![]() ![]() And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. ![]() Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. From the New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatred comes a stunning fantasy novel that finds the world in an unstoppable revolution where heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Hall was tasked with sending information back to England detailing German troop strength and movements in France as well as establishing French Resistance groups. Virginia Hall worked for the British Secret Service (British Special Operations Executive Services) from 1939-1942 and for the American SecretSservice (Office of Strategic Service) from 1943 until after the end of the war. The result is a remarkable biography of a woman who broke barriers for women and helped win World War II. She spent more than three years searching through documents in England and the United States relating to the activities of Virginia Hall as well as interviewing people in France who had known her. Sonia Purnell is an award-winning British author. ![]() The book, A Woman of No Importance The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell is the true story of an American woman, Virginia Hall, who lived, survived and even excelled in the 'man's world' of espionage and war in France during World War II. ![]() ![]() ![]() Filled with action and suspense, this imaginative tale is bound to capture the hearts of child and parent alike." Reviewed By K.J. The appealing narrative is written in bite-size chapters, and mainly from an animal perspective, inter-spaced with some of the humans' tale in order to enhance the reader's understanding of the situation that Lav, or Purple Pup, finds himself in. "A wonderfully written, heartwarming children's story about friendship, adventure, and loyalty. These images combined with Karl Steam's fast paced storytelling have created a book that even reluctant readers will enjoy. ![]() Purple Pup contains over 90 illustrations, created by artist Joshua Lagman. If you enjoy stories that are told from an animal's perspective, this should be at the top of your reading list. It's not always easy to figure out what they are, but once you know, it changes everything." Purple Pup is a story of action, friendship, and suspense. Severed Heads/Skinny Puppy, November 30, 1986. "Everyone has a place in the world, and a purpose for their life. Includes agreement regarding use of the club for the filming of Purple Rain (November 26-December 20. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Armed with an X-acto knife, she cuts out her images from a single sheet of paper and creates a bold language that translates the complex poetry of motherhood, nature, and activism into a simple and endearing picture. ![]() Nikki McClure is known for her painstakingly intricate and beautiful paper cuts. " -Online review.Īs one of the more prominent visual artists involved with Olympia-based record labels K and Kill Rock Stars, as well as the Riot Grrrl movement in the early nineties, Nikki's work still embodies the fiercely independent fire that fueled the passion and creativity of that time period. I had a lot of trouble finding a baby book that didn't keep talking about "Dad." This is it, and it's really lovely too. "A beautiful book that is great for anyone, but particularly nice for gay and lesbian families, single parent families, or others who don't fit the mom-dad norm. The book has a poetic tone and lots of space for writing in comments far more personal and sweet than the typical baby book. The perfect gift idea for anyone having a baby. ![]() Modeled after the journal the author started when her son was born, the sections focus on recording a child’s interaction with the natural world, including baby’s first tree, moon, and garden. Nikki McClure's beautifully detailed illustrations divide this lovely baby journal into sections celebrating the first 1,000 days of life, from the story of birth to jumping into her first mud puddle. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the initial blast of water that splashes the word “WHOOSH” across the page (and many pages after) to the gatefold that transforms into the Larami toy executives’ (tellingly, mostly white) reactions-“WOW!”-Tate plays up the pressurized-water imagery to the hilt. Barton shows the tenacity and dedication (and, sometimes, plain good timing) needed to prove ideas. However, the high-powered water gun was not an instant success. While testing out a new cooling method for refrigerators, Johnson accidentally sprayed his entire bathroom, and the idea was born. But nothing is as memorable in the minds of kids as his most famous invention (to date): the Super-Soaker. Oops.) As an adult he worked for NASA and helped to power the spacecraft Galileo as it explored Jupiter. (He even made the rocket’s fuel, which once caught fire in the kitchen. ![]() As a kid, he built rockets and launched them in the park amid a crowd of friends. ![]() Lonnie Johnson always tinkered with something. ♦ A tinkering African-American boy grows up to become the inventor of a very popular toy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So when she sets up a camcorder to record her sleeping hours, she gets a huge surprise after viewing the tape. She can’t remember these rapes, but her panties are stained with semen. ![]() What’s more, Susan knows she’s being visited and raped at night by her separated husband, Eric, although all her doors and windows are locked. Martie’s best friend, real-estate agent Susan Jagger, is newly coping with agoraphobia, fear of the outdoors. Meanwhile, her husband Dusty’s young half-brother, Skeet Caulfield, has decided to jump off the roof of a building the two men are repairing-because Skeet has seen the Angel of the next world, who has revealed that things are pretty wonderful there, and he wants to come on over. Martine “Martie” Rhodes, a video-game designer, has developed a rare mental disorder: autophobia, fear of oneself. The laser-beam brightness of his earlier bestsellers fades, however, as he stuffs each scene with draining chitchat and extra plotting that seldom rings with novelty. This time the author takes up mind control, wiring his tale into the brainwashing epics The Manchurian Candidate and last spring’s film The Matrix. Koontz widens his canvas dramatically while dimming the hard brilliance common to his shorter winners:1995’s taut masterpiece, Intensity, and 1998’s moon-drenched midsummer nightmare, Seize the Night. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thrice born priestess, Elder of Ahiranya, Priya's dream is to see her country rid of the rot that plagues it: both Parijatdvipa's poisonous rule, and the blooming sickness that is slowly spreading through all living things. The power of the deathless waters flows through Priya's blood. But even with the strength of the rage in her heart and the army of loyal men by her side, deposing her brother is going to be a brutal and bloody fight. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. The prophecy of the nameless god - the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa - has proven a blessing and curse. Now, award-winning author Tasha Suri's provocative and powerful Burning Kingdoms trilogy continues with The Oleander Sword. The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will 'undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come' (Booklist, starred). ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to being the King’s demon slayer, Kira is also the bodyguard of the crown prince, her cousin Taejo. (Side note: Why do rulers always insist on keeping crucial life-threatening things secret?) The imposed ignorance only serves to ostracize Kira and make everyone think she’s cursed. ![]() This duty is made more difficult because the King insists upon keeping the looming demon threat a secret from the general populace. ![]() Able to see the demons that can possess humans, she is also charged with the task of dispatching them. Golden-eyed Kira is the only woman in the King’s army. While your short story about a World War II that never ended didn’t impress me, I had hopes that your full-length debut drawing upon Korean culture and mythology would fare better. My first exposure to your writing was through the Diverse Energies anthology. But I keep trying because I’m hopeful (and stubborn). This desire is not without its pitfalls, of course. ![]() I’m on an endless quest to find traditional fantasies featuring worldbuilding not based on Western culture. Jia Book Reviews / C- Reviews Asian heroine / Fantasy / Harper-Teen / POC / POC author / prophecy / Young-Adult 12 Comments ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now Antonius being a fair young man, and in the prime of his youth, he fell acquainted with Curio, whose friendship and acquaintance (as it is reported) was a plague unto him. ![]() ![]() Insomuch as Antonius, seeing his wife marvelously offended for it, and that she would examine all her servants one affair another about it, to know what was be come of it, at length he confessed he had given it away, and prayed her to be contented. Shortly after there was a great stir in the house among the servants, seeking out of this silver basin. One day a friend of his coming to him to pray him to help him to some money, having great need, Antonius by chance had no money to give him, but he commanded one of his men to bring him some water in a silver basin, and after he had brought it him, he washed his beard as though he meant to have shaven it, and then found an errand for his man to send him out, and gave his friend the silver basin, and bade him get him money with that. He was not very wealthy, and therefore his wife would not let him use his liberality and frank nature. His father was another Antonius surnamed Cretan, who was not so famous, nor bare any great sway in the commonwealth: howbeit otherwise he was an honest man, and of a very good nature, and specially very liberal in giving, as appeareth by an act he did. The liberality of Antonius' father.Īntonius' grandfather was that famous orator whom Marius slew because he took Sylla's part. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hurry up and wait, that was me.īut hearing the pounding rhythm of the music in the distance, I had no desire to rush any further. I rushed to every stop sign and red light. I walked as quickly as my legs could take me, and I drove as speedily as was reasonable. responded, “And have you bury your face in your hands every time I don’t launch myself through every yellow light? Not.” “You know, maybe you should’ve just driven like I suggested,” I blurted out, even though I never liked anyone else to drive when I was in the car.Īs if reading my mind, K.C. The tires of my dad’s Bronco screeched with the sudden, short turn onto a car-packed street. I even went to Europe for a year, just to avoid him.īut I’m done hiding from him now, and there’s no way I’ll allow him to ruin another year. His pranks and rumors got worse as time wore on. I’ve been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. He’ll barely refer to me at all, and he’ll hardly ever speak to me. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Penelope Douglas delivers an unforgettable New Adult romance that toes the fine line between love and hate. ![]() |