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Fingerprints of You
by Kristen-Paige MadoniaA teen embarks on the road trip of a lifetime in this authentic, beautifully written debut novel.Lemon grew up with Stella, a single mom who wasn't exactly maternal. Stella always had a drink in her hand and a new boyfriend every few months, and when things got out of hand, she would whisk Lemon off to a new town for a fresh beginning. Now, just as they are moving yet again, Lemon discovers that she is pregnant from a reckless encounter--with a guy Stella had been flirting with. On the verge of revisiting her mother's mistakes, Lemon struggles to cope with the idea of herself as a young unmarried mother, as well as the fact that she's never met her own father. Determined to have at least one big adventure before she has the baby, Lemon sets off on a cross-country road trip, intending not only to meet her father, but to figure out who she wants to be. Lyrical and moving prose from an original voice whose writing Judy Blume calls "luminous" deftly depicts the nuanced conflicts of early motherhood and the search for identity.
Fingers
by William SleatorEighteen-year-old Sam has always been jealous of his younger brother, Humphrey, the famous "wonder child" pianist. But now that Humphrey is fifteen, the one-time child prodigy isn't able to get any more bookings. Sam's mother refuses to accept that Humphrey's career is over and devises a scheme to recapture his fame: Sam will compose "new works" by a long dead gypsy composer, and they will tell the world that the composer is dictating the music to Humphrey from the grave. The scheme is a wild success-until some ghostly occurrences convince Sam that the spirit of the dead composer has actually taken over Humphrey's fingers. Have Sam and his family unleashed a force from beyond the grave?
Finishing Touches: A Novel
by Patricia ScanlanIn this charming offering from internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan, the ties of family are tested when siblings reunite to celebrate their sister's new interior design business.Will family and friends help Cassie Jordan follow her dreams--or hinder her? Meet Cassie Jordan as she launches the dream venture she has fought so hard to create: her own interior design business, named Finishing Touches. The party promises to be a night to remember; will Cassie's long-estranged sister, Barbara, bury her resentment and toast Cassie's success? Will their younger sister, Irene, travel all the way from the States for the big night? And will brother Mark ignore his wife's pettiness and support his sister when she needs him? What Cassie does know for certain is that her two oldest and best friends, Laura and Aileen, will be there by her side, supporting each other as they have done since their school days. Finishing Touches is an engrossing novel of schoolmates and soulmates, shared secrets, and desires--and how one woman dares to make her dreams come true.
Finishing Well: Aging And Reparation In The Intergenerational Family
by Terry D. Hargrave William T. AndersonOffers therapists guidance in helping multigenerational families with older members understand and cope with the myriad challenges they face. The text considers such issues as: confronting death; life validation; life review; and exoneration, forgiveness, and healing in the family.
Finlay Donovan Leva Tudo à Frente
by Elle CosimanoQuando tudo parecia estar a entrar nos eixos, eis que Finlay se vê de novo enredada numa história que mais parece saída de um dos seus livros. Depois de Finlay Donovan Vai Arrasar, Elle Cosimano volta a trazer-nos uma divertida comédia de enganos que é também um romance e que é também um mistério. Ela vai dar cabo deles… Assim que conseguir organizar a sua vida! Para não variar, Finlay Donovan está atrasada na entrega do seunovo livro e continua assoberbada com os dois filhos pequenos e as contas por pagar. Felizmente, tem a ajuda preciosa de Vero, a ama das crianças, que se tornou também a sua melhor amiga, e o único cadáver que tem pela frente é o do peixinho de estimação da sua filha. Por outro lado, Finlay descobre que alguém quer matar Steven, o seu ex-marido. Ele pode ter-lhe causado um grande desgosto,mas é um bom pai, e ela está determinada a impedir que o pior lhe aconteça. A busca por quem poderá estar por detrás da ameaça à vida de Steven conduz Finlay ao submundo dos fóruns para mães, obrigando-a a aproximar-se em demasia de pessoas muito pouco recomendáveis. Enquanto tenta proteger a família, descobrir um assassino a soldo e escrever um livro, Finlay tem ainda de resolver a confusão emque se transformou a sua vida amorosa e encontrar o fio à meada da trama em que se vê envolvida, antes que esteja demasiado enredada para conseguir escapar. «Vibrante… Perante o desafio de corresponder à maravilhosa premissa do seu primeiro livro, Elle Cosimano faz um trabalho notável. O que virá em seguida?» Kirkus Reviews «Tão inteligente e hilariante como o seu antecessor.»PopSugar
Finlay Donovan Vai Arrasar
by Elle CosimanoUma divertida comédia de enganos que é também um drama familiar e um mistério difícil de resolver. Poderá a vida de uma mãe comum tornar-se ainda mais complicada? Mãe divorciada, escritora a enfrentar um bloqueio criativo e dona de casa com muitas faturas por pagar, Finlay Donovan não tem uma vida fácil. Como se não bastasse, o novo livro que prometeu entregar à sua agente literária ainda não está escrito, o ex-marido despediu a ama sem lhe dizer nada e a filha mais velha teve de ir para a escola com o cabelo colado com fita adesiva, depois de um pequeno incidente doméstico envolvendo uma tesoura. Quando se encontra com a agente para lhe falar sobre o processo criativo para o novo livro, a sua conversa é ouvida por alguém numa outra mesa, que a confunde com uma assassina a soldo e a contacta para matar o seu marido. Intrigada e decidida a usar a situação como inspiração para a sua próxima história, Finlay não resiste à curiosidade acerca do que terá levado aquela mulher a fazer-lhe uma proposta tão inusitada e decide aprofundar o assunto. No entanto, tudo se complica antes de ela conseguir esclarecer o mal-entendido. Quando dá por si, Finlay já se encontra envolvida numa rocambolesca trama, da qual terá dificuldades em sair. Pelo meio, terá também de lidar com a sua conturbada vida pessoal, enfrentando as agruras da maternidade, as quezílias com o ex-marido e as difi culdades de novos relacionamentos.
Finley's Perfect Pet: Independent Reading Purple 8 (Reading Champion #631)
by Damian HarveyThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Finley promises his parents he'll take good care of a pet, so they decide it's time to welcome one into their home. You won't believe how many things can go wrong with pets until you read this funny tale of squawking and slithering!Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Finn and the Dentist: Independent Reading Green 5 (Reading Champion #635)
by Jill AtkinsThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Finn has never been to see the dentist but he is sure he won't like it. Is he right?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Finn and the Feline Frenemy (Life in the Doghouse)
by Crystal Velasquez Danny Robertshaw Ron DantaInspired by a real dog from Danny & Ron&’s Rescue from the popular documentary, Life in the Doghouse, this fourth book in the sweet chapter book series follows a dog&’s rivalry with his new cat sibling.Finn, a Redbone hound with three legs, is excited to join the Figueroa family, who are also expecting a new baby to arrive any day now! The house is full of new toys and fun places to explore, but for Finn, who is still adapting to his missing back leg, the stairs are too daunting to manage. But Finn&’s new home holds one big surprise—a new cat sibling, Rusty, who has three legs just like him! Finn is determined to become best friends, but Rusty has other plans. And when the two start fighting over the family&’s attention, it turns into a battle to be the favorite pet. Will Finn and Rusty learn to get along before their new human arrives? Or is the dog-cat divide too large to cross?
Finn's Going
by Tom KellyTake Finn. He may be the burping champion of the universe. He may be the demon farter of the planet--capable of mind-boggling impressions (a hissing cat, a creaking door in a haunted house, a boiling egg). Or not. Take Danny. He may be the burping champion of the universe. He may be the demon farter of the planet--capable of mind-boggling impressions (a hissing cat, a creaking door in a haunted house, a boiling egg). Or not. Danny and Finn. Identical twins. Best friends. Big brothers to Angela. Playing with Donut the dog. Sons of Mum and Dad. Living together in a house on Holt Street. Happy. All of that is about to change.
Finn: a novel
by Matthew OlshanFor ages 12+. Chloe Wilder lives with her grandparents in a quiet middle class neighbourhood. Some say she is angry, others think of her as quiet, but in reality, she is finally learning to replace some of the demons in her nightmares with a sense of normalcy. She has loving guardians; an eccentric but true friend, Marian; safety; and the friendship of her grandparents' maid, Silvia, an illegal immigrant from Mexico. She almost believes everything is going to be OK when her mother's husband kidnaps her and turns her world into a living nightmare. When her abusive mother forces her to help rob her grandparents, Chloe stages her own death with an explosive fire. Then she and a very pregnant Silvia embark on an adventure similar to that of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. As they attempt to get to California, they drive in circles, run across tricksters, and end up in the dangerous projects.
Fiona Gets the Sniffles: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanJoin Fiona the hippo, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she and her friends Cheetah, Chicken, and Fox figure out how to help Mr. Elephant feel better when he has a case of the sniffles. What happens when Fiona starts sniffling too?Young readers will enjoy learning more about Fiona and her friends in this Level One I Can Read book about the little hippo that has captured hearts around the world with her inspiring story and plucky personality.Fiona Has the Sniffles is:An endearing animal book that&’s a perfect gift from parents and grandparentsA sweet book about how we all have times when we don&’t feel wellA Level One I Can Read story geared for children just learning to readCreated by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame Fiona Gets the Sniffles is one title in the I Can Read brand that focuses on Fiona the hippo. Other titles include:Meet FionaFiona Saves the DayFantastic FionaFiona and the Rainy DayFiona&’s Train RideFiona Goes to School
Fiona Goes to School: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanJoin Fiona the hippo, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she and her friends start a zoo school to learn more about their fellow animals. Fiona and a few of her animal friends attend zoo school for the very first time and find out just how fun it is to learn new things in the classroom. Young readers will enjoy learning more about Fiona and her friends in this Level One I Can Read about the little hippo that has captured hearts around the world with her inspiring story and plucky personality. Fiona Goes to School?is: An endearing animal book that&’s a perfect gift from parents and grandparents? A sweet story about the importance of learning and being good listeners A?Level One I Can Read story geared for children learning to read Perfect for back-to-school reading, summer reading, birthday gifts, and holiday?gift-giving Created?by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A?Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad?Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame Fiona Goes to School?is one title in an I Can Read series that focuses on Fiona the hippo. Other titles include:?Meet Fiona, Fiona Saves the Day, Fantastic Fiona, Fiona and the Rainy Day,?and?Fiona&’s Train Ride.
Fiona I Can Read Collection 2: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanFiona the Hippo, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, is the star of these Fiona the Hippo I Can Read children&’s picture books now available in this 4-in-1 collection. These Level One I Can Read books feature fun Fiona the Hippo adventures that will teach your young child about friendship, courage, and more, all written in simple, accessible language, great for emergent readers. Fiona the Hippo I Can Read Collection 2: Includes 4 complete Fiona the Hippo I Can Read titles Features Level One I Can Read stories geared especially for children just learning to read Is the second collection of Fiona I Can Read books Is the perfect collection of books for summertime reading, back to school, or any time Created by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame Fiona the Hippo I Can Read Collection 2 includes: Fiona Goes to School Fiona&’s Train Ride Fiona Gets the Sniffles Fiona Plays Soccer
Fiona Plays Soccer: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanJoin Fiona the hippo, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she and her friends find a soccer ball and decide to play a game. But what happens when the ball gets stuck up a tree and lost in a pond?Young readers will enjoy learning more about Fiona and her friends in this Level One I Can Read book about the little hippo that has captured hearts around the world with her inspiring story and plucky personality.Fiona Plays Soccer is:An endearing animal book that&’s a perfect gift from parents and grandparentsA sweet story about teamwork and playing togetherA Level One I Can Read story geared for children just learning to readCreated by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame?Fiona Plays Soccer is one title in the I Can Read brand that focuses on Fiona the hippo. Other titles include:Meet FionaFiona Saves the DayFantastic FionaFiona and the Rainy DayFiona&’s Train RideFiona Goes to SchoolFiona Gets the Sniffles
Fiona Range: A Novel
by Mary McGarry MorrisIn this &“complex, compelling&” novel by the New York Times–bestselling author, a troubled woman uncovers the mysteries of her own past (Kirkus Reviews). Abandoned by her young mother, unsure of her father&’s identity, and raised by her prominent aunt and uncle, thirty-year-old Fiona Range has developed a high threshold for emotional pain. Her recklessness, generosity, and poor judgment have landed her in more scrapes than her affluent family—or small-town community—can tolerate. Beautiful, volatile, and smart-tongued (or trashy, erratic, and wild, depending on whom you ask), Fiona hits rock bottom after she wakes up with a hangover and a strange man in her bed. Alienated from relatives and friends but determined to change, Fiona turns to the men in her life—among them, cruel and unstable Patrick Grady, who denies she is his daughter. When her gentle cousin Elizabeth arrives home with fiancé in tow, it sparks a storm where past mistakes and current passions collide.
Fiona Saves the Day: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanJoin your favorite hippo, Fiona, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she and her animal friends attempt to help their friend Mango the little blue penguin who&’s stuck on a ledge.Get ready to let out a snort, wiggle your ears, and say, &“I&’ve got this!&” alongside the cute and courageous Fiona the hippo. Beginning readers will enjoy learning more about Fiona and her friends in this adventure-filled Level One I Can Read book.Fiona Saves the Day is:An endearing animal book that&’s a perfect gift from parents and grandparentsAn easy-to-read inspirational story of friendship and courageA Level One I Can Read story geared for children learning to sound out words and sentencesCreated by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame
Fiona and the Rainy Day: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanJoin your favorite hippo, Fiona, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, in this story of sharing and caring about friends—and the good thing about a little rain storm too.It is raining, but Fiona still wants to hang out with her good friends at the zoo. When Flamingo stops by Hippo Cove for a visit, she brings her big umbrella. Young readers will enjoy learning more about Fiona and her friends in this Level One I Can Read about the little hippo that has captured hearts around the world with her inspiring story and plucky personality.Fiona and the Rainy Day is:An endearing animal book that&’s a perfect gift from parents and grandparentsAn inspiring story of sharing and caring about friendsA Level One I Can Read story geared for children just learning to readCreated by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame
Fiona the Hippo (A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanFiona the Hippo Educator's Guide is a companion to Fiona the Hippo illustrated by Richard Cowdrey. This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades K-3.
Fiona the Hippo I Can Read Collection 1: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanIt is raining but Fiona still wants to hang out with her good friends at the zoo. When Flamingo stops by Hippo Cove for a visit, she brings her big umbrella. A story of sharing and caring about friends—and the good thing about a little rain storm too.Young readers will enjoy learning more about Fiona and her friends in this Level One I Can Read about the little hippo that has captured hearts around the world with her inspiring story and plucky personality.Fiona and the Rainy Day is:An endearing animal book that&’s a perfect gift from parents and grandparentsAn inspiring story of sharing and caring about friendsA Level One I Can Read story geared for children just learning to readCreated by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame
Fiona's Train Ride: Level 1 (I Can Read! / A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanJoin Fiona the hippo, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she and her friends take a train ride at the zoo! Fiona wants to visit the new baby red panda, but it is so far! What better way to get around the zoo than the fun and fast zoo train. Young readers will enjoy learning more about Fiona and her friends in this Level One I Can Read about the little hippo that has captured hearts around the world with her inspiring story and plucky personality. Fiona&’s Train Ride?is: An endearing animal book that&’s a perfect gift from parents and grandparents? A sweet story about friendship and trying new things A?Level One I Can Read story geared for children just learning to read Perfect for back-to-school reading, summer reading, birthday gifts, and holiday?gift-giving Created?by New York Times bestselling artist Richard Cowdrey of Fiona the Hippo; A?Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona, It&’s Bedtime; Legend of the Candy Cane; Bad?Dog, Marley; and A Very Marley Christmas fame? Fiona&’s Train Ride?is one title in an I Can Read series that focuses on Fiona the hippo. Other titles include:?Meet Fiona, Fiona Saves the Day, Fantastic Fiona, Fiona and the Rainy Day,?and?Fiona Goes to School.
Fiona, Love at the Zoo (A Fiona the Hippo Book)
by ZondervanJoin your favorite hippo, Fiona, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she visits her zoo friends and celebrates how love makes the world more beautiful. Fiona, Love at the Zoo is another addition to the wildly successful Fiona the Hippo series of books, created by New York Times bestselling illustrator Richard Cowdrey. Love is in the air as Fiona the hippo sees all the zoo animals expressing their affection for each other. Whether it&’s the red pandas cuddling up close or the swans dancing across the water, Fiona knows there are many ways to say I Love You.A perfect gift for Fiona fans, baby showers, or birthdays, this heartwarming story will have you wiggling your ears in delight!
Fire & Heist
by Sarah Beth DurstFans of Cassandra Clare and Julie Kagawa will devour this contemporary fantasy about a teen were-dragon who must steal her first treasure. But a dark discovery during her heist could put her family in incredible danger. <P><P>In Sky Hawkins's family, leading your first heist is a major milestone--even more so than learning to talk, walk, or do long division. It's a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure can be complicated, especially when you're a wyvern--a human capable of turning into a dragon. <P><P>Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her family's wealth and rank in their community. <P><P>With a handpicked crew by her side, Sky knows she has everything she needs to complete her first heist, and get her boyfriend and mother back in the process. But then she uncovers a dark truth about were-dragon society--a truth more valuable and dangerous than gold or jewels could ever be.
Fire Cider Rain
by Rhiannon Ng Cheng HinPoetry that navigates the science of cold waterways to consider the warmth of the poet’s Chinese-Mauritian family ties Fire Cider Rain is about the limits to which shared cultural and geographic histories can hold a family together. It follows the lives of three Chinese-Mauritian women on the course of dispersing, settling, and rooting over northern landscapes, and the brittle family bonds that tie them to one another and to their home country. Told from the perspective of the youngest of the three women, Fire Cider Rain follows the events leading up to and following the death of her grandmother, an ex-lighthouse keeper and matriarch whose fractured relationship with her own daughter haunts the narrator’s life in soft, painful aftershocks. As she navigates the cold cities and waterways of Southern Ontario, our narrator struggles with conflicting desires to run toward and flee from her island identity, which grows ever distant, ever more difficult to find her way back to. At its core, Fire Cider Rain is a book about parent-child relationships as vessels for cultural identity, and the ways in which expressions of love and non-love within those relationships can rupture sense of place, self, and at times, a collective diaspora. Throughout the book, Ng Cheng Hin explores the geopolitics of island nations, the dilution of family histories over time, and the experience of water as a medium for the cyclical movement of island bodies, stories, and cultures. The Mauritian landscape and waterways of southern Ontario recur through the book as convergence points for its many themes. "In this stunning debut, Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin weaves wondrous verse across geological spaces that extend from Mauritius to Canada. In this poetry, the Indian Ocean converses with northern landscapes to give voice to the (un)settling of diasporic women in search of rootedness. Water becomes a medium, a metaphor, a rhythm, a motif, and a metamorphosing figure through which memory, loss and mourning become bodies. Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin's sweeping poetry is infused with dexterous and lavish verse that makes the reader want to live within the nuances of each line. Fire Cider Rain is a dazzling debut!" – Kama La Mackarel, author of ZOM-FAM “Mauritian waters of memory migrate through ‘imperial decay’ and ‘calcic dust’ to the cold northern continent where Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin’s lustrous poetic telemetry manifests a lexical biogeography of uprootedness—her lyrical ‘I’ the connecting thread between past and future, between mother and moth, grandmother and cyclone, selia lover and terra nullius. Fire Cider Rain erupts as ebb and swell, distilling belonging and meaning in postcolonial drift, filling absence with terraqueous inquiry and salvaged wake.” – Jeffrey Yang, author of Line and Light "In reading Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin’s poetry, I became immersed within a deep sense memory of why I came to love poetry in the first place. Her attunement to language and cadence vibrates, or as she writes 'love – or recognition, catches in my throat and stings.' Hers is a voice that can make nerve endings sing and one that speaks with such artful earnestness to the difficulties there are in a personal history. Ng Cheng Hin’s poetry is cousin to the spider's web, which belies a kind of vulnerability through its delicate beauty, yet each of its strands contains an exceptional tensile strength." – Liz Howard, author of Letters in a Bruised Cosmos
Fire Color One
by Jenny ValentineNominated for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, this novel is a stunning tribute to fathers and daughters, and to the unique power of art to connect and change us.Sixteen-year-old Iris itches constantly for the strike of a match. But when she’s caught setting one too many fires, she’s dragged away to London before she can get arrested. At least, that’s the story her mother tells. Soon Iris finds herself in the English countryside, where her millionaire father—a man she’s never met—lives. Though not for very much longer. Iris’s father is dying, and her self-interested mother is determined to claim his life’s fortune, including his priceless art collection. Forced to live with him as part of an exploitive scheme, Iris quickly realizes her father is far different from the man she’s been schooled to hate, and everything she thought she knew—about her father and herself—is suddenly unclear. But there may be hidden beauty in Iris’s uncertain past and hopeful future, if only she can see beyond the flames.