Ghosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the best-selling Greenglass House, from a National Book Award nominee and Edgar Award-winning author.
Marzana and her best friend are bored. Even though they live in a notorious city where normal rules do not apply, nothing interesting ever happens to them. Nothing, that is, until Marzana's parents are recruited to help solve an odd crime, and she realizes that this could be the excitement she's been waiting for. She assembles a group of kid detectives with special skills--including the ghost of a ship captain's daughter--and together, they explore hidden passageways, navigate architecture that changes overnight, and try to unravel the puzzle of who the kidnappers are--and where they're hiding. But will they beat the deadline for a ransom that's impossible to pay?
Legendary smugglers, suspicious teachers, and some scary bad guys are just a few of the adults the crew must circumvent while discovering hidden truths about their families and themselves in this smart, richly imagined tale.
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Directed by Dean DeBlois. With Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson. When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Rating: ★★★★½
Someone ran away from the first twenty minutes of this for scariness/sadness, but it was actually well done through and through. I thought it’d be hard to beat the first one.
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More furniture has arrived! The room’s starting to smarten up.
Start a class by outlining the syllabus or the chapters of the textbook. Professors who decide to write their text books as they go with the students. Publish the result as OER. It’d be fun to see some examples of that. ❧
Robin DeRosa did something like this that serves as a good example:
https://robinderosa.net/uncategorized/my-open-textbook-pedagogy-and-practice/
https://robinderosa.net/uncategorized/my-open-textbook-pedagogy-and-practice/
Directed by David Crerar. With Mary Berry, Nathan Outlaw. Mary returns to one of her most loved locations, Port Isaac on the Cornish coast. There she meets local chef Nathan Outlaw and together they explore some classic dishes inspired by the great outdoors.
Directed by David Crerar. With Mary Berry, Simon J. Lycett. Mary pulls out some of her finest classic dishes for when entertaining. Whether it be a romantic meal for two or hosting a big meal for a gathering of family and friends.
Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people's minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big impacts. Presenting research-based solutions, Iris Bohnet hands us the tools we need to move the needle in classrooms and boardrooms, in hiring and promotion, benefiting businesses, governments, and the lives of millions.
ᔥ at IndieWebCamp East Keynote (2)
We’re up an running for the first day of IndieWebCamp East https://indieweb.org/2020/East
Nothing better than fresh bread for the IndieWebCamp East – Eat Your Own Cooking Pre Party.
Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines is one of Bruce Chatwin's most famous books. Set in the desolate lands of the Australian Outback, it tells the story of Chatwin's search for the source and meaning of the ancient dreaming tracks of the Aborigines--the labyrinth of invisible pathways by which their ancestors sang the world into existence. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller when it was published in 1987, engages all of Chatwin's lifelong passions, including his obsession with travel, his interest in the nomadic way of life, and his hunger to understand man's origins and nature.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Why does everyone have a jumble of crappy coronavirus signs up everywhere?
I’m waiting for the permanent neon signs for coronavirus to start appearing.
I’m in the neighborhood, so I naturally have to stop in for a minute to get fresh flour tortillas and some pan dulces. Their pan dulces are now pre-bagged as the result of the pandemic, so one doesn’t have the freedom of selection that they used to have.
This is a curious way to collect books. I’m curious who’s behind the effort. Maybe a place to get rid of Little Free Library back stock?
Picking up a big pile of books on birds for some memory research.
