![]() ![]() Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid for months and finally confront the loneliness that made a home in her heart years ago. Now that winter break is upon her, and the campus has emptied, Mabel is coming to visit. But even from thousands of miles away, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Not even her best friend Mabel, whom Marin has completely shut out. No one knows the truth of those final weeks of summer, when everything changed. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left California with only her cell phone, wallet, and a plane ticket. Here's a closer glimpse of what you can expect: We have an exclusive first look at the book's cover as well as inside the story that follows a college student with an untold past she's forced to face. ![]() Young adult writer Nina LaCour, author of award-winning novel Hold Still, returns with We Are Okay (out Feb. ![]()
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![]() In THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE, thirteen-year-old Abby Shepherd and five other middle school girls from a small New England town discover they not only have magical powers, but also share a secret connection to the Salem Witch Trials.
![]() ![]() ![]() Seaborne units then began to land on the beaches of Normandy at 6:30 on the following morning, June 6-D-Day. Intended to be the vanguard of the whole operation, the Airborne troops’ landings were a tremendous success. That night 822 aircraft, carrying parachutists and gliders, deployed troops over landing zones in Normandy. We’ll go.” Within hours an armada of 3,000 landing craft, 2,500 ships, and 500 naval vessels departed English ports to cross the narrow strip of sea to German-controlled Normandy, France. General Dwight Eisenhower announced “O.K. It required two years of planning, training, and supplying by the United States and Great Britain, and was one of the most heavily guarded secrets of the war. The Allied invasion of Western Europe was code named Operation Overlord. ![]() ![]() She graduated from St Catherine's College, Oxford, and moved to London where she worked as an assistant editor at Pandora Press. Her strict Pentecostal Evangelist upbringing provides the background to her acclaimed first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, published in 1985. ![]() She was adopted and brought up in Accrington, Lancashire, in the north of England. Novelist Jeanette Winterson was born in Manchester, England in 1959. Enjoy the season of peace and goodwill, mystery, and a little bit of magic courtesy of one of our most fearless and accomplished writers. Perfect for reading by the fire with loved ones, or while traveling home for the holidays. From trees with mysterious powers to a tinsel baby that talks, philosophical fairies to flying dogs, a haunted house and a disappearing train, Winterson's innovative stories encompass the childlike and spooky wonder of Christmas. ![]() These tales give the reader a portal into the spirit of the season, where time slows down and magic starts to happen. For the Twelve Days of Christmas-a time of celebration, sharing, and giving-she offers these twelve plus one: a personal story of her own Christmas memories. ![]() From the New York Times bestselling author of "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?" comes an enchanting collection of stories for the holiday season.įor years Jeanette Winterson has loved writing a new story at Christmas time and here she brings together twelve of her brilliantly imaginative, funny and bold tales. ![]() ![]() School Library Journal (starred review)Ī singsongy storytime delight with most welcome and empowering representation. ![]() In blocks of color reminiscent of stained glass, illustrations by Mohammed ( Super Mom) emphasize robust motion and reverberating sounds, centering the way Emmalene perceives the world - combining with onomatopoeic text to create an adventurous symphony for the senses. Susan Marie Swanson, Award-winning Poet and AuthorĪn eye-catching, toe-tapping celebration of the melodies in everyday sounds. I have been reading Bernstroms work with delight for a good while. ![]() Song in the City is a delightful book about experiencing delight-and finding a way to share it with someone we love. Award-winning author Daniel Bernstrom and critically acclaimed illustrator Brandon James. ![]() ![]() ![]() Did Carl Iverson kill Crystal Hagen and, if not, who did? It is through this plot line that the reader comes to know Carl and learn about the events that occurred in his past. The vehicle story line (the external plot) is the mystery. In my mind, I envisioned two stories running parallel to one another, but that also intersect as Joe Talbert completes his journey. ![]() When asked what the book was about, Eskens said, “‘The Life We Bury’ ultimately is a story about people dealing with guilt. In this interview, Eskens discusses “The Life We Bury” and how it came into being. He also didn’t expect to hear from readers whose hearts were touched by the book. “ The Life We Bury,” however, has been nominated for “Best First Novel” by Mystery Writers of America. When Allen Eskens decided to become a novelist, he never expected to be nominated for an Edgar with his first book. ![]() ![]() ![]() And ultimately, about how he is a biological creature that has autonomy over his own body. About how pooping is natural part of being a human. About how he uses his nose to smells things. This is one of the things that makes this book great: it teaches A about his body. Different shapes, different colors, and even different smells.” At that last part, he wrinkled up his nose and pretended to sniff the book, then he turned and grinned at me. On Thursday morning, as I was reading the book to him (trying to calm him down because he woke up in a FOUL mood), we got to a page when it talked about how “different animals make different kinds of poop. As the book says, “all living things eat, so everyone poops.” There are one-hump camels pooping two-hump camels pooping gorillas, pigs, pelicans, and bugs pooping. ![]() To be fair, I think that’s part of the reason A likes it: there are lots of animals. It’s literally a book about pooping, complete with illustrations of turds hanging out of people’s butts. My husband went to a library book sale (the kind when all of the old books are 25 cents), and came back with Taro Gomi’s Everyone Poops. ![]() Well, today, we’re talking about Storytime & Poop. I’ve done a mini-series on this blog called ‘Storytime & …”: Storytime & avoiding colorblindness, Storytime & decentralizing manhood, and Storytime & naming Whiteness. New favorite book alert! New favorite book alert! A has a new favorite book, and I’m loving it, too. ![]() ![]() Amid the chaos and heartbreak, Eva will have to decide whom to trust and how far she will go to protect those she loves. And the danger that finds her threatens everything she holds dear. In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Eva and her fellow nurses band together for the immense duty of keeping the American wounded alive. ![]() ![]() ![]() Clark is a navy intelligence officer, and he warns her that the United States won’t be able to hold off joining the war for long, but nothing can prepare them for the surprise attack that will change the world they know. Eva’s past-and the future she’s trying to create-means that she’s not free to follow her heart. Clark Spencer, a man to whom she is drawn but who clearly has secrets of his own. ![]() Newly enlisted as an Army Corps nurse, Eva is stunned by the splendor she experiences aboard the steamship SS Lurline even more so by Lt. November, 1941. She’s never even seen the ocean before, but Eva Cassidy has her reasons for making the crossing to Hawaii, and they run a lot deeper than escaping a harsh Michigan winter. ![]() ![]() ![]() “An immersive, satisfying read. When has Maas not churned out a best-seller? Her ongoing Throne of Glass series is enormously popular, and this sequel in an equally devoured new series is primed for similar success.” - Booklist on A COURT OF MIST AND FURY The 1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series is brought to life in this stunning new coloring book. “he world is exquisitely crafted, the large cast of secondary characters fleshed out, the action intense, and the twist ending surprising, heartrending, and, as always, sure to guarantee readers' return. ![]() A flawless sequel that will once again leave us desperately clamoring for more, more, more.” - USA Today on A COURT OF MIST AND FURY “A thrilling game changer that's fiercely romantic, irresistibly sexy and hypnotically magical. the clamor for a sequel will be deafening” -starred review, Booklist on A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES ![]() Enchanting, spellbinding and imaginative.” - USA Today on A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES ![]() Maas delivers what may be her best work to date in the fairy tale-inspired A Court of Thorns and Roses. This is not a book to be missed!” - Huffington Post on A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES Not to be missed!” - USA Today on A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES A true page-turner, A Court of Thorns and Roses will envelop you in its telling, intriguing and delighting you in turn. A Court of Thorns and Roses Coloring Book ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So Aelia pretends to be a mortal woman who is fleeing an abusive family. During a run-in with Orsina, she is trapped in a mortal body, rendering her unable to leave Inthya.Īelia is found by Orsina again, but this time Orsina does not recognize her in her new body. The Order of the Sun has classified her as a chaos goddess, meaning that her worship has been outlawed. But after two years of fighting monsters and demons and evil gods, she does not seem to be any closer to her goal – or ever returning home.Īelia is the Goddess of Caprice, the personification of poor decision-making. She has been ordered to leave her home and travel around Vesolda in search of a great evil she is supposedly destined to destroy. Orsina of Melidrie is a paladin of the Order of the Sun, sworn to drive out corruption and chaos wherever she finds it. ![]() |