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Grave sight book series5/30/2023 ![]() Since then, Harper’s scratched out a living selling her services to anyone with a checkbook. The series lasted for four novels, although the popularity of the first story resulted in it being adapted for a three-part graphic novel. ![]() This was the first book to feature Harper Connelly whose job is to find dead people. ![]() Because for the living it’s always urgent ― even if the dead can wait forever.Īt the age of 15, Harper Connelly was struck by lightning, an event that gave her the ability to find the dead and see how they died. On October 4, 2005, Charlaine Harris released Grave Sight. Traveling with her step-brother, Tolliver, as manager and sometime-bodyguard, she’s become an expert at getting in, getting paid, and getting out fast. The way Harper sees it, she’s providing a service to the dead while bringing some closure to the living ― but she’s used to most people treating her like a blood-sucking leech. ![]() She can sense the final location of a person who’s passed, and share their very last moment. Acclaimed New York Times Bestselling author Charlaine Harris, the writer of the Sookie Stackhouse series, has joined the Dynamite Entertainment family with the first book of her hit Harper Connelly series, Grave Sight.įor the past five years, readers have been thrilled by the Harper Connelly series which follows a woman who has what you might call a strange job: she finds dead people. ![]()
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Aba nakakabasa5/30/2023 ![]() In the end, he’s convinced by the thought of seeing a certain “special someone” (Andi Eigenmann), who was an integral part of his growing-up years. Insecure of how his life turned out, he decides to skip the celebration – but friends Ulo (Vandolph Quizon) and Portia (Meg Imperial) aren’t having it. ![]() ![]() The narrative traces the story of the 30-something teacher who is faced with the dilemma of wanting to attend an elementary school homecoming, but having little confidence to face his successful batchmates. The story of Roberto Ong (Jericho Rosales) is set way after the last school bell has rung. His first book ABNKKBSNPLAko?! (Aba, Nakakabasa Na Pala Ako?!) has now come to the big screen – a trip from the blissful days of elementary to the angst-filled times of high school, all the way to the defining moments in the grown-up world. MANILA, Philippines – “ Ang cool nito!” (This is cool!), exclaimed the elusive author Bob Ong in his message read in the February 6 press conference for his novel turned film ABNKKBSNPLAko?!Īlthough the bestselling author has been keeping his indentity a mystery, Bob Ong had earned a following for his social commentary, hidden under the guise of witty anecdotes about Pinoy life. ![]()
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How to train your dragon author5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s a young Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus. Toothless (in books 1–12) is Hiccup’s hunting-dragon.He sets out to prove his brilliance and cleverness. Hiccup has a reputation for being a weak and ill-minded man. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (in books 1–12) is the son of Viking chief Stoick the Vast.The characters in the book series are either humans (Vikings) or dragons. Characters in the How to Train Your Dragon books There’s a film trilogy based on the books, created by Dreamworks Animation. The events of the books take place in a fictional Viking world, where the protagonist Hiccup goes through a series of adventures to become a hero. The series was published by Hodder Children’s Books in the time period from 2004 to 2015. The How to Train your Dragon books are a set of 12 dragon books written for children by the British author Cressida Cowell. ![]()
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A head full of ghosts by paul tremblay5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.įifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. With John, Marjorie's father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts' plight. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. To her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie's descent into madness. The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. ![]()
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Laura by vera caspary5/30/2023 ![]() OK it's time for the 20 somethings, gen X-ers etc to take a quick view into their grandparents or great grands generation.there is more than "Singing in the Rain" and other musicals. ![]() It's wonderful to read-and even more wonderful to listen to the Audible recording. LAURA Caspary, Vera Published by Dell, 1961 Seller: Rob & June Edwards, Salem, U.S.A. ![]() And the 's so eloquent (Hiya babe) (Whaddar you, copper or a private dick?) and so on. Page boy hairdos, nylons with eases up the back, everyone smoking, heavy eyebrow makeup on all the woman and men wore hats everywhere. As a college student, I first read the novel and was charmed by the view into my parents life in their early 20s. Vera Caspary, an acclaimed American writer of novels, plays, short stories and screenplays, was born in Chicago in 1899. ![]() ![]() I was pretty much raised on this novel.my mom loved it and being born in 1943, the time when I was born, I may be the only toddler who was read "Laura" before bedtime! I saw the movie in my early teens when a 15th year anniversary showing was held at Graumans Chinese Theatre ( the original name) where the movie premiered in Hollywood. ![]()
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Soundless by Richelle Mead5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() A handsome miner with a revolutionary spirit accompanies Fei on her quest, bringing with him new risks and the possibility of romance. She sets out to uncover what’s happened to her and to fight the dangers threatening her village. Until one night, Fei is awoken by a searing noise. Fei and all the people she loves are plunged into crisis, with nothing to look forward to but darkness and starvation. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. ![]()
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Homegoing author5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She's only 26, yet she writes with authority about history and pulls her readers deep into her characters' lives through the force of her empathetic imagination. Gyasi's lyric and versatile language makes all the difference. In the end, the two separate family sagas merge into one, back in the place where it all began.Īs plots go, this is one is pretty formulaic, but one of the achievements of Yaa Gyasi's debut novel, Homegoing, is that, although it's patterned on the "same-old, same-old" narrative blueprint that's framed many a blockbuster, the feel of her novel is mostly sophisticated, rather than pre-fab. Some of their descendants are in Africa, some are in America some are free, some are enslaved. How?Īfter two half sisters are separated, we follow their family lines over the course of two centuries through a series of short stories. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Homegoing Author Yaa Gyasi ![]()
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A Dragon for Christmas by M.D. Neu5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() There are suggestions at the end of the book to start the talks. Don’t miss the opportunity to engage in lovely conversations with the little ones while reading this book. He feels he should be sad for giving away all his gifts, but feels surprisingly happy and peaceful for helping others in need.ĭo you see what I mean? The stories and fabulous illustrations are entertaining and easy for young readers to manage on their own. On his way home he discovers others that need his gifts more than he does. ![]() In the last tale, Dragon goes shopping to buy Christmas gifts for himself. This works great until he loses his coat. Poor Dragon keeps losing his mittens so he buys clips to attach them to his coat. ![]() The only problem is he can’t stop eating the candies until he has ruined his wreath. Next, he creates a Christmas wreath from wire, tape, and chocolate candy. He decides to decorate it where it stands to save the tree, yet he can view it from his window. Each of the little stories are fun and offer deeper talking points if you want to utilize them.ĭragon searches for his perfect Christmas tree and when he finds it, it’s too beautiful to cut down. The grandsons and I enjoyed this book so much. This fabulous little Holiday book should be in every family library! ![]()
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How to survive a plague by david france5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Inspiring, uplifting and necessary reading' - Steve Silberman author of Neurotribes, Financial Times. 'This superbly written chronicle will stand as a towering work in its field' - Sunday Times. Weaving together the stories of dozens of individuals, this is an insider's account of a pivotal moment in our history and one that changed the way that medical science is practised worldwide. Not since the publication of Randy Shilts's now classic And the Band Played On in 1987 has a book sought to measure the AIDS plague in such brutally human, intimate, and soaring terms. Around the globe, the 15.8 million people taking anti-AIDS drugs today are alive thanks to their efforts. How to Survive a Plague by David France is the riveting, powerful and profoundly moving story of the AIDS epidemic and the grass-roots movement of activists, many of them facing their own life-or-death struggles, who grabbed the reins of scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. As befits a Greek tragedy, France ends on a note of pathos, returning to the story with which he begins his book: the mysterious death of Spencer Cox, Harrington’s right-hand man who is widely. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT non-fiction. Winner of The Green Carnation Prize for LGBTQ literature. Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Featuring such notorious names as Claudius, Tiberius and Commodus, this book retells all of the most eye-opening accounts of imperial misdeeds, drawing on many original Roman sources. From the death of Julius Caesar in 44BC to the fall of Rome in 476AD, Dark History of the Roman Emperors presents a wry and witty look at five centuries of Roman mayhem, murder, incest, infanticide, sadism, sexual depravity and madness. Rome rejoiced when many emperors died, only to find that they hated the next one just as much. If not mad enough already, he also gave one of his horses a place on the senate. A Dark History : The Roman Emperors: From Julius Caesar to the Fall of Rome Hardcover – Januby Michael Kerriganįive of the first eleven emperors of Rome were assassinated and another two killed themselves rather than face the fury of their subjects. ![]() |