Carol Anderson
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"We cannot make Jesus in our own image. We have to let him speak for himself, and then accept or reject him on the basis of who he says he is and who other people close to him say he is...Keep asking questions of him. Once you have made up your mind that he is who he claims to be, he will make a claim on your life and your life will not be the same. It will change your life." - from the author
Carol Anderson, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church...
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"As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, and media commentators across the ideological spectrum referred to the angry response of African Americans as 'black rage, ' historian Carol Anderson wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post showing that this was, instead, 'white rage at work. With so much attention on the flames, ' she writes, 'everyone had ignored the kindling.' Since 1865 and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time African...
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Most of us are well aware that there is something fundamentally broken about the way we vote, but not why. In One Person, No Vote, the author chronicles a timely, comprehensive, and powerful indictment of the history of brutal race-based vote suppression, and its many modern iterations- from voter ID requirements and voter purges to election fraud, and stolen elections. She also traces the related history of the rollbacks to African American participation...
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"This ... young adult adaptation brings her ideas to a new audience. When America achieves milestones of progress toward full and equal black participation in democracy, the systemic response is a consistent racist backlash that rolls back those wins. We Are Not Yet Equal examines five of these moments: The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with Jim Crow laws; the promise of new opportunities in the North during the Great Migration...
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Enchanted tattoos, slashed tires, and first kisses . . .Peek inside The Curio Cabinet for an assortment of 150 stories, each about fifty words long.Explore all four shelves:In Other WorldsMind-bending fantasy, sci-fi, and horrorLove in MiniatureRomance to savorRhythm & RhymeVibrant poetryCuriosEclectic, unique talesYou'll be delighted with the tiny treasures in The Curio Cabinet.
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The true story of the artist whose high school years in Massachusetts inspired Riverdale. Bob Montana, creator of the Archie comic strip and one of America's greatest cartoonists, always considered himself a true New Englander. Filled with the antics of the rambunctious teenagers of the fictional Riverdale High, Montana's comic strip was based on his high school years in Haverhill, Massachusetts. At the height of his career, he lived as a beloved...
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Before it became home to generations of skiers, Gunstock Mountain began as a Works Progress Administration recreation project during the Great Depression that transformed the small farming community of Gilford into one of central New Hampshire's most renowned skiing resorts. Join local ski historian Carol Anderson as she takes on the triumphs and defeats of four high-altitude jumps and the history of the snowy trails of the Gunstock Mountain Resort....
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Laconia's Belknap Mill thrived in the boom of the Industrial Revolution. The historic mill swiftly rose to the forefront of the city's hosiery industry in the nineteenth century. Lakes Region historian Carol Lee Anderson reveals the mill's unique history, including its inventive, entrepreneurial owners, their climb to industrial success and the challenges they overcame. This fascinating story encompasses the saga of countless French-Canadian immigrants...
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This novella may be read before or after the Sun-Blessed Trilogy or as a standalone.I loved the suspenseful twists in Birth of Magic... Couldn't put it down!-EL"The entire story is magical."-Brenda E."I love the story all together. Not only is it a great one, it was unexpected."-Tracy M."I was planning to only read a little tonight and then a little more each day...sort of take my time. Nope, not today! I couldn't put it down!"-Alain D.*****"You belong...
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This is a snapshot of your personal and unique way of processing information. I've written it over a period of many years, tweaking it as I researched and learned more about our layers of learning.
I've taught violin, raised children, and given workshops (some for music students and some for authors of children's books where we discussed the child's development at various ages so that when they wrote a book, they knew the thinking of their characters).
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12) Facing the Fire
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"We're probably going to lose. Why should we even try?"
"Trying gives us purpose. Sometimes trying is the whole point."
The Grays have won.
Despite resistance from Tavi Malin and the rest of the Golds, Konner Burrell and his puppet king now rule Cormina. Knowing their lives are in danger, the fugitive Golds have gone into hiding.
Tavi bides her time, striving to craft the perfect strategy to defeat the Grays. But when Konner's people begin killing...
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She's an ordinary girl with extraordinary gifts. Her enemies will threaten all she holds dear to make her magic their own...
Tavi Malin is born facing the sun, filled with greater magic than any other sun-blessed child.
When Tavi turns fourteen, her magic awakens. Her uncontrollable, destructive power frightens those around her-almost as much as it terrifies Tavi herself.
Tavi and her friends train to use their gifts, unaware of the threat developing...
14) Straw into Gold
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Get ready for a fast-paced, romantic, gender-swapped Rumpelstiltskin retelling.
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Years ago, Pel fell for a gorgeous Faerie . . . and enslaved herself to him in the process. Now, she's making the best of it by using borrowed Fae magic to render herself invisible and steal from the wealthy at court.
While she's there, a handsome human man named Cole is arrested when his father claims he can spin straw into gold. Intrigued, Pel follows Cole into...
15) Facing the Gray
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The Grays-they're monsters. I don't know if we can stop them. But we have to try.
Monsters can't be left alone.
Nearly a year has passed since Tavi Malin split the earth and healed it, escaping from the Grays. She's settled back into small-town life.
But the Grays have been quietly growing stronger, and when they attack someone close to Tavi, grief threatens to destroy her.
Tavi and the Golds resume their battle against gray magic. The Grays,...
16) Facing the Sun
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She's an ordinary girl with extraordinary gifts. Her enemies will threaten all she holds dear to make her magic their own...
Tavi Malin is born facing the sun, filled with greater magic than any other sun-blessed child.
When Tavi turns fourteen, her magic awakens. Her uncontrollable, destructive power frightens those around her, almost as much as it terrifies Tavi herself.
Tavi and her friends train to use their gifts, unaware of the threat developing...
18) After Selma
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In 1965, six hundred brave citizens marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the right to vote. They were met that Sunday morning with tear gas as police officers charged on horseback. Since that iconic moment, and the passage of the Voting Rights Act, a concerted campaign to suppress voting rights in America has continued. Emmy-winning filmmaker, Loki Mulholland (“The Uncomfortable Truth”), civil rights veteran, Joanne Blackmon Bland, and...
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"The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis...
20) Lift the Mask
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Join Kristin in her poetic and heartfelt musings on life, parenting, and faith, told through the lens of a chronically ill and disabled mom.
The poetry and lyrical prose featured in this chapbook provide an honest look at Kristin's journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and her growing commitment to writing as other parts of her life are stripped away by chronic illness. Inspired by one-word prompts, every piece tells a story in 240 characters...