![]() ![]() In 2007 the American Library Association posthumously awarded him the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for a "substantial and lasting contribution" to American children's literature. Although he had no formal art training, Marshall illustrated more than 70 books featuring cartoonish figures and whimsical plots. Product Details About the Author Harry Allard (1928-2017) was the author of many hilarious books for children, including several Miss Nelson and Stupid Family titles, all illustrated by James Marshall. He illustrated books exclusively as James Marshall when he created both text and illustrations he sometimes wrote as Edward Marshall. He was an illustrator and writer of children's books, probably best known for the George and Martha series of picture books (1972-1988). ![]() Several early books were collaborations with Harry Allard as the writer. His book career started by chance when his friends encouraged him to pursue his longtime hobby of sketching, and he began doing newspaper illustrations and then books. Interested in music, he studied viola at the Boston Conservatory of Music until nerve damage in his hand forced him to quit. He attended both Trinity University and the University of Connecticut. ![]() It features an unusual family that is Exactly What It Says on the Tin in that they are stupid and get easily mixed up when performing tasks, to the point that the dog and cat are smarter than them. James Edward Marshall was born in San Antonio in 1942. The Stupids are the title characters of a series of books written by Harry Allard and illustrated by James Marshall. ![]()
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Wendy lives in an all-white suburb of Philadelphia, where she’s always felt like the only chip in the cookie. ![]() Wendy Anderson and Hakiam Powell are at opposite ends of the spectrum-the social spectrum, the financial spectrum, the opportunity spectrum, you name it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Luke has a history he isn't proud of and has been trying to keep secret, but the past has a habit of catching up with you.Īll the while Alain ( as Al now calls himself) has flashes of memories that don't make sense and the compulsion to do certain things, that make even less sense. Good thing he lands in Luke's veterinary clinic, Luke takes him in, clothes him ( a shame really that) gives him a job with the animals at the clinic and teaches him the 'gay'. 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To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Sarah Vowell investigates what that means-and what it should mean. In this New York Times bestseller, the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States brings the era wickedly to life ( Washington Post ). What she discovers is something far different from what their uptight shoebuckles- and-corn reputation might suggest-a highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty people, whose story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Upon discovering a centuries-old vial in the Thames, she begins to investigate the history of an underground apothecary. Present-day London: Caroline Parcewell is part historian, part detective, part time-traveling explorer. ![]() But this delicious storyline does not sit silent and still inside the vestiges of invisible history. With her potions, Nella gives them a material means for controlling their own lives and fortunes. The city seethes with sexist sins against women, and yet, the women and girls who navigate their worlds turn out to be tenacious and brilliant. I was predisposed to love The Lost Apothecary, a novel that toggles between past and present, where the lives of women are woven together to recreate history.ġ8th-century London: Penner had me at the apothecary itself, a kind of reliquary where poisons are sold by the mysterious Nella to women who seek revenge on the oppressive men in their lives. Different storylines recede, others come forward, statues topple, new voices and bodies that were once repressed emerge. I’m obsessed with history, but not history as a set of events locked in and legitimized by a set of dates in time and space I am obsessed with history because it is alive. ![]() ![]() Let’s face it, I’m the kind of reader who thrills in time travel. ![]() ![]() ![]() There, Alex meets Nadia Santos, a beautiful and intuitive girl with a near-mystical connection to the natural world. The group travels up the Rio Negro, experiencing a stunning array of flora and fauna, to arrive in a village called Santa Maria de la Lluvia. ![]() Joining them are a number of colorful characters with their own motivations for joining the expedition: Ludovic Leblanc is an arrogant anthropologist, Timothy Bruce is a steadfast photographer, and Omayra Torres is a beautiful young doctor hoping to vaccinate native peoples against outside diseases. The Beast has rarely been sighted but is known to attack humans, and it leaves a terrible smell wherever it goes. Alex reluctantly joins Kate on her expedition, feeling both excited and apprehensive about the enormous change from the life he knows.Īlex and Kate travel to the Brazilian city of Manaus, where they embark on a journey by boat up the Rio Negro. Kate is about to embark on a trip to the Amazon, on an assignment for International Geographic magazine, with the goal of finding and documenting a mysterious, menacing rainforest presence known only as The Beast. When his mother gets a chance at receiving a promising new treatment in Texas, Alex’s parents send him to stay with his paternal grandmother, the adventurer and travel writer Kate Cold. The narrative opens with Alex at home in California, angry and frightened over the illness of his mother, who is undergoing cancer treatment. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile a wave of weird happenings is transforming the world and slowly weaving the team into their present incarnation Cliff suffering from emotional trauma from his lack of body, and phantom sensation, Larry fuse with his female doctor, and turn into a hermaphrodite entity known as Rabis and a woman know as Crazy Jane who was caught up in the gene bomb that has been granted powers for each personality she has. ![]() We quickly reintroduce to Cliff Steel AKA Robotman, Larry Trance without his Negative Spirit and the Chief. Story: The story pick up right after the effect of Invasion, with the old Doom Patrol destroyed and mostly dead. This particular volume collects Doom Patrol (19 -25) It’s no coincidence that when first read this story I was deep into the esoteric idea of ideas actually affecting our reality. I must have read this at least five times, and something new always bubbles up with me, new emotions didn’t realized before, layer of maturity I didn’t see, and hidden meanings. You see when life get difficult I run to Doom Patrol my private opium den held between reality and fiction, between metaphysical and subliminal, a sort of alter-state were drift in and out, possibly what Grant Morrison intended. It all came from what you see beforehand. ![]() This is where it all began yes ladies and gentleman, this was my first taste of Vertigo, Great Morrison and the idea of reviewing comics. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Roerich’s vision of these mystical traditions, a young girl is chosen as a sacrifice and must dance to death, watched by a circle of elders dressed in bear skins – although there’s little surviving evidence to suggest this was a genuine historical practice. Subtitled ‘Picture of Pagan Russia’, the ballet was based on an original idea by Stravinsky then embellished by Roerich, who drew inspiration from his research into pagan rituals around the changing of the seasons and worshipping the sun. Composer Igor Stravinsky worked closely with Nikolai Roerich, an archaeologist and folklorist with an interest in historical rites, to create the story. ![]() The premiere of The Rite of Spring caused possibly one of the biggest storms in theatrical history due to the groundbreaking modernity of its movement and music, however, its narrative is actually partially based on ancient pagan Slavic traditions. ![]() ![]() ![]() Parabatai can be everything to each other-but they can never fall in love.Įmma Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, one in a long line of Shadowhunters tasked with protecting the world from demons. In a secret world where half- angel warriors are sworn to fight demons, parabatai is a sacred word.Ī parabatai is your partner in battle. Can he ever truly return to them? Will the faeries really allow it? ![]() But time works differently in faerie, so Mark has barely aged and doesn't recognize his family. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind and they need the Shadowhunters' help to do it. ![]() Making things even more complicated, Julian's brother Mark-who was captured by the faeries five years ago-has been returned as a bargaining chip. If only her heart didn't lead her in treacherous directions. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across LA, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Glitz, glamours, and Shadowhunters abound in this heartrending opening to Cassandra Clare's Dark Artifices series, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Divided into five parts, and narrated by various characters both then and now, the book gradually reveals the surprising plot twist. ![]() Ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. Beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. As we read on the Amazon page for the book: The book begins with Ellie Mack, the perfect daughter. Book Summary: Then She Was Gone By Lisa Jewell So, let’s see if Then She Was Gone can take us there. The premise is sad and tragic and I prefer at least some measure of hope and promise.īut when you begin at such a low point, I suppose there’s really only one direction to go. Why? Well, it certainly doesn’t promise any uplifting experience. Ī book with a primary plot such as this - the disappearance of a young girl - would not typically be one that I would select. She was there one day…and Then She Was Gone. This book is about the disappearance of a young girl named Ellie. Of course, I thought, I have even reviewed The Family Upstairs, one of her recent novels and one I thoroughly enjoyed. ![]() When I began Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell, the writing and the Englishness of it all resonated with me: have I read a Lisa Jewell book before? Does that make it worth a read? Let’s find out! Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell has one juicy plot twist and several interesting, often cringeworthy, characters. ![]() |