Seems Badly Humming #blink182 Earns Me A Very Hard Look. #lhasaapso #deaf #phototoaster

Feeling like I am in the big city with the fancy new extra ling buses.#StocktonCA #209 #SJRTD #publintransit #green #PhotoToaster

Merci Suárez Changes Gears  (2018)

Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don’t have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be Merci’s school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Edna’s jealousy. Things aren’t going well at home, either: Merci’s grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately — forgetting important things, falling from his bike, and getting angry over nothing. No one in her family will tell Merci what’s going on, so she’s left to her own worries, while also feeling all on her own at school. In a coming-of-age tale full of humor and wisdom, award-winning author Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school — and the steadfast connection that defines family.

by Meg Medina (Author)

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Meg Medina is the author of the Newbery Medal–winning book Merci Suárez Changes Gears, which was also a 2018 Kirkus Prize finalist. Her young adult novels include Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which won the 2014 Pura Belpré Author Award; Burn Baby Burn, which was long-listed for the National Book Award; and The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind. She is also the author of picture books Mango, Abuela, and Me, illustrated by Angela Dominguez, which was a Pura Belpré Author Award Honor Book, and Tía Isa Wants a Car, illustrated by Claudio Muñoz, which won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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Back when I lived here, we had to use our own imagination and happy talk! Or steal it from the neighborhood kids. #dublinca #StPaddys #schoolofimagination&happytalkers

#rabitisland Having a ride on the coast and getting some beach time in. #nofilter #oahu (at Makapu'u Beach Park)

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Earlier today I got to watch Basil's guardian instincts kick in. A neighbors beefy terrier escaped into our yard and Basil bolted past Lisa, barked a warning at the terrier and raced to bark warnings with his but against the front door. To cute!! #guardingthedahlilama #lhasaapso #lhasalove #calilife #209 #stockton #california

Wow!

UConn Student Receives Rape Threats After Suggesting School Address 'Frightening' Atmosphere for Women

The student argued that the school should focus less resources on developing a new mascot, and more on addressing the potentially frightening culture within the school’s athletic program. UConn’s athletics aren’t alone in that regard.

Nothing proves that someone is wrong about a misogynist culture on campus like sending rape threats.

Way back in the day when my dearest was a teen and married to XXX!! #xxx #caligirl #gorgeous #beautyandthebeast

The sun is heading down, the clouds are coming in, but it has been an awesome #beachday #calilife #aptos #seacliff (at Seacliff State Beach)

Had to stop by the office today and they brought in a big crane to build a second crane for the new #SanJoaquinCounty #Courthouse. #stocktonca #209