This is a great follow up if you have read Carol Dweck's "Growth ...
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This is a great follow up if you have read Carol Dweck's "Growth Mindset". We are using it as a group book read at my school. Great ideas!
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Dolamore's writing in Magic Under Stone is starting to resemble a cross between the styles of Diana Wynn Jones or Patricia C. Wrede and Maria V. Snyder. There is a lightness to the writing, yet at the same the same times the characters are deep and the world-building complicated.

Magic Under Stone is the sequel to Magic Under Glass and succeeds in being both a follow up to what happens next to Nim and Erris, and being a book of growth and expansion for Nimira. It also expands the world more, adding a Jinn character that we follow from time to time. Usually I don't like switching perspective if I have gotten in the habit of following just one character, but I think this book would have suffered without the Jinn's point of view as the way he is under his curse or slavery causes him to not act as he wants all the time.

My favourite part of the story is hands down Nimira's growth, however. Although she is a great character in Magic Under Glass, she doesn't grow too much, her naivety from running from home to become famous in another country still showing. In this book, however, Nimira realizes that she is not the fake trouser girl that she portrayed for years, but she also isn't the "Lady" that Hollin had shaped her into being. She finds herself in this book and I really like that. She also finds her own talents and abilities.

The one thing that annoyed me (but that's just because of personal tastes, other people love this kind of stuff) is the constant drama between her and Erris. Of course it's realistic given their situation and helps to dash any "instalove" issues, but he is just so angsty.

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I recommend this book to people who loved Magic Under Glass and I recommend both books to those who love fantasy with a touch of fairytale and now mythological influences. I am quite sad that this is the last book in this world, because I feel like it could hold more stories (with different characters possibly).
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I loved the first book, Shanghai Sisters, so when I saw there was a second I had to read it! Her writing in the second is consistent with her writing in the first book, flows nicely and easy to read. She paints a wonderful picture and keeps your attention.
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A very nice follow up to the intriguing  first book.  I definitely recommend Volume 2 to anyone that read volume 1!
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I personally enjoyed this book more than her first. While there were many tips I am already utilizing, the streamlined content prevented any boredom, and the author has a gift for exhortation. If nothing else, you're hearing God's Word and godly practical wisdom.
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This was a great follow up to the first book "God Don't Like Ugly". It was not as intriguing as the first but still a great read, very enjoyable and very re-latable. I am looking forward to reading more of Mary Monroe's Books, she is becoming one of my favorite authors.
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This was a very nice follow-up to the first book in the series. It's a complex work, but presented with fantastic pacing. As with Children of the Program, you hit a point and cannot stop reading. Looking forward to more from this author, Brad W. Cox!
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This is a great follow-up to Mr. Llopis' first book Earning Serendipity. Through The Innovation Mentality, Mr. Llopis takes the aspects of Seeing, Sowing, Growing, and Sharing to another level. He expands them into what is the title of the text, The Innovation Mentality. From the perspective of the immigrant experience, Mr. Llopis has taken on the complex topic of showing those without those roots how to utilize strategy to evolve. In our current climate, it most important that we all learn how to be the fittest as explained Darwin. This is a great read for anyone looking to stay ahead of evolutionary process in business and life.
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I was a big fan of Jamie and Maddie's first book, Humanize, and I think their new book is a great next step. They do a good job of briefly explaining why the Millennial generation is going to play a big role in the management changes that are happening, and then most of the book is focused on what these changes are actually going to look like. I love the case studies for each of the main chapters. You get to see how organizations are applying these ideas already. This is a "must read."
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This is a great follow up. I like how things seem to tie in and how the character's are developing.
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This is a good text for new and experienced teachers alike.  Tips are researched based and well throughout.  You may not need this book if you have already read Teach like a champion or any books by Carol Dweck.

Pros
It's Simple and Easy to Follow
Give a you do now check list that works for any lesson
A great introduction or refresher for growth mindset

Con's
Rehashes a lot of information that is already out there, so is a little redundant if you read any books by Harry Wong, Carol Dweck, or Teach like a Champion.
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Gotta read the first one first, then this makes a great followup.
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4.5 stars -- I was lucky enough to receive an ecopy of this book from the author!!

This was a SOLID followup to the first book -- both books felt very much like coming-of-age tales, but this one was NOT a repeat of the first book.  This was Meg growing even more, struggling with new and different challenges.  From the synopsis, I knew this was going to be a hard book to take, and I wasn't disappointed.  Ms. Robins gives us heartbreak, but it's so real and multi-dimensional and takes us through the ringer with Meg.  I'm finding it extremely difficult to write this review without spoilers....and still say something meaningful.  I guess I just really liked that the characters aren't perfect, and they don't always behave the best, and that things actually take time to resolve and accept and move on from.

I enjoyed the development of her relationship with her mother as a result -- I always found it intriguing reading about their not-overly-affectionate relationship (since that's kind of foreign to me), so it was nice to see them grow but stay true to their own characters at the same time.

The side plot with the girls and the musical ride was a nice relief from Meg's troubles....  I kept thinking it would be too much to draw me away from Meg's story, but she ends up learning and growing through her relationship with the girls as well.

I have NO IDEA where the 3rd book is going to go, I just hope for slightly less heartbreak.  I will be watching for the last book though!  It's been fun watching Meg grow....
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The character of Flavia DeLuce seems to come into her own in this book.  It's an excellent follow-up to the first book -- I enjoyed it more.  I listened to the audiobook, which was well interpreted by Jayne Entwistle.  One thing this book gets particularly right is the unique way a child can get inside the lives of those in a small town.  Another is the poignant solitary experience of an intelligent child without enough people to care for her.  Well done and entertaining.
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"Don't wall yourself behind some unquenchable hate.  Don't you know that you're only building a stronghold around yourself?  Janice and Simon may not be able to get in, but don't forget that when you build a fortress this impenetrable, you won't be able to get out."  These were Nellie's (Julia's grandma) words to her, and at that point, even if she knew she was being too hard, Julia chose to not get out of her fortress.  But time heals wounds, so it is said... In the end, Julia finally opened up and became accepting, the seed of faith finally sprouting up fresh new buds; and forgiving, both to herself and the people around her.

Like the first book (After the Leaves Fall), this second installment is as inspirational and enjoyable.  Again, it does not come off as preachy, even with the awakening of faith in Julia.  The author was able to describe it in a prose so beautiful, that it is not impossible for readers to have an awakening/renewal themselves,  I personally felt it, and it was great,
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This second book is well worth the read (Just as Collaborating: The bittersweet challenge of working together) - I think the authors succeeded in their goal of expanding our view of successful partnerships and collaborations.
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My wife is dyslexic, dyspraxic and ADD, but this did not stop her getting two degrees and leading a successful career. In her late thirties, while training to become a psychotherapist, she came across&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Gift-of-Dyslexia-Revised-and-Expanded-Why-Some-of-the-Smartest-People-Can-t-Read-and-How-They-Can-Learn/dp/0399535667/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Gift of Dyslexia, Revised and Expanded: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn</a>&nbsp;and went through a Davis programme. It transformed her life to the extent that I have now trained to deliver the Davis dyslexia and ADD programmes. I believe this was one of the best decisions in my life. I now enjoy working with highly intelligent people unleashing their full potential, and I can not imagine anything more fulfilling as a line of work. Ron's second book, the Gift of Learning is crammed full of practical how-to instructions which truly work. In fact that is the only down-side of this book, compared to his first book&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Gift-of-Dyslexia-Revised-and-Expanded-Why-Some-of-the-Smartest-People-Can-t-Read-and-How-They-Can-Learn/dp/0399535667/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Gift of Dyslexia, Revised and Expanded: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn</a>, this new one is a bit too much like a manual. It does not have the same amount of inspirational stories as his first book. Nevertheless, the procedures in this book WORK. If you have a child struggling with maths, ADD, AD/HD, or handwriting issues, this book is one of the very few out there which will actually show WHAT YOU CAN DO about it.