![]() In the simmering summer where everything changes, Charlie learns why the truth of things is so hard to know, and even harder to hold in his heart. And in vainly attempting to restore the parts that have been shaken loose, Charlie learns to discern the truth from the myth, and why white lies creep like a curse. His third novel, Honeybee, published in 2020, is an award-winning bestseller. With his secret like a brick in his belly, Charlie is pushed and pulled by a town closing in on itself in fear and suspicion as he locks horns with his tempestuous mother, falls nervously in love and battles to keep a lid on his zealous best friend, Jeffrey Lu. Jasper Jones was the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year for 2010. Jasper takes him through town and to his secret glade in the bush, and it's here that Charlie bears witness to Jasper's horrible discovery. So when Jasper begs for his help, Charlie eagerly steals into the night by his side, terribly afraid but desperate to impress. Used Good (2 available) Former library book used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. ![]() ![]() Late on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of 13, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Determined to engulf the world in chaos, he finds allies among men and spirits. Then a vengeful demon returns, stronger than ever. Vasilisa, a girl with extraordinary gifts, must flee for her life, pursued by those who blame their misfortune on her magic. Moscow is in flames, leaving its people searching for answers – and someone to blame. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse. ![]() Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. ![]() She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods. In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church.But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. ![]() ![]() I loved that aspect of the book, it gave me a feeling of enlightenment and awe. Instead, The Eye of Erasmus reads like an ancient myth, slightly removed from the reader because it is sacred, scriptural almost. The book is written unlike most modern fiction, where the goal is to create a personal bond between reader and character. Reading this book was an unusual experience for me. Who is Hesper, really, and who is he to challenge Erasmus the Omnipotent? But all the while, Hesper, the begger boy Shasta takes into her home, shows disdain for Erasmus. ![]() ![]() Erasmus and Shasta were born on the same date, at the same time, many years apart. He determines he can travel through time, and goes into the future to meet the love of his life, Shasta. Born during a storm, as he grows up he realizes he has extraordinary powers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, these stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados everywhere. Included here are some of del Toro's favorites, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ray Russell's short story "Sardonicus," considered by Stephen King to be "perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written," to Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. " Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del Toro. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whitman ponders death and immortality all throughout “Song of Myself” with lines such as: At the beginning of “Song of Myself”, Whitman asks what becomes of dead men, women, and children and answers his own question with, “They are alive and well somewhere, The smallest sprout shows there is really no death, And if ever there was it led forward life, and does not wait at the end to arrest it…” (194). From what I can gather, Whitman seems to cherish his own spirituality instead of a certain religion and acknowledges the afterlife in terms of being reborn. More than once, Whitman considers and lists different religions and entwines them as one in lines such as, “Buying drafts of Osiris, Isis, Belus, Brahma, Buddha, In my portfolio placing Manito loose, Allah on a leaf, the crucifix engraved…Taking them all for what they are worth and not a cent more” (233). Though Whitman seems to knock the concept of organized religion in “Song of Myself”, I noticed an apparent theme of afterlife, most notably the idea of being born again, or reincarnation. ![]() “And as to you Life I reckon you are the leavings of many deaths, (No doubt I have died myself ten thousand times before)” (245) ![]() ![]() They stand on the two sides of what has become a war zone: the love between soulmates. So Romeo becomes a Mercenary and Juliet is also granted immortality as an Ambassador of Light. Apparently Romeo was actually the one who murdered his new bride, Juliet, in order to gain immortality. Juliet Immortal gives us a twisted version of the story of Romeo and Juliet. Secrets unfold and surprises abound in Stacey Jay's powerfully dark romance, which reunites literature's most tragic couple.įind the book: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository Now Juliet has found her own forbidden love, and Romeo, O Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy their happiness. But Romeo didn't anticipate that Juliet would be granted eternal life as well, and would become an agent for the Ambassadors of Light.įor seven hundred years, Juliet has struggled to preserve romantic love and the lives of the innocent, while Romeo has fought for the dark side, seeking to destroy the human heart. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, who made the sacrifice to ensure his own immortality. ![]() ![]() Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books, 2016 Retelling Challenge, Read 2016Īnd in their triumph die, like fire and powder, ![]() ![]() ![]() Shadow is an ex-convict who is released from prison three days early when his wife Laura is killed in a car accident. Fuller and Green departed the show after the first season. Bryan Fuller and Michael Green served as showrunners, and Gaiman is an executive producer. In April 2017, Starz began airing a television adaptation of the novel. ![]() In March 2017, The Folio Society published a special collector's edition of American Gods, with many corrections to the author's preferred text version. ![]() Two audio versions of the book were produced and published by Harper Audio: an unabridged version of the original published edition, read by George Guidall, released in 2001 a full cast audiobook version of the tenth anniversary edition, released in 2011. Ī special tenth anniversary edition, which includes the "author's preferred text" and 12,000 additional words, was published in June 2011 by William Morrow. It gained a positive critical response and won the 2002 Hugo and Nebula awards. ![]() The book was published in 2001 by Headline in the United Kingdom and by William Morrow in the United States. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow. American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. ![]() ![]() ![]() University of Tokyo, where he studied French literature. Named Oyama Hatsyo, Dazai was disowned by his family.ĭazai attended the Hirosake Higher School, and then After his first suicideĪttempt in 1929 at the age of 19, and an affair with a young geisha ![]() In many of his stories, fathers are often the targets of accusations and anger.ĭazai was brought up mainly by servants. Landowner and politician he died in 1923. Japanese Literature, 1999) "Mine has been a life of much shame."ĭazai Osamu was born Tsushima Shuji in Kanagi, in northern Reader knows of Dazai's life, so the argument goes, the more Dazai canĪnd should be admired for finding a literary means to bare his soul." Japanese critics have pointed out, are closely intertwined. To the prevailing social and literary trends was shared by fellow For a time he joined the communist movement. In many books Dazai used biographical material from his ownįamily background, and made his self-destructive life the subject of Dazai's life ended in double-suicide with his married Japanese novelist and a master storyteller, who became at theĮnd of World War II the literary voice and literary hero of his Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) - Pseudonym of Tsushima Shuji A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ![]() ![]() Upon its theatrical release in June 1965, the film received largely favourable reviews. The Collector premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1965, where both Stamp and Eggar won the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively. Wyler's original cut ran approximately three hours but was trimmed to two hours at the insistence of the studio and producer. Filming occurred in the late spring and early summer of 1964. Most of the film was shot on soundstages in Los Angeles, though exterior sequences were filmed on location in London, Forest Row in East Sussex and Westerham in Kent. Wyler turned down The Sound of Music to direct the film. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same title by John Fowles, with the screenplay adapted by Stanley Mann and John Kohn. Its plot follows a young Englishman who stalks a beautiful art student before abducting and holding her captive in the basement of his rural farmhouse. ![]() The Collector is a 1965 psychological horror film directed by William Wyler and starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I thought Kyle and BeeBee both seemed like characters I could relate to and because Kyle was 13 it made sense that his parents left them alone for the evening so they could go to the ceremony. I have read other books by this author and have enjoyed them all. Will a tsunami hit? Can l Kyle and BeeBee survive if it does? What will happen to their parents and Daren? You'll have to read this fast paced book to find out how it all ends.Įscaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret was a page turner. Along the way they find an elderly couple who is out walking their dog, trying to get to a safe place. He's not sure how high up they need to go, but he knows they need to get away from the ocean. Kyle and BeeBee start to trek up a nearby mountain. They had to get moving! Kyle tries to convince Daren to go with them, but he won't listen. ![]() Kyle remembers a sign he saw at the beach about giant waves that can come after an earthquake. ![]() They see Daren and try to help him get outside. An earthquake hits and the hotel is on fire. When Kyle’s parents go to an awards ceremony out on a large ship off the coast, they leave him to watch his sister, BeeBee, for the night. As they are checking into the hotel Kyle sees a bully, Daren, from school. He gets to fly on a plane for the first time and see the Pacific Ocean during their visit to Oregon's coast. Thirteen year old Kyle is excited for his family vacation. ![]() |