![]() ![]() A quirky charmer." - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "Metafictional flourishes keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." - Horn Book Magazine "Potter's voice is distinguished by sharp, humorous, and poignant observations. The sibling dynamics-alternately testy and touching-are believable, as are the wonderfully odd characters from the hulking taxidermist Saint George to the ethereal Sultan of Juwi. I shivered with the wonderful deliciousness of it all., "The story is fresh, funny and surprising. ![]() The story itself is smart-almost deceptively so-and with the many layers, I can easily see this appealing to middle school kids. Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio., Metafictional flourishes keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate., Dark, delicious, biting, sarcastic, arch, and smart. ![]() ![]() Potter's voice is distinguished by sharp, humorous, and poignant observations. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “Remarkable…Kate Quinn is a master at crafting an intoxicating, well-balanced blend of immersive period details and deft character work. Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC-until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness.īut when an old enemy from Mila’s past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life.īased on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever. ![]() When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper-a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. ![]() ![]() In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son-but Hitler’s invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Commanding a Navy hydroplane through a terrible storm. The cause: What is happening in Walter’s real life before he daydreams? The effect: What is his daydream? The resolution: What brings him back to reality?Ĩ Dream Cause Effect Resolution (1) The sound of the car engine reminds him of a ship’s engine. Point of view = Third person limited omniscientĤ Themes Masculinity Versions of Reality Identityĥ Read Ben Stiller reading the beginning of the story: tory/life/books/9/ walter-mitty-listen/ /Ħ Reflect What is the secret in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty? What is the title referring to? Who is Walter keeping a secret from? What aspects of Walter’s life are his fantasies compensating for? What are the major differences between Walter in real life and Walter in his fantasy life? Theme Focus: Masculinity How would you describe Walter in a nutshell after watching the movie trailer, and then reading the story? Walter’s final dream… World War II Presentation on theme: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"- Presentation transcript:Ģ Prediction Write a paragraph predicting what the story is about based on the terms on your handout.Īuthors write about universal behaviors in order to create characters and situations that have universal appeal James Thurber was a humorist who liked to write about peculiarities and quirks of behavior he found in humanity Created a character whose daydreams contrast dramatically and comically with his actual life. ![]() ![]() The story is enriched with numerous references to Mann's own biography as well as the socio-political conditions in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. The book tells the story of the German composer Adrian Leverkühn, born in 1885, who enters into a pact with the devil to obtain musical genius in exchange for renouncing the warmth of love. With his novel, which he had worked on in his California exile since 1943, Mann followed up his Joseph tetralogy with his long-held intention of writing his own rendition of the Faust material. Thomas Mann’s great late-career work Doktor Faustus was published in German in 1947 by the émigré publishing house Bermann-Fischer in Stockholm.
![]() ![]() Will James ever reveal the true man beneath the outer shell? And can Emma discover her own worthiness before it's too late? Length: Full-Length (70,000 words) Heat Level: Sizzling This book is the first in bestselling The 1797 Club series. When her father returns, threatening her with a terrible future, their courtship swiftly becomes all too real. He agrees but is quickly taken aback by how easy everything is with Emma. She asks him to pretend he's interested in her just long enough to gain the attention of others. ![]() She decides to take a wild chance and ask the help of her friend Meg's brother James. A longtime wallflower with an absentee father who is a scandal waiting to happen, she needs to marry. /rebates/2faudiobook2f4297158132fThe-Other-Duke&. ![]() But he has full-throatedly declared he will never marry and no one understands why. He even formed the 1797 Club, consisting of ten men who would all be dukes. ![]() The Dukes are coming! The wild and charismatic Duke of Abernathe is the kind of friend anyone would wish to have. Piqsels Duke Emperor GordonFluffy Wobbles Bertha Curvy Dumpling Fat Mama Juicy. The first book of the much anticipated 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestselling author Jess Michaels. Some of the other stores names were blatantly rude like, Fat Girls. ![]() ![]() ![]() He makes her feel like there can be life after Ellie’s disappearance, and she begins to think she might be able to move on. She’s lost her husband, her other kids barely speak to her, and every time she sees someone who looks like Ellie, she flashes back to the day her 13-year-old girl went to the library to study and never came home.Ī post shared by Off the Shelf on at 7:29am PDTīut, as all great stories do, the appearance of a new man in Laurel’s life puts the wheels in motion for her to find some closure. Ten years after the disappearance of her daughter Ellie, Laurel is still broken. THEN SHE WAS GONE begins as many other books do, with a parent distraught over a missing child. ![]() ![]() Honestly, if you have a friend who can guess the end of THEN SHE WAS GONE, stop being friends with that person. Two days later, I get a text from her, taking a stab at how it ended. So when she asked me what she should read next, I practically threw THEN SHE WAS GONE at her. She’d read pretty much every woman’s thriller you could think of-“girl looking for another girl’s killer” thrillers, “girl looking for her missing child” thrillers, “girl knowing something has gone wrong and no one will listen” thrillers, even “girl is a brilliant but fallen detective who fights against her own stereotype” thrillers-and every time she would guess the ending. I had a friend who was notoriously hard to please, readingwise. ![]() ![]() (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. In his first adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. A Study in Scarlet is one of the weirder Sherlock Holmes stories its strange final section, told in recollection by our murderer, is set in Mormon Utah which perhaps is why it slipped by. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer's history. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. Introduction by Anne Perry Includes newly commissioned endnotes In 1887, a young Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, creating an international icon in the quick-witted sleuth Sherlock Holmes.In this very first Holmes mystery, the detective introduces himself to Dr. ![]() Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the scene of a murder. ![]() Read by Laurie Anne Walden.Ī Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. LibriVox recording of A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The two boys set out to stop the sineater and to end the religious madness that is sweeping the town, only to discover that they may be seeking the wrong enemy. When death and mutilation begin to be visited on anyone who has dealings with Joel's family, Missy blames the sineater and mounts a crusade against him and his kin. Though Joel is universally ostracized, Burke Campbell, the nephew of the sect's leader, Missy Campbell, befriends him in defiance of his aunt, whose mumbo jumbo he despises. Young Joel Barker lives with a special stigma: his father, Avery, is the ``sineater,'' chosen by their Blue Ridge Mountain religious sect to live alone in the woods and bear the sins of the community's dead. Winner of England's Bram Stoker Award, Massie's first novel works better as a convincing and original story about the potential horrors of backwoods religious fervor than as a traditional supernatural thriller. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Refining Fire (Michael Sykes)" from Best of Homecoming 2017 "Praise the Lord - (with Russ Taff)" from New Orleans Homecoming DVD ![]() "Make It Real - (with Mark Lowry)" from Nashville Homecoming "Living By Faith - (with Squire Parsons/Charlotte Ritchie/Sheri Easter/Devin McGlamery)" from Joy In My Heart "Jonah, Job & Moses - (with The Oak Ridge Boys)" from Nashville Homecoming "Jerusalem - (with The Hoppers)" from Live From Toronto "Jerusalem - (with The Hoppers)" from Jerusalem "It's Shouting Time in Heaven" from All-Time Favorite Songs & Performances Vol. "It Is Well With My Soul - (with Guy Penrod/David Phelps)" from Jerusalem "I Thirst (Mom's Song) (Live) - (Mark Lowry/The Martins)" from Best of Homecoming 2017 "I Have Returned - (with Sue Dodge/Mike Allen)" from Israel Homecoming "Heroes - (with The Isaacs)" from Jerusalem "He Is Jehovah - (with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound/Mike Allen/Stephen Hill/Reggie Smith/Wesley pritchard)" from Jerusalem "Easter Song - (with Mike Allen/Reggie & Lady Love Smith/Charlotte Ritchie)" from Israel Homecoming "Can't Stop Talkin' About Him - (with The Gaither Vocal Band)" from Jerusalem ![]() "Because He Lives - (with Ben Speer/Guy Penrod)" from Israel Homecoming "Awesome God - (with Mike Lowery/Marshall Hall/Jessy Dixon)" from Israel Homecoming "Amazing Grace (Buddy Greene, Russ Taff & The Booth Brothers)" from Positively Gaither ![]() ![]() So with a setup so perfect, inspired by one of the most famous run of Eternals, written by one of the most famous fantasy/sci-fi writers ever, I have to wonder: why didn’t they use it?! This story also allows the audience to more organically discover the world of the Eternals right alongside our heroes, something the film seriously bungled through its endless series of clunky expository scenes. From there, he sets out to find the others. ![]() The 2nd snap gives Ikaris all his memories back. ![]() “Now that the Eternals are out of commission, I can more easily acquire the stones without their interference.”Īnd the THREE snaps on earth are a perfect explanation for their reawakening. It even explains why Thanos waited so long to get all the stones. It explains why they sat out the battle of New York, Ultron, and Thanos, who they absolutely would’ve been aware of. This setup solves nearly all the plot holes created by the late introduction of the Eternals in the MCU. And the story goes from there as Ikaris tries to reawaken all the Eternals, stop the deviants, and solve the mystery of their mind wipe. Mark Curry is an med student in residency at Bellevue’s ER when he’s approached one night by Ikaris who tells him he’s actually an immortal super being created by space gods and charged with protecting humanity, he’s just had his mind wiped. In it, the Eternals don’t remember who they are. This is not a gripe (I mean it is) but rather a very sincere question: why didn’t they use this story? ![]() |