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But Colburne, still plagued with questions, isn’t satisfied. Now, a decade later, Marks’ sentence has finally come to a close, and he is released from prison. The premise is as follows: ten years ago, then-college student Oliver Marks was arrested and convicted for murder, in part thanks to the work of Detective Colburne. It is, at its core, a character-driven story that deftly explores the topic of life imitating art. Rio is a dark, Shakespeare-laden thriller that utilizes the Bard’s work as a backdrop for intricate character development and complex thematic exploration. The question is so unlikely, so nonsensical coming from such a sensible man, “Do you blame Shakespeare for any of it?” Book cover courtesy Macmillan Publishers 4 1/2 hawks But her plans grow complicated when she finds herself drawn to Lord Darius Mekenna, Lachlan's rightful heir. Eager to prove herself, Larkyra accepts by posing as the duke's potential bride. When it's discovered the Duke of Lachlan is siphoning a poisonous drug from the Thief Kingdom and using it to abuse his tenants, Larkyra is offered her first solo mission to stop the duke. Larkyra Bassette may be the youngest of the Mousai, but when she sings her voice has the power to slay monsters. There, the mysterious Thief King reigns supreme with the help of the Mousai, a trio of revered and feared sorceresses. Many whisper of its existence, but few have found this place, where magic and pleasure abound. The Thief Kingdom is a place hidden within the world of Aadlior. From the award-winning author of the Dreamland series comes a new dark romantic fantasy about a young woman finding hope in her powers of destruction. No wonder she's hooked on the sad soap opera of Nao's Tokyo life. Ruth's daily life consists of Google searches, speculations about a mysterious crow, pedagogically driven information-exchanges with her husband and neighbours, internet access breakdowns and missing cats. The two protagonists are chalk and cheese. But it gives Ozeki the chance to switch between the now of Ruth's quietly claustrophobic life with her artist-naturalist husband Oliver and the turbulent now of Nao, whose story begins in Tokyo at the turn of the new century. Just how long has her testament been bobbing about on the waves? Is Nao a tsunami victim, or does her possible suicide predate the tragedy? The fact that Ruth is itching to know may make her decision to read Nao's story episodically, in the on-off rhythm in which it was written (rather than to speed-read to the end and find out), feel contrived. She is now back in Japan, miserable, and contemplating "dropping out of time" altogether. She was born to Japanese parents, but her heart belongs to Silicon Valley, where she spent her happy formative years, and she feels just as at ease in English as Japanese. By either coincidence or karma, Nao also happens to be a kind of Japanese-American, and therefore a bit like Ruth. After attending Oxford, where she became the first woman to ever edit that university's newspaper, Cooper worked as a reporter and feature writer for London's Sunday Times her first boss was James Bond creator Ian Fleming.Ĭooper wrote her first book for young readers in response to a publishing house competition "Over Sea, Under Stone" would later form the basis for her critically acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence, "The Dark Is Rising." The fourth book in the series, "The Grey King," won the Newbery Medal in 1976. As a child, she loved to read, as did her younger brother, who also became a writer. Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. Susan Cooper's latest book is the YA novel "Ghost Hawk" (2013) Hunter seeks out the aid of the local midwife in the mountain town where the call originated. After receiving more media attention than he could ever want for being in the right place at the right time, he receives a mysterious call from a woman claiming to be his mother. Hunter McDermott is on a quest to track down his birth mother. Now Ashley is on a mission to find the woman and her newborn baby before it’s too late. Until a young woman gives birth at Ashley’s home and is abducted when Ashley tries to take the dangerously bleeding mother to the nearest hospital. As their midwife, she thinks she has seen it all. She dreams of advancing her skill set, but attending medical school would mean leaving the women to whom she has dedicated her life, the mountains she loves, and the awakening of her heart.Īshley Tolliver has tended the women of her small Appalachian community for years. Ladd, author of The Weaver’s Daughter, on A Stranger’s Secretįor nearly two hundred years, women in Ashley Tolliver’s family have practiced midwifery in their mountain community. sure to delight historical romance fans.” -Sarah E. “Expertly crafted and filled with mystery and intrigue. Coming from a long line of mountain midwives, Ashley is torn between her dream of attending medical school and her guilt for abandoning the women who depend on her. "Come and see, you who are negligent, / Montagues and Capulets, Monaldi and Filippeschi: / One lot already grieving, the other in fear. In “Divine Comedy,” the epic poem that took Dante more than 10 years to complete, he makes the following reference: The Montagues and the Capulets-the two families at the center of the family rivalry that makes Romeo and Juliet’s love an impossible predicament-were kicking around long before William Shakespeare got a hold of them. William Shakespeare wasn’t the first person to write about the Montagues and the Capulets. What is it about this 16th-century play that has had such a lasting impression on readers and audiences? Read on to find out more about William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. While George Cukor’s 1936 film, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 movie, and Baz Luhrmann’s modern (for 1996) adaptation are some of the best known big-screen interpretations of the rivalry between the Montagues and the Capulets, West Side Story is yet another take on the tale. There have been musical versions, opera renditions, and more than 100 film and TV versions of the play. William Shakespeare's tragic story of two star-crossed lovers has been adapted hundreds-if not thousands-of times over the years, and not always exactly in the Bard’s own words. It’s safe to say that there are few people on Earth who don’t know the story of Romeo and Juliet. (Helquist’s illustrations not seen at time of review.)Īction, banter and steampunk-style tech aplenty-plus truly icky foes inspired, the author acknowledges, by the creations of H.P. Archie’s discovery that, like his doomed predecessors Heracles and Cú Chullainn, his special powers come with a dark side leaves him (not to mention his fellow League members) profoundly disturbed at the close. Rivets, and two capable new friends into a desperate scramble to keep the insectile Mangleborn Swarm Queen from escaping her subterranean prison in Florida. An attack on his librarian parents and the secret Septemberist Society to which they belong leads 12-year-old Archie, his wind-up sidekick, Mr. In an alternate 1875, a giant statue of Hiawatha stands in the harbor of the United Nations’ (rather than States’) New Rome, and technology is based on clockworks rather than electricity. Said twist adds major complications as this opener brings together the first three of seven young team members, each specifically typecast, destined to battle the Mangleborn-huge, unkillable monsters that previous Leagues of Seven have tackled at regular intervals down the ages. Gratz works an unusual twist into the familiar teens-saving-the-Earth-from-monsters trope: The protagonist is both archetypal hero and, at least potentially, nemesis. Desperate, she told Stine that he could write a horror novel for teenagers.īrown is the author of two horror books for kids - The Forgotten Girl and The Girl in the Lake. She was supposed to be working on a horror book for teens called Blind Date, but the author had just dropped out. One day in the '80s, he was having lunch with his friend Jean Feiwel, who was also an editor at Scholastic. He started out as a humorist, editing a kids magazine at Scholastic. He moved to New York with big dreams of becoming a writer – just not the type of writer he became. I get to scare a lot of generations, don't I?" That's a tough pill to swallow," he says. In a way, Stine is in a sweet spot with his audience - his original fan base is now old enough to be sharing "Goosebumps" with their own kids. When we met, he was fresh from an appearance at New York City Comic Con, meeting and greeting a hoard of fans, and he was getting ready to appear at the Library of Congress to take questions from children. Stine is celebrating the anniversary with a couple of new books and a handful of appearances. Bookshelves are filled with Goosebumps books and horror-based knick knacks in Stine's home. Its straightforwardness is a good lesson in animal welfare, but it also teaches people how to treat others with kindness, sympathy, and respect. The black beauty book genre began as a Pony book subgenre in children’s literature.īlack Beauty has sold over fifty million copies, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. It also teaches how to respect and care for one another. This book teaches how to care for your neighbor, which is both honest and compassionate. One of the best-selling books of all time, Black Beauty has sold over fifty million copies. The book was an instant bestseller, and its popularity has only grown in the years since its publication. Although the novel is fictional, it is based on Sewell’s own experiences with horses, and she hoped that it would raise awareness of the mistreatment of horses and promote more humane treatment of them. The novel tells the story of a horse named Black Beauty from his point of view, as he experiences various forms of abuse and cruelty, ultimately finding a loving home. Black Beauty is a novel written by Anna Sewell and published in 1877. |