![]() well, dead, and all the most popular kids at school are copying her style. When Daisy discovers that a vampire may be the culprit, she can't help but suspect head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new "look." Samantha appears a little. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case Teenage girls are being mysteriously attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy Giordano is a junior. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. It's home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. Welcome to Nightshade, California-a small town full of secrets. Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General ![]() ![]() ![]() Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: The grimly hilarious first installment in a creepy, campy new seriesĬlick for more in this series: Dead Is (Quality) ![]()
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![]() Mrs McGillicuddy describes the dying woman as having blonde hair and wearing a fur coat and the man as tall and dark, though she saw only his back. When arriving at Miss Marple's cottage, she tells her everything. She reports it to a sceptical ticket collector who passes the report for investigation. ![]() ![]() A blind in a compartment on the other train flies up, and she sees a man with his back to her strangling a woman. Her train passes another train running parallel and in the same direction as her train. Mrs Elspeth McGillicuddy is on her way from a shopping expedition to visit her old friend Jane Marple for Christmas. ![]() The 1961 film Murder, She Said was based on this novel as were several television programmes. A later review by Barnard found the story short on clues, but favourably noted Lucy Eyelesbarrow as an independent woman character. ![]() Reviewers at the time of publication generally liked the novel, but would have liked more direct involvement of Miss Marple, and less consideration of her failing strength, using others to act for her. The novel was published in serial form before the book was released in each nation, and under different titles. This work was published in the United States at the same time as What Mrs. Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK editionĤ.50 from Paddington is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in November 1957 in the United Kingdom by Collins Crime Club. ![]() ![]() ![]() Could the Queen simply have been born that cruel? Or does it have to do with a mysterious mirror, gifted to her upon her wedding and swirling with dark magic? And who is the man in the mirror? Is he the reason for the Queen's downfall? This tragic tale of love and loss is the untold story of the Wicked Queen, a woman who just wanted to be the fairest of all. ![]() Perhaps she resented the girl for her beauty. But what caused the Queen to become so, well, wicked? Perhaps the Queen hated her stepdaughter for her resemblance to the King's first wife. Disney Princess Snow White: Fairest of All The evil Queen is one of the most iconic Disney Villains - but she wasnt always evil. The tale of the young princess, Snow White, and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known-the Queen was jealous of the girl's beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen's attempt on the sweet, naive girl's life. ![]() Disney's New York Times best-selling Villains series comes to life in this graphic novel adaptation of the book that started it all in this tragic tale of love and loss, the untold story of Snow White's Wicked Queen. ![]() ![]() It is, then, a book of bridges and connections and long-buried memories: a carefully researched edifice that often teeters but somehow never falls to the ground. What he seems to be saying – sometimes gently and sometimes with an edge of satire – is that the various people of the Book were once nourished by the same stories (and, in some quarters, still are). He has also, having clearly spent some time studying them, made magnificent use of Arabic calligraphy and Islamic geometry. Into Habibi, Thompson has merrily thrown stories from the Bible and the Qur'an, elements of the Arabian Nights and the poems of Rumi and Badr Shakir al-Sayyab, the great Iraqi writer. It's his ambition that really amazes, the sheer chutzpah of it. ![]() It's not only that it has at its heart a sweet and touching love story, nor is it that Thompson's drawings are as fluid and as acute as ever. Habibi is another big book and I think its effect on readers will be just as powerful. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Very Good: Might have some creases on the spine no hard cracks maybe slight forward lean and short inscription inside perhaps very minor bumping on the corners of the book inside clean but the page edges might be slightly yellowed. ![]() We are very proud of the condition of the books we sell (please read our testimonials to find out more!)Īs New: Pretty much new but shows small signs of having been read inside it will be clean without any inscriptions or stamps might contain a remainder mark. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Delbanco ended up hiring Gardner for the English Department at the College. Gardner and acclaimed novelist and critic Delbanco first forged a friendship when Delbanco hosted Gardner during a reading tour at Bennington College in 1974. Signed and dated by Gardner on the front free endpaper: "John Gardner, April 17, 1974." Although not inscribed, this copy is from the collection of Nicholas Delbanco, dated the day after Delbanco's first meeting with Gardner, as he recalled in his introduction to Gardner's posthumously published *Stillness and Shadows*. Fine in a spine-faded dustwrapper that is otherwise fine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Isra is shy and naive and just wants to be worthy and loved but how does she reconcile what she has taught, that her worth is only marriage and motherhood?ĭeya just wants to go to college and learn but her cultural traditions prioritizes marriage and motherhood. ![]() Secondly, I enjoyed the how the story unfolded with each character.įareeda is oppressive and we get to see how events have shaped her to be like that. “Marriage, motherhood- that is a woman’s only worth.” says Isra’s Mama. There’s Fareeda the grandmother, Isra the daughter-in-law and Deya the granddaughter.įareeda and Isra’s Mama say the same thing about where a woman’s place is – in the home. The book is an immigration story that looks at the lives of the three generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn, NY. Here’s what I loved about A Woman Is No Man: Story Lineįirstly, what I love about the story is that it delves into the cultural traditions of Palestinian Arabs. Regardless, my heart was squeezed throughout this book. Emotionally I bounce between sad and mad. Was it worthy of all the praises? Most definitely yes! You know it’s a really good book when it gives you all the feels. There’s been a lot of praises for this book so I was eager to see if they were correct. ![]() Etaf Rum’s debut novel A Woman Is No Man hits that mark with a story about three generations of Palestinian- American women. ![]() I always look forward to reading a book about different traditions and cultures. ![]() ![]() A twisty, voice-driven thriller for fans of Megan Miranda and Jessica Knoll, in which no one bats an eye when a Black reality TV star is found dead in the Bronx-except her estranged half-sister, whose refusal to believe the official story leads her on a dangerous search for the truth. In May, we will be reading Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett. May Book Club Selection: Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett View all our events at - website: Due to COVID, our Book Club Meeting is online via Zoom until further notice. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to our book club, we also host special members-only brunches, retreats, thematic events, and other social events. Our club aims to inform, empower, inspire, and enrich the lives of our members through reading and connecting with each other. Each month, we choose a book to use as the basis for discussing our experiences as Black women. Our mission is to bring together Black women who enjoy reading fiction and nonfiction books by African-descended writers to have meaningful conversations, form connections, and socialize. This Toronto-based club focuses on celebrating Black literature, sisterhood, and reading. If so, Black Women Connect! Book Club may be perfect for you. Are you a Black woman living in Toronto who is interested in meeting new people and building your network? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a work of fiction and characters and events are a product of the author's imagination. Publishing by Biblio Publishing at SmashwordsĬopyright © 2013 Patrick Kamara and The Educational Publisher, Inc. A few unlikely people help him finally grasp the meaning of moving on. His attempt to expose the corruption scandal gives him the feeling that his life may not have ended in total ruin.Īfter he fails to bring the culprits to justice he is tempted to slip back into his depression. He constantly tries to reconnect with his past to see if he can come to terms with his tragedy. He spends a massive amount of his time looking at the world through an overly critical eye and stubbornly refuses to come out of his pit of gloom. One of those men is partly responsible for his irreversible spinal injury. He is soon employed as a journalist by a prominent newspaper to cover a nationwide competition and with the help of his ex-coach, Christopher, he uncovers a corruption scandal involving three wealthy and well respected men. Having surrounded himself with superficial friends and put his entire future plans in athletics, he is left alone and without money. With the help of his foster sister, he battles with the demons of his past. David Mugisha, a popular athlete, faces ruin after an accident leaves him crippled for life. ![]() ![]() She continued writing under her maiden name, and her subsequent novels became bestsellers, earning her enormous wealth and fame. A prestigious publishing house accepted her first novel when she was in her early twenties, and its publication brought her not only fame but the attentions of a handsome soldier, Major (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Frederick Browning, whom she married. Her family connections helped her establish her literary career, and she published some of her early work in Beaumont's Bystander magazine. ![]() She spent her youth sailing boats, travelling on the Continent with friends, and writing stories. Her elder sister, Angela du Maurier, also became a writer, and her younger sister Jeanne was a painter. She and her sisters were indulged as a children and grew up enjoying enormous freedom from financial and parental restraint. Born into a family with a rich artistic and historical background, her paternal grandfather was author and Punch cartoonist George du Maurier, who created the character of Svengali in the 1894 novel Trilby, and her mother was a maternal niece of journalist, author, and lecturer Comyns Beaumont. In many ways her life resembles a fairy tale. ![]() ![]() ![]() Daphne du Maurier was born on at 24 Cumberland Terrace, Regent's Park, London, the middle of three daughters of prominent actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel, née Beaumont. ![]() |