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Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn6/12/2023 With a message of kindness, YouTube star Glynn’s middle grade debut, a series opener, is a story of devoted friendship and fierce loyalty that is sure to win readers over. Connie also runs the YouTube channel 'Noodlerella' with over a million followers accross her online platforms. Morose and unfriendly Ellie, meanwhile, proves herself good-hearted. This love of stories has never left her and in 2017 Connie published her debut novel 'Undercover Princess', the first book in ‘The Rosewood Chronicles’ series with rights sold in over 10 countries. Unflappably upbeat Lottie proves herself valiant when danger arises, willing to face down Ellie’s enemies with the bravest of hearts. Lottie is full of fairy tale fantasies, and Ellie loathes her princesshood, making them both an unlikely pair and a perfect match. When Rosewood starts buzzing about royalty-in-hiding in attendance, and someone leaves threatening messages for the fake princess, life becomes filled with intrigue for both girls-each new threat becomes more menacing as the person behind them gets closer to revealing Ellie’s secret. Rooming together at posh British boarding school Rosewood Hall are Ellie Wolf, Crown Princess of Maradova, who is masquerading as a normal girl, and Lottie Pumpkin, a normal girl who masquerades as the Princess of Maradova to protect Ellie’s anonymity.
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As a cartoonist by Noah Van Sciver6/12/2023 Van Sciver captures how the faithful hung on Smith’s charismatic oratory, and depicts spiritual innovations such as God as a deified human and baptism on the behalf of dead relatives. After Bennett is ousted for immorality, and some leaders vehemently reject Smith’s teaching on polygamy, Smith ends up murdered by a mob. After his upstart bank fails, he decamps with believers to Illinois, where the recently converted, scheming John Cook Bennett helps establish a new city with sweeping political independence. He gains followers preaching about “Zion” and establishes a community in Kirtland, Ohio (though the locals tar and feather him). Smith, using a seer stone, translates the record and publishes it as the Book of Mormon. Against her family’s wishes, they marry and return to Smith’s home in Upstate New York to dig it up. In 1825, treasure hunter Joseph Smith (1805–1844) tells Emma Hale about his visions of an ancient record etched on gold plates. Van Sciver ( One Dirty Tree) pulls off an ambitious feat: a nuanced graphic biography of Mormonism’s founder.
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Persuasion adaptation6/12/2023 Persuasion: Ciara Hinds and Amanda Root wins. 2008 Eleanor and Edward are marvelous too. Nostalgia and score and subtle humor wins here. Knightley’s character and still cannot fathom how he and Emma ended up together. Purely because she makes Emma likable, somewhat, when the book didn’t do that for me. And worthy listening: What Should I Read Next Episode 298: A reading life with no regrets features a relatable Austen scholar who sheds light on WHY we care so much about Austen adaptations-and which ones she and her undergrads love most.Įmma: Gwyneth Paltrow. P.S. Also worth viewing: 5 favorite Jane Austen-inspired romantic comedies and worth reading: 30 Jane Austen-inspired books for Janeites of all ages. What’s your favorite Austen adaptation? What would you add to this list? Tell us all about it in comments! (Update: thanks to helpful readers, I’ve learned Sarah Snook’s adaptation is unfortunately not to be. I’m eagerly awaiting the TWO upcoming Persuasion adaptations: one set for Netflix, starring Dakota Johnson and the other featuring Sarah Snook. The 2007 version with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones has more energy, but that’s not necessarily a good thing: it has a truly terrible ending, in which Anne Elliot’s marathon jog through the streets of Bath culminates in what is a strong contender for the worst kiss in the history of movie kisses. Of the two, the subdued 1995 version with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds most resonates. Both modern adaptations are worth watching, but neither is amazing.
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Amelie wen zhao blood heir6/12/2023 In fact, readers should take heed of the title, because there is quite a bit of blood spilled from multiple orifices the path to redemption and revenge is not always pretty. She asks for help when needed but is capable of making ruthless threats and carrying out quick decisions. Though at times her emotions feel overwrought, Ana is not the typical damsel in distress. However, Ramson is out for revenge against someone who betrayed him as well as on a mission to regain his status as Deputy of the Order of the Lily, an underground criminal organization that deals in human trafficking. Seeking help, Ana breaks Ramson Quicktongue, a purported criminal mastermind, out of prison. For the past 11 months, however, she has been desperately searching for the real murderer. In Zhao’s debut, Anastacya, the Crown Princess of Cyrilia, is charged with the murder of her father and is presumed dead herself. Monsters or heroes: Our choices define us.
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Joshua Chamberlain by Edward G. Longacre6/11/2023 Edward Longacre's meticulous research suggests that Chamberlain's own accounts of some of his actions can no longer be taken entirely at face value and that his character had a darker side, but the various flaws and failings of Chamberlain the real man as recounted here serve in the end to emphasize rather than diminish the remarkable nature of his accomplishments. Previously unknown aspects of Chamberlain's experiences before the war and at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Appomattox are presented to a wider audience here for the first time. Now he provides the first biography of Joshua Chamberlain that places his Civil War career in the full context of his life before and after the war, explores all aspects of his character, and draws on independent, and occasionally contradictory, eyewitness accounts of his battlefield actions. Several books on Joshua Chamberlain have appeared in recent years, but most have been either hero-worship or have relied too heavily on his own account of his actions.Edward Longacre has joined the front ranks of American Civil War historians with The Cavalry at Gettysburg, General John Buford, and Custer and his Wolverines. Joshua Chamberlain's exploits on Little Round Top have gained worldwide fame since the release of the film Gettysburg.
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Bruised by Tanya Boteju6/11/2023 Yes, the rules are confusing and the sport seems to require the kind of teamwork and human interaction Daya generally avoids. So when chance and circumstances bring her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked. Since her parents died in an accident she survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesntsquo t need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. To Daya Wijesinghe, a bruise is a mixture of comfort and control. Whip It meets We Are Okay in this vibrant coming-of-age story, about a teen girl navigates first love, identity, and grief when she immerses herself in the colorful, brutal, beautiful world of roller derby-from the acclaimed author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens.
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Bradbury's carnival is the epitome of this darkness. The theme that emerges in this novel, as well as in several of Bradbury's other works, is that light is good and dark is evil. Halloway is the person through which Bradbury expresses his philosophy concerning good and evil. The central characters of the novel are two boys, Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, and Will's father, Charles Halloway. He confessed that he wrote it hoping that everyone who read it would do so with a flashlight under the covers, late at night. Bradbury referred to this novel as his favorite book, his most "delicious" book. It analyzes the varied ways that evil can be a temptation to man, and it is the most heavily allegorical novel which he has written thus far. This novel is Bradbury's most extensive treatment of the reality of evil. Here, all of his imaginative powers are unleashed to produce an eerie, even nightmarish, novel in which the powers of evil are made manifest through the arrival of the Cooger and Dark Carnival in Green Town, Illinois. Something Wicked This Way Comes evolved as a direct result of this fondness for carnivals. Undaunted, though, he returned to re-observe the circus banner which, for him, in spite of his catastrophe, had lost none of its excitement. Once, as a lad, he was so enthralled by a red and yellow circus banner that he fell down a window pit, shattered one of the glass panes, and crashed into a cellar barbershop. Bradbury readily admits that he has always loved carnivals, magicians, mind readers, and skeletons.
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No More Heroes by Nicholas Chapman6/10/2023 With time and veiled forces aligned against him, does Jack have what it takes to be a Hero one last time?. Alongside an immortal humanoid computer and a knight from a children’s tale, Jack must solve a case by the end of the week or his division will be permanently closed.Īfter stumbling across a case of illegal magic which threatens the safety of the entire city, Jack also realizes that solving this mystery is the only way he can do right by his friends. In a city populated by these forgotten literary denizens, Jack Reynolds works as a member of an ancient order called “The Heroes,” who are charged with defeating villainy and maintaining order. What happens to the characters in those books when nobody reads them? Where do they go? What happens to the characters in those books when nobody reads Stories are meant to be told.īut many stories go unfinished, unpublished and unread. But many stories go unfinished, unpublished and unread. 1 new paperback copy, shipped directly to you!
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Isaac asimov the final question6/10/2023 More specifically, “how can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?” Universe-scale computers called Multivacs have emerged. Characters ask the same question over long stretches of time: how dying from heat can be stopped, or averted ( Read more about how to direct characters within your stories). I came to realize that Nothing is in stasis! Summary of “The Last Question” (aka The Final Question)Īs Asimov’s story begins, it unfolds as a series of stories. To this day, it is perhaps one of the few stories that has gripped me, changed my direction, and forced me to improve upon literally everything. That’s why I decided to do a Last Question analysis. I even wondered if Ozimov ever used writing prompts to keep his imagination flowing. It’s no surprise that when I first read his work, more specifically his short story titled “The Last Question,” I laughed, I cried, and I questioned everything I was doing as a writer. The Last Question (or Final Question) nearly defines a new genre of sci-fi “The Last Question” Written By Author Issac Asimov in 1956īorn Isaak Yudovich Ozimov in 1920 Russia, and perhaps best known for his works in science fiction- despite being a professor of biochemistry- Isaac Asimov is regarded as one of the greatest authors of the 20th century.
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This was recommended by Bill Gates in his 2019 yearly book roundup, but it does come with a word of caution: it's an extremely technical book, heavy in academic language and mathematical detail.īut Vaclav, known for his deep knowledge in policy and energy systems in his work at the University of Winnipeg, does such an incredible job in explaining how things grow and the patterns in which they do that somehow this 600 page unit, which contains an additional 100 pages purely devoted to sources, becomes a page-turner. Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities by Vaclav Smil After seeing how the mind of one of history's greatest generalists functioned I was finally ready to proudly wear my polymath hat. This book was an inspiration to me as I've always identified myself as a "generalist". He invented military weapons, water systems and flying machines, he was a sculptor, he was an exceptional writer, he studied the human body and drew the most detailed anatomy pictures of his time, and the list goes on. I did not have this book on my reading list before the end of the year, but while I was in Brazil in 2019 I visited a Leonardo da Vinci exposition (which I talked about on this post) that completely blew my mind.Īside from having been one of history's most brilliant painters, Leonardo embodied the definition of a true renaissance man. This was an extraordinary piece of writing by one of the biography industry's very best - Walter Isaacson. |