Twin boys grow up in the same family, in the same town. Dramatically different, they become bitter enemies, even as children: one good, one bad. One leaves his peaceful hometown, but when the prodigal
Wayward Son is the stunning YA novel by the bestselling author of Fangirl and Carry On, Rainbow Rowell. With all of her signature wit and heart, this is Rainbow at her absolute best. This edition includes two beautiful illustrations.The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after . . .So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch?What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light . . .That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place . . .With Wayward Son, the sequel to Carry On, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for
DescriptionThe Donkey Level 5-9A king and queen have a baby. The baby is a donkey! But they are not sad. The donkey is a good son, and he plays music very well. One day, the donkey says he wants to go
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK An instant New York Times bestseller“Taut, chilling….Audrain has a gift for capturing the seemingly small moments that speak volumes about relationships.” ―The New York Times Book Review“Hooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end.” ―Good Morning AmericaA tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family―and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for―and everything she fearedBlythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting mother―the kind that she herself never had―to her new baby Violet. But in the thick of motherhood’s exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with her daughter―she doesn’t behave like most children do.Or is it all in Blythe’s head? Her husband, Fox, says she’s imagining things. She’s a new mother who can’t trust her own instincts―but can we?Then their son Sam is born―and with him, Blyth
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018; when the electricity went off for good, and the 'normal' 21st century world he knew disappeared. Now he's 14 and he and his mam have survived in their isolated hilltop house above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales, learning new skills, and returning to old ways of living. Despite their close understanding, the relationship between mother and son changes subtly as Dylan must take on adult responsibilities. And they each have their own secrets, which emerge as, in turn, they jot down their thoughts and memories in a found notebook - the Blue Book of Nebo. In this prize-winning novel, Manon Steffan Ros not only explores the human capacity to find new strengths when faced with the need to survive, but also questions the structures and norms of the contemporary world.
A compelling chronicle of the many lives of artist and photographer Lee Miller—the inspiration for the major motion picture Lee, to be released in theaters September 27.Beautiful, bewitching and an exceptionally good photographer, Lee Miller was one of life's adventurers.She became a Vogue cover girl in 1920s New York before embracing Paris, photography and Surrealism, and then dramatically changed her life yet again, reinventing herself as a war correspondent, notably covering the liberation of Dachau.These are but three of the many lives of Lee Miller, intimately recorded here by her son, Antony Penrose. Featuring a selection of Miller’s finest work, including portraits of her friends Picasso, Tanning and Ernst, Penrose’s tribute to his mother brings to life a uniquely talented woman and the turbulent times in which she lived.
A gorgeous, foiled, clothbound edition of THE LIGHTNING THIEF with brand new interior art – a must-have for all Percy Jackson fans!The son of a sea god has never looked so good! Rick Riordan's classic first novel, THE LIGHTNING THIEF, has been dressed up in a deluxe, clothbound edition with a foiled cover, stained edges, a marker ribbon, ten pages of new interior illustrations, and notes from Rick. The perfect edition to beautify any book collector’s shelf. Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods – out now!And don't miss the trio's next adventure in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess, coming soon!
When a stressed-out Wolf tells his four-year-old daughter Nina that he can only spend ten more minutes reading her bedtime stories before getting back to work, she wishes that they could have a million minutes together 'on the really good things. Let's go so far away, until we have time,' she says. While Nina is physically disabled, Wolf feels that what really makes her different is her complete freedom of thought, uninhibited by political correctness and unlimited by the restrictions of 'reality'.As Wolf comes to understand the magnitude of his daughter's condition, he starts to reconsider what is most important in life. Despite a huge break-through in a profession he has worked so hard to make his mark on, he decides to step off the career ladder. Colleagues claim he is ruining his life, but Wolf slowly learns that fulfilling Nina's wish is worth much more than professional success.Wolf, his wife Vera, his son Simon and Nina spend a million minutes - two years - travelling through Th
The silliest penguin and the chattiest cat are back to defeat one very bad pig in this action-packed graphic novel for fans of Dog Man. "Very funny." - Jim Smith. Kids love Peng!"I thought the story was very interesting and kept my attention.""I thought Peng was a really brainless character.He made me laugh with the things that he said.""I thought it's really cool because they said really funny things in the story.""i have now read this book 4 times in one week and every time I laugh out loud at the hilarious jokes. The story is very exciting and the pictures are fantastic. The cabbage and custard pizza is a bit wierd , but I like it ."5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy "My 9 year [old] loved this"5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant comic novel for my 7 yr old "Got this at a school event.My son read it in two sittings and loved it. Recommended for any kid who likes Bunny vs Monkey. It is funny and has a good story."
FRANK SINATRA FAWNED OVER HIM. WARREN ZEVON WROTE A TRIBUTE SONG. Sylvester Stallone produced his life story as a movie of the week. In the 1980s, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini wasn’t merely the lightweight
An intense, psychological novel about one doctor's suspense-filled quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin: his twenty-year old son. As the Chief of Rheumatology at Columbia Presb
A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur “Genius Award” winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed—and heal—broken communities.The son of a sharecropper, Will Allen had no inte
Surveys the meaning and implications of Jesus’s divine sonship for how modern Christians think and speak about Christ, especially in relation to Bible translation and missionary engagement with Muslim
When the members of a peace symposium are abducted by armed terrorists, Jungian psychologist and team leader Sonia Laghari struggles to keep the hostages alive by posing confounding interpretations of
When the members of a peace symposium are abducted by armed terrorists, Jungian psychologist and team leader Sonia Laghari struggles to keep the hostages alive by posing confounding interpretations of
“The Good Son is the work of an artist in full command, and those of you entering it for the first time can only be envied.” —From the foreword by Jonathan YardleyChip Mackinnon returns from World War
"Top-notch street lit...one of the top urban fiction novels of the year." -- Library Journal Starred Review on Diamonds and Pearl'K'wan does a masterful job of keeping readers on their toes right up t
New York Times bestselling author Michael Gruber, a member of "the elite ranks of those who can both chill the blood and challenge the mind" (The Denver Post), delivers a taut, multilayered, riveting
