![]() ![]() ![]() She received her doctorate from the Virginia Theological Seminary. ![]() She holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Harvard Divinity School. Tricia is an honors graduate from Harvard College in the Comparative Study of Religion. Lewis, Sigmund Freud, Theology and Fiction, and most recently, Christian Themes in Harry Potter. Tricia has taught courses in Systematic Theology, C.S. She has also taught as an adjunct at the Virginia Theological Seminary, teaching evening and summer courses to masters and doctoral students. Agnes (Episcopal) School in Alexandria, VA. For 17 years, she was a chaplain, religion teacher, varsity coach and JK-12 Director of Service Learning at St. Patricia (“Tricia”) Lyons is currently serving on the Bishop’s Staff as Missioner for Evangelism and Community Engagement for the Diocese of Washington. ![]()
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This book provides fresh insight into and a deep appreciation of the life and art of Tove Jansson (1914–2001), one of the most original, influential, and perennially enjoyed illustrators of the twentieth century. ![]() ![]() recommended for those who like their historical mysteries with a large dose of suspense.” - Historical Novel Society Like all MacNeal’s novels, this one ends on a cliffhanger that will leave readers eagerly awaiting Maggie’s next adventure.” - Shelf Awareness “A fine historical mystery given a feminist slant.” - Booklist “ Maggie is a thoughtful spy whose dangerous escapades never disappoint.”- Kirkus Reviews But once the murderer has his sights on Maggie, not even Buckingham Palace can protect the resourceful spy from her fate. ![]() The officers at MI-5 quickly realize they need the help of special agent Maggie Hope to find the killer dubbed “the Blackout Beast.” A trap is set. What’s more, he’s targeting women who are reporting for duty to be Winston Churchill’s spies and saboteurs abroad. Now, under the cover of darkness, a madman is brutally killing and mutilating young women in eerie and exact re-creations of Jack the Ripper’s crimes. ![]() The Nazis’ relentless Blitz may have paused, but London’s nightly blackouts continue. ![]() Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London, where she is thrust into the dangerous hunt for a monster, as the New York Times bestselling mystery series for fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry continues.Įngland, 1942. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Noblest Knight, a friend of her deceased father, arrives with a solution to her vow – if she wants to get out of it. ![]() (I highly recommend reading the free novella telling this story: The Vow). All this is because of a vow her parents made. Lady Rosemarie is nearing her eighteenth birthday when she will enter a convent, pledging her life to God. You’ll also get a story that builds your faith while entertaining you. Yes, you will get your share of both of those in this book. Who doesn’t love knights and tournaments? Why did I pick up this book then? Two reasons: 1) it’s young adult and 2) it’s set in one of my favorite historical periods, the middle ages. The only other Hedlund book I’ve read is a novella introducing her series about lighthouse keepers. ![]() I’m not much of a historical fiction reader. I recently read her first YA book, An Uncertain Choice. 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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. ![]() ![]() ![]() I desperately hoped her story would have a happy ending. I really cared about Ruby, and she gave me some bad moments. You know it's a great book when you have to keep reminding yourself that the characters are not real people. Awarded to relevant books for our communities that validate, illuminate and humanize those living in the margins. Winner of "In The Margins" Top Ten Best Books for Teens Award 2015. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she's blocked a lot of it from her memory.īut things aren't as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn't even imagined. She's tough and independent and doesn't depend on anyone else. If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with her life. ![]() But at a certain point, they become too big to keep. ![]() ![]() ![]() When she was around 11 or 12 I used to play a game with my daughter called WHO WOULD WIN? I’ll give you an example – the first player says something like “who would win in a fight between a lion and a polar bear?” Each player then tries to find the best reason why one or the other would win. This wasn’t the jolliest read, but heck, my friendly GR poppets, life is not all ha-ha-ha, hee-hee-hee. So should you be wondering what a REAL epidemic looks like, this was the big one. It was really bad and it happened before medical science understood what was causing it. The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 is the gold standard of modern epidemics and this book is a solid account of what happened. Revived review as a public service during the current Coronavirus outbreak. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story unfolds through Darius’ affectingly honest and vulnerable voice. There’s his intimidating grandfather, the unexpected surprise of his very loving grandmother, assorted aunts, uncles, and cousins - and the boy next door who just might become Darius’ first real friend and ally. His anxiety about the trip slowly increases, and he’s understandably apprehensive about meeting his extended family. Plus, he doesn’t fit in at home, so how can he possibly feel a sense of belonging in Iran? He can spit out some lines in Klingon, but he knows zero Faris, unlike his little sister. Now his parents have announced that the family will soon travel to Iran to visit his dying grandfather.ĭarius knows way more about The Hobbit and Star Trek: The Next Generation than he does about his Persian heritage. He’s nerdy, overweight, really (really) into tea, lonely, and depressed. But our Darius feels anything but mighty. ![]() Our hero Darius may be named for Darius I, the third Persian King of Kings. ![]() ![]() ![]() About this time, I joined the Burke Volunteer Fire Department in Fairfax County, Virginia, if only to find relief from the boredom of my job. They called me the managing editor and they paid me food stamp wages. I ended up settling for a position with a little-noticed trade journal serving the construction industry. I graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1979, and armed with a degree in American history, I couldn't find a job. Okay, I confess, I wanted to be Woodward Robert Redford played him in the movie, and chicks really dug Robert Redford. My goal, in fact, was to become a journalist in the vein of Woodward or Bernstein. ![]() I was the editor of my high school newspaper for a while (the Valor Dictus, Robinson High School, class of 1975), until I quit ("You can't fire me! 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