On August 24, in the year AD 79, Vesuvius erupted in one of the most catastrophic and famous eruptions of all time. Historians have learned about the eruption from the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, a Roman administrator and poet.
Katrin Davidsdottir. At just 23 years old Katrin Davidsdottir is two times world CrossFit Champion, taking home the top spot in 2015 and 2016, sheâs the real deal. Born in Iceland she now trains out of CrossFit New England.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Set in the Smoky Mountains, eleven-year-old Jennaleeâs world is turned upside down when a man with developmentally delays arrives in town, claiming to be the son of the grocer Jennalee looks up to as her best friend. The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars. 1970.