And while Charlie and Bobby are forced to make their way in the world without any other people, they do enjoy picking new houses to live in since there is nobody around, not to mention riding around town on their matching scooters. The biggest hassle is digging a grave for them after clubbing the zombies with a hammer. Yes, the zombies are threatening, but they are mostly a nuisance, aren’t contagious, and are generally pretty dumb. This is a fun and humorous story that takes on the traditional zombie horror from a much more light-hearted angle. But Charlie and Bobby are happily in love and despite the craziness the world has become, they are getting by while sticking together. Not to mention no electricity and no other living people. One day it is snowing, the next it’s 110 degrees, and the next maybe a flood. There are also zombie dogs, polar bears, and even crickets. Cars and buildings were empty and it seemed everyone but them had disappeared. Two months ago, Charlie and Bobby woke up to find themselves alone.
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Fearless, full of hope and with lots of joy in his heart that he wants to share, Donnie is one of those guys you just have to love.Īlejandro is lost. As he grows up, his adoration and yearning doesn’t change, and I loved it that one ‘mistake’ actually led to him starting to ask for everything. Somehow that exclusive focus on each other was just right for this.ĭonnie starts out with a crush on Alejandro, who is, at first, only his elder sister’s roommate. There isn’t a lot of information about who they are outside their changing friendship, but it wasn’t important to me. It was interesting to see it build right in front of my eyes, starting small and gradually adding pieces until I saw the whole picture of who Donnie and Alejandro were to each other. Cute, adorable, super sweet, and with a message of joy and hope, this story captured my heart. Game seven presents an opportunity for the Boston Celtics to make history by overcoming a 3-0 deficit, a feat that has never been achieved by any of the 150 teams in the history of the best-of-seven series. With only a fraction of a second left on the clock, in a must-win game for the Celtics, Derrick White’s fast sprint from the inbound spot resulted in a jaw-dropping lay-in off Marcus Smart’s missed three-pointer, securing a thrilling one-point victory for the Celtics.Ĭeltics defy odds, on brink of immortality With the series now tied at 3-3, both teams are poised to make history as they strive for a spot in the NBA Finals. In the most dramatic of circumstances, the Boston Celtics have forced a game seven showdown against the Miami Heat with last-second heroics from Derrick White to win game six of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Some of these include: Lost connections to family, friends, and community lost connections to a sense of hope for the future and lost intrinsic values such as love. In addition to a chapter on childhood trauma, Hari explores 6 other reasons people are depressed. The rest of the book proved to be just as revelatory and important for primary care providers, who are responsible for 79% of prescriptions for psychotropic medications in the US. Indeed, the section in Lost Connections detailing the effects of trauma on depression reinforced my findings. Up to 40% of patients in my obesity clinic were victims of child abuse or neglect, and up to 57% of those had depression. 1 It also revealed a correlation to obesity, a subject I have been researching through work in the Bariatric Clinic. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study was initially published in 1998 and drew a direct correlation between childhood trauma and depression. I was originally recommended Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression-and the Unexpected Solutions, by Johann Hari, primarily because it had a section on Vincent Felitti, MD, and his Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days. No one gave a thought to the older worlds of space as sources of human danger, or thought of them only to dismiss the idea of life upon them as impossible or improbable. It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same. With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. “No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. The main story deals with the young Marlene Fisher in the year 2236, as she struggles with daily life aboard a space station called Rotor. That, coupled with the similarity of ideas, means I am happy to include it in my reread of Foundation. While it conflicts with much of universe, it exists as a sort of fairy-tale within the canon. However, the release of Forward the Foundation only a few years later would bring this novel into the fold along with so many others. The author’s foreword states in no uncertain terms that this book is not part of the Foundation universe, making it one of his rare standalone novels. But the Galaxy is still beyond our reach, and the only option is a small, barren world in orbit around Nemesis itself. With the apocalypse looming, humanity must search out a new home. The twin star to our own sun, now on a collision course with the Earth. Spoilers for the entire Foundation universe.
Y’all, this book is an absolute blast to read. She sets out on an adventure of epic proportions with two theives, Flynn and Gina, on a search for her happily ever after. She doesn’t want to hurt anyone, but the pull of seeing the floating lights on her birthday is just too strong. Rapunzel dutifully stays put for 18-years. In order to keep everyone safe, the Queen and King make the heartbreaking decision to have Rapunzel locked away in a Tower, far from the kingdom proper, and watched over by a powerful goodwife, Mother Gothel. Worried about the life of their ailing Queen, pregnant with her first child, the citizens of Corona search for the infamous Sundrop flower to cure her, but end up picking a Moondrop flower accidentally.īecause of this one tiny error, the baby girl, Rapunzel, has silver hair, the color of the moon, dangerous to the touch. In this volume, Liz Braswell twists the tale of Rapunzel, or the movie, Tangled, if you prefer to look at it that way. Each one tackles a different Disney story, twisting one major plot point and then examining what would have happened because of that twist. If you are unfamiliar with this fantastic series, you can read these books in any order. So far, I have read 10 out of the 12 books and definitely have plans to read them all! What Once Was Mine is the 12th-installment in Disney’s long-running Twisted Tales series. Purchase: Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Google Play | Books-A-Million | IndieBound | BookShop But hiding might just be the perfect way to discover the true strength of the Kindred bond and expose a scandal-and a love-that may decide the future of a galaxy. Meeting in person for the first time as they steal a spacecraft and flee amid chaos might not be ideal…and neither is crash-landing on the strange backward planet called Earth. Someone will stop at nothing until he’s dead, which means they’ll target Joy, too. Then the royal family is assassinated, putting Felix next in line for the throne…and accused of the murders. He will exasperate his noble family to the point that they agree to let him choose his own future and finally meet his Kindred face-to-face. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life-apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility’s most infamous playboy brings.ĭuke Felix Hamdi has a plan. To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor… Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony “Utterly swoony…an endearing reminder that true love can change the world” "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. This full-color collection includes photography and childhood clippings provided by Connor and is a must-have for anyone inspired by his journey. His words will resonate with anyone coming of age in the digital era, but at the core is a timeless message for people of all ages: don’t be afraid to be yourself and to go after what you truly want. Here, Connor offers a look at his Midwestern upbringing as one of four children in the home and one of five in the classroom his struggles with identity, body image, and sexuality in his teen years and his decision to finally pursue his creative and artistic passions in his early twenties, setting up his thrilling career as a YouTube personality, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and tastemaker.Įxploring his past with insight and humor, his present with humility, and his future with hope, Connor reveals his private struggles while providing heartfelt words of wisdom for young adults. In this intimate memoir of life beyond the camera, Connor Franta shares the lessons he has learned on his journey from small-town boy to Internet sensation-so far. GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY |