![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “A beautifully crafted picture book. “A novel twist on the theme of love between adversaries.” - Publishers Weekly “A welcome addition to autumnal storytelling.”- Kirkus The Night Gardener was their widely acclaimed debut picture book. Their work is a blend of traditional and contemporary techniques, using ink or graphite mixed with digital. ![]() But is it strong enough to weather the changing of the seasons? Brothers Terry Fan (left) and Eric Fan (right) received their formal art training at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. Soon a loving bond grows between the two unlikely friends. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing.… William, a young boy living in an orphanage, wakes up one morning to find the tree in front of his window has been clipped to look like an owl. This tender and affectionate story reminds us of the comforting power of friendship and the joy of helping others-a tale that will inspire and delight children for generations to come.Īll the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. The Night Gardener by The Fan Brothers Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016 For ages 4-7 SUMMARY: This charming book did not disappoint. “An emotionally impactful exploration of love and loneliness, this is an essential addition to any picture book collection.” - School Library Journal (starred review)īestselling author Beth Ferry ( Stick and Stone) and the widely acclaimed Fan Brothers ( The Night Gardener) present a gorgeous and poignant picture book about two unexpected friends and the special connection they share. A Junior Library Guild Selection | An Indie Next List Pick | An Amazon Best 3-5 Books of 2019 Selection ![]()
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![]() He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family. Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door. Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation. The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's." In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91. ![]() #1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He named the wolf Trassel, meaning "troublemaker" in Fjerdan. The wolf bit him hard Matthias declared him his isenulf, then passed out from blood loss. Rather than attempt to charm a young pup, Matthias released a slightly older wolf from his cage. When Matthias was twelve, he traveled with the drüskelle to Stenrink to choose an isenulf wolf companion. He often thought about running away from the drüskelle. As a young drüskelle, Matthias did not fit in with the other boys, though he was the strongest and the fastest. Matthias became a drüskelle to avenge his family, and he quickly rose in the ranks after being taken under the wing of drüskelle commander Jarl Brum. Matthias grew up in a southern Fjerdan village near Halmhend with his mother, father, and younger sister, who were all killed when a group of Inferni soldiers attacked the village. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read our booking terms and our refund & exchange policy.
![]() ![]() ![]() With sharp prose and gritty realism, The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between. Their greatest threat may very well be each other. It’s not even the poachers in the woods, men who are waiting for a chance to grab one of the girls in order to make a fortune on the black market. Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life-a society that doesn’t pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that it’s not just the brutal elements they must fear. But not all of them will make it home alive. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. Optioned by Universal and Elizabeth Banks to be a major motion picture! A speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Power. ![]() ![]() At UC, Santa Cruz and on her own for the first time, Reyna faces new struggles and learns to forge ahead toward her dreams despite the alienation and estrangement from her family and her new community. Against all obstacles, Reyna’s love of reading and writing propelled her to rise above all challenges and ultimately be accepted to the University of California, Santa Cruz.Ī Dream Called Home tells the story of Reyna’s pursuit to become the first in her family to earn a college degree and to find her place and a home in her adoptive country. What she found instead was an indifferent mother, an abusive, alcoholic father, and a school system that didn’t honor her heritage. ![]() When she was nine years old, Reyna made her own journey across the U.S.–Mexico border in search of a home. ![]() In that book, Reyna recounted the pain and poverty she experienced growing up in Mexico without her parents, who had immigrated to the U.S. An inspiring new memoir from Reyna Grande, the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and national bestselling author of The Distance Between Us, about her quest for belonging, a writing career, and a home built of more than words and dreams.Ī Dream Called Home is the follow up to Reyna Grande’s national bestselling memoir The Distance Between Us. ![]() ![]() Follow him on Twitter at Magruder is a writer and artist based in Los Angeles, California. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. ![]() Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes. ![]() Rick Riordan, dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There were many points that were big on drama. Needless to say this book was banned in the past. As a person from twenty first century I can appreciate the effort to shed some light on lives of women about whom it was forbidden to talk about in polite society at the time. I find it endearing and noteworthy how the author portrayed courtesans and their lives. The titular character was based on a real courtesan the author was in love with. What I learned about the book afterwards was very enlightening. As much I liked the book I did not see it as “greatest love story in the world”. Our RL book club meeting was kinda loud and we poured our hearts into discussing the definition of love in the novel and the characters faults. ![]() The wording and wordsmithing was much appreciated. There was a noticeable difference between the writing style of this book and some modern novels I’ve been reading this year. At times it was very dramatic and angsty but I enjoyed those parts as well. I loved the melancholy feel to this book. I took to reading it very slowly some thirty pages at a time. It was an excellent book to get my reading mojo back on!įor a mere 250+ pages book it sure gave me a headache. ![]() It was a classic, a somewhat mysterious love theme AND it was not very long. Finished reading La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils,Īfter a rather dry reading period I was pleasantly surprised to see this book as an assignment for my RL book club. ![]() ![]() ![]() Indulge In Joanne Fluke's Criminally Delicious Hannah Swensen Mysteries! Blackberry Pie Murder Witty.tempting recipes at the end of most chapters, including one for fresh blackberry cookies, will appeal to anyone who loves to bake. Features over a dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar! With time running out, Hannah will have to whip up her most clever recipe yet to find a killer more elusive than the perfect brownie. ![]() Now on trial in the court of public opinion, she sets out in search of the culprit and discovers that the judge made more than a few enemies during his career. Hannah is eager to clear her name once and for all, but her troubles only double when she finds the judge bludgeoned to death with his own gavel-and Hannah is the number one suspect. ![]() ![]() But with the upcoming trial for her involvement in a tragic accident, Hannah Swensen hardly has time to think about her bakery-let alone the town's most recent murder. About the Book Includes an excerpt from Wedding cake murder.īook Synopsis Life in tiny Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this book, Fraser attempts to separate these six remarkable women from the husband who made them all famous. OL1730811W Page_number_confidence 88.79 Pages 662 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.7 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210210114152 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 963 Scandate 20210205141424 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781842126332 Tts_version 4. The Wives of Henry VIII is a study of the six wives of one of the most famous English kings by historical writer Antonia Fraser. Urn:lcp:sixwivesofhenryv0000fras_p2d1:epub:f09f0adf-751e-4105-985d-1d191e4d5d99 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier sixwivesofhenryv0000fras_p2d1 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7bs8xj7h Invoice 1652 Isbn 1842126334ĩ780394585383 Lccn 92052950 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8981 Ocr_module_version 0.0.11 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-2000021 Openlibrary_edition The Wives of Henry VIII (the 8th) (First Edition Dust Jacket) Author Fraser, Antonia Language english Publisher Alfred A. She and her husband, Harold Pinter, live in London. ![]() She is also famous for her Jemima Shore series of mysteries. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 11:00:35 Boxid IA40058808 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Antonia Fraser is the author of numerous novels and historical works including Marie Antoinette, The Wives of Henry VIII, Mary Queen of Scots, and Faith and Treason. ![]() |