![]() ![]() ![]() There is such a variety of themes to the stories in this book that you never get bored. The only problem with that is that I read a lot in bed before going to sleep, and I kept telling myself “the stories are short, I can read one more” over and over (not that I’m complaining). Each story was well written and short enough so that if I needed to stop to do something else, I could without struggling to get to the end, since I don’t like stopping in the middle of a chapter. I love a good short story antholgy, and this book didn’t let me down. ![]() Whether feeling the harrowing emotion in ‘The Last Sacrifice’ or the jauntiness of ‘Jannie Vermaak’s New Bicycle’, the reader will delight in a plethora of stories that cross boundaries to both challenge and entertain with their variety. These vibrant slices of life testify to the mysterious and luminous resources of the human spirit. ![]() “The promise implicit in an anthology is that it aspires to present something different, unexpected” ~ Joyce Carol Oates (Introduction to The Oxford Book of American Short Stories)įrom the classical form of ‘The Weight of a Feather’, first published by The Huffington Post (2013), to the suggestive allegory of ‘The Leopard and The Lizard’, this collection of short stories by South African author Judy Croome is an ideal mix of the familiar and the startling. Publisher: Aztar Press 1 edition (October 22, 2013) The Weight of a Feather: and Other Stories by Judy Croome ![]()
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![]() Sara Crew is a very wealthy little girl, however. The Little Princess is not, in fact, a princess at all. ![]() When first published the full title of A Little Princess was A Little Princess : Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.Īnyway, there was more to the store than I expected in some respects, and less in others. I can only think that I had read a very abridged read-it-yourself version, or I was just confusing myself having seen the film.įirst published in 1905, this is an expanded version of an 1888 short story titled Sara Crewe Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s. ![]() I know that I’ve seen the 1 film, so the rough story was familiar but when I read the book last week I realised that I definitely hadn’t read it before. However I was certain I’d read it at school. I was convinced that I had read this as a child, and in fact I did have a copy of the book – one of those Parragon Children’s Classics with no illustrations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Beagle was born in the Spring, on April 20, 1939. Beagle than his ability to make us drunk on beauty: though he does excel at that. One could do worse than compare any writer to a really fine ale, of course, but there is more to Peter S. Beagle, either: his work is complex, familiar and exotic together, sweet and rich and yet possessed of a clarifying strength that both intoxicates and clears away dross. ![]() ”īut they are not too far of f the mark for Peter S. I’ve prepared a few remarks for the occasion…Īccording to my notes here… “…truly remarkable! Layers of malty- complexities of figs and a raisiny fruitiness balances nicely with a clovey- spiciness develops into a Champagne like acidity. Beagle and his work, on the of f chance that some of you were raised in caves far from bookstores or libraries. Nod and wave politely, please.Ĭat Eldridge, our esteemed editor, has asked me, Kathleen Bartholomew, to give an introduction for Mr. ![]() ![]() That’s him there, the pleasant-looking silver -bearded gentleman in the best armchair, by the side of the fire that doesn’t smoke. It’s my profound pleasure to present to you our extraordinary Guest, Mr. Everyone comfy? Gotta drink and a cushion? W ell, then! Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to a particularly splendid gathering at the Green Man. ![]() ![]() ![]() In order to express themselves fully, both artists utilise photography as well as video to address their chosen theme. Their work focuses on African-American realities and events, while simultaneously highlighting a multitude of human conditions. Over the decades that followed, Bey and Weems explored similar topics – including race, class, representation, and systems of power. The two artists met at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1977, and have been intellectual colleagues and companions ever since. With the exhibition ‘Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue’, the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) presents a focused selection of works by two of today’s most influential photo-based artists, spanning a period of forty years.ĭawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems (both born in 1953) came of age during a period of dramatic change in the American social landscape. The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) in Michigan presents the exhibition ‘Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue’, continuing until April 30, 2022. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read Hour returns for its third year in the UK with Moomin Charactersįrom the internationally bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes a breathtaking fantasy story of magic, power and slow-burning love.In its 20th year, the shortlist for CLiPPA (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award) reflects the wealth of talent in children’s poetry.13 Children's Books Featuring Poverty and Homelessness.30 enticing chapter books for children who are newly independent readers.60 kids books about grief to explain death to children and help them grieve. ![]()
![]() Adam has trouble understanding why Caleb, a football player, is interested in befriending him. It plays on the nerd/jock pairing trope, but both characters are much more fleshed-out and complex. In an attempt to better channel and control his abilities, and on the recommendation of his therapist, he befriends Adam, a lonely, depressed, brilliant classmate.Īdam and Caleb’s friendship-to-romance journey is so sweet to follow. It’s a very confusing and overwhelming “superpower”, especially for a teenager. Each episode focuses on a patient (and then the show opens up to a larger, more complex plot), and The Infinite Noise is a story about one of Dr Bright’s patients, Caleb.Ĭaleb is an empath: he can feel what the people around him are feeling. ![]() It has been blurbed as, “What if the x-men went to therapy”, and it’s a pretty spot-on description. ![]() The Bright Sessions is about a therapist who specialises in a very unique clientele: young people with special abilities. ![]() If you haven’t heard about The Bright Sessions before, it probably means you don’t spend enough time around Travis. The Infinite Noise is a spin-off novel of the audiodrama The Bright Sessions, also written and produced by Lauren Shippen. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() THE YOUNG FOLKS, "April 2021 New Book Releases" UNITED BY POP, "270+ Must Read 2021 YA Book Releases"ĬULTURESS, "21 Upcoming YA Book Releases We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021" GOODREADS, "56 of the Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of 2021" ![]() GOODREADS, "Readers' Most Anticipated YA Books for April"įROLIC, "The Top 10 YA Reads for April 2021"īOOKISH, "The Netgalley Team's Most-Anticipated Books of 2021"įROLIC, "The 20 Most Anticipated YA Books of 2021" Io9, "New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Spring Reading List" POPSUGAR, "The 12 Best YA Books of April"īUSTLE, "The Best New Books To Read This April" IN THE KNOW, "The 10 Best New YA Books of April 2021" BOOKRIOT, "New Spring 2021 YA Books For Your Towering TBR"ĬULTURESS, "12 Must-Read YA Book Releases to Spring into this April" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sixty-EightChapter Sixty-NineChapter Sevent圜hapter Seventy-OneChapter Sixt圜hapter Sixty-OneChapter Sixty-TwoChapter Sixty-Three Part Four: AtaraxiaĬhapter Sixty-FourChapter Sixty-FiveChapter Sixty-SixChapter Sixty-SevenChapter Thirty-EightChapter Thirty-NineChapter Fort圜hapter Forty-OneChapter Forty-TwoChapterįorty-ThreeChapter Forty-FourChapter Forty-FiveChapter Forty-SixChapter Forty-SevenChapterįorty-EightChapter Forty-NineChapter FiftyĬhapter Fifty-OneChapter Fifty-TwoChapter Fifty-ThreeChapter Fifty-FourChapterįifty-FiveChapter Fifty-SixChapter Fifty-SevenChapter Fifty-EightChapter Fifty-NineChapter Thirty-FourChapter Thirty-FiveChapter Thirty-SixChapter Thirty-SevenChapter Twenty-NineChapter Thirt圜hapter Thirty-OneChapter Thirty-TwoChapter Thirty-ThreeChapter ThirteenChapter FourteenChapter FifteenChapter SixteenChapter SeventeenChapterĮighteenChapter NineteenChapter Twent圜hapter Twenty-OneChapter Twenty-TwoChapter Twenty-ThreeChapter Twenty-FourĬhapter Twenty-FiveChapter Twenty-SixChapter Twenty-SevenChapter Twenty-EightChapter SevenChapter EightChapter NineChapter TenChapter ElevenChapter TwelveChapter Chapter OneChapter TwoChapter ThreeChapter FourChapter FiveChapter SixChapter ![]() ![]() ![]() At first, it seems fairly cut and dried, but Holmes senses something much more insidious at work here-perhaps even the work of that Napoleon of crime. Immediately, Inspector MacDonald drops by with the news of the murder, and the dream team are summoned to Birlstone House to solve the murder of John Douglas. John Watson receive a cryptic letter from one of Holmes’ informants, an agent of Moriarty, warning of an impending murder. The Valley of Fear is set before the fatal “The Final Problem”. The Valley of Fear is less known than the other three, especially The Hound of the Baskervilles or A Study in Scarlet, and, I have to admit, it’s for good reason. At the very least, I’ll be done by the end of the year. I’m struggling between tearing through the rest of it ( His Last Bow and The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, which I’ll actually have to rent from the library) and trying to savor it, like a good piece of dark chocolate, but I always end just eating it. ![]() I have two collections left go and that’s it I will only reread the Sherlock Holmes canon in the future. ![]() Y’all, this is the final Sherlock Holmes novel. 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