![]() ![]() "I have to leave you." His breath came in uneven bursts. He was beautiful, the snow in his eyelashes like diamonds, the cool pink of his cheeks, the wet red of his lips. "Keep your hands off her or I'll cut them off!” He pulled a knife from his boot and leapt up, thrusting it viciously in Henry's face. He looked into the eyes of the man he wanted to blame for his parents' deaths, because it was a shelter from the terrible thought that everything could be lost to a simple slip of fate. Henry scrambled on top him, held him by the collar, forced Peter to face him as he'd never done. The crowd laughed as Peter fell hard to the ground. ![]() Overreacting, Henry reared back his fist and landed a punch in the hollow of Peter's eye. Peter grabbed Henry's arm and twisted it. ![]() Henry pushed past her, not realizing his own weight. "Please, don't do this," she said, stepping in. "And now," Henry continued on his own track, stepping closer to meet him, the smell of alcohol on his breath, "my father, too is dead." He didn't go further, sensing then that Valerie might be thinking of her father. ![]() "Seems someone can't hold his drink," Peter said. “Take it easy, friend," siad Peter, regaining his balance, quickly understanding the condition Henry was in. ![]()
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![]() The Candy Candy manga provides a story for the shōjo demographic of young girls in early adolescence. There are also three animated short films. ![]() The story was adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation. ![]() The manga series ran for four years and won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1977. Candy Candy first appeared as a manga in April 1975, written by Mizuki and illustrated by manga artist Yumiko Igarashi, a collaboration which was put together by the Japanese magazine Nakayoshi who were interested in recreating a "masterpiece" manga in the same vein as Heidi, Anne of Green Gables and other famous classic titles of literature read predominantly by young girls. ![]() The main character, Candice "Candy" White Ardley, is a blonde girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long hair, worn in pigtails with bows. The first volume of Candy Candy, featuring Candy on the coverĬandy Candy: The Call of Spring/The May FestivalĬandy Candy ( キャンディ・キャンディ, Kyandi Kyandi ) is a Japanese series created by Japanese writer Keiko Nagita under the pen name Kyoko Mizuki. ![]() ![]() Shirin is so relatable, despite our obvious differences. I wanted to see a historic time that I lived as a white Christian through the eyes of someone who was (and unfortunately still is) on the receiving end of so much unwarranted hate, anger, and violence. I’m not a huge fan of contemporary/realistic young adult books but this one piqued my interest. I wasn’t too much older than Shirin when 9/11 happened and I remember all the anti-Muslim attacks and rhetoric at the time. I stumbled on this title while I was looking for ideas for #ownvoices books for the Diversity Challenge prompt this month. ![]() Ocean makes stupid assumptions about her too but he also asks honest questions, listens to the answers, and genuinely tries to learn from his mistakes. ![]() But then she meets a guy who just won’t be ignored. More often than not, she walks with her head down, listening to music under her hijab, and trying to ignore the jerks around her. She’s had one too many teachers ask if she speaks English, listened to one too many “jokes” about terrorists, had one too many strangers tell her to go back where she came from, and in general just had enough. In 2002, only one year after 9/11, she is disgusted with humanity. Her family is Muslim and she chooses to wear a hijab. ![]() Shirin is a second-generation American of Iranian descent. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’ve read your share of popular advice on relationships and being a man-but realize on a gut level that it’s going to take some serious inner work-here’s a great guide to that most rewarding of challenges: doing what’s needed to fully embody your authentic manhood.
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