She also writes romance and fantasy for adults. "A charming read, and uplifting story and a Hollywood ending worth staying up for" - CultureflyĪ modern-day YA reminiscent of You've Got Mail, Alex, Approximately, is a story of summer, first love, and hidden identity. Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy Member Since February 2010 edit data Jenn Bennett is the author of over a dozen books, including the young adult titles: ALEX, APPROXIMATELY STARRY EYES SERIOUS MOONLIGHT and THE LADY ROGUE. "If you like Rainbow Rowell, Jandy Nelson and John Green, then you are going to want to check out Jenn Bennett." - Sugarscape "An irresistible tribute to classic screwball-comedy romances that captures the "delicious whirling, twirling, buzzing" of falling in love." - Kirkus, Starred Review One of MTV UK's 35 hottest YA Beach Reads for Summer 2017 But finding someone based on online conversations alone proves harder than Bailey thought, and with her irritating but charismatic (and potentially attractive?) colleague Porter Roth distracting her at every turn, will she ever get to meet the mysterious Alex? When Bailey moves to sunny California to live with her dad, who happens to live in the same town as Alex, she decides to track him down. The only problem? They haven't actually met. They share a love of films and talk all day - Alex is perfect. Life is a whole lot messier than the movies.īailey Rydell has found the boy of her dreams.
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"But I think there is still something to be said for how ubiquitous and and omnipresent they are in that space, and how, for so many millions of people, they wake up and are encountering, on large scales and on tiny, intimate, singular scales, reminders of what was done - and what was done not that long ago. "And so it's not fully protected from that simply because it puts memorials down," he explains. The fact that Germany has them does not make it immune to those who would attempt to deny the past, he adds: The country is dealing with its own segment of right-wing extremist and neo-Nazi groups. Importantly, Smith says, monuments and museums are not a panacea. "There is a constant set of reminders throughout Germany of what was done there." The gleam of the sun sort of shines off of it, and you go look, and you look at it and then you look up at the house that it's sitting in front of, and it's this profound sense of intimacy," Smith says. How the Word Is Passed A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America By: Clint Smith Narrated by: Clint Smith Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins 4.9 (3,309 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. National New Memorial on the National Mall honors Native veterans who served the nation A number one New York Times best seller, How the Word Is Passed is a landmark book that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of the United States. There's also jerk-wads of different degrees, sacrifices, romance, complicated family issues, affection for horses & baked goods, and a lot of blood. And there's a young woman named Puck, who hates the capall uisce for killing her parents, but chooses to race on her trusty land-horse to raise money to save her home and keep her family together. There's a young man named Sean, who is basically a seahorse-whisperer, who's won four previous times, but has gambled a lot on this year's race. And a great many stain the beach with their blood and their lives. (In the book they are called Capall Uisce - which is wicked hard to pronounce but it's like CAPple ISHka.) The winner gets a big purse. Each November, the bold young men of Thisby race along the beach on the sea horses they have captured. The basics of the story are: on this small island of Thisby there is a type of horse that lives mostly in the water, but occassionally comes up on land to eat people and/or sheeps and such. She sounds Irish - is she Irish? I know she lives in US now, but I'm pretty darn sure she's Irish. She writes with (what I feel) is the perfect balance between description/plot/dialog. I wouldn't say that I'm a "Fan" of many authors in this way - but that is exactly how I feel about Maggie Steifvater. I love it when I'm such a fan of an author that I don't even need to know the plot of their book - I buy it because I love the way that individual thinks and writes. The two stories chosen " The Secret Adversary" and " N or M?" would be made into three hours each over six episodes.ĭavid Walliams as the main driving force and executive producer would play Tommy with his usual wit and humour. It was decided to set the series in the 1950s in the context of the Cold War and suit the stories that had already been written by Agatha Christie. Walliams liked the idea of married amateur detective duo bickering over a dead body.Īgatha Christie wrote the stories between 19 and featured stories before Tommy and Tuppence were married to old age with grown up children. Conceptionĭavid Walliams and Hilary Strong (Agatha Christie Group) approached Hilary Bevan Jones and Tom Nash (development producer) of Endor Productions with the idea of re-inventing the Agatha Christie characters Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. The series was not renewed for a second series by the BBC. Partners in Crime was commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Charlotte Moore for the BBC to mark the 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth. The adaptation was produced by Endor Productions in partnership with Agatha Christie Productions. “It seemed very suitable for the material,” says Ross. In the new story, the Fantastic Four’s headquarters, the Baxter Building, faces an intruder alert, setting the heroes off on an adventure that takes them into the Negative Zone, an alien dimension composed of anti-matter. The story uses as its jumping-off point the incidents recounted in the now-classic “This Man… This Monster!” story told in 1961’s Fantastic Four no. “I thought there was a way to connect with the Pop Art of the time period if I changed what I did, and presented that style and not my traditional painted style.” Kirby was cartoony, bold and muscular, at times over-the-top and brimming with mid-century, space-age design combining the bright colors of comic publishing at the time with occasional collage work to produce what was termed in the 1960s as Marvel Pop Art. “His style informed the first 10 years of their existence and it’s the shadow all artists have been working under for these last 60 years.” “I wanted to present a version of the Fantastic Four as close to a Jack Kirby style he envisioned for the series as he created the characters,” Ross tell The Hollywood Reporter. 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Director Peyton Reed Talks Scratching His 'Fantastic Four' Itch and Paying Tribute to 'Back to the Future Part II'Īnd it’s also the rare occasion where Ross takes a step back from the painted realism style that made him famous. Whatever the result, she is and will always be remembered as a genuine American hero. We’ll find out next month how many rational people there are in Wyoming. No sane person should disagree with a word she said. Any Republican fool can get up in front of a bunch of Trump cultists and repeat the Big Lie, as most do these days, but only a patriot like Liz Cheney has the courage to speak the truth to those who don’t want to hear it. In her closing remarks at the recent Republican primary debate, where she is being challenged by a Big spouting Trump sycophant, this rock-ribbed Republican conservative explains to her constituents what the Constitution really means and vows to always put the Constitution and the country above her party. Liz Cheney has shown she possesses that character and Profile in Courage. I’m not prone to praise Republicans, but when a person’s character rises above any political differences, the character always prevails, because it’s so rare these days. In the face of nonstop attacks from her own party, Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney was honored for her courage in standing against calls to overturn the 2020 election. Years before becoming President, JFK authored a book titled Profiles in Courage, about American elected officials who chose principle over politics to the detriment of their careers. Besides writing, Vinge also makes and sells dolls. She has taught at the Clarion Workshop several times, both East and West. Vinge and Frenkel have two children, and live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Vinge has been married twice: first to fellow science fiction author Vernor Vinge from 1972 to 1979, and currently to science fiction editor James Frenkel since 1980. degree from San Diego State University in 1971. Vinge studied art in college, but eventually changed to a major in anthropology, and received a B.A. She also is the author of The Random House Book of Greek Myths (1999). She is known for such works as her Hugo Award–winning novel The Snow Queen and its sequels, her series about the telepath named Cat, and her Heaven's Chronicles books. Vinge ( / ˈ v ɪ n dʒ i/ ( listen) born April 2, 1948, as Joan Carol Dennison) is an American science fiction author. The voice is a little nasal and somewhat dull. As much as I admire Nigel Planer, I do wish the voice he used for Sam Vimes had suited the character a little better. This is a light tale that gallops along exuding fun, humour and wrapped around a cracking good story. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? There are very few readers I think I'd trust with a Discworld book and Nigel is great. Inflection, accents and delivery pace all bring the characters to life and the events are vested with excitement you might not discover just reading it yourself. What does Nigel Planer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? He's an interesting mix of the alcoholic veteran and the suddenly energetic action hero - surprising himself as much as the reader. Pratchett develops his characters as if they were real people. It rolls along with the occasional laugh out loud segment and frequent guffaws. It is definitely one of the better books. Where does Guards! Guards! rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all. In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first-even though this means placing her life in grave danger. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into the wrong hands, he hid it.īut now, a diabolical group known as the Furies are closing in on its location. In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all. Lemoncello's Library seriesįrom New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series about the world's youngest and smartest genius who's forced to use her unbelievable code-breaking skills to outsmart Einstein.Ĭharlie Thorne isn't old enough to drive.Īnd now it's up to her to save the world.ĭecades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth-or destroy it. "Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed.a real page-burner." -Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne Series 1) by Stuart Gibbs 4.8 (4) eBook 8.99 Previous Signed Book 17.99 Hardcover 15.99 Paperback 8.99 eBook 8.99 Audiobook 0.00 Audio CD 29.99 Next View All Available Formats & Editions Instant Purchase Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why.ĭetective Miller is looking for a girl. A secret that someone is willing to kill for-and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. Humanity has colonized the solar system-Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond-but the stars are still out of our reach. From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. |