![]() ![]() She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.īut when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity-only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of years-a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. "This is Aladdin like you've never imagined."- Renée Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series a rare, glittering jewel of a novel."- Sarah J. "Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written. ![]()
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![]() ![]() However, when I started to research its history in depth, I discovered that it has deeply-problematic origins, and that George is more of a villain than a hero in many respects. That is how I understood it at school, in any case. ![]() The Priory of the Orange Tree is a re-imagining of that story in a secondary world.”Įlaborating on the Saint George and the Dragon inspiration, Samantha says, “It is often presented as an example of great courage and self-sacrifice in the face of evil. I can trace the initial spark of inspiration way back to primary school, where I first encountered the legend of Saint George and the Dragon. “There wasn’t a single ‘genesis’ in that respect. The Priory of the Orange Tree came together over about 20 years. I decided to take advantage of the break to start writing a book about dragons, which is something I’d wanted to do for many years.” My editor had it for quite a long time, and while she was preparing notes, I wanted to set my mind to something else. The Song Rising, the third book in the series, was a difficult process. ![]() The Priory of the Orange Tree, a sprawling, 825-page epic featuring a queen who needs to marry to secure the line of succession, wise and wicked dragons, assassins and a secret society.Ībout the reason for the break, the 27-year-old author writes in an email, “Writing and editing ![]() Samantha Shannon takes a break from her dystopian series, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Owen believes that he's supposed to die on July 8, 1968, and he is almost certain, based on the dreams he's been having, that John has to be there. He asks John to come meet him in Arizona, telling him that they can have a nice, relaxing vacation together. Owen is in the army, and one of his big duties is to escort the bodies of dead soldiers back to their families. The end of the novel plunks us in sunny, hot Phoenix, Arizona. John hasn't been rambling about just any old thing that popped into his head all this time he was building up to Owen's big moment. The end of the novel takes all of these seemingly unrelated details and events and ties them into a pretty neat little bundle. Why, for instance, does John spend so much time describing how he and Owen practice "The Shot"? (In case you forgot, "The Shot" refers to the way that John assists Owen in making a slam-dunk in basketball by hoisting him up in the air.) Why does John spend the better part of two pages talking about the layout of the airport bathroom? What is it with Owen and nuns – why does he find them so terrifying? Why is Owen so preoccupied with representations of people and animals that don't have arms? We never cease to think of other things that puzzle us. We also puzzled over why some events or activities received so much attention. ![]() ![]() We don't know about you, but when we were reading A Prayer for Owen Meany, we couldn't believe how much attention John, our narrator, pays to every single little detail. ![]() ![]() ♥Eye-catching digital version contains full-color, interactive adaptations of all resources. However, you may also contact me for help using this product on many other digital learning platforms!) Teachers and students can easily send this back and forth using Google Drive or Google Classroom! (The minimum that's needed is a free Google account. Students can access the digital version from home or school. No-prep and so easy for teachers, parents, and students to follow! ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version BOTH are included with your purchase! Perfect for whole class, small group, or even independent study. Open ended questions and graphic organizers are easily adaptable for every learner. ![]() ![]() Focus standards include character analysis, theme, plot, figurative language, and more. This 39 page activity pack for Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, by Mary Pope Osborne, contains 17 Common Core-aligned reading response activities. ![]() ![]() Failure is extremely difficult to handle, but those that do come out stronger. If things don’t go as planned or if you face failure. “Disappointment will come when your effort does not give you the expected return. Bhagat, a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author.more In 2008, The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history". He quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing. Bhagat is also a motivational speaker and has given talks in leading MNCs and other institutions. Chetan Bhagat writes op-ed columns for English and Hindi newspapers, including Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth and issues based on national development. Bhagat, a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It concludes by proposing that the definition of art historical fields-divided along religious lines between Islam and Hinduism-often impedes such inquiries. ![]() The essay looks at how typological forms were shared and adapted by the Mughals and Rajputs, and asks what such forms may have meant to their respective patrons. Some of these appear in Mughal sites too, typically inserted into a chahar bagh. While the Rajput chahar baghs are the only ones to have attracted the attention of historians, most likely because they fit neatly into a recognized architectural type, Rajput patrons also built other kinds of gardens with rectilinear and curving parterres, deep pools with “floating” pavilions, lotus gardens, and orchards resembling sacred groves. Just as the Mughals embraced and internalized Indic forms such as the chhatri, the Rajputs likewise appropriated forms such as the four-part garden known as the chahar bagh, not as a direct transfer but a reworking and renegotiation of form and expression. Although the Hindu Rajputs and Muslim Mughals were variously allies and foes, neither political relations nor religious faith prevented artistic exchanges from occurring between them. The Rajput princes of South Asia in the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries built beautiful palaces with gardens and commissioned manuscript paintings that rivaled those of their Mughal contemporaries. ![]() ![]() ![]() They each suffered a malaise that was similarly experienced but the author was too lazy to explore it. They just moved from one day to the next like they could not take charge of their lives. I was very intrigued about the lives of the sisters, but I got no satisfaction of what made them what they were. And I don’t say plot because it was not part of the plot. It was like there was not enough going on with the sisters lives, the author felt it necessary to throw this red herring into the story. The premise of the story about the twins lives got lost in many pages of LGBTQ trans issues. The novel has an arresting narrative and focuses on the choices people make, the secrets they hold and the consequences that unfold from this dynamic. Their stories…and the backstories of their forebears is told over a span of almost forty years, beginning in the 1950s. The other sister passes for white and lives a privileged life. One sister marries an extremely dark skinned man and has a dark skinned daughter. “The Vanishing Half: A Novel” by Brit Bennett ![]() ![]() “A mind-twisting journey into the dark backwoods of terror. As the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. ![]() The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Ancient artifacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse.īut then they stumble across an old habitation. ![]() With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. ![]() But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. The Ritual is Adam Nevill's horror novel depicting a group of friends lost in a remote wilderness in Sweden where something supernatural lurks. ![]() ![]() The third sub-series, Power of Three (2007–2009), centers around three prophesied cats with extraordinary powers, and the fourth sub-series, Omen of the Stars (2009–2012) details said cats using their powers to defeat evil spirit cats. Warriors: The New Prophecy (2005–2006) continues with a focus on the next generation of cats, and chronicles the four Clans' journey to a new home. It details the adventures of a "kittypet" ( housecat) named Rusty who joins ThunderClan, one of the warrior cat clans who inhabit the forest. The first, Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, was published from 2003 to 2004. There are currently eight sub-series, each containing six books. The concept and plot of the pilot series was developed by series editor Victoria Holmes. Published by HarperCollins, the series is written by authors Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, as well as others, under the collective pseudonym Erin Hunter. The series is primarily set in fictional forests. ![]() ![]() ![]() Warriors (also known as Warrior Cats) is a series of novels based on the adventures and drama of multiple Clans of feral cats. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What he says before he dies is that there will be five dark days in the life of his grandson-five dates whose terrible events Jimmy will have to prepare himself to face. It's a strange vigil made all the stranger when, at the very height of the storm's fury, Josef Tock suddenly sits up in bed and speaks coherently for the frist and last time since his stroke. As a violent storm rages outside the hospital, Rudy Tock spends long hours walking the corridors between the expectant fathers' waiting room and his dying father's bedside. Jimmy Tock comes into the world on the very night his grandfather leaves it. Here is the story of five days in the life of an ordinary man born to an extraordinary legacy-a story that will challenge the way you look at good and evil, life and death, and everything in between. ![]() With his bestselling blend of nail-biting intensity, daring artistry, and storytelling magic, Dean Koontz returns with an emotional roller coaster of a tale filled with enough twists, turns, shocks, and surprises for ten ordinary novels. ![]() |