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Draper Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins 4.8 (263 ratings) Try for 0.00 1 title per month from Audible’s entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. ![]() Draper is a three-time New York Times bestselling author and a recipient of the Margaret A. A place where she can trek through a forest, fly on a zip line, and even ride on a horse! A place where maybe she really can finally make a real friend, make her own decisions, and even do things on her own! By the light of flickering campfires and the power of thunderstorms, through the terror of unexpected creatures in cabins and the first sparkle of a crush, Melody’s about to discover how brave and strong she really is. There have to be camps for kids with disabilities like her, and she’s going to sleuth one out. And now with her Medi-talker communication device, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even summer camp. Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() Three stories really spoke to me, and in a way, I think they speak to each other. There’s so much to love in this book, it is really a treasure trove of dragon tales. ![]() It was in this introduction I learned that dragons often appear in human form, that they love treasure, that they are guardians of every imaginable element particularly water (surprising to me given their fire-breathing proclivities), that they are sleeping below our towns and villages. It’s a great place to start your dragon education. The introduction from Jonathan Strahan was very illuminating and provides a spoiler-free map for reading this collection. I would not say that I am any kind of expert now, but I have certainly learned a lot. I definitely came to this collection a novice of dragon lore. ![]() ![]() ![]() Smart, attractive Rinker is the best hitwoman in the business - but things go wrong, and the shooting of a witness, a cop, brings DI Lucas Davenport onto the case. Through the contacts of an ex-client, she hires professional killer Clara Rinker to get rid of Allen's wife. When she becomes infatuated with fellow barrister Hale Allen, she isn't going to let a little thing like his being married get in the way. I'm not psychopath or anything."Īttorney Carmel Loan is beautiful, intelligent, ambitious - and used to getting what she wants. ![]() **Don't miss John Sandford's brand-new thriller Ocean Prey – out now**Ī Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford ⚠️ This book will unfortunately be removed from the service on the 14th of May. ![]() ![]() The publication sequence of the books differs from the fictional chronology, with the time frame of some books overlapping. ![]() Flashman either has, or tries to have, sex with most of the female characters: by the end of the ninth book he estimates that he has had sex with 480 women. He also meets people who either were notable at the time-such as Benjamin Disraeli and the Duke of Wellington-or who became well known after Flashman met them-such as Abraham Lincoln. Despite his cowardice and his attempts to flee, he becomes a decorated war hero and rises to the rank of brigadier-general. When circumstances run against him and he is forced to fight, he often does so bravely and capably. Although he is a coward who tries to run away from any danger, he is involved in many famous military episodes from the 19th century, often taking actions that cause or affect subsequent events, such as his flatulence affecting the Charge of the Light Brigade, or being the person who probably shot George Armstrong Custer. George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman novelsĭuring the course of Fraser's novels, Flashman goes from his expulsion from school into the army. Series of novels and stories by George MacDonald Fraser ![]() ![]() I would like to thank editors Mahogany L. These new voices declare that our story is not history but a glorious future filled with hope and promise.Ī Brief but Spectacular Take on Black Girl Magic by Mahogany L. This second volume addresses the oversight of African-American women’s contributions to the art that is Hip Hop and fills this void with resounding pieces that rejoice in the splendor and beauty that is the Black woman. Browne, Idrissa Simmond and Jamila Woods, this anthology continues where Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip Hop left off. I am filled.īlack Girl Magic is written in this rich tradition. Reading their words is like a baptism of water and fire. ![]() Nikki Giovanni, Audrey Lorde, Rita Dove, June Jordan, Ntozake Shange, bell hooks, Sapphire, Maya Angelou. I walked away that day feeling as if the mantle of power had been passed. ![]() The black woman instead of being confined to one singular definition was appreciated as a diaspora of resplendent colors each owning her individual experience. ![]() She was a griot dispensing a herstory of resilience, defiance and strength. Like a full bodied wine, the flavor of her words lingered. I remember when I first heard Sonia Sanchez speak - the cadence of her voice, the punctuated rhythms of her staccato verse. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The 2018-2022 television series Killing Eve, created by British writer-actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is based on Jennings' novellas. Villanelle is the title character in Luke Jennings' four-segment novella series (2014–2016), whose compilation forms his 2018 novel Codename Villanelle. Their mutually obsessive relationship is the main focus of both the novels and the TV series. ![]() She is a psychopathic assassin who works for a crime syndicate called The Twelve, and the archenemy of British intelligence agent Eve Polastri. Villanelle, birth name Oxana Vorontsova or Oksana Astankova is a fictional character in Luke Jennings' novel Codename Villanelle (2018), its sequels Killing Eve: No Tomorrow (2019) and Killing Eve: Die For Me (2020), and the BBC America television series adaptation Killing Eve (2018–2022) in which she is portrayed by English actress Jodie Comer. Oxana Vorontsova (in Codename Villanelle) Phoebe Waller-Bridge ( Killing Eve television series) Luke Jennings ( Codename Villanelle novel) ![]() ![]() ![]() The extras in the Puffin Classics series also include character descriptions. Interestingly enough, the intro essay for Peter Pan is written by Tony DiTerlizzi, who did the brilliant cover art for the American release of Peter Pan in Scarlet (click here for my review) which is the authorized sequel by award winning British author Geraldine McCaughrean. The series includes 19 titles, new cover art by contemporary children's book artists, introductory essays by contemporary children's book authors and great extras in the back as well as a sneak peek at another similar titles in the classics series. Next up, Chris Riddell, provides the cover art for the newest edition of Peter Pan, which is part of the excellently packaged reissue of childr en's classics from Penguin Puffin Popular Classics. ![]() Arthur Rackham provided the ethereally magical illustrations for this edition, which launched his career. In this book, which takes place pre-Darling children, Peter is a seven-day-old infant who flies out his window (like all infants, he is part bird, according to Barrie's mythology) and lives in the park where he sometimes plays with Maimie, a little girl who tries to instruct him, unsuccessfully, in the ways of the real world. The first cover art shown is from the original edition of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, published in 1906 and originally part of another book by Barrie, for adults, titled, The Little White Bird. ![]() ![]() And keeping Alexa's secret makes Dalia realize one of her own: She might have more-than-friend feelings for Rani. But what starts out as a week of funnel cakes and Lazy River rides goes off the rails when Dalia discovers that Alexa's girlfriend is joining the trip. ![]() Luckily Dalia comes up with a new plan: If she joins Alexa on her trip and brings Rani, the new girl from her swim team, along maybe she can have the perfect summer after all. Withĭalia's future stepsister Alexa heading back to college soon, the grown-ups want the girls to spend the last weeks of summer bonding-meaning Alexa has to cancel the amusement park road trip she's been planning for months. But when her dad suddenly announces that he's engaged, Dalia's schemes come to a screeching halt. Would-be amusement park aficionado Dalia only has two items on her summer bucket list: (1) finally ride a roller coaster and (2) figure out how to make a new best friend. "Dalia’s journey to self-discovery is refreshingly honest, and this entire cast of characters will steal your heart.” – Maulik Pancholy, actor and Stonewall Honor-winning author of The Best At It In this Stonewall Honor book, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie. ![]() |