Examines the impact of the Renaissance on European culture and society. Includes questions, source materials, and suggestions for activities. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
Alice Douglas stands across the street from Tranquility with a letter, a kitchen knife, and a broken heart. She is not sure what to expect from the Manhattan theater, or Aunt Lilith, the black sheep family member who owns it, but has nowhere else to turn. Alice quickly learns that Tranquility is not quite a theater, not quite a nightclub, not quite a bar. It is a place where orchids, dahlias, and chrysanthemums grow in the walls, where butterflies in paintings flutter their wings, and where the air smells different to each person that visits. Aunt Lilith tells Alice to listen. The people that work at Tranquility—the singers, the bartender, the receptionist—work there for a reason. For some that work at Tranquility, it is their forever home, and for others, their stay is temporary. At the end of the week, Alice must return to college. But no one leaves Tranquility unchanged. + three new stories set in the When the Flowers Breathe universe, an author interview, mocktails, and more!
From the very first moment Alan Wakefield sets eyes upon the beautiful Belle Devaurex, he is seduced by moonlight and magic. He learns of her voodoo powers that come from her bloodline and the mists of the Louisiana bayou she calls home. His first warning of those powers comes in the form of a dead chicken left behind after their midnight encounter. The next: a blood-red rose she gives him as a symbol of her love. After seeing him in a vision, she knows they are meant to be together. Another blood-red rose makes him believe she has cast a spell on him to make him fall in love with her. When he leaves New Orleans, he is haunted by her. He learns there is no escaping the destiny that has brought them together. A third blood-red rose waits for him when he returns, and they meet again in the same spot filled with moonlight and magic, and he discovers that true love casts its own spell.
Triessa Barrett, a fashion designer going about her business, gets surprised when she meets Todd Noble on one of her trips. It changes everything. Distance and separation become too painful and they work things out to be together. An idea for a big project develops and they enlist the help of family members to carry it out. Much hard work gets done in a short time and things go smoothly. Family gatherings, including distant family members, bring the first dark clouds on the horizon of their hopes and dreams. Fears about the outcome of their lovely plans shake them. With time and some tact the problem rights itself and they go back to work. When they think all is going well, another unexpected situation arises, bringing more threats, but with a little time and patience, it gets better and their beautiful dream comes true in The Rose Garden.
A young woman leaves her country with her parents and siblings to come to the USA. After attending middle school, learning a new language and learning a new culture, high school was a breeze. After graduating high school, Natural went directly to college. After being an obedient child, having been practically sheltered, new experiences in college are an eye opener for her. While in college, she experiences sex, relationships and new friendships. Finally graduating college, life as it was described to be wasn’t anything like it. After moving into her new apartment, she had to do what she had to do to make sure her rent was paid on time, and with bad friends’ advice, she finds herself in situations she’d never dreamed of. She lost her three-year relationship after making some bad decisions, and family stress doesn’t make life easier, either. Will things turn around for Natural?
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