![]() ![]() It was jokingly advertised as "Set 1 in the Half-Assed block". Unhinged was announced on April 1, 2004, deliberately creating confusion if it was an April fool's joke. ![]() In addition, Avatar of Me can be whatever the color of your eyes is, allowing brown and hazel mana. However, there is no Unhinged Basic Land card that can produce pink mana. Water Gun Balloon Game can create a pink permanent and for abilities that let you produce mana of any color, you can choose pink. Its rarity is supposedly ten times more common than that of other Unhinged foil rare cards. One special card, called Super Secret Tech, only exists as a foil rare card and technically, affects the foil card concept as a whole. įoil cards from Unhinged had extra jokes thrown in on the foil layer. The expansion symbol for this set is a horseshoe. The set is only available in English due to the difficulty of translating it. Many cards are references to previous cards. The set boasts many jokes, and has even set a precedent or two of its own for tournament-worthy Magic. Unhinged included 136 silver-bordered cards and 5 black-bordered cards (the full-art basic lands), all of which had foil versions which occur in a similar rate to "normal" Magic Sets. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The L’eihrs have “nearly identical” DNA as humans, so co-mingling of the species is a distinct possibility… and the longer Cara spends around Aelyx, the more strongly the idea of mingling appeals to her. Also, brilliant, curious, and respectful, but definitely quite a babe as well. What Cara doesn’t count on is the fact that their student, Aelyx, is smokin’ hot. In other words, quite a lot is resting on the success of Cara and her family in making their guest feel welcomed and helping him see the value of an alliance with humans. The L’eihr government seeks an alliance with Earth, for the mutual benefit of both peoples, and the exchange students will serve as a test case to see if cooperation and partnership is possible. ![]() The catch? Even though it’s been two years since the L’eihrs made contact - and not coincidentally, provided the cure for cancer as a good-will gesture, thereby saving Cara’s mother’s life - the level of mistrust among humans is quite high. ![]() ![]() As added incentive, she’ll get a full scholarship to college, plus the opportunity to go spend a semester studying on L’eihr as well. High school senior Cara Sweeney thought fighting to claim the title of class valedictorian would be her biggest challenge this year in school - until out of the blue, she’s selected to be one of three students ON THE ENTIRE PLANET who will be hosting an exchange student from the planet L’eihr. Book Review: Alienated by Melissa Landers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ander is destined to kill Eureka to prevent her from raising the ancient city of Atlantis, but in the end, he chooses his feelings for Eureka. She also begins to fall for Ander, a handsome young man who has a connection to the prophecy of Eureka’s bloodline. Her place in an ancient prophecy forbids her from shedding tears, and so she has been forced to grieve for her mother in silence. In the first novel of the series, the main character Eureka is left reeling in the wake of her mother’s death. Waterfall is a direct continuation of Teardrop. Several novels in Kate’s previous series Fallen reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller List, with Torment debuting in the spot in 2010. As of 2018, no third book in the series has been released or announced. It was preceded by Teardrop (2013) and a prequel novella entitled The Last Day of Love (2013). Waterfall (2014) is the second novel in the Teardrop series of young adult romances written by Lauren Kate. ![]() ![]() ![]() With the availability of next day delivery for the ease of every teacher, and the constant excellent customer service that we pride ourselves upon, which has created us to be the popular choice for schools. Where we ensure to be the best provider for every school. 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Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with the aspect of light-hearted humour, towards the irrationality of the attitude of adults, towards race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. In this story of innocence destroyed by evil, the 'mockingbird' comes to represent the idea of innocence. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. Lawyer Atticus Finch gives his advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee’s classic novel, where a black man was charged with the rape of a white girl. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird one of the best-loved stories of all time, is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. ![]() ![]() ![]() TolkienĪ brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Austen has been misread for the past two centuries and that shows us how she intended her books to be read, revealing, as well, how subversive and daring-how truly radical-a writer she was. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. By AUTHOR Jane Austen Eric Carle Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl Charles Dickens Sydney Hanson C.Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() I have traveled the world in search of trouble. “Gripping and fascinating medical stories.” - Kirkus Reviews Read more You are constantly amazed that men such as Nott can witness the extraordinary cruelties of the human race, so many and so foul, yet keep going.” - Sunday Times Culminating in his recent trips to war-torn Syria-and the untold story of his efforts to help secure a humanitarian corridor out of besieged Aleppo to evacuate some 50,000 people- War Doctor is a heart-stopping and moving blend of medical memoir, personal journey, and nonfiction thriller that provides unforgettable, at times raw, insight into the human toll of war. War Doctor is his extraordinary story, encompassing his surgeries in nearly every major conflict zone since the end of the Cold War, as well as his struggles to return to a “normal” life and routine after each trip. He is now widely acknowledged as the most experienced trauma surgeon in the world. 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Louis, Missouri, representing the history, players and personal of the professional baseball franchise St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum is a team hall of fame located in downtown St. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since it was the bestselling book of 2022, I anticipate that the It Ends With Us movie is going to be a massive hit. In 2016, it won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance and is still widely considered one of the best Colleen Hoover books. Of all the Colleen Hoover books, It Ends With Us is arguably the most popular. The It Ends With Us movie is based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling romance book, It Ends With Us, which is book one in the It Ends With Us series.Īs I wrote in my review of It Ends With Us, it is one of Hoover’s most personal romance books, having based the story on the relationship between her mother and father. ![]() ![]() Get ready Colleen Hoover fans because the It Ends With Us movie is happening and I’ve got all the details to share. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is our hand-picked list of easily digestible, relatable and - most importantly - kid-approved books that can help build an understanding of living outside the binary of gender. And our best guides? Books featuring trans and gender nonconforming characters, and books about gender expression, gender identity, and inclusion. This is also a chance to learn a whole lot of new things. It’s the grownups who need to do better at seeing and understanding them, which means we need to unlearn a lot of our biases and the misinformation we’ve internalized in our lifetimes. Trans and non-binary kids know exactly who they are (even when they’re too young to have the words to articulate it). A great place to start is in the home, with our kids. We need to have conversations that open the door to all of the ways that children feel and think about gender identity. Silence and misinformation can be equally as harmful. We made a list of books to help immerse your home in LGBTQ-affirming kid-lit so you don’t have to.Īttacks against transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming kids don’t just happen at the legislative level. ![]() |