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Horror fan and aspiring film director Yuiza gets a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. As one of the few students of color at Our Lady of Perpetual Mercy, Yuiza immediately feels out of place. A brutal work-study schedule makes it impossible to keep up with the actual classes. Every expense, from textbooks to laundry, puts Yuiza into debt. And the behavior of students and faculty is... unsettling. Yuiza starts having disturbing dreams about the school's past and discovers clues about the fate of other scholarship students. It'll take all Yuiza's knowledge of the horror genre to escape from Our Lady's grasp.
Born from sustained organizing, and rooted in Black and women of color feminisms, disability justice, and other movements, abolition calls for an end to our reliance on imprisonment, policing and surveillance, and to imagine a safer future for our communities. Lessons in Liberation: An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators offers entry points to build critical and intentional bridges between educational practice and the growing movement for abolition. Designed for educators, parents, and young people, this toolkit shines a light on innovative abolitionist projects, particularly in Pre-K–12 learning contexts. Sections are dedicated to entry points into Prison Industrial Complex abolition and education; the application of the lessons and principles of abolition; and stories about growing abolition outside of school settings. Topics addressed throughout include student organizing, immigrant justice in the face of ICE, approaches to sex education, arts-based curriculum, and building abolitionist skills and thinking in lesson plans. The result of patient and urgent work, and more than five years in the making, Lessons in Liberation invites educators into the work of abolition. Contributors include Black Organizing Project, Chicago Women’s Health Center, Mariame Kaba and Project NIA, Bettina L. Love, the MILPA Collective, and artists from the Justseeds Collective, among others.
It can be easy to overlook the poor and homeless. But truly seeing leads us to act with compassion and justice. Sharing personal encounters and real-life stories, Terence Lester calls us to see the invisible people around us through God's eyes, restoring their dignity and helping them flourish. And when we recognize our own inner spiritual poverty, we have greater empathy for others, no matter their circumstances.
Meditations on life, literature, and curiosity amid the shadows In her fourth essay collection, award-winning author Marianne Boruch explores the possibilities of hope even in darkness. Through poetry, the silence of Trappist monks, the pandemic moment, the Wright brothers’ quirky stab at flight, treasured knickknacks, and more, this book celebrates the weird, the mundane, the overlooked, and the promise of a future. Though each essay is distinct, foraging fresh ways into Louise Glück, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost, Marianne Moore, Sylvia Plath, John Berryman, Langston Hughes, and more, they are all connected through the thread of Emily Dickinson’s comment that her fate was to “sing, as a Boy does by the Burying Ground . . .” Even in times filled with horror, we find beauty. Maybe we can sing in the blackest of nights. Thoughtful and expressive, this collection provides solace and humor for readers in a world where both are often in short supply.
Octavia E. Butler is one of the finest voices in fiction--period. . . . A master storyteller, Butler casts an unflinching eye on racism, sexism, poverty, and ignorance and lets the reader see the terror and beauty of human nature.-"The Washington Post Book World "Readers familiar with . . . "Parable of the Sower and "Bloodchild will recall that [Butler] never asks easy questions or settles for easy answers."-Gerald Jonas in "The New York Times "Fledgling, Octavia Butler's first new novel in seven years, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly unhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: She is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted-and still wants-to destroy her and those she cares for and how she can save herself. "Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human. Octavia E. Butler is the author of 11 novels, including "Kindred, "Dawn, and "Parable of the Sower. Recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant, the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and numerous other literary awards, she has been acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations that range from the distant past to the far future.
An enchanting guide for turning the art of gardening into opportunities for reflection and meditation. Contemplative Gardening makes the connection between tending to the earth and tending to our own souls, between caring for the planet and caring for one another. Pamela Dolan explores the myriad relationships between all living things that come to light when we dig in the soil. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or one just beginning, you will be fed by this intersection of food and faith.
Have you ever wondered if our materialist view of reality is incomplete? Can you feel that something truly disruptive and extraordinary is just around the corner? This book is for you. Tomi’s normal suburban life is turned upside down as she begins exploring remote viewing - shifting her consciousness to another time or space to collect information. A psychic spy. Join Tomi as she slips down a paranormal rabbit hole that will leave you wondering about the nature of humanity – and reality itself. As Tomi uncovers answers about the nature of reality and the true history of humanity, she and her friends engage in an exploration of the cross-section of UFOs and non-human intelligences, human consciousness, spirituality, reincarnation, the occult, and forgotten knowledge of ancient humans. Under pressure that both breaks and builds relationships, and threatens her physical safety, Tomi uncovers information that upends her understanding of the history - and the future - of humanity. While Tomi’s journey builds within her a deeper spiritual understanding, that growth comes at a cost, as she finds herself grappling with the ontological shock that takes hold as her materialist worldview is shattered. Taking inspiration from declassified CIA Stargate Project documents, ancient wisdom, spiritual traditions, and modern divergent research, this story dives deep into our spiritual natures and the fantastic possibilities human consciousness may hold. Tomi, with the support of her friends, uses her developing abilities to weave threads of truth together in her drive to solve universal and personal mysteries – including what happened to her beloved, long-missing grandmother. A story that does not forsake characters with depth for a deep and progressive plot, at its core this is a book about what it is to be human in a universe that stretches far beyond our perception and comprehension. Reading this book may make you stop for just a moment and wonder about the mysterious universe we create. CJ Dearlove is a writer, artist, and community builder from Ontario, Canada.
Sexually abused at a tender age, Charity grew up bitter and hateful of the world. Decades later, she crafts an open letter to her daughter Savannah relating her shady past and the gems of lessons she picked along the way. As a child haunted by traumatic memories, Charity was difficult to deal with. She got involved with witchcraft and broke her aunt's (who raised Charity after her mother left) heart by playing games with her hard-earned money. Growing up, she formed an allegiance with friends Trish and Rhodam and depended on them for support. Both girls were there for her when she needed them in moments of distress and extreme sadness. Walking between them was what kept her going. It was not until both friends left her side that Charity felt powerless. Struggling to put her life together, Charity went to Samaria to visit the Well of Jacob. While there, she poured her heart out to Moshia the deliverer. Will Charity finally find peace and move on to the future without tagging along her heavily-shadowed past?