![]() ![]() Some of Ponyboy’s philosophizing about himself, his friends, and his enemies does not ring true, but on the whole the book is a meaningful narrative with appeal for teenage readers. Narrated by 14-year-old Ponyboy, the story describes the conflict between the “greasers” and the wealthy upper-class boys, during the course of which Ponyboy’s best friend is provoked into killing another boy. Hinton Study Guide Mastery Quizzes Flashcards PLUS Summary Full Book Summary Ponyboy Curtis belongs to a lower-class group of Oklahoma youths who call themselves greasers because of their greasy long hair. This realistic but sometimes unconvincing and melodramatic teenage novel by a 17-year-old girl centers on the actions of a semitough gang in a city in Oklahoma. The Outsiders: Full Book Summary SparkNotes The Outsiders S. Guest Speaker: That Was Then, This Is Now Perfect prep for The Outsiders quizzes and tests you might have in school. ![]() Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time.Core Collection: 50 Years of Crossovers. ![]()
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![]() In 2013, the British Library released a book which took the study of these creatures seriously and offered a full and detailed account of the menacing artwork appearing on these maps. ![]() Although some of the images seem fantastic to the modern world, most of the creatures had some basis on true encounters, and their depiction on maps are a great example of how mythology and folklore can evolve from real events. These monsters of the deep had caused concern – indeed struck fear into – sailors around the globe. Until a few years ago, no serious consideration had been made of the many and varied representations of monsters found on world maps from the 10th century through to medieval and Renaissance times. Yet they made so many appearances for a reason. ![]() ![]() Lots of the pages were like a gift from the writers encouraging me to have fun. ![]() previous 1 2 next sort by previous 1 2 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. I had a great time bringing Marc and Adam's super detailed New York to life and populating it with monsters and creatures from all around the world. Books by Adam Freeman (Author of Census (Comixology Originals) 2) Books by Adam Freeman Adam Freeman Average rating 3.91 557 ratings 53 reviews shelved 1,503 times Showing 30 distinct works. We love turning genres on their heads, so it was a blast to bring our sense of humor to the supernatural and mythological sandbox – all set within the diverse cultures and boroughs of our native New York City. As New Yorkers, Adam and I figured this was the perfect canvas to place a coming-of-age tale about a pathetically apathetic slacker who learns a bit about the real world and his place in it. Many of those stories are mundane and average, I'm sure, but others might be wild and magical and dangerous. Census 1 Writer: Marc Bernardin Artist: Adam Freeman Publisher: ComiXology Originals Release Date: SeptemCover Price: 2.99 Critic Reviews: 2 User Reviews: 1 9.0 Critic Rating 5.0 User Rating Liam Malone gets his first real job.counting demons for the Underworld census. ![]() And behind each of those doors is someone's story. ![]() I was born in New York City, and it always feels like a place that has more doors than people. Bernadin had the following to say about the series in the press release: ![]() ![]() ![]() And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision. Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie, that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. She wants to be the favorite, the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orleans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land.īut once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be. ![]() In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.īut it’s not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. ![]() *“With wonderfully descriptive language, Clayton builds a grand and lavish world, carefully chipping away at the veneer to reveal its dark, sinister interior… A refreshingly original concept, this substantial fantasy…is an undeniable page-turner.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewĪ twisted world. ![]() ![]() Gina Ricci takes on a job as a cigarette girl to earn money for her ailing father-and to pro. The first mystery in Susanna Calkins captivating new series takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920s Chicago speakeasy. She’s very good at delineating characters and making them memorable I was never unsure or trying to remember who she was talking about, and to me, that’s the mark of a very good writer. Buy a used copy of Murder Knocks Twice : A Mystery book by Susanna Calkins. ![]() Calkins has a brisk story telling style, and she quickly establishes her setting and a wide array of characters. Murder Knocks Twice A Mystery by Susanna Calkins. She’s a little unsure about working there – she’s worried about what her father will think, for one thing – and for another, she’s replacing a girl who was killed and that makes her slightly wary. Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins, Apr 30, 2019, Minotaur Books edition, paperback. ![]() Series heroine Gina Ricci is out of work and finds a job at a speakeasy through a friend. ![]() Publishers Weekly Calkinss winning sequel to 2019s Murder Knocks Twice. Murder Knocks Twice is set in prohibition era Chicago, with all the attendant issues of the mob, the past war, and the depression coming into play. Is the Third Door a front for organized crime. Those were slightly more serious in tone than this delightful new series launch from this talented writer. Susanna Calkins had a wonderful series set in 17 th century England, featuring maid turned bookseller Lucy Campion. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, a new exhibit encompassing three galleries at Stockbridge’s Norman Rockwell Museum capture her illustrations as well as the paperwork, images and artifacts that brought the book to life. She is perhaps best known for her autobiographical 288-page innovative, scrapbook-style “Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home.” With her drawings juxtaposed with family photographs, as well as documents and wartime snapshots, the book defines Krug’s search to determine the involvement of her forebears during the Nazi regime. The German expatriate, a professor at New York’s Parsons School of Design, has written and created art for three books and provided drawings for as many more for other writers. ![]() Discovering the works of illustrator and author Nora Krug is an enlightening revelation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A fifteen-year-old girl can’t consent to a thirty-year-old man, let alone a thirty-year-old man who has sole control over her success in her chosen field. Rejecting this premise, especially in the wake of the Michigan State assault cover-up, should have been obvious. ![]() Oh, and obviously, to commit statutory rape with her. The story, regarded by one Twitter user as “a phenomenal work of FICTION,” is a five-book series about the sexual relationship between a fifteen-year-old gymnast and her thirty-year-old coach who is grooming her for the Olympics. If you’ve never heard of Lucia Franco, she is the author of the indefensibly popular Off Balance series. Those of you in groups with her or who follow her FB page, please tell Franco that this reflects incredibly poorly on her and that a statement of some kind to her fans is necessary to avoid being seen as complicit in endangering other human beings. But the sole purpose of doxing is to terrorize. The one-star bombing and mass-reporting of books to Amazon in an attempt to see them removed as punishment? That’s shitty behavior. If you are a Lucia Franco fan, please let her know that this is happening and that she has a moral obligation to speak out against this strategy of “defending” her. Update: Lucia Franco defenders are now doxing those who dared to speak up about this, posting their home addresses and, in the cases of pseudonymous authors, their real identities, online. CW: CSA, Rape, Grooming, Reproductive Coercion ![]() ![]() Over the course of her adventures - or misadventures - this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud's apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. ![]() Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good Audible Audiobook Unabridged Helene Tursten (Author), Marlaine Delargy - Translated by (Author), Suzanne Toren (Narrator), 2,168 ratings Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 10.49 41 Used from 4.88 39 New from 8.00 1 Collectible from 16. ![]() That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home.Įver since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. ![]() ![]() Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten is a collection of stories set in contemporary Gothenburg Sweden, featuring feisty 88-year-old Maud, who cleverly gets her way. ![]() ![]() ![]() He could read the assurance in Ryan’s eyes, the message that he would do all he could to take care of Emma and Josiah. ![]() Across the distance they shared a long look. Patrick nodded at Ryan, grateful for his support. Emma’s brother had protested loudly to the sheriff, vouching for Patrick’s innocence and demanding his release. Even Ryan had managed to drag himself out of bed and was propped against a barrel, his face pinched with pain. Instead, the shore was eerily quiet, except for Josiah’s happy chatter.įarther up the beach, Fred Burnham stood near his sons and wife. The usual good-natured teasing and laughter that accompanied their return was absent. They were busy unloading wooden crates of fish and laying out their nets and sails. The shore was crowded with the fishermen who’d returned in their rigs from their day’s catch. “One, two, three,” she said, and then she lifted him and swung him back and forth in a game she’d played with him since they’d walked back to the harbor. ![]() “One, two, three, Mamma,” Josiah said with a grin.Įmma smiled down at the boy, though the smile didn’t reach her eyes. Now the little boy hopped up and down between him and Emma, holding each of their hands. He was thankful the sheriff had been decent enough to allow him to search for his missing son. They needed to put out if they hoped to reach Fremont before nightfall. While the sun was still visible in the western sky, the woodland shadows were lengthening along the shore. Patrick stood on the dock next to the sheriff, who had begun to fidget with his badge. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Second, the plot is repeated in the second half of the book, but in a different language. I’m rating this book four stars because this book is great to teach children about multiculturalism and differences. The themes of this book are diversity, friendship, multiculturalism, and inclusiveness. Eventually, they all become friends even though they are all very different. Together they unite their different sounds and moves to make one big song and dance. My friend is your friend.” On the dog and cat's journey, they encounter a chicken, goat, rabbit, and a young boy. The cat asks the dog if the cat can join. ![]() The dog tells the cat he’s going to see his friend. The book begins with a dog who runs into a cat. In the middle of the book, the two languages meet in the middle, where all the characters become friends. Both the English and Japanese parts have the same plot line, but with different illustrations. The first half of the book is in English, while the second half of the book is in Japanese. “Where Are You Going? To See My Friend!” is a fun and inclusive book about friendship in two languages. ![]() |