![]() ![]() I’ve listed particular authors as well as standalone titles and series’ names. I recommend you do a little research before buying a title, just to make sure the book is what you’re expecting. The fact remains, though, that some of these books will contain triggering scenes. The original request also included the caveat that the books not include rape scenes however, later in the post commenters opened up the topic to include books that addressed rape from an anti-sexist, responsible, and non-gratuitous perspective. Series that aren’t full of misogyny and racism For my own use, I’ve tagged books I’ve read and reviewed on this site with have more diverse characters ‘multi-culti.’ I find this list useful for potential reads. On a fantasy thread on Goodreads about a million years ago in Internet Time, a group created a ‘recommended list’ for those that would like to read something more inclusive. But a lot of books don’t offer much more than the traditional normative values. ![]() Sure, fantasy and sci-fi have increasing diversity now. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why. A secret that someone is willing to kill for-and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES Humanity has colonized the solar system-Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond-but the stars are still out of our reach. Corey comes the first book in the genre-defining space opera series, The Expanse, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. This 10th anniversary edition hardcover includes: A striking new cover Stained edges and illustrated endpapers A black and magenta foil case A reversible cover that features the full, uncropped artwork of the original cover art A new introduction from the authors From New York Times- bestselling and Hugo award-winning author James S. Corey's modern masterwork of science fiction. A special edition hardcover that celebrates the 10th anniversary of James S. ![]() ![]() ![]() It and its sequels are adventurous and compelling-and rich in spiritual truth. They both must trust their all-powerful God in the midst of difficult situations. I would feel cheated if I was a preteen and never got a chance to read this book. There is some violence when the Irish captives are taken, but it's not graphic. Bree's parents are excellent role models, and the choices Bree has to make are based on Scriptural ideals of right and wrong. Spiritual principles are very much in evidence. The "enemy" are either sinful, confused, or ignorant of God's truth. There's no blurring of ethical lines here. When Briana O'Toole is captured by a young Viking chieftain, she has to reevaluate her faith and learn to trust God during circumstances she'd never dreamed of. Out oars and reef sails with Bree-you'll learn a lot on this Viking ship! Raiders from the Sea by Lois Walfrid Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The adjusted prevalence of migraine is highest in North America, followed by South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Among children, it tends to happen more in girls than boys. Migraine is highly prevalent, affecting 12% of the population, attacking up to 17% of women and 6% of men yearly. 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It is a syndrome of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes, a multisystemic disorder by maternal inheritance that can present recurrent migraine headaches. Mutations in the SLC4A4 (solute carrier family four member 4) gene have also been associated with familial forms of migraine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even the events of her own past come into question when she learns of Malcolm Polstead’s role in bringing her to Jordan College. ![]() The more Lyra is drawn into these mysteries, the less she is sure of. Her daemon Pantalaimon is witness to a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry echoes from their past. Sophia’s College and intrigue is swirling around her once more. Lyra is now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. The windows between the many worlds have been sealed and the momentous adventures of Lyra Silvertongue’s youth are long behind her-or so she thought. ![]() Return to the world of His Dark Materials-now an HBO original series starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, and Lin-Manuel Miranda-in the second volume of Philip Pullman’s new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust. ![]() ![]() Then Asher’s beloved uncle dies suddenly, and Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn-and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever. Success has not brought ease to his heart. Still, he is unsure of his artistic direction. ![]() Asher Lev is a world-renowned artist living with his young family in France. In his powerful My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok gave the world an unforgettable character and a timeless story that The New York Times Book Review hailed as “little short of a work of genius.” The Chicago Sun-Times declared it “a story that had to be told.” Now, Chaim Potok’s beloved character returns to learn, to teach, to dream, in The Gift of Asher Lev. ![]() No one but Chaim Potok could have written this strangely sweet, compelling, and deeply felt novel.”- The Cleveland Plain Dealer ![]() ![]() ![]() The result is a bracing and often humorous examination by one of America's most acclaimed essayists of what it is to grow, parent, write, and exist as a black American male. ![]() ![]() Whether confronting the medical profession's racial biases, considering the complicated legacy of Michael Jackson, paying homage to his writing mentor James Alan McPherson, or attempting to break free of personal and societal stereotypes, Walker elegantly blends personal revelation and cultural critique. Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in NonfictionĪ Book of the Year pick from Kirkus, BuzzFeed, and Literary Hub "The essays in this collection are restless, brilliant and short.The brevity suits not just Walker's style but his worldview, too.Keeping things quick gives him the freedom to move he can alight on a truth without pinning it into place." -Jennifer Szalai, the New York Times For the black community, Jerald Walker asserts in How to Make a Slave, "anger is often a prelude to a joke, as there is broad understanding that the triumph over this destructive emotion lay in finding its punchline." It is on the knife's edge between fury and farce that the essays in this exquisite collection balance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, as told by Brooks, March is a sanctimonious prig (I'm hoping this is intentional and that he'll stop being so insufferable by the end). The story is told in first person and alternates between his war experiences and his memories of his earlier life. March, (Geraldine Brooks doesn't give his first name) in 1861 and '62 as he acts as a chaplain for the Union army and later as a teacher to emancipated slaves. It follows the father of the Little Women, Mr. March is based on Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. How did this win the Pulitzer Prize? Not only is the prose bad (sometimes fairly laughable), but there's not one original or interesting idea in the entire novel. She then lent it to me and now I've got to finish it before I return it to her. I wanted to read this book, and I stupidly mentioned this fact to my co-worker. ![]() ![]() ![]() A hack and ghostwriter, Colonna (whose name means “column”), is long on brains if short on talent as he says, “Losers, like autodidacts, always know much more than winners.…The more a person knows, the more things have gone wrong.” Ah, if he only knew the half of it, for just when it seems that he has no prospects left, he’s summoned to pen a memoir by a journalist who’s cooking up a Potemkin village of a newsmagazine, funded by a magnate who keeps secret the fact that Domani (tomorrow) will never actually hit the newsstand. ![]() The time is June 1992-meaningful to Italian readers as the inauguration of an ostensibly clean period in a notoriously corrupt politics. Working territory much resembling that of Foucault’s Pendulum, Eco ( The Prague Cemetery, 2011, etc.) spins a knotty yarn. ![]() ![]() The sun is shining, the world is spinning, and the great Italian novelist and semiotician has a new book-which means that a conspiracy theory must be afoot somewhere close by. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch brings this lesser-known, but deeply resonant, historical world to life in a story about unity, perseverance, and the irrepressible hunger to survive. But can they survive long enough to succeed? Known as the Holodomor, or death by starvation, Ukraine's Famine-Genocide in the 1930s was deliberately caused by the Soviets to erase the Ukrainian people and culture. Desperate, Nyl and Alice come up with an audacious plan that could save both of them - and their community. Something is very wrong, and Alice is determined to help. until they realize that the people suffering the most are all ethnically Ukrainian, like Nyl. ![]() Alice has recently arrived from Canada with her father, who is here to work for the Soviets. ![]() but a murderous plan leading all the way to Stalin. On top of bad harvests and a harsh winter, conditions worsen until it's clear the lack of food is not just chance. Ever since the Soviet dictator, Stalin, started to take control of farms like the one Nyl's family lives on, there is less and less food to go around. Ukrainian Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch tells a gripping story of how the Soviet Union starved the Ukrainian people in the 1930s - and of their determination to overcome. Winterkill by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch ( 14 ) 4.99 From acclaimed author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, this incredibly gripping and timely story set during the Holodomor in 1930s Ukraine introduces young readers to a pivotal moment in history- and how it relates to the events of today. ![]() |