![]() ![]() With her friends-Eli, Frankie, Zeran, and Eleni-by her side, Maya leads the charge in an epic showdown that takes her across worlds and to the edge of the universe. She must face the Lord of Shadows or risk losing everything. But when an attack hits close to home, Maya doesn’t have any more time to prepare. Price New from Used from Kindle 'Please retry' 9.99 Audible Audiobook, Unabridged 'Please retry' 0. She’s honing her guardian powers, with the help of two new allies-her long lost guardian sister and a mysterious darkbringer (who might be a double agent). Maya and the Lord of Shadows (The Maya and the Rising Dark Series) Audio CD Unabridged, Septemby Rena Barron(Author) See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Maya and her friends aren’t going down without a fight. And it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through the veil and destroys Maya’s neighborhood and the rest of the world. ![]() ![]() The Lord of Shadows has raised an army powerful enough to challenge the orishas. And it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through the veil and destroys Maya’s. Despite everything Maya and her father have done, the veil that protects the human world is failing. Despite everything Maya and her father have done, the veil that protects the human world is failing. About Maya and the Lord of Shadows by Rena Barron. In the thrilling third and final book in the acclaimed Maya and the Rising Dark trilogy that Kirkus calls "truly #BlackGirlMagic," Maya must face off with the Lord of Shadows to save the human world from impending war with the Dark. ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein![]() ![]() ![]() She suggests that ``the culture may not simply be creating roles for naturally-gendered people, the culture may in fact be creating the gendered people.'' Her discussion of the ``parts'' of gender is based on respected sources and includes analyses of gender assignment, identity, and roles. Confronting transgenderism and transgendered people is not easy for many individuals, but Bornstein does it in a way that sparks debate without putting her audience on the defensive. The chapters range from ``fashion tips'' on her writing style to dialogue between herself and another about the ``nuts and bolts'' of the surgical process of a gender change (which she has undergone). ![]() Bornstein cleverly incorporates cultural criticism, dramatic writing, and autobiography to make her point that gender (which she distinguishes from sex) is a cultural rather than a natural phenomenon. A thoughtful challenge to gender ideology that continually asks difficult questions about identity, orientation, and desire. ![]() ![]() ![]() The already emotionally delicate Anita Sheehan is forced to lose touch with reality once and for all when she witnesses her husband having sex with their next door neighbor. The second family who lives in the house has no better luck. ![]() The family is then torn apart when the husband is discovered in a homosexual embrace. The first family to live in the haunted house is first devastated by a miscarriage. In the final chapter of the book the Kennedys have murdered Kim and prepare to burn down the house. Although others believe the occurrences in the house are merely the result of bad luck, the Kennedys trace the home's bad nature back to Kim Dougherty, the architect who built the house. Before the house is destroyed by well-meaning neighbors Colquitt and Walter Kennedy, it is the setting of a terrible accident that results in a miscarriage, the complete breakdown of an emotionally unstable woman and the murder-suicide of an entire family. ![]() The House Next Door tells the story of an allegedly haunted, or possessed, house that plays upon the weakness of the people who live in or even visit the home. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Disney twisted tales hercules![]() ![]() Can Meg put her past behind her and use her quick-wit to defeat monsters and gods alike, including the nefarious Hades? Will she finally figure out her place and contribution to the world? Or will her fear of commitment have her running away from an eternity of godhood with Herc? The next instalment in the Twisted Tales series, "Go the Distance" features sardonic Meg, a frequent favourite female icon of the Disney catalogue, venturing off on her own journey for the very first time. ![]() The ex-boyfriend who immediately moved on to someone else while she was stuck in the Underworld. The ex-boyfriend she saved by selling her soul to Hades. The mission? Oh, just to rescue her ex's current wife from the Underworld. if a certain event in a Disney Animated Canon film had played out differently. All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest. A Twisted Tale is a series of young adult novels written by Liz Braswell. ![]() Luckily, Hera has a solution, offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt Olympus - as a god. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's, well, mortal. What if Meg had to become a Greek god? After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though first cousins, they could not have been more different: Victoria was impulsive, emotional, and capricious, Albert cautious, self-controlled, and logical. But what happened after the Queen married her handsome prince? Did they live happily ever after, or did their marriage, like so many royal marriages past and present, fizzle into a loveless round of duty? This all-new companion book by Daisy Goodwin and Sara Sheridan transports us to the private world of Victoria and Albert. More than 16 million viewers watched the first season of the Masterpiece presentation of Victoria, created and written by Daisy Goodwin-the highest-rated PBS drama in twenty years, second only to Downton Abbey. ![]() The official companion to the second season of the PBS/Masterpiece drama Victoria by award-winning creator and screenwriter Daisy Goodwin. More than 16 million viewers watched the first season of the Masterpiece presentation of Victoria, created and. ![]() |