![]() To aid her are her martial arts and a peachwood sword, her burning paper talismans, and a wisecracking spirit in the form of a human eyeball tucked away in her pocket. When a sorcerer cripples her father, terrible plans are set in motion, and only Li-lin can stop them. Her spiritual visions and the death of her husband bring shame to Li-lin and her father-and shame is not something this immigrant family can afford. Li-lin, the daughter of a renowned Daoshi exorcist, is a young widow burdened with yin eyes-the unique ability to see the spirit world. ![]() About the Book Its the end of the nineteenth century in San Franciscos Chinatown, and ghost hunters from the Maoshan traditions of Daoism keep malevolent spiritual forces at bay. ![]()
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![]() ![]() That was sort of how it all started with Rush. Until one night when he demanded I get in his car so he could drive me home because he didn’t want me walking in the dark. Especially when he not only owns your place of employment but inherited half of the town. I should add-especially when the guy is your sexy, tattooed God of a boss. A guy you can’t have when you’ll be leaving at the end of the season. How to screw up a great summer in the Hamptons: Fall for the one guy with a dark leather jacket, scruff on his face, and intense eyes that doesn’t fit in with the rest of the tony looking crowd. How to kick off a great summer in the Hamptons: Snag a gorgeous rental on the beach. ![]() We are thrilled to bring you the cover from New York Times Bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, REBEL HEIR the first book in a new, sexy duet releasing on April 9th!ĬOVER CREDITS: Model: Micah Truitt Photographer: Leonardo Corredor Cover designer: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative ![]() ![]() Visits to Avonlea and the famously wacky Wonderland tea party lead Tilly to the truth: She comes from a family of bookwanderers, people who use the “natural magic of books” to travel inside works of literature and bring characters into the real world. The school holidays stretch out before her, and Tilly wants some excitement, but, as she laments, “No one has proper adventures in real life.” Tilly gets the adventure of a lifetime when Anne Shirley and Alice, her favorite book characters, appear in the shop. The 11-year-old bibliophile has been raised by her maternal grandparents, proprietors of Pages & Co., a cozy north London bookshop. Matilda Pages’ mother disappeared without a trace when she was a baby, and her father died before she was born. ![]() This debut is the first in a new series about an English girl with a special ability. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Creech includes the full text of the play, Rumpopo's Porch, in the back of the book. How can Leo convince his father that, like the old man in the play, he needs to talk about Rosaria to heal the hole she left in his life? Through the parallel dramas of the play and his chaotic home life, Leo begins to understand the importance of stories and our need to share them, whether they are treasured memories or future dreams. Could it be the mysterious Aunt Rosaria no one speaks of? As he tries to untangle this family mystery, he is also preparing for his school play-a tale of an old man whose life is revived by weaving his childhood memories into stories for his neighbors. In it, he reads that his careworn parent used to dream of being a dancer, a writer, a famous athlete, just like Leo! He also discovers a photo of his father's family that includes an unfamiliar girl in the background. One rainy day in the attic, he discovers his father's teenage journal. Leo's family calls him "Sardine" because the quiet twelve year old often finds himself sandwiched between his more outgoing siblings. Sharon Creech explores the hopes and longings of an introspective middle child from a boisterous Italian clan in this humorous, character-driven novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was 22 when I saw that scene of Omar kissing Brandon, and it floored me. And now, the audience learned that he was gay, not as the crux of a plot twist played up for shock, but in a subtle moment of affection. ![]() He’d been established as a snarling Rambo who struck fear in the hearts of everyone who heard his name in Baltimore. As the scene progresses, Omar and Brandon tenderly play with each other’s fingers, leading to Omar delivering a light forehead kiss and a tender caress of his chin.īy this point in the series, we’d already watched Omar, trademark shotgun in tow, and his posse rob a drug house. The second member, John, looks on uncomfortably. One of the men, Brandon, is under Omar’s arm, his head leaning on Omar’s chest. About 15 minutes into the third episode of The Wire, Omar Little is sitting on a stoop with two of his crew members. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, there are some VERY good twists in the book with at least three characters hiding their wolflike personalities in sheep’s clothing which delivers some good sucker punches. The dialogue is a mixed bag to with some feeling unnatural and inauthentic. This is deployed throughout and whilst you do get some juicy revelations it is a bit disjointed. The unlikely character of Peyk, a sort of handyman, turns out to be the only one who sees people and events as they really are and it transpires he’s a bit of a weed assisted philosopher! Throughout the book for the main characters you get a chunk of the present day and then some backstory from a year or so ago. There are some interesting ones with intriguing backgrounds and considering there are so many the author does a good job at giving insights into them. Every single one of them is faking in in some way shape or form, most are running or hiding from something which is often huge.įirst of all, there’s no getting away from the fact there are a lot of characters to get your head around and it takes a while to familiarise yourself with them. Rerelease of ‘Welcome to whoever you are’ which I enjoy much more second time around - go figure!!! The novel has a good premise with a disparate bunch of people from various corners of the world ‘washing up’ at a rundown hostel in Venice Beach. ![]() ![]() ![]() As one gets into the latter chapters, it starts to look like Jake can’t get his client off the charges. ![]() Grisham has set himself quite a plot to resolve. Jake seems to be emotionally un-impacted by the event, not only because he refuses to press charges but blithely la-di-das through his life without a concern in the world for the possibility of more retribution, not only for himself but his wife and young daughter. ![]() In once scene he’s attacked by two men who beat the living crap out of him, sending him to the hospital. Jake Brigance goes through a lot of changes but they seem to be ripples, not waves, in his life. Where’s the editor? And why didn’t one of them catch Grisham referring to the main character as Jack on page 44? I know it’s a good idea to recapitulate some salient points as plot reminders for the reader, but Grisham almost seems to have forgotten he had already written about the subject. Even worse, the author repeats descriptions of people or events over and over, sometimes almost verbatim. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Then here is a crocodile ready for the pot.” The boy ran off and returned with the men of the village, who helped him to kill the crocodile. “And do your parents?” He said yes again. “Do you like crocodile meat?” asked the rabbit. ![]() Then along came a plump rabbit who said, “Well, I can’t give a good opinion without seeing this matter as it happened from the beginning.” Grumbling, the crocodile opened his mouth to tell him-and the boy jumped out to safety on the riverbank. Next to pass by was an old horse, who had the same opinion. When the boy asked his opinion, the donkey said, “Now that I’m old and can no longer work, my master has driven me out for the leopards to get me!” “See?” said the crocodile. “That is the way of the world.” The boy refused to believe that, so the crocodile agreed not to swallow him without getting an opinion from the first three witnesses to pass by. ![]() “Of course,” said the crocodile out of the corner of his mouth. “Is this how you repay my goodness-with badness?” cried the boy. So the boy went up to the crocodile-and instantly was seized by the teeth in that long mouth. And she would begin in the way that all Mandinka storytellers began: “At this certain time, in this certain village, lived this certain person.” It was a small boy, she said, of about their rains, who walked to the riverbank one day and found a crocodile trapped in a net. ” “Please!” the children would chorus, wriggling in anticipation. “Surrounded by them, she would growl, “Let me tell a story. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We travel to Japan to board the ships that hunt whales and delve into the deepest seas to discover how plastic pollution pervades our earth’s undersea environment. In Fathoms, we learn about whales so rare they have never been named, whale songs that sweep across hemispheres in annual waves of popularity, and whales that have modified the chemical composition of our planet’s atmosphere. ![]() Fathoms: The World in the Whale is “a work of bright and careful genius” (Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author of On Trails), one that blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? How has whale culture been both understood and changed by human technology? What can observing whales teach us about the complexity, splendor, and fragility of life on earth? When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardĪ “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” ( The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship with other species. Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. ![]() ![]() with the light-speed pacing and death-defying maneuvering fans have come to expect." - Booklist Praise for I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 : "Informative and breathlessly paced." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for I Survived The Attacks of Septem: " crafts a dramatic, emotionally intense tale that takes account of 9/11's physical and emotional costs - short- and long-term - while ending on an upward beat." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 : "Expressive illustrations capture the drama of the storm and its aftermath, but the book's real power comes from its exploration of what it means to be a hero." - Booklist Praise for I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 : "A gripping story that will hold the interest of reluctant readers." - School Library Journal, Praise for I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 : "Tarshis successfully blends historical fact with an involving narrative." - School Library Journal Praise for I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 : "Tarshis serves up another gripping adventure. ![]() Praise for I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 : "Tarshis successfully blends historical fact with an involving narrative." - School Library Journal Praise for I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 : "Tarshis serves up another gripping adventure. ![]() |