#( &. ) muse: melissa rivera

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THESE MUSES ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR MISSED CONNECTIONS:

PERCIVAL REIS  is looking for MULTIPLE ONE-NIGHT-STANDS AND/OR A FWB.

MALACHI DUBOIS is looking for HIS EX/THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY.

LEILA ATTAR is looking for HER EX FIANCE.

ALEXANDRIA FORTIER is looking for EX.

ANGELO CORTES ESTRADA is looking for THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EX.

ELIJAH WEBER is looking for EX/HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART.

MAXIMILIANO RUIZ is looking for FWB(S).

MAXIMILIANO RUIZ is looking for EXES.

SEBASTIAN RIVERA is looking for A CASUAL DATE.

ELIJAH LOOMIS is looking for HIS EX.

VINCE GAGLIARDI is looking for THEIR EX THEY STILL HAVE FEELINGS FOR.

MARIGOLD REED is looking for A FIRST LOVE.

MELISSA MALARKEY is looking for her EX.

ACE MILLER is looking for OLD FRIEND/ALMOST LOVE INTEREST.

BENJAMIN COOPER is looking for HIS EX WIFE.

LUNA ROBINSON-ARMSTRONG is looking for EX/ON & OFF AGAIN.

SAWYER WOODS is looking for HER POTENTIAL LOVE INTEREST.

MOBILE NAVIGATION. WANTED CONNECTIONS. APPLICATION.

[horribleprotagonist]

Here it is!

E1: I Love This Part - Tillie Walden

Ace Of Spades - Farida Àbiké Íyímídé

E2: We Are Okay - Nina Lacour

The Importance Of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde

E3: Night Sky With Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

Pride Display Books!

• All Boys Aren't Blue - George M Johnson

• I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver

• Melissa - Alex Gino (previously published and shown in Heartstopper as George)

• My Magic Family - Lotte Jeffs and Sharon Davey

• The Kingdom Of Sand - Andrew Holleran

• Beyond The Gender Binary - Alok Vaid-Menom

• Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning Of Sex - Angela Chen

• Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid And Nonbinary Youth - Ritch C. Savin-Williams

• My Shadow Is Pink - Scott Stuart

• 100 Queer Poems anthology edited by Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan

Library Background Pride Books

• Leah On The Offbeat - Becky Albertalli

• The Prom (Penguin edition) - Sandra Mitchell, Matthew Sklar, Bob Martin, and Chad Reguilin

• Nate Plus One - Kevin Van Whye

• Birdgirl - Mya-Rose Craig

• This Place Is Still Beautiful - XiXi Tian

• Princess Ever After - Connie Glynn

• Girl Woman Other - Bernadine Evaristo

• When You Call My Name - Tucker Shaw

Book Lovers - Emily Henry

E4: Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Awakening (English classics edition) - Kate Chopin

The Outsider - Albert Camus

We Are Okay - Nina Lacour

E6: Birthday - Meredith Russo

Around The World In Eighty Days - Jules Verne

From the Shakespeare And Company bookstore, (incomplete list)

• The Swimming Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst

• The Catcher In The Rye - JD Sallinger

• Heartstopper volumes 1 - 4 - Alice Oseman

• Radio Silence - Alice Oseman

• This Winter - Alice Oseman

• Nick and Charlie - Alice Oseman

• Pax - Sara Pennypacker

• How To Be Parisian Wherever You Are - Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas

• Pandora - Susan Stokes-Chapman

• Loveless - Alice Oseman

• The Color Storm - Damien Dibbens

• The Story Of Art Without Men - Katy Hessel

• Rossetti: His Life And Works (Penguin Modern Classics edition) - Evelyn Waugh

• The Hound Of The Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle

• Better Living Through Criticism: How To Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, And Truth - A.O Scott

• Bold Ventures, Thirteen Tales of Architectural Tragedy - Charlotte Van den Broeck

• Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History's Masterpieces - Ruth Millington, Illustrated by Dina Razin

• Fierce Love - Dr. Jacqui Lewis

Crush - Richard Silken

E7: Boy Erased - Garrard Conley

All Boys Aren't Blue - George M Johnson

Bookstore Background Books!

• Loveless - Alice Oseman

• This Book Is Gay - Juno Dawson

• Juliet Takes A Breath - Gabby Rivera

• The Beauty Of Everyday Things - Soetsu Yanagi

• Nate Plus One - Kevin Van Whye

We Have Always Been Here - Samra Habib

E8: Summer Bird Blue - Akemi Dawn Bowman

Books From Isaac's Room (an incomplete list)

• Vadim - Donald James

• Dune - Frank Herbert

• Birthday - Meredith Russo

• How To Own The Room: Women And The Art Of Brilliant Speaking - Viv Groskop

• Boy Erased - Garrard Conley

• All Boys Aren't Blue - George M Johnson

• Ace Of Spades - Farida Àbiké Íyímídé

• This Winter - Alice Oseman

• Save Yourself - Cameron Esposito

• Consumed - Henry Wallop

• The Final Detail - Harlan Coben

• No Safe Place - Richard North Patterson

• The Darkling Spy - Edward Wilson

• Book Lovers - Emily Henry

so I went peak autism and made a list of every book of note I could identify in heartstopper season 2, whether it's read by isaac or seen in the background of a shot if anyone is interested in knowing what Isaac's reading 👀

[xnothero]

ALL MUSES.

 — ALL  OCS.

001.  adrian  elliot,  sebastian  stan.  /  28   —  35.  the  bodyguard.

002.  alejandro  diaz,  sean  teale  /  25   —  30.  the  second  grade  teacher.

003.  alexandra  hale,  phoebe  tonkin.  /  18  —  21.  the  freelance  photographer.

004.  alison  warren,  kaylee bryant.  /  18   —  23.  the  influencer.

005.  aliyah  scott,  jessica  parker  kennedy.  /  25  —  30.  the  bartender.

006.  anastasia  king,  marie avgeropoulos.  /  1100+.  the  broken  hero.

007.  andrew  dunbar,  justin  hartley.  /  30   —  35.  the  surf  instructor.

008.  antonio  rivera,  oscar  isaac.  /  35   —  40.  the  physical  therapist.

009. benji warren, tyler hoechlin. /  30   —  35.  the  baseball  coach.

010. catalina martinez,  eiza gonzalez.  /  verse  dependent,  the  police  officer.

011.  christopher  lawson,  daniel  gillies  /  35   —  40,  the  mafia  affiliate. 

012.  cruz  salazar,  ryan  guzman.  /  28   —  32.  the  personal  trainer.

013.  daniel  park,  tom  hardy.  /  30   —  35.  the  english  teacher.

014.  elizabeth  dane,  katie  mccgrath.  /  30   —  35.  the  vigilante.

015.  esperanza  salgado,  lindsey  morgan.  /  21   —  25.  the  college  student.

016.  francesca  brooks,  melissa  benoist.  /  25   —  30.  the  receptionist. 

019.  javier  montero,  manny  montana.  /  27   —  33.  the  freelance  artist.

020.  jaylin  ruiz,  diane  guerrero.  /  24   —  27.  the  vigilante.

021.  jeffrey  winston,  charlie  hunnam.  /  27   —  35.  the  mechanic.

022.  joseph  winston,  chris  hemsworth.  /  35   —  40.  the  mercenary.

023.  jordyn  richardson,  candice  patton.  /  25  —  30.  the  paranormal  investigator.

024.  juliana  warren,  camila  morrone.  /  24   —  27.  the  ‘runs  a  flower  shop.’

025. karisa,  astrid  berges  frisbey.  /  immortal.  the  unemployed.

026.  lauren  grace,  crystal  reed.  /  delayed  aging.   the  former  SHIELD  agent.

027.  liliana  danvers,  virginia  gardner.  /  18   —  21.  the  college  student.

030.  marshall  bernard,  JDM.  /  48   —  54.  the  mechanic.

031.  melanie  mccarthy,  danielle  rose  russell.  /  18   —  21.  the  ‘taking  a  gap  year.’

032.  melissa  ramsey,  odessa  a’zion.  /  18   —  21.  the  swim  instructor.

033.  mia  thomas,  bianca  lawson.  /  27   —  35.  the  hunter.

034.  michael  oakley,  brandon  flynn.  /  18   —  21.  the  college  student.

035.  nicole  miller,   lauren  german.  /  27   —  35.  the  emt.

036.  remy  king,  lakeith  stanfield.  /  24   —  27.  the  tattoo  artist.

037.  richard  warren,  joe  manganiello.  /  37   —   42.  the  firefighter.

038.  roman  warren,  casey  deidrick.  /  27  —   35.  the  overnight  stocker.  

039.  ryan  reeves,  odette  annable.  /  27   —  35.  the  hunter.

040.  santiago  martinez,  michael  trevino.  /  18   —  21.  the  athlete.

043.  seraphina  warren,  adelaide  kane.  /  21   —  24.  the  paranormal  investigator.

044.  siobhan  averell,  lesley-ann  brandt.  /  27   —  35.  the  bodyguard.

045.  tabitha  kyle,  olivia  holt.  /  21   —  24.  the  thief.

046.  tommy  cohen,  jon  bernthal.  /  37  —  42.  the  hunter.

047.  valentine  warren,  ben barnes.  /  21   —  24.  the  paranormal  investigator.

048.  venus  hathaway,  jessica  alba.  /  32  —  37.  the  detective.

049.  veronica  creed,  shelley  hennig.  /  delayed  aging.  the  vigilante.

[stingslikeabee]

✿ idr if i sent for aerith too but hello her pls

send “✿” for 2 headcanons for our muses' relationship . accepting

Aerith eventually found out that Melissa was born in Sector 5 – after all, there is so much interest a Wall Market businesswoman would have in a different sector, knowing the risks she faces to travel between sectors when the Don’s men are just waiting for the perfect opportunity to catch her (or worse). Aerith keeps that secret well – and she was the one who got Melissa even more involved in Leaf House activities and introduced her to many others around – she just wants to make sure Melissa feels like she has a home there again… If she wishes to.

As the inn’s main flower supplier, Aerith is known to some of Melissa’s key staff members too – she’s popular with the girls and hangs out with them sometimes (Melissa included), but no one adores Aerith more than Leonardo Rivera, her head of security. The Costan man is visibly infatuated with the flowergirl, and yet, for someone who works at a pleasure house… He is comically shy to approach her and do anything about it. He’s always willing to accompany her home, grab all the heavy baskets and things she brings over, will casually ask Melissa about the next delivery schedules so he can be there to help… And see Aerith. It’s cute, really – and the madame will put her matchmaking talents to use if she senses the younger woman is interested.

[babycakes-rps]

People who use Lea Michele as an fc:

Remember that you don’t have to change your fc. Rachel- or whatever Berry or other OC you use her for- looks like her. Your character has brown hair and brown eyes and a long nose. She’s short. She has a great voice. She’s slightly cinnamon-roll looking but can also be quite the diva. Lea Michele fits that. If you want to change your fc, that’s totally fine. I’m just saying don’t feel pressured to do it. If you and your rp partner are still ok with using Lea’s face, then use it.

Remember that Naya Rivera was cancelled a while back. Some people stopped using her as an fc, but a ton of people still use her for Santana. It’s okay. You do you.

If you are looking for a replacement Lea FC, it depends how similar you want the look. You could try Victoria Justice if your muse is younger, or Daniela Ruah if your muse is older. Or go for Demi Lovato. Give Melissa Benoist a go. Maybe Marie Avgeropoulos. Try Lindsey Morgan. Alycia Debnam-Carey. Plenty of options for replacement if that’s what you want to do :)

Edit: Miranda Cosgrove turned 18 in 2011. Any resources of her after that are able to be used.

[nayroleplaysarch]

♦: Slow dancing/♔ : Finding your muse wearing their merch//Olly/Mel

( &. MELISSA & OLIVER )

♦:Slow dancing

Thedinner had been great, just a bunch of friends going out and enjoyinga rare moment of downtime. It wasn’t all the time that they were ableto get together, what with travel, work and anything anyone had to onthe side of it all. For Melissa it was Total Divas, which they hadjust wrapped up on the third season. Memories from the first twoseasons and other random stories from younger days had started beingtossed around the table Mel had wandered from the group, just needinga break from the chatter. She had expected Brooke to follow her, totell her she was being kind of rude or to ask if she was ready totake-off. But when she turned, her eyes were met with a deep brown,rather than the identicals of her twin.

“Didyou lose in the vote to see who would come get me?” Melissa shottowards him, her smile growing with every single one of his steps.“Depends on how you look at it,” he offered back, his voice soft,blending in with the light music from the restaurant. The songchanged and recognition washed over her. A few words were exchangedand then they were dancing, slow to a song she remembered hergrandparents playing often. His hands rested along the curves ofMel’s body as if they were trying to single-handedly erase everyother guy who had ever touched her at all, without undressing her.

Itwas over too quickly for the brunette, but she pulled away shyly.“Thanks for the dance.” Oliver opened his mouth like he was goingto say something, but a wine-filled Brooke chose that moment to bargein, grabbing onto Mel’s arm and whining that she had been looking forher.

♔:Finding your muse wearing their merch

Melissasettled on a large container backstage, her legs crossed as shereached for her phone to facetime Oliver. It wasn’t something theydid all of the time, using opting for late-night phone calls orgetting to spend downtime with each other in person, but on occasion––like tonight––they did.

Therewas the usual buzz backstage, but Mel knew that Olly wouldn’t mind.She hit his contact, her eyes on her legs as she waited for him topick up, when he did, Mel smiled. It quickly took over her face whenshe realized what he was wearing instead of his normal shirt. It wasone of the new shirts for the Melanie brand that she had been superexcited about finally getting to wear and see in the crowds. “You’reso cute, y'know that?”

[mixedbagofships]

107 Songs of Reylo

Note: Some of these songs completely fit Reylo. Other songs it’s a few lines of lyrics that make me think of Reylo. There are also a few instrumental songs from Star Wars itself, other movies, and a ballet. I’ll probably add more songs. I have a huge iTunes collection.

@reylo-my-everything @kylo-ben-solo-ren

Wicked Game as performed by Boston Crusaders

All I Need by Within Temptation

You Ruined Me by JC Chasez

Across the Stars by John Williams

Scene in the Pine Forest by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (London Philharmonic Orchestra version)

Pas De Deux by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (London Philharmonic Orchestra version)

Tearin’ Up My Heart by *NSYNC

Down by Jason Walker

Til I Forget About You by Big Time Rush

Invisible by Big Time Rush

You’re Not Alone by Big Time Rush

Delicate by Taylor Swift

Getaway Car by Taylor Swift

Call It What You Want by Taylor Swift

Treacherous by Taylor Swift

Come Back... Be Here by Taylor Swift

Touch It by Ariana Grande

Thinking Bout You by Ariana Grande

Set Fire to the Rain by ADELE

All of Me by Scott Rusch

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Memories by Jackie Evancho

This Love by Taylor Swift

At The Beginning by Donna Lewis & Richard Marx

Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift

Writing’s On The Wall by Jackie Evancho

Evermore by Dan Stevens

Could You Be Home by Heffron Drive

Everything Has Changed by Heffron Drive

Passing Time by Heffron Drive

Born to Make You Happy by Britney Spears

Everytime by Melissa Benoist (Glee Cast version)

Everytime by Britney Spears (I couldn’t pick between this and the Glee version)

Shadow by Britney Spears

Listen to Your Heart by Lea Michele & Jonathan Groff (Glee Cast version)

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / Head Over Feet by Billy Lewis Jr. & Samantha Ware (Glee Cast version)

I Want To Break Free by Billy Lewis Jr. (Glee Cast version, original Queen version can be substituted)

All You Had To Do Was Stay by Taylor Swift

I Wish You Would by Taylor Swift

Only Hope by Mandy Moore

Rescue You by Jake Epstein

Selfish by *NSYNC

It’s All Coming Back To Me Now by Lea Michele (Glee Cast version)

Incomplete by Backstreet Boys

This I Promise You by *NSYNC

To You I Belong by B*Witched

Higher by Creed

You Are the Pan by John Williams

Madness by Xtension Chords (original Muse version can be substituted)

Mirrors by Justin Timberlake

Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding

Take Me to Church by Hozier

Don’t Blame Me by Taylor Swift

Dancing With Our Hands Tied by Taylor Swift

So It Goes... by Taylor Swift

Haunted by Taylor Swift

I Don’t Wanna Live Forever by ZAYN & Taylor Swift

Better Than Love by JC Chasez

Build Some Love by JC Chasez

Toxic by Britney Spears

The Ways of the Force by John Williams

A New Alliance by John Williams

When I Look At You by Miley Cyrus

Iris by Goo Goo Dolls

That Girl (Will Never Be Mine) by *NSYNC

Journey To The Past by Liz Callaway

I See the Light by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi

Gravity by Sara Bareilles

The Flood by Billy Lewis Jr.

Cosmic Love by Florence + The Machine

Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Joseph Williams, Sally Dworsky, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella & Kristie Edwards

Into You by Ariana Grande

Show Me by Big Time Rush

Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Cory Monteith & Mark Salling (Glee Cast version)

No Idea by Big Time Rush

Everywhere by Michelle Branch

All You Wanted by Michelle Branch

Take My Breath Away by Dianna Agron & Naya Rivera (Glee Cast version)

Wild Horses by The Sundays

Give Into Me by Euge Groove & JC Chasez

Everytime We Touch (Radio Mix) by CASCADA

Fly, Fly Away by Kerry Butler

End Game by Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future

...Ready For It? by Taylor Swift

I Did Something Bad by Taylor Swift

Another World by The Phillips-Kane Band (featured on So Weird)

In the Darkness by Mackenzie Phillips (featured on So Weird)

If I’m Not The One by *NSYNC

If You Asked Me To by Celine Dion

Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift

Say (All I Need) by OneRepublic

Love Me Harder by Ariana Grande & The Weeknd

Clarity by Zedd feat. Foxes

The Prince You Charmed by Youngstown

One Day by Hans Zimmer

Build My World by JC Chasez

Lose Myself by JC Chasez

The Scientist by Coldplay

Fix You by Coldplay

More Than Me (Acoustic Version) by Jordan Cahill (featured on Stuck in the Suburbs)

We Found Love by Lea Michelle & Naya Rivera (Glee Cast version)

Rewrite the Stars by Zac Efron & Zendaya

Until I Find You Again by Richard Marx

Now and Forever by Richard Marx

Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx

Kiss the Girl by Samuel E. Wright

I Almost Do by Taylor Swift

[janeaddamspeace]

Illustrated Books About Women Who Changed The World #JACBA Newsletter 28Jul2017

14 Illustrated Books About Women Who Changed The World

'Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women' by Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Women have invented some pretty amazing things throughout history - you just didn't know it. Girls Think of Everything is a smart collection of stories, each with a compelling voice that makes you feel part of the stories themselves.

'Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight' by Kathleen Krull and Amy June Bates (Illustrator)

If you have a thing for books that tell the stories of inspiring female politicians, look no futher: Kathleen Krull and Amy June Bates' account of Hillary Clinton's life will take you on an inspired journey through her younger years.

'Me, Frida' by Amy Novesky and David Díaz (Illustrator)

Connect with the life of Frida Kahlo with this playful, poetic and mesmerizing book, styled after Frida's artwork. Written by Amy Novesky and illustrated by David Diaz, this book tells the tale of her early days in San Francisco with her husband, the artist Diego Rivera. Frida struggled to find a muse, speak a foreign language, and learn to live a life that didn't yet belong to her, but once she did, it changed her life forever.

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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909, written by Michelle Markel and illustrated by Melissa Sweet 2014 Awardee

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Yuyi Morales 2004 Awardee

Wilma Unlimited, written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz 1997 Awardee

David Kherdian releases memoir, 'Factory Town: A 20th Century Memoir'

Marblehead author David Kherdian just released his latest memoir, "Factory Town: A 20th Century Memoir." Kherdian includes 50 "chapters" of the places, people, artifacts, and events, as experienced by the people of Racine, Wis. during the long middle years of the last century, in a luminous way that will provide an awakening for all who were there, and not just the people of Racine, but all Americans, especially those in America's rust belt.

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The Road from Home: The Story of an Armenian Girl by David Kherdian 1980 Awardee

Rights Report: Week of July 17, 2017

Sara Goodman at Wednesday Books has acquired world rights to a collection of essays titled How I Resist: Activism and Hope for the Next Generation, edited by Maureen Johnson and Tim Federle, who will also contribute. Additional contributors include authors Jacqueline Woodson, Malinda Lo, Sabaa Tahir, Jason Reynolds, Libba Bray, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joss Whedon, and many more. Publication is slated for spring/summer 2018; Kate Testerman at KT Literary represented Johnson, and Brenda Bowen at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates represented Federle. The editors and contributors have pledged the full advance of $50,000 to the ACLU.

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Each Kindness written by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis 2013 Awardee

From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson 1996 Awardee

I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This by Jacqueline Woodson 1995 Awardee

In Your Hands by Carole Boston Weatherford | SLJ Review

From award-winning Weatherford (Voice of Freedom; Moses), this poem from a black mother to her firstborn son will resonate as a prayer for all black boys.

The text is given the space to shine opposite Brian Pinkney's art, with font size changes for impact. The illustrations, loose and fluid pastel watercolors with India ink outlines, offer a sense of warmth and comfort with swirls around the images projecting the mother's love.

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Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford 2008 Awardee

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney 2011 Awardee

Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride, by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 2010 Awardee

Radiant children, the future of football and eau de literary hero

Javaka Steptoe, whose picture book "Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat" won the 2017 Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, will appear at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Studio City branch of the L.A. Public Library, and at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Felipe de Neve branch.

Expect a reading, an interactive workshop, an artist talk and a book signing. Both events are free, refreshments will be provided and attendees have the chance to win a copy of the book, which introduces "readers to the powerful message that art doesn't have to be neat, clean, or inside the lines, to be beautiful."

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Hot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English, with collage art of Javaka Steptoe 2005 Awardee

Spring 2018 Children's Sneak Previews

The 5 O'Clock Band by Troy Andrews, illus. by Bryan Collier, featuring a scrappy young musician who learns what it means to be an artist and a band leader in his hometown of New Orleans.

The Faithful Spy by John Hendrix, the story of German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer who opposed the Nazis and was part of a failed plot to assassinate Hitler.

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac, illus. by Liz Amini-Holmes, a picture-book biography of a Navajo soldier who helped the effort in WWII as part of the team that created an unbreakable military code using his native language.

Born to Swing by Mara Rockliff, illus. by Michele Wood, profiling female jazz pioneer Lil' Hardin Armstrong

The Breadwinner: The Graphic Novel, adapted from the film and based on the original work by Deborah Ellis, the story of an 11-year-old girl who disguises herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.

Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners by Naomi Shihab Nye, which collects 100 poems that offer peace, solace, and hope

One Fun Day with Lewis Carroll: A Celebration of Wordplay and a Girl Named Alice, by Kathleen Krull, illus. by Julia Sarda, a picture book biography of the beloved children's book author and wordsmith.

Every Month is a New Year by Marilyn Singer, illus. by Susan L. Roth, a celebration of New Years around the world.

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, in which the ghost of 12-year-old Jerome, killed by a police officer who believed the boy had a real gun, meets the ghost of Emmett Till and works to understand racism

Dreams from Many Rivers by Margarita Engle, a middle-grade history of Latinos in verse, told through a range of voices from past and present

Boots on the Ground by Elizabeth Partridge, exploring the complexities of the Vietnam War via the stories of veterans and a refugee, and profiles of key leaders and events

How Sweet the Sound by Carole Boston Weatherford, a biography in verse of John Newton and how he came to write the hymn "Amazing Grace"

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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. written by Doreen Rappaport with artwork by Bryan Collier 2002 Awardee

The Heart of a Chief by Joseph Bruchac 1999 Awardee

i see the rhythm written by Toyomi Igus, illustrated by Michele Wood 1999 Awardee

The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis 2005 Awardee

The Breadwinner Trilogy, three books by Deborah Ellis 2004 Awardee

Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis 2003 Awardee

Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye 1998 Awardee

Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter 1995 Awardee

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Yuyi Morales 2004 Awardee

Wilma Unlimited, written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz 1997 Awardee

Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2014 Awardee

The Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2011 Awardee

Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle 2015 Awardee

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle 2009 Awardee

Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge 2010 Awardee

Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge 1999 Awardee

Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford 2008 Awardee

Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914, 2015 Awardee

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The Jane Addams Children's Book Award annually recognizes children's books of literary and aesthetic excellence that effectively engage children in thinking about peace, social justice, global community, and equity for all people.

Read more about the 2017 Awards.

[nofomoartworld]

Hyperallergic: Discovering Honoré Sharrer, an Eclipsed 20th-Century Surrealist Painter

Honoré Sharrer, “Resurrection of the Waitress” (1984), oil on canvas (all images courtesy the Columbus Museum of Art)

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Perhaps the most initially astonishing thing about American Surrealist artist Honoré Sharrer (1920–2009) is the fact that so few people have heard of her. Though she received some acclaim as a young painter, Sharrer faded from public view early in her career, eclipsed by the prevailing trend of Abstract Expressionism and forced to move to Canada in the mid 1950s because of her outspoken Communist beliefs. If those factors weren’t enough to condemn Sharrer to a life outside the spotlight, there was also the endlessly damning circumstance of her being a witty, talented, strong-minded woman in pursuit of her own vision. She was dogged in her convictions and a master of her medium.

Honoré Sharrer, “Nursery Rhyme” (1971), oil on canvas

A Dangerous Woman: Subversion and Surrealism in the Art of Honoré Sharrer at the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) is the first survey since the mid 20th century of the artist’s works, many of which are on loan from her estate. Walking through this reconstruction of her decades-long career, what stands out the most is the progression of her subject matter and style. Sharrer seems to have simultaneously possessed the ability to emulate other painters and to express her own singular perspective. Some of her early portraits demonstrate an interest in and aptitude for the techniques of the Northern Renaissance masters; later works evoke Norman Rockwell’s razor-sharp observations of quotidian American life (not to mention the similar struggles he faced, due to radical politics). Still later, Sharrer presents a Surrealist worldview that would be perfectly at home alongside the work of Gertrude Abercrombie.

The pinnacle of Sharrer’s public success came early, with the five-panel “Tribute to the American Working People,” which she made in 1946–51 for her first solo exhibition, at the Knoedler Gallery in New York. The intricate series, which features day-in-the-life scenes of midcentury rural America, received strong praise from New York Times critic Stuart Preston. As a West Coast native and Detroit transplant, I have had perhaps above-average exposure to the famed Diego and Frida, and “Tribute to the American Working People” startled me as a perfect conglomeration of the two. Sharrer shares Rivera’s muralist eye and Communist leanings, packing each panel with extraordinary microcosms that elevate members of the working class at labor and play. But the scale, painstaking execution, and obsessive richness of every brushstroke is pure Kahlo.

Honoré Sharrer, “Tribute to the American Working People, Central Panel” (1946–51), oil on composition board

Honoré Sharrer, “Tribute to the American Working People, Public School” (1946–51), oil on composition board

A master of many styles even by this early point in her career, Sharrer was a fan of embedding paintings within paintings. These mini-masterpieces serve as both literal references to her influences and demonstrations of her skill in imitating the work of other artists. In some cases, the small paintings can be taken as part and parcel of Sharrer’s exhaustively detailed settings, but their centrality and recurrence suggest that they held extra significance for her, reflecting something about the personalities of the occupants of her scenes.

The 1943 piece “Workers and Paintings” is a panoramic portrait of several family-like groups standing in front of a detailed cityscape. Each unit presents a painting to the viewer, including Grant Wood’s “American Gothic,” Picasso’s “Girl before a Mirror,” and a Diego Rivera portrait of field workers. All of the featured painters sought to elevate the common people, both in their work and their politics, and Sharrer’s piece conveys the lovely sentiment of art having a place within the structure of the family.

Honoré Sharrer, “Workers and Paintings” (1943), oil on composition board

“Reception” (1958) features François Boucher’s “Jupiter in the Guise of Diana, and the Nymph Callisto” and a second, more obscured image, both of which show mythical rape scenes as they hang high on salmon-colored walls above a lavish gathering. The work represents Sharrer’s transition from celebrating the life of the common worker to exposing the abuses of the rich and politically powerful. Those milling around the reception include US Senator Joseph McCarthy — whose political machinations were directly responsible for Sharrer’s exile — FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and Cardinal Francis Spellman. Opposite Spellman is the only other figure in colorful attire, who’s also located on the same foreground plane as him: a young woman in a pink ball gown with a reflective attitude. Separated from the rest of the reception by a banquet table, this figure seems to be a likely stand-in for the artist, who at that point in her career was already experiencing the alienation to which most confrontational women can relate.

Honoré Sharrer, “Reception” (1958), oil on canvas

The eye is drawn around “Reception” by the rich details of the partygoers below, an ornate crystal chandelier above, and the surreal presence of live birds roosting atop the lighting fixture and on people’s heads. But the entire middle of the painting consists of the empty space of the background wall. There is a real oddity to Sharrer’s compositions — the horizon is often pushed awkwardly high or low, defying the rule of thirds at every turn. Her knack for extraordinary detail and inclusion of eye-catching and surreal elements force the viewer’s gaze to move everywhere — there are no simple pathways through her work. Sharrer draws the viewer into a complicated visual conversation; perhaps it is projection to note that complexity is another quality rarely championed in women. There’s nowhere for the eye to rest in her paintings; they require exceptionally active viewing and, like most “difficult” women, refuse to let the viewer off easily.

Honoré Sharrer at work

At the onset of the 1960s, Sharrer adopted some Pop art elements in her work, while continuing to cultivate her surreal subject matter. At this point, a clear visual vocabulary emerges: lap dogs, melting cutlery, lit cigarettes, and cuts of meat form a recurring motif of dreamlike symbolism, in landscapes inhabited by circus folk, mythical creatures (Leda, of swan fame, is a regular), solemn children, and round-faced, nude, frankly unapologetic women who gaze directly at the viewer.

Honoré Sharrer, “Leda and the Folks” (1963), oil on canvas

Sharrer kept painting up until her death in 2009, and the exhibition includes decade upon decade of works that show her continuing to develop and refine her themes: grappling with womanhood, waitressing, divorce, religion, and family life in a way that feels deeply personal and also relatable. One could spend a great deal of time unpacking the symbolic language, political and artistic satire, and feminist sentiment of Sharrer’s work — just ask M. Melissa Wolfe, who co–curated the retrospective for CMA (with Robert Cozzolino) and, in so doing, became a scholar of record on Sharrer.

Indeed, the galleries featuring her later work — which seems only to gain layers of refinement, both in terms of style and acerbic, absurdist humor — offer activities that get at this depth. One table offers a copy of a painting rendered in jigsaw puzzle form, a perfect medium for Sharrer’s thoroughly packed images. Standing before it, I mused that the time it would take to assemble the 750-piece puzzle seemed about as long as would be necessary to get a grasp on the work itself. The hours Sharrer spent on each painting seem to transfer directly to the viewing experience.

Installation view, A Dangerous Woman: Subversion and Surrealism in the Art of Honoré Sharrer at the Columbus Museum of Art (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)

Another station, in the furthest reach of the exhibition, offers an opportunity for visitors to respond to a question: “Why do you think Honoré Sharrer was a dangerous woman?” The responses I saw ranged from “She was a communist” to commentary on her subject matter and perspective, with Post-it notes piling up to create cross talk and conversation; some observations were as simple as, “Dogs, dogs, everywhere.” Taken as a whole, the simple answer might be: Sharrer was thought-provoking and difficult, and her art is too. That’s disruptive for people who seek to deny women the full complexity of their human condition. All the more reason to seize the opportunity to visit this remarkable exhibition and acquaint oneself with its subject — a truly unusual painter and largely unsung visionary whose time may have finally come.

Honoré Sharrer, “Mother Goose” (1960), oil on canvas

Honoré Sharrer, “Before the Divorce” (1976/1999), oil on canvas

A Dangerous Woman: Subversion and Surrealism in the Art of Honoré Sharrer continues at the Columbus Museum of Art (480 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio) through May 21.

Editor’s note: A portion of the author’s travel expenses were paid for by Experience Columbus.

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❤- for a heartfelt text/✌- for a happy text/✘- for a text that was meant for someone else/!?- for an excited text//Mel/Olly

( &. MELISSA & OLIVER ) 

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[msg → olly pop😍😘] I know I already said it like 12 times and you’re in Colorado now, but I really appreciate you coming to see me while I’m all laid up, even though I slept for nine of the twelve hours you were here.[msg → olly pop 😍😘] No one has ever cared like that other than Brooke. I just.. thank you.

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[msg → oliver😊] No, this isn’t like the Connor thing. I can’t believe you’d even bring that up! 

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[msg → 😍💍] I know it’s a small victory, but I think I picked the flowers for the bridesmaids arrangements. It wasn’t easy because Brooke, but I did it. Babe, I did it!

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"If he’s into you and he’s got a girlfriend, what does that say about his character?"//Mel/Eloise

Mel eyed the blonde over her salad, chewing slowly, annoyed. “Is there a point to this conversation, Eloise?” Somehow she had ended up at the only table with someone at it, and it just so happened that that person was Eloise. Mel didn’t really have a problem with her, just couldn’t stand some of her choices and the way she saw certain things. Like this. Melissa scoffed, setting her fork down. “That’s he’s the exact type of guy you go for?”

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"I just came home to you crying while watching a movie, please tell me what’s going on." / Brooke & Mel

It had all happened so fast. One moment Melissa was sitting on the couch by herself, watching one of those sappy, romantic comedies, crying over how blindly and stupidly she had fallen for Connor, and the next Brooke was opening her hotel room door with the extra key Mel always gave her in case of an emergency. The twin hadn’t even had time to try and look put together. She had known from the start it wasn’t supposed to be a forever thing, but that hadn’t stopped her from falling for him, and as it all unraveled, she was more angry at herself than him. The brunette was usually so much smarter than this.

Brooke was Melissa’s best friend and the person she always turned to whenever  she needed a shoulder to cry on, a warm hug, or just needed to unload — but not this time. She didn’t want Brooke to judge her, and even though deep, deep down she knew that her sister wouldn’t actually do that (at least not right at the moment) she couldn’t bring herself to tell her the truth. Not yet.

Wiping her eyes, she pulled the down the blanket she was wrapped up in, trying to force a laugh out from behind her lips. “It’s just a sad movie, y'know? I honestly have no idea why I’m crying,.. maybe my period is on it’s way or something.”

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"No one ever listens to me. When the package is this pretty, no one cares what's inside!" / "Aww. Oh no, wait a minute. I have no one." / "We saw them doing it through the window. Actually, we saw them doing it up against the window." (Brooke/Mel)

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“No one ever listens to me. When the package is this pretty, no one cares what’s inside!”

The twin resisted the urge to roll her eyes at Brooke as she spoke up. Leave it to her to play the innocent card in all of this. Sure, it hadn’t have been the best idea and walking away from it, it did all see rather juvenile, but Mel hadn’t cared while they had been doing it – Brooke included – and she didn’t really care now. A stern talking-to with the implication of worse consequences next time did little to bring Mel out of the mood she had been on ever since her run-in with Connor. 

Unbuckling her seat belt, she waited until Brooke had parked the car fully before moving to get out. Bending down so her head was in view, she shook it, the tips of her ponytail just coming into view with every movement of her head. “You’ve been spending far too much time with Elliott.” And with that she was gone.

“Aww. Oh no, wait a minute. I have no one.”

Melissa looked around, lips pulling down into a frown. Sure enough it seemed that everyone present for the “game night” had already paired up – Jaime with Riley and Melissa having been claimed by Elijah before Brooke could do so. Elliott should have been here, but a last minute something or other made Brooke the odd woman out. 

“You could join our team?” Melissa suggested, although Elijah was shaking his head like crazy dried blond hair poofing out and flying either which way. “Look at it this way, you’ll be able to brag extra when you win.” Jaime snickered, reaching for a cheese stick. “If you win, Rivera.”

“We saw them doing it through the window. Actually, we saw them doing it up against the window.”

What had been a smiling face full of life and joy moments ago, fell and was replaced by slight disgust mixed with sadness. Realization washed over Brooke, both her and Jane’s eyes casting downwards to the floor, almost in sync. Melissa just shook her head, attempting a smile at them both. She didn’t want to hear this and in that moment didn’t want to see either of the two girls in front of her. 

“Right. Well, cool for them. I gotta go grab this thing before the stores close..” A final look between the three girls and she was pushing past them, out the doors so she could get some bullshit thing from the store serving to help with her lie, even with as see-through as it was. 

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"Yeah, I know it must be important to you when you start chattering like a monkey." / "Hey, if we were in prison, you guys would be like my bitches." / "Whoa, whoa, kindergarten flashback." (Brooke & Mel)

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“Yeah, I know it must be important to you when you start chattering like a monkey.”

The brunette looked over at her sister, shaking her head. Sometimes her Brooke could be so freaking rude and half the time it was like she didn’t even realize she was being as bad as she was. Shaking her head, Melissa sighed. She realized that she had been going on for like an hour about the new merch ideas they had talked about in the last meeting they had had. It’s not that Mel didn’t love all the twin crap they already had, but the thought of having her own stuff made her giddy. She knew that Brooke hadn’t meant for her to shut up, but that’s exactly how the twin had taken it. 

“Fine, I’ll shut up about the merch.” 

“Hey, if we were in prison, you guys would be like my bitches.”

Fucking rude. Melissa rolled her eyes at her twin’s exclamation, standing watch with Elijah and Brooke continued to set up Connor’s hotel room for the prank they had planned out. Brooke had been feeling more vindictive as of late and Melissa has suckered Jaime out of the keycard to Connor’s room, even if she didn’t know why he had it. 

“Would you just hurry it up?” Melissa hissed, looking over at Eli who looked like they were going to get caught any minute. Seeing as Melissa and Brooke were girls, he’d surely take the pounding for this — and he didn’t even really like Brooke! 

“Whoa, whoa, kindergarten flashback.”

Melissa glared over at her sister who had actually just said that aloud. The zipper on her skirt had gotten stuck and she needed Brooke’s help zipping it up. Little did she know that when she emerged into the previously empty hotel room, save for Brooke, now had several familiar faces — all of which were now staring at her in nothing but her bra and skirt. 

She wasn’t like Brooke, she wasn’t entirely confident or comfortable with everyone staring at her in her current state. Stepping backwards into the bathroom, face red, she shut the door quickly, pounding her first against it. “And this is so not like Kindergarten! My shirt got bunched up, but at least i had one on!”