Monday, May 2, 2016
Counting on grace by Elizabeth Winthrop
It's 1910 in Pownal, Vermont. At 12 Grace and her best friend Arthur must go to work in the mill, helping their mothers work the looms. Together Grace and Arthur write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in the mill. A few weeks later, Lewis Hine, a famous reform arrives undercover to gather evidence. Grace meets him and appears in some of his photographs, changing her life forever.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Bone by Jeff Smith
even though I have already read this book, I don`t remember a lot of it so it would be fun to read again. Bone is a graphic novel that is about three little adventurers, Phoney, Fone Bone, and Smiley, that travel to a place called " the valley", They go on adventures, avoiding rat creatures and learning more an more about thorns and roses history.
Wandering Star by: Romina Russell
Orphaned, disgraced, and stripped of her title, Rho is ready to live life quietly, as an aid worker in the Cancrian refugee camp on House Capricorn.
But news has spread that the Marad—an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony in the Galaxy—could strike any House at any moment.
Then, unwelcome nightmare that he is, Ochus appears to Rho, bearing a cryptic message that leaves her with no choice but to fight.
Now Rho must embark on a high-stakes journey through an all-new set of Houses, where she discovers that there's much more to her Galaxy—and to herself—than she could have ever imagined.
But news has spread that the Marad—an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony in the Galaxy—could strike any House at any moment.
Then, unwelcome nightmare that he is, Ochus appears to Rho, bearing a cryptic message that leaves her with no choice but to fight.
Now Rho must embark on a high-stakes journey through an all-new set of Houses, where she discovers that there's much more to her Galaxy—and to herself—than she could have ever imagined.
Friday, April 15, 2016
The Invisible Man By H. G. Wells
A quiet country village, a heavy snowstorm, a mysterious stranger...more than enough to rouse the townspeople to gossip and speculation. Who can he be, this suspicious-looking man who keeps his face hidden and his back to everyone?
But when the stranger finally faces them, there are more questions than answers, and more terror of the most unspeakable kind, as outrage and murder put the once quiet countryside unto the grip of an unstoppable madman.
But when the stranger finally faces them, there are more questions than answers, and more terror of the most unspeakable kind, as outrage and murder put the once quiet countryside unto the grip of an unstoppable madman.
Ultimately it is up to one man to solve the mystery and end the rampage, to reveal the identity of the faceless Invisible Man!
How To Be A Normal Person by TJ Klune
Gustavo Tiberius is not normal. He knows this. Everyone in his small town of Abby, Oregon, knows this. He reads encyclopedias every night before bed. He has a pet ferret called Harry S. Truman. He owns a video rental store that no one goes to. His closest friends are a lady named Lottie with drag queen hair and a trio of elderly Vespa riders known as the We Three Queens.
Gus is not normal. And he's fine with that. All he wants is to be left alone.
Until Casey, an asexual stoner hipster and the newest employee at Lottie’s Lattes, enters his life. For some reason, Casey thinks Gus is the greatest thing ever. And maybe Gus is starting to think the same thing about Casey, even if Casey is obsessive about Instagramming his food.
But Gus isn’t normal and Casey deserves someone who can be. Suddenly wanting to be that someone, Gus steps out of his comfort zone and plans to become the most normal person ever.
After all, what could possibly go wrong?
Ready Player One by Ernest cline
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines—puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.
But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.
But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.
Friday, April 8, 2016
I luv Halloween 3 by Keith Giffen (Art done by Benjamin Roman)
They say bad things come in threes, and this third round of trick o' treat is a close encounter of the twisted kind. We won't completely spoil the surprise, but this volume includes an alien invasion, defiled corpses, more lame candy, and some new, sick characters, including Keven Kyle Kramer-a.k.a Triple K- and Monica, a charming thirteen-year-old who really REALLY hates dogs. This Halloween, you won't what crazy is...
The Boxcar Children
The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.
harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
Harry and dursleys have moved to the house in the ocean and hagrad had took harry to were need to get his stuff for school. I`m looking forward to see how the book is like the movie and how it is different.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
The Coelura
Princess Caissa leaves her home in the Blue City in hopes of finding more freedom in Yellow Triadic City, but along the way she meets a coelura, a mysterious rainbow creature.
Friday, April 1, 2016
the last kids on earth by Max Brallier
"Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this very funny post-apocalyptic graphic novel for middle-grade readers.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this very funny post-apocalyptic graphic novel for middle-grade readers.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
The cat who knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun
There's something rotten in the small town of Pickax-at least to the sensitive noses of the newspaper man Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. An accident has claimed the life of the local paper's eccentric publisher, but to Qwilleran and his feline friends, it sounds like a murder. The soon sniff out a shocking secret, but Koko's snooping into an unusual edition of Shakespeare may prove CATastrophic...because somewhere in Pickax a lady loves not wisely but too well, a widow is scandalously merry, and a stranger has a lean and hungry look. The stage is set for Qwilleran, Koko, Yum Yum, and the second act of murder most meow...
Qwilleran- a prize-winning reporter with a nose for crime.
Koko- a Siamese cat with extraordinary talents and a flair for mystery.
Yum Yum- A lovable Siamese adored by her two male companions.
The most unlikely, most unusual, most delightful team in detective fiction!
Qwilleran- a prize-winning reporter with a nose for crime.
Koko- a Siamese cat with extraordinary talents and a flair for mystery.
Yum Yum- A lovable Siamese adored by her two male companions.
The most unlikely, most unusual, most delightful team in detective fiction!
harry potter and the sorceers stone
so far i made it to the part were harry is receiving the letter from Hogwarts and soon the house is going to fluid with letters.
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.
But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
Monday, March 21, 2016
The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams
The Red
Wheelbarrow
William Carlos Williams
so much depends
upon
upon
a red wheel
barrow
barrow
glazed with rain
water
water
beside the white
chickens.
chickens.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
sounder
Set in the Deep South, this Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of the great coon dog, Sounder, and the poor sharecroppers who own him.
During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African-American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food and the man grows more desperate by the day.
During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African-American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food and the man grows more desperate by the day.
harry potter and the sorcerers stone
Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright. From the surprising way he is greeted by a lovable giant, to the unique curriculum and colorful faculty at his unusual school, Harry finds himself drawn deep inside a mystical world he never knew existed and closer to his own noble destiny.
Friday, March 11, 2016
Dragon Lance by Margaret Weis
Life-long friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales with strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chanced encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman who bears a magical crystal staff draws the companions deeper into the shadow forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world.
No one expected them to be heroes.
Least of all themselves.
No one expected them to be heroes.
Least of all themselves.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Confessions of the private school murders
Wealthy young women are being murdered on Manhattan's exclusive Upper West Side, and the police aren't looking for answers in the right places. Enter Tandy Angel. The first case she cracked was the mystery of her parents' deaths. Now, while she's working to exonerate her brother of his glamorous girlfriend's homicide, she's driven to get involved in the West Side murder spree.
One of the recent victims was a student at Tandy's own elite school. She has a hunch it may be the work of a serial killer, but the NYPD isn't listening to her...and Tandy can't ignore the disturbing fact that she perfectly fits the profile of the killer's targets. Can she untangle the mysteries in time? Or will she be the next victim?
One of the recent victims was a student at Tandy's own elite school. She has a hunch it may be the work of a serial killer, but the NYPD isn't listening to her...and Tandy can't ignore the disturbing fact that she perfectly fits the profile of the killer's targets. Can she untangle the mysteries in time? Or will she be the next victim?
the giver.
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Lois Lowry has written three companion novels to The Giver, includingGathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.
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