I could hardly wait to find out what would happen next. But with her eldest sister Elissa's intended fiance, the sinister Sir Neville, showing a dangerous interest in Kat's magical potential her other sister, Angeline, wreaking romantic havoc with her own witchcraft and a highwayman lurking in the forest, even Kat's reckless heroism will be tested to the upmost. Quotes by Stephanie Burgis () I was twelve years of age when I cut my hair short, became a highwayman, and captured husbands for both of my sisters. ' Kat Stephenson has just discovered that she's inherited her mother's magical talents, and despite her Stepmama's stern objections, she's determined to learn how to use them. I made it almost to the end of my front garden. A Most Improper Magick: An Improper Adventure 1 (English, Paperback, Burgis Stephanie) Language: English Binding: Paperback Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd. Print A Most Improper Magick (#1 Kat, Incorrigible)įrom the author of The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart, this is a witty and irreverent adventure set in Jane Austen times - with magic! 'I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin.
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Howl by allen ginsberg6/7/2023 Allen’s father, Louis, provided stability in the home as a teacher and poet, yet was against just about everything Ginsberg would be in favor of (anti-Castro, anti-Communism, pro-Israel, pro-Vietnam). Allen’s mother, Naomi, was from Russia and was a radical Marxist, yet suffered severely from paranoia and was institutionalized several times during Allen’s childhood. All you have to do is be candid.''Īllen Ginsberg was born on Jin Newark, New Jersey, into a house full of dynamic ideas and literature. Notable Quote: “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix.” And ''You don't have to be right.Awards and Honors: National Book Award (1974), Robert Frost Medal (1986), American Book Award (1990), Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres (1993), Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Poet (1994).Published Works: Howl and Other Poems (1956), Kaddish and Other Poems (1961), The Fall of America: Poems of These States (1973), Mind Breaths (1978), Collected Poems (1985), White Shroud Poems (1986).Education: Montclair State College, Columbia University. England your england6/6/2023 The South Downs, a range of chalk hills, stretches across the southeastern coastal counties and culminates in the iconic white cliffs of Dover. The South East of England is home to the Chiltern Hills and the North Downs, both of which are areas of outstanding natural beauty. The East Anglian region is particularly known for its expansive fenlands and broads, where rivers and lakes have formed in a unique landscape that hosts a diverse range of flora and fauna. In contrast to the rugged terrain of the north, the central and eastern regions of England are characterized by relatively flat and low-lying areas. The Cumbrian Mountains to the northwest include the famous Lake District, a region of picturesque lakes, valleys, and mountains that attracts millions of visitors each year. The highest peak in this region, and also in England, is Scafell Pike, which reaches an elevation of 3,210 feet. Spanning an area of approximately 51,330 square miles, England is the largest nation in the United Kingdom.ĭominated by rolling hills and low mountains, the Pennines form a natural border between the North West and North East of England. The North Sea and the English Channel lie to the east and south, respectively, while the Irish Sea lies between England and Ireland. England, a country that constitutes the central and southern parts of the United Kingdom, shares its northern border with Scotland and its western border with Wales. Fire and fury wolff6/6/2023 Now she briefed some of the television producers and anchors whom she had been carefully courting since joining the Trump campaign - and with whom she had been actively interviewing in the last few weeks, hoping to land a permanent on-air job after the election.Įven though the numbers in a few key states had appeared to be changing to Trump’s advantage, neither Conway nor Trump himself nor his son-in-law, Jared Kushner - the effective head of the campaign - wavered in their certainty: Their unexpected adventure would soon be over. She had spent a good part of the day calling friends and allies in the political world and blaming Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee. As for the looming defeat itself, she shrugged it off: It was Reince Priebus’s fault, not hers. Donald Trump would lose the election - of this she was sure - but he would quite possibly hold the defeat to under six points. All that seemed to distinguish it from a corporate back office were a few posters with right-wing slogans.Ĭonway, the campaign’s manager, was in a remarkably buoyant mood, considering she was about to experience a resounding, if not cataclysmic, defeat. Right up until the last weeks of the race, the campaign headquarters had remained a listless place. On the afternoon of November 8, 2016, Kellyanne Conway settled into her glass office at Trump Tower. Charlene now lives with her husband (and cats!) in Hamilton, Ontario. She is also the author-illustrator of Hug? When they are not making art, they enjoy cooking, reading, and playing with their cats. Elizabeth Warren and the Amy Wu book series. Learn more: Charlene Chua (she/they) is the illustrator of several picture books, including Pinkie Promises by Sen. Originally from frosty Minnesota, she now lives wherever her wife is stationed, recently in San Antonio, Texas and then Italy with a flock of spirited hens. She has previously worked as an educator, bookseller, volunteer radio host, and creator of children’s literature events. 4 2022 by Charlotte Sullivan Wild (Author), Charlene Chua (Illustrator) 64 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 12.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 25.05 1 Used from 35.82 12 New from 21. Her debut picture book The Amazing Idea of You was illustrated by Mary Lundquist. Love, Violet Hardcover Picture Book, Jan. Love, Violet, illustrated by Charlene Chua, was a Stonewall Book Award winner, Charlotte Huck Honor Book, Lambda Literary Award Finalist, and Bookstagang’s Best of 2022 winner for Future Classics and Community Favorites. Charlotte Sullivan Wild is the author of several picture books. Stonewall Book Award Winner Lambda Literary Award Finalist Charlotte Huck Honor Book Perfect for Valentines Day, Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Charlene Chua is a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to share your feelings. Batman and son grant morrison6/6/2023 See that weird graffiti? Be on the lookout for it throughout these early chapters. The mystery of this other Batman is handled in a few pages. Look closely and you’ll see that there are two Batmans (Batmen? For some reason Batmans FEELS more right to me) - the real one, above, and another one, behind the blast of the gun shooting Joker in the face. The composition on this page is a little confusing. He’s been affected by the Joker’s toxin.īLAM. The smiling maniac you see here on page one is Commissioner Gordon, a long time ally of Batman’s. (There is also a deluxe version of The Black Glove which contains it.) You can find it either in the graphic novel of the same name, or in Batman #655. The first chunk of Morrison’s story is called Batman and Son. Morrison rewards a careful reader, so I’ll also try to point out the more interesting bits. There are better annotations of Morrison’s stuff out there, but this is for someone who doesn’t know Two Face from Clayface. I’m writing this reading guide because I think EVERYONE should read it, even if you only have a passing familiarity with Batman. The story is not only epic in length but in scale and in the amount of crazy ideas and new life he injects into Batman’s world. Grant Morrison has been writing a continuous Batman story since 2006. You have just taken your first step into a larger world. Dinotopia book art6/5/2023 Portrayed as a travelogue of a shipwreck survivor on the island of Dinotopia, Gurney successfully captures the feel of early century sci-fi tales which even today seem only just beyond the realm of possibility. It reminds me of the way that one can always tell when a period film was made because the costuming is always viewed through the lens of modern fashion, so that 70's Shakespeare is all wide lapels and feathered bangs, which the 80's trades in for mullets and angular silhouettes. This isn't to say that his art is always wholly successful-there are rough patches here and there, especially when his sartorial and tonsorial choices cause his characters to resemble late 60's hippies. His imagining of his new and strange world carries a depth and weight that, to be trite, truly transports you there-but then, that's what he built his career on.Ī competent draughtsman who plied his imagining of ancient Egyptian rituals and architectural recreations in the pages of National Geographic, Gurney's style evokes the travelogue of a naturalist (which is, happily enough, his story's frame), so that the sometimes indulgent fantasy or unremarkable characterization mostly comes off as an occasionally unlikely (or overly likely) world. This fanciful retelling of "The Land that Time Forgot" would just be a passable (if fun) story if not for Gurney's rather lovely artwork. Unwind neal6/5/2023 His books have received many awards from organizations such as the International Reading Association, and the American Library Association, as well as garnering a myriad of state and local awards across the country. As a full-time writer, he claims to be his own hardest task-master, always at work creating new stories to tell. In the years since, Neal has made his mark as a successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer. Within a year of graduating, he had his first book deal, and was hired to write a movie script. After spending his junior and senior years of high school at the American School of Mexico City, Neal went on to UC Irvine, where he made his mark on the UCI swim team, and wrote a successful humor column. Award-winning author Neal Shusterman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he began writing at an early age. Walton ford pancha tantra6/5/2023 Includes an in-depth exploration of Walton Ford’s oeuvre, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: Vietnamese folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon’s Ornithological Biography. The book’s title derives from The Pancha Tantra, an ancient Indian book of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop’s Fables. The beasts and birds populating this contemporary artist’s life-size paintings are never mere objects, but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles : a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw a troupe of monkeys wreak havoc on a formal dinner table, an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. But a closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the ’operatic’ nature of traditional natural history themes. The individual plates that tell the stories within the overarching tale that is the artist's passionate decades-long preoccupation are also the large-scale gouache & watercolor paintings that have made Ford very wealthy, scattered as they now are across the globe, to find their place. Taschen, 2009, First edition, 320 pp., 11 1/4" X 15", Hardcoverįantastic menagerie: The sinister majesty of Walton Ford's wildlife At first glance, Walton Ford ’s large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear, and others of the colonial era. This is the third revised & heavily expanded version of Walton Ford's ongoing Magnum Opus, 'Pancha Tantra'. Kwame alexander an american story6/5/2023 An American Story not only captures the horrors of American slavery but also the need for hope to move forward. I shouldn’t be surprised because everything that Kwame Alexander does is pretty amazing. Recently, Alexander led a delegation of 20 writers and activists to Ghana, where they delivered books, built a library, and provided literacy professional development to 300 teachers, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an International literacy program he co-founded. A regular speaker at colleges and conferences in the U.S., he also travels the world planting seeds of literary love (Singapore, Brazil, Italy, France, Shanghai, etc.). Kwame believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young people through his PAGE TO STAGE Writing and Publishing Program released by Scholastic. His other works include Surf's Up, a picture book Booked, a middle grade novel and He Said She Said, a YA novel. Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 21 books, including The Crossover, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Passaic Poetry Prize. |