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Book Review of Number the StarsThe Children’s Book Review Written by Lois Lowry Ages 9+ | 138 Pages Publisher: Clarion Books | ISBN-13: 9780547577098 What to Expect: Historical Fiction, World War II Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal. Lois Lowry is the author of over forty books for young adults, for which she has won many awards. It’s 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her family take in her Jewish best friend, Ellen Rosen, and they pretend she is part of their family— they want to help keep Ellen safe. During World War II, the German…

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/ Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 01/05/2023 – 22:40 12:01 In tonight’s edition: WFP resumes its operations in Sudan, the conflict continues amidst a little respected truce extension and warning of a humanitarian catastrophe. Senegal registers the first death from a closely watched outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. And extrmist fighters from the CODECO militia attack several villages in the country’s northeast Ituri province. Read more on related topics:

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AVCon: Adelaide’s Anime & Video Games Festival AVCon brings the best of anime and video gaming to Australia. The event has been held annually in July since 2002 and is managed by a dedicated team through the not-for-profit organisation Team AVCon Incorporated. AVCon returns at the Adelaide Convention Centre during the July school holiday. This year, conquer video game challenges, discover new indie games, feel the thrill of esports, discover local artists and vendors, join in or spectate cosplay, take your friends on a tabletop adventure or even discover your new favourite anime.  Tickets to AVCon: Day Pass – Saturday or…

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photo by canva By Shirin ShamsiWriting is a journey with many twists and turns. We can all agree on the fact that every writer has their own unique path to publication. One of the most frustrating “stops” in the journey is the one of waiting. When you know you have a manuscript which you have polished to a shine; when you feel satisfied you have given it your all, after many rounds of critiques, much editing, multiple revisions. You hold your breath when it goes out on submission- and wait. And wait. Crickets.Cicadas.Silence.It can feel like an eternity.You begin second guessing your abilities…

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Issued on: 01/05/2023 – 19:24 The fighting raging in Sudan could spur more than 800,000 people to flee into neighbouring countries, the United Nations warned Monday. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that it was now working with a planning figure of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the violence that erupted in Sudan on April 15. “UNHCR, with governments and partners, is preparing for the possibility that over 800,000 people may flee the fighting in Sudan for neighbouring countries,” the agency’s chief Filippo Grandi said in a tweet. UNHCR, with governments and partners, is preparing for the possibility that over…

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Thousands of people have descended on a port city in eastern Sudan in recent days, fleeing the violence in the capital and trying to secure their escape aboard vessels heading over the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia.The coastal city of Port Sudan — the country’s biggest seaport — has been transformed into a hub for displaced people, with people stringing together makeshift tents, packing an amusement park for shelter and waiting for help in three-digit heat.The conflict that erupted on April 15 between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group, has killed more than 500 civilians,…

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Bloom Flower Crowns Workshop Parties Bloom Flower Crowns Workshop Parties come to you, supply fresh or artificial flowers, and materials and your workshop host for up to 2 hours. After a demonstration, your workshop host will help your guests create their beautiful flower crown to take home. Once everyone has finished, Bloom Flower Crowns pack up, no mess, no stress. Tattoos and coloured hairspray are also included. Unicorn flower headbands are also available for unicorn lovers.  ​ Kids Flower Crown & Unicorn Flower Headband Workshop $375 for up to 15 guests. $25 for each additional guest. The package is $375…

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Home » Spanish Vocab and Grammar » Feelings in Spanish: 50 Useful Ways to Describe Your Emotions Are you sick of expressing all of your opinions through sí (yes) and no (no), smiles, and grunts when talking with Spanish speakers? Though Spanish is an expressive language, describing your feelings as a beginner or intermediate learner can be frustrating. In this post, you’ll learn 50 phrases to express emotions—from happiness to sadness and anger to surprise—so you can easily talk about your feelings in Spanish. Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can…

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