#Katherine Bogle

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Three images of dancer, choreographer, anthropologist and activist Katherine Dunham as published in Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of America’s Black female Superstars - According to author Donald Bogle, Dunham’s innovations forever changed how we understand contemporary / modern dance.

Top: studio portrait of the artist

Centre: centre stage in Stormy Weather

Bottom: with cigar 

https://www.biblio.com/9780306803802

[books-in-a-storm]

Paranormal Star Review

Title: Her Wolf(Silver Shifter #1)

Author: Alexa B. James, Katherine Bogle

Pages:238

Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐(4/5)

Synopsis: Ariana has been stuck inside a cage as long as she can remember. From one master to the next, she hasn’t known kindness since her parents were alive, and even then, she never belonged to herself. When a handsome werewolf saves her from the fighting pits, Ariana’s life is turned upside down. Thrown into a brand new world, Ariana discovers she’s not only a wolf, but the Silver Shifter, a being born every hundred years, and she’s supposed to be the last. But her hot new alpha is hiding more than he’s telling, including the alphas of the other New York packs. Wolves. Dragons. Bears. Panthers. Each pack is holding back a secret from her, like why Ariana feels an unnatural pull to each.

First And Last Sentence: Here

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#73 Haven. 

I received this book through Rachel E. Carter as a read and review opportunity by the author Katherine Bogle. I’m thanking Rachel E. Carter and Katherine Bogle for giving me this opportunity and providing me with the copy of this book. Synopsis: Princess Haven was never meant to be Queen. Her immortality has saved her time and time again, but when the last of her royal family dies at her feet,…

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This unusual summer semester has ended and we’re prepping for fall. It’s only a few short weeks until the 2020-2021 academic year begins. It’s certainly going to be an interesting semester. Please remember to follow the Armour Up, Knights campaign to help keep the UCF community safe. Wear your mask, wash your hands, and try to keep 6 feet between yourself and others. By supporting each other, we can come through this stronger on the other side.

 Libraries staff has pulled together a few suggestions that cover a whole range of areas including college success, cultural appropriation, investing, and football. Click on the link below to see the full list, descriptions, and catalog links for the featured Back-so-School titles suggested by UCF Library employees.

 Welcome to the 2020-21 academic year!

  100 Books to Think About by Cynthia M. Kisby College is a place to develop and employ thinking skills to achieve whatever we most desire in life. This book is a starting point to understand how the mind actually works. Written for UCF students by a UCF faculty librarian, this book summarizes expert advice on how to use thinking to take care of our mind, gift, body, people, and world. Although presented as a personally annotated bibliography, this is not a story book. Feel free to skip around to whatever chapter interests you at the moment. Best of all, this online book is a totally free gift to you from the UCF Libraries’ Showcase of Text, Archives, Research & Scholarship (STARS). Suggested by Cynthia Kisby, Administration

 College Students: mental health and coping strategies edited by Mery V. Landow College students are subject to a massive input of stresses which require successful and ever-changing coping strategies. These stresses include inside and outside pressures by the world to succeed, financial worries, concerns about uncertain futures, social problems and opportunities since college is often the meeting place for future mates, and homework and tests in multiple and complex subjects requiring preparation and focus with often conflicting priorities. Unsuccessful coping often results in anxiety, heavy drinking, depression and a host of other mental health problems. Suggested by Sandy Avila, Research & Information Services

 Go See the Principal: true tales from the school trenches by Gerry Brooks Gerry Brooks is an elementary school principal turned YouTube celebrity who entertains K-12 teachers, administrators, and parents across the country. He tells jokes with the kind of mocking humor that gets a laugh, yet can be safely shared in school. After all, even great schools have bad days -- when lesson plans fall through, disgruntled parents complain, kids throw temper tantrums because they have to use the same spoon for their applesauce and mashed potatoes, and of course, dealing with...The Horror! The Horror!...dreaded assessments. Suggested by Katie Kirwan, Acquisition & Collection Services

 Happy Teachers Change the World: a guide for cultivating mindfulness in education by Thich Nhat Hanh and Katherine Weare the first official, authoritative manual of the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village approach to mindfulness in education. Spanning the whole range of schools and grade levels, from preschool through higher education, these techniques are grounded in the everyday world of schools, colleges, and universities. Beginning firmly with teachers and all those working with students, including administrators, counselors, and other personnel, the Plum Village approach stresses that educators must first establish their own mindfulness practice since everything they do in the classroom will be based on that foundation. The book includes easy-to-follow, step-by-step techniques perfected by educators to teach themselves and to apply to their work with students and colleagues, along with inspirational stories of the ways in which teachers have made mindfulness practice alive and relevant for themselves and their students across the school and out into the community Suggested by Megan Haught, Student Learning & Engagement/Research & Information Services

 Inseparable: how family and sacrifice forged a path to the NFL by Shaquem Griffin & Shaquill Griffin with Mark Schlabach Much more than a sports memoir, Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin share the previously untold details of the powerful and inspiring story behind the modern NFL’s first one-handed player, and his twin brother’s unrelenting devotion, sacrifice, and love. It’s the story of Shaquem’s understanding of God’s purpose for his life—to inspire others to stop being afraid and to stop making excuses—and his family’s unwavering support in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The Griffins’ unlikely underdog story has already captured the imagination of millions of football fans and physically challenged people around the world. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisition & Collection Services

 Sold My Soul for a Student Loan: higher education and the political economy of the future by Daniel T. Kirsch American higher education boasts one of the most impressive legacies in the world, but the price of admission for many is now endless debt. As this book shows, increasing educational indebtedness undermines the real value of higher education in our democracy. To help readers understand this dilemma, the book examines how student debt became commonplace and what the long-term effects of such an ongoing reality might be. This work examines this vitally important issue from an unprecedented diversity of perspectives, focusing on the fact that student debt is hindering the ability of millions of people to enter the job market, the housing market, the consumer economy, and the political process. Perhaps most importantly, it explores the new relationship debtor-citizens have to the government as a result of debt, and how that impacts democracy for a new generation. Taken together, these qualitative and quantitative approaches paint a clear picture of the consequences of student debt for America and its citizens, both now and in the future. Suggested by Megan Haught, Student Learning & Engagement/Research & Information Services

 Spillover: animal infections and the next human pandemic by David Quammen This work examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic. The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. The author tracks this subject around the world. He recounts adventures in the field, netting bats in China, trapping monkeys in Bangladesh, stalking gorillas in the Congo, with the world's leading disease scientists. He takes the reader along on this quest to learn how, where from, and why these diseases emerge, and he asks the terrifying question: What might the next big one be? Suggested by Megan Haught, Student Learning & Engagement/Research & Information Services

 Success in College: from C's in high school to A's in college by Peter F. Burns Peter F. Burns also gives an insider's perspective to the academic semester, in-class behavior, and how and when to approach professors. Perhaps most importantly, there is invaluable advice about the attitude and work ethic that are essential to the development of outstanding college students. Burns uses his own college experiences, as well as the experiences of other students and professors and research findings, to supplement the material given. Suggested by Sandy Avila, Research & Information Services

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: the only way to guarantee your fair share of stock market returns by John C. Bogle The classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. This tenth anniversary edition includes updated data and new information but maintains the same long-term perspective as in its predecessor. Bogle has also added two new chapters designed to provide further guidance to investors: one on asset allocation, the other on retirement investing. Suggested by Peter Spyers-Duran, Cataloging

 White Negroes: when cornrows were in vogue ... and other thoughts on cultural appropriation by Lauren Michele Jackson This book provides a cultural, political, and social survey through the most American of pastimes that continues to thrive today. It is a crucial account of the people, stories, and culture that create the hilarious, crazy wonder that is life in the 21st century. It is also a wake up call. This book documents how this very old tradition shapes our society in the present in the hopes that we can imagine something better. It will transform what readers think they know about race and culture in the new millennium and open the door to a new present and future unburdened by crimes of the past. Suggested by Megan Haught, Student Learning & Engagement/Research & Information Services

[helenebaasner]

18.11.2019

Kaum ist der Remembrance Day vorbei, stehen hier alle Zeichen auf Weihnachten. Als ich am letzten Dienstag in der Mittagspause in das Einkaufszentrum Brunswick Square in Saint John ging, war schon alles festlich geschmückt, und man sieht in Quispamsis tatsächlich in manchen Fenstern schon einen Tannenbaum fertig dekoriert stehen! Am Wochenende war in Saint John bereits ein Weihnachtsmarkt. Er fand in einer Halle statt, in der sonst Einshocky gespielt wird (Surprise, surprise!), und man zahlt einen Eintritt, der dann für das ganze Wochenende gilt. Im oberen Bereich war es so eine Art Flohmarkt, wo man allerlei antike Dinge kaufen konnte, wie z. B. alten Tannenbaumschmuck, Schallplatten, Bücher, Schmuck, alte Dosen, Bierbecher (aus Deutschland) und noch vieles mehr. Tatsächlich hat WaynesTochter Meghan eine künstliche Seemuschel entdeckt, die mit einem Schild versehen war, auf dem “Hamburg” stand. Im unteren Bereich waren Aussteller mit meist selbst gemachten Sachen, wie Schmuck, Mützen, Handschuhe, Socken aber auch Lebensmittel, Wein, Duschgel und alles mögliche andere, was man nicht wirklich zum Leben braucht, aber gerne für sich selbst oder als Geschenk für jemand anderen kauft. Ich habe dann auch tatsächlich mein erstes Weihnachtsgeschenk gekauft: eine Katzendecke für Marty! Ja, ich weiß, Ihr lacht jetzt oder schüttelt den Kopf, aber er hat bis jetzt keine und liegt oft auf der Decke von Cu, der dies duldet und nich im mindestens daran denkt, den Kater von dort zu verscheuchen. Insofern ist es indirekt auch ein Geschenk für Cu. Des weiteren habe ich noch ein Fantasy-Buch von einer jungen Schriftstellerin erworben, die dort ihre Bücher ausgestellt hat . Sie heißt Katherine Bogle und lebt auch in Quispamsis. Ich hatte ein sehr interessantes Gespräch mit ihr und wollte sie gerne unterstützen, auch wenn Fantasy-Romane normalerweise nicht zu meiner Lieblingslektüre gehören.

Am Samstagmorgen war ich gerade dabei, mich für meine Zumba-Stunde fertig zu machen, als die Nachbarin Kathy anrief und mich fragte, ob ich mit zu einem “Christmas-Sale” ganz in der Nähe gehen wollte. Die Neugier siegte über meinem Drang, mich sportlich zu betätigen, und ich ging mit. Es war sonnig, aber mal wieder mit einem starken eiskaltem Wind, so dass ich mir meinen Schal schützend vor mein Gesicht hielt. So langsam sehe ich die Notwendigkeit einer Skimaske ein. Der Weihnachtsmarkt war mehr privater Natur und fand in einer Kirche statt. Es gab wieder sowohl gebrauchte als auch neue, selbst gemachte Sachen zu kaufen. Kathy kaufte eine ganze Reihe von Christbaumschmuck. Ich glaube, die Kanadier sind wirklich verliebt in Weihnachten, und vieles, was sie schön finden, würde ich eher als kitschig bezeichnen, aber das sage ich natürlich nicht laut. Und irgendwie hat die Begeisterung für Weihnachten auch etwas Ansteckendes auf mich, was vielleicht auch mit dem Wetter zu tun hat. Schließlich träumen wir doch alle von kaltem Wetter mit Schnee und Eis über die Feiertage, oder? 

So sind wir dann am Samstagabend zur Weihnachtsparade in Saint John gefahren, obwohl es draußen eisig kalt war. Ich hatte eine Leggins unter meinen Jeans, zwei Paar Socken, diverse Schichten am Oberkörper, dicke Winterschuhe, meine neue Kanada-Jacke, Mütze, Schal und Handschuhe an und habe trotzdem ohne Ende gefriert. Wie schön wäre jetzt ein Glühwein, habe ich gedacht, als ich von einem Bein aufs andere tretend an der Straße stand, aber leider ist es in Kanada nicht erlaubt, Alkohol in der Öffentlichkeit, also außerhalb von Restaurants, Bars oder dem eigenen Zuhause zu trinken. Die Parade selbst fand ich nicht so schön wie in Hamburg, aber ich bin da sicher nicht objektiv, da ich ja selbst dort mitgewirkt habe. Es waren eigentlich nur Autos mit starker Beleuchtung und ein paar Menschen, die auf den Wagen saßen und “Merry Christmas” riefen. Ein paar andere liefen nebenher und verteilten Süßigkeiten an die Kinder. Aber ein Wagen hatte sehr schöne Kostüm. Es war eine High School von Saint John, die demnächst das Stück “Der Zauber von OZ” aufführen werden und dementsprechend gekleidet waren. Auf dem letzten Wagen saß natürlich Santa Claus persönlich als absoluter Höhepunkt. Nach der Parade, die etwa 45 Minuten ging, hatten wir es sehr eilig, zum Auto zu kommen, um wieder aufzutauen. Das Thermometer zeiget -3 Grad an, aber gefühlt war es für mich wie mindestens -20 Grad!

Am Sonntag war es deutlich angenehmer, die Sonne schien, und es war windstill. Wir machten einen Spazierung mit Cu durch Quispamsis, das man wirlich auch als den Ort der Rehe bezeichnen könnte.

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Book Spotlight: Chronicles of Warshard

Princess Haven was never meant to be queen.

Her immortality has saved her time and time again, but when the last of her royal family dies at her feet, she is next in line to rule a nation on the brink of war. With no formal training, Haven must rise to the occasion with the help of her personal guards, or risk losing everyone she has ever loved.

Between assassination attempts and brutal scare…

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Ashen Release Day!

ASHEN release day is here! Get the entire series for only $0.99 cents each! #yafantasy #yalit

Release day is here, and I am SO excited! I know it’s been awhile since I got to say I have a new release, but November 28th, the day has finally come again! The release of Ashen marks the pretty much end of the Chronicles of Warshard series. Though there are a few small ties left open, ones I will eventually explore in a novella (maybe novel, we’ll see how long it goes), Ashen is the true…

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2019 Arkansas Times Academic All-Stars Nominees

Listed by their hometowns. Here are the students nominated to be Academic All-Stars. They are listed by their hometowns as indicated by mailing addresses. ALMA EMILY FOWLER Mulberry High School BAY JACOB HARLEY OSTER Bay High School BEARDEN CASSIDY CLEMENS Bearden High School GARRETT MCWHORTER Bearden High School BEEBE TAYLOR DWAYNE BOYCE Beebe High School JOLEY MARIE MITCHELL Rose Bud High School MARIANNA KERSEY RICHEY Beebe High School BEE BRANCH ANDREA DE TOUR Arkansas Virtual Academy High School BENTON JULIANNA DEMI SORVILLO Bauxite High School KAYLA M. TREASITTI Glen Rose High School BENTONVILLE KENDRA RISENER Haas Hall Academy ANGEL SOTERO Bentonville West High School JESSICA YIN Bentonville West High School BERRYVILLE ALEX RUBEN MALDONADO-LOPEZ Berryville High School AMBER NICOLE VEACH Berryville High School BISMARCK LAUREN ELIZABETH CORLEY Bismarck High School BLACK ROCK PAIGE LEANN PENN Hillcrest High School BLYTHEVILLE CHANDLER SPROUSE Gosnell High School SHAKIAH WILLIAMS Blytheville High School BONNERDALE HANNAH DIGGS Centerpoint High School BOONEVILLE JUSTIN RONGEY Magazine High School BRINKLEY KEVON MALOID DILLWORTH Brinkley High School EMILY ANN TAYLOR Brinkley High School BRUNO LANE BOGLE Valley Springs High School BRYANT SYDNEY ELAINE BOWMAN Bryant High School HARRISON BENNETT DOWNS Bryant High School CABOT ZHENG HUI ZHANG Cabot High School CAVE CITY KENDALL TOWNSLEY Cave City High School CENTER RIDGE SOPHIA FRANCESCA ISELY Nemo Vista High School CLARKSVILLE BRADLEY SCOTT BUCK Johnson County Westside High School CLINTON JACOB ALLEN BURROUGHS South Side High School CONWAY MARY KATHERINE FREYALDENHOVEN Conway High School KENDON CRAIG MOLINE Conway High School CORNING CAROLINE GOODMAN Corning High School CROSSETT DAILEY MARIE CHAVIS Crossett High School BRYCE RICHARD MOON Crossett High School DAMASCUS CLAIRE ELIZABETH DREWRY South Side High School DES ARC LINDSEY NICOLE REIDHAR Des Arc High School DEWITT RACHEL DANIELS DeWitt High School ZONTRAY KENDALL DeWitt High School DONALDSON DYLAN JASHUN CLAYTON Bismarck High School DOVER Ethan Seth Owen Jacobs Dover High School EUREKA SPRINGS KAYDEN ECKMAN Eureka Springs High School EVANSVILLE JESSICA ANN GOLDMAN Lincoln High School FARMINGTON NICHOLAS JAMES ERICKSON Farmington High School REAGAN SIERRA WHITE Farmington High School FAYETTEVILLE CHLOE AUGUST BOWEN Springdale High School SOPHIE FERNANDO Haas Hall Academy JEREMIA LO Fayetteville High School HAMAAD MEHAL Haas Hall Academy SPENCER LEE WALKER Fayetteville High School FISHER ANNA CHAPLAIN Harrisburg College and Career Prep FORT SMITH JOHN TYLER FREENY Southside High School MADISON ISABELLA RENEE MARSH Southside High School GOSNELL KAYLEE JO MILLER Gosnell High School GREENBRIER MADELYN RENEE JAMESON Greenbrier High School CALEB WADE TAPLEY Greenbrier High School GREENWOOD JULIA KATHLEEN BRIXEY Greenwood High School TYLER LAWRENCE MERREIGHN Greenwood High School GREERS FERRY FAITH MARIE BIRMINGHAM West Side High School HAMBURG NIGEL LEWIS Hamburg High School BRENDA FAITH O'FALLON Hamburg High School HARRISON GRACE ESTELLE BRANDT Harrison High School BLAKE JOHN WILLIAM WHITMER Harrison High School HAZEN ROSS TIMOTHY HARPER Hazen High School HICKORY PLAINS JEREMIAH DESHONE WILLIAMS Des Arc High School HIGDEN NATHANIEL WYATT SMITH West Side High School HORATIO GRACE ELIZABETH HARRIS Horatio High School HOT SPRINGS RHETT BARRETT Cutter Morning Star High School FAITH ELIZABETH CARNIE Lake Hamilton High School JORDAN C. ERICKSON Lake Hamilton High School EMMA KIRSTEN FERGUSON Lakeside High School THOMAS IAN HOLLIS Lakeside High School ANTHONY ALEXANDER REITER Hot Springs High School MICAH TRAVIS Mountain Pine High School HUTTIG NASTAJAE ALIYAH ALDERSON Strong High School JACKSONVILLE BASIA YVONNE BROWN Jacksonville High School GERALD ANTONIO DONOHUE Jacksonville High School JONESBORO OPHIE COPELIN Nettleton High School JETT JACKSON Harrisburg College and Career Prep ISABELLE FLORENCE JONES The Academies at Jonesboro High School JOSHUA MILNES Nettleton High School ANNA ELISE OPPENHEIM Bay High School NIKKOLETTE AMANDA PERKINS Brookland High School SEAN A. ROADES Valley View High School KALLEN SMITH Brookland High School TRACY N. TANNER Valley View High School LEACHVILLE HALLIE ELIZABETH BROWN Buffalo Island Central High School KYLE BRADLEY THRASHER Buffalo Island Central High School LITTLE ROCK MOHAMMED ABUELEM Pulaski Academy MILLER CLARK BACON eStem High School NATHAN THOMAS BARBER The Academies at Jonesboro High School CAROLINE BLANSCET Little Rock Christian Academy ANA ABARCA CHAVEZ Hall High School REBECCA SUSAN DIXON Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School SARAH J. DOUGLASS Joe T. Robinson High School SULLIVAN WALTER FITZ Catholic High School for Boys CELIA KRETH Episcopal Collegiate School FELIPE MORALES OSORIO Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School CLAUDIA CATHERINE SMITH eStem High School ETHAN STRAUSS Episcopal Collegiate School LUKE WEINER Little Rock Christian Academy MICHELLE XU Little Rock Central High School RAMY YOUSEF Little Rock Central High School MCCRORY CHRISTIAN LITTLE McCrory High School MABELVALE HALEY AMBER STANTON LISA Academy West High School MAGAZINE EMILY STATON Magazine High School MAMMOTH SPRING DEVON CRAY Mammoth Spring High School MARION WESLEY JAMES BARRETT Marion High School MORGAN BRADFORD WHITED Marion High School MAUMELLE GARRETT MICHAEL BAKANOVIC Maumelle High School CHAD BOYD Maumelle Charter High School GENRIETTA CHURBANOVA Pulaski Academy LINCOLN MOSES Maumelle Charter High School VICTORIA ORTEGA Maumelle High School MAYFLOWER HAYDYN HUDNALL Mayflower High School MULBERRY JARRET CHAMBERS Mulberry High School NEWPORT NOAH BLAKE RABY Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts NORTH LITTLE ROCK SOPHIA LYNN CHIER Mount St. Mary Academy CHASE CHRISTIAN MOHR-MCELROY North Little Rock Center of Excellence Charter KATHERINE RAMIREZ North Little Rock High School CARRE'LLA SADLER North Little Rock High School IOAN BROWN SANDERS North Little Rock High School OZARK AUTUMN PAIGE FLAHERTY Johnson County Westside High School PARAGOULD EMMA FARMER Marmaduke High School MICHALA ANN MCPHINK Paragould High School JACKSON CHANDLER PARKER Paragould High School MADISON SHEA ROBINSON Greene County Tech High School PARON JOHN MATTHEW HOWARD Joe T. Robinson High School PEA RIDGE HALLEY LASTER Pea Ridge High School ALEC ANDREW MEREDITH Pea Ridge High School PINE BLUFF MORGAN EDWARDS Watson Chapel High School A'DARIUS LEE Watson Chapel High School PINEVILLE KENLEE KAY KILLIAN Calico Rock High School PLUMERVILLE GARRETT R. HENDRIX Morrilton High School POWHATAN CREEDEN JAMES RICHEY Hillcrest High School RAVENDEN SPRINGS EMILY CHEYENNE LUFFMAN Sloan-Hendrix High School REYNO CHANDLER CONYERS Corning High School RISON JUSTIN JACOBS Rison High School MACY RATLIFF Rison High School ROGERS ALISHA AJAY CHATLANI Rogers High School MORGAN DIBASILIO Rogers Heritage High School SIDRA NADEEM Rogers New Technology High School NATHAN POWELL SKINNER Rogers High School ADAM RYSZARD SIWIEC Rogers Heritage High School ROSE BUD CARSON DAVID LUCENA Rose Bud High School ROYAL ANASTACIA GLASCO Mountain Pine High School RUSSELLVILLE KAYLEE FREEMAN Hector High School SEARCY JACKSON TANNER BENIGHT Searcy High School LAUREN ELIZABETH BROWN Searcy High School SHERIDAN LAINEY FAITH HILL Sheridan High School LOGAN JAMES INGRAM Sheridan High School SHERWOOD TIMOTHY NATHANIEL ESPEJO Sylvan Hills High School CHASE MARIE SWINTON Sylvan Hills High School SILOAM SPRINGS CHRISTINE NICOLE HONN Siloam Springs High School OLIVER MONROE REID Siloam Springs High School SMACKOVER ROBERT THOMAS DIXON Smackover High School KAYLEIGH AMANDA YEAGER Smackover High School SPRINGDALE EDUARDO AGUILAR Springdale High School SPRINGFIELD CAROLYN HOPE HOPKINS Morrilton High School STUTTGART MARY SALLAH JIA Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts TRUMANN ZACHARY DAVID BURCHFIELD Trumann High School WALNUT RIDGE DEVIN FOSTER SMITH Greene County Tech High School WARD JESSICA DAWN VAUGHN Cabot High School WHITE HALL JUSTIN ROBERT DADY White Hall High School WINSLOW JOSEPH ANDREW TAYLOR Lincoln High School WYNNE KYRA LIANE DOBSON Wynne High School JACKSON CHARLES GEORGE Wynne High School 2019 Arkansas Times Academic All-Stars Nominees

[thesebookslookthesame]

Bohemian Gospel by Dana Chamblee Carpenter

Bride of the Wolf by Abigail Barnette

Da Vinci’s Tiger by L.M. Elliott

Haven by Katherine Bogle

La Corona de Hierro by Pet Torres (Spanish)

La rebelle de Longwood [The Lily and the Leopard] by Susan Wiggs (French version)

Pieśń królowej [The Summer Queen] by Elizabeth Chadwick (Polish version)

The Silver Bride by Isolde Martyn

A Sister’s Crusade by Ann Turner

The Wormhole by Ana Franco

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

A Disability Tale for Halloween

I originally posted this to my Blogger blog [inactive since July, 2012]: Plato’s Nightmare / Aesop’s Dream. [If you want to read my commentary that’s six years out of date, you can find it there]

It’s my own retelling of a British Folktale, collected by Katherine Briggs [Bibliographic data is also at the link above. It’s a hardcover book that’s out of print, I believe {It was Christmas Present from my mom}].

I originally composed this retelling in 1998 or ‘99. And I want to preserve it. So I’m backing it up here. I should probably do that with all of that blog’s posts.

... Anyway:

Sammle’s Ghost

Once, a young man named Sammle was killed in a fire which blazed until his body was nothing but ashes scattered on the wind.  When everything was calm again, he woke as a spirit and rose up.  The new Sammle was very disoriented, because now he could see all the other spirits and bogles the he never saw when he was alive.  It was as if he were lost in a strange and crowded city, and he didn't know where to go.

Finally, another soul noticed his confusion and said to him: "You must go to the graveyard, and see the Great Worm.  Tell him you're dead, and ask him to have your body eaten up, because until then, you won't be able to rest in the Earth."

So Sammle wondered about looking for the Worm, asking all the ghosts and spirits how to get there.  Finally, he came to a great underground cavern, with passages leading off in all direction, like a maze, and he followed them down and down until he got close to what he was sure was the center point.  The air was hot and damp, and smelled of mold, moss and sulfur.  Strange, glowing, creatures clung to the walls, illuminating everything with a strange, blue-green light. Snails and slugs and other slimy things that Sammle could not name crawled over and under his feet.  Fluttery things, like bats and giant moths, flew about his head.  

After what seemed to be an eternity, Sammle came to the great central chamber, where the Great Worm himself lay coiled on a flat stone, as though he were king on a throne.

He raised his head as Sammle entered, and swung it from side to side, sniffing the air, for he was completely blind.  "Sammle!" he called out, thrusting his giant head into the lad's face. "Sammle, you are dead and buried, is that it? Dead and food for worms?"

"I-I suppose so, Your Honor," Sammle answered, surprised that this creature knew him by name.

"Well, then, where are you?"

"I, um, I'm right here, Your Worship," he answered, not wanting to offend, but unsure of the proper form of address.

The Great Worm scoffed. "You don't think we can eat spirit, do you?" he asked.  "We need your body before you can rest in the Earth.  Where is your body buried?"

It's not buried, that's just it.  It was burned to ashes, and scattered by the wind."

"Phew!  You'll not be very tasty, then. But that's not important. Just gather your ashes and bring them back to me."

So Sammle wandered high and low, picking up every ash and bit of bone one by one, and putting them all in a sack.  He then returned and gave them to the Great Worm, who crawled down inside and sniffed around."

"Sammle," the Worm said, from inside the sack, "You're not all here."

"Well, I've gathered all my ashes, of that, I'm certain."

"There's an arm missing."

"Oh, that's right," Sammle said.  "It was amputated when I was young."

"If you want to rest, Sammle," the Worm said, "you must find it and bring it back here."

"Well, I've not idea where the doctor put it. But I'm willing to look." And so he journeyed over the wide world, and eventually found his arm, and brought it back to the Worm. ...Where it had been kept, and whether anyone noticed it was missing, I don't know. But Sammle couldn't worry about that, now.

The Great Worm turned it over and over, sniffing it carefully.  "No...." he said, slowly, "there's still something missing. Are you sure you never lost any other part of you?" he asked.

Sammle wracked his brains.  "I lost a pinky nail," he said at last, "and it never grew back.”

"That must be it, then.  You'll have to find it, too."

"I'm afraid that's impossible," said Sammle.  "But I'm willing to try." And try he did.  He searched high and low, in places only a ghost could go.  But years passed, and he couldn't find it. So at last he returned to the Worm to report his failure.

"I've looked high, and I've looked low," he said, "and I'm afraid I couldn't find it even if I searched a thousand years more.  Are you sure you can't make do with what you've got? A nail is such a small thing, after all."

"I am sure," the Worm said.  "If you want to take rest in the Earth, the Earth must have all of you.  If you're certain you can't find it . . ."

"Certain, unfortunately."

"Then you must walk for all eternity.  I'm very sorry for you. But try to make the best of it -- you'll have lots of good company."

Then all the creeping things and fluttering things turned Sammle out of the Great Worm's chamber for the last time.  And, unless he has found it, his is still searching for his pinky nail.

Thoughts I’ve had about this story since I first posted it online in 2011:

The Great Worm is a Great Ableist, and is is an A-class A-hole. But his attitude and pronouncements are a fantastic illustration of what “ableism” means, namely: “You can only be allowed to enter the ideal of human society if you are perfectly “whole” -- otherwise, you’re not allowed in.

You know what that means, don’t you? In this story-’verse, every ghost that walks the Earth is Disabled. Halloween is Cripple Punk Pride Night! Woot!

In my headcanon for this story, Sammle didn’t really search for his pinky nail for very long. He just settled into his new (after)life, and learned to enjoy himself as a ghost. “Never resting” sounds horrid to us, but without a body, ghosts never get tired -- so why not spend all of eternity traveling around and seeing everything there is to see? And why just stick to Earth. As a ghost, you could travel all around the solar system -- the galaxy -- the universe.

I now have a plotbunny (free to adopt) of squads of ghosts who go around visiting the newly-disabled in their dreams (in the manner of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”) in order to give the particularly distressed advice and guidance for the still-living people’s “new normal”.

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R.I.P. Jack Bogle, Democratizer Of Investing

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John Clifton Bogle — "Jack" Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard Group — passed away yesterday, at the age of 89. He was a giant in the financial industry but in a way, his legacy is not about what he did for the financial sector, but rather about the ways that he tried to prevent the financial sector from ripping people off.

On today's Indicator, Cardiff talks with Katherine Bell, the editor-in-chief of Barron's, which covered Jack Bogle's ideas and career extensively over the years, and in fact published Bogle's last major interview.

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Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/01/17/686361876/r-i-p-jack-bogle-democratizer-of-investing

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Read Self Published Month YA and Children’s List

It’s Read Self Published Month!

Are you wanting to support self published authors, but don’t know where to start? Check out this list! and check the #read self published tag for more great books, giveaways, and other fun stuff.

Children’s and Young Adult

Jib and Spinnaker: Sailors of the Low Seas By Betty Mermelstein (children’s illustrated) Two mice are chased into a pool and use various items in the water to keep themselves afloat. How will they get out?

Origins Of The Magdon: Vercovicium (The Magdon Series #1) By Tobey Alexander (MG fantasy) Have you ever wondered what else there is beyond the stories and myths you know? You may not have heard of The Magdon but it is there, in the shadows always watching and waiting.

X Dare and the Keys to Nin By PK Hrezo (MG/YA fantasy) Ninth grader gamer geek, Xavier Dare, receives a video game from a mysterious tattooed man and is transported to the world of Nin where he must navigate the magical realms, find the keys, and confront the Big Boss Penumbra, in order to get back home.

The Curious Tale of Gabrielle (Gabrielle #1) By Zachary Paul Chopchinski (YA fantasy) A teen girl gets a bracelet that allows her to go back in time to witness the lives of its past owners. Little does she know she's stuck in a war between gods.

The Ex-Pacifist (The Matsumoto Trilogy #1) By Sarah K. L. Wilson (YA science fiction) Not many sixteen-year-olds have to battle an Empire for survival...no one else would be so good at it.

Hope in Nautical Dusk (Opal Charm #2) By Miri Castor (YA fantasy) Opal must keep hope alive for a golden future, or watch it all crumble before her.

The Trouble with Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin's Rampant Rack) Shifter High: Season 1, Episode 1 By A.J. Culey (YA paranormal humor) Melvin Moose used to love being a shifter, but then his antlers came in. Now they keep exploding from his human head whenever he's around a girl. Surviving high school's never been so hard.

Savages By Katherine Bogle (YA fantasy) Daughter of Chief Ruin, Breen is one of the most fearsome warriors in the Southern Delica Tribe, but nothing can stop the Emperor from reaping the Savage Lands for soldiers.

Echoes of Azure (Guardian #1) By Maree Brittenford (YA science fiction) Amy's seen him die a hundred times in her dreams, but she never expected it to happen in real life. And she certainly never expected the boy from her dreams to be Sam Perez.

Tom's Inheritance By TJ Green (YA fantasy) A teenage boy is summoned to the Other to wake King Arthur.

The Rite of Wands (The Rite of Wands #1) By Mackenzie Flohr (YA fantasy) One boy…one Rite… And a world of deadly secrets that could change the course of history—forever.

Miriamne the Magdala By JB Richards (YA historical) Fall in love with the boy destined to be King of kings and the girl who captured his heart forever in “Miriamne the Magdala”, Author JB Richards’ breathtaking introductory chapter to The Yeshua and Miri Novel Series, the greatest love story never told!

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3 Risks of Investing in the Stock Market

Risk and reward are inextricably intertwined, and therefore, risk is inherent in all financial instruments. As a consequence, wise investors seek to minimize risk as much as possible without diluting the potential rewards. Warren Buffett, a recognized stock market investor, reportedly explained his investment philosophy to a group of Wharton Business School students in 2003: “I like to go for cinches. I like to shoot fish in a barrel. But I like to do it after the water has run out.”

Reducing all of the variables affecting a stock investment is difficult, especially the following hidden risks.

1. Volatility

Sometimes called “market risk” or “involuntary risk,” volatility refers to fluctuations in price of a security or portfolio over a year period. All securities are subject to market risks that include events beyond an investor’s control. These events affect the overall market, not just a single company or industry.

They include the following:

·         Geopolitical Events. World economies are connected in a global world, so a recession in China can have dire effects on the economy of the United States. The withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union or a repudiation of NAFTA by a new U.S. Administration could ignite a trade war among countries with devastating effects on individual economies around the globe.

·         Economic Events. Monetary policies, unforeseen regulations or deregulation, tax revisions, changes in interest rates, or weather affect the gross domestic product (GDP) of countries, as well as the relations between countries. Businesses and industries are also affected.

·         Inflation. Also called “purchasing power risk,” the future value of assets or income may be reduced due to rising costs of goods and services or deliberate government action. Effectively, each unit of currency – $1 in the U.S. – buys less as time passes.

Volatility does not indicate the direction of a price move (up or down), just the range of price fluctuations over the period. It is expressed as “beta” and is intended to reflect the correlation between a security’s price and the market as a whole, usually the S&P 500:

·         A beta of 1 (low volatility) suggests a stock’s price will move in concert with the market. For example, if the S&P 500 moves 10%, the stock will move 10%.

·         Betas less than 1 (very low volatility) means that the security price fluctuates less than the market – a beta of 0.5 suggests that a 10% move in the market will produce only a 5% move in the security price.

·         A beta greater than 1 (high volatility) means the stock is more volatile than the market as a whole. Theoretically, a security with a beta of 1.3 would be 30% more volatile than the market.

According to Ted Noon, senior vice president of Acadian Asset Management, implementing low-volatility strategies – for example, choosing investments with low beta – can retain full exposure to equity markets while avoiding painful downside outcomes. However, Joseph Flaherty, chief investment-risk officer of MFS Investment Management, cautions that reducing risk is “less about concentrating on low volatility and more about avoiding high volatility.”

Strategies to Manage Volatility

Strategies to reduce the impact of volatility include:

·         Investing in Stocks With Consistently Rising Dividends. Legg Mason recently introduced its Low Volatility High Dividend ETF (LVHD) based on an investment strategy of sustainable high dividends and low volatility.

·         Adding Bonds to the Portfolio. John Rafal, founder of Essex Financial Services, claims a 60%-40% stock-bond mix will produce average annual gains equal to 75% of a stock portfolio with half the volatility.

·         Reducing Exposure to High Volatility Securities. Reducing or eliminating high-volatility securities in a portfolio will lower overall market risk. There are mutual funds such as Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility (VMVFX) or exchanged traded funds (ETFs) like PowerShares S&P 500 ex-Rate Low Volatility Portfolio (XRLV) managed especially to reduce volatility.

·         Hedging. Market risk or volatility can be reduced by taking a counter or offsetting position in a related security. For example, an investor with a portfolio of low and moderate volatility stocks might buy an inverse ETF to protect against a market decline. An inverse ETF – sometimes called a “short ETF” or “bear ETF” – is designed to perform the opposite of the index it tracks. In other words, if the S&P 500 index increases 5%, the inverse S&P 500 ETF will simultaneously lose 5% of its value. When combining the portfolio with the inverse ETF, any losses on the portfolio would be offset by gains in the ETF. While theoretically possible, investors should be aware that an exact offset of volatility risk in practice can be difficult to establish.

2. Timing

Market pundits claim that the key to stock market riches is obvious: buy low and sell high. Good advice, perhaps, but tough to implement since prices are constantly changing. Anyone who has been investing for a time has experienced the frustration of buying at the highest price of the day, week, or year – or, conversely, selling a stock at its lowest value.

Trying to predict future prices (“timing the market”) is difficult, if not impossible, especially in the short-term. In other words, it is unlikely that any investor can outperform the market over any significant period. Katherine Roy, chief retirement strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, points out, “You have to guess right twice. You have to guess in advance when the peak will be – or was. And then you have to know when the market is about to turn back up, before the market does that.”

This difficulty led to the development of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) and its related random walk theory of stock prices. Developed by Dr. Eugene Fama of the University of Chicago, the hypothesis presumes that financial markets are information efficient so that stock prices reflect all that is known or expected to become known for a particular security. When new data appears, the market price instantly adjusts to the new conditions. As a consequence, there are no “undervalued” or “overvalued” stocks.

Coping with Timing Risk

Investors can mollify timing risks in single securities with the following strategies:

·         Dollar-Cost Averaging. Timing risks can be reduced by buying or selling a fixed dollar amount or percentage of a security or portfolio holding on a regular schedule, regardless of stock price. Sometimes called a “constant dollar plan,” dollar-cost averaging results in more shares being purchased when the stock price is low, and fewer when the price is high. As a consequence of the technique, an investor reduces the risk of buying at the top or selling at the bottom. This technique is often used to fund IRA investments when contributions are deducted each payroll period. NASDAQ notes that practicing dollar-cost averaging can protect an investor against market fluctuations and downside risk.

·         Index Fund Investing. In the classic example of “If you can’t beat them, join them,” Fama and his disciple, John Bogle, avoid the specific timing risks of owning individual stocks, preferring to own index funds that reflect the market as a whole. According to The Motley Fool, trying to accurately call the market is beyond the capability of most investors, including the more prominent investment managers. The Motley Fool points out that less than 20% of actively managed diversified large-cap mutual funds have outperformed the S&P over the last 10 years.

3. Overconfidence

Many successful people reject the possibility of luck or randomness having any effect on the outcome of an event, whether a career, an athletic contest, or investment. E.B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web and a longtime columnist for The New Yorker, once wrote, “Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of a self-made man.” According to Pew Research, Americans especially reject the idea that forces outside of one’s control (luck) determine one’s success. However, this hubris about being self-made can lead to overconfidence in one’s decisions, carelessness, and assumption of unnecessary risks.

In October 2013, Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, a consumer electronics company that went bankrupt in 2007, had a stock price increase of more than 1,000%. Share volume was so heavy that FINRA halted trading in the stock. According to CNBC, the reason behind the increase was confusion about Tweeter’s stock symbol (TWTRQ) and the stock symbol for the initial offering of Twitter (TWTR).

J.J. Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade, stated in Forbes, “It’s a perfect example of people not doing any homework whatsoever. Investing can be challenging, so don’t put yourself behind the eight-ball to start.” Even a cursory investigation would have informed potential investors that Twitter was not publicly traded, having its IPO a month later.

Stock market success is the result of analysis and logic, not emotions. Overconfidence can lead to any of the following:

·         Failure to Recognize Your Biases. Everybody has them, according to CFP Hugh Anderson. Being biased can lead you to follow the herd and give preference to information that confirms your existing viewpoint.

·         Too Much Concentration in a Single Stock or Industry. Being sure you are right can lead to putting all your eggs in a single basket without recognizing the possibility that volatility is always present, especially in the short term.

·         Excessive Leverage. The combination of greed and certainty that your investing decision is right leads to borrowing or trading on margin to maximize your profits. While leverage increases upside potential, it also increases the impact of adverse price movement.

·         Being on the Sidelines. Those who feel the most comfortable in their financial capabilities often believe that they can time the market, picking the optimum times to buy, sell, or be out of the market. However, this can mean you will be out of the market when a major market move occurs. According to the DALBAR 2016 Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior, the average investor – moving in and out of the market – has earned almost half of what they would have made for the last 15 years if they had matched the performance of the S&P 500. J.P. Morgan’s Roy notes that if an investor had been out of the market just the 10 best days over the past 20 tears – a span of 7,300 days – the return would be slashed in half.

Strategies to Stay Grounded

Strategies to reduce the impact of overconfidence include:

·         Spread Your Risk. While not a guarantee against loss, diversification protects against losing everything at once. Jim Cramer of TV’s Mad Money recommends a minimum of 10 stocks and a maximum of 15 in a portfolio. Less than 10 is too much concentration, and more than 15 is too difficult for the average investor to follow. Cramer also recommends investing in five different industries or sectors. Investors should note that one benefit of mutual funds and ETFs is automatic diversification.

·         Buy and Hold. Warren Buffett is perhaps the most famous and ardent proponent of the buy and hold strategy today. In a 2016 interview with CNBC’s On the Money, Buffett advised, “The money is made in investments by investing, and by owning good companies for long periods of time. If they [investors] buy good companies, buy them over time, they’re going to do fine 10, 20, 30 years from now.”

·         Avoid Borrowing. Leverage is when you borrow money to invest.  And while leverage can magnify profits, it can also amplifies losses. It increases the psychological pressure to sell stock positions during market downturns. If you tend to borrow to invest (to pay for your lifestyle), you would do well to remember the advice of popular financial gurus such as Dave Ramsey, who warns, “Debt is dumb. Cash is king.” Or Warren Buffett, who claims, “I’ve seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage – leverage being borrowed money. You really don’t need leverage in this world much. If you’re smart, you’re going to make a lot of money without borrowing.”

Final Word

“It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep that matters.” The source of this widely recognized quote is uncertain, but it can be found in almost every list of famous quotes about the stock market. The saying illustrates the need to reduce risk as much as possible when investing. Achieving significant stock market gains, only to lose them when a disastrous event occurs, is devastating – and often unnecessary.

Robert Arnott, founder of the Research Affiliates asset management firm, identified the dilemma in the relationship between risk and return: “In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” By employing some of these strategies, such as dollar-cost averaging, reducing portfolio volatility, and diversification, you can protect your wealth and sleep better at night.

Are you concerned about the risks in the stock market? What steps do you take to reduce your exposure to negative events?

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January + February Wrap-Up

January + February Wrap-Up

So today a two month wrap-up… Last month I totally forgot all monthly posts.. whoops.. But another thing is different this month.. Normally I do a Wrap-Up post with my TBR for the next month. But because of the Take Control Over Your TBR Challenge by Caffeinated Book Reviewer I decided to make my sign-up post my March TBR post as well =] Watch out for it, it will come later today or tomorrow…

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Quotes for Thursday January 19,2017

Forgiveness s quotes Forgiveness is the final form of love.--Reinhold Niebuhr Forgiveness is the fragrance that the flower leaves on the heel of the one that crushed it.--Anonymous Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.--George Macdonald ----------------------- Challenges quotes Above all, challenge yourself. You may well surprise yourself at what strengths you have, what you can accomplish.--Cecile M. Springer Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.--Gen. George S. Patton Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life -- facing new challenges, seizing new opportunities, testing our resources against the unknown and in the process, discovering our own unique potential.--John Amatt All my life I've always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.--Babe Didrikson Zaharias --------------------- Appreciation quotes Margaret Cousins submitted by MaryAnn Herman-Bogle Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. William Arthur submitted by Mary Ann Herman-Bogle Flatter me and I may not believe you. Criticize me and I may not like you. Ignore me and I may not forgive you. Encourage me and I may not forget you. Voltaire  Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Elbert Hubbard  I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. Henry Clay  Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the gratefully and appreciating heart. Mother Teresa There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. Margaret Cousins Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. ----------------------- Experience quotes Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.--Oscar Wilde Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.--Oscar Wilde Experience is that marvelous thing that enable you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.--Franklin P. Jones Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes.--Elbert Hubbard Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally overtakes you.--Katherine Anne Porter ("St. Augustine and the Bullfight" The Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter) Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.--Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture) Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.--Dan Stanford Experience isn't interesting until it begins to repeat itself--in fact, till it does that, it hardly is experience.--Elizabeth Bowen (The Death of the Heart) -------------------------- Faith quotes Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.--Mahalia Jackson Faith begins where Reason sinks exhausted.--Albert Pike Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.--Voltaire Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the window which hope has opened.--Charles Spurgeon Faith is a continuation of reason.--William Adams Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.--Max Lucado (He Still Moves Stones) ------------------------- Courage quotes Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.--Mark Twain Courage is the atom of change.--Bettina R. Flores Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.--Aristotle Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.--Clare Boothe Luce (in Reader's Digest, 1979) Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.--Maya Angelou It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.--e.e. cummings It takes great courage to faithfully follow what we know is true.--Sara E. Anderson

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YA Scavenger Hunt–ARE YOU READY??

In June, the Alliance of Young Adult Authors is sponsoring a massive young adult scavenger hunt. This is a chance to meet some new authors, grab a bunch of free books, and sign up to win a whole bunch of epic prizes!

RULES

Each author will be given a special keyword, which will be bolded and all caps like this: BUTTERFLIES.

All you have to do is visit all the author’s sites in this order, write down the special keywords to discover the short story, then enter the giveaway with the completed secret legend HERE.

There will be one main giveaway for the main prize, but most of the participating authors will also have smaller giveaways for free books, amazon credit and author swag, so make sure you read their post carefully to see what else they’re offering while you’re on their site for the keyword.

THE MAP (participating authors)

Cindy Ray Hale

Katherine Bogle

Melle Amade

David Kudler

A.M. Yates

Alethea Kontis

Stevie Rae Causey

Katlyn Duncan

Debbie Manber Kupfer

Meredith Rose

N.M. Howell

Lara Ann

K.M. Robinson

J.A. Culican

Heather Karn

Rob L. Slater

Dylan Keefer

Sarah K. Wilson

L.J. Higgins

Gina Marie Long

Em Kazmierski

Travis Hall

Heather Young-Nichols

Anna Santos

J.L. Weil

Jo Schneider

Rebecca Fernfield

Kristin D. Van Risseghem

Martine Lewis

Tara Benham

Stacy Claflin

Beth Hammond

Erica Cope

Nicole Zoltack

Char Webster

Sabrina Ramoth

T.J. Muir

Raquel Lyon

Beth Rodgers

S.L. Beaumont

Eva Pohler

Melanie McFarlane

Cheryllynn Dyess

Audrey Rich

Amanda Zieba

Sandie Will

Elle Scott

Angie Grigaliunas

Ashley Maker

Mandy Peterson

Audrey Grey

Elisa Dane

Amy McNulty

Melinda Cordell

Monica Leonelle

Claire Luana

Frost Kay

Preeti C. Sharma

Bentz Deyo

April Wood

Lena Mae Hill

Angel Leya

Wendi Wilson

Wendy Knight

Chogan Swan

Tamara Hart Heiner

Norma Hinkens

Patti Larsen

Megan Crewe

Jamie Thornton

Jessie Renée

T.A. Maclagan

Lydia Sherrer

Phyllis Moore

P.D. Workman

J.A. Armitage

K.N. Lee

Angela Fristoe

Rhonda Sermon

G.K. DeRosa

Erin Richards

Ali Winters

Larissa C. Hardesty

Kristine Tate

Debra Kristi

Bella Rose

Cortney Pearson

Jeff Kohanek

Kristal Shaff

Rachel Morgan

Emma Right

C.L. Cannon

Joanne Macgregor

Lindsey Loucks

Farah Kuck

Erin Hayes

Jesikah Sundin

Dorothy Dreyer

Danielle Annett

C.J. Ethington

L.C. Hibbett

Madeline Dyer

Katie John

Nicole Schubert

Rachel Medhurst

Tee G Ayer

May Freighter

Heather Dyer

Jen Minkman

J.L. Gillham

Karen Tomlinson

Kate Haye

Megan Linski

Martina Billings

Jo Ho

Brian King

Inna Hardison

Rachel Bateman

Sally Henson

J.L. Hendricks

A.L. Knorr

T.M. Franklin

Konstanz Silverbow

felisha Antonette

Jake Devlin

S.F. Benson

Laurie Treacy

Emily Martha Sorensen

Leia Stone

T. Rae Mitchell

J. Keller Ford

Kat Stiles

Jessica Hawke

Elyse Reyes

Sophie Davis

Bianca Scardoni

Jenetta Penner

David R. Bernstein

Olivia Wildenstein

Derek Murphy

Starts June 1st!

Just go through the “treasure map” above to find the keywords and reconstruct the secret legend. Once you’ve got it, enter for the grand prize HERE. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for other giveaways or free books as you search for the keywords, most authors will be offering their own prizes as well.

For rules, updates or trouble-shooting, make sure to check out this main post which will stay updated.

TIMELINE

Authors will post the rules and the full list of participating authors sometime in June, and have their post up and visible on their site/blog, with their keyword, by June 1st. Readers just need to go through the list, find the words, and use the story to enter for the grand prize.

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