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Grammar Snufus by Karla Stover

Okay, here's the deal. When did people become "that" instead of "who?" I hear this on the radio on the TV ( and shouldn't news reporters know better )? and unless my memory is wrong, have even read it in places. Why? How hard is it to remember that people require a "who"? And here's another--myself instead of me. My boss did this all this time and it drove me crazy. Are we so afraid to  be in the spotlight that we have to say, "So-and-so and myself did such-and-so?"

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Centennary Edition- Simple History- A Simple Guide to World War I by Daniel Turner

Simple History- A Simple Guide to World War I The Centenary Edition 1914-2014 by Daniel Turner Available Now Paperback 54 pages MG History To buy links- Amazon / Kindle / BN / Indiebound/ Goodreads-   Jump into the muddy trenches of the World War I and discover the story of one of the bloodiest wars in history!   On the way meet the soldiers and leaders of the conflict and explore the exciting weapons, tanks, planes &  technology of battle.  Illustrated in the popular minimalist style of today, young reader's imaginations will come to life.  Simple history gives you the facts in a simple uncomplicated and eye catching way.  Simple history is part of an ongoing series, what will be the next episode? REVIEW This isn't a book I typically read, but it's Middle Grade and the pictures were so tempting I just couldn't resist. As an American, my knowledge of the war- WWI- is limited to a chapter in a book in high school starting with when the USA entered the wa...

The Jewel by Amy Ewing

The Jewel by Amy Ewing Available Now Harper Teen Hardback 358 pages YA Dystopian To Buy- Amazon / Kindle / Audio CD / Audible/   BN / Book Depository/ Indiebound / Kobo Goodreads-   The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Not just any kind of servitude. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty—because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring. Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life. Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence... and try to stay alive. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to t...

Book Binge- Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas

All of these are out now and can be found at your local indie bookstore. They can also be found at Amazon and Barnes and Noble and all the other on line retailers. I'm not going to post the links. You can probably type "T" in the search and it will bring THRONE OF GLASS  up right away. Sarah J. Maas should be a household name, in my humble opinion. Like her addiction, Walt Disney. I have to be honest, its been hard coming back from the world of Adarlan and Wendallyn. Of The Captain of the Guard, Chaol, who is so opposite of Celaena in his goodness, blind faith and loyalty and belief in his king that he can't see the truth staring him in the face. Of the world of Dorian, once chaser of women and carefree, but now with the weight of a dark secret and an even heavier burden, knowing he must live up to being a leader, but not quite there. Of magic, sweet, sweet, terrible, painful, glorious, powerful earth magic like nothing I've ever read before. And oh the painful, d...

Salt and Storm by Kendall Kulper

Salt and Storm by Kendall Kulper Little Brown Books for Young Readers Hardcover 416 pages YA Historical/Paranormal Free Preview- Here To Buy Links- Amazon / Kindle / BN / Indiebound / Book Depository /  Goodreads-    A sweeping historical romance about a witch who foresees her own murder--and the one boy who can help change her future. Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island's whalers safe at sea, but her mother has forced her into a magic-free world of proper manners and respectability. When Avery dreams she's to be murdered, she knows time is running out to unlock her magic and save herself. Avery finds an unexpected ally in a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane--a sailor with magic of his own, who moves Avery in ways she never expected. Becoming a witch might stop her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers her magic requires a sacrifice she never prepared for. ...

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