Alice's World Record
| Author | : Tim Kennemore |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 83 |
| Release | : 2008-07-09 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0802853366 |
On the way to their grandparents' house, Alice beats her older brother Oliver at the alphabet game for the first time ever, making him so miserable that he reacts in a way that changes him and his status as favorite grandchild.
Smart Moves
| Author | : Farrukh Dhondy |
| Publisher | : Heinemann |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780435213022 |
Dino's a smart talker. But some moves are smart, and some are not so smart. This play is is Set C of the "High Impact" series of plays desined to develop the confidence, reading ability and enthusiasm for drama of reluctant secondary school students.
Whichwood
| Author | : Tahereh Mafi |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2018-09-18 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101994800 |
Embark on a wondrous journey through the land of Whichwood in this stunning companion to Tahereh Mafi’s acclaimed bestseller Furthermore. A Kirkus Best Book of the Year! ★ "Deliciously descriptive prose. . . . Darkly fascinating." −Kirkus ★ "Unforgettable heroine." −Booklist ★ "Mafi's language choices create visually arresting moments." –Shelf Awareness Our story begins on a frosty night . . . Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. Before her father, driven by grief, lost his wits (and his way) and she was left as the sole remaining mordeshoor in the village of Whichwood, destined to spend her days scrubbing the skins and souls of the dead in preparation for the afterlife. It’s become easy to forget and easier still to ignore not only her ever-increasing loneliness, but the way her overworked hands are stiffening and turning silver, just like her hair. But soon, a pair of familiar strangers appear, and Laylee’s world is turned upside down as she rediscovers color, magic, and the healing power of friendship. Lush and enchanting, critically-acclaimed author Tahereh Mafi weaves together an all-new magical adventure in this dark, Persian fantasy, a companion to the New York Times bestselling Furthermore. ★ "In deliciously descriptive prose, the confiding, familiar narrator directly engages the 'dear reader' with witty asides, explanatory footnotes, and cautionary warnings as Laylee’s woeful tale unfolds... Mafi uses her built world to interrogate norms and relationships in our own while never losing sight of her story. Memorable new characters experience the restorative power of friendship in this darkly fascinating, somewhat ghoulish sequel to Furthermore. −Kirkus, starred review ★ "It's Laylee's personal transformation that shines brightest, giving Mafi's singular fantasy an equally unforgettable heroine." −Booklist, starred review ★ "Whichwood, Tahereh Mafi's companion novel to Furthermore, is as absorbing as (if not more than) its predecessor.... Mafi's language choices create visually arresting moments.... Deftly explores several appealing themes, including the healing power of friendship and the resilience to overcome adversity in her whimsical, Persian-inspired fantasy world." −Shelf Awareness, starred review
Pengarron Pride
| Author | : Gloria Cook |
| Publisher | : Canelo |
| Total Pages | : 499 |
| Release | : 2018-03-26 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 178863070X |
An enthralling story of hardship and betrayal set against the dramatic dunes of eighteenth-century Penzance. Forced into marriage against her will, Kerensa Trelynne has adapted well to her change in circumstance. Eight years on she is the established lady of the manor, happy in the arms of her husband Sir Oliver Pengarron and the devoted mother of three children. But after Kerensa sees the son of an old friend for the first time, she is horrified by his resemblance to her own husband. Discovering a truth she must never divulge seems to put her mind at rest. However, when she realises it could help a friend in distress, Kerensa wonders if she should speak out, whatever the consequences... Fans of Dilly Court and Poldark will love the breathtaking second book in the Pengarron Sagas.
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women and Power in Contemporary Fiction
| Author | : Rossella Valdrè |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2017-07-14 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1351793047 |
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women and Power in Contemporary Fiction psychoanalytically examines contemporary fiction portraying the female in a reversal of the stereotyped victim role. The recent popularity of powerful female characters suggests that literature is ahead in its understanding the desires, fantasies and unconscious emotions of the public. This book explores a form of intimacy frequently observed in consulting rooms and in life in general: malicious intimacy. Specific to the conjugal bond, it is a type of intimacy connected to the relationship between the two halves of the couple that is extremely powerful and painful. Instead of clinical cases, Rossella Valdré examines four contemporary and widely successful novels, published contemporaneously, which capture perfectly this type of psychopathological universe. Valdré then maps out psychoanalytic hypotheses regarding the persistency of these malicious intimacies. Through analysis of these examples, Valdrè investigates the roots and hypotheses of a new scenario on victim-executioner roles played out in the intimacy of the couple. Exploring how and if the contemporary couple is undergoing profound changes, she provides an overview of the various deep-seated psychological mechanisms and unconscious dynamics that may be at work. The book explores the need to not be dependant upon a love object as an extreme defence against abandonment or self-collapse. Valdrè argues that such a configuration is very common, and that Idealization in contemporary life is one of the reasons behind the most of sufferance in modern couples, something which psychoanalysis can examine through art. Women, perhaps, after emancipation, are living overturned roles and paying a higher cost as a result. Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women and Power in Contemporary Fiction will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, and be of interest to scholars and students of literature, gender studies, philosophy and sociology.
Answers about love
| Author | : Leonardo Galligani |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 106 |
| Release | : 2012-01-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471046419 |
One day, Oliver, who is just recovering from an intense relationship with a painful and bitter end, finds with great surprise a yet unknown gorgeous girl standing at his door. Alice reveals she has come to New York from West Virginia to meet him and cheer him up. Stunned, Oliver is moved by her good feelings and grace, and invites her to stay in his apartment. Her mother, Gertrude, who has discretely followed her to New York, tries in many different ways to find out what is going on between the two. Alice's father, George, has followed in turn his wife and wants to bring her back home. All these encounters are the occasion for discussions on the question of romantic love to which each one provides his/her own answer. At the end, Oliver, who is full of doubts and much disillusioned, takes note of the loneliness of living beings and their perennial search for love.
Dracula's Muse: Book II
| Author | : Pamela J. Rauch |
| Publisher | : Nightshade Press |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2024-09-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1956010599 |
Dracula's Muse - Book II, begins on September 11th, one of the darkest days in American history. Thanks to the gallant efforts of Countess Bathory, our favorite villain, Vlad Dracula is rescued from the flaming wreckage of ground zero. Unfortunately, the Romanian vampire did not want to be saved, and now he must face the challenge of starting over. Once Dracula accepts his fate, he reunites with his old friend, Jack the Ripper; together they make plans to go back in time to manipulate the past...in their favor. Dracula's first order of business: to save his love, Mary Kelly from becoming the Ripper's fifth and final victim. Through the magic of time travel, Dracula and Jack meet an unexpected new friend, the one and only, Frankenstein. Turns out, he's not a fictional character after all. Mary Shelley discovers this in a most profound way, when he comes to her window and commands she write his life story. Naturally, Mary refuses however, the hideous creature threatens to kill everyone she loves; with no other recourse, Mary Shelley complies. Dracula and Jack both embrace their new friend; for his size and muscle more than anything else. The trio formulate a plan to restore the vampire community to its former glory. Traveling back in time to 1985, they reclaim their old home in Manhattan, an underground sanctuary called Tunneltown. The plan is simple, they need to find a way to prevent the events of 1993; the awful day when most of Dracula's progeny were incinerated by a S.W.A.T. team looking for terrorists.If you're looking for a story with lots of twists and turns, you've come to the right place. Dracula's Muse, will deliver all of this and more. Enjoy the ride!
What Ought to Scare You
| Author | : H. Marshall Leicester |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2024-06-27 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476651957 |
Using the Hollywood studio system (1931-1960) as a historical center, this book performs close readings of classic horror films (such as Frankenstein and Cat People) while asking the following three questions: What about this movie is weird? What does this movie think ought to scare you? If there weren't monsters in this movie, what would be wrong with these people's lives? These questions guide readers toward the uniqueness of horror films in relation to the way they are classified and the feeling of "horror" that they offer. The horror genre is a collection of culturally-shared elements--words, images, or themes used to signify or evoke horror, because they have been used that way before. Instead of treating movies as examples of the horror genre through how they evoke feelings from viewers, this book locates the meaning of horror within individual films and shows how movies make their own genealogies and complicate their own scares in an evolution of the genre. It argues that classic horror movies are forms of reception of--and resistance to--the ideas of horror that were current in their historical period. Working historically, the author traces movies' interactions with their precursors and co-conspirators to show how they are the agents of historical changes in the genre and in what we take to be horror.
