![]() ![]() ![]() Stacker compiled a list of books set in California from Goodreads. Whether a writer sets a tale in the town where they went to college or spent part of their childhood-like Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History” and its New England arts school setting and the almost-factual small town of Jo Ann Beard’s “In Zanesville,” respectively-or crafts a story that follows a social or political theme to a location they know little about but lay narrative claim to anyway, the world is rife with books known, loved, and respected that also capture the essence of place-books where setting itself is one of the strongest characters. Of course, there are certainly exceptions. The connection, from a writerly standpoint, is deeper than that-their work, nearly all of it, is set in “their” state. What makes authors like these inextricably associated with a particular state is not simply the matter of their having been born there or choosing to live there. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Their road trip (destination: Wallachia, a German euphemism for “the middle of nowhere” also a region of Romania) is peopled by unexpected, often bizarre, largely benign characters who deepen Mike’s appreciation for humanity and life. Tschick, meanwhile, is a badly dressed Russian immigrant who often shows up to school reeking of alcohol and who is also given to profound leaps of psychological insight. Mike’s rich interior life-he meditates on beauty and the meaning of life and spins self-mocking fantasies of himself as a great essayist-hasn’t translated well to the flirtatious physical swagger required by 8th grade. Just as he’s watering the lawn, imagining himself lord of a very small manor in suburban Berlin, class reject Tschick shows up in a “borrowed” old Soviet-era car, and the boys hatch a plan to hit the road. ![]() ![]() Mike Klingenberg has just finished another boring, socially awkward year in middle school and is staring down a solitary two-week stint at home, thanks to his mother’s latest round of rehab and his father’s “business trip” with a suspiciously attractive personal assistant. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Reminiscent of the Chronicles of Narnia, Elizabeth Goudge, or a child's version of Life of Pi. this exquisite, beautifully illustrated middle-grade novel explodes with raw anguish, magic and hope, and readers will clutch it to their chests and not want to let go."- Shelf Awareness, Starred Review ![]() " Endearing characters, metaphors for life and death, and a slow revelation of the horrors of war give this slim novel a surprising amount of heft."- Booklist, Starred Review The horse, named Foxfire, is hiding from a dark and sinister force-a Black Horse who hunts by colorless moonlight. If Emmaline is to keep him from finding her new friend, she must surround Foxfire with treasures of brilliant shades. But where can Emmaline find color in a world of gray? One morning, Emmaline climbs over the wall of the hospital’s abandoned gardens and discovers something incredible: a white horse with a broken wing has left the mirror-world and entered her own. ![]() ![]() There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital -the mirrors that reflect the elegant rooms once home to a princess, now filled with sick children. "Deserves a spot on the shelf next to the most beloved children's classics -yes, even The Secret Garden." - Shelf Awareness, Starred Reviewĭescribed as "reminiscent of the Chronicles of Narnia" in a starred review, The Secret Horses of Briar Hill shows readers everywhere that there is color in our world -they just need to know where to look. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whenever I’ve needed a specialist, I simply turned to him and asked who was the one he trusted the most. ![]() The most notable is that every time I’ve had medical care-childbirth, gallbladder surgery, emergency care, hysterectomy-I’ve done so at my husband’s place of work, meaning he knew everyone and exactly how to navigate the system to ensure I had the best care. It’s an interesting thing to be married to a hospital pharmacist. ![]() But my husband also started out at a small community hospital, a critical access hospital in fact, which meant there were some quirky things from his experience I was dying to include, at least in spirit. ![]() My husband has been a clinical pharmacist for years, and I know simply from dinner table conversation that hospital workplaces are full of enough conflict and drama to fill a publishing house. I’ve always wanted to write a medical romance series. Thanks so much for having me today! I’m here to talk about my latest novel and first installment in the Copper Point: Medical series, The Doctor’s Secret, available now from Dreamspinner Press. Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words is happy to host Heidi Cullinan here today talking about writing medical romances, and her latest novel, The Doctor’s Secret! Welcome, Heidi! The Doctor’s Secret (Copper Point Medical #1) by Heidi Cullinan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, friends, I promise you, this is the best boy next door story I’ve read maybe ever. The families used to be close with one another, but a secret falling out has led to them not speaking at all. And the other family owns some sort of health medical practice, where the father is embarrassed to be so close to a sex shop, while the mother and daughter do not care in the slightest. One family is two sapphic women and their son, who own a sex shop, unapologetically. ![]() Friends, this made my heart so very happy, and now I just want to read any and everything that Jenn Bennett has written and will write.īasically, this is a story about two families, who live right next to each other, who also have places of business right next to each other. From the beautiful romance, to the masterful different family dynamic depictions, to just having a story that made me smile on almost every page. Best YA Contemporary I’ve read ever? Perhaps. Sometimes it can even be filled with extraordinary potential.”īest YA Contemporary I’ve read all year? Yes. And the best part about it is that it's unfinished. But I wouldn't change the route, because we walked it together, even when we were apart. ![]() It's years in the making, and it's messy and convoluted, some of it even tragic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharrett, who has written widely about both comic book literature and religion, traces the modern exploration of religion to the 1980s, “where various talented writers like Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Art Spiegelman and many others showed that you could make the medium respectable and take on these moral and political issues without denigrating them.” What’s different is the serious, usually non-judgmental examination of core Judeo-Christian themes in mature stories. Using comic books as a popular medium to pass on ethical, even religious, values is nothing new, said Christopher Sharrett, a professor of communication and film studies at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. ![]() ![]() ![]() Until then, he does not exist.”) provides his nickname around the office - and the name of the series: “The Atheist.” Sharpe’s rigid devotion to rationalism (“If your God falls out of Heaven tomorrow I’ll walk up, shake his hand, tug his beard, ask him who shot JFK, and then I’ll know God. One of the more talked-about comic book debuts in recent years was the introduction last year of Antoine Sharpe, a government agent who rejects all things supernatural, by Desperado Publishing and Image Comics. For a character you can’t even see, God does seem to pop up all over the place in the comic book universe. Comic books from edgier alternative publishers and adult-oriented graphic novels have explored explicitly religious ideas for several decades, but what’s striking is how often such themes have been appearing lately in the most mainstream of publications. ![]() ![]() ![]() They mesh a bit too easily, Mary is a bit too understanding of Crabbe. She reeks of convenience from her introduction, she acts like a magical balm to every problem Crabbe faces. Mary, one part Yoda and one part Princess Leia, is problematic. This may be explained away a feature of the first-person narrative but it feels like lazy or stunted writing. The lack of a central antagonist is alternatively realistic and frustrating the conflict is externalized only in nature rather than in another character. The theme of self-discovery is well explored and the atmosphere and mood is effectively established and modulated However, the supporting cast is paper-thin which leaves the story feeling a bit one dimensional. ![]() A great ya novel with a relatable protagonist and breathtaking descriptions. ![]() ![]() ![]() Marriage was the only way to ensure that the families wouldn’t retaliate against one another. Each family would offer up one of their daughters as a sacrifice to their enemies. Should this attempt fail, then their annihilation was all but inevitable. As the leaders of the most influential crime families in the world, they recognized that a cease-fire was the only way to guarantee their endurance. In the most unlikely scenarios, six families came together in an undisclosed location to negotiate a peace treaty. Soldiers, kin, and innocent lives were lost on all sides, and the inevitable extinction of the Mafioso way of life was fast approaching. From both sides of the globe, blood was spilled in the name of honor, while the brutal carnage each family bestowed upon the other was anything but noble. Through recent decades, in the midst of civil evolution, an ancient war was being fought. ![]() However, the same cannot be said when dealing with their enemies. These are the codes of conduct of every mafia family. ![]() None hold this way of life more sacred than made men. Creating chaos and bloodshed is preferable to being subjected to vapid dialogues of peaceful negotiation. The thirst for vengeance and retribution has always prevailed over turning the other cheek to one’s enemies. ![]() Since the dawn of time, waging war on those who have wronged us has been embedded in the very fiber of mankind’s true nature. ![]() ![]() They become swept up in a whirlwind romance, but neither Aqib nor Lucrio know whether their love can survive all the hardships the world has to throw at them Cataloging source YDXCP Wilson, Kai Ashante Dewey number 813.6 Index no index present LC call number PS3623. His heart has been captured by a handsome Daluçan soldier named Lucrio. Select Language, Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic. ![]() Aqib bgm Sadiqi, fourth-cousin to the royal family and son of the Master of Beasts, has more mortal and pressing concerns. Novellas: Recommendations For Getting Over A Slump Review: A Taste of Honey. As the royalty negotiates over trade routes and public services, the divinity seeks arcane assistance among the local gods. Language eng Summary Long after the Towers left the world but before the dragons came to Daluça, the emperor brought his delegation of gods and diplomats to Olorum. ![]() It is a Science Fantasy story set in a fantasy equivalent of. Label A taste of honey Title A taste of honey Statement of responsibility Kai Ashante Wilson Creator A Taste of Honey, published in 2016, is a novella by American author Kai Ashante Wilson. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seuss's bestselling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with over 600 million books sold worldwide.Īs part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Think left and think right, think low and think high! Learn to explore the fantasy world of the imagination with a little help from Dr. ![]() Seuss and let your imagination run wild in this classic story to encourage the most out-there thinkers! ![]() |