![]() ![]() ![]() Kevork was so anxious for an early start that he hadn’t even taken time to break his fast, so when he passed Radhiya’s baking pit, the aroma of freshly baked flat bread made his stomach growl. He watched his step to make sure he didn’t trip over one of Ghalib’s chickens. Inhaling the heady aroma of cloves and cinnamon, he passed Diya al Din’s spice stand. The sun had barely begun to peek out over the horizon, and the first call to prayer of the day had just finished. He walked through the covered bazaar to his own tiny stall. Kevork rubbed the last remnants of sleep from his eyes with the back of his free hand as he balanced his rucksack in the other. Meanwhile, Marta worries that even if Kevork has survived and they are reunited, will he be able to accept what she has become? And what has happened to her sister, Mariam, who was sold as a slave to the highest bidder? Kevork yearns to get back into Turkey and search for Marta, but with the war raging and the genocide still in progress, the journey will be impossibly dangerous. And Kevork is living as an Arab in Syria. But Marta is still in Turkey, pregnant with another man’s child. They have managed so far to survive the Armenian genocide in Turkey, and both are disguised as Muslims. Teenagers Kevork and his betrothed Marta are the lucky ones. Daughter of War is a gripping story of enduring love and loyalty set against the horrors of Turkey during World War I. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Gita Trelease was born in Sweden and has lived in New York, Paris, and a tiny village in central Italy, but has spent much of her life in New England. And when revolution erupts, Camille must choose-love or loyalty, democracy or aristocracy, reality or magic-before Paris burns. As she struggles to reconcile her resentment of the rich with the allure of glamour and excess, Camille meets a handsome young inventor, and begins to believe that love and liberty may both be possible.īut magic has its costs, and soon Camille loses control of her secrets. Using dark magic forbidden by her mother, Camille transforms herself into a baroness and is swept up into life at the Palace of Versailles, where aristocrats both fear and hunger for magic. ![]() But when the coins won’t hold their shape and her brother disappears with the family’s savings, Camille pursues a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Relying on magic, Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money to buy food and medicine they need. When smallpox kills her parents, Camille must find a way to provide for her younger sister while managing her volatile brother. Paris is a labyrinth of twisted streets filled with beggars and thieves, revolutionaries and magicians. ![]() Originally published as Enchantée, All That Glitters is Gita Trelease’s debut fantasy about an orphaned girl who uses dark magic to save her sister and herself is “a soaring success” (NPR)! ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() In the end, she (Kristen) still didn’t get the guy that she so much wanted. ![]() She was fake, though, to pretend to befriend Bianca though she knew that Bianca didn’t care to be her friend anyway. Plus, Kristen, I figured she had an understanding of how both Dylan and Bianca felt about each other. I had to smirk at this book when I was reading because I was like ahhh now you know how your best friend feels when you shove girls all in her face. Like you could tell that he cared about her when it came to Rohan. And realize that he has major feelings for his best friend, Bianca. Besides that, I was glad when Dylan got the stick out of his behind. Since I plan to read book 4 with them, you could tell that El has a thing for Rohan and what surprise me was that she gave him Bianca number. ![]() I got to learn who the world was Rohan and even El. I was afraid that it wouldn’t since I wanted to read book 3… like so bad with Nick and Lexis □… but knowing I may want to read this book before I read book three would be a bust since 9 out of 10 people will be mentioned in book 2 when I did start book three and even 4. That’s how good it was I love it when a book keeps my attention. I finish this book so fast…□ like it wasn’t even a day like it was around 10ish maybe 11 pm when I started this and finish the book at 1:44 am. The name fits both Dylan & Bianca well!!! ![]() I can say this one is actually better than the second book to this series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bear Snores On was the perfect inspiration. ![]() I knew using her love of bears would be a great way to help her practice letters. She equally loves brown bears and grizzly bears. One of my daughter’s favorite animals is a polar bear. Read it with feeling and enthusiasm and your kids will love it even more. Every couple of pages ends with “but the bear snores on.” This is one of those books that you can read again and again and not tire of it. When Aiden was a toddler, he liked to finish the lines of the book. The rhythmic rhyming text is captivating and the illustrations are playful. It was one of the first longer books that he would sit through. It has been one of my family’s favorites since my oldest son was a baby. I get commissions for purchases made through the affiliate links in this post.īear Snores On is the first title in Karma Wilson’s series of Bear books. Be sure to check out all of the bear themed activities at the end. Help bear search for letters in the snow. ![]() We’re sharing a paper bag bear cave craft and bear cave alphabet game. This week’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1.2 Death in the New Forest by Roland Moore. There is a new danger on New Earth, and Devon's work is only just beginning. Senator Hame is trying to rebuild society, to make it stronger for future generations, but there are those who would stand in her way. A child of the Elevator Guild, he now receives a new calling - from a cat. Devon Pryce has lived all his life in the high rises of New New York. 1.1 Escape From New New York by Roy Gill. Now an ancient, powerful force has New Earth in its sights, and everyone must work together to beat it. Some trace their ancestry back to Old Earth, others came later, but all have their own agendas, and their rivalries. ![]() The cities, forests and skies teem with strange and wonderful species. ![]() Post- Gridlock, Senator Hame is working to restore her home. Five billion years in the future, after the end of the world in the year 5.5/apple/26: New Earth is the second hope of humankind. Four adventures from the New Earth setting of TV's episodes The End of the World, New Earth and Gridlock. ![]() ![]() There, he meets like-minded free thinkers and free-lovers and embarks on numerous sexual escapades. They, of course, continue to see each other right up until the time Tim graduates and heads for the big city and NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts). ![]() The honeymoon ends when John’s father, Dick ( Cameron Daddo), finds some of their love letters and forbids them from seeing each other. It’s a kick to watch Tim and John, juiced with the electricity of young love, stumble into each other’s arms in the first half of the play in a way that nimbly counterbalances their relationship in the second half. Attending an all-boy Jesuit school he meets and falls in love with John Caleo ( Adam Yeend), to the chagrin of his best friend, Juliet ( Adrienne Smith in just one of her many inspired incarnations). But despite its undeniable spirit and charm, Holding the Man feels a bit like a conventional ’80s throwback with its well-trodden themes of coming out, identity and AIDS.Ĭompany co-founder Nate Jones plays Conigrave in various stages of life from vivacious schoolboy in the sixties to budding thespian and gay activist in the eighties. ![]() The good news is the Australian Theatre Company rises to the challenge with their inaugural production staged by Larry Moss. Tony Nominations: Oscar Isaac, Danielle Brooks, 'Ain't No Mo,' '1776' Among Snubs and Surprises ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact the whole back story and preparations make up more than 2/3 of the book. Lewis spent a lot of time describing who the kids felt back in Narnia and what happened on their way to Caspian. ![]() An epic battle is about to be fought…įirst the novel. So the Pevensies team up with Prince Caspian to free the old Narnian people. ![]() He’s a young man, betrayed by his uncle who wanted the throne to himself. Soon before long Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy find out that it was Prince Caspian who called for them. To their shock they discover that centuries have passed since they left and the Narnia they used to know is nothing but a fairytale. Something is pulling them back to Narnia. The time in Narnia almost seems like a dream, until one day the kids get a strange feeling. ![]() The Pevensie children returned to their normal lives. Well, but due to the fact that I’m currently reading three different book series at once, I completely forgot to write a post on Prince Caspian!īut is it even as good as the first installment? Let’s find out! As I really enjoyed both the novel and the adaptation, I immediately kept on reading. Movie post on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe some time ago. As you might remember, I wrote a Book vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() Today, Mary Grace is the first female sheriff of her rural town, a position that doesn’t sit well with some of the locals. ![]() Everything changed when a newcomer to town became her only best friend, and changed a second time when that friend and another classmate vanished two months later, never to be seen again. At school, a bully made her life a nightmare. Orphaned at eleven, she was forced to go live with her Bible salesman uncle, wheelchair-bound aunt, and a cousin who tortured and killed small animals. For twenty-four years, Mary Grace Dobbs has been searching for salvation. One of Suspense Magazine 's Best Debuts of 2021 “I’m the only one who knows what happened to those girls…” In this gripping suspense debut, the first female sheriff of a small mountain village investigates a disappearance that echoes the crimes that shattered her town decades before. ![]() ![]() The Martian by Andy Weir | Goodreads | Amazon.The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers | Goodreads | Amazon.If any of these books strike your fancy, here they are in list form with links to Goodreads and Amazon. Feel strongly about a story we left out? Let us know in a comment! The final flowchart has 126 entries, and we could’ve included many more if we had room. That said, if you feel that a work has been incorrectly included here, let us know and we can update the flowchart. The term “self-published” means different things to different people.Only first books in a series are included, and each author is only listed once (with the exception of anthologies).Feature a variety of storytelling mediums, such as graphic novels, short fiction, and audio dramas.This flowchart is by no means comprehensive, nor do we claim that these are “objectively” the best self-published stories out there.Intro to Speculative Fiction by People of Color. ![]() Intro to Speculative Fiction Audio Dramas.Intro to Female-Authored Speculative Fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() That’s why this time, we’ve compiled some amazing stories that can offer something new to both experienced and novice readers of speculative fiction.įor similar flowcharts with different focuses, check out these: Self-publishing has come a long way in recent years, and several of us at The Fantasy Inn love finding new favorites from self-published writers. ![]() |