![]() ![]() The Little Engine That Could, a children's book Both faithful fans and newcomers will enjoy this triumphant ride and eagerly climb aboard for repeat excursions." - Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Long has enriched this new edition with bountiful illustrations that take their palette and inspiration from the original, but are greatly enhanced by imagination and inventiveness." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review adds a lushness to the spreads and injects even more personality into the characters. ![]() ![]() Both faithful fans and newcomers will enjoy this triumphant ride and eagerly climb aboard for repeat excursions." - Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Long has enriched this new edition with bountiful illustrations that take their palette and inspiration from the original, but are greatly enhanced by imagination and inventiveness." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review, Praise The Little Engine That Could illustrated by Loren Long * "Long. Praise The Little Engine That Could illustrated by Loren Long * "Long . . . ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ is a haunted house story … but the only ghosts are inside the narrator’s head. Because one of the ‘morals’ of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ – if ‘moral’ is not too strong a word to use of such a story – is that the husband’s treatment of his wife’s mental illness only succeeds in making her worse, rather than better, until her condition reaches the point where she is completely mad, suffering from hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia. ![]() Why else, wonders the story’s female narrator, would the house be available so cheaply unless it was haunted? And why had it remained unoccupied for so long? This is how many haunted house tales begin.Īnd this will turn out to be true, in many ways – the story is often included in anthologies of horror fiction, and there is a ‘haunting’ of a kind going on in the story – but as ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ develops we realise we’re reading something far more unsettling than a run-of-the-mill haunted house story, because the real ghosts and demons are either inside the narrator’s troubled mind or else her own husband and her sister-in-law. ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ begins by dangling the idea that what we are about to read is a haunted house story, a Gothic tale, a piece of horror. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, everyone gets a “Champs Plus Ticket,” which provides all the food you want included in the ticket price. This year, the PGA of America is running ticketing a little differently from last year in Tulsa. Babcook says they have six kitchens and seven markets. There will also be multiple access points for food and drinks to make it easier for visitors to grab something while on the move from hole to hole. ![]() ![]() He goes on to explain about 312,000 beers will be consumed throughout the week and 75,000 hot dogs. The trucks coming in have to be dock height to the number of ovens and equipment so knowing what attendance looks like and in Rochester, we’re very fortunate that the community loves this event,” he says. “Everything you see has to be planned for. With the influx of people, Eric Babcook, the General Manager for the PGA of America Championships for the Patina Restaurant Group says they’ve had to prepare since October 2021. The PGA Championship is expected to host more than 225,000 spectators. One of the biggest takeaways is how easy it will be for everyone on site to grab something to snack on. When spectators enter Oak Hill’s gates they can expect plenty of food and drinks available, as well as various options to choose from. (WROC) - Today, News 8 got an inside look at food and beverage preparations for next week’s PGA Championship. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Lexi Ryan wrote a beautifully broken and epic fantasy that completely blew me way. Prepare to fall for your newest book boyfriend.” - Lisa Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Magician Brie is a smart, capable heroine readers will love to root for in a dazzling new world filled with magic and romance. “A sexy new take on fae fantasy, THESE HOLLOW VOWS swept me away from the very first page and left me breathless and impatient for the next installment. With two very different love interests, lots of heated moments, and a spectacular ending, this is the fantasy romance I have been craving” - Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series These Hollow Vows is a lot like the world of Faerie – seductive, enthralling, and dangerous. Praise for These Hollow Vows “Sexy, surprising, and full of secrets. ![]() ![]() The relationship between Frances and Sebastian both as a conflicted prince and the glamorous Crystallia glows Frances understands that Sebastian and Crystallia are two halves of a brilliant whole. Despite Frances's connection with Sebastian, she worries that being part of the prince's secret is limiting her dreams of finding success as a designer. She soon discovers that her employer is none other than Prince Sebastian, who wants her to create dazzling gowns for Lady Crystallia, Sebastian's alter ego, who quickly becomes a fashion icon. After creating a scandalous dress for an attendee of Prince Sebastian's 16th birthday party, Frances an overlooked seamstress with big dreams accepts a position as personal seamstress for a mystery client. ![]() ![]() A talented seamstress and a prince with a secret will win readers' hearts in Wang's utterly charming graphic novel, which is set in a playfully tweaked version of 19th-century Paris and highlights identity, acceptance, and fashion. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Sundin grounds this suspenseful tale in rich historical detail. ![]() Bestselling author of more than a dozen WWII novels, Sarah Sundin offers pens another story of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances with faith, fortitude, and hope for a brighter future. ![]() When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement's legendary Havmand-the merman-and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research-her life's dream. The story has depth and a lot to think about. This story is set in Denmark during the war and gives a look into what it may have been like for the people at that time. When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden.Īmerican physicist Dr. The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin is a World War II resistance book and inspirational Christian romance story. ![]() She is the bestselling and Christy Award-winning author of The Sound of Light (coming February 2023), Until Leaves Fall in Paris (2022), When Twilight Breaks (2021), and several World War II series. Her craft is inimitable, and her literary finesse radiates from every page."- Booklist starred review Sarah Sundin enjoys writing about the drama and romance of the World War II era. ![]() ![]() ![]() One night, they take refuge in a shed during a storm. In Part 2, they all set off down the Gilead River in Mrs. At her request, they also take Emmy with them. Brickman and taking the contents of his safe, including money and documents. Brickman, threatening to reveal his affair with one of the teachers to Mrs. Odie, Albert, and Mose decide to run away. Odie escapes, causing DiMarco to fall to his death in the quarry. That night, Vincent DiMarco, the school disciplinarian who is known by the students as a sexual predator, leads Odie to a nearby quarry, intending to kill him for standing up to him earlier. ![]() The day of her funeral, Odie is sentenced to solitary confinement for leaving school property. Frost offers to adopt Odie, Albert, and Mose, but she is killed by a tornado a day later. Frost, a kind widow who teaches at the school, and her daughter, Emmy. They become friends with Mose, an orphaned boy whose tongue was cut out when he was a child, as well as Mrs. Brickman, the school’s harsh superintendent. Over the four years they attend the school, Odie becomes known as a troublemaker while Albert earns the trust of Mrs. ![]() Part 1 introduces Odie O’Banion, the narrator, and his older brother, Albert, who are sent to a Native American boarding school in Fremont County, Minnesota, following the death of their father, although they are White. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nielsen loves learning about history, but she also believes it’s vital for young people to learn about it too. There will be snacks, book signing, and giveaway prizes. Nielsen’s new middle-grade book, “Iceberg,” is a historical fiction survival thriller about a stowaway on the Titanic. Join the Bookworm in celebrating the new release from New York Times bestselling author. Next week she will be visiting some of the local schools to teach them about the Titanic, and she will be going to the Bookworm for a free public event on Wednesday, March 8. ![]() Her books introduce kids to important past events like the building of the Berlin Wall and the two world wars. There are few authors that write excellent historical fiction for 8 to 12-year-olds, and one of the best is Jennifer A. More Info: Call 970-926-READ or visit.Where: The Bookworm of Edwards, 295 Main St., unit C101 Edwards, CO 81632. ![]() ![]() ![]() But infidelity is the least of Rob’s problems. ![]() ![]() Rob suspects her husband, Irving, is having an affair with Hannah, the neighbour who is Rob’s only friend. If you remember the jaw-dropper Ward casually delivered in her crime debut, The Last House on Needless Street, then you’re in for another round of subterfuge. There’s an unfaithful and controlling husband, an abused wife and a daughter who talks to imaginary friends and collects the bones of small dead animals… What seems like a domestic thriller at first turns out to be something with a more terrifying flavour. In a perfect suburban California setting lives a couple with two lovely young daughters, but of course things are not as they seem once you look beneath the deceptively tranquil surface. At first glance, Catriona Ward’s new novel ticks all the boxes for standard domestic noir, but it has more to it than that. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With trademark candor and fierce intelligence, hooks addresses the most common concerns of men, such as fear of intimacy and loss of their patriarchal place in society, in new and challenging ways. But toxic masculinity punishes those fundamental emotions, and it’s so deeply ingrained in our society that it’s hard for men to not comply-but hooks wants to help change that. In The Will to Change, bell hooks gets to the heart of the matter and shows men how to express the emotions that are a fundamental part of who they are-whatever their age, marital status, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving. ![]() From the New York Times bestselling author of All About Love, a brave and astonishing work that challenges patriarchal culture and encourages men to reclaim the best part of themselves.Įveryone needs to love and be loved-even men. ![]() |