![]() In Stone’s handling, Shuri takes center stage and exhibits her intelligence, wit, and unique strengths while showing that a princess is more than enough to save a nation. Girl power reigns supreme in this novel companion to the Black Panther universe, and Stone ( Clean Getaway) engagingly portrays the mind of a genius, teenage princess (complete with mission log–esque journal entries). Frustrated, she and K’Marah, a protector in training, set off on a secret mission to find what’s killing the plants and how to stop it before the last herb dies out forever. The royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet-or any other. When the heart-shaped herb that ignites the Black Panther’s powers begins rapidly dying, Shuri is appalled at her family’s surprising lack of urgency regarding the problem. Even with all of her achievements, though, her mother and T’Challa-her brother, king of Wakanda and the current Black Panther-still treat Shuri like a child who doesn’t truly understand the propriety required of her. ![]() ![]() At 13, Princess Shuri has already accomplished so much as a scientist that she’s on the path to becoming Wakanda’s minister of technology and advancement. While no one doubts that TChalla will be victorious and the herb wont be needed to create a new Black Panther should someone defeat him, Shuri, 13. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A 2000 film adaptation, starring Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains, didn’t redeem it. ![]() ![]() With its unpleasant characters, glacial pace, and bizarre preoccupation with phone calls and travel plans, Left Behind may be one of the dullest books (and most cynical money grabs, since its story would be stretched over 15 more volumes and a young adult series) to ever hit the bestseller lists. Unexplained disappearances rock the world, and a charismatic Antichrist rises to power, while Rayford, his daughter Chloe, and Buck prepare to survive the end times as part of the guerrilla "Tribulation Force." This all sounds tremendously exciting, until you realize that both men are arrogant and vindictive bores, the Rapture is forgotten within a few chapters, and the Antichrist is a minor Romanian politician jockeying for leadership of the UN. The first book in LaHaye’s series follows two protagonists: "revered" airline pilot Rayford Steele and superstar journalist Cameron "Buck" Williams. As it turns out, Left Behind has very little to do with the novel it’s based on. ![]() ![]() Moving into her new apartment, she notices her new neighbor likes the classics, and figures him for a book nerd. ![]() ![]() One night stands are her thing and she is set on keeping it that way. She does not allow men into her heart and she has a set of rules when it comes to the opposite sex. Two years later, Elizabeth is beginning her junior year at Whitman University and she is still trying to put the past behind her. Love is a knife that cuts out your heart piece by piece, feeding it to the boy you love. Everything I’d believed about myself … about who I was … about love … unraveled, turning into something dark. Something dark slithered around inside me, crawling into the crevices of my soul and suffocating it. Broken hearted, she locks away her heart and vows to never let another man betray her.Ĭlarity happens to all of us when our heart jumps ship, and mine was no different. It is about love, friendship, strength, forgiveness, and moving on, and was a solid 4-star read!Įlizabeth Bennett comes from the wrong side of the tracks, and in high school, she was betrayed by her boyfriend. It is considered “a modern love story inspired by Pride and Prejudice” and was entertaining from the start. Dirty English was the first book I have read by Ilsa Madden-Mills and it won’t be my last. ![]() ![]() ![]() Apparently the two had fought over a one-of-a-kind cotillion gown. ![]() When Vivien Crenshaw, insufferable church organist and despised mother of the town’s spoiled-rotten Peach Queen, is stabbed to death, the police turn to Nola’s friend Ginny as prime suspect. But she never expected that plans for the cotillion would end up in the pits because of the cutthroat competition between local debutantes. The annual Peach Cotillion, Cays Mill, Georgia’s biggest event, is fast approaching and Nola Mae Harper is just as excited as the rest of the town-even though she’s busy juggling both the cotillion dinner and the grand opening of her new shop, Peachy Keen. ![]() In the refreshing new Georgia Peach Mystery from the author of Peaches and Scream, an upcoming debutante ball turns into the pits when a juicy murder scandalizes a small town. ![]() ![]() ![]() The history of the time period including the Communist takeover and the traditional practices of Chinese life give a backdrop to the chapters of her struggle to survive. This memoir revisits the scarring memories of Mah's childhood and follows her as she courageously endures vicious neglect and ostracism turning to the grand escape into the world of story for a safe place and friends she could count on. She and her siblings live in the attic, subsist on meager rations and Mah is forgotten by her father and beaten by her stepmother. Their father moves the family to Shanghai to escape the Japanese during WWII and Mah is treated as an outcast. Mah is blamed for her mother's death in childbirth and when her father remarries soon after, she and her siblings are relegated to second class by their new stepmother. ![]() In this autobiography Adeline Yen Mah describes her life growing up in China during the 1940s. ![]() ![]() In disguise as the scrappy dockworker Jack Camp, this should be easy-once she muscles her way into the local organization, wins the trust of the magnetic local boss and his boys, discovers the turncoat, and keeps them all from uncovering her secrets. ![]() When product goes missing at their Washington Territory outpost, Alma is tasked with tracking the thief and recovering the drugs. Trained in espionage by the Pinkerton Detective Agency-but dismissed for bad behavior and a penchant for going undercover as a man-Alma now works for Delphine Beaumond, the seductive mastermind of a West Coast smuggling ring. It is 1887, and Alma Rosales is on the hunt for stolen opium. ![]() Painstakingly researched and pulsing with adrenaline, Carrasco’s debut will leave you thirsty for more.” -Lyndsay Faye, author of The Gods of GothamĪ vivid, sexy barn burner of a historical crime novel, The Best Bad Things introduces readers to the fiery Alma Rosales-detective, smuggler, spy full of unforgettable characters and insatiable appetites. "Sexy, fun, serious and unputdownable." -Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post ![]() ![]() **Finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Lambda Award in Bisexual Fiction** ![]() ![]() Old Bear is based on a real teddy bear the author, Jane, received from her grandmother when she was a baby. He likes to look after all the other toys and loves reading them a bedtime story at the end of the day. Old Bear - an old dusty teddy bear, Old Bear is the sensible one who likes to sort out problems and keep everyone happy.Splash, published in 2003, was the first book where the toys leave the house and garden. ![]() He becomes the most respected toy and guides the others in their many adventures. ![]() He was put into the attic to protect him from the children's rough play, and with the children being older now, the animals rescue him and bring him back down to the playroom. The animals in the playroom have remembered that Old Bear disappeared long ago. The books became the basis for a BAFTA award-winning television series Old Bear Stories. Old Bear and Friends is a popular series of children's books written by British author and illustrator Jane Hissey. ![]() The front cover of the first Old Bear book ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We only replace items if they are defective or damaged. Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded. If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at items (if applicable) There is often some processing time before a refund is posted. ![]() Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted. If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again. If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund. 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Any return or cancellation within 4 days before the release date will incur a 10% restock fee that is non-refundable. ![]() ![]() Her father taught her many useful subjects such as plumbing, economics, and the intricacies of the novel On the Road, though by the end of her adolescence she began to realize neither of her parents is infallible. ![]() She describes her mother as an energetic non-conformist. She is the eldest of three daughters.Įarly childhood details can be drawn from Annie Dillard's autobiography, An American Childhood (1987), about growing up in the 50s Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh in "a house full of comedians." The book focuses on "waking up" : 195 from a self-absorbed childhood and becoming immersed in the present moment of the larger world. ![]() From 1980, Dillard taught for 21 years in the English department of Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut.ĭillard was born April 30, 1945, in Pittsburgh to Frank and Pam Doak. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Annie Dillard (née Doak born April 30, 1945) is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Richelle finds herself in need of a break from vampires and succubae she enjoys traveling to new scenery, which has been known to spark a new idea or two. ![]() As well as her many novels she also contributes to several anthologies making it easy to find her compelling work. Now that writing is her only full-time occupation her writing has taken off producing several best-sellers. Through the both full-time jobs as being a mother and teacher she produced her first novel and quickly became a hit in bookstores around the world. She then proceeded to teach Middle School while she started a family, only writing in her spare time. ![]() After her first master’s degree she moved to Seattle where she attended the University of Washington and received Master’s degree in teaching Middle and High School English. She began her higher education at the University of Michigan and obtained a liberal arts degree before proceeding to Western Michigan University to achieve a Master’s degree in Comparative religions. Growing up in Michigan, Richelle Mead developed a thriving captivation with folk lore that spurred her creativity. Her general focus are teen fiction an adult fiction, he most famous being the Vampire Academy series which is about to hit movie theaters around the world. Richelle Mead is a young urban fantasy writer on the rise. ![]() |