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Audiovisual Headcanons, Part 2 (The Justice League)
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Diana: my qUEEN. I’m so used to Susan Eisenberg, who voiced Diana in several movies & shows, including Justice League Unlimited. Loved that show as a kid. I would've loved to see Lynn Collins play Diana a while back (she’s a warrior princess in the movie John Carter...sort of). My favorite WW costume is the current one in the DCEU. Also: Diana has killer thighs & she’s taller than Bruce AND Clark 😚 I mean, she IS an Amazon.
Clark/Kal-El: I think George Newbern does the best job of voicing Superman, which he did in both Injustice games. I think Henry Cavill looks more like Superman, but I grew up with Tom Welling’s version on Smallville, so I’ll always like his version, too. Just give him the teeny hair curl!
Hal: suddenly I have developed a crush on this guy. Shh...anyway! For some reason, Nolan North & Nathan Fillion sound super similar on the thing I watched...anyway, I like their voices. I’d be fine with Jensen Ackles or Taylor Kitsch playing Hal. They’ve both played cocky heroes before.
Barry: *pats Barry* OK so, I grew up with Wally on the JLU cartoon. So I’m biased--Michael Rosenbaum (who voiced Barry in JL: Doom & played Lex Luthor in Smallville) is my favorite Flash. This might sound weird, since he played Green Arrow in Smallville, but I want to see Justin Hartley as the Flash. (I also want to see HalBarry in a movie, but 😡.)
Ollie: the fact that Charlie Hunnam hasn’t played Oliver is a shame. Just LOOK. I mean, I remember people fancasting him when Arrow was announced. ANYWAY, caught between Kin Shriner & Alan Tudyk for the voice.
Dinah: again, it is a shame--that Katheryn Winnick hasn’t played Black Canary. I’ve seen her in a bunch of fancasts & she’s a badass in pretty much everything she’s in. Vanessa Marshall did a good job of voicing her in YJ. I actually like most of Dinah’s costumes (probably because the image of her kicking people & then riding away on a motorcycle while wearing fishnets is just too BADASS to pass up).
J’onn: tbh I never read much about him, but I always thought his powers were cool. I think Carl Lumbly (JLU, JL: Doom & Injustice)’s voice fits. It was nice to see J’onn in the JL live-action played by Harry Lennix, but I wish he looked a little less human (for example, the cartoon gives him really angular features).
Arthur: I really just read Aquaman stuff to see Mera on occasion, lol. I’m down with Jason Momoa voicing and playing Arthur, I just want the DCEU to make him a bit more serious. This is my favorite Aqua-costume (sorry it’s a picture of a toy).
Zatanna: Jennifer Hale did a great job voicing her in JLU (there’s an episode where WW is turned into a pig. Watch it.) Serinda Swan played her in Smallville & I wouldn’t mind seeing her again (especially alongside Matt Ryan or Keanu Reeves’s Constantine). This is my favorite Zatanna outfit.
Shayera (or Kendra): I love Maria Canals-Barrera’s Hawkgirl, who’s in the JL cartoon. Usually I don’t like costumes that bare the midriff, but Hawkgirl’s Injustice suit is the only one of hers I’ve ever liked. In YJ she covers up, but she’s also wearing a skirt (which for some reason I don’t like for her). Meh. Take off the weird helmet, give her pants & a real top, please. I want to see Milla Jovovich play her. Please.
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War for Perim
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by DJCyberGlitch
For as long as she can remember, Linh Cinder has been cycled through foster care more than any other child in history. And with each new family comes new problems she doesn't want to waste her time brooding over. Her new family is no different, with a father who's sweet but extremely introverted, a mother with a passive-aggressive disposition towards Cinder and Cinder alone, and two sisters who are obnoxious not only to our poor heroine but to each other as well.
However, as her stay in the Linh household grows longer, the more Cinder begins to discover that this family and their neighbours are not at all ordinary. And much to her surprise; neither is she.
Caught in the middle of longings for freedom, political shenanigans, and interdimensional insanity, it won't take long for Cinder to realize her true destiny lies in the hands of one who is mightier than the biggest storms ever created as she attempts to survive the wildest place on Earth.
Words: 829, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Series: Part 1 of War for Perim, Part 1
Fandoms: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer, Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, X-Men Evolution, Rise of the Guardians (2012), Shrek (Movies), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2003), Chaotic (Cartoon), Gargoyles (Cartoon), How to Train Your Dragon (Movies), Sonic the Hedgehog (Comics), The Wingfeather Saga - Andrew Peterson
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: F/M, Gen
Relationships: Kai/Linh Cinder, Scarlet Benoit/Wolf | Ze'ev Kesley, Crescent Moon "Cress" Darnel/Carswell Thorne, Jacin Clay/Winter Hayle-Blackburn, Sally Acorn/Sonic the Hedgehog, Julie-Su/Knuckles the Echidna, Leonardo/Venus de Milo (TMNT), Casey Jones/April O'Neil (TMNT), Janner Wingfeather & Kalmar Wingfeather & Leeli Wingfeather, Caspian/Susan Pevensie, Light Fury/Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon), Kitty Pryde/Kurt Wagner, Jean Grey/Scott Summers, Antoine D'Coolette/Bunnie Rabbot, Fiona/Shrek (Shrek), Donkey/Dragon (Shrek), Puss in Boots/Kitty Softpaws
Additional Tags: Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Multiple Crossovers
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War for Perim
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by DJCyberGlitch
For as long as she can remember, Linh Cinder has been cycled through foster care more than any other child in history. And with each new family comes new problems she doesn't want to waste her time brooding over. Her new family is no different, with a father who's sweet but extremely introverted, a mother with a passive-aggressive disposition towards Cinder and Cinder alone, and two sisters who are obnoxious not only to our poor heroine but to each other as well.
However, as her stay in the Linh household grows longer, the more Cinder begins to discover that this family and their neighbours are not at all ordinary. And much to her surprise; neither is she.
Caught in the middle of longings for freedom, political shenanigans, and interdimensional insanity, it won't take long for Cinder to realize her true destiny lies in the hands of one who is mightier than the biggest storms ever created as she attempts to survive the wildest place on Earth.
Words: 829, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Series: Part 1 of War for Perim, Part 1
Fandoms: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer, Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, X-Men Evolution, Rise of the Guardians (2012), Shrek (Movies), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2003), Chaotic (Cartoon), Gargoyles (Cartoon), How to Train Your Dragon (Movies), Sonic the Hedgehog (Comics)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: F/M, Gen
Relationships: Kai/Linh Cinder, Scarlet Benoit/Wolf | Ze'ev Kesley, Crescent Moon "Cress" Darnel/Carswell Thorne, Jacin Clay/Winter Hayle-Blackburn, Sally Acorn/Sonic the Hedgehog, Julie-Su/Knuckles the Echidna, Leonardo/Venus de Milo (TMNT), Casey Jones/April O'Neil (TMNT), Janner Wingfeather & Kalmar Wingfeather & Leeli Wingfeather, Caspian/Susan Pevensie, Light Fury/Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon), Kitty Pryde/Kurt Wagner, Jean Grey/Scott Summers, Antoine D'Coolette/Bunnie Rabbot, Fiona/Shrek (Shrek), Donkey/Dragon (Shrek), Puss in Boots/Kitty Softpaws
Additional Tags: Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Multiple Crossovers
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Splatoon 2 Shifty Station References
So you all (or at least most of you) have seen the names of the Shifty Station. This is in case you do not know the reference. Each of the Shifty Stations names are parodies and references to book titles,series,or franchises that had their start in literary works. 
Wayslide Cool 
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Wayslide Cool is a parody of the Wayside School books by Louis Sachar,which were adapted into hour long television special,then a cartoon show that aired on Nickelodeon in the US and Teletoon in Canada from 2007 to 2008.
The Secret of S.P.L.A.T 
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The Secret of S.P.L.A.T is a parody of The Secret of NIMH film that was an adaptation on the Rats of NIMH series (specifically Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of NIMH) and  by Robert C.O’Brien. The film was directed by Don Bluth and distrbuted by MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc).
Goosponge 
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By far my favorite of the references. Goosponge is a parody of Goosebumps,a children’s horror fiction novellas by R.L Stine. The picture shows only just a few of the most popular and iconic books of the original series consisting of 62 books running from 1992 to 1997. The series was so popular it spawned spin off series, (2000,Give Yourself Goosebumps,Short Stories,etc),a Canadian produced live action TV series,loads of merchandise,and 2 movies.
Windmill House on the Pearlie 
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Windmill House on the Pearlie is a parody of Little House on the Prairie,part of the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is the third novel in the Little House series,published in 1935. The book and the series have been adapted for stage and the screen several times. One of the successful being the Little House on The Prairie television series that ran from 1974 to 1983. It even got an anime (Laura,the Prairie Girl),different kinds of books (such as cookbooks),among other things. 
Fancy Spew 
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Fancy Spew is a parody of Nancy Drew,the character and original series was created and published by Edward Stratemeyer. Nancy Drew was made as the female counterpart to the Hardy Boys. The books were ghostwritten by several authors,all published under the name “Carolyn Keene”. Nancy Drew became popular worldwide,featuring in five films,two TV shows,and a whole slew of computer games. 
Zone of Glass
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Zone of Glass is a parody of Throne of Glass,a series of young adult (12-18) fantasy book series by Sarah J.Maas released in August 2012. Beginning with the novel of the same name. The series consisted of 7 other books,one being a collection of stories set prior to Throne of Glass. In September 2016,It was announced there would be a hulu series based off the series called Queen of Shadows,after the 4th book. 
Cannon Fire Pearl
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Cannon Fire Pearl is a parody of The Campfire Girls series,a series of children’s books made by various authors. The book series ran from 1900 to 1936,there isn’t much information about it,sadly. 
The Bunker Games 
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This one was the most obvious of the parodies,but I’m gonna talk about anyway. The Bunker Games is a parody of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins,the three books were published from 2008 to 2010 with an untitled prequel currently in the works in cited to release in 2020. The books were adapted into films distributed by Lionsgate. 
Grapplink Girl
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Grapplink Girl is a parody of Gossip Girl,a series of novels written by Cecily Von Ziegesar,the series ran from 2002 to 2011. The series later got an teen drama television adaptation running from September 19th 2007 to December 17th 2012 with 6 seasons and 121 episodes. 
Zappy Longshocking 
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Another rather obvious reference,Zappy Longshocking is a parody of the Pippi Longstocking (known as Pippi Langstrump in Sweden) series by Astrid Lindgren,the three books were published from 1945 to 1948 followed by three short stories,excerpts from the original books were made into picture books. Pippi Longstocking has been adapted into film and TV several times.
A Swiftly Tilting Balance
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A Swiftly Tilting Balance is a parody of A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle,first published in 1978. It was adapted into an audio CD version narrated by actress Jennifer Ehle in January 2012.
Sweet Valley Tentacles 
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Sweet Valley Tentacles is a reference to the Sweet Valley High series attributed to Francine Pascal. The series ran from 1983 to 2003 consisting of 181 books,later on creating a spinoff series called Sweet Valley Kids. A TV series based on the books ran for 88 episodes between 1994 and 1997. In July 2017,a film adaptation of the novel began production.
 The Switches 
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The Switches,though sounding like a bland name,is a parody of The Witches by Roald Dahl,published in 1983. The book was later adapted into a film in 1990 (the year Roald Dahl died),2008 it was adapted into a radio drama,and opera also in 2008,a stage musical in September 2017,and a new film adaptation is to be released in 2020. 
The Bouncy Twins
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The Bouncy Twins is a parody of The Bobbsey Twins penned under the pseudonym,Laura Lee Hope. The first series of 72 books were published from 1904 to 1979,another series of 30 books were published from 1987 to 1992,the books went under several rewrites. 
Railway Chillin’ 
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Railway Chillin’ is a parody of the Railway Children by Edith Nesbit,first it was serialized in 1905 then published as a book in 1906. It has been adapted into a BBC radio drama serialized into five episodes in 1940,BBC Television series,a film in 1970,and into another film in 1999. 
Gusher Towns 
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Gusher Towns is a parody of Paper Towns by John Green,published on October 16th,2008. The book was later adapted into a film that released on July 24th, 2015. 
The Maze Dasher
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The Maze Dasher is a parody of The Maze Runner by James Dashner,the series consisted of the original,two sequels,two prequels,and a companion book. The books were published from 2009 to 2016. The first 3 books were adapted into films,the film of the first book released on September 19th,2014,the film of the second book released September 18th,2015,and the film of the third book released January 26th,2018. 
Flooders in he Attic 
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Flooders in the Attic is a parody of Flowers in the Attic by V.C Andrews and the first book in the Dollanganger series,said series was published between 1979 and 1986,with this book being published in November 1979. It was adapted into film twice,once in 1987 and the other on January 18th,2014. It was adapted into a stage play,releasing on October 2014 and playing its world premiere production in August 2015 at New Orleans,Louisiana.
The Splat in our Zones 
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The Splat in our Zones is a parody of The Fault in Our Stars also by John Green,published on January 10th,,2012. The book was adapted into a film thar released on June 2014. There is even a scheduled Hindi adaptation said to be released November 2019. 
The Ink is Spreading 
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The Ink is Spreading is a parody of The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper,specifically parodying the second book in the series,the series went from 1965 to 1977. The series got a film adaptation released on October 5th,2007 that unfortunately didn’t do well in the US and UK. 
Bridge to Tentaswitchia 
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Bride to Tentaswitchia is a parody of Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson,published on October 21st,1977. The book was adapted to film twice,one a PBS TV movie in 1985 and the other a theatrical film released on February 16th 2007. It was adapted into a musical stage production,cataloged by the Library of Congress in 1993. 
The Chronicles of Rolonium 
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The Chronicles of Rolonium is a parody of The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis,the series was published from October 16th,1950 to September 4th,1956. The series has been adapted into film,stage,radio,and television,many times.
Furler in the Ashes 
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Furler in the Ashes is a parody of An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir,published on April 28th,2015 and part of a series. The second book,A Torch Against the Night was released August 30th,2016 and the third book A Reaper at the Gates was released June 12th,2018. 
MC.Princess Diaries 
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MC.Princess Diaries is a parody of The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot,the first book being released October 2000,the latest book in the series being released in 2015 and a spin off series released in May of that same year. Two films were produced by Walt Disney Pictures,the first film,The Princess Diaries in 2001 and Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in 2004. 
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Who Led Congressional Republicans In Creating The Contract With America
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Who Led Congressional Republicans In Creating The Contract With America
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The Maine Senator Was Never An Independent Force In Washington But Reporters Concocted That Myth To Justify Their Phony Narratives
In 1997, only seven months into the job as a senator, Susan Collins of Maine got what many of her colleagues wait years for: a glowing profile in the SundayNew York Times Magazine. It described “a prim, earnest woman with a schoolmarm’s reserve” who had embraced moderation as her guiding philosophy. Collins, from the moment she arrived in Washington, was seen as a swing vote: A lobbyist wanted her to protect Nike’s factories in Asia, a Roman Catholic bishop called to lobby her on abortion, and the architects of new campaign finance legislation asked her to co-sponsor their bill. This “middle-of-the-roader from little Caribou, Maine,” was having a moment, theTimeswrote. “It is the moderate Republicans who hold the balance of power in Washington now.”
Of course, moderates did not hold the real power in Washington in 1997. Newt Gingrich was two years into a speakership that would transform American politics. Between 1994 and 1999, he unveiled his “Contract With America,” shut down the government for 21 days, and led the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in a frantic, destabilizing period that would galvanize the right and forever change how business was done on Capitol Hill. By the end of his tenure, Gingrich had sidelined the establishment that once ruled politics, and yet mainstream reporters continued to view the system as they always had: as an institution controlled by its most moderate members.
Meredith Shiner covered Congress between 2009 and 2016.
How Did The Contract With America Reflect The Ideals Of Republican Congressional Candidates In 1994
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Much of the well touted “Contract for America” sought to create a less interventionist role of government.  This ideal was represented by much of the Republican leadership and filtered into the candidates selected to run in 1994.  It sought to redefine government and change “the old ways.”  An example of…
Trump Is Starting To Put Together His Own Contract With America And Hes Teaming Up With Newt
The 45th president has sat down with the former speaker, as well as Mark Meadows and Lindsey Graham in recent weeks to begin crafting a policy document.
Newt Gingrich, seen here in 2020, was the driving force between the Republican election triumph in 1994. | AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis
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Acid wash jeans, scrunchies, and… Newt Gingrich. Fashion from the ’90s is having a comeback, and so too is the ’90s Republican playbook for how to win back congressional majorities.
With an eye toward winning back the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections, former President Donald Trump has begun crafting a policy agenda outlining a MAGA doctrine for the party. His template is the 1994 “Contract with America,” a legislative agenda released ahead of the midterm elections in the middle of President Bill Clinton’s first term. And, as a cherry on top, he’s teaming up with its main architect — Gingrich — to do it.
In recent weeks, Trump sat down with the former House speaker as well as his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and Sen. Lindsey Graham at his private Mar-a-Lago club to begin crafting the document, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
The group is still just beginning to hammer out the details of what a Trumpified Contract might look like. But it is likely to take an “America-First” policy approach on everything from trade to immigration. The source described it as “a policy priority for 2022 and beyond.”
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The Tree Of Liberty Must Be Refreshed From Time To Time With The Blood Of Patriots & Tyrants
Writing to William Smith , John Adams’ secretary and future son-in-law, Thomas Jefferson seemed to welcome Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts: “god forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion . . . the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. it is it’s natural manure.” Jefferson was confident that rather than repression, the “remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon & pacify them.”
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The Democrats’ Change Of Heart About The Need For A Balanced Budget And Celebrating The 2
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Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, as we draw this 104th Congress to a close, I think it is appropriate to remember where we were 2 years ago, before Republicans became a majority in this House. The Democrats were not talking about a balanced budget. In fact, the President’s balanced budget at that time, 2 years ago, had a $200 billion deficit every year into the foreseeable future.
In 1995, the new Republican majority came in and insisted that Government do what Americans have to do in their personal family budgets–that being–balance the Federal budget. The Democrats, the President, did their focus groups, they took the polls. They decided, Americans do want a balanced budget. They think it is reasonable. Two years ago, nobody on the liberal side of the aisle was talking about a balanced budget, and now everybody is talking about it. That is progress.
The liberals and big Government advocates try to belittle this Republican Congress, and criticize the
Contract With America. We are going to celebrate our 2-year anniversary of the Contract With America today. Let us just remember that most of the brag items of accomplishments that President Clinton mentioned in his acceptance speech were passed by the Republican-controlled 104th Congress.
Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record the Contract With America items signed into law in the last 2 years.
The material referred to is as follows:
The Providential Detection Depicts Jefferson Attempting To Destroy The Constitution
In this cartoon, Thomas Jefferson kneels before the altar of Gallic despotism as God and an American eagle attempt to prevent him from destroying the United States Constitution. He is depicted as about to fling a document labeled “Constitution & Independence U.S.A.” into the fire fed by the flames of radical writings. Jefferson’s alleged attack on George Washington and John Adams in the form of a letter to Philip Mazzei falls from Jefferson’s pocket. Jefferson is supported by Satan, the writings of Thomas Paine, and the French philosophers.
Artist unknown. The Providential Detection, 1797–1800. Copyprint of lithograph. Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Document Led To Many Successes But Miscalculation In 1998 Midterms Proved Costly
OPINION — In 1994, Republicans did something really big.
At the height of the midterm elections that year, on Sept. 27, House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich and a Republican Conference driven by conservative change agents, offered the American electorate a policy document called the “Contract With America.”
Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of that contract on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. A few weeks later, Republicans won the House, ending a losing streak that dated back to 1954. That victory remains one of the most important events in American political history, an unexpected election outcome that dramatically changed the direction of the country.
Gingrich was one of those rare political leaders whose vision and strength of personality could change not only the course of a nation but the lives of its people in direct and positive ways. His victory, however, didn’t come easy.
It was a long journey for a man who had spent years in the political wilderness as a backbencher, driving what he saw as an “opportunity agenda,” anchored in policy, that could serve as a means to effect political change. For him, it was all about content and communicating the value of that content.
Here’s what I wrote in a piece for The Ripon Forum on the contract’s 20th anniversary:
  The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement And Modernization Act Of 2003
At several points, participants close to the conference committee negotiations believed that another opportunity for reform would be missed. On November 15, however, the conferees reached agreement on a new version of H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. The 678-page conference report included many of the features that had come to be widely accepted in earlier proposals, such as the discount card, additional assistance for low-income beneficiaries, a substantial gap in benefits for individuals with high drug costs , and the use of private pharmacy benefit managers in lieu of direct governmental regulation. Yet the bill reflected “concession” more than “compromise,” with the final provisions on some of the most controversial issues watered down so as to become almost meaningless to their proponents. This deepened rather than resolved cleavages that pitted Democrats against Republicans and, at times, Republicans against Republicans .
The final product included the following major provisions :
Here’s another bit of insanity: The bill pays private insurance companies to take elderly patients. You know how one of the tenets of conservative philosophy is that private companies can always deliver a product better and cheaper? So why does the Medicare bill offer billions in subsidies to private insurers to induce them into the market? That’s not competition; that’s corporate welfare.
For Republicans Crisis Is The Message As The Outrage Machine Ramps Up
With next year’s midterm elections seen as a referendum on Democratic rule, Republicans are seeking to create a sense of instability and overreach, diverting focus from their own divisions.
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders would like everyone to know that the nation is in crisis.
There is an economic crisis, they say, with rising prices and overly generous unemployment benefits; a national security crisis; a border security crisis, with its attendant homeland security crisis, humanitarian crisis, and public health crisis; and a separate energy crisis.
Pressed this week on whether the nation was really so beleaguered, the No. 2 Republican in the House, Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, thought of still more crises: anti-Semitism in the Democratic ranks, “yet another crisis,” he asserted, and a labor shortage crisis.
“Unfortunately they’re all real,” he said, capping a 25-minute news conference in which the word “crisis” was used once a minute, “and they’re all being caused by President Biden’s actions.”
But for divided House Republicans, outrage may be the tie that binds — at least their leaders hope so.
“Look, our main crisis is we’re not the majority — that’s our top crisis,” said Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma.
House Republicans, still overwhelmingly in the thrall of Donald J. Trump, have learned over the last four years that grievance, loudly expressed, carries political weight, especially with their core voters.
Jefferson Experiences The Political Limits Of Freedom Of The Press
President Jefferson’s support for freedom of the press was sorely tested in 1802 when James Callender publicly charged that Jefferson “keeps and for many years has kept, as his concubine, one of his slaves. Her name is Sally.” The Richmond Recorder, first printed Callender’s account of Jefferson’s intimate relationship with his wife’s half sister, Sally Hemings, but controversy has surrounded the accusation and the relationship to the present day. Callender, whose vitriolic attacks on Federalist opponents of Jefferson in the 1790s had been secretly funded by Jefferson and Republican allies, turned against Jefferson when the president failed to give him a patronage position.
The Richmond Recorder, September 1, 1802. Courtesy of the Virginia State Library, Richmond
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A Win For Biden Us Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
After years of partisan gridlock, Republicans join Democrats in support of future investment in highways, transit.
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The United States Senate approved a major infrastructure spending bill designed to invest $1 trillion in roads, bridges, public transport and improved internet access across the next five years.
After years of partisan gridlock in Washington, DC, Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the legislation, delivering a legislative victory for President Joe Biden who has urged members of the two major parties in Congress to work together.
Hours later, the Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution – voting 50-49 along party lines – meant to serve as bedrock of the Biden administration’s resphaing federal priorities. The budget framework aims bolster family services, health, and environment programmes.
“The American people will now see the most robust injection of funds into infrastructure in decades,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said after the passage of the infrastructure bill.
“You’ll find better roads, bridges, airports, broadband in the United Arab Emirates than in the United States of America,” Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said.
“The bill will make large and significant differences in both productivity and job creation in America for decades to come,” Schumer said.
It would provide tuition-free community college and foster investments in programmes to significantly reduce carbon emissions blamed for climate change.
President Clinton And Hillary Clinton Were Campaign Targets
Teske adds that Republicans had some easy “targets to attack,” from the unpopular, early years of President Bill Clinton, to the Hillary Clinton-led health care proposal to individual corruption cases in Congress.
The overarching goal of the contract involved cutting taxes, reducing the size of government and reducing government regulations, taking aim at Congress, itself, to be more transparent, less corrupt and more open with the public.
“Essentially, it claimed that it would ‘drain the swamp’—though they didn’t use that term, in terms of what Donald Trump would later articulate,” Teske says. “If successful, the contract specified 10 bills they would bring up for votes in the first 100 days, including a balanced budget amendment, term limits, social security reform and others.”
The Contract With America: Implementing New Ideas In The Us
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Decades from now, historians quite likely will reflect back uponthe Contract With America as one of the most significantdevelopments in the political history of the United States. As NewtGingrich, the first Republican Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives in 40 years, has written: “there is no comparablecongressional document in our two-hundred-year history.”
Never before had so detailed a document become such an integralpart of a congressional election campaign; never had so manyinnovative ideas been drafted into legislation so quickly; andnever in the previous six decades had so much legislation beenpassed by the House of Representatives in less than 100 days afterthe newly elected Members of Congress took office. As the chiefpolitical columnist for The New York Times, R. W. Apple,wrote in a front page news analysis: “Perhaps not since the startof the New Deal , to which many of the programs now underattack can trace their origins, has Congress moved with such speedon so many fronts.”
The Contract and the Conservatives
The changes being debated in America now can provide usefullessons and insights to democratic societies throughout the worlddealing with social and economic problems similar to thoseconfronting the United States.
Perhaps the best way to address various aspects of the ContractWith America, the ideas in and behind the Contract and its relationto the size and scope of government activities, is to answer threebasic questions:
The Impasse Before And After The 2000 Presidential Election
In the wake of the bipartisan commission’s deliberations, Senator Breaux and Representative Thomas joined Senator Bill Frist on a series of proposals to include a prescription drug benefit as essentially an inducement for beneficiaries to shift from the traditional fee-for-service program to a private health plan. More liberal and moderate members of Congress introduced proposals for an independent outpatient prescription drug benefit in the Medicare program.
In addition, in his 1999 State of the Union address, President Clinton proposed his own plan for a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit available to all Medicare beneficiaries. A new Part D drug benefit premium would be established, providing subsidies for low-income beneficiaries with incomes below 150 percent of poverty. This plan introduced the idea of combining modest benefits for most if not all beneficiaries with “stop-loss” protection for the relatively few enrollees with catastrophic costs. Medicare would cover 50 percent of an enrollee’s first $5,000 in annual drug spending and 100 percent of any additional expenses .
Another reason for the deadlock was that the amount proposed in the president’s budget was only one-tenth of what the Congressional Budget Office projected that the Medicare population would spend on prescription drugs during that period. Heading into the 2002 election, Democrats reasoned that no benefit was better than an inadequate benefit.
Thomas Jefferson’s Annotated Copy Of The Federalist Papers
Thomas Jefferson called the collected essays written by Alexander Hamilton , James Madison, and John Jay , the “best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written.” Jefferson, like many other contemporary Americans, tried to determine which essays had been written by each of the three authors. On this inside cover sheet Jefferson credited Madison with authorship of more than a dozen essays. The question of who wrote each of the essays has never been definitively answered.
The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution. Vol. 1. New York: J. and A. McLean, 1788. Rare Book and Special Collections Division
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National Bipartisan Commission On The Future Of Medicare
Following the failure of President Clinton’s health care reform proposal in 1994, Republicans captured majorities in both houses of Congress. In 1995 the main policy issue regarding Medicare was not how to improve benefits but how to restructure the program and limit the federal government’s financial liability for existing coverage. The Medicare Preservation Act, which Congress passed as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995 but President Clinton vetoed, included major reforms and reductions in spending in Medicare and other government programs as well as substantial tax cuts. Republican strategists miscalculated both the president’s willingness to accept the legislation and the public’s reaction . Nonetheless, reducing the budget deficit remained a high political priority, and two years later, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 cut projected Medicare spending by $115 billion over five years and by $385 billion over ten years .
The Balanced Budget Act created a new Medicare+Choice program, which encouraged beneficiaries to choose among the traditional fee-for-service Medicare, HMOs, and preferred-provider organizations. It also created Medicare medical savings accounts, changed payment policies and formulas for providers and health plans, strengthened efforts to prevent and prosecute fraud and abuse by Medicare providers, and created the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare.
Political Attack Ads In The Era Of The Founding Fathers
In this critical cartoon, Thomas Jefferson as the cock or rooster, courts a hen, portrayed as Sally Hemings. Contemporary political opponents of Jefferson sought to destroy his presidency and his new political party with charges of Jefferson’s promiscuous behavior and his ownership of slaves. The cock was also a symbol of revolutionary France, which Jefferson was known to admire and which, his critics believed, Jefferson unduly favored.
James Akin. “A Philosophic Cock,” Newburyport, Massachusetts, c. 1804. Hand-colored aquatint. Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Prescription Drug Policies In The Nixon Administration
Following submission of the task force’s report, Secretary Finch appointed a review committee headed by John Dunlop of Harvard University, the former chair of President Nixon’s health transition team who had been appointed secretary of labor. The committee convened in April and submitted its report on July 23, 1969. With only one dissenting voice from a representative of the pharmaceutical manufacturers, the committee endorsed a number of the task force’s recommendations. In particular, “the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare should recommend an Administration decision for an out-of-hospital drug insurance program under Medicare” .
The proposed regulations were very similar to those recommended by the task force in 1969. Such a policy stemming from a Republican administration came as a surprise, however, and illustrated how concerned policymakers were about rising medical costs. Weinberger’s announcement touched the pharmaceutical industry’s most sensitive nerves, endorsing generic substitutes for brand-name products and limits on reimbursement. Despite vigorous industry opposition, state laws were already changing to allow pharmacists to substitute cheaper, generic drugs for brand-name products. Now the federal government was adopting similar methods.
Transgender Athlete Rene Richards Barred From Us Open
What was not included? Details on how these bills would be executed and what they would cost.
“It probably did not matter that it was vague on costs, and that was even an advantage,” Teske says. “The goals were big picture, and ones that many voters could understand, without getting into—and bogged down by—the details of budget costs, specific programs that might go away, etc.”
Jefferson Urges Supporters To Write Newspaper Attacks
Thomas Jefferson seldom wrote articles or essays for the press, but he did urge his supporters such as James Madison, James Monroe , John Beckley , and David Rittenhouse to publicly counter the Federalists. In this July 7, 1793, letter, Jefferson urges Madison to attack the ideas of Alexander Hamilton: “for god’s sake, my dear Sir, take up your pen, select the most striking heresies, and cut him to peices in the face of the public.” Both Republicans and Federalists engaged in critical attacks on their opponents.
Thomas Jefferson to James Madison July 7, 1793. Manuscript letter. Manuscript Division
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Prescription Drug Coverage In The Health Security Act
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The next opportunity to add an outpatient prescription drug benefit in the Medicare program came in 1993 as part of the health security act proposed by President Bill Clinton . Adding a Medicare drug benefit was good policy and good politics: It would be extraordinarily difficult to guarantee comprehensive health benefits, including drugs, to all Americans under age 65 and not to do the same for senior citizens and the disabled, whose needs were generally higher. A new drug benefit might also rally the support of Medicare beneficiaries for the Clinton plan, or at least neutralize potential opposition, given that the plan called for savings in other parts of Medicare as a way to help pay for coverage of uninsured persons under age 65.
The proposed expansion of the Medicare program would include an outpatient prescription drug and biologics benefit as well as a guaranteed national benefits package for those under the age of 65. The Medicare drug benefit would become part of Part B, adding $11 per month to the premium. Beneficiaries would pay a $250 annual deductible and 20 percent of the cost of each prescription up to an annual maximum of $1,000. Low-income beneficiaries would receive assistance with cost sharing.
In the report describing the health security act, the Clinton administration made clear its strategy to contain the cost of the prescription drug benefit:
Federal Prohibition Of Foreign Importation Of Slaves
In his “Sixth Annual Message to Congress” on December 2, 1806, President Jefferson, at the earliest moment allowed by the Constitution, called on Congress to abolish the importation of slaves from outside the United States. The United States Constitution had forbidden Congress to abolish “the Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit” prior to 1808. Congress readily complied with the president’s request and the importation of slaves was prohibited as of January 1, 1808.
Thomas Jefferson. “Sixth Annual Message to Congress,” December 2, 1806. Manuscript. Manuscript Division
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Clinton’s Actions Led Republicans To Devise Contract
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At the outset of the 1992 presidential campaign, Bill Clinton stressed the importance of a middle class tax cut. After waffling for months on whether he would deliver on this “central’ promise, Clinton signaled retreat at a Jan. 14, 1992, press conference: “I never did meet any voter who thought that it was important.’
And now, with his approval rating at record lows, a failed legislative agenda and facing the end of his Democrat-controlled Congress, Clinton is reverting back to campaign mode and promising the middle-class a tax cut. Clearly, he hopes the American middle class has a short memory:Maybe they’ll forget the last time Clinton promised a middle-class tax cut, Clinton and his Congress raised their taxes on gas, on middle-income seniors’ Social Security benefits and on more than a million small businesses.
Maybe they’ll forget Clinton and his Congress failed to “end welfare’ as we know it.
Maybe they’ll forget the Clinton and his Congress’ attempt to ram a government-run health care scheme down our throats.
Maybe they’ll forget nearly $7 billion in pork barrel and social welfare spending as a “surtax’ for a watered-down crime bill that saw its toughest provisions stripped by Democrats.
Maybe they’ll forget they were promised “change’ and received instead more taxes, more spending and more government.
American Federalism 1776 To 1997:significant Events
Analyst in American National GovernmentGovernment DivisionUpdated January 6, 1997
SUMMARY
Since ratification of the Constitution, which established a union ofstates under a federal system of governance, two questions have generatedconsiderable debate: What is the nature of the union? What powers, privileges,duties, and responsibilities does the Constitution grant to the nationalgovernment and reserve to the states and the people? During the 208-yearhistory of the Constitution, these issues have been debated time and againand have shaped and been shaped by the nation’s political, social, andeconomic history.
During the pre-federalism period, the country waged a war for independenceand established a confederation form of government that created a leagueof sovereign states. Deficiencies in the Articles of Confederation promptedits repeal and the ratification of a new Constitution creating a federalsystem of government comprised of a national government and states. Almostimmediately upon its adoption, issues concerning state sovereignty andthe supremacy of federal authority were hotly debated and ultimately ledto the Civil War.
CONTENTS
ADDITIONAL READING
INTRODUCTION
Third, neither level of government canabolish the other. The Civil War was fought not only on the question ofslavery but also central to the conflict were questions of states’ sovereigntyincluding the power to nullify federal laws or dissolve the Union.
PRE-FEDERALISM PERIOD: 1775 TO 1789 ADDITIONAL READING
Jefferson’s Plans To Improve The Urban Environment
Nicholas King’s sketch of Thomas Jefferson’s plans for Lombardy poplars to line Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the President’s House in Washington, D.C., was sent in 1803 to Jefferson by Thomas Munrow , superintendent of the city of Washington. Jefferson’s landscaping ideas were influenced by the elegant avenues and gardens in Paris and contemporary concepts that trees and plants would purify the air in cities.
Nicholas King. March 12, 1803. Manuscript sketch. Manuscript Division
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Contrasting Procedures Of The Senate And The House
The order of business in the Senate is simpler than that of the House. While the procedure of both bodies is basically founded on Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice, the practices of the two bodies are at considerable variance. The order and privileged status of motions and the amending procedure of the two are at less variance than their method of calling up business. The business of the Senate is not divided into classes as a basis for their consideration, nor are there calendar days set aside each month in the Senate for the consideration of particular bills and resolutions. The nature of bills has no effect on the order or time of their initial consideration.
The Senate, like the House, gives certain motions a privileged status over others and certain business, such as conference reports, command first or immediate consideration, under the theory that a bill which has reached the conference stage has been moved a long way toward enactment and should be privileged when compared with bills that have only been reported.
The continuity of sessions of the same Congress is provided for by the Senate rules:
At the second or any subsequent session of a Congress, the legislative business of the Senate which remained undetermined at the close of the next preceding session of that Congress shall be resumed and proceeded with in the same manner as if no adjournment of the Senate had taken place.
The Midterms Introduced Extreme Divisive Politics
As for the contract’s lasting impact? Most of its ideas and proposals did not pass Congress, or were vetoed by Clinton, and, according to Teske, the ones that did pass were not radical departures and instead relatively minor in scope. But it did put Republicans back in power in Congress, which they’ve largely held onto in the years since.
“The Gingrich approach of extreme right ideas, combined with a scorched-earth personal level of politics in attacking opponents—later seen in Clinton’s investigations and impeachment—has also had a major impact on American politics” he says. “It helped bring a much more ‘win at all costs’ mentality, and a divisiveness that persists today.”
Our Liberty Depends Upon The Freedom Of The Press
Eighteenth-century political philosophers concerned themselves with the balance between the restrictions needed to make a government function and the individual liberties guaranteed by that government. Jefferson’s efforts to protect individual rights including freedom of the press were persistent, pivotal, and not always successful. Jefferson was a staunch advocate of freedom of the press, asserting in a January 28, 1786, letter to James Currie , a Virginia physician and frequent correspondent during Jefferson’s residence in France: “our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.”
Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, January 28, 1786. Manuscript letter. Manuscript Division
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Jefferson Advocates Limited Power Of Constitution
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Thomas Jefferson’s February 15, 1791, opinion on the constitutionality of a national bank is considered one of the stellar statements on the limited powers and strict construction of the Federal Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, a proponent of the broadest interpretation of the constitution based on the implied powers of the Federal Constitution, was the leading advocate for the national bank. Jefferson and Hamilton quickly became outspoken leaders of two opposing interpretations of national government.
Thomas Jefferson. Opinion on a National Bank 1791. Manuscript. Manuscript Division
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List of Banned Books
How Many Have You Read?
Children’s Books:
Allan, Nicholas. Where Willy Went
Allard, Harry. Bumps in the Night
Allard, Harry. The Stupids series
Allington, Richard. Once Upon a Hippo
Ancona, George. Cuban Kids
Avi. The Fighting Ground
Babbitt, Natalie. The Devil’s Storybook
Bailey, Jacqui, and Jan McCafferty. Sex, Puberty, and All That Stuff: A Guide to Growing Up
Bannerman, Helen. Little Black Sambo
Birdseye, Tom. Attack of the Mutant Underwear
Blume, Judy. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
Blume, Judy. Blubber
Brannen, Sarah S. Uncle Bobby’s Wedding
Brittain, Bill. The Wish Giver
Brown, Laurie Krasny, and Marc Brown. What’s the Big Secret? Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys
Brown, Marc Tolon. Buster’s Sugartime
Butler, Dori Hillestad. My Mom’s Having a Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy
Carle, Eric. Draw Me a Star
Christensen, James, C., Renwick St. James and Alan Dean Foster. Voyage of the Basset
Clutton-Brock, Juliet. Horse (DK)
Cohen, Daniel. Ghostly Warnings
Cohen, Daniel. Phantom Animals
Cole, Babette. Mommy Laid An Egg
Cole, Joanna. Asking About Sex and Growing Up
Collier, James Lincoln, and Christopher Collier. Jump Ship to Freedom
Collier, James Lincoln, and Christopher Collier. My Brother Sam is Dead
Collier, James Lincoln, and Christopher Collier. With Every Drop of Blood
Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War
Coupe, Peter. The Beginner’s Guide to Drawing Cartoons
Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald. The Witches
de Haan, Linda. King & King
DeClements, Barthe. Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You
Elliot, David. An Alphabet for Rotten Kids
Fierstein, Harvey. The Sissy Duckling
Fogelin, Adrian. My Brother’s Hero
Fox, Mem. Guess What?
Fox, Paula. The Slave Dancer
Garden, Nancy. Holly’s Secret
Geisel, Theodor Seuss. Hop on Pop: The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use
Geisel, Theodor Seuss. If I Ran the Zoo
George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves
Gordon, Sharon. Cuba
Grove, Vicki. The Starplace
Hahn, Mary Downing. The Dead Man in Indian Creek
Hanford, Martin. Where’s Waldo?
Harper, Charise Mericle. Flashcards of My Life
Harper, Kathryn. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Harris, Robie. It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
Harris, Robie. It’s So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
Harris, Robie. Who’s In My Family?: All About Families (Let’s Talk About You and Me)
Henkes, Kevin. Olive’s Ocean
Henson, Jim. For Every Child a Better World
Hergé [Georges Remi]. Tintin in America
Hergé [Georges Remi]. Tintin in the Congo
Herthel, Jessica, and Jazz Jennings. I Am Jazz
Hill, Douglas Arthur. Witches and Magic-Makers
Homes, A.M. Jack
Ignatow, Amy. The Popularity Papers
Jukes, Mavis. It’s a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe and in Charge
Kehret, Peg. Stolen Children
Kellogg, Steven. Pinkerton, Behave!
Kilodavis, Cheryl. My Princess Boy: A Mom’s Story About a Young Boy Who Loves to Dress Up
Kotzwinkle, William, and Glenn Murray. Walter the Farting Dog
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Lewis, Richard, comp. There Are Two Lives: Poems by Children of Japan
Lindgren, Astrid. The Runaway Sleigh Ride
Lowry, Lois. Anastasia Krupnik series
Lowry, Lois. The Giver.
Madaras, Linda. What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons
Madaras, Linda. What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters
Martin, Michael. Kurt Cobain
Mayle, Peter. Where Did I Come From?
Mercado, Nancy E., ed. Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other Short Stories
Merriam, Eve. Halloween ABC
Merriam, Eve. The Inner City Mother Goose
Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us
Nelson, O.T. The Girl Who Owned a City
Newman, Leslea. Heather Has Two Mommies
Okimoto, Jean Davies, and Elaine M. Aoki. The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
Opie, Iona. I Saw Esau
Orgel, Doris. The Devil in Vienna
Pardi, Francesca, and Tullio F. Altan. Little Egg (Piccolo uovo)
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones (
Parr, Todd. The Family Book
Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia
Paterson, Katherine. The Great Gilly Hopkins
Perritano, John. Amityville
Peters, Lisa Westberg. Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story
Pilkey, Dav. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: The First Graphic Novel
Pilkey, Dav. Captain Underpants series
Pittman, Gayle E. This Day in June
Polacco, Patricia. In Our Mothers’ House
Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials series
Quinlan, Patricia. Tiger Flowers
Reavin, Sam. The Hunters Are Coming
Richardson, Justin, and Peter Parnell. And Tango Makes Three
Rodgers, Mary. Freaky Friday
Rosen, Lucy. I Am Bane
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter series
Ruby, Laura. Lily’s Ghosts
Sachar, Louis. The Boy Who Lost His Face
Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl?
Schniedewind, Nancy. Open Minds to Equality: A Sourcebook of Learning Activities to Affirm Diversity and Promote Equity
Schreier, Alta. Vamos a Cuba ( A Vist to Cuba)
Schwartz, Alvin. And the Green Grass Grew All Around
Schwartz, Alvin. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat
Schwartz, Alvin. Ghosts! Ghost Stories in Folklore
Schwartz, Alvin. Scary Stories series
Sendak, Maurice. In the Night Kitchen
Sherman, Josepha, and T.K.F. Weisskopf. Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts
Silverstein, Shel. A Light in the Attic
Smith, Jeff. Bone series
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Egypt Game
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Sign of the Beaver
Steer, Dugald. Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin
Stine, R.L. Goosebumps series
Stroud, Jonathan. The Amulet of Samarkand
Stroud, Jonathan. The Golem’s Eye
Stroud, Jonathan. Ptolemy’s Gate
Tamaki, Mariko, and Jillian Tamaki. This One Summer
Taylor, Mildred D. The Land
Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Telgemeier, Raina. Drama
Texier, Ophélie. Jean Has Two Moms (Jean a deux mamans)
Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball: The Monkey King
Willhoite, Michael. Daddy’s Roommate
Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
Winter, Jeanette. Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
Yep, Laurence. Dragonwings
Young Adult Books:
Adler, C.S. The Shell Lady’s Daughter
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Alva0rez, Julia. In the Time of the Butterflies
Anaya, Rudolfo A. Bless Me, Ultima
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted
Anderson, M.T. Feed
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Anonymous. Go Ask Alice
Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why
Atkins, Catherine. Alt Ed
Atkins, Catherine. When Jeff Comes Home
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale
Barnes, Derrick. The Making of Dr. Truelove
Barron, T.A. The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy
Baskin, Julia, Lindsey Newman, Sophie Pollitt-Cohen, and Courtney Toombs. The Notebook Girls: Four Friends, One Diary, Real Life
Bauer, Marion Dane. On My Honor
Bauer, Marion Dane, ed. Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence
Benioff, David. City of Thieves
Block, Francesca Lia. Baby Be-Bop
Block, Francesca Lia. Girl Goddess
Block, Francesca Lia. I Was a Teenage Fairy
Block, Francesca Lia. The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold
Block, Francesca Lia. Witch Baby
Blume, Judy. Deenie
Blume, Judy. Forever
Blume, Judy. Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson
Blume, Judy. Tiger Eyes
Bode, Janet, and Stan Mack. Heartbreak and Roses: Real Life Stories of Troubled Love
Bower, Bert, and Jim Lobdell. History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond
Boyle, T. Coraghessan. The Tortilla Curtain
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451
Brashares, Ann. Forever in Blue, the Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Burgess, Melvin. Doing It
Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game
Cart, Michael. My Father’s Scar
Cast, P.C., and Kristin Cast. House of Night series
Chambers, Aidan. Dance on My Grave: A Life and Death in Four Parts
Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts
Clerc, Charles, and Louis Leiter, comp. Seven Contemporary Short Novels
Cohen, Susan, and Daniel Cohen. When Someone You Know is Gay
Clinton, Cathryn. A Stone in My Hand
Colasanti, Susane. When It Happens
Cole, Brock. The Facts Speak for Themselves
Cole, Brock. The Goats
Colfer, Eoin. The Supernaturalist
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games Trilogy
Conly, Jane. Crazy Lady
Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk Carton
Cooney, Caroline. The Terrorist
Cormier, Robert. After the First Death
Cormier, Robert. Beyond the Chocolate War
Cormier, Robert. Fade
Cormier, Robert. Heroes
Cormier, Robert. I Am the Cheese
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness
Cormier, Robert. We All Fall Down
Coville, Bruce. Am I Blue?
Cox, Elizabeth. Night Talk
Crawford, Brent. Carter Finally Gets It
Cruse, Howard. Stuck Rubber Baby
Crutcher, Chris. Athletic Shorts
Crutcher, Chris. Chinese Handcuffs
Crutcher, Chris. Deadline
Crutcher, Chris. In the Time I Get
Crutcher, Chris. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk
Daldry, Jeremy. The Teenage Guy’s Survival Guide
Dandicat, Edwidge. Krik! Krak!
Danforth, Emily M. The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Davis, Deborah. My Brother Has AIDS
Davis, Jenny. Sex Education
Dawe, Ted. Into the River
Dawson, James. This Book is Gay
Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen
Deuker, Carl. On the Devil’s Court
Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother
Dorfman, Ariel. Death and the Maiden
Dorris, Michael. A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Draper, Sharon M., and Adam Lowenbein. Romiette and Julio
Drill, Esther. Deal With It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL
Duncan, Lois. Daughters of Eve
Duncan, Lois. Killing Mr. Griffin
Eleveld, Mark, ed. The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation
Elish, Dan. Born Too Short: The Confessions of an Eighth-Grade Basket Case
Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor, and Anthony Esler. World History
Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man
Erlbach, Arlene. The Middle School Survival Guide
Ferris, Jean. Eight Seconds
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby
Forman, Gayle. Just One Day
Franco, Betsy. You Hear Me? Poems and Writings by Teenage Boys
Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Frank, E.R. America: A Novel
Frank, E.R. Life is Funny
Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat
Friend, Natasha. Lush
Gaiman, Neil. Neverwhere
Gaines, Ernest. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Garden, Nancy. Annie on My Mind
Garden, Nancy. Good Moon Rising
Gardner, John. Grendel
Giles, Gail. Shattering Glass
Glenn, Mel. Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?
Going, K.L. Fat Kid Rules the World
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies
Gould, Steven. Jumper
Gray, Heather M., and Samantha Phillips. Real Girl/Real World: Tools for Finding Your True Self
Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines
Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars
Green, John. Looking for Alaska
Green, John. Paper Towns
Greene, Bette. The Drowning of Stephan Jones
Greene, Bette. Summer of My German Solidier
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey
Halpern, Julie. Get Well Soon
Hartinger, Brent. Geography Club
Hautzig, Deborah. Hey Dollface
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22
Hernandez, Gilbert. Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories
Heron, Ann. Two Teenagers in Twenty
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders
Hinton, S.E. Taming the Star Runner
Hinton, S.E. Tex
Hinton, S.E. That Was Then, This is Now
Holliday, Laurel. Children in the Holocaust and World War II: Their Secret Diaries
Holmes, Melisa, and Trish Hutchison. Hang-ups, Hook-ups, and Holding Out: Stuff You Need to Know about Your Body, Sex, and Dating
Hopkins, Ellen. Crank
Hopkins, Ellen. Identical
Horowitz, Anthony. Snakehead
Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner
Howe, James. Totally Joe
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God
Hurwin, Davida. Time for Dancing
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World
Hwa, Kim Dong. The Color of Earth series
Jahn-Clough, Lisa. Me, Penelope
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle
Jukes, Mavis. The Guy Book: An Owner’s Manual
Kehret, Peg. Abduction!
Kenan, Randall. James Baldwin
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon
King, Stephen. Carrie
King, Stephen. Christine
Klause, Annette Curtis. Blood and Chocolate
Klein, Norma. Beginners’ Love
Klein, Norma. Family Secrets
Klein, Norma. Just Friends
Kleinbaum, N.H. Dead Poet’s Society
Knowles, Jo (Johanna Beth). Lessons from a Dead Girl
Koertge, Ron. Arizona Kid
Koertge, Ron. The Brimstone Journals
Koerge, Ron. Where the Kissing Never Stopped
Korman, Gordon. Jake Reinvented
Kuklin, Susan. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
LaCour, Nina. Hold Still
Larson, Rodger. What I Know Now
Lebert, Benjamin. Crazy: A Novel
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird
Lester, Julius. When Dad Killed Mom
Levenkron, Steven. The Best Little Girl in the World
Levithan, David. Two Boys Kissing
Lipsyte, Robert. One Fat Summer
Locker, Sari. Sari Says: The Real Dirt on Everything from Sex to School
Lockhart, E. The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild
Lopez, Tiffany Ana. Growing Up Chicana/o
Loux, Matthew. SideScrollers
Lyga, Barry. I Hunt Killers
Lynch, Chris. Extreme Elvin
Lynch, Chris. The Iceman
Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things
Mackler, Carolyn. Love and Other Four Letter Words
Mackler, Carolyn. Tangled
Mackler, Carolyn. Vegan Virgin Valentine
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McBain, Ed. Alice in Jeopardy
McCormick, Patricia. Cut
McCullers, Carson. The Member of the Wedding
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Morrison, Toni. Beloved
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Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon
Mungo, Raymond. Liberace
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Parks, Gordon. The Learning Tree
Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me
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Pelzer, Dave. A Child Called It
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Pike, Christopher. Bury Me Deep
Pike, Christopher. Chain Letter 2
Pike, Christopher. Die Softly
Pike, Christopher. Last Act
Pike, Christopher. The Listeners
Pike, Christopher. The Lost Mind
Pike, Christopher. The Midnight Club
Pike, Christopher. Remember Me 3
Pike, Christopher. The Star Group
Pike, Christopher. Witch
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Wittlinger, Ellen. Sandpiper
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Wright, Richard. Native Son
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Zindel, Paul. The Pigman
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Classics:
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
Ulysses, by James Joyce
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
1984, by George Orwell
Lolita, by Vladmir Nabokov
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm, by George Orwell
The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner
A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
Native Son, by Richard Wright
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Go Tell it on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H. Lawrence
A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie
Sophie's Choice, by William Styron
 Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence
Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
A Separate Peace, by John Knowles
Naked Lunch, by William S. Burroughs
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence
The Naked and the Dead, by Norman Mailer
Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
Rabbit, Run, by John Updike
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Conservatives, Ranked By Infuriatingness
Someone on Twitter wrote the other day that journalists are missing a big story regarding just how furious the Democratic base is right now at Republicans and conservatives. We often talk about the angry protesting left as being the Jill Stein remnant or obscure hippie cranks (hence how they're often dismissed by saying "oh, if only you had voted!"); but the fact is that this anger is real and palpable amongst the run-of-the-mill, institutionally-oriented Democratic voter. That includes me. There are a lot of types of conservatives. and I'm furious with just about all of them right now, because just about all of them are -- in their own special way -- abdicating basic duties to their country with scarcely a nod to the putative principles they endorse. That said, there are gradients. So, for your cathartic pleasure, here is how I rank the different types of conservatives -- from most to least infuriating. (1) Racist Republicans. We can debate until we're blue in the face just what proportion of Republicans are racist, or whether any person who backs Donald Trump can claim to be "anti-racist" with a straight face. But no matter how that discussion shakes out, there are clearly conservatives right now who are unquestionable bigots (and incidentally, those conservatives who are aghast that anyone would call them a bigot for voting Donald Trump would have a lot more credibility if they acknowledged this obvious fact). Steve Bannon, Steve King, and Ann Coulter, to name a few, are more or less open White Supremacists, and as such are existential threats to the American creed of equality under the law. Donald Trump was someone everyone put in this category right up until he became the Republican standard-bearer ("Much of the conservative movement has spent the last two years slowly transitioning from "it's an outrageous slander to say that a racist cartoon character like Donald Trump represents the conservative movement" to "it's an outrageous slander to say that the American conservative movement is 'racist' or 'cartoonish' just because it adopted Donald Trump as its representative."). Honestly, the best argument for keeping this group out of the #1 slot is that "angry" might not accurately capture my sentiments. I'm "angry" at people I harbor any expectation of good behavior from. I can't even spare anger towards these people. They're nothing but an enemy that must be crushed. (2) The Conservative "Intelligentsia". One of the more depressing facts of motivated cognition is that it is more effective in persons who are smarter and/or factually informed. They more intellectually adroit you are, the easier it is to tie yourself into pretzels to justify the unjustifiable and to equate the non-equivalent. The conservative brain trust has and continues to expend their significant intellectual firepower on ever-more convoluted apologias for the movement they're a part of and the politics that they practiced. They know better, they're generally not in office so they face no electoral pressure or backlash -- they're just that devoted to selling out. There is a special promotion (call them slot #1.5) for the subset that spends 1% of their column blandly asserting that "this isn't to say I support Trump," then demands credit for it even though literally nothing else they do attempts to block or undermine his support in any significant way. Also, anybody who responds to the latest Trump outrage by wailing "but OBAMA!!!!!!" on social media is automatically an honorary member of this group. "Honorary" because most of those people could in no way be deemed part of any "intelligentsia" -- so we'll give them slot #2.5. (3) MINOs. Moderates in name only. A commenter on Lawyers, Guns and Money described a moderate Republican Senator as one who "talks about voting against Republicans before voting with Republicans." Amen to that. Susan Collins has made her whole career on that sleight of hand -- supporting every GOP filibuster and obstruction and policy objective while occasionally being kind of angsty about it. Nobody this side of Paul Ryan has a reputation so far removed from her actual concrete voting record, and it's disgusting. She's voting nay on DeVos, though (even as she voted in her favor in committee). If Susan Collins thinks not approving a plagiarist as Secretary of Education makes up for years upon years of being a down-the-line GOP vote, she's got another thing coming. (4) "I Can't Believe the Leopards Ate My Face!" "I voted for you, Mr. Trump -- how could you do the horrible thing that was exactly what you said you'd do if I voted for you?" Oh really? Turns out, taking Trump literally was taking him seriously. I'll still fight to get your healthcare back, let your family back into the country, preserve your control over your own body -- whatever hobbyhorse suddenly made you realize that "I just want to a send a message to Washington" isn't the best way of choosing the leader of the free world -- but if anyone deserves to experience the full brunt of right-wing pain it's this group. (5) The Fallen Angels. At various points throughout the last election cycle (primary and general), various conservatives went out of their way to boldly declare that they would not allow Donald Trump to subvert the basic fabric of our democratic and constitutional structure, that they would provide oversight, that they would ask tough questions, that they would ensure that checks and balances would be a reality and not a dead letter. Some of them -- back when Trump's defeat seemed inevitable -- even indicated they might not vote for them. Virtually all of them have come crawling back into his corner, and have more or less backed him to a hilt ever since. Some check. This group would rank higher if I ever had more than a fleeting belief they'd actually follow through. (6) The Elder Statesmen. Some of the greybeards in the Senate are very concerned with tradition. With comity. With rules. With bipartisan respect. They are gravely worried at the potential flouting of norms which kept government from being simply a partisan aff-- wait, some of those rules might interfere with the right-wing agenda? Poof -- away they go (what's the over/under on the survival of a Supreme Court filibuster if Democrats try it on Gorsuch? A week?)! Now, where were we? Oh, right: "Blocking an unquestionably qualified judicial nominee simply because one does not think the current President should fill the seat would violate a Senate tradition that has been the rule for 0 consecutive years!" (7) The Rank-and-File. Foot soldiers, mostly. Still contemptible, but at least they were consistent. Well, except with respect to ethics in government. And federalism. And limited government. And the filibuster. And belief in objective facts about reality. (8) The Honest Resistance. I can count this group maybe on one hand, but there are people who are genuinely appalled for genuinely conservative reasons at the direction Donald Trump is taking the country. What is essential about being a member of this group is that it takes responsibility for the direction of its own party. It's not the Democrats fault, it's not Obama's fault, it's not the fault of mean protesters or silly left-wing course syllabi. If Republicans are going off the rails, that's a Republican problem that demands that Republicans take ownership over fixing it. In the short term, that's going to mean taking some serious lumps and doing things that make it harder to win elections and get even legitimate conservative policies passed. I wish them the best of luck, but I'm highly dubious of their success. (N/R) The ones who are now Democrats. See #8. Unless you're willing to own your party, GTFO of it. via The Debate Link http://ift.tt/2k0sUkM
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It’s been three hundred years since humanity was brutally subjugated by the alien race known as Management—and two years since these invaders abandoned Earth to return to their home world. Following her participation in the brutal massacre that caused Management’s withdrawal, resistance fighter Marta Gonzalez is riddled with guilt. Rather than join the new human government, she starts her own private detective agency. When a missing persons case lands on her desk, Gonzalez is forced to confront her own bloody past as she delves into the seedy underworld that’s bloomed after the alien departure.
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ARCHAIA TPS, OGNS, AND HARDCOVERS
SIEGFRIED VOL. 3 HC
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Writer: Alex Alice
Artist: Alex Alice
Cover Artist: Alex Alice
The breathtaking conclusion to master storyteller Alex Alice’s groundbreaking adaptation of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung opera cycle brings the ancient Norse legend to life with spellbinding artistry. Young Siegfried has made it to the Land of Mists and now must face the great Dragon Fafnir at last and fight for the survival of mankind, no matter what the sacrifice.
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GIANT DAYS VOL. 5 TP
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Writer: John Allison
Artists: Max Sarin, Liz Fleming
Cover Artist: Lissa Treiman
Written by John Allison (Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round) and illustrated by Max Sarin, Giant Days Volume 5 finishes off freshman year in style, collecting issues #17-20 of the Eisner Award-nominated series. Their freshman year is finally coming to a close and Daisy, Susan, and Esther say goodbye to Catterick Hall forever. Literally forever. It’s being bulldozed and re-purposed as a luxury dorm next semester. But as one door closes, another opens and between end of semester hookups, music festivals, and moving into their first home together, their life experiences are just getting started.
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ADVENTURE TIME COMICS VOL. 2 TP
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Writers: Whit Taylor, Sheanon Garrity, Mariko Tamaki, Derek Fridolfs, Zacahary Sterling, Eva Eskelinen, Ryan Browne, Kelsey Wroten, Kevin Jay Stanton, Riley Rossmo, Kiki’ssh, Meg Omac, Mar Julia
Artists: Kyla Vanderklugt, Roger Langridge, Leela Wagner, Derek Fridolfs, Zacahary Sterling, Eva Eskelinen, Ryan Browne, Kelsey Wroten, Kevin Jay Stanton, Riley Rossmo, Kiki’ssh, Meg Omac, Mar Julia
Cover Artist: Erin Hunting
It’s Adventure Time Comics time! These sweet shorts come in many shapes and sizes, featuring all of the beloved characters from the Land of Ooo, written and illustrated by acclaimed cartoonists and storytellers from all over the world. Presented in the artist’s own style, each story captures the creativity that Adventure Time inspires! Featuring work by Derek Fridolfs (Study Hall of Justice), Zachary Sterling (Adventure Time), Riley Rossmo (Batman), Kyla Vanderklugt (Storyteller: Witches), Roger Langridge (The Baker Street Peculiars, Snarked), and many more!
Collects issues #5-8
REGULAR SHOW: WRASSLESPLOSION OGN TP
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Writer: Ryan Ferrier
Artist: Laura Howell
Cover Artist: Jorge Corona
Oooh, yeah! Get ready as the park hosts the greatest wrestling event in all the land, and Mordecai and Rigby become…a tag team? Just wait till you see who else enters the squared circle, as Ryan Ferrier (Kennel Block Blues) and Regular Show series artist Laura Howell bring you the newest original graphic novel Regular Show: Wrasslesplosion!
AN APPLE AND AN ADVENTURE HC
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Writer: Martin Cendreda
Artist: Martin Cendreda
Cover Artist: Martin Cendreda
Archaia adds a new children’s book to its library with Martin Cendreda’s An Apple and An Adventure, which uses rhyme and the ABCs to create an engaging world of wonder that’s both educational and fun. A young cave girl and her triceratops set out on an adventure from A to Z and make new friends along the way—galloping goliaths, nine newts, petite plesiosaurs, and more greet them on their journey through the alphabet!
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Animated character that was your gay awakening? Vanessa Doofenshmirtz
Grilled cheese or PB&J? Grilled cheese
What show/YouTube video(s) do you put on in the background when you when you don’t have anything to watch but you want something on? idk
Your go-to bar order, if you drink? no
What’s your favorite pair of shoes that you own? bright blue combat boots with pink laces
Top three cuisines? Japanese, Mexican, Thai
What was your first word as a child (that wasn’t a variation of “Mom” or “Dad”)? Gato
What’s a job that you’ve had that people might be surprised to find out you’ve had? I’ve never had a job
Look up. What’s directly across from you? a cabinet
Do you own any signed books/memorabilia in general? I have a signed rick riordan book
Preferred way to spend a rainy day? inside
What do you get on your bagels? What WOULD you get if you had access to anything you wanted? cream cheese
Brunch or midnight snacks? brunch
Favorite mug you own? it’s white with a corgi on it
What coffee drink would you describe yourself as? Milk
Pick a song lyric to describe your current mood (and drop the name and artist!) I’m not a scholar, I’m not an expert (Nothing ever changes, Nico Collins) (On the chaos cult playlist btw)
Fruity or herbal teas? Herbal
What’s that one TV show that you’re a little bit embarrassed to watch but you still like nonetheless? Phineas and Ferb
That book you were forced to read for class but actually ended up enjoying? Hunchback of Notre Dame
Do you match your socks? No
Have you ever been horseback riding? Yes and I hated every second of it
What was your “phase” when you were younger? (i.e., Mythology Nerd, Horse Girl, Space Geek, etc) idk probably weird girl with no friends who spins around a pole all recess
Have you ever been to jail? no
What’s your opinion on Lazy Susan’s (the spinning tray in the middle of tables)? Nice
Puzzles? neato
You can only have one juice for the rest of your life, what is it? Pineapple
What section do you immediately head for when you walk into a bookstore? The back
What’s one thing you’re trying to learn/relearn in your downtime right now? Spanish
Who’s your go-to musical artist when you’re feeling upbeat? Set it off
Where could someone find you in a museum? Inside 
What’s that one outfit in your closet you never get the chance to wear but want to? My black dress with the rainbow cartoon dinosaurs
Rainbows, stars, or sunset colored clouds? Stars
If you could own any non-traditional pet (dogs, cats, fish, rodents, etc), what would it be? SNAKE
Do you have more art on your walls or more photographs? Photos
You have to get one meme tattooed on your body, what meme is it and where does it go? Yeet on my arm
Pick a superhero sidekick to hang out with? I know nothing about superheroes so I choose Pascal from Tangled
Lakes, rivers, or oceans? Lakes
Favorite mid-2000s song idk
How do you dress when you’re home alone? Same as I dress all the time
Where do you sit in the living room (we all have a preferred spot, and you know it)? Wherever my dogs are
Knives or swords? Swords
A song you didn’t think you’d enjoy but ended up loving? Recipe for me
Pick an old-school Disney Channel Original Movie? idk
Are you a “Quote that relates to the photos” caption-er, an “explanation of where I took the photos” caption-er, or a no caption kinda person when you post pictures online? No captions
Name a classic Vine? Free shavacadoo
What’s the freezer food that you stock up on when you go to the grocery store? I don’t go to the grocery store
How do you top your ice cream? With my mouth
Do you like Jello? Meh
What’s something that you don’t have a picture of that you wish you did? Brain
How are you at climbing trees? Terrible. I have the fatal combo of being short and having weak upper body strength
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