![]() ![]() Edgar Allan Poe's famous short stories, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher" could be located in New England, Scotland, or many other places, and the story would be the same. For example, in the romantic writings, the writer was concerned with the mysterious, the strange, and the bizarre. This movement can be seen in many ways, some from a very philosophical way and some in the most simple way. Dostoevsky was one of the forerunners of this movement, along with Gustave Flaubert in France and Mark Twain in America. While the world was still reading popular romantic novels and love poems, Russia was leading a movement into the new realistic approach to literature. In the nineteenth century, the western world moved away from the romanticism found in the works of Pushkin in Russia, Goethe in Germany, Hawthorne and Poe in America, and Wordsworth in England and moved in toward a modern realistic approach to literature. The Ubermensch or Extraordinary Man Theories.The Redemptive Characters: Sonya and Porfiry.Raskolnikov: A Dual or Split Personality. ![]()
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![]() ![]() These beloved stories are sure to inspire a life-long love of reading. With age-appropriate text, magical stories, and illustrations throughout, this collection is perfect for kids who are starting to read independently. This chapter book collection includes the first four titles in the best-selling Rainbow Magic series: Ruby the Red Fairy, Amber the Orange Fairy, Sunny the Yellow Fairy, and Fern the Green Fairy. ![]() ![]() With a flutter of wings, get ready for adventures with magical fairy friends! This colorful collection features the best-selling first four books in the redesigned Rainbow Magic series! One day, best friends Kirsty and Rachel discover a magical surprise when they find a fairy at the end of a rainbow! This sets them off on an adventure to Fairyland where they meet magical fairy sisters and help them with troubles that arise in their beautiful kingdom. ![]() ![]() ![]() With his simple "build up and then take down" narrative, Emberley captures the fear that monsters (and the idea of monsters) can evoke in young children, while empowering those same children to conquer their fear, by giving them the power (at least in the book) to banish said monsters. Midway through the book, the narrator declares that the big green monster doesn't scare him, and slowly he is disassembled again. There are die-cuts, that allow the monster's face to slowly be "built" up, as the pages turn. Describing the various features of the eponymous green monster, from his big yellow eyes to his red mouth with its sharp white teeth, the text is paired with vividly colorful artwork, created using bright hues in simple shapes, on a deep black page. Originally published in 1992, and then republished in this revised edition in 2005, author/illustrator Ed Emberley's Go Away, Big Green Monster is a classic reassurance tale for young toddlers. ![]() ![]() But those responsible will go to any length-including murder-to keep their dark secrets buried. With the help of this ability and a sympathetic cop, Jori comes dangerously close to uncovering the truth. Jori has a rare form of synesthesia, meaning she can “hear” colors to her, tones of voice are as unique as fingerprints. Now, after moving back home to Alabama to care for her ailing grandmother and autistic brother, she comes face-to-face with the deadly mystery behind his disappearance. ![]() Thirteen years ago, Jori Trahan’s boyfriend vanished without a trace. ![]() From the bestselling author of Cold Waters comes a brooding thriller about a woman who must decide if safeguarding her family is worth burying a truth that will haunt her forever. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1942, aware of his call to the priesthood, he began courses in the clandestine seminary of Cracow, run by Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha, archbishop of Cracow. The Nazi occupation forces closed the university in 1939 and young Karol had to work in a quarry (1940-1944) and then in the Solvay chemical factory to earn his living and to avoid being deported to Germany. Upon graduation from Marcin Wadowita high school in Wadowice, he enrolled in Cracow's Jagiellonian University in 1938 and in a school for drama. ![]() He made his First Holy Communion at age 9 and was confirmed at 18. ![]() His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and his father, a non-commissioned army officer died in 1941. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. ![]() ![]() When Tally joins the Smokies, she learns a chilling truth: the surgeries that the city performs are not just intended to render its inhabitants beautiful. Cable, the head of the mysterious Special Circumstances, cuts Tally a deal: betray her friends and help the city locate the runaways or remain an "Ugly" forever. In the post-apocalyptic future society where Tally lives, teenagers, upon reaching their sixteenth birthday, undergo a surgery to mold them into a so-called “Pretty.” When Tally's new friend Shay runs away to the Smoke, a secret refuge for those who oppose the city's government, the future of Tally's own operation becomes uncertain. The first three novels focus on the exploits of Tally Youngblood. ![]() This fourth book is dedicated "o everyone who wrote to me to reveal the secret definition of the word 'trilogy'." On February 2, 2018, Westerfeld announced a continuation of the series consisting of four new novels, the first one being Impostors, that was released in September 2018. However, after publishing the series' first three novels, Uglies, Pretties, and Specials, he ultimately wrote an additional fourth book, Extras. Westerfeld originally intended for Uglies to be a trilogy. Uglies is a book series by Scott Westerfeld for young adults. Home Pretties (The Uglies) Wikipedia: Introduction ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Also, their file size tends to be smaller than scanned image books. These ebooks were created from the original electronic layout files, and therefore are fully text searchable. We mark clearly which print titles come from scanned image books so that you can make an informed purchase decision about the quality of what you will receive. The text is fine for reading, but illustration work starts to run dark, pixellating and/or losing shades of grey. It's the problem of making a copy of a copy. Unfortunately, the resulting quality of these books is not as high. We essentially digitally re-master the book. ![]() Also, a few larger books may be resampled to fit into the system, and may not have this searchable text background.įor printed books, we have performed high-resolution scans of an original hardcopy of the book. However, any text in a given book set on a graphical background or in handwritten fonts would most likely not be picked up by the OCR software, and is therefore not searchable. The result of this OCR process is placed invisibly behind the picture of each scanned page, to allow for text searching. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher.įor PDF download editions, each page has been run through Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to attempt to decipher the printed text. ![]() These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. ![]() ![]() An opportunity too good to pass up could mean a way to stay together and an incredible future for them both.if Nesto can remember happiness isn't always measured by business success. For the first time in his life, Jude can finally taste the kind of happiness that's always been just out of reach. Soon he can't get enough-of Nesto's food or of Nesto. Until he tries Ithaca's most-talked-about new lunch spot and works up the courage to flirt with the handsome owner. Jude Fuller is proud of the life he's built on the banks of Cayuga Lake. He's got six months to make it happen-the last thing he needs is a distraction. If it doesn't? He'll have to give up the hustle and return to the day job he hates. ![]() ![]() If it works? He'll be a big fish in a little pond. No one ever said big dreams come easy For Nesto Vasquez, moving his Afro-Caribbean food truck from New York City to the wilds of Upstate New York is a huge gamble. "A fresh and vital new voice in romance."-Entertainment Weekly From award-winning author Adriana Herrera comes a novel hailed as one of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Romance Novels of 2019 and a TODAY Show Hot Summer Read. ![]() ![]() What was your inspiration for writing Rules (Scholastic, 2006)? Scholastic accepted Rules at the end of 2001, and I did several revisions between that initial call and publication. Before that, I wrote short stories for adults, catalog copy, and teaching materials. I’ve always loved children’s books and writing, but I didn’t put the two together until 2000, when I began writing Rules. Learn more from Adams Literary, and read Cindy’s LiveJournal.Ĭongratulations on the publication of Rules (Scholastic, 2006)! Could you tell us a bit about your path to publication? Cindy also won the 2004 SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grant for an Unpublished Writer. She lives in coastal Maine with her husband, and though they have two teenagers, Cindy can still speak fluent Ubby-Dubby from her childhood days of wishing she were Lori on the PBS show “Zoom” (0-2-1-3-4! Send it to Zoom!). See a recommendation from Debbi Michiko Florence.Ĭynthia Lord is a former middle-school teacher and bookseller. ![]() What will getting to know Jason, who talks with words printed on cards, and Kristi, who’s new in town, reveal about friendship and what’s really “normal?” Funny and touching with well-crafted characters. ![]() ![]() Catherine, 12, finds herself torn between her love for her little brother David and her frustration with dealing with his autism. Rules by Cynthia Lord (Scholastic, 2006). ![]() ![]() ![]() Although they came from different backgrounds, the stewardesses of Pan Am had something in common: they were risk-takers and leaders of liberation who challenged the norms of their time and boldly battled racism, misogyny, and inequality to claim their rightful space in the air-and in the world.ġ. Cooke destroys popular caricatures of the profession and highlights the stewardesses’ crucial role in major wartime missions-including the evacuation of thousands of children during the fall of Saigon. As the women worked to uphold the glamorous image of Pan Am, they also acted as diplomats, interacting with international politicians and helping to transport American soldiers to and from war zones during the long, drawn-out Vietnam War. In Come Fly the World Julia Cooke, daughter of a former airline executive, offers a candid look at the lives and careers of the jet-age stewardesses of Pan Am-from the over-the-top application process that required potential employees to fit a particular physical profile, speak multiple languages, and demonstrate the skills of a foreign service officer-to their wild and often dangerous experiences in the air. ![]() If it's possible, I would love to join virtually for an informal chat. If you'd like to invite me to join your group, please email me with the details. Below please find a discussion guide and questions. If your book club has chosen Come Fly the World to discuss, thank you! I am honored. ![]() |