5/13/2023 0 Comments The grey king![]() The book centers around Will Stanton, age 11 but also the youngest of the Old Ones, ancient magical beings locked in a struggle between the Light and the Dark. I looked up plots of all the books, to make sure I actually could start in on Book Four, and I think I pretty much could…so in a way this was a lucky mistake, since I didn’t waste time on the others. Which is kind of how The Grey King turned out too. I didn’t hate it, but I found the conflict strangely dull and the climax totally flat. I’d read The Dark Is Rising (which, oddly, is Book Two…) and I didn’t like it much. But I wouldn’t have given it any awards either. However, by the time I realized that I had the audiobook sitting in my car and nothing else to listen to, so away we went. If I had realized it was part (Book Four) of her Dark Is Rising series, I might not have. Reading down my list of Newbery Medal winners, I liked the sound of The Grey King by Susan Cooper. ![]()
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5/12/2023 0 Comments Jasmine guillory royal holiday![]() ![]() They are also both over 50, and neither has deprived themselves of life's better things. Accomplished professionals, each is single by choice and has strong, loving - but not conflict-free - family relationships. Guillory's characters begin the novel with their eyes seemingly wide open. We already know they're perfect for each other, so the question becomes, can they make room in their lives for a happy ever after? Royal Holiday 's charming, incredibly likable main characters meet during a Christmas vacation and share an instant attraction - but they live 5000 miles apart. (Even though perfection can sometimes get in the way when love is on the line.) ![]() New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory is back with a fourth novel, Royal Holiday - a sweet, sexy story about two people who are perfect for each other. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Royal Holiday Author Jasmine Guillory ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Save the cat jessica brody![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel, prolific author and story coach Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story structure guide for anyone who wants to write a young adult novel by applying the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of YA fiction. An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Stern by Zev Golan![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was a valuable addition to the tragically small number of English language books available at the time on the history and ideas of these brave men who fought to create a modern Jewish State and remains a must read for those who want to understand them. This made it an easy choice for Herut North America’s second Zionist History Book of the Month.įree Jerusalem is the history of the early days of the Irgun (or Etzel), the LEHI (or Stern Group), the Haganah, and lesser known groups such as Abba Achimier’s Brit HaBirionim and Rabbi Moshe Zvi Segal’s Brit HaShmonaim. Zev Golan, an expert on Israel’s pre-state underground Jewish militias, changed this situation with his book Free Jerusalem: Heroes, Heroines, and Rogues Who Created the State of Israel, published in 2003 by Devora. More often than not, the only material available was limited to poorly translated memoirs. However, if one wanted to read more about these organizations and their deeds, good literature on the subject was hard to find. With the election of Menachem Begin as Israel’s prime minister in 1977 and the subsequent premiership of Yitzhak Shamir, US Jews were exposed to the stories of Zionism’s militant undergrounds on an entirely new level. Photo: public domain via Wikipedia Commons. Wanted poster offering rewards for the capture of LEHI fighters Yakov Eliav, Yitzhak Shamir, and Natan Friedman-Yelin. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the southern elders went to Hebron, David’s military base, and in due course anointed David king “over the house of Judah.”Īt first, David chose to ignore the Philistines and instead marched on Jerusalem (II Samuel 5:6). ![]() Saul’s only surviving son, Ishbaal, was anointed as his successor, supported by the northern tribes. With Israel’s army in headlong retreat, the Philistines swarmed over the Hebrew highlands. Badly wounded himself, Saul then fell upon his own sword (I Samuel 31:1-7). ![]() All of Saul’s sons fell to Philistine swords, including his heir, Jonathan. But God had turned against Saul, and the Israelite ranks were decimated. Soon the country was once again torn by war as Philistine forces gathered at Mount Gilboa, and Saul and his sons, all serving as commanders in his army, rushed to meet them. Made with clay, wire, and recycled paper, the characters come to life in frame-by-frame motion. Time travel in this animation through the history of the Bible. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Freed as told by christian![]() ![]() As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart. ![]() Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need for control. Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana’s defiant spirit continues to stir Christian’s darkest fears and tests his need for control. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won't vow to obey.Īnd marriage brings its own challenges. ![]() You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. James 4. I was in the midst of writing the book and it wasn’t until September of last year that I finished the first draft. 173,706 Ratings 12,234 Reviews published 2015 56 editions Christian Grey exercises control in all things hi Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Darker by E.L. I posted the first chapter of Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as told by Christian on my website for his birthday on 18th June 2020. Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freed through the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of Christian Grey.Į L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe. Here’s a sneak peek at the revised first chapter. An instant #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and international bestseller! ![]() ![]() One parent in Kentucky, expressed strong objections to the teaching Looking for Alaska in his child’s 12th grade English class despite being given the opportunity to opt out and read an alternate text. Previously targeted books which have made the list include classics Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.Ī coalition of national literacy and free speech groups in the US (called the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Kids’ Right to Read Project - or KRPP for short) are encouraging a Kentucky school district to keep John Green’s Looking for Alaska in its high school curriculum and library. ![]() ![]() The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom received 275 reports of challenged books last year. ![]() As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice”. ![]() The ALA, who are committed to protecting books from being banned, write on their website: “Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Furyborn goodreads![]() ![]() She is also the author of THE YEAR OF SHADOWS, a ghost story for middle grade readers and WINTERSPELL, a young adult re-telling of The Nutcracker. ![]() Her first novel is THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, one of the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing in 2012. Now she is a New York Times bestselling author of darkly magical books. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.Īs Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world-and of each other.Ĭlaire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn’t stop thinking about the stories in her head. ![]() A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable-until her mother vanishes. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. If she fails, she will be executed.unless the trials kill her first. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. ![]() When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world.or doom it. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments The burning kingdoms tasha suri![]() ![]() ![]() Priya is a priest turned maidservant with a magical secret, driven to help save poor, dying children stricken by a persistent disease. The Jasmine Throne begins a new epic fantasy trilogy by Tasha Suri, whose writing here is just as lush and stunning as in her first fantasy series, The Books of Ambha. Margaret Kingsbury at BuzzFeed called The Jasmine Throne “lush and stunning” when she included it in her list of Best Fantasy Books of Spring 2021: Suri is also the author of two well-received fantasy volumes, Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash - though, as Liz Bourke at Tor.com points out in her review of The Jasmine Throne, “ admired them as well-constructed epic fantasy with a strong romantic component, but they never made me feel like this - gobsmacked, a little awestruck, violently satisfied, painfully engaged.” This is shaping up to be one of the major fantasy series of the decade. ![]() The second installment, The Oleander Sword, is due August 16, and early reviews have only heightened the anticipation. The Jasmine Throne, the opening volume in Tasha Suri’s Burning Kingdoms fantasy epic, was named one of the best books of 2021 by Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and the New York Public Library. ![]() The Jasmine Throne and The Oleander Sword (Orbit, June 2021 and August 2022). ![]() ![]() ![]() Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.10823753 Trueblood, Amy Dewey number 813.6 Index no index present Literary form fiction It was really interesting to read about how the community came together to build this massive bridge, while still suffering from the Great Depression. But a dashing young ironworker help her realize that hiding from what she truly wants may be her biggest lie of all ToneĪward Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, 2020. The Setting:Across a Broken Shoretakes place in San Francisco during the late 1930s, when the Golden Gate Bridge is finally nearing completion. When Willa agrees to help the doctor at a field hospital near the new bridge being built over the Golden Gate, she thinks she can handle her new chaotic life. But Willa's found another calling: sneaking away to help Doctor Katherine Winston in her medical clinic in San Francisco's Richmond District. Wilhelmina 'Willa' MacCarthy Irish-Catholic family is counting on her to take vows as a nun. Today, I am honored to be welcoming Amy Trueblood, author of Nothing but Sky and Across a Broken Shore, for an interview If you are an author interested in being featured in this series please click here to fill out the Google form. San Francisco (Calif.) - History - 20th century - Juvenile fiction Sensational Sophomores is a periodic blog series highlighting authors who are releasing their second book.Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.) - Design and construction - Juvenile fiction.Families - California | San Francisco - Juvenile fiction. ![]() Label Across a broken shore Title Across a broken shore Statement of responsibility Amy Trueblood Creator ![]() |