![]() ![]() Predators from outside the mice-controlled territories - snakes, weasels and crabs - lurk through the pages of Mouse Guard, but the real threat comes from within. The book centers on three mice - Lieam, Saxon and Kenzie - that, as members of the Guard, function as “escorts, pathfinders, weather watchers, scouts and body guards for the mice who live among the territories.” The story is epic, the characters larger-than-life, but the scope is scaled down, literally, to the size of mice. Casual and devoted readers are left sifting through a glut of trilogies and “cycles” in the form of books like doorstops, each accompanied by a map of some imaginary world.ĭavid Petersen’s debut, Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, has a map, but its similarities to the cartographic-fetishists of fantasy end there. It’s the same in any medium: it’s hard to find the true talents amidst the countless pretenders to the throne, resulting in stagnation instead of innovation. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is the standard-bearer in the realm of fantasy fiction, so it’s no surprise that many authors working in the genre try to imitate the laboriously detailed world of Middle Earth. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In Hippie, Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to re-live the dream of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order-authoritarian politics, conservative modes of behavior, excessive consumerism, and an unbalanced concentration of wealth and power.įollowing the "three days of peace and music" at Woodstock, the 1969 gathering in Bethel, New York that would change the world forever, hippie paradises began to emerge all around the world. ![]() In his most autobiographical novel to date, Paulo Coelho interweaves adventure, philosophy, and the true stories of his own life to give readers an essential book for our time. In Hippie, he tells the story of a young Brazilian man, Paulo, and Karla, a Dutch woman in her twenties, who share a journey of self-discovery aboard the Magic Bus, as it travels from Amsterdam to Kathmandu in 1970. Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, best-selling author Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to re-live the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order. ![]() ![]() From the storied streets of Dublin to the shores of the Emerald Isle, Laine is drawn in to the land and its rich history. ![]() With hopes of resurrecting a happy ending, Laine agrees to accompany the newlyweds to the groom's home in Ireland-never expecting she'd be the one drawn in by its wide-open moors, backroads bordering the Irish Sea, and a mysterious castle that dares to keep its secrets hidden. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks, it seems the storybook lives they'd imagined are suddenly ripping apart. When Laine Forrester travels overseas to attend her best friend's vineyard wedding, she expects to find the bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. Spanning more than two centuries in Ireland, Castle on the Rise unites the legacy of three women who must risk mending their broken places for life, love, and the belief that even through the depths of our pain, a masterpiece of a story can emerge. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She's determined not to let fear rule her life like it does her parents' and neighbors' lives. United by only two things-a shared name and frustration with the adults around them-the girls form a secret club dedicated to fighting suburban apathy with guerrilla works of art scattered around their small town.īut for Main Jane, the group is more than simple teenaged rebellion it's an act of survival. But then she finds where she at the reject table in the cafeteria, along with fellow misfits Brain Jayne, Theater Jane, and sporty Polly Jane. When artsy misfit Jane Beckles is forced to leave her beloved city life behind for the boring suburb of Kent Waters, she thinks her life is over. This cult classic graphic novel is perfect for fans of The LumberJanes and Awkward. Meet the Plain Janes-artist activists on a mission to wake up their sleepy suburban town. ![]() ![]() ![]() They had three sons, one of whom died in childhood. Wouk and wife Sarah, who worked as his agent, were married for 66 years until her 2011 death. ![]() Wouk divided his time between homes in Washington and Palm Springs, California. ![]() He was 97 when “The Lawgiver,” a satirical tale about making a movie based on the biblical figure Moses, was published. Wouk also worked with pop singer Jimmy Buffett to make a musical of “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” his 1965 novel about a New York public relations man who opens a Caribbean hotel. Both books were more than 900 pages and were turned into successful television mini-series. Twenty years of research and writing led to “The Winds of War” in 1971 and its sequel, “War and Remembrance,” seven years later. Wouk felt “The Caine Mutiny” was merely an anecdote about World War Two rather than an exploration of the global conflict. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jeyn is a former singer, songwriter, actress, bicycle courier and tree planter.Īn avid traveler, she’s been around the world, most recently, teaching high school in South Korea.Ī lover of animals, Jeyn volunteers regularly with helping abandoned and abused animals, especially cats. For the next few years she played in an alternative/punk band called Missing Mile before moving to England where she received her MA from the prestigious Creative Writing graduate course at Bath Spa University. This book seems to be a great choice for high schoolers. When she was 21, she moved to Vancouver with dreams of being a rock star, graduating from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Writing and Psychology. Jeyn is a former singer, songwriter, actress, bicycle courier and tree planter. Rage Within What a wonderful book Rage Within is a fiction book by Jeyn Roberts. ![]() ![]() Jeyn Roberts (pronounced Jen - the Y is silent)grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and started writing at an early age, having her first story published when she was 16 in a middle-grade anthology called LET ME TELL YOU. ![]() ![]() ![]() He calls out the fallacies of socialists. Ambedkar asserted that caste is not just based on the division of labour but also the division of labourers. Ambedkar was a prominent lawyer, economist, politician, social reformer, civil rights leader, and the architect of the Indian Constitution. It is a scholarly critique of the Vedas and shastras-scriptures that sanction the world’s most hierarchical and iniquitous social system. ![]() It is one of the most important works of political writing from India, an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. Annihilation of Caste is Ambedkar's anti-caste utopia, an articulate masterpiece with conceptual clarity and political and social understanding. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Drawing on deep wells of history and experience, these powerful stories are sure to impress. Helmed by Joshua Whitehead, the author of the award-winning Johnny Appleseedand full-metal indigiqueer, the collection casts light on the enduring resilience of queer Indigenous communities in times of despair. Many of the stories offer portraits of a dead Earth from which new life springs, and all are ultimately uplifting, hinting at a way forward through the darkness of the present. Standouts include “History of the New World” by Adam Garnet Jones, an emotionally resonant story that grapples with generational trauma and parenthood “How to Survive the Apocalypse for Native Girls” by Kai Minosh Pyle, which explores the exclusion implicit in the concept of kinship and the refreshingly conversational “Story for a Bottle” by Darcie Little Badger, in which a teenage protagonist must escape from an abandoned, floating city powered by artificial intelligence. Ranging from imaginative science fantasy to plausible near-future speculative fiction, these nine stories are thematically unified by their queer visions of Indigenous futures. ![]() This visionary anthology edited by Lambda Literary Award winner Whitehead ( Jonny Appleseed) brings together a group of Indigenous voices from across North America to explore the aftermaths of apocalypses both global and personal. ![]() ![]() ![]() And over the years she’s kept a lot of his secrets. Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. King goes deeper to prick her readers to life. Highly recommended YA fiction for audiences that want more than a romance story or a token vampire. POV’s of Charlie, Vera’s dad, and even the inanimate Pagoda pop lively into the narrative offering unique insights. PIVD is told in the first-person with past and present cleverly interwoven. In PIVD, King tackles the stuff modern society likes to ignore, the very stuff that we should never ignore–wife beating, child abuse, rape, alcohol abuse and gambling. King describes “…a stinging sensation that never goes away.’ To me, that’s Vera’s saving grace–her ability to connect with anyone, even the rubbish humans in her life despite the sting. Poor Vera struggles to come to terms with her mother’s abandonment and the aftermath of the meaningless death of her best friend, Charlie. ![]() Vera’s mother took off for Las Vegas with her podiatrist boyfriend when Vera was twelve. But Vera is a sassy, strong female protagonist who is so sensible she could literally run the small town from whence she hails. PIVD is Vera Dietz’s story–avoidance of her destiny which she mistakenly takes to be her parents’ past–Loserdom–pregnant at seventeen like her mother and a drunk like her father. A.S.King tears open teen issues in her stinging, harsh novel ‘Please Ignore Vera Dietz” (PIVD). ![]() ![]() ![]() □Each book is used and Vintage but is in very good condition with no rips and no writing inside. ✔Clifford's Good Deeds - (1985) Read and find out what happens when Clifford goes around his neighborhood trying to do good Deeds. ✔Oops, Clifford - (1996) Clifford does not mean to get into trouble, he likes to play with his dog friends, and one day when they ran through some pipes at a construction site Clifford wanted to play too, but he got a pipe stuck on his nose making him fall down and the pipe came off with a loud bang, breaking into many pieces - He tried to run a potato sack race but OOPS - You will have to read the rest of the story to find out what happens. ✔Clifford the Big Red Dog -(1985) Emily Elizabeth introduces her wonderful, extraordinary, goofy pet whom she loves with all her heart, even when he gets into trouble. □This Book Collection Includes the Following Title - Buy One or All. This series helped establish Scholastic as a premier publishing Company and Clifford is Scholastic's official Mascot. First began publishing in 1963 and was written by Norman Bridwell. His owner is Emily Elizabeth who is an 8-year-old girl. ![]() □This Wonderful American Children's Book Series is about a giant Red Dog named Clifford. □Three fantastic Clifford Titles to Choose From - Clifford the Big Red Dog Classic Books that Never Grow Old ![]() |