![]() This was not what he had expected, though perhaps he should have. ![]() Beyond that all that could be seen was more rubble. Tall stone pillars, cracked and worn, surrounded the ring of brittle grass where the stone block sat. ************************************************* CHAPTER ONEĬharlie sat on a cold stone block beneath a gray sky and held a torn piece of his shirt to the bleeding wound on the side of his head as he tried to decide what he should do. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. ![]() ![]() This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. Even resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination and are used fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or taping, or by any information storing or retrieval system, without written permission from Kyra Dune. Published in the United States by Shadow Portal Books, a division of Shadow Portal Productions, USA. All rights reserved under International Copyright Conventions. ![]()
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Milne's work came to the atten Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.Ī. ![]() ![]() Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. ![]() ![]() ![]() 826 Chicago is part of the network of seven writing centers across the United States affiliated with 826 National, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. 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His name was Gaius Catullus and he fell in love with Clodia. But when it comes to love stories, things are simpler. My Mistresss Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro by Jeffrey Eugenides (Editor) Sixty-odd years before the birth of Christ, there lived in Gaul the son of a minor aristocrat. "When it comes to love, there are a million theories to explain it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909 (By:Deborah Hopkinson) Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota (By:Marion Dane Bauer)Īll the Stars in the Sky (By:Megan McDonald) ![]() Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson (By:Ann Turner) Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968 (By:) Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846, (By:Sherry Garland) The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl (By:Ann Turner)Ī Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (By:Susan Campbell Bartoletti) Standing in the Light (By:Mary Pope Osborne)Ī Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence (By:Sherry Garland) I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865 (By:Joyce Hansen)ĭreams in the Golden Country (By:Kathryn Lasky) ![]() The Winter of Red Snow (By:Kristiana Gregory) A Journey to the New World (By:Kathryn Lasky) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, be warned, like The Wicker Man, it is quite likely to test your dreams of leaving the city for a shady nook by a babbling brook." Adaptations Films Reception īob Stanley of The Guardian wrote that " Ritual's opulent dialogue, with the sickly richness of its countryside, and Pinner's decaying village, can stand alone from the book's illustrious successor. In 1973, Ritual was used as the basis for The Wicker Man, a British horror film directed by Robin Hardy and written for the screen by Anthony Shaffer. ![]() Edward Woodward stars as the policeman, renamed Sergeant Neil Howie. Pinner discussed the book in a 2011 interview. "I then sold the film rights of the book to Christopher Lee in 1971 – the basic idea and the structure of it was used for The Wicker Man." Pinner has said that he likes the film, but feels that it lacks the humour of the novel. As a result of the film's popularity, Ritual became a much sought-after collector's item, and was being sold for £400 to £500 on eBay. ![]() ![]() ![]() While these reminders were included a bit too much throughout the novel, they were very helpful. I really appreciated that the author includes a lot of quick recaps in Homecoming, so that if you forgot the details of the first two books you get a refresher in this one. ![]() I was beyond excited to finish The 100 trilogy by reading Homecoming! This book picks up immediately after Day 21 closes out, with the Colonists on the dropship crashing down on Earth. ![]() It’s time for the Hundred to come together and fight for the freedom they’ve found on Earth, or risk losing everything-and everyone-they love. Meanwhile, WELLS struggles to maintain his authority despite the presence of the Vice Chancellor and his armed guards, and BELLAMY must decide whether to face or flee the crimes he thought he’d left behind. CLARKE leads a rescue party to the crash site, ready to treat the wounded, but she can’t stop thinking about her parents, who may still be alive. These new arrivals are the lucky ones-back on the Colony, the oxygen is almost gone-but after making it safely to Earth, GLASS’s luck seems to be running out. But their delicate balance comes crashing down with the arrival of new dropships from space. Weeks after landing on Earth, the Hundred have managed to create a sense of order amidst their wild, chaotic surroundings. Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on February 24, 2015 ![]() ![]() ![]() That she will rise and rally the people to topple the man who was once her truest love-and is now her fiercest enemy. They whisper of her shadow spotted in distant star systems. But there is a muttering among the Excess. He has bent the Grandiloquy to their knees, and none has the power to stand against him. ![]() Now, the once-idealistic heir apparent has become the cruel Emperor Tyrus, wielding his authority with an iron fist, capable of destroying planets with a single word, controlling all technology with a simple thought. The woman with whom he wanted to build a new and brighter future. The woman for whom he upended the Empire. ![]() Three years ago, Tyrus Domitrian shocked the galaxy by killing the woman he swore to love forever. In the "intense and captivating" ( Kirkus Reviews ) conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Diabolic series, the Empire teeters on the edge of destruction as rumors spread that Nemesis is still alive. ![]() ![]() ![]() Where do I even begin with this book? Maybe…like with many other books, I’ll start with the cover since that was my first interaction with Grown. Except now he’s dead and the police are at the door. Behind Korey’s charm and star power hides a dark side, one that wants to control her every move, with rage and consequences. And suddenly her dream of being a professional singer takes flight.Įnchanted is dazzled by Korey’s luxurious life but soon her dream turns into a nightmare. But then legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots her at an audition. ![]() Korey was Enchanted’s ticket to stardom.īefore there was a dead body, Enchanted was an aspiring singer, struggling with her tight knit family’s recent move to the suburbs while trying to find her place as the lone Black girl in high school. All she really knows is that this isn’t how things are supposed to be. When Enchanted Jones wakes with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night, no one-the police and Korey’s fans included-has more questions than she does. Genre: YA, Contemporary, Mystery, ThrillerĪ physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() "This is the best book Ernest Hemingway has written, the fullest, the deepest, the truest. For Whom the Bell Tolls combines two of Hemingway's recurring obsessions: war and personal honor. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Near fine in an excellent near fine first issue dust jacket without the photographer's name to the rear panel. book.įirst edition, early printing of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingwayâ s best works. Tape repair to the head and tail of spine internally and to the head and tail of joints. Minor chips to the head and tail of spine. Externally, excellent, with minor shelfwear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Hemingway drew on his own experiences as a journalist during the Spanish Civil War for the 'North American Newspaper Alliance'.?This work is often regarded as one of Hemingway's best works.?Loosely inserted is Ernest Hemingway's signature.?A very smart example of this important piece of American literature. Dustwrapper is first impression priced $2.75.?Dustwrapper, is unclipped.?'For Whom The Bell Tolls' tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. ![]() First edition, first impression with the Scribner's 'A'. ![]() A fine, signed, first edition first impression copy of one of Ernest Hemingway's best known works 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. ![]() ![]() ![]() At the beginning, the reader joins Shori as she is recovering from an attack that gives her amnesia. The Fledgling is a novel by Octavia Butler that is centered around a vampire that, as a result of a head injury, has almost no memory of who or what she is. Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021 Butler Scholars they co-edited Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. ![]() Honors include the World Fantasy and Solstice awards. Shawl edited Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. A friend of Octavia’s during her Seattle years, Nisi Shawl is a founder of the diversity-in-speculative-fiction nonprofit The Carl Brandon Society. ![]() For years the only African-American woman writing science fiction, Butler has encouraged many others to follow in her path. She reached readers of all ages, all races, and all religious and sexual persuasions. A 1995 MacArthur Award winner, Butler transcended the science fiction category even as she was awarded that community’s top prizes, the Nebula and Hugo Awards. BUTLER (1947–2006) is recognized as among the bravest and smartest of contemporary fiction writers. ![]() A writer who darkly imagined the future we have destined for ourselves in book after book, and also one who has shown us the way toward improving on that dismal fate, OCTAVIA E. ![]() |