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Uncle C is the proprietor of a shop on Clifton Hill called The Occultorium, which specializes in such items as spell books, voodoo dolls, ritual chalices, and the like.Īlong with a band of misfits – including new-kid-in-town Billy Yellowbird, Billy’s tomboy sister Dove, and video-store owner Lex, who traffics only in Betamax – Jake and his uncle comprise a spirit-hunting ga ng called the Saturday Night Ghost Club. Jake recounts the formative summer of his 13th year, describing his preteen self with words like “gullible,” “chubby,” and “awkward.” Jake appears as the archetypal ’80s-era geek, with a “ Dead Alive poster on the wall and stack of Fangorias on the bookshelf.” He also admits to believing in monsters – a belief he shares with his eccentric uncle, Calvin (Uncle C). Cataract City), the novel is narrated by Jake Baker, a neurosurgeon. The new book is a nostalgia-driven coming-of-age thriller in the vein of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things and golden-age 1980s Stephen King. Despite producing a sizable output of genre horror under the pen name Nick Cutter and Precious Cargo, a 2016 memoir about his year as a bus driver for kids with special needs (a book that was featured on this year’s Canada Reads), The Saturday Night Ghost Club represents Craig Davidson’s first work of fiction published under his own name since 2013’s Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee Cataract City. I'm a simple girl, you put a Black girl on the cover of a book and I'm going to read it. There's only one problem: Saoirse is that deadly killer.įeaturing an all Black and Brown cast, a forbidden romance, and a compulsively dark plot full of twists, this thrilling YA fantasy is perfect for fans of A Song Below Water and To Kill a Kingdom. But when Hayes turns out to be kind, thoughtful, and charming, Saoirse finds herself increasingly drawn to him-especially when they're forced to work together to stop a deadly killer who's plaguing the city. After all, his father is the one who enforces the kingdom's brutal creature segregation laws. But when a mysterious blackmailer threatens her sister, Saoirse takes a dangerous job that will help her investigate: she becomes personal bodyguard to the crown prince. And to her family, Saoirse tells the biggest lie of all: that she can control her siren powers and doesn't struggle constantly against an impulse to kill.Īs the top trainee in her class, Saoirse would be headed for a bright future if it weren't for the need to keep her secrets out of the spotlight. At night, working as an assassin for a dangerous group of mercenaries, Saoirse lies about her true identity. As a soldier-in-training at the most prestigious barracks in the kingdom, she lies about being a siren to avoid execution. In this dark and seductive YA fantasy debut, a siren must choose between protecting her family and following her heart in a prejudiced kingdom where her existence is illegal. 'Naked and Afraid' inspired Braverman's first fiction book However, Braverman's fans will be happy that "Small Game," her first work of fiction, features many of the other hallmarks that distinguish her writing: crisp, sharp and descriptive writing style a strong, smart and capable female protagonist and nuanced, layered and humane storytelling. Braverman also regularly writes for Outside magazine and for the New York Times, serving up advice and essays with adventuring and outdoors themes. Her acclaimed memoir, "Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube," details how the California native fell in love with the idea of North as a girl, lived in Norway where she learned to mush, and worked as a sled dog tour guide on a glacier in Alaska. The Northwoods author ‒ she and her husband, Quince Mountain, live near Mountain where they run the Braver Mountain Mushing racing team ‒ has built the bulk of her writing career based on her experiences in northern climates, running with dog teams. That could be disappointing for at least some readers familiar with the book's author, Blair Braverman. There's no snow in the novel "Small Game." Maybe even something other than human.įrom the starred Publishers Weekly review: “ nail-biting near-future science thriller. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large – at a terrifying cost. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him – even those he loves most – in whole new ways. But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He invented a prolific critic, whose writings in English promoted Portuguese literature. Pessoa not only created poets he also gave them their champions. He created poets who wrote in French and in English, one of whom wrote sonnets that were described by the Times of London as more Shakespearean than Shakespeare. The fourth was "Fernando Pessoa," another invention, according to the author.Įach of Pessoa's writers was distinctive and different. One invented writer was a doctor and classicist a second was an unlettered genius, a paesano who lived in the country a third was a naval engineer and bisexual dandy who traveled the world. Arguably, the four greatest poets in the Portuguese language were all Pessoa using different names. One and Only Bob is an instant #1 New York Times bestseller, embraced by new and old fans of Katherine Applegate's beloved One and Only Ivan. Great for summer reading or anytime! A Today show pick for “25 children’s books your kids and teens won’t be able to put down this summer!" Catch up with these beloved friends before the star-studded film adaptation of The One and Only Ivan hits theaters in August 2020! As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.īob, Ivan, and Ruby have touched the hearts of millions of readers, and their story isn’t over yet. Return to the unforgettable world of the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel The One and Only Ivan in this incredible sequel, starring Ivan’s friend Bob! Catch up with these beloved friends before you see the star-studded film adaptation of The One and Only Ivan, now available on Disney+!īob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. Great to have a best friend.”-Danny DeVito A #1 New York Times bestseller and a #1 Indie bestseller! Through his close reading of the visual culture of this tragic era, Gates reveals the many faces of Jim Crow and how, together, they reinforced a stark color line between white and black Americans. But the century in between remains a mystery: if emancipation sparked “a new birth of freedom” in Lincoln’s America, why was it necessary to march in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s America? In this new book, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of our leading chroniclers of the African-American experience, seeks to answer that question in a history that moves from the Reconstruction Era to the “nadir” of the African-American experience under Jim Crow, through to World War I and the Harlem Renaissance. The abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is a familiar story, as is the civil rights revolution that transformed the nation after World War II. A profound new rendering of the struggle by African-Americans for equality after the Civil War and the violent counter-revolution that resubjugated them, as seen through the prism of the war of images and ideas that have left an enduring racist stain on the American mind. This is a figure who ruled over an ancient kingdom stretching from the once-fertile earth of the Sahara to the far corners of the world, a queen with a supreme knowledge of the deepest origins of the elixir of life. But as these ancient rulers defy one another in their quest to understand the powers of the strange elixir, they are haunted by a mysterious presence even older and more powerful than they, a figure drawn forth from the mists of history who possesses spectacular magical potions and tonics eight millennia old. Ramses has reawakened Cleopatra with the same perilous elixir whose unworldly force brings the dead back to life. Now immortal with his bride-to-be, he is swept up in a. Now immortal with his bride-to-be, he is swept up in a fierce and deadly battle of wills and psyches against the once-great Queen Cleopatra. Ramses the Great, former pharaoh of Egypt, is reawakened by the elixir of life in Edwardian England. Ramses the Great, former pharaoh of Egypt, is reawakened by the elixir of life in Edwardian England. From the iconic and bestselling author of The Mummy and T. Summary: From the iconic and bestselling author of The Mummy and The Vampire Chronicles, a mesmerizing, glamorous new tale of ancient feuds and modern passions. Read 546 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. It's a long way to Oregon, and because another woman needs her help, Lorrie again goes her own way, leaving the wagon train and the Oregon Trail to travel onward-off the beaten path-with her small group of wagons. Ignoring the wagon master's advice to go home, she rounds up others needing help, and they join a later wagon train and are soon slogging through dust and mud and steep mountain passes. Westward bound on the Oregon Trail, Lorena Emerson is alone after her uncle is killed by a thief trying to steal his money belt. Numéro de l'objet: 165780126496 Detour Trail by Smith, Joy V. Lieu de livraison: GB et de nombreux autres pays, |