The main character is Abigail Faulkner, a courageous and feisty, young girl, who starts the story in the town stocks for committing the sin of running with her skirt up above her knees. The Sacrifice is an interesting piece of historical fiction about the Salem Witch Trials. Told from Abigail's point of view and based on actual events in the author's own family histoy, The Sacrifice offers a unique perspective of the Salem witch trials by delving into the devestating effects the trials had not just in Salem but throughout Massachusetts. At the heart of this gripping story are Abigail and her sister, Dorothy, who together must find a way to persevere during a period marked by terror, adversity, and ignorance. It isn't long before chaos consumes Andover, and the Faulkners find themselves in the center of it all when friend turns themselves in the center of it all when friend turns against friend, neighbor against neighbor, in a desperate fight for the truth. When two girls are brought from Salem to identify witches in Andover, suspicion sweeps the town as well-respected members of the community are accused of witchcraft. In Salem, Massachusetts, witches have been found, and widespread fear and panic reign mere miles from Abigail's home of Andover. In the year 1692, life changes forever for ten-year-old Abigail Faulkner and her family.
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5/22/2023 0 Comments Private by kate brianMegan Meade will have to juggle a new school, a new family, a new crush - on the boy next door, as in next bedroom door - and a new life. Observation #6: These boys know how to make enemies. I'm thinking of calling in a hazmat team. Observation #5: Do not even get me started on the state of the bathroom. Observation #4: Three words: six-pack abs. Observation #3: I need a lock on my door. They are a blur of toned, suntanned perfection. These guys have been touched by the Abercrombie gods. Observation #2: Forget evil, laughing, little monsters. Except that this is definitely a better alternative to moving to Korea. Observation #1: Being an army brat sucks. And she'll send all her notes to her best friend, Tracy, in. Living in a house with seven boys will give Megan, who has never even been kissed, the perfect opportunity to learn everything there is to know about boys. Now, seven years later, Megan's army doctor parents are shipping off to Korea and Megan is being sent to live with the little monsters, who are older now and quite different than she remembered them. When she was nine, Megan Meade met a group of terrible, mean, Popsicle-goo-covered boys, the sons of her father's friend - the McGowan boys. They also represent an intriguing menagerie of beasts, from the mysterious deer and horses stampeding across the wall of Lascaux cave to Paul Klee's whimsical heart -nosed cat dreaming of a bird. The works featured in Animals in Art represent a variety of styles which youngsters will encounter again in museums and in books: the muscular realism of Rosa Bonheur's The Horse Fair, the delicate romanticism of Martin Johnson Heade's Cattleya Orchid and Tree Brazilian Hummingbirds, and the bold abstraction of Henri Matisse's The Snail. Using an approach which is as fun as it is effective, the author deftly guides her young audience toward their own understanding of and delight in the world of art. In COME LOOK WITH ME: Animals in Art, the third volume of her series of interactive art books, she makes the most of children's natural curiosity about animals to introduce them not only to twelve magnificent works of art, but also to a whole new way of encountering art. Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall 32 pages Few subjects have more immediate appeal to children than animals, and few methods of teaching youngsters to appreciate fine art have proven more successful than those of art educator Gladys S. Inscribed and signed by author on title-page: "To Taylor, Enjoy!! Gladys S. The impression I had received from the actual Bedwyn Saga books is that Kit came back from Europe with his new bride as a fait accompli, destroying all of Freyja’s hopes and dreams. I must confess to being somewhat confused at the start. This is the middle of three prequels for the Bedwyn Saga historical romance series. Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Slightly Married, Slightly Wicked, Slightly Tempted, Slightly Scandalous, Slightly Dangerous, Simply Unforgettable, Simply Love, Simply Magic, The Proposal, The Arrangement, Only Enchanting, Only a Promise, Only a Kiss, Only Beloved, Someone to Love, Someone to Hold, Someone to Wed, Someone to Care, Someone to Trust, Someone to Remember, Someone to Honor, Someone Perfect, Someone to Cherish Historical romance in Paperback edition that was published by Dell Books on Maand has 361 pages. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Lore book alexandra brackenLore is Alexandra Bracken's first standalone novel since her debut (which I should read soon). The story absolutely sprints from this point. She is unsuccessful when a wounded Athena shows up on her doorstep and demands Lore help her. Lore's family was murdered in the previous Agon, and she has completely cut ties from her previous life and is trying to stay out of the Agon entirely. The descendants of different old school Greek heroes must hunt down these gods (Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Posiden, and Dionysus) who are made mortal for the 7 days, and if successfully killed the person who did it takes that gods immortality and aspects of their power. The Agon happens every 7 years and is a punishment for 9 of the Greek gods who defied Zeus back in the day. It is the story of our main character, Lore, an orphan living in NYC, who we meet as a competition called the Agon begins. Lore is being pitched as Percy Jackson meets The Hunger Games, which is a pretty solid comp. It becomes clear to the reader, and then to Erlendur that the murder has its roots in these long ago experiences. Interwoven with the police investigation, we are given glimpses of the past of a disenchanted former socialist who studied in Leipzig with a group of idealist young Icelanders in the fifties. The pace of investigation unfolds slowly, as Erlendur and his team have to negotiate embassies, former spooks and civilians, each with their own motives for keeping the past secret. (The US air base at Keflavik was of interest to the Soviet powers). The body has been weighed down by an old USSR radio transmitter, which leads Erlendur to suspect a connection between the murder and eastern bloc spies operating in Iceland during the cold war era. THE DRAINING LAKE is the sixth in the Erlendur series of Icelandic police procedurals by Arnaldur Indridason (and the fourth to be translated into English).Įrlendur and his colleagues, Elinborg and Sigurdur Oli investigate after a skeleton with a hole in its skull is found in the "drained lake" of the title. Indridason, Arnaldur - 'The Draining Lake' (translated by Bernard Scudder) Review - The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason Detroit at its peak was threatened by its own design. Before people trotted out the grab bag of rust belt infirmities and competition from abroad to explain Detroit’s collapse, one could see the signs of a city’s ruin. Before the decades of civic corruption and neglect, and white flight. "Once in a Great City" shows that the shadows of collapse were evident even then. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech there two months before he made it famous in the Washington march. Motown was capturing the world with its amazing artists. The auto industry was selling more cars than ever before and inventing the Mustang. It was the American auto makers’ best year the revolution in music and politics was underway. As David Maraniss captures it with power and affection, Detroit summed up America’s path to music and prosperity that. Franklin and his daughter, the amazing Aretha super car salesman Lee Iacocca. Maraniss succeeds with authoritative, adrenaline-laced flair.evocative. The city’s leaders are among the most visionary in America: Grandson of the first Ford Henry Ford II Motown’s founder Berry Gordy the Reverend C.L. It’s 1963 and Detroit is on top of the world. Kennedy Book Award in 2016, "Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story" was written by David Maraniss. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Heartless marissa meyer seriesBut in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. Long before she was the terror of Wonderland-the infamous Queen of Hearts-she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.Ĭatherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. From Marissa Meyer, the story of Wonderland's most notorious villain 5/21/2023 0 Comments The forbidden clive barker summaryNext week a highly anticipated sequel is set to hit screens in the UK, produced by Oscar winning maestro Jordan Peele and directed by rising star film-maker Nia DaCosta. The dark tale of a supernatural hook-handed killer, summoned by those foolish enough to say his name five times into a mirror, made the career of actor Tony Todd and is now considered a classic of the genre. In the 1992 the original Candyman became nightmare fuel for a generation of movie goers. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Book red at the boneI used to say I’d be a teacher or a lawyer or a hairdresser when I grew up but even as I said these things, I knew what made me happiest was writing. As it explores sexual desire and identity, ambition, gentrification, education, class and status, and the life-altering facts of parenthood, Red at the Bone most strikingly looks at the ways in which young people must so often make long-lasting decisions about their lives-even before they have begun to figure out who they are and what they want to be. Unfurling the history of Melody's parents and grandparents to show how they all arrived at this moment, Woodson considers not just their ambitions and successes but also the costs, the tolls they've paid for striving to overcome expectations and escape the pull of history. Sixteen years earlier, that very dress was measured and sewn for a different wearer: Melody's mother, for her own ceremony- a celebration that ultimately never took place. Watched lovingly by her relatives and friends, making her entrance to the music of Prince, she wears a special custom-made dress. Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families, and in the life of the new child.Īs the book opens in 2001, it is the evening of sixteen-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' Brooklyn brownstone. |