![]() ![]() ![]() The kids I meet at my library really love our graphic novel section. I have been a fan of the I Survived series for many years and when the graphic novels started coming out I was thrilled. ![]() Includes a nonfiction section at the back with facts and photos about the real-life event. Perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the I Survived chapter book series, these graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages. Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series comes to vivid life in bold graphic novels. But just as Lucas arrives at his uncle's firehouse, everything changes - and nothing will ever be the same again. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. The next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. Benny taught Lucas everything about football. The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department where they both work. A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001, in time for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. ![]()
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(1903) and The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Collection of 33 short stories by H. in 1903 it was subsequently reprinted in Twelve Stories and a Dream Collection of 13 short stories by H. Wells (1866–1946), first published in The Strand Magazine Monthly publication founded by George Newnes, published 1891–1950, credited with introducing the short story to a British audience. “The Magic Shop” is a short story by the English author H. ![]() ![]() ![]() With little hope for rescue, he must nurse Ashley back to health and figure out how they are going to get off the mountain, where the temperature hovers in the teens Fortunately, Ben is a medical professional and avid climber (and in a lucky break, has his gear from a climb earlier in the week). The pilot has a heart attack mid-flight and the plane crashes into the High Uintas Wilderness-one of the largest stretches of harsh and remote land in the United States.īen, who has broken ribs and Ashley, who suffers a terrible leg fracture, along with the pilot's dog, are faced with an incredibly harrowing battle to survive. And when the pilot says the single engine prop plane can fit one more, if barely, Ben offers the seat to Ashley knowing that she needs to get back just as urgently. ![]() When the last outgoing flight is cancelled due to a broken de-icer and a forthcoming storm, Ben finds a charter plane that can take him around the storm and drop him in Denver to catch a connection. ![]() Ben Payne has just wrapped up a medical conference and is also eager to get back East for a slate of surgeries he has scheduled for the following day. Ashley Knox is an attractive, successful writer, who is flying East for her much anticipated wedding. On a stormy winter night, two strangers wait for a flight at the Salt Lake City airport. ![]() ![]() Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. ![]() We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. ![]() ![]() We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family. ![]() We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents. At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() He walks to the Wild Wood, where glinting eyes stare from dark holes and strange whistles echo. The car entrances Toad, who discovers a sudden passion for automobiles.įall turns to winter, and Mole gets a yen to visit the mysterious Mr. Two days into their travels, a “motor-car” hurtles past, startling the horse and causing the wagon to tumble into a ditch. He has bought a colorful wagon-a house on wheels-and Rat and Mole join him on a journey. One day, they scull up to Toad Hall to visit Mr. Rat invites Mole to live with him Mole accepts. Rat quickly sets it right, and Mole apologizes. On the return trip with Rat, Mole eagerly tries to work the oars-but capsizes the boat. Otter says Toad will soon tire of it and take up another adventurous hobby. Toad hurries past in his latest water toy, a fancy competition rowboat. Badger drops by, but he’s grumpy around too much company and leaves. Rat, a water rat, who invites Mole to go boating. He wanders until he comes to a river, the first he’s ever seen. Mole ventures up from his burrow to the surface and rejoices in the warm sun on the meadows. ![]() The 2019 Cervantes Digital eBook edition is the basis for this study guide. ![]() ![]() The book has been adapted into feature films, television productions, and a dozen works for stage, including musicals and an opera. The 1931 edition famously featured drawings by Ernest H. Widely considered one of the greatest literary works for children, The Wind in the Willows has been reprinted dozens of times, and many editions are illustrated by famous artists. ![]() ![]() Yet it would be a mistake to think that Barnes is simply repeating old tricks in Elizabeth Finch. The story turns on a long relationship, which changes through the decades it focuses on moments of evocative return. Several features of this novel are located in recognizably Barnesian territory. His elusive example, intertwined with the lives of Neil and his fellow students, leads the reader from a personal narrative to the broader framework of history. ![]() ![]() A third character, embedded in the ambiguities of textual record and legend, becomes prominent in the narrative: Julian the Apostate, the philosophical Roman emperor. It is the story of Elizabeth Finch, the enigmatic woman who delivered the course. But, as Neil often tells us, 'this is not my story'. The story of Neil’s life – his only story – turns on his experience of a year-long course for mature students on 'Culture and Civilization' that he once took, and its enduring legacy through years of reflection. ![]() More concerned with the ambiguity of ideas than with clarity of plot or character, it is a heartfelt celebration of the life of the mind – though its defiance is qualified by the wryness we would expect from Julian Barnes. This uncompromising novel denies its readers many of the pleasures of fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The fact that there are so many different means of publishing. ![]() I think the fact that so many people, the majority of people, writing for a wide audience now work outside of universities. But I've definitely noticed more people, a greater diversity and a wider spread of people into it over the years."ĭo you think part of the reason that's changed is because historians aren't these remote academic figures anymore? They're more connected with their readership and audiences, in a similar way to how musicians are now? "I'm not going to take credit for it, per se. In nearly 15 years, it's definitely opened up. Then I had no middle I had students and retirees, and now it's a complete range of ages, people with different backgrounds. My first book came out in 2009 and I'd say it used to be a very stereotypical history audience – mainly retirees, basically. And it's definitely widened over the years. "I was thinking about this the other day because someone asked me a similar question about the audiences I saw on book tours. ![]() ![]() and a brand new systems genius working as the head of his company’s IT department.Īn IT genius that just happens to be the one woman he never forgot. Now, seven years later, Andrew’s stepped in and taken his father’s place as CEO of his family’s company, Drevlow Systems, Inc.Īlong with the new position comes a host of perks. Highschool graduation came and went, and they never saw each other again. What his friends ended up doing with the knowledge would scar her for the next seven years of her life.Īnd leave him wrecked, dealing with years of agony because he’d lost her. Unfortunately, they weren’t the only ones that knew it. ![]() That is, until one night he lost control. ![]() In order to maintain his popularity, he buried those feelings deep, deep down in the pit of his miserable little soul. He always wanted her, she just never knew it. ![]() The outcast teased and shunned by the popular kids in school. In other words, the stereotypical heartbreaker that every girl died for. ![]() ![]() The wincing recognition prompted by their comments is matched by the author’s compassionate portraits of mostly decent, loving men unnerved by a sea change they can’t comprehend or cope with. The spell isn’t the best fit for a writer of Wolitzer’s comic gifts, and at first it seems like a long way to go to get to the novel’s best scene, in which five female teachers ruefully remember the thrill of youthful physical love and its slow devolution into routine or obligation. Dory and Robby are English teachers at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, where new drama teacher Fran Heller is rehearsing Aristophanes’ centuries-old comedy about women withholding sex to stop war-which inspires the play’s star, Marissa Clayborn, to stage her own “sex strike” to call attention to the conflict in Afghanistan. That includes teenaged Willa Lang, who has barely had time to enjoy her first real romance, as well as her mother Dory, whose sudden indifference after years of enthusiastic marital intimacies pains and puzzles husband Robby. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not previously known for whimsy, Wolitzer ( The Ten-Year Nap, 2008, etc.) uses a magical premise to launch her sharp-eyed assessment of sexual desire in its permutations across generations and genders.Ī high-school production of Lysistrata casts a “spell” that causes every woman in the town of Stellar Plains, N.J., to lose interest in sex. ![]() ![]() ![]() When an orderly tells her about androgynous "floating angels," spiritual beings that help people in need, the discussion plants a question in Claire's mind, and as odd events continue, she skates close to asking if Lani might be one of those angels. ![]() They bond, a bit quickly, as he helps her face her "hidden garbage," (among other things, her recent ill health is due to an eating disorder). When Lani finds her fainting, he pries her secrets out of her, then takes her to a hospital where she can get tested without parental consent. Claire has been hiding much of her identity, too: she conceals her electric guitar and the bloody lyrics she writes, and she doesn't tell her friends or her alcoholic mother that she suspects her leukemia has returned. When Lani shows up on Hackett Island, neither Claire nor her cheerleader friends can tell if Lani is male or female (Asked if he's a girl, he says, "Oh! No. Claire McKenzie, narrator of this taut, provocative novel, wonders not only "what happened to Lani Garver" but about who-and what-Lani is. ![]() |