![]() One day, she is awarded the very escape that she has always wanted and is thrust into a world that she hardly understands. Her mother’s incredibly abusive both physically and mentally. ![]() “Apartment 2B” is the first stand alone novel and was released in the year 2014. can always be found in front of the computer chasing down her next idea and taking action. She’s also passionate about graphic design. When she is not busy writing, she is either drinking copious amounts of coffee, reading, and researching aliens. She lives with her two kids, husband, and dog named Blue in “Tornado Alley”. Her books are translated into multiple languages, they have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, and have been adapted into audiobooks. Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. The Good Girl's Guide to Being a Demon (By:April Aasheim)Ĭrow's Caw at Nightmoon Creek (By:Calinda B) ![]() Sexy Sinner: A Hero Club Novel (By:Eva Charles)Ĭocky Outlaw (By:Crystal Daniels,Sandy Alvarez) Sunshine and the Stalker (With: Dani René) Give Me Yesterday (With: Elle Christensen) ![]()
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In her fourth art-related historical, Vreeland ( Girl in Hyacinth Blue, 1999, etc.) provides an in-depth look at one of Renoir’s most famous paintings (its name is her novel’s title). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() DeLillo focuses less on the facts one would find in the Warren Commission report of the assassination, and more on the possibilities of Oswald as a literary character. The novel also follows the misdoings of disenchanted CIA agents, as well as a separate CIA agent who, years after the fact, is tasked with collecting all that he can on the assassination, with no end in sight. Libra by Don DeLillo was published in 1988 as a work of historical fiction that offers a glimpse into a supposed history of Lee Harvey Oswald from early childhood onward to the Kennedy Assassination. ![]() ![]() ![]() It tackles topics like bullying, failure and premature babies with wisdom and sensitivity. When Libby’s older sister becomes pregnant, she worries that there may be something wrong with her niece. She has a keen interest in STEM and the remarkable work of Ceclia Payne, a scientist who discovered what stars are made of. Libby is kind-hearted, curious and immediately loveable. This book is a celebration of difference, and a masterclass of empathy. Libby faces many challenges, but she doesn’t let any of them hold her back. She considers the library “her best friend”, until new girl Talia Latu moves to Colorado. Some elements of her condition, such as the fact that she wears hearing aids, make forming friendships difficult. Like the author, 12-year-old Libby Monroe has Turner Syndrome, which means she has a single X chromosome, her heart is “three sizes too big,” and she looks different from her classmates. She has a brilliant outlook on life and is both vulnerable and brave, and sensitive and savvy. I could not adore the main character, Libby, more. The characters in this book are refreshsingly real and relatable. What Stars Are Made Of is a moving story about family, friendship and how it’s OK to be different. I like to read some of the books she is reading and I am so glad I read this one. I bought it for my 11-year-old daughter and she devoured it in a day. There is a lot to love about “What Stars Are Made Of” by Sarah Allen. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you could have a spooky Halloween pet (black cat, owl, bat, rat, wolf, etc.), which would you choose?Ī black cat. (Maybe it’s not really a ghost story but it is scary) Later they hear on the news about a one-armed serial killer on the loose. When they check, there is an artificial hand hanging on the door handle. The story about a young couple who are making out in a car when they hear noises outside. What is the spookiest ghost story you’ve ever heard? You can get locked inside a haunted house. They are outside and easy to escape if things get tense. ![]() (Aren’t they all haunted? I mean, they are full of dead people, right?) I love graveyards and spend a lot of time in them. Would you rather visit a haunted house or a haunted graveyard?Ī haunted graveyard. I follow this author on social media and get to see adorable pics of her fur babies, but if you haven’t met them yet, today is your chance. They’re so well-researched they could double as travel guides. I haven’t traveled to all the places Amanda has, but after reading the book I feel like I have. ![]() I’m a big fan of this author’s Amanda series. ![]() ![]() The psychological domination that took place during the period of colonization persists even today. This influence had such a deep impact that many colonial writers have portrayed the Europeans as superior and the ‘self’ belonging to the ‘centre’ or ‘Occident,’ whereas the colonized people (of which they are a part) are shown as inferior and the ‘other’ belonging to the ‘margin’ or ‘Orient’. So through the use of the “Bible” and the “sword,” they imposed their language and culture on colonized minds. For the British, the process of colonization was a part of discovering exotic and mysterious places which were to be “civilized” by them. subaltem and so forth in terms of knowledge, culture and in the daily life of colonized societies. The colonizers generated a Eurocentric ideology by creating simple but deep-rooted distinctions like self vs. ![]() ![]() The British Empire spanned the Indian subcontinent, Australia, almost half of Africa, parts of North America and the Caribbean Islands during the colonial era and subjugated the people of these lands both physically and psychologically. ![]() ![]() ![]() When she’s not writing, Andrea teaches history at Macalester College in St. Snakeroot by Andrea Cremer - 9780147508607 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. ![]() She now lives in Minnesota, but she thinks of her homeland as the “Canadian Shield” rather than the Midwest.Īndrea has always loved writing and has never stopped writing, but she only recently plunged into the deep end of the pool that is professional writing. Snakeroot by Andrea Cremer, 9780147508607, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. In this remarkable final installment of the Nightshade trilogy, Andrea Cremer crafts a dynamic novel with twists and turns that will keep you breathless until its final pages.Īndrea Cremer spent her childhood daydreaming while roaming the forests and lakeshores of Northern Wisconsin. ![]() ![]() And then there's deciding what to do when the war ends. A list of all books in the Nightshade universe by Andrea Cremer. There's proving herself as the pack's alpha, facing unnameable horrors, and ridding the world of the Keepers' magic once and for all. The Top Books Of Andrea Cremer 15 ) Forged In Fire And Stars 13 ) Aftermath 13 ) Cast In Secrets And Shadow 12 ) Invisibility 11 ) The Inventors Secret 9. There's keeping Ansel safe, even if he's been branded a traitor. There's saving Ren, even if it incurs Shay's wrath. But now that the final battle is upon her, there's more at stake than fighting. Please join us for an author reading and signing as to celebrate Andrea Cremer's, BLOODROSE, the new and final book in her international bestselling Nightshade Trilogy.Ĭalla has always welcomed war. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Angela Marsons has yet again nailed and delivered an outstanding five star read…Had me hook, line and sinker until the shocking end. ![]() When another young woman goes missing, the two investigations bring the team into a terrifying, hidden world, and a showdown puts Kim’s life at risk as secrets from her own past come to light.Īs Kim battles her own demons, can she stop the killer, before another life is lost?Ī gripping new crime thriller from the Number One bestseller – you will be hooked until the final jaw-dropping twist. The murder of a young prostitute and a baby found abandoned on the same winter night signals the start of a disturbing investigation for Detective Kim Stone – one which brings her face to face with someone from her own horrific childhood.Īs three more sex workers in the Black Country are murdered in quick succession, each death more violent than the last, Kim and her team realise that the initial killing was no one-off frenzied attack, but a twisted serial killer preying on the vulnerable.Īt the same time, the search begins for the desperate woman who left her newborn baby at the station – but what at first looks like a tragic abandonment soon takes an even more sinister turn. ![]() ![]() ![]() But unless Ricky lets her into his past and the secrets hidden there, she doesn’t have a chance at uncovering the roots of the sick obsession behind the threats. She can bring in the security firm in which her lover Hy Ripinsky holds an interest to protect Ricky as he begins a promotional tour for his forthcoming album. It’s a tough case for McCone because her own family is at risk. Even worse, Ricky has been getting anonymous letters threatening not only himself, but also his children. ![]() His longtime marriage to Sharon’s sister Charlene is breaking up, forcing him to question if it was all worth it: the struggle, hard times, and hopes of stardom that finally came true. He’s on top professionally, but hitting rock bottom in his personal life. ![]() Ricky Savage is Sharon McCone’s brother in law, and the hottest country singer in the business. Sharon McCone Collections In Publication Order ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2002, Ualalapi was announced by a panel of judges in Accra, Ghana as one of Africa's 100 best books of the twentieth century. The book is not yet translated into English. The story is a disguised warning against tyranny. ![]() Der historische Chikwasha (Emmanuel José Anselmo de Santanna) wurde zum Vorbild für den fiktiven Gregódio (alias Nhabezi). Khosa geht von einem realen Fall aus (vgl. The author tracks Ngungunhane's rise to power over his murdered rivals and his eventual decline. Khosa, Ungulani Ba Ka: Choriro Khosa, Ungulani Ba Ka: Choriro. Ualalapi´s telling of the story creates an epic ambience however, an oral tradition describes the emperor as a tyrant rather than a hero. This fictional story, a collection of six loosely related episodes, describes the life of hosi (king, emperor, in the Tsonga language) Ngungunhane, celebrity of the resistance to the Portuguese at the end of nineteenth century. Ualalapi is the name of a warrior nguni who is destined to kill Mafemane, brother of Mudungazi (later called Ngungunhane). In 2007 Khosa won the José Craveirinha Award for his book Os Sobreviventes da Noite.In 2002 Ualalapi was considered one of the best 100 African books of the twentieth century.Won the Grand Prize of Mozambican Fiction in 1990 with Ualalapi /rebates/2fChoriro-Ba-Ka-Khosa-Ungulani-SEXTANTE2f191838279292fbd&. ![]() |