#rebecca caprara

[just-a-bookish-reader]

Spin: a review

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"But the bards and poets | often get it wrong, especially | when they speak of | girls and women. | So I will tell you | my version of the story | and let you decide."

Before opening this gorgeous book, I had never read a "novel-in-verse." As my first step into the world of such lyrical prose this book did not disappoint for even a moment. Instead, it caught my attention, and kept it throughout, which is a tough feat for a regular novel to do, much less one in a different style than I was expecting. (when it was described as a novel-in-verse I thought it was describing the writing style, not that it was a literal type of novel.)

I also didn't know much about Arachne's story other than Arachne links to Arachnids. I was so pleasantly surprised by so much of the way this story was told. I adored the artistically arranged lines, in shapes or in specifically set up staggering lines, adding to the rhythm and flow of the novel. The themes explored were difficult ones but were handled so delicately, with full respect towards each of them.

Rebecca Caprara truly just pulls it off. Not just the retelling or the themes, but everything about it. When she choses to make a verse rhyme, the way she splits up the verses, the pacing, the buildup, emotions, all while maintaining a unbelievable beauty strewn throughout.

Honestly if I was braver this book would likely encourage me to try my own hand at this type of writing. The haunting, lyrical prose all lend to the feeling that remains well after the last page ties up each element into the completed masterpiece that it is - quite possibly one of, if not the best greek myth retelling yet .

[celerifleuri]

if you wanted more out of hold your tongues, here are some recommendations (mostly books)

these can contain abuse, assault, rape, unwanted pregnancy, body horror

for more specific warnings, do look them up online

known my name - chanel miller

a very meaningful book to me and a lot of people out there. if there's one you should read if you can, id say this is it. it's even more personal and impactful as an audiobook

this is not the audiobook but it says a lot, you might want to listen to it too

spin - rebecca caprara

a thoughtful sapphic retelling of arachne in verse. if you love women, greek mythology and words, this one is for you

the spirit bares its teeth - andrew joseph white

you follow a trans boy (who also hears a certain voice) as he's forced to be a person he isn't and as he fights his way out. if you want something trans, autistic and raw, read it please

the salt grows heavy - cassandra khaw

a novella of a mermaid with teeth but no tongue and the plague doctor she meets. lots of organs in this one. if you love to see women eating, give it a read

for a more emotional and cathartic story, play gris (nomada studio) !

an incredible amount of care goes into each game this studio makes and it really shows. if i started talking of the things i love in this, i wouldn't be able to stop so please just play it for yourself and see!

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

You know I might not be on a particularly long vacation at the moment but I just got to read a whole book in one sitting and that's gonna keep me warm for a while.

Anyway, Spin by Rebecca Caprara is great, Arachne did nothing wrong and we should respect that.

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (March 28th, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

You Wouldn’t Dare by Samantha Markum 

Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia

Girl Forgotten by April Henry

Last Sunrise in Eterna by Amparo Ortiz

A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen

In Nightfall by Suzanne Young 

Made of Stars by Jenna Voris

The Quiet & the Loud by Helena Fox

Wolfwood by Marianna Baer

Into the Light by Mark Oshiro

Stars & Smoke by Marie Lu

Spin by Rebecca Caprara

Chaos & Flame by Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland

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Happy reading!

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Celebrate National Poetry Month with our latest POEM-FORMAT NOVELS display, featuring:

Spin by Rebecca Caprara

Don't Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan

We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole

Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo

[lohstandfound]

Yes, I know I'm reading bunny and if we were villains but technically I'm listening to the audiobook for bunny. Which I am using Libby for

[shorlibteens]

It's National Poetry Month! This April, we are highlighting books of poetry and novels in verse.

Poetry

Poemhood: Our Black Revival / edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas, and Erica Martin

Abuela don't forget me / Rex Ogle

Ink knows no borders: poems of the immigrant and refugee experience / edited by Patrice Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond

Novels in Verse

The Poet X / Elizabeth Acevedo

The Black Flamingo / Dean Atta

Spin / Rebecca Caprara

Dear Medusa / Olivia A. Cole

We Are All So Good At Smiling / Amber McBride

Miles Morales: Suspended / Jayson Reynolds

All the Fighting Parts / Hannah V. Sawyerr

An Impossible Thing To Say / Arya Shahi

Check them out from your local library!

[beautifulnrd]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Worst-Case Collin Rebecca Caprara Hardback Book Teen Fiction Ex-Library.

[lamilanomagazine]

Festival Musica Bella: svelati i nomi dei partecipanti al Festival dedicato a Gianni Bella. Tra gli ospiti anche Gogol, Mario Biondi e Silvia Mezzanotte

Festival Musica Bella: svelati i nomi dei partecipanti al festival dedicato a Gianni Bella. Tra gli ospiti anche Gogol, Mario Biondi e Silvia Mezzanotte. La Commissione Artistica del Festival Musica Bella ha decretato i nomi dei 22 artisti che hanno superato le pre-elezioni del contest della 1ª edizione del Festival Musica Bella, l’evento musicale interamente dedicato al grande compositore e cantautore Gianni Bella, ideato da Chiara Bella, figlia di Gianni, e da Emanuela Cortesi, vocal coach e vocalist. Il Festival si svolgerà in due serate, condotte da Riccardo Benini, che si terranno il 24 e 25 giugno in Piazza Mazzini a Montechiarugolo (Parma). Il 24 giugno gli artisti, accompagnati da una band diretta da Rosario Bella, fratello di Gianni, interpreteranno il brano con il quale si sono candidati e accenneranno la loro reinterpretazione di una canzone tratta dal repertorio di Gianni Bella. Questi i 22 nomi dei qualificati: ALFONSO CAPRIA da Crotone con il brano “L’aria”, CAMILLA PANDOZZI da Formia (Latina) con il brano “Amore”, LA LANDUCCI (al secolo Caterina Landucci) da Lucca con il brano “Con Quella Voce, CHRISTIAN ANNIBALE da San Marcellino (Caserta) con il brano “Artide”, DANIELE (al secolo Daniele Ragghianti) da Lucca con il brano “Lontano, Vicino”, DEMETRA (al secolo Demetra Tegas) da Porto Ferraio (Livorno) con il brano “Cashmere”, DILETTA GIANGIULIO da Ravenna con il brano “Libera”, FIJORD (al secolo Filippo Labadini) da Parma con il brano “Morto”, GAETANO MORAGAS da Dresano (Milano) con il brano “Storie Fragili”, GLORIADAICAPELLIBIONDI (al secolo Gloria Galassi) da Cesena (Forlì-Cesena) con il brano “Prima Di Andare”, GUIDO MARIA GRILLO da Parma con il brano “Chi Ci Salverà”, il quartetto MALAKAS da Ravenna con il brano “Kaffè”, UND1C1 (al secolo Manuel Bruschi) da Collecchio (Parma) con il brano “Caos”, ST.ELLE (al secolo Maria Letizia Mazzoni) da Montechiarugolo (Parma) con il brano “Furente”, ROSSELLA LONGO da Modena con il brano edito “Oggi Sono Io”, MARIA STELLA DI RUZZA da Villa Santa Lucia (Frosinone) con il brano edito “Nothing Compares 2 U”, MAREA (al secolo Maria Suraci) da Montecchio Emilia (Reggio-Emilia) con il brano “Mamma (Non Ti Parlo Più)”, MATTIA ADDUOCCHIO da Rimini con il brano “Mille Passi”, MORENA PARLAGRECO da Bollate (Milano) con il brano “Dimmi Dove Sei”, ROXENNE (al secolo Rebecca Magri) da Parma con il brano “Pyroxene”, SIMONE B. (al secolo Simone Bilella) da Caprara (Reggio-Emilia) con il brano “Fai Quello Che Vuoi” e VERA (al secolo Veronica Castellucci) da Forlì (Forlì-Cesena) con il brano “Strano, Vero”. Il Festival Musica Bella, avvalendosi di quanto previsto dall’Art. 15 del seguente regolamento, in sede di valutazione delle candidature ha attuato una deroga all’Art. 1 del Regolamento, ammettendo 2 artisti minorenni. Una giuria, composta da addetti ai lavori, giornalisti, produttori musicali, discografici, autori e compositori di rilevanza nazionale, selezionerà i 10 artisti che si esibiranno nel corso della serata successiva. L’appuntamento del 25 giugno, oltre a decretare il vincitore della 1ª edizione del Festival Musica Bella, vedrà la speciale partecipazione dell’autore MOGOL che racconterà il grande talento di Gianni Bella attraverso aneddoti, mentre MARIO BIONDI e SILVIA MEZZANOTTE si esibiranno con una personale versione di uno dei brani di Gianni Bella. In conclusione di serata, Gianni Bella consegnerà al vincitore del Festival il premio, che consiste in un riconoscimento in denaro pari a € 2.000 e la Commissione Artistica, presieduta dall’autore e compositore Giuseppe Fulcheri, assegnerà la targa per il Miglior Testo inedito. «Con orgoglio annunciamo la partecipazione di due grandi artisti legati a mio padre da un profondo sentimento di amicizia e stima: Mogol e Mario Biondi. Abbiamo, inoltre, voluto completare questo cast d’eccezione con la presenza di Silvia Mezzanotte – racconta Chiara Bella – Siamo felici di offrire ai giovani partecipanti la possibilità di esprimere il proprio talento di fronte ad una giuria di personalità autorevoli della discografia e della musica italiana in generale. Inoltre, i migliori di loro parteciperanno a un tour di promozione del Festival e delle musiche di Gianni Bella». Info accesso: 24 giugno: ingresso libero fino ad esaurimento posti. 25 giugno: biglietti in vendita sulla pagina web. Il Festival Musica Bella è organizzato dal Comune di Montechiarugolo, in collaborazione con il Circolo Culturale Montecristo, Nuova Gente Edizioni Musicali e con il fondamentale sostegno di: Emiliana Gourmet (Main Sponsor), Oiki Acciai Inossidabili, Molino Cerioli, I E Park International, Montanari & Gruzza, Parafarmacia Corradini di Traversetolo, Campanini Food Packaging System, Italsughero dei Fratelli Correggi, Ceresini Auto, Ferrarini & Bonetti, Vale Immobiliare di Langhirano, Polleria Rosticceria Otello, Mo-El Italy, Bollani Milano. Direzione Artistica: Chiara Bella - Emanuela Cortesi Consulenza Organizzativa: Francesca Campanini Testi: Giuseppe Fulcheri Conduce Riccardo Benini... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

[alexsfictionaddiction]

Review: Worst-Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara

Quirky middle-grade novels are almost always right up my street and something about this book spoke to me. The cover is very intriguing and I knew that I’d meet some loveable characters between these pages.

Collin has a plan for every worst-case scenario and is constantly prepared to survive whatever life throws at him. However, his home life is fast becoming a huge disaster zone that not even he has a plan for avoiding. Since his mom died, Collin’s life has been turned upside down and his dad seems to be slowly drifting away into immeasurable grief. He is desperate for his best friends Liam and Georgia to not see what’s really going on at home but can Collin eventually learn that not everything in life can be carefully controlled?

There are passages in this book that really took my breath away and broke my heart into tiny pieces. I wondered if Collin had ever really let himself process what happened to his mom and grieve her properly. It’s clear that his dad hasn’t really (or at least not healthily) and I think Collin may have picked up on that.

Collin’s best friends Liam and Georgia are wonderful kids and my favourite parts were just watching the three of them be 12-year-olds. I could sense a cute crush dynamic between Collin and Georgia from the beginning but they were both too shy to admit to it. Although first love isn’t really what this book is about, I think I would have liked that to have been built a little more. Collin’s interactions with his friends are adorable, funny and very authentic for kids of their age. I had no doubt that they were real kids trying to navigate their pre-teen lives.

Collin’s dad has a hoarding problem and this is what Collin is ashamed of. The house is a well of chaotic sadness and it’s understandable that he wouldn’t want anyone to come in and see the reality that his dad is living. However, the truly upsetting thing is that Collin can’t understand why he himself isn’t reason enough for his father to carry on through grief. I just wanted to reach through the book and reassure Collin that his dad did love him and that his mind was just lost right now.

Anyone who has ever suffered from anxiety or thought spirals will relate to Collin. He is a naturally nervous kid with an intense desire to control everything in order to limit damages from things going wrong. Reeling off ‘what if’ after ‘what if’ is exactly what an anxiety disorder does constantly and it seems that Collin has always suffered from this type of thinking, even before his life changed forever.

I loved the profound, philosophical parts that got more frequent towards the end. Middle-grade books that include these little spurts of beautiful wisdom are so important because they directly teach young readers valuable life lessons to live by. These lessons are especially important to remember during times such as bereavement, mental health crises and huge life changes, so the earlier we have these words in our arsenal, the better.

Worst-Case Collin is a funny, moving book with a cast of lovely characters and an ending full of hope and heartwarmth. The issue of hoarding is rarely explored in books and certainly never in children’s books or from the perspective of someone other than the hoarder, so I loved that it was dealt with so sensitively and honestly here. The spare, well-crafted verse that the book is written in is perfect for depicting the intense emotion of the story and I know it will resonate with so many readers, young and old.

[mgician]

tag 9 people to get to know them better.

tagged by @mydreamsthievedamsthieved <3 it has been such a hectic and tiring work week so im a lil slow getting to these but they've been so fun ty :')

favorite color: ORANGE and y'all know it's Halloween now basically so im having the time of my life

currently watching: great question but nothing tbh,, nothings caught my interest recently! hmu with some recs?

currently reading: so many things. im halfway thru Into The Drowning Deep (mermaid horror!) by Seanan McGuire, ive recently started Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger on Libby (mostly just read during work breaks), and I am also reading Worst-Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara :-)

last song: Daylight by Taylor Swift. ive been rly feeling the Lover album these last two days

last movie: honestly i can't remember, which means it was probably Jurassic World: Dominion, which i went to see in theaters last month! i loved it a lot even tho i thought there were maybe TOO many JP references, and that's coming from someone whose favorite movie is literally Jurassic Park. but the original trio made it All worth it <3

sweet/savoury/spicy: savoury probs. i don't have much of a sweet tooth and i cannot handle spice at all :')

currently working on: this is kinda boring but i have a fictional book proposal due for class on Tues and im writing abt my real WIP for it sooo that's thrilling (i should rly be working on it now but-)

tagging: @sword-hearted @bluesey-182 @booksandeverything-in-between and anyone else who'd like to !! (also none of u are obligated to do it either tho lmao)

[sarahbethdurst]

Books of Wonder Virtual Panel on 6/26

Very excited to be part of this Books of Wonder virtual panel on Sunday (6/26) at 3pm ET with Kirsty Applebaum, Jasbinder Bilan, Rebecca Caprara, and Louie Stowell! Hope you can join us!

https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming/fantastic-june-middle-grade-reads

[sulpana]

NOVI DI MODENA – Eletto il primo Consiglio Comunale dei ragazzi e delle ragazze di Novi. Il Comune ha reso noti i risultati delle due liste che andranno a comporre il primo Consiglio Comunale delle ragazze e dei ragazzi del comune di Novi. Il 19 dicembre, durante il Consiglio Comunale degli adulti, sarà sorteggiato il sindaco ufficiale tra i due che hanno vinto a Novi e a Rovereto (che governerà il primo anno) e si insedierà il Consiglio Comunale delle ragazze e dei ragazzi.

Ecco qui di seguito i nominativi:

PER NOVI:

Votanti: 202 Lista vincente: “NOVI FOR FUTURE ” (98 voti) Sindaco: MARTINA GREGORI Lista consiglieri: 16 consiglieri più votati della lista vincente + altri 2 candidati sindaci + 3 consiglieri più votati per ciascuna delle altre liste

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PER ROVERETO

Votanti: 108 Lista vincente: “SOGNATE IN GRANDE” (46 voti) Sindaco: ZANELLA DARIO Lista consiglieri: 16 consiglieri più votati della lista vincente + altri 2 candidati sindaci + 3 consiglieri più votati per ciascuna delle altre liste

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  Eletto il primo Consiglio Comunale dei ragazzi e delle ragazze di Novi NOVI DI MODENA - Eletto il primo Consiglio Comunale dei ragazzi e delle ragazze di Novi. Il Comune ha reso noti i risultati delle due liste che andranno a comporre il primo Consiglio Comunale delle ragazze e dei ragazzi del comune di Novi.

[themomsandthecity]

How I Finally Achieved My Dream and Wrote a Novel During Naptime

Image Source: Unsplash / Dakota Corbin I have wanted to be an author for a long time. My mother is a poet and my father read to me dutifully every night at bedtime when I was a child, so I grew up with a love for words and stories. I've spent countless hours lost in bookstores, imagining how it might feel to spot a book I had written on the shelf. If that story connected with a single reader and brought them a moment of joy, hope, or the feeling of being less alone, it would be worth it, I thought. But I kept this dream private, stashed safely away. At the time, writing felt too risky, too frivolous. Besides, baring my soul on the page terrified me. Instead, I went to college and pursued a career in architecture, which seemed like a good blend of practicality and creativity. I helped design libraries and schools - wonderful places full of books. I loved my work, yet a part of me still held onto my writing dream. Related: How This Mom's YOLO Moment Disrupted the $13 Billion Lingerie Industry Years later, during a sabbatical, I decided it was now or never. I began to write in earnest. This time, I told people about my plans. Some scoffed at the idea and rolled their eyes, but most were supportive and cheered me on as I cranked out a first draft. I was proud of that book, but soon realized it was a mess. A complete disaster. So bad that I had to scrap the entire thing and start over. But before I did that, I had a LOT to learn. I began reading voraciously. I joined critique groups, enrolled in classes, and immersed myself in the writing community. I learned the ins and outs of the publishing industry. Finally, I felt ready to dive in and try again. Then I got pregnant. This wasn't a surprise. In fact, my husband and I had been hoping to start a family for nearly two years, with much heartbreak along the way. So we were overjoyed to welcome two daughters into our lives, one shortly after the other. But with babies and toddlers comes sleep-deprivation, frayed nerves, and that all-encompassing milky-blur of parenthood. Despite this, I carved out slivers of time to write. When I returned to work part-time, I brainstormed plot twists during my commute. At home, I jotted ideas in my notebook while breastfeeding, tested out lines of dialogue by singing them into lullabies. When naptime finally became a more regular occurrence, I would type scenes as fast as my fingers would allow. Related: Managing Mom Guilt Is a Daily Struggle That I Can't Win Each time we went for a drive, I packed a fully-charged laptop along with bottles and wipes in the diaper bag. On the rare occasion both girls fell asleep during our errands, I would pull over, park, and write. Usually, this allowed me to draft one chapter at a time. Sometimes less. It was challenging to maintain a narrative across constant interruptions, and it wasn't the most efficient system by a long shot, but it was something. And I loved it. Slowly a story about a mysterious apple orchard and a pair of inseparable sisters took shape. One day, miraculously, I typed the words THE END. I stared at the screen in shock. Instead of Champagne, I celebrated with a long overdue nap of my own. Of course, the work had only just begun. After several rounds of revision, I sent the manuscript to literary agents. A handful responded and said they wanted to represent my work. A career as an author began to feel less like a dream and more like a possibility. I signed with an agent and began the grueling task of revising the manuscript yet again. And again. The revisions took me nearly a year. Finally we felt the manuscript was ready to submit to publishers. It got some interest, but no offers. Rejection letters piled up faster than dirty diapers. I was disappointed, but I tried to think about the advice I would give my own daughters if they were faced with a similar situation. I would speak with them about perseverance, patience, and resilience. I owed myself the same. Related: I Quit My Job and Switched Careers - at 6 Months Pregnant Unwilling to give up, and buoyed by my husband's unwavering support, I poured my energy into a new story. I started over . . . again. I wrote during naptimes. Line by line. Page by page. Chapter by chapter. In seven months, I finished another manuscript. My agent was preparing it for submission when an editor named Alix Reid reached out about the other book - the one I thought was a dead end. Alix, who edited the Newbery Honor book, Ella Enchanted, said she loved the story and wanted to publish it. I nearly fainted. I cried. Then I danced around the kitchen like a complete lunatic. And this time, I definitely drank some Champagne. Image Source: Rebecca Caprara On September 1, 2018, nearly five years after I started it, my debut novel, The Magic of Melwick Orchard, will officially hit shelves. Maybe it will even make its way into some of the libraries and schools I helped design. Most importantly, I hope it will bring readers joy and hope and the feeling they are not alone. I also hope fellow parents who are madly multi-tasking and putting everyone else's needs before their own will take a minute here and there to invest in their own dreams. Slivers of time add up. Who knows what you could create. Oh, and that other book I wrote because I was too stubborn to give up? It recently sold in a 2-book deal, with titles set to release in 2020 and 2021. Just like parenting, writing is an uphill climb, an unpredictable juggling act, and a labor of love every single day. I wouldn't trade either for the world. Rebecca Caprara graduated from Cornell University and practiced architecture for several years, before shifting her focus from bricks to books. Her debut middle grade novel, The Magic of Melwick Orchard, will be published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, in September 2018. It's available for pre-order now from IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more. Learn more at www.rebeccacaprara.com or connect with her on social media @RebeccaCaprara. http://bit.ly/2L9UtTZ