![]() ![]() Soon he's faced with an impossible choice: betray the elusive sword dancer he is learning to love, or trust his long-disregarded heart and follow her to dangerous, tempting rebellion. . . . Until he finally captures the spirited, courageous Li Feng, who makes him question everything he thought he knew about right and wrong. Relentless, handsome and determined, Han sees life-and love-as black and white. She will discover the truth about her past, even if that means outwitting the most feared thief-catcher of them all. . . . The thief who stole his heart Sword dancer Li Feng is used to living life on the edge of the law-a woman alone in the dangerous world of the Tang Dynasty has only her whirlwind reflexes to trust. atypical, sensual and filled with honor and wit" ( Publishers Weekly). Set during the Tang Empire, this Chinese historical romance "is politically and culturally rich . . . ![]()
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![]() ![]() Index index present LC call number DA345. (PDF/ePub) Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey - Nicola Tallis. The item Crown of blood : the deadly inheritance of Lady Jane Grey, Nicola Tallis represents a specific, individual, material embodiment. She reveals the human and emotional story that has thus far been ignored, introducing us to a young woman and religious radical who ultimately became a martyr for her faith Cataloging source StDuBDS Tallis, Nicola Dewey number ![]() She presents an intelligent and strong-willed girl who was put in an impossible position by the ambitions of her father and others, and who didn't deserve her tragic fate, yet showed willpower and courage. ![]() Language eng Summary Following Lady Jane Grey's journey from the deadly intrigues of her childhood that led inexorably through to her trial and execution at the age of 17, Nicola Tallis explores new evidence that brings fresh insight to the life of the Nine Days Queen. Although Lady Jane Grey did not have a long life, the author manages to use enough material and to fill in the blanks to make this a good read. Great Britain - History - Edward VI, 1547-1553.Label Crown of blood : the deadly inheritance of Lady Jane Grey Title Crown of blood Title remainder the deadly inheritance of Lady Jane Grey Statement of responsibility Nicola Tallis Creator ![]() ![]() ' Everywhere I Look includes Garner’s famous and controversial essay on the insults of age, her deeply moving tribute to her mother and extracts from her diaries, which have been part of her working life for as long as she has been a writer. It moves effortlessly from the significance of moving house to the pleasure of re-reading Pride and Prejudice. It takes us from backstage at the ballet to the trial of a woman for the murder of her newborn baby. 'Spanning fifteen years of work, Helen Garner’s Everywhere I Look is a book full of unexpected moments-sudden shafts of light, piercing intuition, flashes of anger and laughter. 'Everywhere I Look' is a collection of short works, spanning fifteen years. Signed and dated, on the Title page by Journalist, Screenwriter, and Multi Award Winning Author Helen Garner, in person, during the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 18, 2016. ![]() No one but another writer understands it-the heaving about of great boulders into a stable arrangement so that you can bound up them and plant your little flag at the very top. Australian Softcover First Edition-First Printing. I slog away, shifting chunks of material and moving them back, eating my salad in a daze, wondering if the linking passages I’ve written are leading me up a garden path, or are sentimental, or violate some unarticulated moral and technical code I’ve signed up to and feel trapped in or obliged to. ![]() ' Every day I work on the edit of my book. Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2016 9174059 2016 selected work essay Abstract Appears in: y Everywhere I Look Helen Garner, ![]() ![]() ![]() Souichi's first curse victim is a boy from school to whom he gives stomach pain by nailing his doll to a tree. His favorite pastime, however, is inflicting curses on people using dolls. Souichi similarly has a low opinion of his family - especially his two siblings Kouichi and Sayuri - though he enjoys mercilessly teasing Sayuri. The first of these is "Souichi's Convenient Curse" in which he decides to curse a few of his classmates for kicks and giggles. Viewers are introduced to a mischievous 11-year-old boy who thinks of himself as brilliant, clever and handsome, which contradicts his classmates' opinion of him being a weirdo. Luckily, the Junji Ito Collection anime treats fans to three more of his famous stories not yet available in the US manga market. Two of the stories depict him as an adult in a possible future while only a single story features the iconic 11-year-old prankster he really is. As of this writing, Souichi only appears in three stories featured in the English version of Smashed, part of Viz Media's Junji Ito: Story Collection series. For a character who's highly prominent in many of Ito's works, it's surprising how little of Souichi Tsujii's stories have actually made it into the English market. ![]() ![]() TikTok launching its own book awards to celebrate titles, authors, content and creators of BookTok.International Booker Prize 2023 Won by Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel with Time Shelter. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() Though the Islamic State has lost territory, it threatens to rise again, and its followers are plotting on every continent. What compelled tens of thousands of men and women to leave comfortable, privileged lives to join a death cult in the desert? Steven Pinker called Graeme Wood’s analysis of this phenomenon in The Atlantic “fascinating, terrifying, occasionally blackly humorous.” In The Way of the Strangers, Wood uses character study, analysis, and original reporting to take us further into the Islamic State’s apocalyptic vision. The Islamic State inspired a wave of true believers to travel to Syria from Europe, America, and the Middle East, in numbers not seen since the Crusades. ![]() gripping, sobering and revelatory.”-Tom Holland, New Statesman NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS What does ISIS really want? This is the definitive account of the strategy, psychology, and fundamentalism driving the Islamic State. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And you almost resent the fact that it's so goddamn easy. And there's something-I mean, near contempt in the way that you can casually saunter over to her blanket and create the sense of connection that will allow you to pick her up. Whether or not you approve, I think we can assume you understand. And having had some prior dealings with the cruncher genus, I think the one-night proviso was due to the grim unimaginability of having to talk with her for more than one night. And it was really nothing more complicated or noble than that. And that my interest in her was due almost entirely to the fact that yes, she was pretty. Look, I'll just bite the political bullet and confess that I classified her as a strictly one-night objective. And she was straight out of Central casting: the sandals, flamboyantly long hair, financial support from parents she reviled, and some professed membership in an apostrophe-heavy Eastern religion that I defy anyone to pronounce correctly. And she was what one might call a granola cruncher. ![]() ![]() Ryan: I'm aware of how all this sounds and can well imagine the judgments you're forming, but if I'm really to explain this to you then I have no choice but to be. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() TSL: What authors or books have had the greatest influence on your writing, especially for this book? The first thing I figure out when I write them is what cities will be in this story. The first part I came up with was give the spies code names based on the cities they were from and it just grew from that. I also wanted to set it in great cities on different continents. Everything about the cities was exciting and it made me want to write an international story with kids from around the world. We went to London and Paris and had the best time. ![]() James Ponti: My wife and I went to visit our son who was studying in England for the year. How did that tiny idea develop into City Spies? Thee Sim Ling: I read that a vacation in Europe first inspired you to write this series on juvenile secret agents. Luckily, the bestselling author of the City Spies series generously agreed! Below is their conversation, where they discuss writing about different cultures, literary influences, favorite characters, and more. Editor's Note: Recently, Stone Soup blogger Thee Sim Ling reached out to us to ask if she could arrange an interview with one of her favorite authors, James Ponti. ![]() ![]() Now that you know the plot, let’s get into the writing. It’s not the best situation to be in, really. The participants are each given a weapon and some basic supplies, and they’re fitted with an explosive neck bracelet which can kill them for any number of reasons, including failure to participate and attempting to escape. In it, we follow what happens to a class full of schoolchildren when they’re forced to fight each other in a hellish game for survival, where there can be only one winner. ![]() It’s also a bit like The Hunger Games, only more original. ![]() Put simply, Battle Royale is like a mixture between a Roman coliseum and Lord of the Flies, but with modern technology thrown in for good measure. And if you’ve seen the movie then you know what to expect – the essential plot is still the same, even if the book does differ from the movie throughout in terms of how the students fare along the way, and so you’ll have a pretty good idea of what to expect. ![]() ![]() You’d be forgiven if you heard about Battle Royale because of the movie adaptation – after all, that’s where I first heard about it, too. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Want to use make an Elephant & Piggie Kit at your library? Download the PDFs at the links below, or write a comment or send an email ( for editable files. Since the library closed, that party never happened, but most of the materials had been prepped (and were reused here). I had planned an Elephant & Piggie Party over spring break 2020. The Elephant & Piggie kit has a few more materials than usual. – Two Truths and a Lie (Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann ThompsonĮach bag contains some repeated resources: – Pete the Cat (James Dean & Eric Litwin) In January, these featured characters included (links provided as the bag contents are shared on Book Cart Queens):Ĭheck out these additional Book Club in a Bag Kits (links added as posts are created): Instead of focusing on just one book universe, these kits each feature four characters, hopefully some old favorites as well as some new, diverse characters. ![]() The Book Club in a Bag kits look a bit different from some of my previous kits. I’ve introduced a new pair of kits for ages 6-11 this month: Book Club in a Bag. I love creating materials for kits and thinking about how a family might interact with program materials at home. Take-and-make kits craft kits programs to go: whatever your library calls these programs in a bag that have become a staple of no-contact offerings, one thing is fairly standard: these kits are well loved, but they take time to make. ![]() |