6/12/2023 0 Comments Fall of giants series![]() ![]() He is strongly put off by the apparent hypocrisy of the people. Later in life, Billy’s sister gets pregnant and is judged sharply by his father and their town because she is not married. His father, who often preaches at their worship services, has insufficient answers. He is disturbed that we don’t have copies of the original texts from which we get the words of the Bible. After an explosion in the coal mine, he is distressed by the problem of evil–why does God let bad things happen? As he grows older, Billy is exposed to textural criticism. If that sounds like the start of a storyline that will be an example of a life of faith to you, you would be disappointed. At the end, when the light is restored, he sees a fleeting vision of Christ just at the corner of the light and says “Thank you.” To keep himself from being too frightened, he sings Christian hymns and draws comfort from them. ![]() Rather than wandering lost in the tunnels he keeps working until someone comes to get him. The first day on the job he is left alone in the pitch black–his lamp went out. A brief summary may be found here.īilly Williams is a Welsh boy who goes to work in a coal mine. Here, I will analyze the book from a worldview perspective. I just finished the first book, Fall of Giants, and realized there were several themes found therein that begged comment here. Ken Follett’s “The Century Trilogy” is a sweeping series. ![]()
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![]() ![]() And when James asked her what color God was she answered that "God is the color of water". Later he asked her if he was black or white where she snapped "You're a human being and if you don't educate yourself you'll be a nobody". Growing up in the Brooklyn projects, McBride knew his mother was "different", but when he asked her about it she responsed that she was "light-skinned". An inspiring memoir that will touch your heart and make you proud to be a member of the human race, and I might add a must read! James McBride evokes his childhood trek across the great racial divide of America with the kind of power and grace that touches and uplifts your heart. ![]() Cover and text show considerable wear, Front Cover has a crease on the bottom corner along with some wear along the edges, text has a yellowish tint, some creased corners, nowhere near a VG copy but still a servicable reading copy with no rips, tears, marks or loose pages. ![]() Used Softcover Edition published by Riverhead Books, N.Y., 1997, 291 pages in Acceptable Condition. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Radiance grace draven series![]() Mage and spy search together for a ritual that will annihilate Corruption, but in doing so, they discover secrets about each other that may damn them both. Now he fights a war on two fronts against the god who would possess him and the apprentice who would betray him. When Conclave sends Martise as an apprentice to help him, he knows she’s a spy. Silhara struggles against Corruption’s influence and searches for ways to destroy the god. The god called Corruption invades his mind, seducing him with promises of limitless power if he will help it gain dominion over the world. Silhara of Neith, Master of Crows, is a desperate man. A risky endeavor, but one she accepts without hesitation until she falls in love with her intended target. The priests want Martise to expose the sorcerer’s treachery and turn him over to Conclave justice. In exchange for her freedom, she bargains with her masters, the mage priests of Conclave, to spy on the renegade sorcerer, Silhara of Neith. Fantasy / Fantasy Romance What would you do to win your freedom? This is the question that sets bondwoman, Martise of Asher, on a dangerous path. ![]() ![]() ![]() The 3rd one, the Curse of Cleopatra, just came out this month. This is the first in a 3-book (so far) series. Think Dan Brown style, but for a younger audience. The Charlie Thorne series is perfect for tweens who love adventure mysteries. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne Series) If you buy anything through them, I’ll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. That way, you’re not buying book 50 when your kid hasn’t read 1-49. ![]() Second, when the book is part of a series, I’ll mention that and use the first one even if it’s not the most recent. ![]() That way, you can check out a sample without leaving this page. First, whenever possible I’ve included the Kindle book preview for you (not all books have that option). Let’s check them out, shall we? Top 20 Best Mystery Books for TweensĪs always, before we get started I have a couple of very quick notes. ![]() Most of them are relatively new releases (published within the last year), but I threw in a few “oldies-but-goodies” that I really think tweens will love. If you’re looking for some of the best middle-grade mystery books for your wanna-be detective tween, stick around! I rounded up my top picks below. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Tania sanchez perfume![]() ![]() If you´re reading this blog I assume most of you are familiar with Perfumes: The Guide and the format, and if yo´re not, here´s a link to their website. I was ostensibly issued an early copy for review (the publisher asked us to wait until today to talk about it), but instead I did what I assume every fragrance nut would do – I dug through the book to see what the authors thought of my favorites, feeling smugly vindicated by some and horrified by others. I´ve spent much of the past couple of weeks tucked into Perfumes: The Guide, to the dismay of the Big Cheese and my children, who kept interrupting me for trivialities like requests for food, or the location of some clean clothing. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Andre norton the beast master![]() ![]() Her closest companion is a remarkably intelligent and enigmatic catlike creature named Prauo, whose origin is shrouded in mystery. Laris is a young orphaned ex-refugee, gifted with the beast-master ability allowing her to communicate with animals. Write-up from the front flap of the 2006 dustjacket ~ See Also: A brief Author's Note : for The Key of the Keplian ![]() ![]() Quest was not written from an outline, Ark and Circus were. She liked all three and approved them to me as they stood. Before any of the three went to the publisher, Andre read an ms copy and was completely free to make any changes she wished. I was ASKED by Andre to write these, and we also had it in mind to do a series of singles under the broad title of BeastMaster's Academy, about the adventures of various teams on just discovered worlds. ~ 5th Novel in the Beast Master Series by Andre Norton ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In all my life there were only two books I've ever cried at, and only one scene in each of them. ![]() The friendship between the two main characters is incredibly profound and I've never read anything like it.Īdditionally, I do not as a rule cry at books. This is the kindest, gentlest, most empathetic book I have ever read, and it is still delightfully funny and wry, and it has a burning core of fierce righteousness and a belief that good people doing hard, thankless work can make the world BETTER (they institute worldwide universal basic income!!!). By all rights, this book should not have worked, and yet it DOES, brilliantly, because Victoria Goddard is just that BREATHTAKINGLY good at characters. ![]() This is the kindest, gentlest, most empathetic book This book breaks all the laws of book physics. 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She is now part of a massive drug deal gone horribly wrong and begins to understand the disappearing of her sister. ![]() While she is there she gets wrapped up in all of Suzanne’s problems. While all this is all happening his niece, Annie is in the search of her beloved sister Suzanne who had been missing in Toronto,Ontario. Suzanne is a famous model, who has run off with her boyfriend Gus. Annie sets off to Toronto hoping to find her sister. In his home town of Moosonee,Ontario there is a problem about a biker gang who is threatening and harassing and "Will Bird" is the one who shows determination and shows that he will risk any thing as long as he saves/ protects his family even though he has already lost so much in his life. Through Black Spruce is a very entertaining book but very sad at the same time, the most interesting aspect of this novel is that it tells two different stories,the story of Will Bird, an old bush pilot who tells his life story and reveals all his secrets through unspoken words. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Penrod jashber![]() Following on from his earlier novels Penrod (1914) and Penrod and Sam (1916), 'Penrod Jashber' continues the story of the eponymous 11-year-old boy living in a small city in the Midwest who has now developed a penchant. Classics are proudly republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from “Encyclopædia Britannica” (1922). First published in 1929, Tarkington's novel Penrod Jashber is the third installment to 'The Penrod Series'. Other notable works by this author include: “Monsieur Beaucaire” (1900), “The Turmoil” (1915), and “The Magnificent Ambersons” (1918). It has also been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times, most famously in George Stevens' 1935 rendition. A charming tale of youth reminiscent of Mark Twain's “Huckleberry Finn”, “Penrod” created the characters and set the foundation for two other novels: “Penrod and Sam” (1916) and “Penrod Jashber” (1929). ![]() In his 1914 work “Penrod”, Tarkington presents a series of sketches that depict the adventures of an eleven-year-old boy called Penrod Schofield living in the American Midwest shortly before World War I. Penrod Jashber (Penrod 3) by Booth Tarkington 4. ![]() ![]() Among only three other novelists to have won the Pulitzer Prize more than once, Tarkington was one of the greatest authors of the 1910s and 1920s who helped usher in Indiana's Golden Age of literature. Newton Booth Tarkington (1869–1946) was an American dramatist and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. ![]() |