![]() Other times, the book falls flat on its face and leaves you wishing you had never even taken the time to read it, because not only have you spent hours of your time on a story you didn’t enjoy, but you’ve got post-hype-letdown disappoint looming over you. Sometimes, things turn out perfectly, and your self-imposed hype pays off! Other times, well… To have a sibling, especially a close one, is to have a greatest enemy and a truest friend, but it’s always been like that, hasn’t it? If you’re anything like me, you hype yourself up (with or without anyone else’s help). Sometimes you find a book that sounds like it’s going to check all of your boxes-especially as a horror fan, when you come across a plot that happens to specifically push some of your “fear buttons”-and it can be nerve-wracking to pick up those stories. But even if she finds him, will he ever be the same? ![]() What began as a mystery spirals out of control when her brother, Andy, is taken away in the night, and Jack must venture into the dark place where the toys go to get him back. ![]() It all began when The Toy Thief appeared, a being drawn by goodness and innocence, eager to feed on everything Jack holds dear. ![]() There’s something in Jack’s past that she doesn’t want to face, an evil presence that forever changed the trajectory of her family. SYNOPSIS: Jack didn’t know what to call the nameless, skeletal creature that slunk into her house in the dead of night, stealing the very things she loved the most. RELEASES: October 6th, 2018 Flame Tree Press ![]()
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![]() ![]() (Old Clem sounded like a bit of a pill, but hey, no one’s perfect.) Now she’s an edgier, more laid back (because she’s actually lived through worse than whatever minor inconvenience is happening at any given time) version of her old self. ![]() She could no longer be the pastel-colors-loving, high-strung, high-maintenance girl she was before the attack. She had to figure out everything-likes, dislikes, feelings, past skills-through this new lens of a survivor. ![]() The way she thought about herself as a “before” and “after” person (she was one person before the attack, she’s a completely different person after the attack) was fascinating to me, and it felt realistic. She might not remember the attack that robbed her of her memory, but it changed her nonetheless. I was sure she’d pull it off, and she did.įirst of all, I love Clem. I didn’t hesitate to buy it, even knowing that I hate the amnesia trope. But because Kylie Scott is magic, apparently, I loved this book. I think my days of watching soap operas back in the 80s and 90s ran that one into the ground for me. ![]() ![]() ![]() When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous reversal that sees the characters of Inkheart transported to a charmed Inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and princes. ![]() Īlthough a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages, and changed her life for ever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate. Suddenly Meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read about in books, but this one will change her life for ever. When a stranger knocks at their door, Mo is forced to reveal an extraordinary secret – when he reads aloud, words come alive, and dangerous characters step out of the pages. ![]() ![]() 'One of the outstanding children's novels of the year.' The Times 'A breathtakingly fast-moving tale.' The Independent Meggie loves stories, but her father, Mo, hasn't read to her since her mother disappeared. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs and a recent graduate from a university in the Scottish Highlands where she studied English Literature. Racism, bullying, toxic friendships, family issues, sexuality and financial differences are all explored here. Faridah bk-ymd is the instant New York Times, International bestselling & Award-winning author of ACE OF SPADES. This is a thriller book at its core, but it tackles so much more than that. The twists and betrayals just kept on coming. ![]() It takes school thrillers to a whole new level, with brilliant characters and a storyline that had me dying to read the next chapter. Who is Aces and what do they want? What ties Chiamaka and Devon together as targets and how far will they go?Īce of Spades started out as a fairly light, One of Us is Lying type story, but delved into something much darker. Un thriller adrenalínico con un montón de giros que te atrapan más que un simple misterio.» Alice Oseman, autora de Heartstopper. «¡Devoré este libro Sexo, mentiras y lucha contra el racismo. Suddenly everyone knows who he is…which isn’t good, because anonymous texter, Aces, is spilling his secrets as well as Chiamaka’s. by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Aitana Vega 7.99 Un thriller adictivo entre Élite y Gossip Girl. No-one is more surprised than him when his name is called as a prefect at the start of year assembly. ![]() Her senior year is heading exactly the way she planned, with the prefect badge secured, until anonymous texts start flooding the school, spilling secrets…her secrets.ĭevon keeps his head down at school, working on his music, trying to make his mother, who works so hard for him to be able to attend a prestigious school, proud. Chiamaka is the queen of her high school, and she’ll do anything to stay on top. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Each file is named “bookXXXXX-NAME.jpg” where XXXXX is the book ID and name the name of the original file found at the creation of the dataset.ĭirectory containing images found on the Wikipedia page of the corresponding book if it exists.Ĭontains all the book JSON files defining information about each book.Ī JSON file containing all JSON object present in the “authors” directory in a list named “authors”.Ī JSON file containing all JSON object present in the “book” directory in a list named “books”.Ī JSON file containing a list of object. Each file is named “bookXXXXX.txt” where XXXXX is the book ID with preceding zeros.ĭirectory containing all book covers. Each file is named “authorsXXXXX.json” where XXXXX is the author ID with preceding zeros.Ĭontains all text documents containing novels and books. ![]() FileĬontains all author files containing information about the different authors. The dataset is composed of the following files and directories. ![]() ![]() ![]() In spite of her reservations about going to the place that her mother has routinely described as a “barren wasteland,” Calla does not want to pass up what might be her last opportunity to salvage her relationship with her estranged father, so she agrees to go. ![]() That is, until one night when she receives a call from a woman named Agnes telling her that her father is sick and she should come to Alaska to see him in case the worst should come to pass. Over the next twenty-four years, Calla never saw her father, and after a fallout with him when she was in middle school, she stopped hearing from him too. ![]() When Calla Fletcher was only two years old, her mother moved the two of them from a remote Alaskan town to Toronto, leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren, in the process. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As you incorporate these key principles into your life, you will be amazed by how much more God has in store for you.īecome a Better You encourages you to reach your full, unique, God-given potential and helps you enjoy every day of life, no matter your circumstances. His practical insights in Become a Better You have helped people look within themselves to find their authentic soul and become a better person.Ĭelebrating its tenth anniversary, Become a Better You has been updated for a whole new generation of readers with a new foreword and new chapter-inside Osteen offers seven simple yet profound steps to help you discover your purpose and destiny, and includes key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten. About this title Audio Format 5.4 Hours Abridged Version Listen with your Kobo App Buy the Audiobook Your price 17. ![]() Joel Osteen, pastor of Americas largest church, has inspired millions to live to their fullest potential. Become a Better You encourages you to reach your full, unique, God-given potential and helps you enjoy every day of life, no matter your circumstances. And he encourages readers to be people of faith, for if you can see the. Updated for its tenth anniversary, this #1 New York Times bestseller is an inspiring and motivating guide to help you uncover your God-given strengths and live with more joy, hope, and peace every day. Pastor Joel Osteen asks everyone to examine what he or she really believes. In Become a Better You Osteen offers seven simple yet profound steps to help you discover your purpose and destiny, and includes key biblical principles. ![]() ![]() Unfortunately she doesn't like to read with a dictionary either. ![]() I'm just not sure she will stay the course as there are many words she has never read or heard before and either can't pronounce or understand. ![]() ![]() The third chapter she read to herself and is on to the fourth. The second chapter I read out loud and she enjoyed. Richmal Cromptons adult novels and short stories were published by a variety of publishers including Macmillan, Hutchinson, and Hodder & Stoughton amonst. Just William Author, Richmal Crompton Illustrated by, Thomas Henry Edition, illustrated, revised. However, the first chapter of Just William I thought would not be to the taste of many children these days so I skim read it out loud. Bibliographic information Title, Just William, Volume 1. Another enfant terrible could be a good thing. Featuring the original text illustrations by Thomas Henry and an introduction by Sue Townsend. ![]() I know that several people on here have recommended William books so I took my copy of Just William off the shelf for my year 4 DD who has in the past been addicted to Horrid Henry and the Ramona series. A joyful anniversary edition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first publication of Richmal Cromptons bestselling, much-loved classic Just William - updated for a new generation of readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() The hadrosaurs also lacked the horns and spikes of some of the other big herbivorous dinosaurs, leading to questions about how they defended themselves from predators, and the idea that they could escape by swimming into deeper water (where predators supposedly couldn't follow) seemed like a solution. For one thing, their generic name "duck-billed dinosaurs" comes from their broad and flat rostral bones which are similar to a duck's bill (most prominently seen in Edmontosaurus, also known as Trachodon, Anatosaurus or Anatotitan in older works), which may have led to the assumption that they fed on aquatic plants, although it's now known that the rostrum was not actually "duck-billed" in reality, because there was a squared-off keratinous beak attached in life. There are a few factors that led to this (ultimately disproven) hypothesis. " If it looks like a duck, then it probably swims like a duck."įor more than a century after their discovery in the 1850s, hadrosaurs were thought to have been semi-aquatic animals that lived in swamps and ate aquatic plants. ![]() ![]() ![]() James Frey was publicly shamed by Oprah Winfrey when his memoir turned out to be A Million Little Fibs. Constance Briscoe’s mother sued her over the claims she made in her memoir, Ugly. Hanif Kureishi’s sister made a big fuss about the way her brother portrayed his family in his work. We know what happens when it all goes wrong. Should whales benefit from the pain of your relatives? Should that money go towards the airfares of Greenpeace’s international programme director, who commutes from Luxembourg to Amsterdam? But the question of what writers owe their families is as old as the squiggles on papyrus in Tutankhamun’s tomb. “We got money,” he said in a newspaper interview this week, “and it scared me … I said to, Linda, maybe we should give it away to Greenpeace or something, because it came from an unethical project … “She just looked at me,” he added, “and said no.”Īs ethical dilemmas go, it certainly makes a change. ![]() He has had so much hate mail he’s moved to Sweden. Half of Knausgaard’s family won’t speak to him. Global success hasn’t, it seems, made the “struggle” easier. ![]() |