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IESC transplant could repair the intestinal barrier after stroke and improve outcomes
Stroke is a leading cause of death, dementia and serious long-term disability. According to the American Heart Association, stroke patients also have a greater risk of depression, which negatively affects functional and cognitive recovery. The only Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug for treating stroke, which is a type of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, must be given within a specific timeframe after stroke onset and has limited success. To improve stroke outcomes, scientists in the Texas A&M University School of Medicine are pioneering research into the connection between stroke-induced gut permeability, or leakiness, and cognitive impairment.
The Texas A&M team investigated the novel idea whether transplant of intestinal epithelial stem cells (IESCs) from healthy donors could repair the intestinal barrier after stroke and improve stroke outcomes. Results from their preclinical study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, indicate that IESC transplantation reduced stroke-induced mortality, decreased the volume of dead tissue and gut leakiness, and prevented stroke-induced cognitive impairment.
Two-thirds of stroke patients will develop cognitive impairment, while one-third of all stroke patients will go on to develop dementia, according to recent research, so there is a critical need for more effective stroke therapies that preserve cognitive function after acute stroke and that remain protective in the weeks following.
Although conventional stroke treatment research focuses on the brain, the gut responds early and rapidly to stroke with changes that may precede many of the inflammatory events associated with stroke-induced disease. These changes in the gut, such as increased permeability, likely result in the movement of products that are synthesized in the gut into the blood stream. Many of these products are toxic and therefore in a position to increase inflammation and exacerbate stroke-induced brain injury.
Evidence from a variety of studies demonstrates that IESCs repair the gut and reduce gut permeability. After a stroke, these repair processes may be critical to preserving cognitive function.
It is clear that the gut-brain axis is involved in injury following stroke. Factoring in the effects of gut health on the brain following stroke may allow us to more effectively advance stroke therapies."
Farida Sohrabji, PhD, Regents Professor, Department Head for Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics and senior author of the study
With that in mind, Sohrabji and her team transplanted primary IESCs from healthy donors after stroke in a preclinical model. IESCs from young donors repaired gut architecture and decreased gut permeability and consequently decreasing blood levels of proteins and other molecules that are toxic to brain cells. IESC transplantation also prevented depressive-like behaviors and cognitive impairment in the weeks following the stroke. IESC transplantation from older donors did not improve stroke outcomes, indicating that successful transplantation depends on the age of the donor.
Still at the preclinical stage, this research highlights the importance of early therapeutic intervention after stroke and will guide future directions of the work. "Future studies will investigate refinement of the dosing and timing of the protocol," Sohrabji said. "A systematic study of aging stem cells would also be important to explain why older patients experience more severe strokes."
Sohrabji, a neuroscientist with significant contributions to the literature on stroke pathogenesis, explained that this preclinical study was spearheaded by Kathiresh Kumar Mani, PhD, an associate research scientist in her lab. Mani, who is trained in gut biology, received a postdoctoral grant from the American Heart Association in support of this project. Combining their expertise has allowed them to move stroke therapy research into new territory with exciting results. They also received a generous grant from the WoodNext Foundation that is facilitating their innovative research.
"Ultimately, this research is expected to advance development of novel therapies that target and repair the intestinal epithelium to help mitigate stroke disability," Sohrabji said, "but the premise-;that gut stem cells might be therapeutically valuable outside of the gut-;could be considered for a much greater variety of neurological diseases."
Mani, K.K., et al. (2022) Intestinal epithelial stem cell transplants as a novel therapy for cerebrovascular stroke. Brain Behavior and Immunity. doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.10.015.
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A Guide on the Penalties and Law on Hindering or Resisting Police in NSW
By Jimmy Singh on 28/06/2019
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh.
Ahh, mooning. So immature and childish. And yet sometimes some people may take the view that it's so worth it for those who deserve it.
If you're unfamiliar with the term, let's turn to the Urban Dictionary, which defines mooning as "the recreational act of baring one's ass in public with the intention of it being seen by people who don't want, or expect, to see it".
Indeed, if you're trying to make a point about something to someone, this is certainly one defiant way to go about it.
But perhaps it's not the best idea when it comes to the police.
Case in Point: Man from Orange Moons Police and Lands Himself in Court
If you're thinking about mooning a police officer any time soon, you may want to first refer to the case of Jayden Wilson, a man from Orange in Central West region of NSW, who found himself in court and slammed with a bunch of fines after he bared his behind to authorities.
Last year, on July 8, Mr Wilson, left a licensed premise in Orange highly intoxicated and strolled across Summer Street.
At 1:10am, police, who were patrolling the street noticed Wilson standing in the middle of the road outside the hotel.
According to police facts, the 22-year-old appeared to be "highly intoxicated", was unsteady on his feet and was becoming increasingly agitated.
With that, the police offered the man from Friendship Place a lift home, but he said he would walk and continued to amble towards the Salvation Army store on the corner of Peisley Street.
Then, while the police car was stopped at a red traffic light at the intersection, he crossed back in front of it and pulled down his pants and underwear.
Mr. Wilson Fined $660 for Mooning Police
Mr Wilson was fined in Orange Local Court, although he was sentenced in absence after sending the court a written plea of guilty.
He was fined $660 for behaving in an offensive manner by mooning the police.
On top of that, Magistrate David Day also fined the man $110 for obstructing a police vehicle and $110 for refusing to comply with police direction.
"That brown-eye, that's the big one," Magistrate Day said in regard to how he should sentence Wilson.
"I think Mr Wilson was too far into his cups."
Mr Day noted police reported Wilson to be intoxicated and unsteady on his feet.
"He's offered a lift home by police and declined saying, 'I can walk home'," Magistrate Day said.
"He walked in front of a pedestrian crossing and exposed his posterior.
The History of Mooning: Where it all Began
Mooning, or baring one's butt at another as an insult, is a phenomenon that stretches all the way back to the Romans.
The first known occurrence of mooning dates back to 66 CE, when a Roman soldier mooned whilst passing Jewish pilgrims during Passover, causing a huge riot and subsequently a military response that killed thousands.
However, upon closer examination of the account, some have argued that the soldier was not mooning the crowd, but rather farting in their general direction. One of the soldiers simply raised his robe stooped in an indecent attitude so as to turn his backside to the Jews, and made a noise in keeping with his posture.
There is also ample evidence that people mooned each other during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest known instances of mooning in the Middle Ages occurred during the Fourth Crusade around 1203, when Western Europeans attempted to take Constantinople. As the crusaders' ships towed away following the failed attack, the Byzantines hooted and revealed their bare buttocks in scorn to the fleeting enemies.
Many, many years later, bearing one's buttocks in aggravation has become a favourite particularly in English-speaking countries since the colonial era.
Today, mooning still seems to come naturally to humans, much like the function of one's backside is known for.
In fact, it is a leading cause of fines against footballers and a ritual of flippant weirdness for thrill-seekers alike.
So, Where Did Mooning Get its Name From?
By the 19th Century, mooning had become a worldwide phenomenon. However, it wasn't until the 1960s that it finally got its name.
The Oxford English Dictionary dates moon and mooning to student slang of the 1960s, when the behaviour became increasingly popular at American universities.
The term itself derives from the use of moon or moons as slang for the bare buttocks
One of the first descriptions of mooning comes from a 1963 issue of the American magazine Look, which described "a game called mooning".
The Law on Hindering or Resisting Police in NSW
Whether by standing in front of and mooning a police officer who is trying to discharge a duty or by behaving in any other way that effectively prevents or hinders police from doing their duty, it is considered a crime which carries heavy penalties in NSW.
A person can face a criminal charge if he/she does something that amounts to resisting or hindering police while they are working.
The law on hindering or resisting police in NSW is outlined in section 546C Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
A person will face a maximum penalty of 1-year imprisonment and/or $1,100 fine for resisting or hindering (or inciting any person to assault, resist or hinder) a police officer in the execution of his/her duty.
A person facing this charge will be found not guilty by the court unless the prosecution proves each of the following elements of this crime beyond reasonable doubt in court:
The accused person resisted or hindered a police officer, or incited someone else to assault, or resist or hinder a police officer; and
This occurred while the police officer was executing a lawful police officer duty.
Some defences that apply to this charge of hindering or resisting police include, self-defence, or where the police officer was acting outside his/her power as a police officer at the time, or where the accused person did the hindering or resisting out of a necessity or duress.
While the above charge prohibits hindering or resisting police, there is another charge under section 58 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) which prohibits anyone from assaulting, resisting or wilfully obstructing a police officer, peach officer, custom-house officer, prison officer, sheriff's officer, or anyone acting in aid of such an officer in NSW. This crime carries a maximum of 5-years prison.
If you have a question, contact our Sydney criminal law firm on (02) 8606 2218 to arrange a free first appointment with a criminal lawyer today.
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The women's marathon competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 6 December.

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Nationalist Upsurge
KIEV/BERLIN | 10/24/2014 | ukraine
KIEV/BERLIN (Own report) - The election campaign, ending this week in today's pro-Western Ukraine, is characterized by extremist nationalism. According to opinion polls, the party of the politician, who had promoted himself using videos of his violations of the human rights of alleged pro-Russian separatists, is set to become second in Sunday's elections. Considering the civil war's nationalist upsurge, other parties have begun accepting militiamen into their ranks. The commander of the fascist Asov Battalion, for example, is a member of the "military council" of Prime Minister Arseniy Jazenjuk's party. Last week, Asov Battalion militia members participated in the violent attacks on the Ukrainian parliament. During the election campaign, it was alleged that Kiev's troops had used internationally banned cluster munitions in the Donetsk region. New social cuts are anticipated - regardless of the winner of the elections - to pay for the essential supplies of Russian gas. Berlin and the EU, whose hegemonic sphere Ukraine joined this year, are refusing to give Kiev additional material assistance. Aside from these issues, the former Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, admitted that he had completely invented the serious allegations he made against the Russian president. German media have widely reported on these allegations.
Summary Execution
The election campaign in today's pro-Western Ukraine has been shaped, to a growing extent, by extremist nationalism. Opinion polls predict the victory of the "Petro Poroshenko Bloc," whose top candidate, Vitali Klitschko, had been systematically groomed by the CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation.[1] For months already, pollsters have been unanimously predicting that Oleh Lyashko's "Radical Party" will come in second. With his violations of the human rights of alleged pro-Russian separatists, (german-foreign-policy.com reported [2]) Lyashko seems to attract a significant number of potentially fascist voters. Most recently, he aroused attention, when, in a TV talk show, he presented a prisoner - whom he claimed was a Russian soldier.[3] Lyashko also announced that, in the future, he will have captured separatists summarily executed. Polls give Lyashko more than ten percent of the vote. The Svoboda Party, which, up to now, had been the strongest force within the fascist spectrum, is expected to lose so many votes to Lyashko's party that it will have to worry about whether it will achieve the 5% hurdle or have to depend on direct mandates. Svoboda may also lose votes to the "Right Sector," which hardly has a chance of winning seats in the Verkhovna Rada.
"Crusade Against Untermenschen"
Beyond the spectrum of overtly fascist parties, particularly the "People's Front" - the party of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who had been put in power by the West - is campaigning with well-known rightwing extremists. Tetiana Chornovol, the former press secretary of the fascist UNA-UNSO organization, who, in the meantime has joined the Asov Battalion, is the second candidate on the ballot of the "People's Front." The "People's Front" has also established a "Military Council" to profit from the country's nationalist war frenzy. The "Military Council" also includes Asov Battalion commander Andriy Biletsky. Biletsky once declared, "the historic mission of our nation in this critical moment is to lead the White Races of the world in a final crusade for their survival," in "a crusade against the Semite-led Untermenschen."[4] His Asov Battalion had participated in the violent attacks on the Ukrainian parliament. These attacks began October 14, when the majority of the deputies rejected the motion for declaring October 14 an official holiday. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which had also committed massacres on more then 90,000 Christian and Jewish Poles, was founded October 14, 1942.
Cluster Munitions
During the election campaign, there were also serious allegations raised against the government. According to recent reports - including those by western human rights organizations - Kiev government forces, particularly fascist militias, are committing serious human rights violations in the civil war in eastern Ukraine. It has also been reported that government units have used internationally banned cluster munitions in the Donetsk region. Cluster munitions are particularly dangerous to civilians. To date, 114 countries have signed the treaty banning cluster munitions. The Ukraine has not joined the treaty even after the pro-western coup in Kiev. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), there is strong evidence of Kiev's government forces having used cluster munitions in attacks in early October - at the time, the ceasefire was already in effect. According to HRW, at least six people have been killed and dozens wounded by these internationally banned munitions. The real number of victims is probably higher, according to the human rights organization.[5]
For the period following the elections, regardless of election results, there are already indications of new social cutbacks. Economically, Ukraine is on the verge of collapse. This year's economic performance will shrink by up to ten percent, correspondents report. The budget could reach a deficit of more than seven percent of the gross domestic product. Since the beginning of the year, the Ukrainian currency, the hryvna, has lost well over half of its value vis à vis the US dollar, causing the price of imported goods to soar. In addition, the costs of energy have also been rising; inflation is running at around twelve percent. No one expects the US $17 billion in IMF bailouts - up to 2016 - to suffice.[6] Therefore, now that Kiev has joined the Western hegemonic sphere of influence, it is insisting on financial support from Berlin and the EU. The German government is only willing to participate in limited financing. At best, a limited share of the costs for Russian gas deliveries to Ukraine could be covered, according to the EU's Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger's entourage. The Ukrainian government must revise its budget. This implies wide-ranging social cuts. The fact that no final agreement has been reached with Russia on the supply of natural gas is advantageous to President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. The absolutely essential agreement and, with it, also the debate on more cuts, are, therefore, postponed until after elections.
Recent German media reports have demonstrated to what extent the western "freedom" PR campaign, even beyond the Ukrainian election campaign, is resorting to obvious lies for their power struggle with Russia. Last weekend, Radoslaw Sikorski, until recently, as Poland's Foreign Minister, one of the EU's most involved politicians in the Ukrainian conflict, was quoted claiming that in February 2008, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, proposed to him and the Polish Prime Minister, at the time, Donald Tusk, that Ukraine be divided up between Poland and Russia. "Tusk, fortunately, did not answer. He knew that the room was bugged," claimed Sikorski. By Wednesday, it was claimed that the "suspicion" of Russia currently pursuing "an old plan of conquest," has now "been further reinforced" by Sikorski's declaration.[7] However, by then, Sikorski already had had to admit that, contrary to his earlier allegations, he had not even been present at the said meeting. He had been told that "a similar" statement had been made. He has now also admitted that the meeting in question had not even taken place.[8] This incident is but one in a long line of absurdities being propagated by western political PR and media. (german-foreign-policy.com reported.[9])
Other reports and background information on Germany's policy toward Ukraine can be found here: The Kiev Escalation Strategy, The Free World, A Fatal Taboo Violation, The Europeanization of Ukraine, Crisis of Legitimacy, "Fascist Freedom Fighters", The Restoration of the Oligarchs (IV), Second-Class Stakeholders, Ukrainian Patriots, Ukrainian Maneuvers, A Lesson Learned and Under Tutelage.
[1] See Our Man in Kiev.
[2] See Radikalisierung im Parlament.
[3] Benjamin Bidder: Rechter Politiker Ljaschko: Der Mann, der die Ukraine aufhetzt. www.spiegel.de 22.10.2014.
[4] Ukraine crisis: the neo-Nazi brigade fighting pro-Russian separatists. www.telegraph.co.uk 11.08.2014.
[5] Ukraine: Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions. www.hrw.org 20.10.2014.
[6] Matthias Benz: Ein Land im Stresszustand. www.nzz.de 22.10.2014.
[7] Konrad Schuller: Ein schlechter Scherz? Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 22.10.2014.
[8] Sikorski entschuldigt sich. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 23.10.2014.
[9] See "Moskaus Drang nach Westen".


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All four of the Masters Historic Racing championships are set for a crucial weekend at Spa-Francorchamps (September 19-21).
Each of the Masters' championships head to the classic Belgian Grand Prix circuit, with the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship set to thrill fans with its two 25-minute races. Steve Hartley (Arrows A4) leads the championship, 17 points clear of Simon Fish in his Unipart Ensign N180 with Greg Thornton (Lotus 91/5) lying third. However, with Thornton set to race in Singapore that weekend, the pressure is off Fish and he can concentrate on attacking Hartley with races at Spa and Jerez to go. The pre-1978 division is headed by Manfredo Rossi di Montelera (Brabham BT42), 13 points ahead of Max Smith-Hilliard (Lotus 77) and a further three clear of Andrew Beaumont's Lotus 76/1. However, both the Lotus drivers will be on the floodlit streets of Singapore allowing Rossi to edge towards the title.
The FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship is set for a fierce fight in a 61-minute enduro. Keith Ahlers/Billy Bellinger (Cooper Monaco) head the championship by a solitary point from Simon Hadfield/Leo Voyazides (Lola T70 Mk3B) with fellow Lola racer Jason Wright a further point back. However, eight points adrift of the Ahlers/Bellinger is Andy Newall whose Chevron suffered season-ending mechanical damage in Holland and the ace racer has joined Pedro Macedo Silva in his Lola T70 Mk2 Spyder in order to keep his championship hopes alive.
Ahlers/Bellinger also head the Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Championship, seven points up on Simon Hadfield/Leo Voyazides with Mark Martin a further two points back. All three teams have a chance of a class win to increase their championship hopes.
Leo Voyazides (Ford Falcon) aims to stretch his four-point lead over Mini racer Ron Maydon in the combined Pre-66 Touring Car and 70s Celebration race, in which, but in a huge grid 58 cars, no-one's life will be easy in the 61-minute race.
And with just one further race weekend to go after Spa, at Jerez on October 10-12, the weekend will be an important one for the championship-hungry drivers.
This Weekend: Spa, Silverstone, Laguna Seca, Winton - and a lot of Italy!


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Is Your Workplace Fit for Millennials?
Millennials will soon make up the largest share of the entire workforce across the globe. Born between 1980 and 1995, and having been raised in a time of significant change, their approach to work differs significantly from Generation X and Baby Boomers.
Baby Boomers have been in the workplace for the longest and, therefore, feel they can add wisdom to the workplace and they want to be recognised for the value they share. Research shows that Generation Xers tend to prefer independent work, where they don't need to rely on others for input. Millennials, on the other hand, were born into a fast feedback, technological culture. They look for immediate feedback, innovative recognition for their work, a fun and flexible workplace, and the technology to facilitate their efforts. Millennials want to know that they are impacting the workplace on a regular basis.
Millennials desire flexible working patterns that will fit around their social lives, but they are much more open than other generations to integrating their work and home life in a less traditional manner. With technology offering 24-hour access to work and home life, Millennials tend to look for seamless integration between the two, where they can work from anywhere at any time. Provided the work gets done on time and effectively, where it is done and when is irrelevant.
Millennials also desire broad workplace experiences that give them the opportunity to work on unique projects in varying locations. To facilitate this style of working, organisations need to create a mobile workforce that encourages employees to work across disciplines and teams.
Millennials grew up in the technology boom and are used to using technology in all aspects of their lives. Not only are they used to using tech, but they are also accustomed to having access to the fastest, most up to date technologies in the marketplace. When Millennials come into the workplace, they crave technology that will facilitate their work, rather than slow, outdated systems that can hinder their progress. Access to up to date technology is equally important for learning and development of Millennials.
Millennials are the generation that want regular feedback that is task specific so that they can use it to develop their skills. They want to be recognised and rewarded when they perform well but monetary rewards aren't enough. Provided pay is at a fair market rate; Millennial employees then crave more social and developmental recognition and reward for their work. Once pay is fair, rewards come down to the factors that employees see of value. This could be a being taken for a beer after work, being selected for a training course, being given public recognition, or even being selected for a secondment. The value isn't in the monetary value; it is in the desirability from the employee.
Team culture impacts more so than ever how employees operate at work. The Millennial generation is hugely social, both online and in person. Millennial employees want to create friendships in the workplace that make work a fun place to be.
Every generation lives through a different social environment and that environment impacts how they view the world and work within it. Providing Millennials with some of the factors they crave for working effectively will make for happier and more productive employees.
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The staff and leadership team of Eskolta School Research and Design are pleased to announce the release of our 2015 annual report. In our collection of data and writing of this year's report, we have learned many lessons in how to best convey the story of Eskolta's work in New York City schools. This report provides that story and illustrates the scope, depth, and impact of our work at all levels of education with our partners.
We are excited about capturing the breadth of our work in this year's report: from the student whose story reflects our deep efforts around academic mindsets, to the teacher and principal whose reflections highlight our empowering approach to change, to the district leader whose perspective on our bridge from policy to practice emphasizes our unique ability to move strategy forward.
While the work of 2015 is behind us, it continues to live on in this year's 28 school-based projects, 4 district research projects, and the hundreds of teachers and thousands of students our practices continue to reach and are reaching anew. The story of 2015 at Eskolta sets a high bar for our work in 2016 and beyond.


What will we do with all this statistics and probability theory? The science part of data science frequently involves forming and testing hypotheses about our data and the processes that generate it.
Often, as data scientists, we'll want to test whether a certain hypothesis is likely to be true. For our purposes, hypotheses are assertions like "this coin is fair" or "data scientists prefer Python to R" or "people are more likely to navigate away from the page without ever reading the content if we pop up an irritating interstitial advertisement with a tiny, hard-to-find close button" that can be translated into statistics about data. Under various assumptions, those statistics can be thought of as observations of random variables from known distributions, which allows us to make statements about how likely those assumptions are to hold.
In the classical setup, we have a null hypothesis that represents some default position, and some alternative hypothesis that we'd like to compare it with. We use statistics to decide whether we can reject as false or not. This will probably make more sense with an example.


If you are looking for some summer reading, why not try some stories that take place over a single summer? These books can help you get through the irritating summer heat and can make your day whether it's spent reading by a wide and quiet beach or an overcrowded and sweaty subway train.
Chabon tells a coming of age story of Art Bechstein, a man who just graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and tries to spend an entire summer of adventure before he commits to the rest of his life. Art works at a bookstore for the summer and befriends Arthur Lecomte, a young gay gentleman and Cleveland Arning, a highly literate biker. Together the three of them go on summer adventures with Art forming a bond with a young woman named Phlox Lombardi while having a growing attraction to his friend Arthur.
Throughout the summer Art learns about his own sexuality while feeling troubled about when Cleveland goes deeper into the city's organized crime. Overall Art's bonds with his family, friends, and lovers become more complex which causes many messes and unforeseen consequences that make for an insanely good summer read.
Bradbury's list of connected short stories follow Douglas Spaulding, a twelve-year-old boy in the fictionalized Green Town during one summer in 1928. The town is based on Bradbury's town of Waukegan, Illinois. The boy is loosely based off of Bradbury and most of the book is centered on small-town routines and the simple joys of childhood such as fun with half-burnt firecrackers and giant dinners from Grandma. A great read for anyone wanting to head back to nostalgic childhood memories.
This YA novel in 2000 is a perfect story to take place in one summer. DiCamilio's Newbery Honor award winner focuses on 10-year-old Opal as she recalls her summer in the fictional town of Naomi, Florida when her father becomes the town's new preacher and India tries to adjust to life around this new town. This novel includes Opal befriending a big and messy dog she finds and names Winn-Dixie after the local supermarket she found him in.
DiCamilo packs in a ton of nostalgic childhood adventure as Opal and her dog gain friendships with interesting people across town and learns more about her mother who left her as a baby. Throughout the story, Winn-Dixie and her unexpected friends teach Opal to let go a little of past troubles and she discovers how friendships can sneak up on you when you least expect it. This novel is a quintessential summer read for children and a great callback to childhood for adults. The book was so good that it was even turned to into a film back in 2005, it features AnnaSophia Robb as Opal and Jeff Daniels as her father.
One of the most famous summer novels of all time, Fitzgerald novel takes place during the entire summer in 1922 in New York City and Long Island during the economic simplicities of the Roaring Twenties and the hidden party culture during the Prohibition. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway, a Yale graduate and WWI veteran that moves from the Midwest to West Egg (really Great Neck lol) where he seeks money as a bond salesman. Nick reconnects with his cousin Daisy and her millionaire of a husband and Nick's past college friend, Tom Buchanan. Nick meets the mysterious and charismatic millionaire, Jay Gatsby who is known for his luxurious parties and high society lifestyle. However, once Nick and Gatsby meet things take a turn for the crazy.
Gatsby tells Nick of a story of a former love and how in an obsessive way tries to get Nick to help win her back which in turns results in some pretty devastating conclusion. Fitzgerald reflects themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, excess, and social upheaval throughout the novel and has been described in some ways as a cautionary tale of the American Dream and is a perfect pick for anyone looking for a summer book with affairs, rich people, and murder.
Author of the hit novel Room, Donoghue writes another intriguing story set in San Francisco during the city's stifling summer and smallpox epidemic of 1876. The story centers on Blanche, a French exotic dancer at the House of Mirrors, her lover Arthur and his companion Ernest. When a strange outsider joins this friend group, secrets are revealed that change everything and cause a murder. Blanche tries to solve the murder in the hot, intense and dangerous atmosphere of the late-19th century San Francisco. If you're craving for an extreme historical fiction mystery drama filled with bloodshed and love this would be a great summer read for you.