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![]() ![]() Davis adeptly captures the mutual dependence between Rae and her father and the more fraught relationship Rae has with a mother who longs for “the real kind of happiness. The book follows young Rae Dodson, a girl seeking her place in the world while negotiating the relationships of her loving and complicated family. It should be no surprise then that Davis’s debut novel, Shifting Through Neutral, was so well received, earning praise from Publisher’s Weekly and selected as a finalist for the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award. Davis also wrote the screenplay for Naked Acts in addition to directing the award-winning feature film. Reviews and essays by this former newspaper reporter have appeared in The Washington Post, Essence,, Salon, Writers Digest, and O, The Oprah Magazine. ![]() Davis may have published her first book after the age of 40, she has a long history of accomplishment with the written word. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Until they merge paths with a band of cowboys turned allies, and Samantha can’t stop herself from falling for one. Disguised as Sammy and Andy, two boys heading for the California gold rush, each search for a link to their past and struggle to avoid any unwanted attention. With help from Annamae, a runaway slave she met at the scene of her crime, the two flee town for the unknown frontier.īut life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls. Then her fate takes a turn for the worse after a tragic accident leaves her with nothing and she breaks the law in self-defense. “This moving novel will captivate you.”-Īll Samantha wanted was to move back to New York and pursue her music, which was difficult enough being a Chinese girl in Missouri, 1849. ![]() From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee's debut novel is a powerful story about love, friendship, and sacrifice, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity. ![]() ![]() Spare but evocative line drawings by the Japanese artist Nomoco add to the subtle charm of this slim volume. The book explores the joys of parenthood and the sacrifices required to nurture the next generation, the healing bonds of friendship, and the tug-of-war between nature and nurture. His lifesaving friendship enables Sprout to achieve one of her dreams: she hatches an egg she discovers in a briar patch, at first unaware that her offspring is not a chick, but a duckling. Determined to do something with her life, Sprout escapes from her cage into the barnyard, but she's shunned by all its denizens except another outsider like herself, a mallard duck called Straggler. The hen encapsulates her longing in the name Sprout, which she gives to herself, signifying the fecundity of nature. The protagonist is a philosophically restless hen who yearns to raise a chick, but her eggs are collected daily by the farmer's wife. This is the lesson of this simply told but absorbing fable, a two million–copy bestseller in South Korea, and a story that will appeal to readers of self-help. Audiobook The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang A Korean Charlottes Web This is the story of a hen named Sprout. ![]() ![]() Yet it's possible to achieve happiness, and to make a positive contribution to humanity, if one perseveres. The road of life is paved with hardships, even tragedy. Sun-mi Hwang’s 2000 novella, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly, has finally made it to North American readers after some 13 years in part because it lacks any of the overt national. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. ![]() Since 1980 it has always been about the books. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. ![]() ![]() After the opening these were presented on mannequins. ![]() ![]() He also exhibited drawn on paper garments on live models at the opening. One of the most prominent fashion designers of Turkey, Cemil Ipekçi took part in the exhibition with sketches he did during the creation process of his works. In this exhibit, rather than showing perspective renderings or images of facades, Artu chose to exhibit only plans as his drawings. He asserts that nowadays this fact is mostly forgotten. Artu believes that the core of architecture lies in the plans. He was a jurist in several national architectural project competitions, and taught at METU, School of Architecture during the years 1993-1995. Murat Artu is a well known architect working in Ankara. The exhibit featured his original drawings for his second novel Kitab-ül Hiyel. ![]() ![]() But he also attained a large group of fans with his novels Puslu Kitalar Atlasi (1995) (twelfth edition), Kitab-ül Hiyel (1996) (sixth edition) and Efrâsiyâb'in Hikayeleri (1998) (sixth edition). Ihsan Oktay Anar is an associate professor of philosophy at the Ege University. From January 10th to February 2nd, 2001, "The Beginnings" brought together the drawings of Murat Artu, Ihsan Oktay Anar and Cemil Ipekçi. In the exhibit called "The Beginnings: Different Approaches to Drawing", Kasa Galeri presented three creators, an architect, a novelist and a fashion designer with their drawings as a working medium of their ideas. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s the reason she’s alive and her family isn’t.īut as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes that this competition is even more sinister than she imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.įourteen competitors. All she has to do is hide, and she’s an expert at that. The prize: enough money to change everything.Įven though everyone is desperate to win-to seize a dream future or escape a haunting past-Mack is sure she can beat her competitors. The challenge: Spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don’t get caught. “The suspenseful plot combines elements of Thomas Tryon’s classic Harvest Home, Netflix’s Squid Game, and the social commentary of Jordan Peele’s film oeuvre and mixes these with a revelatory pacing reminiscent of Spielberg’s Jaws.”- Booklist A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this “marvelously creepy thrill ride of a book that keeps twisting until the very end” (Karen M. ![]() ![]() ![]() A lifelong reader, Richelle loves mythology. In 2014, Vampire Academy was made into a feature film. Her books have been translated into over two dozen languages, as well as adapted into graphic novels. Richelle’s books have been on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists and received honors from the American Library Association. Her latest project, The Glittering Court, takes place in a fantasy world inspired by colonial America, following the adventures of three impoverished girls trained up to be “ladies” who can make advantageous marriages in a dangerous new world across the sea. Over on the young adult side, Richelle has written the much-acclaimed Vampire Academy series and its spin-off, Bloodlines, about a secret society keeping the vampire world hidden from humans. ![]() ![]() I was very impressed that a completely new set of characters can be so comprehensively established in Book 5 of a series as the inmates of tthe Alchemists re-education. Her Georgina Kincaid and Dark Swan series take a witty but edgy look at the paranormal while her sci-fi Age of X series shows us a future with no religion. Silver Shadows (the title is brought up intriguingly right at the end) is not so long as others in the Bloodlines series but it is so dark and dense that you scarcely notice. Richelle Mead is an international bestselling author of over twenty-five books for both adults and teens. ![]() ![]() ![]() James Baldwin caused outrage as a black author writing about white homosexuals, yet for him the issues of race, sexuality and personal freedom were eternally intertwined. ![]() The book focuses on the events in the life of an American man living in Paris and his feelings and. In it, David’s friend Jacques remarks upon the garden of Eden and its temporary nature. His decision eventually brings tragedy.įilled with passion, regret and longing, this story of a fated love triangle has become a landmark of gay writing. Giovannis Room is a 1956 novel by James Baldwin. Giovanni’s Room Near the beginning of James Baldwin’s 1956 novel Giovanni’s Room, the narrator, David, recalls a conversation he had about his lover, Giovanni, after he was sentenced to execution. ![]() After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. ![]() The main theme of James Baldwin’s story Giovanni’s Room is that love is difficult, scary, and not always what you expect. One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'īaldwin's ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his timeĭavid, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. 1693 Words7 Pages Giovanni’s Room Love is a funny thing, it doesn’t always turn out the way we want it too and we can’t choose who we love. ![]() ![]() ![]() Through this we help to create stronger more confident children and families. I know that raising parents awareness of themselves offers children their own raised awareness. ![]() ![]() I am a certified parent coach who loves the work I do helping parents reconnect with their strengths as we work through their struggles. With appreciation for your busy life, I’m hoping that you can make a some time for me. Normalizing anger in an effort to teach children, as well as adults, ways to treat each other better as well as to be more tolerating, is critical in our disconnected and chaotic world. I am writing today because your work is wonderful and is of great benefit to parents raising children today. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? What is the best advice you have ever heard? What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? My next book about cute but naughty siblings. What authors, or books have influenced you? My three beautiful children (a 10-year-old, 4-year-old, and 15-month-old) influence my new story ideas and inspire me to write new stories. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? My debut book is “Today I’m a Monster.” In the near future, I will be releasing “The Perfect Potty Zoo” and “Ellie’s First Day in Class.” ![]() Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. ![]() |