![]() ![]() Watch the fur fly as Heller and Lawson battle hurt feelings, misguided beliefs, and a power shift in Heller’s clowder. He happens to be one of those rare humans who knows paranormals exists. ![]() ![]() Learning that Heller is a werecat doesn’t freak out Lawson. Next thing, he runs out the door like the hounds of hell are after him. One minute a cute client is about to pass out, and then he perks up and starts flirting. Lawson hasn’t a clue what just happened in his car detail shop. So what does the goddess Bast do? She gives Heller exactly what he does not want-a human: business owner Lawson Dupre. The last thing he wants is one of those dangerous humans who kill without remorse. Amazon Title: Behind the Eight Ball (Fur, Fangs & Felines: Book Two)Īt a Glance: Behind the Eight Ball had much more depth to it than the first in this series, and was much richer in terms of character development and interpersonal conflict.īlurb: A cool morning, a yard full of birds, and a kitty on a mission. What more could a werecat want? Beta Heller Wirth has it all, except a mate-a shifter mate, that is. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Set in the English countryside, Watership Down tells the tale of a ragtag band of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their warren in search of safety and a new home. Illustrated with a combination of stills from the TV and soft line artwork, this is a wonderful introduction to Richard Adams’ original award-winning story, first published over 45 years ago and regarded as a modern classic. This is a really special family-friendly edition of Watership Down. ![]() Adapted from the scripts of the TV mini series by the BBC and Netflix, this edition will introduce a classic story to a new generation, while reigniting the heartfelt place of the story for older readers. A beautiful, fully illustrated picture storybook, with text by award winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce. ![]() Save up to 25% on Oxford University Press Revisionįollow the journey of some very special rabbits in this gorgeous gift storybook edition of the TV mini series of Watership Down. ![]() Up to 40% off HILO & older class reads promotion.The Federation of Children’s Book Groups – Children’s Book Award 2023. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Time does not bring relief you all have lied There is nothing I love more than the sonnets of Edna St. The insolent daylight with a steady hand,īe not discountenanced if the knowing know When morning strikes her spear upon the land, ![]() When we were young and warm and in our prime, No feeblest spark to fire us, even in dream, When we are old and these rejoicing veins Carpe diem, people! Here is one of my favorites as an example of how adept she is with this theme: Many refer to the passing of time as causing us to become cold and unable to participate in the rigors of youth. Within the poems, some of my favorite themes are that of impending death and lost love. Her lifestyle was highly unusual for the time period. She wanted to be called Vincent from a young age and was romantically and sexually attracted to both genders. Vincent Millay are it! Apart from the text itself, you may wish to study a little of the author's life which is fascinating. I readily admit that I'm not an expert at poetry, but I do know what I like and these sonnets by Edna St. It also takes a while to understand which flow over me like a babbling brook, crash unto me like waves at high tide or bury me like lava flowing from a volcano. ![]() It takes time to read these sonnets aloud enjoying their beautiful cadence and flow. ![]() ![]() ![]() A wide-ranging introduction brings readers into the world from which the author drew inspiration.Įach story in the collection brims with Wilde's trademark wit, style, and sharp social criticism. In this new selection of his short fiction, Wilde's gifts as a storyteller are on full display, accompanied by informative facing-page annotations from Wilde biographer and scholar Nicholas Frankel. ?I cannot think other than in stories,? Oscar Wilde once confessed to his friend Andr? Gide. An innovative new edition of nine classic short stories from one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ll let you interpret that however you wish ) ![]() And for readers who came after the conclusion of Our Violent Ends… yes while Foul Lady Fortune is book 1 of its own duology, it’s also book 3 to continue the world we already opened. That being said, if you do plan to go back to the original duology, Foul Lady Fortune will spoil its outcome, so it’s better to go chronologically if you don’t want to skip those two books. You can dive right into Foul Lady Fortune without reading the original duology, as all the events that have already happened in These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends are explained within the text and you won’t need any background knowledge! Foul Lady Fortune is a speculative historical thriller inspired by Shakespeare’s As You Like It, and if your first thought was “So how many genres is that?!” it might be easier to pitch this book as a Chinese period drama meets a Marvel movie. ![]() ![]() Foul Lady Fortune is a speculative historical thriller inspired by Shakespeare’s As You Like It, and if y Since early copies of Foul Lady Fortune are making their way out, I wanted to write a little note to welcome the readers-both returning and new. Since early copies of Foul Lady Fortune are making their way out, I wanted to write a little note to welcome the readers-both returning and new. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() They also switched out of sack clothing and into Norse/Celtic checkered capes. While still ugly by human standards, the evil giants are much less hideous and more human-like.Though still massive, the BFG's ears are not as large and more proportional than in Quentin Blake's illustrations, where they were almost as large as his head.In the film, she typically wears them just for reading. In the book, she wore her glasses all the time out of necessity. The film of The BFG provides examples of: Has nothing to do with absurdly large guns. This is the last film written by Melissa Mathison before her death from cancer in 2015. Sophie and the BFG embark on dream-hunting, giant-dodging adventures, and hatch a plan to deal with the massive cannibals for once and for all. But the BFG is not so big compared to his larger man-eating neighbors, who have a suspicion that he's got a child with him. There she discovers he is the Big Friendly Giant who catches dreams in secret and gives them to the sleeping humans. One sleepless night in England, a young orphan named Sophie spots a mysterious giant, who kidnaps her and takes her to the mysterious Giant Country. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, distributed by DreamWorks SKG/ Amblin Entertainment and Disney, and released in 2016. The BFG is a live-action and CGI adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's book. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book is utterly fabulous - yes, utterly. Kami is one of the coolest young adult heroines I’ve read, and her story is full of humor, dark intrigue, supernatural twists, harrowing mystery and sweet romance. Who is responsible for the bloody deeds in the depth of the woods? What is her own mother hiding? And now that her imaginary friend has become a real boy, does she love him? Does she hate him? Can she trust him? ![]() Kami is not one to shy away from the unknown - in fact, she’s determined to find answers for all the questions Sorry-in-the-Vale is suddenly posing. ![]() The mysterious twin sisters who abandoned their ancestral home a generation ago are back, along with their teenage sons, Jared and Ash, one of whom is eerily familiar to Kami. The Lynburn family has owned the spectacular and sinister manor that overlooks Sorry-in-the-Vale for centuries. Her life is in order, just the way she likes it, despite the voice in her head.īut that all changes when the Lynburns return. She has a best friend, runs the school newspaper, and is only occasionally caught talking to herself. Still, Kami hasn’t suffered too much from not fitting in. She wasn’t silent about her imaginary friend during her childhood and is thus a bit of an outsider in her sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale. Kami Glass loves someone she’s never met … a boy she’s talked to in her head ever since she was born. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The scientific content is provided by a running debate on the seriousness of climate change. In his new novel State of Fear,Crichton retains most of the formula while adding a heavy-handed political message. Crichton’s novels attract many readers who take pleasure in reading understandable explanations of cutting-edge science and technology in the sugarcoating of a mass-market thriller. In most of his novels, he envelops this scientific content in the now-classic formula of a modern technothriller: starkly defined heroes and villains Earth or some large part of it at risk of destruction and beautiful, intelligent, available women saved from death by even more able and heroic men. His novels and other productions frequently begin with some scientific underpinning-dangerous organisms brought to earth by space capsules in The Andromeda Strain dinosaurs restored to life from fossilized DNA in Jurassic Park. Trained as a doctor, Crichton never pursued a medical career but instead successfully combined his interest in science with a talent for storytelling. Michael Crichton has achieved celebrity status as a novelist, film director, and television producer/series creator. ![]() ![]() ![]() If one likes spooky YA, this would be a good fit. It isn't in the same league as a "Daughters of Eve" but it is well written and compelling.as well as genuinely creepy. The tension is unbelievably high and please do not expect light reading. ![]() Although this story is fiction, what happened in Salem is not and Duncan really does well in switching from past to present. This book is contemporary but mixed with the past and the Salem Witch Trials. This reaction is very much like the Salem Witch Trials as Sara becomes regarded with more and more hostility, mimicking the past, which becomes intersperced with the present, in more ways than one. It is a very conservative very close knit town and Sarah is regarded with suspicion that quickly turns to hostility and then to paranoia and outright hysteria. It doesn't take her long to discover the town isn't quite what she thought it was. Sara has just settled in to a sleepy town in Missouri with her family. This is a seriously creepy little read that combines both historical and contemporary fiction. This is sure different then most of Duncan's books. "In that instant of dislocation, as she fought to maintain her equilibrium and keep from tumbling headfirst into the pit of darkness, a voice seemed to shout directly into her right ear". ![]() |