![]() ![]() ![]() Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of what could be the future. Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken for granted. Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is sure to touch the heart of every reader. And so Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it. It is up to Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been lost. Although they appear to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. Jonas discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. From the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas, a sensitive twelve–year–old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one day. Each member of The Community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a mistake. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and male child. No one in The Community wants for anything. ![]()
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![]() To many viewers Mitty is remarkably relatable, as most people in today’s world live mundane lives at office jobs similar to that of Walter Mitty. After losing an important photo for the magazine’s final cover, Walter must embark on an incredible journey to track it down, while attempting to catch the eye of his love interest and co-worker, Cheryl Melhoff. From the outside, Mitty’s life seems deeply ordinary and, frankly, rather boring, but his tendency to get lost in fantastical daydreams show a side of him not yet apparent to the outside world. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller, the tale follows the life of a man named Walter Mitty as he struggles with the possibility of losing his job as the negative assets manager for Time magazine. ![]() ![]() Based on the 1939 short-story by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was brought to life on screen in 2013. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even his romantic relationship is somewhat based on gratitude to the one girl who stuck by his side while everyone else (even his crew) distanced themselves.Īaron's story shifts into high gear once he starts hanging out with Thomas, who's sensitive, articulate, smart, and loves Steven Spielberg movies, comic books, and all the pop culture-touchstones that make for a believably fast fanboy friendship. The sadness stemming from his father's suicide and his own attempt permeates everything Aaron does. Aaron is realistically depicted as a bundle of contradictions: His mother is employed but barely makes a livable wage as a hospital social worker his friends include petty criminals and aspiring artists, dropouts and ambitious students. Like his protagonist, Silvera, 25, is gay, Bronx-born, and Puerto Rican (not to mention having the same initials), so there's an authenticity to his prose that isn't always the case with books about low-income, urban characters. With its urban setting and diverse characters, More Happy Than Not is a rare and poignant look at how a struggling gay kid from the Bronx deals with pain, grief, and the heartbreak of love. ![]() ![]() In fact, he’s the only reason the cat, New Name Every Day, has nine lives.Īll this is swell except for Portico’s other secret, his not-so-super secret. And behind those fifty doors live a bunch of different people who Stuntboy saves all the time. ![]() But a building with fifty doors just in the hallways is definitely a castle. His mom calls where they live an apartment building. He lives in the biggest house on the block, maybe in the whole city, which basically makes it a castle. No one in his civilian life knows he’s actually…Stuntboy!īut his regular Portico identity is pretty cool, too. ![]() Portico Reeves’s superpower is making sure all the other superheroes-like his parents and two best friends-stay super. A Schneider Family Award Honor Book for Middle Gradeįrom Newbery Medal honoree and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard of, filled with illustrations by Raúl the Third! ![]() ![]() ![]() Kurtagich has created an incredibly assured, claustrophobic horror with a fractured and troubled teen narrator that will have you gripped to the very last page. * "Kurtagich evokes an all-pervading atmosphere of horror with dark imagery and language evoking rot, decay, and death.This unique novel is for teens who enjoy being immersed in a dark, complex horror story." School Library Journal (starred review) A great next read for teens who enjoy being scared.” * "Kurtagich's horror imagery is satisfying and affecting-her descriptions of the day-to-day decay the girls face are as rich and scary as the monstrous man who scuttles around on all fours and the teeming mud pits that are waiting in the woods. “AND THE TREES CREPT IN is a hauntingly immersive tale of insanity, terror, and what happens when you’re not even safe in your own home.” ![]() Frightening and compelling, this gothic will easily sweep fans up into its creeping sense of hysteria." "Will haunt readers with its raw emotions, palpable pain, and consistent character voices. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though Holger has no recollection of this world, he discovers he is already well-known throughout the lands, a hero revered as a Champion of Law. Against a medieval backdrop, brave knights must take up arms against magical creatures of myth and faerie, battling dragons, trolls, werewolves, and giants. A Danish engineer working with the Resistance to defeat the Nazis, he is wounded during an engagement with the enemy and awakens in an unfamiliar parallel universe where the forces of Law are locked in eternal combat with the forces of Chaos. Holger Carlsen is a rational man of science. Transported to a medieval realm of magic and myth, a World War II resistance fighter undertakes a perilous quest in this classic fantasy adventure. ![]() ![]() With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. ![]() ![]() The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes-one that might just be killer. ![]() ![]() He appears at Francesca’s home looking for directions to the bridge in that area and finds her alone. One day Robert Kincaid, a photographer, takes his pickup truck on begins driving on his journey to Madison County to photograph some bridges and use them in National Geographic. She is very passionate and has some dreams and hopes for her life. Though her life appears to be at peace, she is lonely and unhappy. She is a housewife married to Richard, a farmer living in Madison County. The Bridges of Madison County is a story about an affair between Robert and Francesca. Waller’s books The Bridges of Madison County and Puerto Vallarta Squeeze have been adapted into movies. ![]() In 1993 The Bridges of Madison County became the leading bestseller and was made into a film together with his 1995 book Puerto Vallarta Squeeze. Some of Waller’s books appeared in the New York Times bestseller list. In 1980 he became the dean of business in the university. ![]() ![]() Waller became a teacher of management and economics at the University of Northern Iowa and then in 1977 became a full professor. Later in 1968, he studied PhD in business at Indiana Bloomington. He graduated with a degree in Bachelor in Arts in 1962 and masters in arts in 1964 from the University of Northern Iowa. ![]() Robert James Waller was an American fiction author best known for his book The Bridges of Madison County of 1993. ![]() ![]() ![]() With its oversized format, high-quality paper, ribbon bookmark, and color on nearly every page, this edition is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans and book lovers of all ages. This stunning illustrated edition brings together the talents of award-winning artists Jim Kay and Neil Packer in a visual feast, featuring iconic scenes and much loved characters - Tonks, Luna Lovegood, and many more - as the Order of the Phoenix keeps watch over Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts. & Kay, JimHardcover, 576 pagesThe fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in brilliant full color. The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in brilliant full color.There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew boundless loyalty and unbearable sacrifice. Now Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts. exams a new teacher with a personality like poisoned honey a venomous, disgruntled house-elf or even the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. ![]() Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? It's not just the upcoming O.W.L. There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. It has 38 chapters and is 765 pages in the UK and 850 pages long in the US. The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in brilliant full color. Released on June 21, 2003, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth and longest book in the Harry Potter series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Looking East features iconic as well as lesser-known portraits of children, monks, pilgrims, wanderers and migrants, transporting readers to the regions McCurry encountered on his journey, including Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan and Tibet. McCurry’s coverage of the Soviet-Afghan War was published in publications such as Time, Paris-Match, and the New York Times and won him the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal. Known for his exquisitely beautiful and enduring images of the landscapes and cultures of Southeast Asia, McCurry launched his career as a photojournalist in the late 1970s when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan just before the Soviet invasion. Looking East: Portraits by Steve McCurry presents a selection of the best and most poignant portraits by acclaimed photographer Steve McCurry. Published by Phaidon 16 February 2018 (£24.95) Now available for the first time in an elegant paperback edition, this book features an astounding range of colour photographs, gorgeously reproduced in large format. Looking East was first published by Phaidon in 2011 and has since sold over 30,000 copies worldwide. "Looking East: Portraits by Steve McCurry" is a new book that presents a selection of the best and most poignant portraits by acclaimed photographer Steve McCurry. ![]() |