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Our Life, The Soap Opera

Our Life, the Soap Opera

Guardianship of Our Daughter May 4, 2023 Guardianship of our daughter. Did you know that parents of special needs children/adults have to apply for guardianship once their own flesh and blood child turns 18? Why? Well, if you have a child with medical issues, one who cannot make legal and life decisions without you, one you’ve raised their entire life, housed, fed and cared for, once they turn…

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Dream a Little Dream

Dunne was the first to theorize the stability of plane, known as the “Dunne Effect”. He also developed the “Dunne Dive”, a maneuver that allowed a plane to dive without losing altitude. This maneuver was later used by the Royal John William Dunne was an aeronautical engineer, inventor, and author. Born in 1875, he began working on his first project at 16. Dunne was a pioneer in aviation,…

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The Baltic Sea Anomaly

Did You Hear About This?

Ancient Monument, Geological Formation, Russian Bunker, or Something Else? During a treasure hunting trip by a Swedish OceanX diving team in June 2011, they noticed something with unusual features on their sonar. Experts think natural geological formations are behind the image. But is it the case? A 70-meter-long (210-foot) odd-shaped feature appeared on sonar 100 meters (300 feet) below the…

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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MUTTS GO GREEN, EARTH FRIENDLY TIPS AND COMIC STRIPS, by Patrick McDonnell, Andrews McMeel Publishing

Mutts Go Green is a special kids’ collection of the popular comic strip MUTTS, featuring themes of ecology, environmental friendliness, and animal education.This special collection of MUTTS comics for kids includes eco-friendly lessons on how to keep the environment clean and ways to help create a greener future for our furry friends and future generations. Mutts Go Green draws on Patrick…

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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WHERE, OH WHERE, IS BARNABY BEAR? By Wendy Rouillard, Andrews McMeel Publishing

“Barnaby Bear is a true treasure. This book ensures many happy reads with your kids!”—Drew Barrymore, mom and actress Where, oh where, is Barnaby Bear? We’re searching for him everywhere. Has he flown to the moon? Is he in a balloon? Is he up in a tree? Is he down by the sea? He’s everywhere a bear should be! Follow Barnaby and friends on this rhyming adventure. Enjoy colorful illustrations and…

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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THE STONE OF SORROW: RUNECASTER, BOOK ONE, By Brooke Carter, Orcabooks, Orca Book Publishers

In a land of myth and ice, seventeen-year-old Runa Unnursdóttir is not the rune caster her clan has been hoping for. She spends her days daydreaming of sailing away and exploring the world instead of studying the runes and learning her spells. The villagers consider her odd, in looks and in manner. She’s nothing like her talented sister, Sýr, keeper of the sacred moonstone that ensures the…

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#abductions #action #adventure #Fantasy #fiction #Icelandic #magic #missions #moonstone #mysteries #Norse #Norse Mythology #Norsemen #quests #series #spells #witches #young adult

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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JONESY FLUX AND THE GRAY LEGON, by James Pray, Sterling Children's Books

JONESY FLUX AND THE GRAY LEGON, by James Pray, Sterling Children’s Books

Filled with excitement, danger, and daring, Jonesy Flux and the Gray Legion is a classic space adventure with deliberate retro trappings. Enter Canary Station, in the Noraza system, where many died and only a few were left alive. Jonesy is one of a pack of children still living there after the station was brutally destroyed by a mysterious ship and an invasive computer virus. Separated from their…

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#bravery #children&039;s book #female character #friends #friendship #great for adults too #invasion #middle-grade #powers #science fiction #space #space pirates #space station #survival #unique character #weapons

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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THE READERS' ROOM, by Antoine Laurain, Gallic Books

THE READERS’ ROOM, by Antoine Laurain, Gallic Books

When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers’ room is convinced it’s something special. And the committee for France’s highest literary honour, the Prix Goncourt, agrees. But when the shortlist is announced, there’s a problem for editor Violaine Lepage: she has no idea of the author’s identity. As the police begin to investigate a…

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#adult fiction #books #copy cat murders #crime #Crime Mystery #fiction #France #great characters #manuscript #murder #mystery #police #publishing house #set in France

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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THE INNOCENT DEAD: A RHONA MACLEOD THRILLER, by Lin Anderson, MacMillan

The present day discovery of a child’s remains in a peat bog south of Glasgow looks to finally solve the decades old mystery of ten year old Mary McInally’s disappearance. Karen Marshall had been devastated by her best pal’s abduction on the day of her confirmation. Questioned by the police but traumatized by the loss of her friend, nothing Karen remembered back then had helped. Now decades…

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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A DUCKLING CALLED BUTTON: JASMINE GREEN RESCUES, By Helen Peters, Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon, Walker Books US, Candlewick Press

The second title in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon. When a nesting duck is killed in a terrible accident, Jasmine and her best friend Tom rescue the eggs and try to hatch them in an incubator. It’s a risky business but soon Button is…

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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A PIGLET CALLED TRUFFLE: JASMINE GREEN RESCUES, by Helen Peters, Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon, Walker Brooks US, Candlewick Press

Jasmine’s dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means she gets into hot water herself… In the first in the series, A Piglet Called Truffle, Jasmine rescues a tiny little piglet from certain death. But Jasmine’s parents don’t believe in farm animals being pets and insist…

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#farm life #farming

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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SNEAKY USES FOR EVERYDAY THINGS, TURN A PENNY INTO A RADIO, CHANGE MILK INTO PLASTIC, MAKE A DOZEN STEM PROJECTS WITH EVERYDAY THINGS, AND OTHER AMAZING FEATS, By Cy Tymony, Andrews McMeel Publishing

A must-have for fans of Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things, this revised and updated edition will help you transform ordinary objects into the extraordinary! Prepare yourself for almost any situation, including 10 never-before-seen projects focused on STEM and Maker initiatives. Do you know how to make something that can tell whether the $20 bill in your wallet is a fake? Or how to generate battery…

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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SOUNDS ALL AROUND: A GUIDE TO ONOMATOPOEIAS AROUND THE WORLD, by Dr. James Chapman, Andrews McMeal Publishing

Did you know that in German, a pig doesn’t say oink, it says gruntz, and when you sneeze in Japanese it’s hakushon, not achoo? With vibrant comics and fun facts, Sounds All Around will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias from all over the world! Words that imitate sounds are known as onomatopoeia, and they are a wonderfully strange and interesting part of language. After all, we all…

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#Chapter book #early reader #easy reader #fun learning #hearing #informational #language differences #languages of the world #linguistics #listening #middle-grade #sounds #world language differrences

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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WHY ARE YOU SO QUIET? By Jaclyn Desforges, Art By Risa Hugo, Annick Press

Into a world where it often seems nobody is listening comes a poignant story that celebrates the power of silence.“Why are you so quiet?” Her teacher implores it, her classmates shout it, even her mom wonders it. Everyone, it seems, is concerned for Myra Louise. So, in search of an answer to the tiresome question nobody will stop asking, she invents a listening machine. If the raindrops, or the…

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#children&039;s books #creative #creativity #friendships #illustrated #learning #lessons #listening #making friends #messages #more to life #nature #paying attention #picture book #power of silence #sharing #sharing interests #sounds

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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HIKE, by Peter Oswald, Candlewick Press

Take to the trails for a celebration of nature — and a day spent with dad. In the cool and quiet early light of morning, a father and child wake up. Today they’re going on a hike. Follow the duo into the mountains as they witness the magic of the wilderness, overcome challenges, and play a small role in the survival of the forest. By the time they return home, they feel alive — and closer than…

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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NANA SAYS I WILL BE FAMOUS ONE DAY, By Ann Stott, Illustrated by Andrew Joyner, Candlewick Press

School event? Ball game? Nana is there. But who will cheer on Nana after she takes a tumble? A sweet and spirited intergenerational story.Nana cheers the loudest at her grandson’s basketball game. She dances in the aisles at the spring concert. She yells at the umpire that he needs to get his eyes checked when he doesn’t call the strikes her grandson pitches. But when this go-go-go grandmother…

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#children&039;s book #family #grandma #grandmother #grannie #love #Nana #picture book #positive support #relationships #showing love #succeeding #support

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jlslipakauthorthriller · 3 years

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IF YOU TAKE AWAY THE OTTER, by Susannah Buhrman-Deever, Illustrated by Matthew Trueman, Candlewick Press

On the Pacific Coast of North America, sea otters play, dive, and hunt for sea urchins, crabs, abalone, and fish in the lush kelp forests beneath the waves. But there was a time when people hunted the otters almost to extinction. Without sea otters to eat them, an army of hungry sea urchins grew and destroyed entire kelp forests. Fish and other animals that depended on the kelp were lost, too.…

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