This naming convention does not hold for non-Clan characters. A cat may also have their name changed in a special ceremony. If a leader commits a crime, they may be deemed unworthy of their name, stripped of the "-star" suffix, and return to using their warrior name. If a cat becomes a Clan leader, they are granted the suffix "-star" at the end of their name (Bluestar, Bramblestar, Tallstar, etc.). When the character completes their apprenticeship and is promoted to a full warrior or medicine cat, the suffix to their name is then changed to one chosen by the Clan leader or medicine cat (Bluefur, Brambleclaw, Talltail, etc.). Upon becoming an apprentice (a warrior or medicine cat in training), "-paw" replaces "-kit" at the end of the character's name (Bluepaw, Bramblepaw, Tallpaw, etc.). As a kitten, the character's name ends with "-kit" (Bluekit, Bramblekit, Tallkit, etc.). The name's suffix varies through the character's lifespan and position within the Clan, with the bestowing of the new name being a component of the ceremonies marking these role changes. Each cat's name has a prefix (Blue, Bramble, Tall, etc.) which generally stays constant throughout their life. In the Warriors universe, the characters in the five warrior Clans (ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, and Sk圜lan) have names composed of two parts.
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Topping Amazon US’s poetry book charts ahead of works including Claudia Rankine’s award-winning Citizen and Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf, Kaur says that Milk and Honey “takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look”. “We have sold over half a million copies and are currently in our 16th printing.” Melville added that on average, a strong-selling poetry book would sell less than 30,000 copies a year. “We thought it would sell well, but the momentum of sales that took off in March this year was very exciting, especially when the book hit the New York Times bestseller list,” said publisher and president Kirsty Melville. It went on to top charts in North America and was snapped up by Andrews McMeel Publishing, which released its own edition in October that year. 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How We Fight for Our Lives A Memoir By Saeed Jones Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 17.00 Join our mailing list Get our latest staff recommendations, award news and digital catalog links right to your inbox. Jones recalls his younger self realizing that, " Being a black gay boy is a death wish. Granted, Jones' public high school is open-minded enough to host a touring production of The Laramie Project, the play about the hate-crime murder of Matthew Shepard but what Jones takes away from that performance is that he'd better closet himself even more securely at school. Jones' memoir effectively deep-sixes any illusions I had that it must've been a little easier in recent decades to come of age as a queer black boy in Texas. It's sometimes hard to read and harder to put down. How We Fight for Our Lives is at once explicitly raunchy, mean, nuanced, loving and melancholy. It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders Saeed Jones On His Memoir, 'How We Fight For Our Lives' - And How He Fought For His |