The premise of this book is that Biff, whose real name is Levi bar Alphaeus, was Jesus’ best friend and constant companion during the period of Jesus’ life that doesn’t get a lot of page space in the gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. So in honor of Lent, I picked Lamb: The Gospel according to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal. And when I got to the shelf with the M’s, I said to myself, “Eureka! Christopher Moore! That’s the ticket!” But I had to choose a book with some historical merit it couldn’t just be any old Christopher Moore book. So I went into the room that contains my many piles of books, and I stared. And most importantly, something written during my lifetime. After many weeks of reading books by esteemed authors, many long dead, about subjects as diverse and often dismal (but beautifully written) as the collapse of families and marriages, Norweigan ladies who like to play with guns, and swamp-bound, incestuous Colombians, I needed to read something fun.
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On Kerenza, Kady’s cousin, Asha, has survived and joined the underground resistance, fighting against BeiTech’s continued presence on the small mining planet. They’re not really sure what they’ll find there, but it has to be better than drifting through deep space, eventually running out of supplies, including oxygen. The only choice for those aboard the Mao is to return to Kerenza, the site of the initial BeiTech assault. I will not be hiding them.Īfter Hanna, Nik, Kady and Ezra, survive the attacks on the Heimdall Station, they find themselves crammed aboard the Mao, with 2,000 other desperate refugees. I certainly consider it to be ground-breaking and if this doesn’t gain Classic status, the world will suffer for it.Īs Obsidio is the third and concluding book in the series, some mild spoilers are ahead. I am over the moon in love with The Illuminae Files. ' The Old Ways confirms Macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature' Scotland on Sundayįollowing the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond, Robert Macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations. The original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places, an exploration of walking and thinkingIn this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. Macfarlanes (The Old Ways) beautifully written blend of nature writing and lexicon connects the work of his favorite writers to the British Isles natural. Robert Macfarlane is the bestselling author of Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Landmarks, and Underland, andco-creator of The Lost Words. After a doctor gave Kit his prognosis, Ausiello had to film an on-camera conversation with Bell. He got the phone call that Kit might have cancer while on the set of The Americans waiting to interview Russell. Ausiello is an entertainment journalist, who wrote for TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly before founding the website. He said goodbye again on the book’s press tour, speaking to writers like me, to his friends, and to celebrities who are mentioned in it, like Kristen Bell and Keri Russell. He said goodbye to him in his book, Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, about meeting and falling in love with Kit and caring for him at the end of his life, which he wrote while still in the grieving process. He has been saying goodbye to him-grieving him, remembering him, celebrating him-almost constantly since. Seven-and-a-half years ago, Michael Ausiello said goodbye to his husband, Kit Cowan, who died of cancer. “He wanted, so help me,” Mauldin remembered, “to take the original drawing and have thousands of huge poster copies printed. Army newspaper Stars and Stripes, a flesh-and-blood colonel entered the newspaper’s office and presented Mauldin with what he thought was a brilliant idea. The day after the cartoon appeared in the U.S. When we ain’t fightin’ we should ack like sojers.” As a young, fresh-scrubbed corporal levels his gaze at them, Willie says, “He’s right, Joe. In the midst of it, twenty-one-year-old cartoonist Bill Mauldin, assigned to the regiment’s K Company, did a drawing of the two infantrymen who were his main subjects, Willie and Joe, slouching against a ruined doorway and looking utterly bone-weary-so disheveled you could almost smell them. In late September 1943, the 45th Infantry Division’s 180th Regiment was in Naples, embroiled in the brutal, soul-deadening fighting typical of Italy at that time. Bill Mauldin’s timeless characters captured the lot of the common soldier of World War II-and every war. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Urn:isbn:0753539675 Republisher_date 20120824153352 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120818202858 Scanner . Decision Points is the extraordinary account of Americas 43rd president. Urn:lcp:decisionpoints00geor:epub:b1c23a8a-6a2e-4cd7-a6ff-1b58a44622ab Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier decisionpoints00geor Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t23b78g1f Isbn 9780307590619Ġ307885224 Lccn 2010513034 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary OL24405497M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:38:22 Boxid IA139901 Boxid_2 CH120121107-BL1 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīelvederetiburonlibrary Edition 1st ed. cheer leading) her mom takes charge with schedules and uniforms and showing up at practices – much as she used to do with Cass. When Caitlin makes the cheer leading squad (ugh…. Caitlin’s mom starts trying to mold Caitlin who had always been the invisible sister into her everything. leaving… on Caitlin’s sixteenth birthday.Ĭaitlin tries to move forward in her life while her parents watch her every move wondering if she too will take flight. Even now that Cass has left their home, running away to live with her boyfriend…. Caitlin has always seemed to sit in her older sister Cass’s shadow. While the title might insist this is not a horror movie, the dramatic cover art and synopsis would suggest otherwise. I’ll admit, I initially approached this read with a smidge of hesitancy. Even though he knows that sex equals death in slasher flicks, Emory can’t keep his hands off the guy of his teenage dreams. Turns out it’s not just scary movie cops who are worthless, so the boys start an investigation of their own-leading them straight to an abandoned beach resort.ĭespite the danger, Emory and Connor grow closer, but as Emory’s gay dreams start coming true, so do the horror movie tropes he so loves. Instead, he ends up with a mystery on his hands when a beloved beach bum goes missing, and Connor volunteers to help with the search. Probably because Emory looks like Jack Skellington with good hair.Įmory anticipates another predictable summer of sunburn and disappointment. Eighteen-year-old Emory has pined for his neighbor from behind the covers of Stephen King books, but college boy Connor has never noticed him. For the past four years, Emory, Connor, and their families have vacationed side by side on Longboat Key, Florida. Emory Jones loves two things: horror movies and Connor Nichols. A lovely story by Australian Stephanie Campisi, I look forward to seeing it in stores."-Jessica Broadbent, reviewer for Books+Publishing (formerly Australian Bookseller and Publisher ) "A fable for the smartphone generation!"-Josh Anon, former Pixar Creative and owner of, "I love this concept and the art is beautiful!"-Jennifer Gray Olson, author and illustrator of Ninja Bunny "Campisi's prose ensnared me and Kober's illustrations wrapped me up in a blanket of whimsy and vibrant delight. A whimsical and delightful multicultural picture book about food to get your mouth watering!"-Mia Wenjen, PragmaticMom " The Ugly Dumpling is a gorgeous story that combines two wonderful things-true acceptance of a friend, and dumplings! A sweet tale about recognising that real worth is more than skin-deep (or shell-deep), more than what others say. "Adorable, unique, with a deliciously quirky and dry humour."-Tania McCartney, Kids' Book Review " The Ugly Dumpling is a novel take on The Ugly Duckling using dim sum to retell this classic tale as a case of mistaken identity between a dumpling and a steamed bun. "A whimsical story about being different, and the power of love."-Wendy Orr, author of Nim's Island and The Princess and Her Panther. If Zoe changes the past and saves Zoe Louise, she loses her best friend. (In fact, if Zoe had other friends, it's unlikely that she'd put up with Zoe Louise, who is a spoiled brat of a ghost.) As the book builds inexorably toward its climax-can Zoe change history and save her friend?-the book becomes un-put-down-able. The chills in Stonewords: A Ghost Story come largely from ghostly Zoe Louise, who is petulant, willful, and increasingly terrifying as the tale progresses. Slowly putting the pieces together, Zoe realizes that her friend is from the past-and that she's going to die if Zoe doesn't do something about it. But when Zoe follows Zoe Louise up the back stairs and finds herself in the late nineteenth century, Zoe realizes that something strange is going on. Zoe dismisses the fact that while she is growing up, Zoe Louise is always eleven years old and celebrating her birthday. She's not worried when she sees an old gravestone with the name ZOE on it. Zoe doesn't think it's strange when her very entertaining friend Zoe Louise disappears whenever a grown-up enters the room. Continuing our month of spooky readalouds, I give you Stonewords, a book that's part time-travel story, part ghost story, and all creepy. |