![]() ![]() He won the trust of San Franciscans by shifting the government's attack on the plague from the cool remove of the laboratory onto the streets, among the people it affected. When a second epidemic erupted five years later, the more self-possessed and charming Dr. He correctly diagnosed the plague, but because of his quarantine efforts, he was branded an alarmist and a racist, and was forced from his post. An intellectually astute but autocratic scientist, Kinyoun lacked the diplomatic skill to manage the public health crisis successfully. Two months later, the first human case of bubonic plague surfaced in Chinatown.Initially in charge of the government's response was Quarantine Officer Dr. Though the ship passed inspection, some of her stowaways - infected rats - escaped detection and made their way into the city's sewer system. ![]() The plague first sailed into San Francisco on the steamer Australia, on the day after New Year's in 1900. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Thereafter, she was a frequent visitor to the library, though she rarely found the books she most wanted to read - those about children like herself. ![]() It wasn't until she was in third grade that she found enjoyment from books, when she started reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins. She was slow in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant first grade teacher. When she was 6, her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where she went to grammar and high school. Mouse.īeverly Cleary was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in McMinnville, Oregon. Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice ("Beezus"), Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. ![]() Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing up, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Beverly Cleary (ApMarch 25, 2021) was the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. ![]() ![]() ![]() “J.C.!” I shouted as he stopped to reload. I wasn’t inclined to give them the opportunity. How would my mind interpret that? Undoubtedly, there were a dozen psychologists who’d want to write a paper on it. I didn’t know what would happen if one of my hallucinations shot me. He might accidentally shoot me if I surprised him. ![]() ![]() He emptied a clip into bin Laden’s face, punching an assortment of holes through the wall in the process. “I was trying to have a conversation!” I yelled. wore his own earmuffs, his handgun raised in two hands, sighting at a picture of Osama bin Laden on the wall. Grumbling to myself, I grabbed the earmuffs hanging outside his door-I’d learned to keep them there-and pushed my way in. The gunshots coming from J.C.’s room popped like firecrackers. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad. My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. ![]() ![]() ![]() We’re living in an “English drizzle of microbes,” Kent Redford, a consulting conservationist in Maine who previously held a top post at the Wildlife Conservation Society, told me. Hundreds of millions of viruses and tens of millions of bacteria that float through the air are deposited on every square meter of Earth every day. Earth has something like a trillion species of bacteria, fungi, archaea, and protozoa-the families of life grouped under the general heading of “microbes.” The sea is a soup of microbes, the soil a wonderland of imperceptible life even the air is alive. ![]() But conservationists seldom put bacteria on a tote bag, even though most life is microscopic. The field has focused on obscure desert pupfish, insects, and modest little herbaceous plants. Sign up for The Weekly Planet, The Atlantic’ s newsletter about living through climate change, here.Ĭonservationists pride themselves on protecting all of Earth’s life, not just the flashy panda bears and tigers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Is Melanie out for revenge? Is Eddie capable of murder? Can Sean and Eddie find the answers and prevent their own worlds from collapsing.", He and Sean are reunited in a search for the truth, unaware that a tragic event from both their pasts threatens to tear apart the very fabric of their own existence. ![]() A confrontation whilst driving home one evening makes Eddie a prime suspect in a murder investigation. Eddie faces up to the reality that Melanie could now be seeking a savage revenge for her death. Shortly after, an attempt is made on the life of a former associate of the victim. One of the prime suspects in the death of his first wife, Melanie, is brutally killed at his own garage. "item_description" : "The story continues two years after Eddie and Helen's wedding. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "An exuberant celebration of life, love, family and friendship, told with a sassy Texas flair. Praise for Elizabeth Bass's Miss You Most of All In an eloquent novel as moving as it is funny, acclaimed author Elizabeth Bass tells a story of forgiveness, resilience-and the unexpected detours that shape every journey to happiness. It's the only way she'll truly find what she needs: a recipe for living that's honest, messy, sweet, and true. Amid revelations and unexpected dilemmas, Becca must confront the life she stepped away from and the love she struggles to accept. Still, Becca is content to live in the present and ignore the "Whatever happened to?" speculation and occasional curious fan-until her past barges in again. And then there's Becca's growing attraction to Matthew, surrogate stepdad to Olivia, a smart, sensitive ten-year-old who's become a fixture in the bakery and in Becca's affections. One best friend, Pam, is in the wary early days of a new relationship another is fighting to save her marriage in the midst of infidelity. ![]() She also has something that success as a Hollywood child star couldn't give her: a mostly normal existence. ![]() Now she has her own bakery, The Strawberry Cake Shop, loyal customers, and close friends. VERDICT Bass (Miss You Most of All) introduces. Three years ago, Becca Hudson threw a dart at a map, hit Leesburg, Virginia, and decided it was the perfect place to start over. Grace may have been the odd one out in both of her families, but shes finally found a place where shes needed. ![]() ![]() On the journey, the king took what he considered his right, and brutally raped his charge. She longed for a visit from her sister, Philomena, and Tereus agreed to accompany his sister-in-law from her home to the palace. ![]() LONDON England-( Weekly Hubris)-1 September 2020-Procne was a young woman recently married to Tereus, king of Thrace. Yoho’s disrespect on the floor of the House toward me on television, and I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter, and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men.”― Rep. My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho mentioned that he has a wife and two daughters. “My nails are broken, my fingers are bleeding, my arms are covered with the welts left by the paws of your guards-but I am a queen!”― Sophocles, “Antigone” Diane Fortenberry Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths But as Morales argues, mythology also enables us to examine events and human situations from a distance, stepping back from the specific to the abstract and so transcending the limitations of currency-and this is invaluable. ![]() ![]() “ The danger of mythology-not just Classical myth, but all myth, from Norse to Japanese to African to Native American-is that it is so deep-rooted in the contemporary cultures to which it is ancestral that ancient social practices and preferences and justifications have become part of the DNA of modern societies-mutations that we think of (when we think of them at all) as laws of God or nature, however illogically or irrelevantly. ![]() ![]() After a narrow escape, the rangers return to civilization, only to quickly join an expedition to capture and annex Santa Fe, part of New Mexico (the part east of the Rio Grande) for Texas. ![]() In 1842, young Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call are introduced quickly and brutally to the rangering life on their first expedition, in which they are stalked by the Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump. ![]() Dead Man’s Walk was later adapted into a three-part miniseries of the same name, which aired in May, 1996. The second novel in the Lonesome Dove series was the 1993 sequel to the original, called Streets of Laredo. McMurtry wrote a fourth segment to the Lonesome Dove chronicle, Comanche Moon, which describes the events of the central characters' lives between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove. It is the third book published in the Lonesome Dove series but the first installment in terms of chronology. Dead Man's Walk is a 1995 novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. ![]() ![]() Have you ever felt sad for being different than someone else?Ģ. At the beginning of the book, Stanley feels discouraged because he doesn't know anyone else who is flat like him. Keywords: adventure, travel, family, Africa, safari, animals, geography, part of a series, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, multicultural, diversity, diverse books, chapter book, Masaiġ. This unforgettable adventure features fun, fascinating facts about Africa! And for parents and teachers, each Flat Stanley book is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, like multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast! Don’t miss any of Flat Stanley’s worldwide adventures!-from the publisher ![]() From lions to zebras to elephants, it's the safari of a lifetime! ![]() But once in Africa, the Lambchops are in for more adventure than they bargained for. Maybe studying the skull will give them clues to Stanley's flatness. ![]() When a flat skull is discovered in Africa, Stanley Lambchop decides to travel there with his brother, Arthur, and their father, George. Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this stupendous sixth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops look for answers in Africa! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Detective Colborne, defeated after years of pursuing a murderer he cannot seem to find, comes to Oliver one last time, begging him to recount the events that took place a decade before, events that took the life of a fellow student and changed the course of Oliver’s life forever. ![]() “If We Were Villains” is told from the perspective of Oliver, a quiet, introspective former drama student who has just been released from a 10-year prison sentence after the harrowing events during his final year at the Conservatory. The story follows the lives of seven students trying to give due justice to the timeless works of Shakespeare and earn their place in the spotlight of his best works. Rio’s novel “If We Were Villains” is a thrilling story of love, drama and murder, all of which take place within the mysterious halls of Dellecher Classical Conservatory. Shakespeare once wrote, “A man can die but once.” But is this always true? M.L. ![]() |