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Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan Pages: 352 Published by Disney-Hyperion on October 26, 2021 Genres: Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Magic, Middle Grade, Young Adult Source: ARC from Publisher New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting modern take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family's she's got left...

From the moment Adidas debuted Yeezy slides back in 2019, the ideal of cool went under a  paradigm shift. The original price for Yeezy Slides was $60, however, resellers are charging up to $700 and up for a pair. Crazy, right? Well, if you have Yeezy slides on your “must buy” list, but can’t rationalize paying triple the original cost, welcome to the land of Yeezy slide dupes. According to HypeBeast, the next Yeezy slide drop is in December. The “Ochre” Yeezy slide is a two-tone orange slide that will sell on the Adidas site for $60. View this post...

It’s Halloween weekend—time for two powerful concepts: outfits and mischief. The outgoing among us might go out and play some tricks; the more introverted might stay inside and read the unofficial book series of Halloween, Goosebumps. But if you don’t have The Werewolf of Fever Swamp or Night of the Giant Everything on hand, you can always give your regular reading an All Hallows Eve-themed twist. To assist you in your Halloween pursuits, I’ve retitled a few of today’s biggest novels in the style of Goosebumps, so no matter what you read this weekend, you’ll be doing it in the...

Delicious and special things to eat are often some of the best parts of the holiday season. Enjoyed alone, with friends, or at a large family gathering, these festive foods are beloved seasonal treats. 8 Special New England Holiday Foods Illustrations by Julia Emiliani 8 Special New England Holiday Foods…And Where to Find Them! Feast of the Seven Fishes For many Italian-Americans, it wouldn’t be Christmas Eve without an epic seafood feast of salt cod, shrimp, squid, clams, mussels, and other oceanic delicacies. In Italy, it’s common for Catholics to eschew meat the night before Christmas, but the tradition of...

Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday indefinitely shut down the In-N-Out restaurant in Pleasant Hill for defying COVID-19 vaccination rules for indoor dinners. The action comes a week after the county fined the popular fast-food burger joint $750 for twice violating the rules, which require restaurants to ask customers 12 and older for COVID-19 vaccination cards or proof that they tested negative for the coronavirus in the past 72 hours, Contra Costa Health Services said in an email. The county had first issued a warning after receiving numerous complaints from residents. The In-N-Out corporation has remained steadfast in its...