends. Many of the Pokemon games will let you trade Pokemon with your friends, by connecting your games together. Trading is important because you will only have access to certain Pokemon depending on what version of your game you bought and what you've been able to catch. Trade with people who have different versions of the game! This is the only legit way to catch 'em all!
- For example, if you have Black and they have White, trade to get the Pokemon you won't be able to find in your game.
5Buy items to help you win. There are lots of items in the game that can help your Pokemon. There are items that make them level faster, items that heal them, items that make them happy, and items that make them easier to catch! Get money in the game and find items to help you win.
- Always have extra money on you. You never know what might happen, your Pokemon could get badly injured, and its nice to see some cool new stuff! Spend some money if you want!
6Challenge gym leaders. Almost all pokemon games revolve around a common theme: you will need to challenge and beat each of the gym leaders to progress through the game. If you want to beat them, you'll need a strong team and well-trained Pokemon with type advantages against the gym leader. Each trainer will have a certain type of Pokemon that they focus in. Make sure you know what their focus is so that you come prepared.
7Collect badges. When you beat the gym leaders, you'll collect the badge for that gym. There are eight gym leaders to beat and eight badges to collect. When you've got them all, you can progress to the final section of the game! Beating gym leaders also nets you a TM(Technical Machine) which may contain rare and strong moves!
8Fight the Elite Four. The Elite Four are the final bosses of the game. These are the best of the best Pokemon trainers and you will need to have powerful Pokemon, a balanced team, and great skills as a trainer to beat them!
9Enjoy the whole game! The beginning of the game may be boring, but pay close attention to what any of the characters have to say. It could be important toward your adventure! Usually the first few hours of the game aren't very action packed or loaded with addicting mysteries to solve. You have to put time and effort into progressing further into your Pokemon journey! This is what makes it fun!
- Once you start to progress in the story, don't give up because you get stuck. Look around because there is always a way to beat your Pokemon game.
- Depending on what Pokemon game, if you ever get stuck in a dungeon, then next time build up a stronger team, buy more supplies, and learn from what you did wrong last time.
- Take a break. If you can't beat an area or level, just go and calm yourself by exploring new dungeons, having friendly battles with friends, etc. Because when you spend three and a half hours on this one impossible level, then because you've played it so many times, the answer won't show itself. But when you look at the problem again, it will be more likely to reveal itself.
Method 2 of 6: Black and White
1Build a Strong Team in Black/White. No matter what version of Pokemon you play, you're always going to want a strong team. The more evolved your Pokemon are, the better they will be able to face challenges.
2Make sure to have a balanced team too. Strength isn't enough: you'll need a balanced Pokemon team that can handle all of the challenges they meet! Make sure you are prepared for every battle!
3Breed and train your Pokemon to be the best. The stronger your Pokemon are, the easier your battles will be! Breed a strong team and consider EV training to make them even better.
4Level your Pokemon to make them the ultimate fighters! The more they level, the more they'll evolve and get stronger! This will show others that you are the best trainer!
5Earn money to help you succeed. You'll need money in order to buy items to make your Pokemon stronger and happier. There are lots of ways to earn money and you can be the richest guy in town!
Method 3 of 6: HeartGold and SoulSilver
1Breed your Pokemon by getting eggs. If you want to get lots of eggs to breed the best Pokemon, you'll need to use a few tricks! This is easy to do and will give you eggs fast!
2Level faster using a few tricks. If you want to level your Pokemon but don't want to work as hard to do it, there are tricks to help you get a stronger Pokemon fast!
3Make a good team in Heartgold or SoulSilver. There are lots of ways to make a team that is strong and ready to face the challenges of the game. Are you strong enough to catch and train them?
4Use a Pokewalker to get ahead. If you have Heartgold or SoulSilver, you can use a Pokewalker to make your body strong while also building your team! This is a great way to get exercise and get ahead.
5Get the Legendary Pokemon Lugia. Legendary Pokemon, in any Pokemon game, are stronger than the other Pokemon you'll find. Get Legendaries like Lugia to make your team even stronger.
Method 4 of 6: Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
1Use the Poke Radar. This is a great way to help you find or avoid the wild Pokemon in the high grass. You can even use this to help you fight more battles against wild Pokemon and help raise your chances of getting Pokerus, a virus which will make your Pokemon stronger! If you can chain the Poké Radar battles, you can find a rare shiny pokemon! Shiny pokemon are exceedingly rare and have less than 1 in 8000 chance of appearing!
2Trade Pokemon with your friends and other people you meet. You can trade Pokemon to get a better team and help you catch all the Pokemon! Trading is a great way to make friends and help each other out.
3Get a team strong enough to beat the Elite Four. The Elite Four are often the strongest trainers in the land. If you want to beat them and show that you are the best Pokemon trainer, you'll need your own elite team!
4Don't forget to have a balanced team! In every Pokemon game, you'll need a balanced team that can face any challenge. Get Pokemon that can counter almost all the types and use a team that represents all the types.
If you make a team with only one type, you may lose quickly against an opponent with a type advantage over you.
1Earn money to help take care of your Pokemon. Your Pokemon rely on you, their trainer, to take care of them. Earn money in the game to buy them items to make them stronger and happier!
Method 5 of 6: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
1Beat the Elite Four to win the game! If you want to beat the game, you'll need to beat the Elite Four! This will show the world that you are the best Pokemon trainer!
2Clone your stronger Pokemon by taking advantage of game glitches. If you have a really strong Pokemon, or you just want to get more Pokemon for trading or breeding, you can take advantage of glitches in the game to clone your existing Pokemon.
3Kick back and relax with a little fishing. Pokemon isn't all hard work and fighting battles. Sometimes you need to kick back and relax too! Why don't you try a little fishing?
4Get Legendary Pokemon to complete your collection. If you really want to catch them all, you'll need to also catch the Legendary Pokemon. This is much harder and will take skill, luck, and determination to catch these rare Pokemon!
5Get Master Balls to ensure you will always catch the Pokemon you want. Master Balls are Pokeballs which never fail to catch Pokemon, and some Pokemon are extremely difficult to catch(Eg: Rayquaza) ! If you want to make sure you don't miss out on a great Pokemon, get a Master Ball.
Method 6 of 6: Other Ways to Play Pokemon
1Collect Pokemon Cards. If you want to do more than just play the video games, you can also collect the Pokemon cards. These are easy to find and toy stores, online, and lots of other place. You can even trade cards with your friends in real life, just like in the game!
2Play the Pokemon Trading Card Game. If you enjoy collecting the cards or playing the video games, you can also bring Pokemon battles to life by playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game(TCG). Use your collected cards to have real life battles against your friends. You can even fight in tournaments and win real life prizes!
3Play Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Games. These games are adventure based in which you get to play the pokemon and go on extremely interesting and wild adventures. They are very similar to the normal pokemon games, however they have a few interesting differences.
4Don't forget that there are also Pokemon toys, comics, and books! There are lots of ways to enjoy Pokemon, rather than just playing the games. You can read books and comic books about Pokemon too! There are also Pokemon toys so that you can create your own adventures!Ad
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- Don't give up!
- If you can't beat an opponent, gain more levels and face them again,
- (Depending on the game) make sure you have apples to feed your Pokemon.
- Take a 15 minute break every hour if possible.
- Concentrate on your best moves and how much exp there is.
- Save often! You never know when a strong opponent may knock you out, making you lose half your money in the process.
- Use pokemon abilities to the max!
- Have some defensive or recovering moves. An all out attack may soon turn to dust if your opponent happens to land a critical hit!
- Make pokemon hold items that will benefit them. There are many items, including berries which will protect against opposing attacks or weaken them.
- Stay away from shady characters and watch how they interact.
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IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one
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of Revenue A Guide to Financial Management for Town Officials (Excerpted) Role of the Finance Committee Chapter 5.1:WHAT ARE THE BASIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE?The
finance committee is the official fiscal watchdog for a town. Because it is difficult
for all taxpayers to be completely informed about every aspect of a town's finances, finance committees were
established so a representative group of taxpayers could conduct a thorough review of municipal finance questions on behalf
of all citizens.The role of the finance committee is described in the Massachusetts Finance Committee Handbook published by the Association
of Town
Finance Committees. A new edition is published every few years, with annual supplements published in the intervening years. It is an excellent resource on the role of the finance
committee.The primary duties of a finance committee are to advise and make recommendations to town meeting on the budget and other areas of finance.
It has statutory authority to make transfers from the town's reserve fund (a contingency fund usually created as part of the annual budget
appropriations) to departmental budgets for extraordinary or unforeseen occurrences. It may approve with the selectmen
some budget transfers during the last two months of the fiscal year and the first 15 days of the next year in order to close out the town's
financial records.In addition to its research and advisory role at town meeting, the committee can play a vital role in the financial planning of the town. In some communities,
the finance committee develops long-range revenue and expenditure forecasts, which are very useful in scheduling large capital
acquisitions and identifying major changes in the operating
budget of the town. The Association of Town Finance Committees Finance Committee Handbook (Excerpted)The ATFC has received many
calls involving the duties and power of the finance committee.
These have usually been instigated by clashes with the board of selectmen or town administrator, who are often getting more assertive in claiming a role, or even
asserting sole responsibility, in presenting the budget to
town meeting. This preface will duplicate parts of the following
chapters, but I feel it important to bring together key elements
of this issue.This
preface will summarize this "discussion" into the
broader framework of the division of powers within local government.
I see this division of powers as comparable to that at the
state and federal government.
The board of selectmen and town manager/administrator/executive secretary are part of the executive branch of government. It is
their job to collect budget information, developbudget priorities
and formulate a balanced budget,the same as a president or
governor.Once developed, that budget is presented to the finance committee, representing the legislative branch, the town meeting. In effect, the local finance committee has the same role as the House Ways and Means Committee in the State Legislature. It is the finance committee's responsibility to
receive the budgets from the executive branch (either as a
collective whole or individually by department), analyze them,
have hearings where the department heads and the public can
testify, and present a balanced budget to town meeting. That budget should reflect the finance committee's decisions based upon their best judgement
of the issues and finances of the town.The budget before town
meeting is the finance committee's and it is their job
to explain and defend it. This does not preclude department
heads or the town administrator, if any, from being called upon to answer questions or explain items in more detail, but it is the finance committee's budget. Without
finance committee independent review, the town meeting would be at a severe handicap in voting on financial matters when all
of the recommendations are coming from one source. Separation of powers was designed by our founding fathers
for a reason—Defend It. Respectfully,Allan Tosti,Chair, Arlington Finance CommitteeTreasurer, ATFCEditor, Finance Committee HandbookChapter 1 Town & Town Government The finance committee's
prime responsibility is to make recommendations on all financial
matters,including the budget, to town meeting. The committee has oversight responsibility for all municipalfinancial matters, as well as other statutory authority granted to them by town bylaws
Page 1-5
Chapter 2 Municipal Budgeting Finance CommitteeThe finance committee is a town's
official fiscal watchdog. Its primary responsibility is to advise and make recommendations to town meeting on the
budget and other areas of finance, although in many towns
they prepare and submit the budget as well as comment on it.
The state statutory authority of the finance committee does not vary from community to community,
but the role and process does. Page 2-7
Town MeetingTown
meeting is the legislative body and appropriating authority of a town.
As such, it enacts bylaws (i.e., local laws), approves the operating and
capital budgets, authorizes the town to borrow funds and may
ratify major policies concerning the financial management
of the municipality. Page 2-8
The Finance Committee ReportThe
finance committee should promote the implementation of a budget
process that results in a clear and meaningful budget document.
The annual budget is the opportunity to present the voters
with a clear picture of town government: what it is, where it is, and where it is heading.The finance committee report is the extremely critical end-product
of the budget development process. This document should inform
town meeting of the proposed budget and its recommendations
on all financial articles. Further, the report often establishes the appropriation framework for the upcoming year.Whether or not the finance committee prepares the town's budget, the committee is responsible for submitting recommendations on the budget and other financial warrant articles to town meeting.The finance
committee report provides analyses,explanations, and justifications
for its recommendations. Although the level of detail varies
from town to town, more informative reports include financial and statistical data, often trace historical trends and specific appropriations. However, there is no need to duplicate information already presented in
a comprehensive budget document.The town's financial
condition, the issues posed by the budget, local bylaws, customs
and traditions,and the interests and skills of committee members
will all shape the finance committee report. Often,town staff assists the finance committee in preparing the report, and in larger towns the finance committee
may have its own staff. Pages 2-11 & 2-12
SummaryA local government's budgeting process should provide
a forum for the community to understand,evaluate, discuss,
and determine the financial planfor the coming year. The budget document and the finance committee's report are the media that should guide and influence these resource allocation deliberations and decisions. Properly prepared and presented,
these comprehensive documents will meet the tests of excellence
in budgeting as espoused by the GFOA, the national, stateand local government standard setters. Page 2-13 Chapter 3
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONSIn
1870, a group of Quincy citizens banded together to restore
financial order in their municipality,creating the Commonwealth's
first finance committee.In 1910, the Massachusetts courts ruled that a municipal finance committee was legal (Sinclair v. Fall River, 198 Mass 248). In that same year, the Massachusetts General Court also acknowledged the need for municipal finance committees statewide,
requiring all but the
smallest municipalities to
establish such committees to assist in dealing with emerging municipal challenges
(St 1910, Ch.130, s 2). Several additional
legislative assists (i.e.,St 1923, Ch. 388
and St 1929, Ch. 270), reinforced the mandated or permitted existence of municipal finance
committees. Page 3-1
Basic LegislationThe present basic legislation, Chapter 39 s16M.G.L. reads as follows:"Every town whose valuation for the purpose of apportioning the state tax exceed sone
million dollars shall, and any other town may, by bylaw provide
for the election or the appointment and duties of appropriation,advisory or finance committees, who shall
consider any or all municipal questions for the purpose of
making reports or recommendations to the town; and such bylaws may provide that committees so appointed or elected may continue in office for
terms not exceeding three years from the date of appointment
or election. In every town having a committee appointed under authority of this section, such committee, or the selectmen if authorized by
bylaw of the town, and, in any town not having such a committee,
the selectmen,shall submit a budget at the annual town meeting."Almost
every town across the state interprets this statute differently
and has established its local finance committee to meet the
community's specific needs. In some towns, for example,
the finance committee may prepare as well as comment on the
budget. It is
generally agreed that finance committees may consider any matter they feel will have a fiscal impact on the town, as well as any other matters the committee feels are relevant. It may reasonably be argued that little comes before town
meeting that
does not have a potential fiscal impact on the town.
Page 3-1 Budget Down to Basics The budget is
a finance committee's major concernand
is likely where the bulk of the committee's time will be spent. Depending on whether a givenf inance committee is responsible for developing the town budget from scratch or for reviewing and making recommendations on a budget developedby the selectmen, town manager or executive secretary,the finance committee will meet fairly regularly for three to six months before town meeting. Most of that time will be devoted to budget development and review.Throughout the budget cycle, the committee's main goals should be:• to optimize the value of each dollar spent;• to address the town's long range as well as immediate needs;• to present a balanced budget to town meeting; and• to present budget recommendations in a clear and readable format, with sufficient
detail and
explanation so that town meeting members can understand the basic goals, policies,tradeoffs and constraints that shaped it. Experienced finance committee members learn to read between the budget's line items and see the policy decisions, and indecisions, built into the numbers. The finance committee should be willing to share that insight with town meeting. Page 3-6
Ideally, the finance committee can support its recommendations at town meeting without alienating advocates for opposing viewpoints. Where compromise is possible, the subcommittee should also work with the opposing sides come to a responsible resolution of their differences. Although the finance committee can and should advocate for its own position, its reports should make it clear that a given position was reached after fair and thoughtful deliberation. No matter how important or controversial the issue at hand may be, the finance
committee must remember that its first responsibility and loyalty is to town meeting and the integrity of the town meeting process.Pages 3-8 & 3-9
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Chair, Arlington Finance Committee
Treasurer, ATFC
Editor, Finance Committee Handbook
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By Ally Condie
Publication date: Oct. 28, 2014
Dutton Children's, 368 pages
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Can you hear Atlantia breathing?
For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamt of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all her plans for the future are thwarted when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected decision, stranding Rio Below. Alone, ripped away from the last person who knew Rio's true self—and the powerful siren voice she has long hidden—she has nothing left to lose.
Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasingly treacherous questions about her mother's death, her own destiny, and the complex system constructed to govern the divide between land and sea. Her life and her city depend on Rio to listen to the voices of the past and to speak long-hidden truths.
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Ooh! BETRAYAL!
Atlantia, the latest from the author of the Matched series, kicks off with a heavy dose of it when Rio's twin sister, Bay, unexpectedly chooses to live in the Above (on land), separating them forever.
You see, Rio lives Below aka below land aka an underwater city aka MY CHILDHOOD DREAM. If you only knew how often I daydreamed about this as a kid…
Anyway, immediately you want to dig into this book and uncover all of the secrets of the Below and of Rio's family, which was a great feeling.
I also adored how Rio's loneliness really matched the setting's deep, dark depths — there was a really cool sense of pressure as you read. Oh, and there's witches and romance and lots of other good stuff.
And another nice thing about this is that it's NOT a series (at least, as far as I can tell). I know, what? Who does that these days?
On the downside…it's not a series. By that, I mean it was wrapped up a little too quickly and with too much prothletising and "here is the moral" for my tastes.
Overall, though, I thought it was creative and a good read. And, in the end, I am sooo #TeamAbove. An underwater city is awesome, sure, but ewwwww sea creatures and dampness. No, thank you. Blech.
By Lauren Oliver
Publication date: Sept. 23, 2014
Ecco, 320 pages
Source: Publisher
The New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition ofThe Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways.
Wealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family—bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna—have arrived for their inheritance.
But the Walkers are not alone. Prim Alice and the cynical Sandra, long dead former residents bound to the house, linger within its claustrophobic walls. Jostling for space, memory, and supremacy, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself—in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.
The living and dead are each haunted by painful truths that will soon surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide—with cataclysmic results.
Elegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, Rooms is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.
What! A review of an adult novel on Anna Reads?! WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE!
I know. BUT…it's Lauren Oliver so I knew you guys would be interested. Rooms is her first adult book and I was pumped to get to read it early.
I'll be honest: It's not my typical type of book. Beyond the fact that it's adult, it's quiet and has multiple narrators — two elements of books that tend to trip me up. So it was slow going for me.
But those of you who are big Lauren fans, fan of complicated characters and, moreover, fans of literary fiction will want to check this out. Oliver's writing, as always, is lovely, as is the concept that there is history and life and secrets and character within the rooms of a house.
I dog-earred a few passages that I thought capture the spirit (ha-ha, see what I did there? The house is haunted) of the story:
People, Caroline though, were like houses. They could open their doors. You could walk through their rooms and touch the objects hidden in their corners. But something–the structure, the wiring, the invisible mechanism that kept the whole thing standing–remained invisible, suggested only by the fact of its existing at all.
About Lauren Oliver:
Lauren Oliver is the author of the New York Times bestselling YA novels Before I Fall, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem. Her books have been translated into thirty languages. She is also the author of two novels for middle-grade readers, The Spindlers and Liesl & Po, which was a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee. Lauren's first adult novel, Rooms, will be published in September 2014. A graduate of the University of Chicago and NYU's MFA program, Lauren Oliver is also the co-founder of the boutique literary development company Paper Lantern Lit. You can visit her online at www.laurenoliverbooks.com.
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Can't Look Away
By Donna Cooner
Publication date: Aug. 26, 2014
Point, 272 pages
Source: Publisher
Donna Cooner establishes herself as our own Jodi Picoult in this timely tale of sisters, loss, and redemption.
Torrey Grey is famous. At least, on the internet. Thousands of people watch her popular videos on fashion and beauty. But when Torrey's sister is killed in an accident — maybe because of Torrey and her videos — Torrey's perfect world implodes.
Now, strangers online are bashing Torrey. And at her new school, she doesn't know who to trust. Is queen bee Blair only being sweet because of Torrey's internet infamy? What about Raylene, who is decidedly unpopular, but seems accepts Torrey for who she is? And then there's Luis, with his brooding dark eyes, whose family runs the local funeral home. Torrey finds herself drawn to Luis, and his fascinating stories about El dio de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
As the Day of the Dead draws near, Torrey will have to really look at her own feelings about death, and life, and everything in between. Can she learn to mourn her sister out of the public eye?
— Goodreads.com description
I adored Donna Cooner's Skinny (click to read my review) and was thrilled that I enjoyed Don't Look Away just as much.
This book is about Torrey, a popular beauty vlogger who has quite a bit to deal with: a backstabbing ex-bestie, a new school, haters on the Internet, a struggling mother and, most of all, the recent death of her little sister.
Despite the serious subject matter, in reading over my notes, I used the word "adorable" an awful lot. LUIS! It's all his fault!
Torrey, meanwhile, gosh what a SNOB. This book has a lot of mean girl action, but I enjoyed watching Torrey turn the other cheek, see herself and her actions more clearly and begin to work through her grief.
And I thought it was really interesting and unique how Cooner used the Day of the Dead motif to help Torrey heal.
Two books in, I can definitely say I'm a big fan of Cooner's work. Fans of contemps, especially with interest in grief and/or Internet fame/bullying, you'll like this.
The Bridge from Me to You
By Lisa Schroeder
Publication date: July 29, 2014
Point, 336 pages
Source: Publisher
Lauren has a secret. Colby has a problem. But when they find each other, everything falls into place.
Lauren is the new girl in town with a dark secret. Colby is the football hero with a dream of something more. In alternating chapters, they come together, fall apart, and build something stronger than either of them thought possible–something to truly believe in.
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What I love most about Lisa Schroeder's books is how wonderfully READABLE they are. Her verse is beautifully written but not overwrought and I just seem to breeze through them.
The Bridge from Me to You was a wonderful book that kept me just enough in the dark about Lauren's past to be intrigued but not annoyed. I loved Colby's friendship with Benny and loved Lauren's extended family — her aunt and uncle and cousins were all so sweet.
The romance was adorable — though Lauren and Colby have an instant attraction, they get to know each other as friends before they take it to the romantic level. It built and it grew until I was really rooting for them.
The character growth is definitely my favorite part of The Bridge from Me to You. Lauren and Colby learn to believe in themselves and follow their hearts in this story, and you can't help but love that in a good YA. Definitely, definitely, recommended.
By Erica O'Rourke
Publication date: July 22, 2014
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 496 pages
Source: Publisher
Delancy Sullivan has always known there's more to reality than what people see. Every time someone makes a choice, a new, parallel world branches off from the existing one. Eating breakfast or skipping it, turning left instead of right, sneaking out instead of staying in bed ~ all of these choices create an alternate universe in which an echo self takes the road not travelled and makes the opposite decision. As a Walker, someone who can navigate between these worlds, Del's job is to keep all of the dimensions in harmony.
Normally, Del can hear the dissonant frequency that each world emits as clear as a bell. But when a training session in an off-key world goes horribly wrong, she is forbidden from Walking by the Council. But Del's not big on following the rules and she secretly starts to investigate these other worlds. Something strange is connecting them and it's not just her random encounters with echo versions of the guy she likes, Simon Lane.
But Del's decisions have unimaginable consequences and, as she begins to fall for the Echo Simons in each world, she draws closer to a truth that the Council of Walkers is trying to hide ~ a secret that threatens the fate of the entire multiverse.
— Goodreads.com description
Dissonance is set in Chicago, which I loved (in one scene, the characters even walk by my office). And the concept is great — it sort of reminded me of Pivot Point by Kasie West. Del's part of a special group of people who can walk through the multiverse, follow alternative realities that pop up based on the decisions people make.
It was a long book (nearly 500 pages!), but I made it through with no problems and will absolutely read more of the series.
But, and this is a big "but" for me, I think I was a little too slow on the pickup of certain plot points. The science behind the multiverse concept was tricky, and I never quite followed along. Honestly, it made me feel a little stupid as I struggled to keep up.
So, not a total win and "OMG WOW" reading experience, but like I said: It piqued my interest enough that I'd absolutely try the second book.
PS: For those who read it…my notes say "Addie & Monty intrigued, gay thing?" What the heck was I talking about?!?! Must've been a typo?


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Thank you for Friday's story reporting the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate change is real and a catastrophic threat to all life on Earth. This is the message that must be conveyed to every person on the planet and bring us all to every action we can possibly do to stop the build up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. I urge you to continue your coverage of climate change on a daily basis on the front page.
We have all been watching the news of the ice at the poles melting and the almost weekly reports of extreme weather events, such as droughts, floods and heat waves, around the world. These are undeniable facts. We cannot wait until science unequivocally proves every aspect of climate change. There is plenty of evidence now and plenty of irreparable damage to the systems that sustain life on Earth. The natural systems that support the health and survival of life on the planet evolved over millions of years and have been significantly changed by humans in the wink of geological time.
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Obama's leadership lacking
If Obamacare is a success and does what it's supposed to do, the GOP is more apt to say they were wrong rather than if its liberal backers had to admit that it benefitted only a small percentage of the users. These so-called progressives keep backing President Obama's five-year record of broken promises, failed stimulus packages and a foreign policy that's made us the laughing stock of the world.
Obama's leadership has made even Jimmy Carter look like "the Father of our Country."
Boby Schaack, Oak Forest How can I get through to gang members, cops?
This weekend's Chicago gang summit at the House of Hope on Chicago South Side aims to stop the violence.
Invited to speak, I'm stumped. What can I say to the assembled gang members, whose principal source of income is from the sale of drugs, to persuade them that society should legalize and regulate drugs to stop gun violence, putting them largely out of business?
Invited to speak to a group of correctional officers, I'm again stymied as to what to say. Can I say and convince them that America should stop building prisons and even close some?
Invited to speak to the leadership of the Fraternal Order of Police, I'm daunted too. Can I sell the idea that that we should legalize drugs to stop Chicago gang violence when already in 2013 Chicago police have been paid $42 million in overtime pay policing Chicago hotspots? To the police, the war on drugs means bread and butter even though its downside is that, as Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy acknowledges, 80 percent of Chicago homicides are caused by gangs fighting over drug turf, gang turf and in retaliation.
Invited to speak to drug treatment providers, I'm struggling to find the words that will convince them that we should legalize and control drug markets to reduce the incidents of accidental overdose and death caused by drug use in prohibition darkness.
But back to this weekend's gang summit, it's just like the 1994 national gang summit held in Chicago at Operation Push and other Chicago venues, except this year some civil rights leaders like Rev. Jesse Jackson will be absent. At the 1994 gang summit, I handed a gang attendee my handout, an article from USA Today that I had written calling for the legalization of drugs to stop the violence. The gangster looked me in the eye and, with a look that could kill, tore my handout to pieces and dropped it to the floor.
Wow, I thought. I've got 'em! The gangbanger's reaction told me in unforgettable fashion that I had the answer to cripple street gangs and, therefore, stop much of the violence associated with illegal drug markets by regulating and taxing "illicit" drugs in a legal market.
The trouble is that none of these speaking venues wants to hear this message any more than the media or the public. As such, I was not invited to speak at the gang summit this year any more than I was invited to the gang summit 20 years ago, or any of the posited venues.
Nevertheless, gang members need to hear is this message: "We, the People, want safe streets, and we are willing to pay the price to get them, even at the cost of ending the drug war and legalizing drugs to put you out of business."
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Planet Purple Week kicked off this afternoon when the Vikings organization, along with students, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Minneapolis Public Schools and Toro, combined forces to plant more than 100 trees at Jenny Lind Community School and Bohanon Park.
Several Vikings players, including T Bryant McKinnie, QB Sage Rosenfels, C John Sullivan, WR Greg Lewis, S Jamarca Sanford and WR Vinny Perretta, joined more than 450 students from Jenny Lind School, volunteers from the Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association and MPRB Forestry staff to plant and water the trees.
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