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August is an amazing month for Young Adult Fiction! Our book of the month, Because of You by Pip Harry utterly stole my heart and definitely made me cry happy tears. We also have some exciting new releases, including dazzling debuts from new authors Gregory Scott Katsoulis and Amanda Foody. Enjoy our reviews below.
Reviews by Sarah McDuling
What happens when a girl who feels like she has nothing meets a girl who seems to have everything?
Because of You is a deeply touching and very poignant novel about an unlikely friendship between two girls in very different circumstances.
Tiny is trapped in a spiral of self-blame and feelings of isolation and hopelessness. She has been living on the streets for a year when she is offered a place at a homeless shelter. Meanwhile, Nola is doing community service at the same homeless shelter. She doesn't have to worry about things like where to sleep or how to get her next meal, but that doesn't mean her life is simple. She knows what it's like to feel trapped and isolated.
When Tiny and Nola first cross paths, it seems impossible they could ever be friends. And yet, despite the prejudice and hostility that initially sets them apart, they soon form a friendship that will change both their lives.
Because of You is truly heartbreaking at times. Pip Harry confronts the issues of homelessness and life on the streets head on. She tells a story that is dark, gritty and painful, yet ultimately full of beauty and hope. This is a powerful book that stole my heart and brought tears of sorrow and joy to my eyes. Learn more.
Labyrinth Lost
by Zoraida Cordova
This book is drenched in the most deliciously creepy atmosphere. Full of eerie mystery and dazzling horror, it thrums with a unique brand of strange magic. I just love it!
Alex comes from a long line of brujas but has always denied her own magical gift. In a misguided effort to rid herself of magic, she accidentally casts her family into a dangerous Limbo realm called Los Lagos. (Try to image a version of Wonderland crossed with Pan's Labyrinth, with a dash of The Upside Down from Stranger Things, and you will have a pretty good idea of the phantasmagorically creepy nightmare that is Los Lagos.)
Determined to save her family, Alex embarks on a rescue mission accompanied by a mysterious (possibly evil?) boy called Nova. A glorious boatload of magical adventure ensues!
The world building in Labyrinth Lost is absolutely fantastic. For those who skipped Spanish class, the word "bruja" means witch/sorceress and author Zoraida Córdova has drawn inspiration from Latin American culture and mythology in creating this darkly enchanting tale of magic.
This book has everything. Magic, suspense, adventure, action, intrigue and horror. There are strong themes of family, sisterhood and identity. There is also an intriguing bisexual love triangle that does not really get off the ground in this first book – but I look forward to seeing it play out in future instalments.
Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater, and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor. Learn more.
Reviews by Tanaya Lowden
All Rights Reserved
by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
This is one of the most original YA books I've read in a long time. Everything from the world, to the plot, to the characters, felt refreshing. I feel as if it has been quite some time since there has been such a stand out YA dystopian, and quite honestly, I think this could be one of my favourite YA books of 2017.
The world that author Gregory Scott Katsoulis has created is so incredibly fascinating. Every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, meaning that to communicate, characters have to pay for the privilege. For example, the word 'sorry' is a flat ten dollars and requires a legal admission of guilt. Ads are everywhere, tailored to specific individuals, and there are scary historical laws that mean you could pay the price for someone in your family illegally downloading content from decades before. Everything about this world, albeit terrifying, is just so cool and interesting and I had a lot of fun reading about it.
The main character, Speth, decides to take a vow of silence rather than pay to communicate, an unexpected and defiant decision that creates tension in her society. You can feel her frustration with not being able to communicate properly, and you can appreciate her determination to stick to her commitment to silence, even when at times it causes her a lot of pain.
I think my favourite thing about this book was just how surprising it was. Every time I thought the book was going down a path of YA cliches it would turn around and go in a completely different direction. I loved it.
All Rights Reserved is the best YA dystopian in years – a must read for any YA fan! Learn more.
Daughter of the Burning City
by Amanda Foody
It's becoming quite common that YA books are part of series – duologies, trilogies, sagas. That's why it's always nice to come across a riveting and outstanding standalone. Daughter of the Burning City is exactly that and much, much more.
Part murder mystery, part magical fantasy, Daughter of the Burning City is the perfect hybrid of crime and fantasy. It's dark, it's gritty, it's whimsical, and it's incredibly imaginative.
Set in a travelling carnival, the book follows Sorina, a girl with no eyes with the rare talent of being an illusion worker. Her creations are incredibly realistic – they can be seen, touched, felt, and have their own distinct personalities. Each one has become her family. When one illusion is murdered, Sorina sets out to protect the rest of her family whilst hunting for an impossible killer.
I absolutely adored this book. Sorina was daring and strong, but also incredibly insecure and worrisome at times; she felt like a real person as opposed to a character on a page. I also adored Luca, Sorina's love interest, and thought the development of their relationship was slow and sweet like anyone experiencing love for the first time.
Like any good murder mystery, this book will have you desperately trying to solve the crime, and what I particularly liked about Daughter of the Burning City is that I was surprised with the outcome. Although I picked up on a few clues throughout the book, none of them were exactly what I had been thinking!
Daughter of the Burning City is a stunning debut. Amanda Foody is going to be an author to watch out for, especially if her future novels are as compelling as this one. Learn more.
Review by Lara Summerville
That Stubborn Seed of Hope
by Brian Falkner
Occasionally a new book will cross our paths that is capable of shattering any illusions we may have about life, capable of inducing some wonderful and scary self-reflection. That Stubborn Seed of Hope is one of these rare gems. One of the most harrowing aspects of life, and most avoided, is the element of fear and our interaction with it. Across 10 vastly different scenarios, the collection of short stories in That Stubborn Seed of Hope explore fear, loneliness and death, among other complex emotions, inducing an existential curiosity within the reader.
From the teenage boy who is torn between doing what is right, and doing what's right by his friends, to the girl who encounters an almost post-apocalyptic world where society is nothing like our own, each tale confronts fear on both a large and small scale. At a point in every story you will be forced to think on subjects that are better left ignored. Your own mortality, the meaning of life, and social expectations are all topics we'd rather not dwell on, but this book allows you no such luxury. However, the most wonderful aspect of this book is that it progressively provides you with the tools to be able to overcome the tightness in your chest. The title is startlingly accurate; Faulkner plants stubborn seeds of hope within the minds of his readers which is a gift both within the context of his stories, and in life.
For what seems to be a controversial theme for a young adult text, That Stubborn Seed of Hope proves itself to be the opposite. It is a weirdly wonderful, unique and inspired text that tackles very complex and real issues that trigger important self-reflection and inspire hope. Learn more.
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Warrior, I Am
Chapter One: A Disgrace
Disclaimer: I own it. All mine. Mwhahaha! No. I'm kidding. I don't.
I decided to write this because the idea was burning my brain up. Ok, it's the basic story line of Mulan, with Yuffie being Mulan. I said basic story line because it's not going to follow the Disney movie exactly. The beginning (this chapter) will feel very familiar, but things will start to change later on. So I want to clear up (do I have to!) that I DO NOT own any of Mulan's story line, or any lines from the movie that might be referenced.
The title of the story is like a conviction—it basically summarizes what Yuffie is trying to prove to everyone. Despite that though, this story is mainly romance between Cloud, Yuffie, and Squall. Action won't be implemented into later on.
Read on and enjoy!
Fire burned high in the sky, smoke churning and writhing like a belly dancer. All around her people were running, screaming for their lives. Whatever their lives were worth anyways. The girl couldn't see past the wall of fire, but she knew that his men were chasing those people. Murdering without a cause was what they were doing.
"You'd give your life up for those people you call your friends?" He bellowed to her, his long sword piercing her throat. He could kill her and they both knew it. "You'd sacrifice everything you had to make them happy?"
The girl stuck her chin up defiantly. She never did know when to keep her mouth shut. "I would."
The man was infuriated by her determination. "Then die a worthless death—!"
—a doodle doo!Cocka doodle—d
The shrill caw of a rooster broke the morning silence of the soon-to-be-bustling town. Seeing barely any people inhabiting the streets, the bird ruffled it's feathers, raised it's regal head, and was about to let out another ear-piercing screech when a few rocks came flying at it's perch, scaring it. It crooned softly in irritation, scratched its claws on the tiled roof, and flew away. Somewhere inside the house, a small feminine figure let out a relieved sigh and turned over to go back to sleep. Conveniently, there was a pile of rocks at her bedside.
Yuffie had made it her duty to rid the people of the rooster each morning. She was being careful now though. She believed the creature was catching on, and the last thing she wanted was an aggravated and incensed cock to be attacking her in her sleep.
She flopped around in her bed some more; realizing dismally that the scratchy stuff at her feet was the remnants of her midnight snack. She kicked and twisted until she found her head solidly connecting with the wall. She grunted as a light lump of paper fell on her head. She glared at the calendar and threw it disinterestedly across the room. She lay back down, but something was nagging at her.
"Ugh, too much thinking in the morning," she moaned, putting the pillow over her head. That calendar just wouldn't go away. It was blaring in her mind like a large, yellow sign. 'Wasn't there something I had to do today?'
She ran through the things that she had to do that week. 'Clean all the toilets, nag my dad, swoon over the mailboy…' She trailed off and bolted up in bed, covering her mouth with her hand. Oh no.
"DAD!" She screeched, tumbling into the kitchen like an acrobat. Her father sat calmly at the table, sipping a cup of tea. He glanced up as his panting daughter entered the room.
"Good morning Yuffie."
"DAD!" Yuffie wailed, throwing her arms up. "Where's mom! Don't you know what today is?" She grabbed a dinner roll from the breadbox and shoved it callously into her gaping mouth. "Iffph mafmafer's daiffh!" Chunks of bread flew everywhere. Her father put his hand up, eyes closed.
"Yuffie, please. You're spraying everywhere." He thought for a moment. "Your mother called a minute ago." Yuffie stopped blowing bread and paled considerably. "She said that if you weren't at your ma's shop in five minutes she'd hang you by your scrawny neck."
All of Yuffie's bread came flying out. Saliva dribbled down her chin. "She said that?" Yuffie demanded in disbelief. Godo, her father, tried not look at his daughter's horrendous oral cavity as he answered, "Yes."
"Ahh!" Yuffie was out the door screaming before Godo could even blink an eye. She ran to the stables at the back of her house, opening the first door available. She'd run downtown herself if she had more time.
The horse inside this stable was huge. He was one of her father's favorite, and he rarely obeyed anyone but Godo himself. He was a midnight black color and he eyed Yuffie contemptuously. When she reached for her he tried to rear back, but Yuffie was in too bad of a mood to fight with him.
She spat in his face.
"Come on, can't you go any faster, horse?" she demanded, even as the creature broke into a run. The spitting had done the trick and he had let Yuffie ride him. Horses could be ridden as long as they took the back route into town. That way, they traveled faster and didn't trample on people in the main streets.
She took the horse as far as she could and left him to graze in the back of the buildings. She walked stealthily into the alleyway next to her mother's shop, expecting to sneak into the side door without her mother noticing. Luck was not with her this particular morning though, and her mom had her by the ear the moment she stepped in the shop.
"Didn't think I'd predict that one, eh?" Her mother demanded, shaking her roughly. Yuffie whimpered and muttered "hag" beneath her breath.
"For heaven's sakes, where have you been?" Her mother fretted. "Just look at your hair!" She tugged her into her shop. Her mom owned a salon of sorts, where women went to pretty themselves up. Yuffie thought it was all a bunch of crap, but she never said that to her mother's face.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" she retorted. "If you cared that much, you would at least bring me with you!" She wanted to continue to rant, but screamed instead as her mother's friends came up to her and yanked down her pants and pulled up her shirt. She made shrill noises as she realized the door hadn't even been closed halfway yet. She cringed, trying to rid herself of the images of lewd men gawking at a half-naked teen.
"This is sooo embarrassing," she grumbled as she was pushed butt-naked into a tub. "You never told me people were going to strip me!"
"Honestly Yuffie," her mother chided. "Do you really think that I would be able to repair you by myself?"
"No but-" her head was forced under the water. A few seconds later she came back up, spitting and coughing. "Hey! I almost drowned! And what do you mean by 'repair'? What's wrong with me?"
Her mother didn't answer her, and it got her pretty steamed. There was nothing wrong with her! Right…?
So far, nobody had ever told her about any problems she had. All the boys she lived near seemed to perfectly accept who she was, but that was because someone told her she acted just like them. Of course she'd been told she was a bit too hyper, but wasn't everybody once in a while?
"Ahh!" she moaned as a gunk of smelly shampoo was put on her head. She didn't mind scented things, but this shampoo was so strong that it was making her nose hairs curl. It smelled like pure perfume instead of just a hair cleaner.
"Oh stop complaining. A boy doesn't want their wife to smell like horse dung."
"Oh ok, I so do not smell like stallion shit. Who said I was going to be a wife anyways? The guys will all reject me." She had long ago admitted that she was not the prettiest girl in town. Her only pride in her life was her waist long hair, which was a deep chestnut brown. She liked to wear it down sometimes because it made her feel more…feminine. Not that she really had anyone to impress.
"Not when I'm done with you they won't," her mother said with a crazy glint in her eye. Before Yuffie could even protest, she was forced under the water again, and after that, everything was a blur.
"There you go," her mother whispered in her ear after what felt like an hour. "You look like a goddess."
"Yeah right. Just kill me now." Yuffie groaned. Her mother tutted at her, and in response turned Yuffie around to face the body-length mirror. Yuffie's eyes almost fell out of her sockets.
The person in the mirror could not possibly be her. She was far too…beautiful to ever be the scrawny little brat that she'd come to identify herself with. Maybe she was dreaming, because Yuffie was positive that she could never look any better than she already did.
"Hurry! You will be late soon!" And her mother ushered her out of the door, sending her along. "You know where to go."
"Unfortunately," Yuffie muttered, forgetting about her beautified state. She was being condemned to hell. No; matchmaking was worse than hell. It was—well, whatever is under hell, that's what matchmaking is.
As she walked to the matchmaker's house, she found that she sympathized mummies greatly. Her dress bound her up so tightly that she felt like she was wrapped in saran wrap. She stumbled several times and got her dress snagged on random objects. She fought the urge to look back at the hem of her dress because she was positive it was sporting new, haphazard editions (like a fishing line or someone's earring).
She made it to the matchmaker's house without any other obstacles. (Relatively.) By the time she came bursting into the room, there were already six couples sitting on small mats, conversing softly over cups of tea. She nervously watched how they stared at her. Why did she always have to be so damn late?
"And who must you be?"
Yuffie jumped at the booming voice, and turned to face a rotund woman that looked like the devil himself. She looked perfect. Her dress was perfectly aligned, not a cloth out of a place. Her nails were nicely manicured, and her hair was fixed into the tightest bun Yuffie had ever seen. She was surprised the woman's hair hadn't all fallen out yet. It looked painful; no wonder the lady was so grumpy.
"Kisaragi, Yuffie, I presume?" Yuffie gave a weak nod, reaching up to scratch her eye. She jumped in surprise as her hand was slapped away. "A lady never rubs her face when wearing makeup." She glanced at her slightly messed up lipstick and eyeliner. "But I see you've already done that. Come with me." She led Yuffie down the row of couples, coming to the last mat, where a man sat tolerantly. Yuffie blushed furiously when she realized that she'd made him wait for her.
"This is Jing Masao. Lucky for you, he knows the virtue of patience." She glared at Yuffie over her small spectacles, and slowly stalked away. Yuffie nodded awkwardly to the man who looked about four years older than her.
"Are you going to sit down?" he finally asked politely. Yuffie smiled weakly.
"I don't think I can," she glanced meaningfully down at her dress. "Can you help me?"
Jing let out a soft laugh. He tilted his head to the side and regarded her quietly. 'Now this isn't so bad,' Yuffie thought. 'He's not that bad looking..' "As much as I would love to, the old hag would kill me if I got up from my seat."
"Oh, you too?" she asked sardonically, and forced herself into a sitting position. She grunted softly, flailing and nearly knocking the teapot into Jing's lap. "Sorry," she mumbled, feeling extremely embarrassed about her clumsiness. It was bad enough that she was late; being an inept elephant was even worse.
"It's ok. At least my lap is still here." He reached over and poured her some tea. "I didn't drink any of it. I don't really like the flavor."
"Does it have sugar?" She sighed when he shook his head. "Dang, I probably won't like it either." She glanced around. "Uhh…what are we supposed to do anyways?"
"Talk, I suppose. Something about testing our chemistry with each other."
"Oh…ok, who starts first then?" Yuffie reddened slightly as the man gave her a winning smile.
"I will, if you don't mind." Jing paused for a bit. "Well…"
Well, that wasn't so bad, Yuffie tried to reason with herself. It felt good to spill her feelings to someone for once. And Jing never once made fun of her for anything she said. He had a pretty colorful background himself. A father in the military, no mother to support him…she was surprised he was such a genial guy.
She was walking home with her high heels in her hand. The ground was dirty, but it was better than having her toes smushed into a tiny shoe.
Suddenly, she heard a flurry of 'clotting'. It sounded like a herd of horses. She muttered a few things and remembered sourly how, if her mother hadn't taken the horse back, she'd be home by now taking a bath. But then again, with the mutual feelings of dislike that the girl and horse shared, she probably would've ended up walking home all the same.
"Move, girl!" a voice yelled, and before she knew it she was laying on top of some crumbled bamboo cages in front of the fishing store. She rubbed the place where she'd been rudely shoved, glaring at all the soldiers on horses that were snickering (and hooting) and her.
"HEY! I'M TRYING TO WALK HERE!" She screamed, scrambling to her feet and waving her middle finger like a banner. Stuck-up bastards, always thinking they could have their just 'cuz they were in the damn navy. Or army, or whatever.
"Hey baby, why walk when you can ride with me?" a seedy man asked her from his vantage point on his horse. She had to admit the horse and him had similarities. They were both old, bony, and missing quite a few teeth.
"Yeah right pervert," she snapped, and tried to walk away as fast as she could with a dress. "I don't date old men!" She ran faster, not caring that her clothes were ripping at the bottom. The line had stopped and a man wearing a blue robe was making an announcement, and she wanted to hear.
"Sephiroth's troops have passed our walls. He wants to infiltrate our cities! We need all able men from every family—"
"Oh no," Yuffie whispered, picking up her dress. The men on horses were handing out forms and calling out family names. And two of them were heading to her parent's house. Oh no.
Hitching up her long dress, Yuffie ran as fast as she could back to her house. No one would have ever guessed that this speedy girl sat on the couch and ate doughnuts more than she exercised. Yuffie made it to the side of her house before the men were even halfway up to the front door. She burst inside and spotted her mother, who was standing outside looking very white.
"Mama, dad can't fight," she whispered quietly, clutching onto her arm. Her mother looked at her sadly. "He's too old, ma. He can't. Tell them he's too old." She was pleading this now. She hated how her father always tried to control her life, and she had some pretty vicious fights with him that ended in a 'whatever father' and a slamming of a door. But she still didn't want him to go to war! He was far too old to fight such an army, particularly if led by Sephiroth.
"I can't, Yuffie. We have no son, and he's too proud. He'll fight to his death."
"But mom! He has arthritis! He can barely move without it hurting! And he has gout. You know all they serve at the camps is liver!"
The men were at the door now. One of them wore a long red robe. The other had a cowboy's hat on so Yuffie couldn't see his face.
"Sorry to bother you ma'am, but is Godo at home today? We need to build up our ranks—"
Before Yuffie could stop herself she had shoved the man off his horse. His hat fell off and long, wavy brown hair fell everywhere. His eyes were wide as he stared into her face.
"Fuck you," she said with as much menace as she could and stomped away. She ran to the door of her house. Her father blocked her entrance, looking infuriated.
"Dad—" she tried, but he slapped her across the face. Yuffie's mouth opened and closed like a fish. Then—
"Fine. Fuck you too. Go die in some war for all I care."
Yuffie bolted inside the house, rivulets of tears coming down her face. She ran into the garden out back and collapsed on the grass beneath her favorite cherry tree. Her whole body heaved as she let everything out.
There went her big mouth again. She didn't want to condemn her dad like that. Right now, that was the last thing she wanted. She just lost her anger so quickly though. She was used to acting angry to hide up her embarrassment or pain.
"Yuffie?" The grass crinkled under someone's footsteps.
Yuffie froze. She sat up, glaring into the face of the man she had met before. She realized then what she must look like. Running eyeliner, smudged lipstick, and grass stuck to her wet face.
"Get out of here!" the girl snarled. "What are you doing here? Get out!"
Jing cleared his throat apologetically. "I'm sorry, dearest Yuffie, but your parents invited me. How are you?"
"I'm not ok," Yuffie snapped at him. Did he just "dearest" her? "And I want to be left alone."
"You know, my father had to go into the military when I was younger." He started to talk like he hadn't just heard her subtle way to tell him to leave. "I really didn't want him to leave. I mean-well, the whole point is, I was acting just like you. Childishly."
Yuffie blanched. "I wasn't being c-"
"I mean, it's ok," he interrupted her, and it took all her will not to sock him. What was his problem? What happened to his soft nature? "But you just have to accept that your dad has to fight. I did. And my father's a great man now because he fought back then."
The distressed girl was pulled to her feet and into Jing's warm arms. It was a stalwart embrace, but only on Jing's side. Yuffie stood like a wet rag doll, too shocked to move. She didn't want to hug him back, no matter what happened. She would not hug this foreign man that was trying to force ideas into her head.
"It's all right," Jing murmured into her hair. "I'll protect you."
It was nice to hear that, Yuffie decided. Even if she didn't know him very well, and even if he just pissed her off, it was nice to hear that.
Good feelings gone. He was groping her butt!
"What're you doing?" Yuffie screeched, trying to shove him back. Jing was strong though, and before she knew it he was trying to force his tongue down her throat. "Geoffmee!" She writhed and struggled. She opened up her mouth wide and bit forcefully on his tongue. His response was only to hold her tighter. His right hand came up and painfully squeezed her left breast. Yuffie wanted to murder him right then and there.
Yuffie managed to secure her left foot to the ground. Using her other leg, she angrily kneed the aroused man in the groin. He doubled over and fell to the ground with a small gasp. Yuffie kicked him again in the stomach, just as her parents came running into the backyard.
"Yuffie Kisaragi! What are you doing?" Her mother bellowed at her. Again, she was slapped across the face. "I invited this young man over and you beat him up?"
"Don't blame her ma'am, I was a little too forward—" Jing began, but her mother interrupted him. Yuffie's eyes narrowed. That slick bastard—acting sincere to make her look worse. She could strangle his worthless throat—!
"No, Mr. Masao, please do not cover up my daughter's insolence. Yuffie, go to your room and behave yourself for ONCE! You are such a disgrace to this family…"
That's all Yuffie heard as she tore into the house and stomped into her room. Disgrace? Disgrace? She was going to show them. She'd show them all. There was no way she was going to let that slide. How could her parents trust some random, horny man over her? How could they hit her, when all she wanted was for her father to be safe?
Yuffie tore open her closet and began to throw myriads of clothes and accessories into a duffle bag she'd found in the closet. She packed sweaters and workout clothes and plenty of sports bras. She'd need it for where she was going.
The idea had come to her in a flash, and it shocked her. She was going to fight in her father's place. It was an insane idea, but was there anything better to do? She was killing practically…three birds with one stone! Her father would be safe, she'd prove to everyone she was worth something, and it was the ultimate revenge on her parents. Maybe now they'd see what happens when you put no faith in your children. She had always talked of running away, but now she was flying-fart serious.
She knew of the rules about the military. Absolutely no women allowed. She knew that; she didn't care. She packed hurriedly and then relaxed after a while. She wouldn't have to leave until tonight. Tonight. She'd eat dinner with her family, pretend like everything was ok, and then leave.
Just leave.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm sorry that I'm not how you wanted me to be. I guess that life never lets everything be perfect. I was the one imperfection you guys ever had. It's ok though; I'm going to fix that. I won't be at home for a while, and you will not find your military registration anywhere. I have taken father's clothes and his favorite horse. We all know that you can't tell anyone about this, so don't try to alert the officials. And I know that you can't come and get me without having me beheaded. So let me do this. I'll prove I'm not such a disgrace after all.
Love, Yuffie
As she mounted her father's horse she was crying. She hated feeling so wimpy, but she figured if there was anytime to cry, now was the best time to do it. It was in the middle of the night and there was no one to see her.
She had chopped off her beautiful hair. It sat unevenly by her chin when left down. She had tied it up into a bushy ponytail so that the ragged cutting job wasn't so noticeable. It would have to do until she found spare time to fix it.
She suspected that she would not have much "spare time" for a while.
"Goodbye," Yuffie whispered, closing the doors behind her. "Sleep well."
A/N: It's choppy, I know, but this was a bore to write. I almost wanted to just put, "Go watch the beginning of Mulan!" Because really, that's basically what this was.
Next chapter: Yuffie walks into camp for the first time and meets some colorful individuals…

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Busting Myths
About Today's Teenagers
In this online workshop, I debunk the three most common myths about today's teenagers. I will also offer practical tips for engaging even the most resistant teenagers.
By the end, you will:
- Know what teens really want and need from adults (not what you may think!)
- Practical, proven tools for dealing with the most resistant teenagers.
- Simple strategies to communicate better with your teenager.


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Program supervision is provided by trained summer chaperones who are current college and graduate students and active leaders in the Temple community. These summer chaperones are available to students 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the program. The chaperones are knowledgeable in campus resources, and trained in conflict resolution, multicultural awareness, community building, crisis response, and more. Summer chaperones staff will be there for you starting on day one.
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Students are housed in designated minor residence halls for summer. The residence halls are just minutes away from your classrooms. Our residential community is centered on a vibrant university campus and city that offers many social and academic resources. Campus resources include the Howard Gittis Student Center, nearby dining options, academic studying environments, libraries, a writing center, and quick access into the city.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided for residential students. On-campus dining at Temple means great food when you need it, where you need it. It also means a comfortable atmosphere where you can gather with friends, take a break from studying or just hang out and relax. The typical meal consists of a wide variety of food served cafeteria-style and includes vegetarian and vegan options. The dining hall is set up to accommodate most common food allergies or dietary restrictions.
Students should also plan bringing spending money in order to experience the flavorful options of local shops, food trucks, and neighborhood restaurants.
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So, next week in school we are going to do all of our clinical check-off's and then we will go clinical. It's super exciting! Right now, we're just doing the CNA portion of the course and that's what I do for work already which makes it all a breeze. It's going to be nice to get a different perspective being able to work with other people, have equipment and supplies that I need, and have a variety of things to get done. When I'm at work, it's usually a bore. I get a lot of reading done, but I sure do spend a lot of time sitting on my ass in a chair. I can't wait to be busy the whole time and really feel like I've gotten something done. =)
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Night comp is played all year round on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Comp dates follow the school terms. Choose from doubles, mixed, singles and both singles and doubles. Usually played on 2 courts with a short set format. Form your own team with reserves or speak to us and we can put you in a team or list you as a reserve. Secure your own courts with lights or we can assist you in finding courts with lights.
Four comps a year, coinciding with the school term schedule. Teams comprise of 2 players (unisex or mixed), playing 2 sets of doubles and a set of singles each over 2 hours. This is a great comp format for juniors wanting to play more tennis – either tournaments or other competitions.
The comps are run to the season – Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. Dates reflect the school term. Pairs or 4 person teams, adults and juniors, with a choice of formats – doubles, mixed, singles and doubles. Played over 2.5 hours on two courts. Some comps have choice of time slot – midday or a later start. Short sets. Coming in October 2017 is the NSTA Men's Invitational – prizemoney pool $1,500.
Four comps a year held during school terms. Two playing times – 8:00am to 10:00am (for less experienced players) and 10:00am to midday (experienced players). The format is: 2 player teams, singles and doubles. Yellow and green balls are used depending upon the grade/experience.
Four comps per school term. There are 2 playing times: 8:00am to 10:30am (for players with iPRs 0.999 and below) and 10:30am to 1:00pm (for players with iPRs 1.000 and above). Two players in a team (any gender, any age). Players play two sets of doubles and 2 sets of singles. Yellow and green balls are used depending upon grade.
Three events are held each year – term 2, 3 and 4 on Sunday afternoons at Talus Street. The format is graded round robin doubles. Open to families of any relationship, age and standard. A great social and competitive event.
Held in over one weekend in July for local juniors. It is a great event for juniors who are embarking upon playing more tournaments and competitive events. Events are aged based – 10s, 12s and 14s – singles and doubles. Green and yellow balls. Sponsored by Northern Suburbs Ladies Midweek Tennis Assoc.


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Every year, our society spends millions of dollars on the toothpaste-toothbrush-dental industry, so I doubt it is because we all have bad teeth.
But we do we all want out food soft? The "best" and most expensive cut of beef is the tenderloin. Everyone loves it because it is soft. The biggest compliment you can give to a meal is that you can "cut it with a spoon" or that it is "like butter". But again I ask, why is soft food good? If soft food is good, why am I not charging $32 for a bowl of pablum?
Let me give you an example. Chef's love hanger steak. You always see it in chefy type cook books. You might see it on the menus of the hipper restaurants. It is a very tasty, very beefy tasting cut of meat. But you know the problem with hanger steak? You have to chew it. I am not saying its tough. I just saying, that compared to beef tenderloin, it is a little more "toothsome." When I serve hanger steak to my customers, unless they know what they are ordering, they will complain that it isn't tender enough. Me, I will always choose a flavourful steak over a bland piece of meat that is "like butter".
Here is another example. Last year I switched to a new shrimp. I did it because I was trying to find a shrimp that was considered sustainable. The options for procuring sustainably wild-caught or farmed shrimp range between devastating to the environment to just really bad for the environment. There is some "laughing bird shrimp from the gulf that is sustainable, but reminds me of the little shrimp you would have in your shrimp and avocado croissant sandwich in the early eighties. There is some "organic" farmed shrimp from belize or honduras which is pasty and bland. You can get beautiful spot prawns from BC, but they are expensive and highly seasonal. And most of them stay in BC. So, I discovered, with help of my fish monger friend Phil, some very tasty shrimp from Mexico. This stuff is caught by small day boat fishermen in the Sea of Cortes. This stuff is considered sustainable, and best of all, it is really tasty. It tastes like the shrimp you would have on the beach in mexico. But you know what? I get complaints. People are so accustomed to the mushy texture of mangrove-raping black tiger prawns, that the extra chew required to enjoy these shrimp is too much for some people to take. You know the difference between a crapy supermarket skinless wiener and the satisfying snap you get from a "european" style frank? Well this shrimp has that little snap. But people say its tough.
So I ask you, what's with all the soft food? We are gifted with agressive incisors, sharp little canines and good solid molars. We spend a lot of money to maintain our chompers. So why are we afraid to use them?
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1. His physicality is based on the historical figure, Vlad Tepes, and not his Bram Stoker counterpart. That's why he has auburn hair and green eyes.
2. I read several books about the Romanian leader and the time frame he lived within. The absolute power of the rulers of that time over their people heavily shaped Vlad's dislike of being disrespected or disagreed with. Vlad is a stickler for what is "right" in his mind.
3. To shape Vlad's personality, I studied serial killers. Vlad's magnetism, charisma, inability to create loving relationships, obsessive behaviors, cruelty, and brutality are based heavily on Ted Bundy. Ted was very handsome and charismatic, and reminded me a lot of the classical vampire.
4. The bond created by blood between Vlad and Glynis is based on Stockholm Syndrome.
From Wikipedia: Stockholm syndrome, or capture–bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness.
I also incorporated the Cycle of Abuse into their relationship and gave Glynis aspects Battered Person Syndrome. Though Glynis doesn't "love" Vlad, the blood bond and their relationship of Master/Fledgling mirrors a marriage.
5. Vlad is the villain, and not a romantic interest. Of course, he regards himself as the romantic hero. He's fun to write because he does not see himself as the "bad guy." As far as he is concerned, he is simply the one in the right. Everyone else is just being difficult.
6. Vlad's true love, and he actually does have one, is in the first book. Erzsébet is Vlad's great love that was destroyed over time. I have been tempted to write their story in a novella, but I'm not certain yet. It depends on how much information The Lament of the Vampire Bride uses from their love affair.
7. Vlad's appearance took some time to cultivate. I wanted him to be a man of the Regency era, but at the same time someone who held onto his past to some degree. I finally decided to have Vlad keep his long hair and heavy mustache, while dressing in long trousers, boots, and military style tailcoat. He also wears great coats and cloaks. Of course, it's always in dark colors. I wanted him to come across as a civilized monster, and have his clothes reflect it.
8. Vlad gets a huge kick out of making people squirm. When you read the books, pay attention to how he deliberately unsettles people. It gives him the upper hand.
9. Though not stated explicitly (in the first two books), Vlad's fascination with Glynis's hair totally has to do with vampire legend. Redheads are suspected to be vampires.
10. Vlad Dracula's immortality is based off his legend in pop culture. No matter how many books, films, comics, etc, kill him off, he always rises. I coupled this with Bram Stoker's tale of Vlad going to the Scholomance and studying black magic with the devil to make Vlad the unkillable foe. To defeat him, Glynis will have to find a different way.


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Join the crew at MHCC for the 2nd annual Fall Color Tour. The tour will take off from our warehouse at 5:30pm sharp on Wednesday the 11th. Your $125 will include any level 1-4 vehicle and a meal for the driver once we arrive at Lord Fletcher's on Lake Minnetonka. Additional meals can be added for $25 per person.


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The hallmark of the food service industry is service. Bernick's understands the importance of providing consumers with the best experience each time they visit a restaurant or bar establishment like yours. No matter your specialty or niche, our service team has the beverage program assistance to help you meet and exceed the expectations of your customers.
We handle installation and ongoing maintenance of a variety of beverage programs. This includes hot beverage, fountain programs, cold brew systems, and bottled, ready-to-drink packaging like craft beer. Bernick's beverage options are endless. And, those options are also 100 percent customizable based on what your business is looking for. We partner with every type of dining model imaginable – grab and go, convenience-style counters, full-service five-star dining, event and convention centers, recreation and seasonal, and everything in between.
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The White House will unveil a new cybersecurity legislative proposal aimed to protect U.S. computers from hacking attacks.
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"By introducing the first major cybersecurity legislative proposal for any administration, we are demonstrating President Obama's commitment to addressing complex and systemic national vulnerabilities that place the American people and economy at risk," the official said.
"Our nation cannot fully defend against these threats unless certain parts of cybersecurity law are updated."
U.S. computers have long been subject to hacking attacks, many of them believed to have originated in China.
Improving cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and the federal government's own networks and computers will be the focus of the legislation.
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We are committed to provide quality family eye care services to the Westborough, Worcester, and Burlington, MA areas. Our doctors and staff offer comprehensive ocular health exams and vision correction services that include: routine vision exams for adults and children, low vision, ocular allergies, dry eye evaluation and treatment, diabetic eye exams, glaucoma and cataract care, macular degeneration, hypertensive retinopathy, digital retinal photography, vision correction services (eye glasses, contacts, and specialty contact lenses).
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