![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This work serves as a time capsule to remind us of the contributions and influences these immigrants have offered to the community. Although the last notable wave of Italian immigration ended in the 1960s, Italian remains one of the six prevalent foreign languages in New York according to a 2007 census estimate. Marianna Biazzo Randazzo Home About Pinned Italian Pride, Neorealism and Anna Magnani Italian Pride, Neorealism and Anna Magnani Anna Magnani, Oscar-winning actress. By 1900, Brooklyn's Italian population was second only to Manhattan. ![]() The 1855 New York Census did not list any Italian natives in Brooklyn however, by 1890, there were 9,563 Italians residing in the borough. Although Italians in South Brooklyn have been traced back as far as the 1820s, most settled in Manhattan. In an era when over four million Italians found their way to America, the first significant influx came during the 1880s, primarily from rural peasant communities fleeing poverty and overpopulation. Although Italians in South Brooklyn have been traced back as far as the 1820s, most settled in Manhattan. Brooklyn, or "Bruculinu," as many Italians affectionately pronounced it, is where Italian values, culture, and dreams thrived. ![]()
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![]() Without its infamous leader, the islands even worse than when they left it, but the comforts of home-even a home as gloomy as the Isle of the Lost-can be hard to resist for recently reformed villains. Could she have found a way to escape? Whatevers going on, Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay know they have to sneak back to the Isle and get to the bottom of it. Maleficents just a tiny lizard after her run-in with Mal at Bens Coronation, but shes the worst villain in the land for a reason. And when Evie looks into her Magic Mirror, what she sees only confirms their fears. ![]() Especially since she and her friends have a sneaking suspicion that their villainous parents are behind the messages. Sure, shes King Bens girlfriend now, and shes usually nice to her classmates, but she still didnt think anyone would be silly enough to try to push her around. So when she and her friends Evie, Carlos, and Jay all receive threatening messages demanding they return home, Mal cant believe it. Book Synopsis The sequel to the #1 New York Times best seller The Isle of the Lost Mals an expert at intimidating her enemies, but shes broken the habit since leaving her villainous roots behind. ![]() ![]() About the Book Based on Descendants written by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott. ![]() ![]() When Rayla is on her mission to kill the King and Prince Ezran, she is stopped by an amazing discovery of a DRAGON EGG. Rayla, a young Moonshadow elf assassin… or, at least she calls herself one. He has an amazing ability to befriend animals, and his best friend is his pet grumpy glow toad, Bait. Quirky and lighthearted, Ezran has always had trouble making friends - with humans, at least. He’s an awkward fit for the role of a prince: Callum can hardly hold up a sword, he falls off every horse he tries to ride, and he isn’t quite sure how to act around his stepfather, the King.Įzran, the crown prince of Katolis and heir to King Harrow’s throne. ![]() With their world on the brink of war, three young heroes from opposite sides of the conflict embark on a dangerous quest that changes everything.Ĭallum, the adopted son of King Harrow, and “step prince” of Katolis. The perfect reading step before moving onto Harry Potter. Based on the hugely successful animated Netflix series, this book series will draw readers ages 6+ further into the fantasy world of adventure and dangerous quests that is The Dragon Prince. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Commander Parker Deehan of Special Interception Airforce (that’s you) has been deployed to pilot the F98 Star Soldier fighter craft on the front line. It is the year 2098 and mankind has been attacked by the Zeograd, an army from a hostile planet in another galaxy. ![]() No matter what your gaming level is, the three different difficulty settings let you play at your own pace. The graphics include detailed backgrounds, realistic space ships, and easy to understand gameplay. Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth for the Nintendo 64 pits you against huge bombers, deadly bosses, and giant robots in two different game modes. Some locales are metal surfaces, some are natural, but all of them push your limits. You choose three different ships with differing weaponry and speed, and there are six different battlefields. You will face a large number of robots, space ships, and gunfire as you race to collect weapons and destroy every alien in sight. ![]() Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is a single-player game that features top down 3D scrolling action. In the Nintendo 64 (N64) game, Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth, which was released by Hudson Soft (Electro Brain in North America) in 1998, the Earth is being attacked by mechanical aliens, the Zeograd Army, and you must save the planet. ![]() ![]() This meticulously researched novel is a sweeping narrative of her life, from a childhood steeped in both joy and violence, to her meteoric rise to fame at the head of the French army, where she navigates the perils of the battlefield and the equally treacherous politics of the royal court. Chen’s hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. ![]() ![]() From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, becoming an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. France is mired in a losing war against England. ![]() If every generation gets the Joan it deserves, ours could do worse than an ass-kicking, avenging angel fighting simply for the right to fight.”- The New York Times Book Review “It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.”-Hilary Mantel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall “A secular reimagining and feminist celebration of the life of Joan of Arc that transforms the legendary saint into a flawed yet undeniable young woman.”- USA Today 1412. ![]() ![]() From the collection of the Imperial War Museums, United Kingdom. Middle Image: “New Zealand offers her best” British First Wolrd War butter poster. From the collection of Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. Left Image: “The Empire’s Strength” British Second Wolrd War dairy poster. To see more about how South Taranaki’s dairy industry was shaped, come in and view Our Milky Ways exhibition on now at Aotea Utanganui. Each person was limited to just 225g (half a pound) of butter a week forcing the cooks of the era to go in search of fatty alternatives like suet, beef dripping or lard. New Zealand exporters bolstered the wartime British dairy markets and when demand outstripped supply during the Second Wolrd War, our government introduced butter rationing. ![]() During wartime, dairy products were needed to feed the people – both on the homefront and the battlefront. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All content from DCC #83.1: Tales of the Shudder Mountains and DCC #83.2: Death Among the Pines. ![]() ![]() Now we are offering a hardcover book that compiles all material from the original DCC #83: The Chained Coffin boxed set, including all the stretch goal booklets, as well as much, much more: Michael Curtis did a wonderful job of bringing The Shudder Mountains alive, and several supplemental volumes were published. The Appalachian-style fantasy setting of The Shudder Mountains, inspired by the works of Appendix N author Manly Wade Wellman, provides a unique place for your characters to adventure. The boxed set proved immensely popular, and not just for the spinning map puzzle. Can the heroes appease that which lies within the Chained Coffin and thwart the dawn of a new and terrible age?ĭCC #83: The Chained Coffin was originally released way back in 2014. Standing in their path are cackling witches, subtle devils, lingering spirits, and a foul thing that moves in the night. The adventurers must plumb the mountains’ secluded reaches to root out this rising terror before its power comes to fruition. In the shadowy, pine-grown valleys of the Deep Hollows lurk mysteries of a bygone age and a new evil emerging from the ruins of the past. A whispered voice calls from a coffin bound in chains, urging the heroes into the depths of the Shudder Mountains, a place rife with superstition and forlorn secrets. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Narration unfolds with wry, self-deprecating humor.An entertaining journey.” ![]() It is one of Walters’ best as much for its topic, characters, plot and theme as for its portrayal of mental disorders and alcoholism.” “This book is perfect for middle and high school libraries. “Realistic, compelling and often heartbreaking, and told with compassion. Governor General's Literary Award Peer assessment committee: Catherine Austen, Cary Fagan, Shenaaz Nanji Walters has written a heart-wrenching novel about what it is like to grow up amidst poverty and mental illness, one that speaks to contemporary young readers and offers them hope.” “ The King of Jam Sandwiches pulls us into the unforgettable friendship of hard-working Robbie and tough-as-nails Harmony in an exceptionally honest survival story that is also compulsively readable and emotionally gripping. “A character-driven story that will teach you to never judge a person by their appearance, but instead remind you to keep an open mind and more importantly, an open heart.” ![]() ![]() ![]() But when Noah’s feelings grow beyond their staged romance, he realizes that dating in real life isn’t quite the same as finding love on the page. Then Drew walks into Noah’s life, and the pieces fall into place: Drew is willing to fake-date Noah to save the Diary. ![]() The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true, but he doesn’t have any proof. When a troll exposes the blog as fiction, Noah’s world unravels. What started as the fantasies of a trans boy afraid to step out of the closet has grown into a beacon of hope for trans readers across the globe. There’s just one problem-all the stories are fake. ![]() He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships. ![]() ![]() ![]() You know how most sequels never are as good as the first book? How the second book in a trilogy is typically the “meh” book? Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, with their two children. Her books have been honored with New York Times bestseller status, the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award American Library Association Best Book and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers notations and more than a dozen state reader’s choice awards. ![]() She also wrote Into the Gauntlet, the tenth book in the 39 Clues series. Dunphrey Leaving Fishers Just Ella Turnabout Takeoffs and Landings The Girl with 500 Middle Names Because of Anya Escape from Memory Say What? The House on the Gulf Double Identity Dexter the Tough Uprising Palace of Mirrors Claim to Fame the Shadow Children series and the Missing series. She has since written more than 25 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. ![]() Before her first book was published, she worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis and a community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois. ![]() She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing and history. Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. ![]() |