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But the route can be treacherous, and some folks aren’t as keen to let a woman pave her own way. Honey is looking to prove that she doesn’t need anyone telling her how to survive. Picking up her mother’s old packhorse library route, Honey begins to deliver books to the remote hollers of Appalachia. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good. As the daughter of the famed blue-skinned Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey and her family have been hiding from the law all her life. In the ruggedness of the beautiful Kentucky mountains, Honey Lovett has always known that the old ways can make a hard life harder. Revisit the packhorse librarians of Kentucky with this stunning companion to the New York Times best seller The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.
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Spill zone book7/2/2023 During his schooling years Scott Westerfeld was afforded the very best education. These occasions on which his family had to move was because of his Father’s job. His family, consisting of his older sisters, Wendy and Jackie, his mother, Pamela, father, Lloyd and himself, ended up having to move to Connecticut and California, when he was a child. Now, however, he resides in Sydney, Australia in the summer, as well as New York City. The Early Life of Scott Westerfeldīorn on May 5th, 1963, Scott Westerfeld lived in Dallas, Texas, for the first few years of his life. Thousands have read his work and find a chord with his material that they can relate to, and learn from. Fans of Scott Westerfeld’s productions love his work because of his imaginative style of writing that is both captivating, thrilling and at the same chilling. Among his most popular works are Polymorph, Fine Prey and Evolution’s Darling. Scott Westerfeld is the very talented, creative and innovative author of many books of the Science Fiction genre.
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First Snow by Bomi Park7/2/2023 Roll, roll, roll." The child makes a snowball and rolls it along, under streetlamps and the moon, next to an elevated train track, and into the woods. Ages 2–4.Ī little Korean child celebrates the titular first snow.Bundling up in a white snowsuit, red scarf, and white-and-red mittens, the child tiptoes out of the house in the dark of night to be joined by a young white puppy. Together with the spare, unobtrusive text, the images evoke an atmosphere of enchantment. Park’s artwork recalls the child portraits of mid-20th-century artists like Eloise Wilkin, but gives them new dignity with a somber palette. In the forest, she passes through a light-filled opening into a realm of snowy fantasy, arriving at a place where children rise into the sky to fly with the snowmen they’ve made. Outside, the girl sets to work making a snowman, rolling a snowball along dense urban streets, through a field, and past an elevated train line. White, canvaslike texture peeks through the black paint in places, mimicking the way bright surfaces catch small amounts of light in the darkness. Glistening, floating in the night.” Alone, she dresses in the velvety darkness and ventures outside, her red scarf the only note of color in the black-and-white spreads. A small child with rosy cheeks and straight hair stirs under her quilt as she hears a noise: “Pit, pit, pit against the window. JIn her debut, Korean artist Park captures the quiet mystery of snow.
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Priceless miranda silver amazon7/1/2023 He shook his head, amusement crinkling his eyes. It was January, the second week of spring semester. I was the girl who’d fallen asleep while people discussed the tragic deaths of the Bronte siblings, the girl who was currently checking page 178 for drool. Sitting in back meant every face in my Victorian Literature class was turned toward me. My book lay open, a pillow I’d faceplanted into. Laughter broke over me as I raised my head. Manufactured in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.Ĭover photography by Gabriel Georgescu/Shutterstock Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.Īll rights reserved. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Total: 26 accepted, 0 declined, 0 skipped Moderation: accepted by_user Total moderation score: 910 09.06.22 StorageServer: storage03 StorageMirror: UserId: Edit book DCheck
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Coilhunter by Dean F. Wilson7/1/2023 What’s more, as Wilson gets further into the series, it only gets better. From hunting down killers to forays into cybernetic battlefields, this series feels like pure Western pulp with sci-fi trappings, and I’m eating it up. But by creating a character who knows himself so deeply, and who’s opted out of “civilized” society, Wilson has allowed himself to do pure storytelling. Wilson builds rich worlds, and his density of history in them – prophecies and ancient feuds in The Children of Telm, war and grudges in The Great Iron War – can sometimes get overwhelming, forcing the characters to figure out their own place in the world before they can even act. That started with The Great Iron War series, continued for me with his high fantasy trilogy The Children of Telm, but for my money, Wilson’s current series, Coilhunter Chronicles, has been his most satisfying, enjoyable, and just plain great series to date.Įssentially a steampunk Western about a bounty hunter (the titular Coilhunter, whose given name is Nox) tracking down criminals, the Coilhunter Chronicles works because it’s all story. Wilson’s books for a while now – Dean provides them for me to read, and I’m more than happy to accept, because at this point, I’ve come to trust that I’m going to get a great read out of him – engaging and exciting action, solid character work, and great storytelling.
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Wicca by scott cunningham7/1/2023 Blue: Healing, peace, psychism, patience, happiness. Burn when looking for a job or seeking a needed raise. It’s also the color of the fertility of the earth, for it echoes the tint of chlorophyll. Green is the color of the element of earth. Green: Money, prosperity, employment, fertility, healing, growth. Light the candle and let it burn while you study. Before studying for any purpose, program a yellow candle to stimulate your conscious mind. Burn yellow candles during rituals designed to heighten your visualization abilities. Yellow is the color of the element of air. Yellow: Intellect, confidence, divination, communication, eloquence, travel, movement. Burn to attract specific influences or objects. They’re ideal for weddings and for all forms of emotional union. Pink candles can be burned during rituals designed to improve self-love. Pink: Love, friendship, compassion, relaxation. Throughout the world, red is associated with life and death, for this is the color of blood spilled in both childbirth and injury. This is the color of the element of fire. “Red: Maintaining health, bodily strength, physical energy, sex, passion, courage, protection, and defensive magic.
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Passing Strange by Ellen Klages7/1/2023 You will, too." ―Nicola Griffith, author of Hild "Ellen Klages's love for queer San Francisco is evident in every line: its history, its mystery, and its people in all their variety and glory. It earns my highest compliment: I wanted more." ―World Fantasy Award winner Caitlin R. "With Passing Strange, Ellen Klages has spun a marvelously gritty tale of the bad old days, deftly weaving a tapestry from bittersweet nostalgia, magic, weirdness, romance,and the ugly truth of being queer in San Francisco at the dawn of WWII. "A moving and genuine love story." ― The Washington Post A must-read!" ―Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author of the Imperial Radch trilogy "A once-invisible slice of history, filled with vibrant, non-idealized characters, and fabulous writing to boot.
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Stephen king graveyard shift book6/30/2023 Still, maybe it was for the best, for as anyone who knows pulpy, 70’s horror literature would know, even though it was published four years later, James Herbert’s 1974 novel, The Rats is the far better known rodent story despite containing many similarities that’s a little too close for comfort.Īnyway, there’s actually a very real sense of a missed opportunity here – which is odd for a movie about legions of hungry, man-eating pests – as the movie wastes a good cast, great sets and a nifty monster in order to punch below it’s weight and dumb down a movie that could have had loftier ambitions. A good example of this is the virtually forgotten 1990 killer rat movie, Graveyard Shift that came out amidst a slew of King adaptations and promptly sank without a trace. Possibly one of the most frustrating things about a duff Stephen King adaptation is the choice of certain filmmakers to allow the deeper meanings of the story slip through their fingers as nimbly as a greased rodent while they fully embrace the more audience friendly horrors that lurk on the surface.
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Marry in scandal by anne gracie6/30/2023 Family legend has it that I used to spend hours playing in the sand pit, with a dog on either side of me and Rocka the horse leaning over me, his head just touching my shoulder, while I told them stories. Must Lily reconcile herself to a marriage without love? Or will Galbraith realize that this warm-hearted, loving girl is the key to healing the wounds of his past-and his heart? All Lily's efforts to get close to him fall on stony ground, and in desperation she retreats to his childhood home-the place he's avoided for nearly a decade. But there is a darkness in his past, and secrets he refuses to share with his tender-hearted young bride. In the gamble of her life, she agrees to marry him, hoping to turn a convenient marriage into a love match.Īs heir to a title, Galbraith knows he must wed, so a convenient marriage suits him perfectly. But when disaster strikes, she finds herself facing a scandal-forced marriage to her rescuer, Edward Galbraith, a well known rake.ĭespite his reputation Lily is drawn to the handsome Galbraith. She dreams of true love and a real courtship. Shy young heiress, Lady Lily Rutherford, is in no hurry to marry. A shy heiress and a well-known rake face a scandal-forced marriage that might be true love in the latest irresistible romance from the national bestselling author of Marry in Haste.
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It is a story that demonstrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the autobiographical telling about the writer and poet’s early years. She has placed in the top 10 every year for the past decade. So controversial is she that she was ranked #3 on the ALA’s top 100 list for 1990-2000 and #-2010. How could such a person possibly be included in this series?ĭespite her impressive resume, Maya Angelou is one of the most banned authors in U.S. She has been awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2000, the Lincoln Medal in 2008, and President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her in 2011. She’s won Tony and Emmy awards and Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word album in 1993, 1995, and 2002.Īt the request of President Bill Clinton, Angelou wrote On the Pulse of Morning, which she recited live at his 1993 inauguration as U.S. In 1972 she was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for a collection of poetry. Her 1969 autobiography, “ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, was nominated for a National Book Award. Maya Angelou has done many things in her storied life and career along the way she has inspired millions- both here in the United States and around the world. |