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![]() ![]() ![]() Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend―the handsome palace guard, Jacin. ![]() ![]() Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. "Prince Charming among the cyborgs." ― The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." ― Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles "An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction. The final book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! As the story draws to a close, our team of fairytale heroines must join forces with wicked Levana's own stepdaughter to stop the evil space queen once and for all―or lose everything. ![]() ![]() ![]() ICD-10 Codes for Diabetes Due to an Underlying Condition The more characters in the code, the more specific the diagnosis, so when writing a code on a medical record you should give the longest code possible while retaining accuracy. Other types of diabetes not covered by the previous categories (codes that start with E13). ![]() Diabetes related to pregnancy (codes that start with 024).Type 2 diabetes (codes that start with E11).Type 1 diabetes (codes that start with E10).Drug or chemical induced diabetes (codes that start with E09).Diabetes due to underlying conditions (codes that start with E08).You can use the following links to navigate to the codes you need depending on which type of diabetes you're looking for: These lists cover all of the ICD-10 codes for diabetes mellitus. In this article, I'll go through the full range of diabetes ICD-10 codes and provide some guidelines for how to use them appropriately in your medical records. Have you come across a form of diabetes with an unusual presentation or a rare underlying cause? Luckily, the ICD-10 codes for diabetes cover every manifestation of the disease imaginable in very specific terms. ![]() ![]() ![]() For in a battle where betrayal is a conventional weapon, loyalty is a weakness, and anyone even a child is a legitimate target: it's every spy, every woman, for herself.Ĭombine a thriller that defies every expectation with a heroine for whom nothing is out of bounds, and the result is Private Wars, a suspense novel so explosively realistic, it should be classified. ![]() Now, as she vanishes into hostile territory with a man who may or may not be what he seems, Tara is going to find out that the war on terror is more terrifying than anyone knows. Tara's job is to slip into the country and extract Dina's pro-Western husband and their young son before they are murdered by his ruthless sister.īut there are a couple of wild cards in the deck, including a missing mobile weapons system that can bring down a commercial airliner, not to mention powerful political careers. The torture and execution of Dina Malikov has set off a cutthroat grab for power in strategically crucial Uzbekistan. Only one thing could coax Tara back into the game: a chance to vindicate herself. And now that the international spy network thinks she's as good as dead, she's even more dangerous than ever. Tara Chace was once the most dangerous woman alive. Only Greg Rucka, the thriller genre's most fearless writer, would dare create a spy so edgy, so explosive, so extreme, she should be rated X. ![]() ![]() ![]() “ How like a winter hath my absence been (Sonnet 97)” “ That time of year thou mayst in me behold (Sonnet 73)” “ Tired with all these, for restful death I cry (Sonnet 66)” “ Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore (Sonnet 60)” “ Not marble nor the gilded monuments (Sonnet 55)” “ Full many a glorious morning have I seen (Sonnet 33)” “ When to the sessions of sweet silent thought (Sonnet 30)” “ When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes (Sonnet 29)” “ A woman’s face with nature’s own hand painted (Sonnet 20)” “ Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)” ![]() “ When I consider every thing that grows (Sonnet 15)” “ Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck (Sonnet 14)” Here is a roundup of Shakespeare’s most popular sonnets. The Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet, with the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg, and the couplet provides the volta in the poem. While Italian poet and scholar Petrarch popularized the form in the 1300s, 300 years later, Shakespeare introduced a different type of sonnet, now called the “Shakespearean” or “English” sonnet. ![]() From the Italian sonetto, which means “a little sound or song,” the sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It wasn't until she was in third grade that she found enjoyment from books, when she started reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins. She was slow in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant first grade teacher. When she was 6, her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where she went to grammar and high school. Mouse.īeverly Cleary was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in McMinnville, Oregon. ![]() Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice ("Beezus"), Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing up, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Beverly Cleary (ApMarch 25, 2021) was the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. ![]() ![]() It was very immersive and had many layers to it, making the book feel so much deeper than your average thriller-and it had short chapters, which I’m a sucker for! I loved how there was a bit of Greek mythology mixed in, and the fact that the book was based at Cambridge University made everything feel more elegant. I really appreciated Alex Michaelides' writing style throughout the book. It’s a twisty and creepy thriller with some Greek mythology mixed in throughout. This was the first Alex Michaelides book that I've read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I’ve been really into thrillers recently and was recommended The Maidens a couple of times, so I knew I needed to get my hands on it. ![]() Will Mariana find the answers to those questions before it's too late? Mariana becomes fixated on the murder and finds herself back at Cambridge (her alma mater), surrounded by questions. The Maidens follows Mariana Andros, a brilliant but troubled group therapist who learns that her niece Zoe's closest friend Tara has been murdered on the campus of Cambridge University. ![]() Content warning: Self-harm, adult/minor relationship ![]() ![]() ![]() Olav Kristensen has no plans to remarry after being widowed five years ago, but when the church elders give him an ultimatum to find a wife or lose his job, he advertises for a mail-order bride. Will he believe her claims of innocence or reject her as unacceptable? As a last resort she applies to be a mail-order bride, and to her dismay, her groom-to-be is a preacher. When Hazel spurns his advances one too many times, the man frames her for theft, and she is fired. All is well until the woman’s lecherous son takes an interest in his mother’s assistant. The book is available at the special launch price of $0.99 but only for a limited time, so grab your copy today!Ĭan a widowed preacher who must marry to keep his job and an alleged thief find true love?Īfter the Civil War takes Hazel Markham’s father, and her mother dies of a broken heart, a friend of her parents hires Hazel as a companion. ![]() You'll see some well-known characters and meet some new ones. We're back in Green Bay, Wisconsin where you met Miles Andersen and Vanessa Randolph from Vanessa's Replacement Valentine. As usual, I had a great time doing the research for the story and delved deeper into the Norwegian roots of the area with Olav Kristensen and his daughter. I'm thrilled to announce the release of A Family for Hazel, Book 18 in the "Brides of Pelican Rapids" series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Weaving together elements of The Wild Swans, Cinderella, the legend of Chang E, and the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Elizabeth Lim has crafted a fantasy like no other, and one that will stay with readers long after they've turned the last page. ![]() And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to forswear-no matter what the cost. ![]() Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. In SIX CRIMSON CRANES, Princess Shiori runs away from her betrothal ceremony right into a lake and right into the clutches of a young dragon named Seryu. Six Crimson Cranes1 Six Crimson Cranes Elizabeth Lim 4.26 44,908 ratings8,647 reviews Want to read Buy on Amazon Rate this book Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2021) Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. She warns Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die. But it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.Ī sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. Shiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. ![]() ![]() Winking all the while at the reader through a string of puns and pedantic excesses, Zelnik takes on the persona of this budding student of Russian food. In his whimsical article, "Wie es eigentlich gegessen: Some Curious Thoughts on the Role of Borsch in Russian History," Reginald Zelnik imagines how a professional western historian of Russia, engaged in historiographical debates long grown stale, might embark upon a whole new field of study: the role of food in Russian history. ![]() Arthur McKee (Case Western Reserve University)īeyond Shchi and Kasha: Russian Foodways and Their Significance ![]() Food in Russian History and Culture.īloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. ![]() |