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It’s not easy to make a reader fall in love with a villain without redeeming him. Staying true to the character arcs I chose for Ada and Enosh. I have no intentions of redeeming him because, well… villains do it better.Ħ–What was one of your biggest challenges while writing this book (spoiler-free, of course!)? There is, however, a villain readers will hate to love. No, because there is no hero in this book. Even though the book packs some serious angst, she remained rather level-headed throughout, using her brain to assess the situations and come up with plans. I love how dark and forlorn it is, allowing my gory and macabre side to come out and play a little.Īda turned out to be much stronger than I first anticipated. ![]() As for the overall story, you’ll have to go in blindfolded, letting the first chapter give you a good spin.ģ–What do you love about the setting of your book? The book asks the reader if villains deserve to be loved, and if we can root for such a couple against the guidelines of morality. 1–What is the title of your latest release?Īt its core, this dark fantasy romance is about how love can turn us into fools for liars and monsters. ![]() ![]() In fact Arthur was dashing home to collect the forgotten wedding ring. He's left you already," exclaimed Robert. As they arrived at the church they spotted the bride groom disappearing in a hansom cab. ![]() Edyth's father having died some years previously, it was to be her brother Robert giving her away. Edyth's family were less than enthusiastic about the marriage and on the day of the wedding their suspicions were almost confirmed. ![]() A very good copy indeed.Īrthur Rackham married Edyth Starkie in July 1903. With the exception of the frontispiece all the plates are mounted together at the end of the text. Fifty colour plates mounted onto art paper and protected by captioned tissue guards. 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Gothic fiction, absurdist fiction, mystery, comedy drama, Spy fiction children's fiction Ī Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of thirteen children's novels written by American author Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket. ( March 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. ![]() ![]() (Ages 10 and older) -Emilie Coulter About the Author:īook Description Paperback. Luckily for all, it looks as though we haven't seen the last of this appealing, well-meaning (if occasionally bumbling) half-vampire. As fast-paced and thrilling as ever, his writing will encourage even reluctant readers to devour the series. The latest installment of Darren Shan's bestselling saga will surely satiate his legions of bloodthirsty fans. 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But before he can get too cozy, his vampire master, Mr. Following his blood-curdling adventures in A Living Nightmare and The Vampire's Assistant, half-vampire Darren Shan is settling into his day-to-day life at Cirque Du Freak, the traveling freak show he has joined. ![]() ![]() Meena wheedles her way into Anita’s life, but the arrival of a baby brother, teenage hormones, impending entrance exams for the posh grammar school and a motorcycling rebel without a future, threaten to turn Anita’s salad days sour.Īnita and Me paints a comic, poignant, compassionate and colourful portrait of village life in the era of flares, power cuts, glam rock, decimalisation and Ted Heath. ![]() She wants fishfingers and chips, not chapati and dhal she wants an English Christmas, not the usual interminable Punjabi festivities – but more than anything, she wants to roam the backyards of working-class Tollington with feisty Anita Rutter and her gang.īlonde, cool, aloof, outrageous and sassy, Anita is everything Meena thinks she wants to be. As one of the few Punjabi inhabitants of her village, her daily struggle for independence is different from most. She is the daughter of Indian parents who have come to England to give her a better life. ![]() Meena is nine years old and lives in the village of Tollington, ‘the jewel of the Black Country’. ![]() The story of nine-year-old Meena, growing up in the only Punjabi family in the Black Country mining village of Tollington. The debut novel from the award-winning screenwriter of Bhaji on the Beach. ![]() ![]() ![]() There she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live. ![]() She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. Yet she is not happy something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Veronika has everything she could wish for. The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho - a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying. Used - Fair: Worn book that has complete text pages but may have some small defect like slight tears. Used - Good: Average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Used - Very Good: Shows some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Please check “condition” in product details before ordering. ![]() This is a second-hand, used copy of this book. ![]() ![]() Marjorie Priceman, the whimsical, masterful illustrator of Elsa Okon Rael's When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street and Jack Prelutsky's For Laughing Out Loud, won a Caldecott Honor Award for this swirling, twirling, colorful musical world worthy of thunderous applause and a standing ovation. Moss should be congratulated for creating a playful, musical stream of rhyming couplets that seamlessly, slyly teaches the names of myriad musical groups. We move on! A chamber group of ten! And the orchestra is ready to begin. The flute that "sends our soul a-shiver" makes a sextet, and "with steely keys that softly click," a sleek, black, woody clarinet slips the group into a septet. ![]() A trumpet sings and stings along, forming a duo, then a fine French horn joins in, "TWO, now THREE-O, what a TRIO!" The mellow cello ups it to a quartet, then ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! a violin soars high and moves in to make a quintet. It's what we go to concerts for." In this exuberant tribute to classical music and the passionate, eccentric musicians who play it, author Lloyd Moss begins with the mournful moan and silken tone of one trombone. ![]() Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: nar. ![]() ![]() An excellent book about orchestras and musical instruments. "The STRINGS all soar, the REEDS implore, / The BRASSES roar with notes galore. A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the poetry / music mentor text picture book Zin Zin Zin a Violin by Lloyd Moss and Marjorie Priceman. ![]() ![]() ![]() Happily, this summer presents abundant opportunities for both, as old and new friends are drawn into the sphere of Emma’s counsel: George Knightley, her principled brother-in-law Frank Churchill, the attractive stepson of her former governess Harriet Smith, a naïve but enchanting young teacher’s assistant at the local language school and the perfect (and perfectly vexing) Jane Fairfax. ![]() Apart from cultivating grand career plans and managing her father’s hypochondria, Emma busies herself with the two things she does best: matchmaking and offering advice on everything from texting etiquette to first date destinations. ![]() The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to live with her widowed father and launch her interior design business. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series deftly escorts Jane Austen’s beloved, meddlesome heroine into the twenty-first century in this delightfully inventive retelling. ![]() |