![]() ![]() “I don’t see why this is such a hardship. “Yes, well, you’re older now.” He cleared his throat a few times and sat back. ![]() “I just think that you ought to see a little more of the world, that’s all.” John Dunster shifted uncomfortably in his chair. You’re just going to spend a year in London with your cousins.” ![]() “Don’t be so dramatic,” her father replied. In Julia Quinn's witty, delightful debut, one scandalous Season will change two lives forever.Įmma Dunster’s violet eyes were wide open with shock and dismay. But true love tends to blossom just when one least expects it, and passion can melt even the most stubborn of hearts. She never dreamed she’d find herself in the arms of a dangerously handsome duke… or that he’d be quite so upset when he discovered her true identity. When she slipped out of her cousins’ home, dressed as a kitchen maid, all she wanted was one last taste of anonymity before her debut. But she’s a servant, completely unsuitable for a highborn duke-unless, perhaps, she’s not quite what she seems…Īmerican heiress Emma Dunster might be surrounded by Englishmen, but that doesn’t mean she intends to marry one-even if she has agreed to participate in one London Season. She’s everything Alex never thought a woman could be-smart and funny, principled and brave. That is until a redheaded American throws herself in front of a carriage to save his young nephew’s life. And two, he has no plans to marry anytime soon… ![]() There are two things everyone knows about Alexander Ridgeley. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But soon a graphic meme goes viral, turning an innocent, intimate afternoon into something disgusting, mortifying and damaging. During astronomy-lover Frankie's first sexual experience with the quiet and lovely Benjamin, she gets her period. Sarah Crossan meets Sex Education in this feminist YA verse novel about periods, sex and online shaming.īlood Moon is an extraordinary YA novel in verse about the online shaming of a teenage girl. It’s a very special book.” Louise O'Neill Moving, compelling and bold, it filled me with such hope. “One of the best YA debuts I’ve read in years. "With every verse of her debut, Cuthew shouts down the shame, chips away at the period taboo, and firmly establishes herself as a bold and vital new voice in feminist literature. "Written with humour and understanding, this is the book young people need." Sara Pascoe ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thereafter, she was a frequent visitor to the library, though she rarely found the books she most wanted to read - those about children like herself. It wasn't until she was in third grade that she found enjoyment from books, when she started reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins. She was slow in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant first grade teacher. When she was 6, her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where she went to grammar and high school. Mouse.īeverly Cleary was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in McMinnville, Oregon. Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice ("Beezus"), Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing up, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Beverly Cleary (ApMarch 25, 2021) was the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. ![]() ![]() And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together.until they are split apart. Each is searching-Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father-but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. ![]() For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels. In The Subtle Knife, Lyra meets Will-a boy on the run, a murderer-a worthy and welcome ally. The stunning full-color art will offer both new and returning readers a chance to experience the story of Lyra, an ordinary girl with an extraordinary role to play in the fates of multiple worlds, in an entirely new way. Philip Pullman''s world is brought to visual life in The Subtle Knife Graphic Novel, a companion to the successful The Golden Compass Graphic Novel. This graphic novel adaptation of The Subtle Knife is a great entry for readers new to His Dark Materials and an exciting new look at the classic for existing Pullman fans. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The eccentricities take a dark turn, however, when her aunt, suffering from a psychotic breakdown, holds the city of Vancouver hostage for eight hours when she threatens to jump off a bridge. From a young age, she witnessed the woo-woo's sinister effects at the age of six, she found herself living in the food court of her suburban mall, which her mother saw as a safe haven because they could hide there from dead people, and on a camping trip, her mother tried to light Lindsay's foot on fire to rid her of the woo-woo. Lindsay Wong grew up with a paranoid schizophrenic grandmother and a mother who was deeply afraid of the "woo-woo"-Chinese ghosts who come to visit in times of personal turmoil. In this jaw-dropping, darkly comedic memoir, a young woman comes of age in a dysfunctional Asian family whose members blamed their woes on ghosts and demons when in fact they should have been on anti-psychotic meds. ![]() ![]() Six years of birthdays reveal Eric and Morgan’s destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they’re meant to be - and if they’re meant to be together. Maybe one day, I’ll be ready to become the person I am inside. ![]() With a dad who cares about his football team more than me, a mom I miss more than anything, and a best friend who can never know my biggest secret. Morgan: I know that every birthday should feel like a new beginning, but I’m trapped in this mixed-up body, in this wrong life, in Nowheresville, Tennessee, on repeat. That there’ll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there’s no turning back the clock. But sometimes, I worry that Morgan and I won’t be best friends forever. The years where we stuck by each other’s side - as Morgan’s mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. Six years.Įric: There was the day we were born. ![]() ![]() This program includes a bonus interview with the author. ![]() ![]() ![]() The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams.Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes to not make the best husbands-and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry-he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield-the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better.-Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814But this time the gossip columnists have it wrong. 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chapters: Jonathan Edwards, Kelly Holmes, Tom Simpson, Mark Foster, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Newton, Phillips Idowu, Adrian Moorhouse, Peter Gabbett, Daley Thompson, Jack Beresford, Sharron Davies, Tasha Danvers, Allan Jay, Peter Nicol, Ken Skupski, Lizzie Armitstead, Rob Hayles, Sally Gunnell, James Hickman, Simon Burnett, Tom Varndell, Francesca Halsall, Joanne Pavey, Paul Manning, Nathan Robertson, Joanne Jackson, Mary Rand, Anita Lonsbrough, Sydney Wooderson, Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Karen Pickering, Gail Emms, Reg Revans, Kate Haywood, James Willstrop, Darren Mew, Jason Queally, Paul Smith Jnr, Magnus Lund, Melanie Marshall, Anthony Rowe, Derek Talbot, James Gibson, Stephen Parry, Duncan Goodhew, Chris Hunt, Sheila Sherwood, Anthony Clark, Rajiv Ouseph, Christopher Cook, John Besford, Bryan Steel, Nick Gillingham, Martin Smith, Gillian Clark, Andy Vilk, Jennie Bimson, Andy Jameson, Jade Johnson, Georgina Lee, Rebecca Cooke, Bill Hoskyns, Ross Davenport, Matt Illingworth, Peter H. ![]() This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. ![]() ![]() With approximately twenty pieces of full color full-page artwork, as well as spot illustrations, and deft, literary writing, Nicholas Gannon once again creates a fully realized world and a story to sink into and explore. In the tradition of Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, and Brian Selznick, Nicholas Gannon's wildly imaginative world of The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse is packed with sly humor, an undeniably charming cast of characters, and the thrill of discovering secrets and adventures right in your own backyard. With his best friends, Oliver and Adélaïde, and their new neighbor, Kana, Archer sets out during a snowstorm to rescue his grandparents' reputation. Rumors are flying that Archer's grandparents were never really abandoned on the iceberg that they're making it all up. Archer is overjoyed, but he may be the only one. ![]() The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse is a timeless tale and a beautiful gift for a young reader.Īrcher Helmsley's grandparents-famous explorers who went missing on an iceberg two years ago-are finally coming home. The exquisite hardcover package features Gannon's distinctive full color full-page art throughout, as well as black-and-white spot illustrations. ![]() It brims with the spirit of exploration and celebrates the bond of friendship. The stand-alone sequel to The Doldrums, which the New York Times called "a dreamy charmer of a book," is a second tour-de-force by author-illustrator Nicholas Gannon. ![]() ![]() ![]() How, in this age, are grown-ups still afraid of a witch? Spells, curses, bloody sacrifices: none of them really believe in any of that, do they? It’s just for fun, that stuff. ![]() She was convicted and sent to the gas chamber by a jury composed of people in the grip of the Satanic Panic that was sweeping over 1980s America.Īs a college undergraduate, Gage was understandably infuriated on Diana’s behalf, writing: The prosecution instead wove a legend from the presence of various occult items in her home, painting her as a supernatural temptress whose murderous ways were finally ended when she was found with the dismembered remains of Gene Cupp and Jesse Jenkins. Her inexplicable decision to get rid of the bodies instead of calling the cops led to the state refusing to countenance her claim of self-defense. Gage had been three years old when high school teacher Diana Crane killed two students who had broken into her house and assaulted her. Gage Chandler is a true crime writer whose first big success came fairly early on in life, covering the details of the case that came to be known as the White Witch of Morro Bay. ![]() |