As he made off down the river-path, I got out my camera and took several photographs of the turbulent waters; and then I picked up the cane and headed home. When I reached the houses on the edge of town, I felt a bit self-conscious about carrying the cane and so I slid it down ...
“I got home a bit early one evening to the flat I share with Lewis; and I caught him snogging a pizza-delivery-boy,” Clive admitted slowly. “But I think you’ll move on,” said Madame Claire, “and there’s a new boy on the horizon.” “Yeh; well I think I could’ve predi...
I find that as I get older I realize that learning is just not done the same way anymore. Children these days are not so much looking for the dull experience of just reading books to acquire knowledge. They are looking for something more interactive and fun to occupy their time as well ...
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Book Links:Amazon|Barnes & Noble|BookShop.org|Goodreads|CamCat Books|Goodreads|Audible Read an excerpt: Ginkgo leaves drifted down like butterfly wings outside the gem show. They made a yellow carpet on the walkway to the boarding school’s gymnasium. Within the swirling leaves, Andi heard a...
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The gloves have sensors attached to each finger that connect to an smartphone via Bluetooth. When worn by an individual who uses sign language, the phone uses text-to-speech to translate their hand gestures into audible speech. Roy’s 6-year-old deaf niece inspired him to create the gloves...
68. As for people we care about, what does the author advise us to do ? A. To impress them in a proper way. B. To buy them special gifts. C. To spare more time to be with them. D. To impress them with shiny things.
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I don’t get quite as much audiobook time over the summer because I don’t have a commute, but I do use Audible while doing household chores and taking walks. I’m going to be using Audible quite a bit for my son this summer, too: he’s starting to get interested in longer reading...