In her newest YA novel, VASSA IN THE NIGHT, Sarah Porter has merged the dark, forested world of Russian folklore with the gritty, urban streets of Brooklyn to vibrant and dramatic effect.
In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they’ve arrived. Babs Yaga, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters—and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. So when Vassa’s stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission.
But Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. Erg is a tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning. With Erg’s help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch’s curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. But Babs won’t be playing fair….
Find out more at http://www.sarahporterbooks.com/ YA/Fantasy
Vanilla® Gift, the open-loop gift card that is perfect for any occasion, offered exclusively by InComm, today announced its holiday sweepstakes, Vanilla Gift Winner Wonderland. Participants have the chance to win one of over 100 prizes from some of the most giftable brands.
Now through December 23, consumers can enter to win by visiting a participating retailer, purchasing a Vanilla Gift Card and going to Winner-Wonderland.com to enter.
The grand prize winner will be drawn on December 24 and will win a $10,000 shopping spree at Macy's. Prizes will be awarded weekly over the six-week promotional period. Winners will be notified via email or phone.
To view the multimedia release go to:
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The children’s books beloved by a generation of readers who are now parents are back (and better than ever) in A ValueTales Treasury! From the number 1 New York Times bestselling author Spencer Johnson, this is a collection of life stories based in values we can all believe in.
Learn more about this book here: http://bit.ly/9IjnQL and its author here: http://bit.ly/aD9e8U Children’s Age 5 & up
Valle San Giovanni is a small village in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a frazione of the town of Teramo. The village has a population of about 350 people and lies about six miles from Teramo. The Adriatic Sea and the Gran Sasso are about 25 km away. It sits in the Tordino Valley, near the spot where two small streams, the Lete and the Fiumicello, flow into the Tordino river.
Located off the main piazza, Largo della Chiesa, is Via del Casale. The residents of Valle San Giovanni call themselves
Now lets step back and look at this little mess we?ve got and all the rough spots dragging through the mud, dragging through the mud, dragging down. And these knees are products of instability, from you and me. Now lets step forward and figure out our next move, cuz you know I cant keep myself from loving you. But if its what I?ve gotta do oh I can bite my lip, spit out blood, and watch you leave. All I?ve got to do is wait it out. And all I?ve got to do is wait it out, oh im waiting out. Now before we go further theres just one thing that I?ve gotta say, so listen up. I?ve been waiting days and nights for something from you, to land on me. Oh please land on me. All I?ve got to do is wait it out. And all I?ve got to do is wait it out. And maybe I think that we?ve got it down, I know that its been rough but baby we?ve got sound. And if you feel the same way, I?ll write you a song every day. Just please don?t leave me here.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will commemorate this year’s National VA Research Week from April 23 to 27. The theme, “Caring for Veterans Through Discovery & Collaboration,” will celebrate the contributions of Veterans who participate in VA research studies, as well as the accomplishments of VA investigators and their collaborators.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/52324-2012-va-national-research-week-improving-veterans-lives
As you are aware that people from uttarakhand are spread all over the world and achieved successful position in their respective field. Because of the lack of communication between the community members, young generation is finding very difficult to find a suitable match within community. Uttarakhandshadi.com is dedicated to 3G uttarakhandies to find suitable match within Gadwali and Kumaoni community.
This is the fifth video and single taken from the movie Utopia. Breck Stewart is the lead singer and stars in the clip along with Eric Deslauriers. The track featured is Above All Clouds from Utopia The Album. This song is about lost love and how it can mark us forever. We all come in contact at some point in our lives with this one person who touches the deepest part of our heart so profoundly that we never fully recover even if there might be other passions.
