7/8/2023 0 Comments Time Windows by Kathryn Reiss![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With numerous deftly sketched characters, including a sympathetic boy next door, an intriguing plot, and such dividends as a secret room used to hide escaping slaves, this should keep readers interested. More ingeniously, Miranda finds a way to change history: finding the attic key, she gives it to Dorothy through the dollhouse, with the result that several things change in the present-e.g., Dorothy is still alive. Miranda eventually unravels a mystery that readers will have solved already: Dorothy didn't die in a train wreck but was trapped in the attic. ![]() Then Miranda's mother too becomes irrationally abusive and laments her thwarted career-bizarre, since she's a successful M.D. Another family, during WW II, repeats the pattern of a mother whose anger is linked to wanting a job this woman attributes her behavior to the house itself, and the family moves. Piecing together nonsequential scenes, she learns of an angry mother who's frustrated in her desire to work outside the home and whose abuse of her daughter Dorothy includes locking her in the attic. A more unsettling discovery: by peering through the dollhouse windows, she can observe the past, especially (according to a kitchen calendar) in 1904. When Miranda, 13, and her parents come to live in Massachusetts, Miranda finds an old dollhouse, a replica of their new home, in the attic. ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments Star wars by jeffrey brown![]() ![]() She says it is “really good” and “very funny”. That’s right, I sat there and watched her finish the book just to open the front cover and start it all over again. Kicky Says: So, the tween got a copy of the book and read it 3 times in 2 days. Check out more great alternate format reads for Middle Grade readers here. Anywhere that this type of novel is popular (almost everywhere) would be best served by purchasing multiple copies. On a side note, this is an ‘alternative format’ novel, written as a mixture of journal entries, cartoons, letters, and other ephemera. I would highly recommend its purchase for 3rd through 8th grades. This title is an excellent introduction to both the world of the Jedi and the world of Middle School. Roan is a typical, slightly confused, moderately sarcastic, very funny and engaging middle schooler. All of the other Jedi Academy students have been there since toddler-hood, why has Roan only now been accepted? We see the world of Star Wards through Roan’s eyes, visiting familiar places like Kashyyyk (home world of the Wookies), and learning more about what early training of the Jedi involved. What follows is Roan’s immersion into an almost foreign world. investor has bought two Caribbean islands, Great St. ![]() Mysteriously, just before he leaves to attend TAA, Roan receives a letter inviting him to attend Jedi Academy, on the strength of Master Yoda’s recommendation. FILE - Jeffery Epsteins estate on Little Saint James Island in the U. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments 4th book outlander![]() ![]() The pages practically turn themselves.” - The Arizona Republic, on Dragonfly in Amber ![]() “History comes deliciously alive on the page.” -New York Daily News, on Outlander perfect escape reading.” - San Francisco Chronicle, on Outlander “Marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex. Praise for Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander novels What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives. ![]() ![]() Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Suddenly she is a Sassenach-an “outlander”-in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Blending rich historical fiction with riveting adventure and a truly epic love story, here are the first four books of Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling saga that introduced the world to the brilliant Claire Randall and valiant Highlander Jamie Fraser: Synopsis: There’s never been a better time to discover the novels behind the blockbuster Starz original series Outlander. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Wench by dolen perkins valdez![]() ![]() To run is to leave behind everything these women value most friends and families still down South and for some it also means escaping from the emotional and psychological bonds that bind them to their masters. They don't bother too much with questions of freedom, though the resort is situated in free territory but when truth-telling Mawu comes to the resort and starts talking of running away, things change. They have become friends over the years as they reunite and share developments in their own lives and on their respective plantations. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at Tawawa House. And they provide more privacy, which best suits the needs of the Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their black, enslaved mistresses. ![]() The main building, with its luxurious finishes, is loftier than the white cottages that flank it, but then again, the smaller structures are better positioned to catch any breeze that may come off the pond. ![]() Situated in Ohio, this idyllic retreat is particularly nice in the summer when the Southern humidity is too much to bear. Tawawa House in many respects is like any other American resort before the Civil War. from Middle English " wenchel," 1 a: a girl, maid, young woman a female child. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Dr John Dee discovers the Flamels' whereabouts, he attacks and snatches the book to help his masters, the Dark Elders, cause The End of the World as We Know It. Flamel and his wife, Perenelle, are the guardians of the Book of Abraham, a collection of the most powerful spells in the world, which they have protected for centuries. The Alchemyst, the first book in the series, begins in San Francisco when twins Josh and Sophie Newman discover that the owner of the bookstore where Josh works is the immortal French alchemist, Nicholas Flamel. It's a contemporary fantasy that is set in modern-day San Francisco at the beginning of the series, but also features other locations throughout the world, as well as various Shadowrealms. ![]() The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a series of six books by Irish author Michael Scott. ![]() ![]() ![]() His work ranges from graphic novels like Sandman and Stardust to the novels American Gods, The Graveyard Book, and Neverwhere, screenplays, and dozens of short stories, which all combined have resonated for so many readers for the truth illuminated within the fantastical. Neil Gaiman is one of the world’s most beloved authors. If you believe the copy of this ebook you are reading infringes on the author’s copyright, please notify the publisher at: /online_piracy_report ![]() You may not copy, reproduce, or upload this ebook except to read it on your personal devices.Ĭopyright infringement is against the law. You may not print or post this ebook, or make this ebook publicly available in any way. This ebook is for your personal use only. ![]() The publisher has provided this ebook to you without Digital Rights Management (DRM) software applied so that you can enjoy reading it on your personal devices. Cover: Elric of Melniboné, by Michael MoorcockĬLICK HERE TO SIGN UP Elric of Melniboné, by Michael Moorcock, Saga Press Publisher’s Notice ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Leviathan steampunk![]() A lot of the world-building was coupled with info-dumping. ![]() The first 100 pages were extremely slow and I almost DNFed it. ![]() One of my biggest problems with this book was the pacing. Leviathan is one of those series that starts off without a bang, but slowly escalates into amazingness. It is also my least favorite of the group. This is the first installment of the Leviathan series. These two characters' paths are crossed and they, and the world, will never be the same because of it. But all of that is thrown into the toilet when his parents are brutally murdered, which incites a war that is quickly spreading to the rest of the war. So far, no one has called her bluff, but her deception is going to be hard to keep in the madness of global war.Īleksander is a prince and the possible heir to the throne. ![]() In a stroke of good luck, she is assigned to the most prestigious ship in the Air Force, the Leviathan. She is fiercely loyal to her country, but her country does not believe that women like her can make a difference in the world besides creative needlework and getting pregnant. Mix these things together and you get Leviathan.ĭeryn Sharp is a girl masquerading as a boy in the British Air Force. A commoner, a prince who is anything but common, and a war that is going to tear the world apart. ![]() ![]() IllustratedCover art by Chris Pelicano This book is now part of Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader program. This book tells of his starting one of the most influential orders in the church, and gives a graphic account of his adventures, his many encounters with popes, kings and emperors, and the great work the Jesuits did in spreading the Gospel. He abandoned a promising career in the military and dedicated the rest of his life to the service of Christ and the Church. Seriously wounded in battle, the soldier Ignatius had a profound conversion to Christ during his period of healing and recovery. His dreams, however, did not come true the way he had hoped. As a young man, Ignatius had dreams of an adventurous life as a soldier. ![]() ![]() Ignatius of Loyola and the order he founded, the Society of Jesus. ![]() This Vision book for youth 9 - 15 years old tells the exciting, dramatic story of St. Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus by August Derleth This Vision book for youth 9 - 15 years old tells the exciting, dramatic story of St. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments The finger moved miss marple![]() ![]() ![]() This isn't the only story in which the narrative form makes it difficult to deal with the issue of the sort of climax surrounding who has got it right and has seen what is going on all along. She is not the type of character to flatter, so I think she meant it. Although Miss Marple solves the mystery in The Moving Finger, she does say that Jerry recounting his dream - what he has subconsciously deduced about the crime, is what had put her on the correct path. Miss Marple is an amateur too, of course, but an experienced amateur sleuth. I think that Christie might have meant this story to be about an amateur/novice finding themselves gifted as a detective and being what say, the vicar, Leonard could have been in Murder at the Vicarage, if, as one of our members suggested, he had solved the whole crime in that novel, rather than Miss Marple. ![]() ![]() I think there is a clue to what Christie intended when Miss Marple tells Jerry that he has a gift for unravelling mysteries, and that he just doesn't believe in himself enough. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Simon snow book 3![]() With all of her signature wit and heart, this is Rainbow at her absolute best. Wayward Son, the sequel to Carry On, is the stunning new YA novel by the bestselling author of Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell. ![]() It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here-it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up.Ĭarry On is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. ![]() And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. ![]() Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. ![]() |