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Print Word PDF This section contains 333 words (approx. Feinstein's shout-outs to real sports journalists, coaches and players are a bonus for fans, as is an interview at the end of the program about the author's early career path and his opinion of contemporary college athletics. Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery Themes John Feinstein This Study Guide consists of approximately 21 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Last Shot. Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery Audible Audiobook Unabridged. Though the low-key narration does not always paint a big dramatic sound, the author's passion for sports and knack for creating an exciting plot is evident. Can the newbie reporters unravel a scandal? Listeners will want to stick with Feinstein's knowing, relaxed reading to find out. But the amazing weekend gets especially interesting when Stevie and his fellow contest winner Susan Carol overhear a potential blackmailing scheme, as someone threatens a star Minnesota State player to throw the final game against Duke. From award-winning sportswriter John Feinstein, a YA novel about a teen golfer poised to blaze his way into Masters Tournament historyand he’ll face secrecy, sacrifice, and the decision of a lifetime to get there. At age 13, aspiring sportswriter Stevie Johnson has scored a coup: he's won a writing contest that has earned him a trip to the NCAA final four, with official press access. Author, journalist, National Public Radio commentator and college basketball junkie Feinstein is in the zone-the comfort zone, that is-with this crisp adaptation of his first book for kids, a page-turner set during college b-ball's championship tournament. Armed with only a tin of bee balm and steely determination, Alix treats the raw evidence of a recent beating that mars his back, an act that changes both of their lives forever. But nothing was ordinary about the day she met ten-year-old Nick Anderson, a boy from the wrong side of town. Sweet tea, corn bread, and soup beans-everyday fare for eight-year-old Alix French, the precocious darling of a respected southern family. Torn between the man her heart has never quite forgotten and the man she's engaged to, Lanie can only pray that love will truly be better the second time around. Give them three months to try to mend the marriage his father tore apart, or he'll fight her tooth and nail for custody of their son. Now she's ready to move on with her life, and has even agreed to marry the local veterinarian until Quinn gives her an ultimatum. It's taken Lanie McAllister five years to get over losing the man she loved with every fiber of her being. Now he's going back to Wyoming to claim what's his, and nothing can stop him.not his father, and certainly not his wife's fiance. He's tempted to give his wife the quick divorce she wants until he finds out about the son he didn't know existed. Now he's discovered that his divorce was bogus, and his whole world is spinning out of control. While he lay in a coma from injuries sustained during an auto accident, the woman he loved divorced him. Five years ago Quinn McAllister's life was almost destroyed. As our protagonist describes her girlfriend to the creatures who inhabit the parallel dimension, she slowly loses her memory of her girlfriend’s face, then personality, then existence. The first story, Don’t Go Without Me, follows a woman who loses her girlfriend when they cross into another dimension together. This book is gorgeous and, as someone who has been thinking about writing a collection of loosely-connected short stories, a great example of how to take unrelated plots and characters and make them a cohesive work. Enter Rosemary Valero-O’Connell’s Don’t Go Without Me, a triptych of short comics, each a different story connected by themes of “memory, isolation, and connection.” A Summary of Don’t Go Without Me But every now and again I pick up a one-shot story that reminds me that sometimes less is more, that fewer words can be achingly beautiful and leave a hole in your heart wanting more. This is why I gravitate towards comics like Lumberjanes, which has so many volumes, or Wicked + Divine, which has a long and complex enough arc that getting to the end is a satisfying endeavor. When I like something, I want a lot of it. 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Yvonne Wilson makes the trek from Texas to Indiana with just one goal in mind: to convince Amishman Jake Lantz to sell her client a rare book from his collection. In the first novel of Beth Wisemans Amish Bookstore series, a rare, old book may hold answers to a present-day romance. Goldie is a roller-skating, kite-flying, high-jumping unicorn who will protect Pinkalicious from the silly wizardry of her little brother, Peter. When Pinkalicious thought she was going to leave her mark on the skating rink, she didn't mean it so literally. But as the color starts to run off of her skates, she is embarrassed. Goldilicious is the third picture book in the Pinkalicious book series.īeing Pinkalicious is pinkatastic, especially when she's accompanied by her unicorn, Goldilicious. After Pinkalicious colors her white ice skates with a cotton candy pink marker, she feels ready to spin, glide, and soar with the best of them. 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When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder-much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). 1st to Die fits that bill perfectly." He is absolutely right. It's a mindless story, which surprises me somewhat considering how popular James Patterson is as an author.Īs James Tivendale, another Goodreads user and book reviewer, put it in his review, "I tend to read Patterson's books when I don't want my brain to work that hard. In other words, there isn't a lot of depth to the plot or the characters. This is an easy book to listen to while I'm multitasking on other thoughtless activities because there aren't many details that absolutely have to be remembered to enjoy or understand the story as a whole. The first of the Women's Murder Club pulled me in from the beginning, and it happens to be the first book by James Patterson that I've ever read. She talks about how she turned to drugs to repress the fact that she’d been molested by a family member for years. This cautionary tome’s contributors come from all walks of life, including several celebrities, such as Bunny DeBarge of the renowned Motown recording group. The book is comprised of dozens of moving memoirs recounting nightmares involving everything from incest to rape to abortion to attempted suicide. This intimate collection of tales of individuals overcoming adversity was compiled by Marilynn Griffith, who was sexually assaulted at 13 and became a mother at 14. With so many sisters still silently suffering as victims of abuse, it is hoped that the movie might inspire some to seek help.Ī timely-arriving aid in this regard is SistahFaith: Real Stories of Pain, Truth and Triumph. “It’s now time to tell, and it’s okay,” she assured, being an incest survivor who’d come out of the closet herself. It was perhaps a watershed moment for the black community, when Mo’Nique, during her tearful acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, said she was sharing her Award with all the Preciouses and with anyone “who’s ever been touched,” ostensibly meaning molested as a child. Walk with us on a journey past hurt, past shame, past rejection. Be clothed with the robe of many colors, the garment of praise. Others speak in their own name to save their lives.Īs you read these stories, be comforted if you are afflicted. Some of them write under a new name to protect their families. “The women in this book have come a long way to meet you. Ely pastored various churches in Kentucky, Virginia and the Cincinnati, Ohio area and hosted a radio program entitled "The Gospel Ranger Show" which aired across the southeastern portion of the United States. Robert Duvall's self-produced movie entitled The Apostle also integrated Brother Claude Ely's music on its soundtrack. Artists influenced by Brother Claude Ely's music include Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and others. Many Hollywood entertainers and musical artists have acknowledged their admiration and fascination for Brother Claude Ely's music and ministry. Receiving notoriety for his song, "There Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)," Ely's musical style and spiritual influence still exist today among both secular and sacred music enthusiasts. Coined as the King Recording label's "Gospel Ranger," Brother Claude Ely was the first Pentecostal Holiness recording artist to be signed to a major recording label for strictly sacred music. Recorded interviews of over 1,000 people in the Appalachian Mountains lay the foundation for this 360-page biography detailing the life of Brother Claude Ely, the religious singer-songwriter and Pentecostal-Holiness preacher from southwestern Virginia. |