If you won the lottery, what would you do? Jennifer E. Smith dives into that question—among many other big life ones—in her new young adult book, Windfall. Alice, orphaned at 9, grew up in Chicago with her Uncle Jack (her father’s brother), Aunt Sofia, and cousin Leo, who is the same age as Alice. Teddy, Leo’s best friend, also became Alice’s as they grew up together. Teddy was raised by a single mother—his father had a terrible gambling habit that emptied their savings account—in a one bedroom apartment, always struggling to
WHAT. AN. EPISODE. I can safely tell you after watching the episode more than once…or twice…or three times…this is BY FAR one of the strongest episodes of this supernatural series to date. With touching character moments, important issues addressed, and the birth of a new ship, Those of Demon Blood certainly packed quite a punch or two! Two very important things came up in this episode and I was shocked Shadowhunters went there: Simon talking about his Jewish heritage and why he was opposed to giving a blood sample to clear
Huge spoiler alert! But at this point if you haven’t read the Harry Potter books then you are living in a cave underground maybe next to the goblins? 1. Harry realizes Dudley has been leaving him hot tea outside of his bedroom: Harry and Dudley always had a contentious relationship, but Harry still looked out for Dudley when the time came, aka, when the dementors showed up in Little Whinging and almost administered the kiss on Dudley. In the final book, we open with Harry preparing to leave Privet Drive
Oh, my god they’re back again! The Backstreet Boys–Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, and Howie Dorough–are back together performing in Las Vegas, and it is a fun, nostalgia-filled show that BSB fans will not want to miss. As a die-hard Backstreet Boys fan in middle school and high school face it, they’ll always have a special spot in my heart), I was beyond thrilled when they announced their show in Vegas. Like countless of other females (and, yes, males, too), I quickly planned a quick trip with