leaves, including pastedowns' illustration printed one side only. Original publisher's printed glassine dust jacket with price (One Shilling Net) to front panel and publisher's advertisement for other Potter titles and merchandise, e.g., 'Peter Rabbit's Slippers: The "Joy" Footwear For Tiny Feet,' to both front and rear flaps, with minor fraying to the edges, small chips to head and tail of spine and a large chip and some stains to back panel for what is still a nearly complete dust jacket, with all printing bright and legible. Color pictorial stiff card wrappers with titles and image of Tom Kitten standing before a canvas on an easel with paintbrush in hand to front wrapper, titles in white to spine and color pictorial publisher's advertisement for "The Peter Rabbit Books By Beatrix Potter," with ten "First Series" titles and two "Second Series" titles listed to back wrapper, with light chipping to spine ends and a few marks to back wrapper, but all in all, truly a wonderful copy of the book.
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The excerpt below gives readers a taste of the Durrell family's dynamic: tightly-knit, spirited, and snarky in the way only close family members can be. Their funny exploits and domestic dramas are chronicled throughout The Corfu Trilogy, and have recently been adapted for the PBS television show, The Durrells in Corfu. Like all families, they bickered constantly and stuck their noses into places they didn’t belong-but ultimately formed a group that had each other’s backs. Of course, some of the most interesting species were Gerald’s wacky mother, brothers, and sister, who suffered hilarious mishaps due to Gerald’s fondness for local wildlife. It was there that Gerald first discovered his love for all things furry, feathered, or multi-legged. Prior to World War II, his widowed mother and three siblings packed up their belongings, left dreary England, and fled to the sunny shores of the Corfu Islands. In the first of Gerald Durrell’s trio of memoirs, My Family and Other Animals, the author-slash-environmentalist describes the beginning of his unconventional childhood in Greece. Think of the harm you’re doing to your daughters, she had warned me, and at the moment I had paid no attention. In reality, what mattered more than that offense was the mention of Dede and Elsa. Today I think that if it had been only the insult that wounded me – You’re an idiot, she had shouted on the telephone when I told her about Nino, and she had never, ever spoken to me like that before – I would have soon calmed down. Even if she acted as if there were nothing she wanted more than to be close to me at a difficult moment, I couldn’t forget the contempt with which she had treated me. She almost immediately tried to reenter my life by force, and I ignored her, tolerated her, endured her. From October 1976 until 1979, when I returned to Naples to live, I avoided resuming a steady relationship with Lila. Now, the safest place for Raisa is Wein House, the military academy at Oden's Ford. Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana'Marianna runs from a forced marriage in the Fells, accompanied by her friend Amon and his triple of cadets. There, Han meets Crow, a mysterious wizard who agrees to tutor Han in the darker parts of sorcery - but the bargain they make is one Han may regret. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. But escaping the Fells doesn't mean danger is far behind. Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden's Ford. Available: Available now The Seven Realms #2 - The Exiled Queen product reviews No fee was accepted by KIWIreviews or the reviewers themselves - these are genuine, unpaid consumer reviews. Disclosure Statement FULL DISCLOSURE: A number of units of this product have, at some time, been supplied to KIWIreviews by HarperCollins or their agents for the purposes of unbiased, independent reviews. On his travels James witnessed all aspects the ultra scene first hand and how it has evolved over the years. In preparation for writing his superb book, 1312: Among The Ultras, he spent years meeting some of the most feared characters who dwell within this powerful subculture. One man who has seen this passion, and indeed violence, up close and in person, is author James Montague. For some hardcore fans, these heightened emotions, mixed with an unwavering devotion to their clubs can even spill over into violence. Those of us instilled with a love for football know how a loss on a Saturday afternoon can ruin a whole week, whereas a win can make all of life’s problems fade away in an instant. Few sports throughout the world have fans who are quite as passionate as supporters of the beautiful game. Since the book ends with some of the princesses and knights selected to return for another school year, Larson has left the door open for a welcome second year at Pennyroyal with Evie and her friends. Yet the focus and detailed character development is on the young women, their hopes and dreams (sometimes dreadfully scary), their real fears, and their disappointments in themselves, their friends, and the adults around them. Familiar names like Cinderella and Snow White dot the landscape, while tongue-in-cheek characters like Rumpledshirtsleeves and the Fairy Drillsergeant are part of a no-nonsense faculty charged with readying the girls for combat. Larson has crafted a dark Grimm-like fairy tale, with teens training to defeat evil, save villages, and find their own identities in the process. Which brings us to Evie’s dilemma: she is training to be a princess, yet she was raised by dragons and was brought to the academy by a dragon-slaying knight wannabe. At Pennyroyal Academy, princesses are trained to fight witches and save kingdoms, and, yes, knights learn to slay dragons. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/11/14)īooklist - Forget the notion of traditional princesses. Audio Prevew: Accelerated Reader Information: Genres: Fantasy Fiction Adventure Fiction Fairy Talesįirst book: A girl from the forest enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. Physical Description: 314 p., maps, 23 cm. As Molly says, 'Cooking is really fun, I swear. Throughout, you'll encounter dozens of QR codes, accessed through the camera app on your smartphone, that link to short, technique-driven videos hosted by Molly to help illuminate some of the trickier skills. More than a collection of recipes, Cook This Book teaches you the invaluable superpower of improvisation through visually compelling lessons on such topics as the importance of salt and how to balance flavour, giving you all the tools necessary to make food that tastes great every time. Molly breaks the essentials of cooking down to clear and uncomplicated recipes that deliver big flavour with little effort and a side of education, including dishes like Pastrami Roast Chicken with Schmaltzy Onions and Dill, Chorizo and Chickpea Carbonara, and, of course, her signature Cae Sal. Cook This Book is a new kind of foundational cookbook from Molly Baz, who's here to teach you absolutely everything she knows and equip you with the tools to become a better, less stressed, more efficient cook. If you seek out, celebrate and obsess over good food but lack the skills and confidence necessary to make it at home, you've just won a ticket to a life filled with supreme deliciousness. 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You are currently viewing the details page on Bookshelves for the book Fatal Journey: The Murder of Trevor O'Keefe by Eroline O'Keeffe.īookshelves is one feature of Bookshelves is found under the /shelves/ subfolder at. I suspect this is down to the fact that a lot of the story line was used up in the first episode, setting the scene, making the Five a compatible, workable unit, and establishing Uncle Quentin working on the island, not to mention the baddies. In this episode we move towards what’s going on at Kirrin Island a lot more. The second part of the first episode of the series seems to follow the lines of the sixth adventure of the Famous Five than the first book written by Enid Blyton, as the title of the episode suggests. Once you’ve read that we had better get back to the actual story and what’s going on! More Kirrin Island Again? So if you have managed to follow the title of this piece – which if you’re not hugely up to speed with the 70’s Famous Five might take some explaining (however look back here for a bit more of an idea on whats going on). Barberry stood at the board at the front of Owen’s classroom, his arms folded, waiting for a hand to raise. “Can anyone tell me what three-fourths times two-thirds is?” But the sound wouldn’t come and the nightmare only continued, forcing Owen to ask himself, deep down, one question: Owen wanted to scream at the horror before him. …Or it might just destroy the Kiel Gnomenfoot series, reveal Bethany’s secret to the entire world, and force Owen to live out Kiel Gnomenfoot’s final ( very final) adventure. Besides, visiting the book might help Bethany find her father… It turns out Bethany’s half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.īethany can’t let anyone else learn her secret, so Owen makes her a deal: All she has to do is take him into a book in Owen’s favorite Kiel Gnomenfoot series, and he’ll never say a word. Owen knows that better than anyone, what with the real world’s homework and chores.īut everything changes the day Owen sees the impossible happen-his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. This “clever opener likely to leave readers breathless both with laughter and anticipation” ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is the first in the New York Times bestselling series from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy. |