![]() ![]() ![]() NPR, New York Times and Times Best of 2022!ĭescription: “This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of lush jungles and feminist themes. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is both a dazzling historical novel and a daring science fiction journey. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.Īll of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.įor Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite. ![]() The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman. A lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.Ĭarlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Mattimeo![]() ![]() ![]() “Brian Jacques has the true fantasy writer’s ability to create a wholly new and believable world.” – School Library Journal The Rogue Crew: A Tale fom Redwall (Paperback): The Sable Quean: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): High Rhulain: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback):Įulalia!: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback):ĭoomwyte: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Loamhedge: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Taggerung: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Lord Brocktree: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): The Legend of Luke: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Marlfox: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): The Long Patrol: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Pearls of Lutra: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Outcast of Redwall: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): The Bellmaker: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Martin the Warrior: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Salamandastron: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Mossflower: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): Redwall: A Tale from Redwall (Paperback): This is book number 3 in the Redwall series. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Standing Strong by Theresa Linden![]() ![]() "Theresa Linden first won my high school students' hearts in Roland West, Loner. Is he ready to go all in?įollow the West brothers in this contemporary teen fiction as they struggle through temptations and trials down paths they can barely see, toward goals they desire in the depths of their hearts. Francis and the Franciscans, but he's afraid to talk to his father about the Franciscans' upcoming discernment retreat because his father seems closed to faith. ![]() Is he worthy of such a calling? What would he have to give up to pursue a vocation? Keefe reads everything he can about St. He's gone along with Jarret's bad schemes for years. ![]() Meanwhile his twin brother, Keefe, questions whether he has a calling to religious life. ![]() Is it his fault? How will he remain faithful without it when he still struggles against the same temptations? Ever since that life-changing night in the canyon, Jarret has felt the presence of the Lord in his soul. Emotion overwhelming him, he pulls off the road and flings himself face down behind an outcropping of rocks. Having just confessed his sins to his priest-more sins than a kid his age should have-Jarret jumps in his Chrysler 300 and races to the outskirts of town. When God speaks in a whisper you can barely hear. Next in the West Brothers Contemporary Christian teen fiction series by award-winning author Theresa Linden. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The secret lake karen inglis![]() Karen Inglis describes it as: "a time travel mystery adventure with modern twists - the kind of story that I loved to read as a child, but brought right up to date". Its page-turning plot, with its many twists and turns, makes it a firm favourite with both boys and girls. The Secret Lake Series 2 primary works 2 total works Book 1 The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis 4. The Secret Lake has been described by readers as a modern Tom's Midnight Garden and compared in atmosphere with The Secret Garden and the Enid Blyton and Nancy Drew mystery adventure stories. Here they make both friends and enemies and uncover startling connections between the past and present. ![]() Who is the boy rowing towards them? Why is he so terrified? And whose are those children's voices carried on the wind from beyond the woods? Stella and Tom soon discover that they have travelled back in time to their home and its gardens almost 100 years earlier. ![]() Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays soon leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound - and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Now enjoyed by over 250,000 young readers! When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour's dog. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. ![]() A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake take Stella and Tom to their home and the children living there 100 years in the past. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Gary paulsen books![]() ![]() That's what the bartenders gave me a lot of. I lived on Coca-Cola and (laughter) fried chicken. PAULSEN: She would take me to bars and have me sing in a soldier's outfit to meet men and to get more to drink. And she discovered alcohol at the same time.īALABAN: Her drinking and partying form some of Paulsen's very first memories. GARY PAULSEN: She suddenly found herself in this whirlwind of a world working in a munitions plant. He and his mother, a former Minnesota farm girl, are living in Chicago. His father is off fighting in General Patton's army. SAMANTHA BALABAN, BYLINE: "Gone To The Woods" opens in 1944, when Gary Paulsen is just 5 years old. ![]() "Gone To The Woods" is a memoir about his turbulent childhood, experiences that influenced the stories he wrote for young readers. Gary Paulsen, the beloved children's author, is most known for his wilderness survival stories, including "Hatchet," "Tracker" and "The Haymeadow." Now at the age of 81, Paulsen's latest survival story is his own. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The mitten jan brett animals![]() ![]() ![]() I assumed this was the Jan Brett (1989) version but she said no so this made me curious to read this old tale and to seek out different copies. Recently my friend from Kinderbookswitheverything talked about The Mitten and the way she had several versions in her school library but there was one she especially liked. One review called this a "progression tale." In the version by Alvin Tresselt, pictured above, the mitten disintegrates after the arrival of the final creature whereas in Jan Brett's version the boy finds the mitten and we see his grandmother standing puzzled as she compares its size against the original. In the version by Alvin Tresselt the mitten is taken over by a tiny mouse, a green frog, an owl, a rabbit, a fox, a wolf, a wild boar, a bear and finally a tiny cricket. ![]() In the Jan Brett version the animals include a snowshoe rabbit, a mole, a hedgehog, an owl, a badger, a fox, a giant brown bear and a tiny meadow mouse. The mitten stretches and stretches to accommodate animals which are diverse in size and temperament. A series of animals discover the warm mitten and each one climbs inside. A young boy (or in some versions an old man) drops his mitten in the snow. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments The story the lottery![]() ![]() She believed that her books would speak for her clearly enough over the years." Hyman insisted the darker aspects of Jackson's works were not, as some critics claimed, the product of "personal, even neurotic, fantasies", but that Jackson intended, as "a sensitive and faithful anatomy of our times, fitting symbols for our distressing world of the concentration camp and the Bomb", to mirror humanity's Cold War-era fears. Jackson's husband, the literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman, wrote in his preface to a posthumous anthology of her work that "she consistently refused to be interviewed, to explain or promote her work in any fashion, or to take public stands and be the pundit of the Sunday supplements. In her critical biography of Shirley Jackson, Lenemaja Friedman notes that when Shirley Jackson's story "The Lottery" was published in the June 28, 1948, issue of The New Yorker, it received a response that "no New Yorker story had ever received." Hundreds of letters poured in that were characterized by, as Jackson put it, "bewilderment, speculation and old-fashioned abuse." She is best known for her dystopian short story, "The Lottery" (1948), which suggests there is a deeply unsettling underside to bucolic, smalltown America. ![]() She has influenced such writers as Stephen King, Nigel Kneale, and Richard Matheson. ![]() ![]() A popular writer in her time, her work has received increasing attention from literary critics in recent years. Shirley Jackson was an influential American author. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie![]() ![]() The recent violence and killings in the Mideast remind us that the forces behind the reaction to "The Satanic Verses" remain just as powerful. Now that concept was compromised, if not in jeopardy. ![]() Her reaction was common and uncharacteristic of a business that was built on the concept of freedom. "The book isn't here and won't be anytime," one told me, then asked that I not use her name. In 1989, that world changed for the worst when Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in his dying gasp leveled a fatwa, or death sentence, against novelist Salman Rushdie for writing "The Satanic Verses." Anybody connected with the publication or sale of the book was covered by the threat, so when I started calling bookstores to check on the supplies of Rushdie's novel, I sensed fear in the voices of the staffers. Authors were intelligent, publishers appreciated the attention and booksellers welcomed the free advertising. Covering the world of books as a newspaper reporter was an upbeat job. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Zenith phase 1![]() ![]() ![]() TAP to send me list of 2000AD comics needed. Buy Now Pay Later: Select PayPal Credit at Checkout ADD MULTIPLE ITEMS TO YOUR BASKET AND GET A DISCOUNT AT CHECKOUT TOO. Select recorded delivery at checkout when you pay. Special offer: Peace of mind from +£0.99 for UK recorded delivery. 2000AD Search 2000AD by Year Condition Worldwide Delivery Reviews Product Videos ou'll get the 2000AD item(s) in the title. Good mid-grade comic with signs of age, cover damage and use like tanning etc. Comics Bags and Boards Tap here for a comic bags and boards sample pack Items in Title and Main Picture, in Comic Bag(s). Multi Buy Discounts and FREE UK-TRACKED DELIVERY. ![]() ![]() 2000AD Zenith Phase 1 Graphic Novel Banned! 1 Comic Bag and Board (Lot 1747 2000AD Zenith Phase 1 Graphic Novel Banned! 1 Comic Bag and Board (Lot 1747 HAPPY 2023! Jan Sale. Numero oggetto: 165828116879 2000AD Zenith Phase 1 Graphic Novel Banned! 1 Comic Bag and Board (Lot 1747. Luogo in cui si trova l'oggetto: London, GB, ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Star Wars by Kevin J. Anderson![]() ![]() Working together, they may become an enemy greater than any the New Republic has ever fought… more powerful than even a Jedi Master can face. Kevin has written numerous Star Wars projects, including the Jedi Academy. A brilliant student delves dangerously into the dark side of the Force and unleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evil order that warped Darth Vader himself. Anderson is the author of more than 165 books, 56 of which have. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequel series. And now she threatens the watery homeworld of Admiral Ackbar.īut as the battle for a planet rages, an even greater danger arises at Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. Kevin James Anderson is an American science fiction author. ![]() While the New Republic struggles to decide what to do with the deadly Sun Crusher-a new doomsday weapon stolen from the Empire by Han Solo-the renegade Imperial Admiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers to conduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets. As the New Republic takes devastating losses in the ongoing war with the scattered remnants of the Empire, the galaxy's future depends on three small children–among them the Jedi twins-born to incredible powers and perils, as an extraordinary new Star Wars saga unfolds… ![]() |
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