6/27/2023 0 Comments Long way home book katie mcgarry![]() Oz wants one thing: to join the Reign of Terror. Not the club, not her secret-keeping father and not Oz, a guy with suck-me-in blue eyes who can help her understand them both. But when a reluctant visit turns into an extended summer vacation among relatives she never knew she had, one thing becomes clear: nothing is what it seems. ![]() Sure, she's curious about her biological father-the one who chose life in a motorcycle club, the Reign of Terror, over being a parent-but that doesn't mean she wants to be a part of his world. Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in a safe neighborhood. ![]() An unforgettable new series from acclaimed author Katie McGarry about taking risks, opening your heart and ending up in a place you never imagined possible ![]()
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6/27/2023 0 Comments The faithful and the fallen series![]() ![]() Having gone blind in 1652, Milton wrote Paradise Lost entirely through dictation with the help of amanuenses and friends. Since epics were typically written about heroic kings and queens (and with pagan gods), Milton originally envisioned his epic to be based on a legendary Saxon or British king like the legend of King Arthur. Leonard also notes that Milton "did not at first plan to write a biblical epic". ![]() ![]() However, parts were almost certainly written earlier, and its roots lie in Milton's earliest youth." Leonard speculates that the English Civil War interrupted Milton's earliest attempts to start his "epic that would encompass all space and time". The biographer John Aubrey (1626–1697) tells us that the poem was begun in about 1658 and finished in about 1663. In his introduction to the Penguin published edition of Paradise Lost, the Milton scholar John Leonard notes: "John Milton was nearly sixty when he published Paradise Lost in 1667. Milton Dictating to His Daughter, Henry Fuseli (1794) ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Killjoy by Julie Garwood![]() ![]() This traumatic experience propels Avery into a life of law and order. The man responsible is serving time in a Florida prison. Then, when she was eleven, she witnessed her grandmother’s violent death, before Avery herself was shot and left for dead. Abandoned by her rapacious, conniving mother when she was only three days old, Avery was raised by her grandmother and beloved aunt Carolyn. Now, in this breathless new novel, Garwood has written her most electrifying thriller to date.Īvery Delaney has always tried to put the past far behind her. As her legion of fans can attest, she strikes the perfect balance between excitement and insight, action and heart. In the course of her career, she has mastered the art of creating characters who live and breathe in compelling, page-burning stories that never fail to surprise. ![]() When it comes to gripping novels of unrelenting suspense, Julie Garwood is in a class by herself. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Better nate than ever books![]() He worked on the resident choreographic staff of Billy Elliot the Musical, serving as dance captain. Prior to his writing career, Federle appeared in the original casts of The Little Mermaid and Gypsy (2003 Bernadette Peters revival), as an actor, dancer and singer. ![]() įederle was born in Foster City, California, on March 24, 1980, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the setting for much of his fiction. Tim Federle is an American author, theater librettist, director and screenwriter whose best-known works include the novel Better Nate Than Ever, the cocktail recipe book Tequila Mockingbird, the Golden Globe Award and Academy Awards nominee (for Best Animated Feature) Ferdinand, and Disney's High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.įederle wrote the middle-grade novel Better Nate Than Ever and its two sequels and the cocktail recipe book Tequila Mockingbird and its two follow-ups, and was co-writer of the book for the Broadway musical adaptation of Tuck Everlasting, also titled Tuck Everlasting. Golden Kite Award 2014 Lambda Literary Award 2015 Odyssey Award 20 ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne![]() ![]() ![]() One of the creepier facts about Hot Wells: The resort apparently shared its artesian pipeline with the Southwestern Lunatic Asylum. However, the hotel seemed fated for obscurity: it burned to the ground twice in its lifetime, leaving only a pile of fascinating ruins. ![]() This area was originally built around The Hot Wells Hotel and Spa, a popular upscale tourist destination in the 1900’s (frequented by famous patrons like Teddy Roosevelt and Charlie Chaplin). In case you thought Hot Wells was just the arbitrary name of a South San Antonio neighborhood.think again. From its striking, colorful diversity to abandoned historic missions and absolutely killer breakfast tacos, San Antonio upholds a well-earned reputation for being pretty dang "soulful."īut what about when this old-world beauty gets a little less "River Walk" and a little more spectral? In honor of the season of spookiness, here are 13 of our favorite classic San Antonio urban legends, scary stories, and tall tales.Ī vintage postcard showcasing the Hot Wells resort in its original form. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Doctor sleep novel![]() ![]() But when he unexpectedly meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone-who possesses an even more powerful manifestation of the shining-the two find their lives in sudden jeopardy at the hands of the ageless and murderous nomadic tribe known as the True Knot, reigniting Dan’s own demons and summoning him to battle for this young girl’s soul and survival. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname “Doctor Sleep” by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook-and his father’s legacy of alcoholism and violence-kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. ![]() Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance’s sanity, as his paranormal gift known as “the shining” opened a door straight into hell. Now a major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor!įrom master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining-an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is “ vivid frightscape” ( The New York Times). ![]() ![]() Not everyone is capable of walking with you, but that does not mean you are not worthy of belonging.ĭon’t give up on Love. You are worthy of love no matter how anyone else has made you feel. You are free to forgive and you are also free to heal. Hold tight to hope, amidst all unanswered questions for even in uncertainty, there is strength to be found. In a world that often seems too crowded or busy to notice beautiful things or make meaningful connections, there is still room for each of us to grow in the ways we were meant to. 30 Best Quotes from All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols Get The Book: All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols available now on Amazon. ![]() Scroll down and read 30 quotes from All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols. In each small moment, whether in the light or the dark, you can make room for becoming, for breathing, for stumbling, and for simply being. All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols is a striking collection of illustrated poetry and prose, inviting you to “stumble into the sunlight” and delight in the wild and boundless grace you’ve been given. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King![]() ![]() ![]() Set in a small Appalachian town whose primary employer is a woman’s prison, Sleeping Beauties is a wildly provocative, gloriously dramatic father-son collaboration that feels particularly urgent and relevant today. All turn to violence in a suddenly all-male world. Others exploit the chaos to wreak their own vengeance on new enemies. Is Eve a medical anomaly to be studied? Or is she a demon who must be slain?Ībandoned, left to their increasingly primal urges, the men divide into warring factions, some wanted to kill Eve, some to save her. One woman, the mysterious “Eve Black,” is immune to the blessing or curse of the sleeping disease. And while they sleep they go to another place, a better place, where harmony prevails and conflict is rare. ![]() If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent. In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep: they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. In this spectacular New York Times bestselling father/son collaboration that “barrels along like a freight train” ( Publishers Weekly), Stephen King and Owen King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if women disappeared from the world of men? ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Coraline book online![]() The Fangirl also points out that Coraline breaks the unlabeled fourth candy jar that Spink and Forcible offer her, symbolically breaking the cycle. ![]() Lovat’s age and the vintage photo taken with her sister, she was arguably at the Pink Palace during the 1960s, accounting for the final 1960 candy jar. The young boy's ghost, who Coraline refers to as "Huck Finn Jr.," is wearing clothing reminiscent of working-class male fashions from the 1930s, including high-waisted trousers and suspenders - this may link him to the 1936 candy jar. This matches up perfectly with the 1921 candy jar. Large hats, dropped waistlines, and flat collar lines were all in fashion at the time, and children commonly wore slippers or open, buckled shoes. ![]() The pioneer girl's attire mimics the loose-fitting gowns of the early 1920s. ![]() YouTuber The Fangirl is convinced that the years displayed above each jar - 1921, 1936, and 1960 - represent the years each tenant moved into the Pink Palace, but there is actually more evidence to support the notion that each jar represents a ghost child getting taken by the Beldam. The Coraline fandom often debates what the dates on Spink and Forcible’s candy jars signify. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And with new titles coming out all the time - many of them starring Mighty Girl characters - there is an ever-growing selection of books to choose from! One of the great joys of summer for avid young readers is the opportunity to explore books all on their own! Tweens are ready for intriguing, original, and complex stories, which means that middle grade readers can find titles perfect for them in every genre. Top Children's Books for Celebrating SpringĪ Mighty Girl's top picks of girl-empowering books for middle grade readers!. ![]()
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