![]() ![]() With his King Lord father in prison, Maverick joined the street gang for protection, slinging drugs to help his mother with the bills and surviving but when he finds out he’s a father and he’s offered a chance to get out of the King Lords and go straight he takes it. In Concrete Rose, Maverick Carter is simply trying to finish school and survive in life. Also, like The Hate U Give, the title of Angie Thomas’ latest book, Concrete Rose is a reference to the rapper Tupac and his posthumous album The Rose That Grew from Concrete. Concrete Rose also subtly and brilliantly references On the Come Up when two characters get excited over new music from Lawless, who readers of On the Come Up will know as Bri’s father. The novel Concrete Rose has obvious links to The Hate U Give since it is the backstory to Thomas’ first novel we meet Maverick, Lisa, King and Iesha as teenagers, Seven as a baby, and even get a glimpse of baby Khalil. ![]() Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas ( Hive Books / Amazon / ) ![]()
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![]() Butchie Irwin, Stephen Gray, Jeremy Tyrrell, Troy Zilles and Clayton DuMond complete the second five. ![]() ![]() When the race went back to green, Mortensen was up to the challenge and held off Kane, Talbot, Edwards and Aaron Burton for the victory. The caution came out again on the restart when Zach Dufel got turned around in turn two. The first caution came with four laps to go when Klilnger slowed on the backstretch, ending his best run of the season. With the first 21 laps of the feature running under green-flag conditions, Mortensen was able to distance himself from a tight battle for second between Josh Kane, Chad Edwards, Blaine Klinger and Peyton Talbot. Mortensen made the most of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on the drop of the green in the 25-lap 602 Crate Sportsman feature and was never headed as he cruised to his first win of the season and 26th crate sportsman win of his career tying him with Rocky Warner for career wins in the class. 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Rana el Kaliouby is a rarity in both the tech world and her native Middle East: a Muslim woman in charge in a field that is still overwhelmingly white and male. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PARADE ![]() ![]() “A vivid coming-of-age story and a call to each of us to be more mindful and compassionate when we interact online.”-Arianna Huffington.LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD In a captivating memoir, an Egyptian American visionary and scientist provides an intimate view of her personal transformation as she follows her calling-to humanize our technology and how we connect with one another. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ref: Food Rules by Michael Pollan):ġ) Don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. Pollan says everything he’s learned about food and health can be summed up in seven words: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.”īy FOOD, Pollan means real food - vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and, yes, fish and meat - and to avoid what he deems “edible food-like substances.” In Food Rules, his simple conclusions about food should have flash bulbs of realization igniting left and right. ![]() It’s no wonder we are all slightly perplexed. These days it’s all about endless diets, quick fixes and contradictory health opinions. Some of his work includes The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules.Īccording to Pollan, eating shouldn’t be complex. We live in an age of information, yet when it comes to food no one seems to be listening.įor the past twenty-five years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where nature and culture intersect: on our plates, in our farms and gardens, and in the built environment. Obesity, diabetes and heart disease are on the rise not to mention cancer. Something’s going wrong with the world’s health. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dreadnought’s murderer, a cyborg named Utopia, still haunts the streets of New Port City. It should be the happiest time of her life, but between her father’s dangerous obsession with curing her girlhood, her best friend suddenly acting like he’s entitled to date her, and the classmate who is secretly a masked vigilante, Danny’s first weeks living in a body that fits her are more difficult and complicated than she could have imagined. ![]() But then her second-hand superpowers transformed her body into what she’s always thought it should be. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, she was trying to keep people from finding out she’s transgender. Summary: Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of the world’s greatest superhero. Source: e-ARC via publisher (Thank you, Diversion Books!) ![]() ![]() ![]() Was she poisoned by an illegal love-potion, or did she die of a broken heart?Īlbia has her own troubles. This time, despite some serious misgivings, Albia is investigating the sudden death of a fifteen-year-old girl, described as bright, affectionate and popular. Newcomers to the series need not fear, by the way: each book contains just enough background detail to make you feel immediately at home. 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The lovable pup, who earned the name ‘Gobi’, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the treacherous Tian Shan Mountains, managing to keep pace with him for nearly 80 miles.Īs Dion witnessed the incredible determination of this small animal, he felt something change within himself. In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. ![]() Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide… ![]() |