What more could you want? A funny, charming page-turner. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family’s past-and fast-before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified. Fast Pitch By Nic Stone Paperback 8.99 Add to cart About the Book Product Details Author Bio Reviews From 1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the field. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. Strike two: Shenice’s focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. Strike one: As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the field.
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'I need to send a message.' This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow. 'I nearly missed you, Doctor August,' she says. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. Clarke Award SOME STORIES CANNOT BE TOLD IN JUST ONE LIFETIME No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Campbell Award Shortlisted for the Arthur C. 'ONE OF THE FICTION HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DECADE' Judy Finnigan, Richard and Judy Book Club Featured in the Richard and Judy Book Club, the BBC Radio 2 Book Club and the Waterstones Book Club Winner of the John W. She often wanders off and can't find her way back, and she's taken to calling their dog, Brenda, by the name of a dog that they had back when the children were little. To the outsider, his father looks like an unethical con man.Ībby, who is in her early seventies, is beginning to show early signs of dementia. In particular, Red, is fond of telling the story about how the Whitshanks came to live in the house that they still live in because he is able to paint his father as a man of great intellect and cunning. These stories include some of the more often repeated, such as how Abby and Red met, and how the Whitshanks of Boulton Street came to live in their great estate. The reader learns that the Whitshank family are bound by many things, besides genetic material. Red says he regrets marrying a social worker. Abby is furious and makes excuses for why Denny might have been gay all along. Abby tells him to call Denny back but they aren't able to because they don't have caller ID. When Red gasps in dismay, Denny hangs up on him. He tells his father on the phone that he is gay. "A Spool of Blue Thread" by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, Anne Tyler, chronicles the loves and lives of three generations of the Whitshank family living in Baltimore, MD.Īs the story opens the reader sees Abby and Red Whitshank receiving a call from their middle child, Denny, who has disappeared for many months. Entrance to a single NT Live screening within one month of purchasing.Please register as a member below and you will then be automatically added as a guest. ★★★★ ‘a ferociously good revival from Jamie Lloyd.’ – Timeoutįor more about the National Theatre Live Programme please visit their website: ★★★★ ‘James McAvoy is fierce in radical reboot of romantic classic’ – The Gaurdian ★★★★★ ‘funny, thrilling and deeply moving’ – What’s on Stage This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano – or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?Įdmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd ( Betrayal). There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. James McAvoy ( X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.įierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all – if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. Cyrano de Bergerac (screening) by Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp Vanya arriving in the US to stop with Fernando. A bridge, a ritual, a password that you utter before a door and wait for someone to open it. Something I was using to achieve an objective. But its strangeness didn’t bother me, because the Denver suburb was, to me a, a stepping-stone. Sh was born and raised in Rio spent time in France and the last six years living in the US She is also a vegetarian ,Buddhist and animal rights campaigner. Well I’ve been saying for months on twitter Brazil is the next big thing world lit wise (no hard guess really with the worlds eyes turned there with world cup and Olympic games also they are the guest country at this year Frankfurt book fair ) so a new Brazilian novel to review and to add to the too few I have review on this blog is great and what a great novel Adriana Lisboa is one of the current stars of Brazilian Fiction and a piece by her was chosen as the challenge for this years young translator prize. Crow Blue by Adriana Lisboa Brazilian Fiction Original title – Azul-Corvo Translator – Alison Entrekin Source – Review copy Read more even Caesar's own daughter, sacrificed on the altar of his ambition. Love is just another weapon in Caesar's political arsenal, for the key to political glory lies with Rome's noblewomen: powerful, vindictive Servilia, whose son Brutus deeply resents his mother's passionate, destructive relationhshiop with Caesar Rome's revered Vestal Virgins and. Masters of Rome is a series of historical novels by Australian author Colleen McCullough, set in ancient Rome during the last days of the old Roman Republic it primarily chronicles the lives and careers of Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Pompey the Great, Gaius Julius Caesar, and the early career of Caesar Augustus. This is a war waged with words, plots, schemes, metaphotical assassinations - but also with seduction and guile. New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough re-creates an extraordinary epoch before the mighty Republic belonged to Julius Caesar-when Romes. But when he returns to Rome he lays down arms only to take up another battle: this time for political power. Julius Caesar has proved himself a brilliant general. Book four in the epic Masters of Rome series. Num Pages: 880 pages, Illustrations, maps. But his victories are not limited to the Forum: he also conquers Rome's noble women. He comes prepared to dominate a new battlefield - the Roman Forum. Tells the story of Gaius Julius Caesar's relentless rise to prominence, beginning with his return to Rome in 68 BC. Description for Caesar's Women Paperback. McEntire can write, there is drama and characters that are believable as teens, but what led them to where they are today? Who is behind corralling the mutants? A quick read that has the potential to be a great addition to a series, not a standalone. What exactly is Eden? Who are the mutants and why are they persecuted and condemned? Where did the mutations start? Written for young adults, the details can be gleaned in part if one reads only this book, but I feel this dystopian world could be so much richer and more alive if readers do pick up book one, first. The second in a series, while I was told it can be read as a standalone, there was a rapid jump into what felt like the middle of something and I really wanted more background. Can they learn to trust each other as a spark of attraction grows or will duty and survival win out in the end? Lilah is a mutant, Adam is a newly minted Warden, whose duty it is to destroy the only place where Lilah may be safe. McEntire is a tale of acceptance, overcoming fear and trust as two teens bury who and what they are when they find themselves in search of Eden, a sanctuary for mutants. Two teens, one a mutant on the run, searching for a safe haven, the other, tasked with hunting down those who are “different.” FINDING EDEN by K.R.S. What if the greatest military mind of our generation was born in strife, surrounded by violence and combat since birth? When the gauntlet is dropped, the question isn’t “How did 17-year-old Destiny Ajaye unite the gangs of South Central into a killer army and declare war on the LAPD?” No, the question is, “Can anyone stop her?”įrom the minds of writers Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman (The Highwaymen, Monster Attack Network) and innovative illustrator Afua Richardson (Half Dead), Genius is a book that will have readers talking for months to come. What if the greatest military mind of our generation was born to a people who are already supremely conditioned to wage war, who know nothing but violence. This issue is part of the Pilot Season initiative.Īlexander, Hannibal, Napoleon, Patton. There were 47 films in the series, all released theatrically between 19. This was a series of British B-Pictures, produced at Merton Park Studios for the Anglo-Amalgamated production company. The Ringer (1952) Working title was The Gaunt StrangerĮdgar Wallace Mysteries (1960–1965).The Door with Seven Locks (1940) a.k.a.The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) a.k.a.Strangers on Honeymoon (1936) adapted from the novel The Northing Tramp.Giallo (1933 film) - technically an Italian film, based on the Wallace novel The Man Who Changed His Mind. Before Dawn (1933) Hollywood film based on the Edgar Wallace story Death Watch.Hound of the Baskervilles (1932) based on the Arthur Conan Doyle novel, but the screenplay was written by Edgar Wallace.The Crimson Circle (1929) a German film dubbed in English for British release.The Terrible People (1928) serial, made in the U.S.Pallard the Punter (1919) based on the novel Grey Timothy.The Green Terror (1919) based on the novel The Green Rust.Anglo-Amalgamated later released a separate series of 47 features entitled the Edgar Wallace Mysteries, which ran from 1960 to 1965. His works were adapted for the silent screen as early as 1916, and continued to be adapted by British filmmakers into the 1940s. Novello later published the sequels Citizen Lazlo! and From Bush to Bush: The Lazlo Toth Letters. How can you use it if you keep it dry? Thought you'd be interested to know someone like me caught the mistake. However, I must confess I am puzzled by some of the instructions on the box. It's always refreshing to spend some time in the tub with some bubbles. Here's an example:ĭear Gentlemen: I want you to know first of all that I enjoy your product. These were collected and published in The Lazlo Letters in 1977. He signed his letters "Lazlo Toth," and actually got a fair number of genuine responses. Hacking away at the statue with a hammer, he shouted "I am Jesus Christ - risen from the dead!" It was an infamous event that was, at the same time, obscure - the name Laszlo Toth seemed vaguely familiar for years afterward.Īs a young comedy writer, Don Novello experimented with a basic tactic, akin to prank calls - writing funny letters to famous people or corporations. On May 21, 1972, a man named Laszlo Toth attacked Michelangelo's Pieta statue in St. |