5/24/2023 0 Comments Ka tucker the simple wild![]() While she struggles to adjust to this new subarctic environment, Jonah-the quiet, brooding, and proud Alaskan pilot who keeps her father’s charter plane company operational-can’t imagine calling anywhere else home. She braves the roaming wildlife, the odd daylight hours, the exorbitant prices, and even the occasional-dear God-outhouse, all for the chance to connect with her father: a man who, despite his many faults, she can’t help but care for. But when her father reaches out to inform her that his days are numbered, Calla knows that it’s time to make the long trip back to the remote frontier town where she was born. Calla never looked back, and at twenty-six, a busy life in Toronto is all she knows. ![]() Tucker.Ĭalla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. ![]() About The BookĬity girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new romance from acclaimed author K.A. ![]() This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review. ![]()
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5/24/2023 0 Comments Novel my side of the mountain![]() While living in the wilderness, he becomes aware of the self-crisis he was facing in the city, that he felt like he could not survive in the reality of the world. ![]() He copes with his loneliness by giving the animals personality traits, and we see this recurring trait throughout the book. He has no one to talk to since the boy that used to live there started going to school, and the only living organisms present around him are the animals. Sam Gribley (the main character) is isolated as soon as he reaches the mountains and realizes he cannot survive with money, only with survival skills. This is the first theme that we encounter in the book. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Different Class by Joanne Harris![]() ![]() Having never married, he lives alone and has devoted his life to his career. Only Mr Straitley may have the key to the identity of the mysterious saboteur - but can he expose the enemy in time to prevent a murder?Īs the new school year starts in September, Roy Straitley is looking forward to his 100th term at St Oswald's, where he has been teaching for 33 years. But gradually, as the incidents become increasingly serious, it becomes clear that someone with inside knowledge is intent on causing real damage. At first, no one thinks of connecting these seemingly isolated incidents. It begins with a series of small acts of mischief conducted by someone on school premises. However, St Oswald's is about to suffer a cataclysmic upheaval. ![]() Increased paperwork, computers, Health & Safety and a new generation of administrators have finally persuaded him that he no longer has a place in the world of education. Roy Straitley, the Classics master and a veteran of St Oswald's, is contemplating retirement. A new academic year has just begun and change is afoot. St Oswald's is a long-established boys' grammar school in the North of England. Set in the present day during Michaelmas term at St Oswald's, a grammar school for boys somewhere in the North of England, the book is a psychological thriller about class distinctions, damaged childhood, secrets, identity and revenge. A dark psychological thriller, some of the themes may be partly based on Harris' experiences as a teacher at Leeds Grammar School. Gentlemen & Players is a novel by Joanne Harris first published in 2005. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments The masque of red death poe![]() For instance, black and blood-red rooms exemplify death and life intensity. ![]() Each reader may elaborate on their perception of the colors however, a common point of view is the representation of seven life stages, starting from birth to death. One of the most mysterious symbolist elements in the story describes the seven coloured rooms. The narration sets a mysterious tone, with Poe’s vivid imagery easily controlling the reader’s attention through suspense. Blood was its Avatar and its seal-the redness and the horror of blood” (Poe 1). ![]() No pestilence had ever been so fatal or so hideous. Indeed, the opening lines indulge a dreadful mood, followed by a permanent feeling of intimidation: The “Red Death” had long devastated the country. ![]() The tone of The Masque of Red Death starts to translate from a story’s title, anticipated to be dark and grievous. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments 1619 by James Horn![]() ![]() In 1619, historian James Horn sheds new light on the year that gave birth to the great paradox of our nation: slavery in the midst of freedom. A few weeks later, a battered privateer entered the Chesapeake Bay carrying the first African slaves to land on mainland English America. In the newly built church at Jamestown, the General Assembly-the first gathering of a representative governing body in America-came together. ![]() An extraordinary year in which American democracy and American slavery emerged hand in handĪlong the banks of the James River, Virginia, during an oppressively hot spell in the middle of summer 1619, two events occurred within a few weeks of each other that would profoundly shape the course of history. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments The golem by gustav meyrink![]() While the novel is generally focused on Pernath’s own musings and adventures, it also chronicles the lives, the characters, and the interactions of his friends and neighbors. ![]() This dream was perhaps induced because he inadvertently swapped his hat with the real (old) Pernath’s. But his story is experienced by an anonymous narrator, who, during a visionary dream, assumes Pernath’s identity thirty years before. The novel centers on the life of Athanasius Pernath, a jeweler and art restorer who lives in the ghetto of Prague. The Golem (original German title: Der Golem) is a novel written by Gustav Meyrink between 19. ![]() Printed on 115 g wood-free, age-resistant Cream paper ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments 最後帝國 by Brandon Sanderson![]() But instead of superheroes defending Earth, Sanderson’s warriors, thieves, scholars, and royals are spread across a richly detailed system of planets, from the ash-covered cities of Scadrial to the shattered plains of Roshar-a landscape directly inspired by the sandstone buttes and slot canyons of southeastern Utah. ![]() Many of them take place in an interconnected series of worlds called the Cosmere, his ink-and-paper equivalent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is where Sanderson writes bestselling fantasy and science fiction novels. “I built an underground supervillain lair.” Jim Butcher bought a LARPing castle,” he says. ![]() Sanderson points to the grand piano, the shelves filled with ammonite fossils, the high walls covered in wood and damask paneling, and his pièce de résistance: a cylindrical aquarium swirling with saltwater fish. ![]() We’re 30 feet beneath the surface of northern Utah, in a room that feels like a cross between a five-star hotel lobby and a Bond villain’s secret base. “This is my dream,” Brandon Sanderson says. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments The shell seekers![]() ![]() ![]() She retired from writing in 2000 following publication of Winter Solstice. In 1996, her novel Coming Home won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by Romantic Novelists' Association. In 1955, she also began writing under her married name Rosamunde Pilcher, by 1965 she her own name to all of her novels. She published a further ten novels under that name. In 1949, her first book, a romance novel, was published by Mills & Boon, under the pseudonym Jane Fraser. Her son, Robin Pilcher, is also a novelist. They had two daughters and two sons, and fourteen grandchildren. They moved to Dundee, Scotland, where she remained until her death in 2019. On 7 December 1946, she married Graham Hope Pilcher, a war hero and jute industry executive who died in March 2009. ![]() From 1943 through 1946, Pilcher served with the Women's Naval Service. ![]() She began writing when she was seven and published her first short story when she was 18. Clare's Polwithen and Howell's School Llandaff before going on to Miss Kerr-Sanders' Secretarial College. Just before her birth her father was posted in Burma, her mother remained in England. Rosamunde Scott was born on 22 September 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall, England, UK, daughter of Helen and Charles Scott, a British commander. ![]() ![]() ![]() He also calls upon Detective Javier O'Shea-the same police detective who's made his non-professional interest in Noah as clear as day. With a lot of pushing and prodding and some actual help from his closest friends and neighbors, Noah tries to piece together clues. As much as he would like to keep his distance from the latest murder in the area, Noah finds himself with no other choice but to become involved because of his connection to the crime. ![]() Noah Valentine and his reluctant sleuthing skills are back in Hidden Treasures, the second book in award-winning author Marshall Thornton's addictive Pinx Video Mysteries series! A few months have passed since the events in Night Drop, and the last thing Noah wants is to be sucked into solving yet another mystery. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments 100 demons graphic novel![]() ![]() ![]() Q: Can I buy this book in a more traditional format? If you want to suggest directly, the best way to do it is through the comments section below the comic! A huge chunk of minor characters have been named and inspired by reader comments so far. You can also stick fanart, character ideas, concepts, and literature in the ‘Submit’ section up above. KSBD will periodically take suggestions, mostly on characters to stick in the background. Someone has not read their Psalms and Spasms recently! Q: Who’s this YISUN guy that keeps getting talked about? Sometimes it will be up quite late on those days. Tuesday and Friday evenings (and occasionally weekends). If you’re feeling dangerous, you can e-mail me at A webcomic, eh? When does it update? Q: Do you have a twitter/tumble machine? Just who the hell draws this thing anyway?Ī mysterious comics goblin named Abbadon draws this mess. This is a webcomic! It’s graphic novel style, meaning it’s meant to be read in large chunks, but you can subject yourself to the agony of reading it a couple pages a week! ![]() |