![]() ![]() It consists of 25 graduated brilliant diamonds with a 22.48 carat diamond pendant, known as the Lahore Diamond. Queen Camilla also wears the coronation necklace that was made by Garrard for Queen Victoria and presented to her in 1858. The dress features a short train, designed to complement each of the two Robes worn for the Coronation Service. There is also a line of celebratory bunting embroidery woven throughout, while the cuffs of each sleeve are also embroidered with the floral emblems of the four nations of the United Kingdom – a rose, a thistle, a daffodil and a shamrock. Embroideries on the dress were chosen to represent the King and Queen’s love of nature and the British countryside wildflowers from fields and hedgerows: daisy chains, forget-me-nots, celandine and scarlet pimpernel. It is made from Peau de Soie silk fabric, woven by Stephen Walters in Suffolk. The simple, tailored silhouette was designed to look regal yet modern, with bracelet-length sleeves and a split front skirt. ![]() Queen Camilla wore a white silk Coronation Dress with gold embroidery designed by Bruce Oldfield. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, one young girl is determined to save her brother from the draft-and gets help from an unlikely source-in this middle-grade tale, perfect for fans of The Wednesday Wars In this heartwarming piece of historical fiction, critically acclaimed author Sheila O'Connor delivers a tale of devotion, sacrifice, and family. Marsworth's dedication to her cause goes far beyond his antiwar beliefs. ![]() Together, they concoct a plan to keep Billy home, though Reenie doesn't know Mr. Marsworth hears this, he knows he can't stand idly by. Reenie is desperate to stop him, and when Mr. Through their letters, Reenie tells of her older brother Billy, who might enlist to fight in the Vietnam War. Slowly, the two become pen pals, striking up the most unlikely of friendships. ![]() When he doesn't answer his doorbell, Reenie begins to leave him letters. As they introduce themselves to every home on their route, Reenie's stumped by just one'the house belonging to Mr. Adjusting to life in her parents' Midwestern hometown isn't easy, but once Reenie takes up a paper route with her older brother Dare, she has something she can look forward to. When eleven-year-old Reenie Kelly's mother passes away, she and her brothers are shipped off to live with their grandmother. Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, one young girl is determined to save her brother from the draft'and gets help from an unlikely source'in this middle-grade tale, perfect for fans of The Wednesday Wars ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That is, until the remains of a newborn buried in an old christening gown are found hidden in the foundation of her house. She simply does not have the energy to deal with one more crisis. When Melanie is roused one night by the sound of a ghostly infant crying, she chooses to ignore it. Despite an insistence that she can raise their child alone, Melanie is completely unprepared for motherhood, and she struggles to complete renovations on her house on Tradd Street before the baby arrives. She misses him desperately, but her broken heart is the least of her problems. But history has a tendency of catching up with Melanie, whether she likes it or not Melanie is only going through the motions of living since refusing Jack's marriage proposal. Facing her future as a single mother, psychic Realtor Melanie Middleton is determined to be strong and leave her past with writer Jack Trenholm behind her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Can Alosa find the map and escape before Riden figures out her plan? ![]() Now it’s down to a battle of wits and will. After all, who’s going to suspect a seventeen-year-old girl locked in a cell? Then she meets the (surprisingly perceptive and unfairly attractive) first mate, Riden, who is charged with finding out all her secrets. Leaving behind her beloved ship and crew, Alosa deliberately facilitates her own kidnapping to ensure her passage on the ship, confident in her ability to overcome any obstacle. When the ruthless pirate king learns of a legendary treasure map hidden on an enemy ship, his daughter, Alosa, knows there’s only one pirate for the job-herself. GENRE: Young-Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance.Ī 17-year-old pirate captain intentionally allows herself to get captured by enemy pirates in this thrilling YA adventure. ![]() ![]() In 1977, Pratt helped found WomonWrites, a Southeastern lesbian writers conference. She is on the faculty of Union Institute & University, a distance education school. She is a contributing editor to Workers World newspaper. She is the author of Crimes Against Nature (1990), a book where she describes losing custody of her children because of her lesbianism. As a lesbian mother, she had to deal with a custody battle with her husband when she came out. Pratt married and had two sons before coming out as a lesbian. Pratt, along with lesbian writers Chrystos and Audre Lorde, received a Hellman/Hammett grant from the Fund for Free Expression to writers "who have been victimized by political persecution." Pratt, Chrystos and Lorde were chosen because of their experience as "a target of right-wing and fundamentalist forces during the recent attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts." She has written extensively about race, class, gender and sexual theory. ![]() Her work in grassroots organisations and her teaching experiences in traditionally black universities strongly influenced her political activism. Pratt attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Minnie-Bruce Pratt was born in Selma, Alabama, and grew up in Centreville, Alabama. ![]() Teacher, poet, essayist, educator, and activist Last update of this page: August 16 th 2017 Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Minnie Bruce Pratt ![]() ![]() ![]()
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