![]() ![]() The book was popular and resulted in a follow-up, Ghost Soldier (Holt, 2001). Alphin made her publishing debut in 1991 with the middle-grade Ghost Cadet (Holt), the story of a boy named Benjy who helps the ghost of a cadet who died in the Civil War find a missing watch. ![]() She took the advice, turning her Richard III story into a work for middle-grade readers, Tournament of Time (Bluegrass, 1994). She assumed she would write fiction for adults, but she when met Arthur Alphin, whom she would later marry, he encouraged her to consider writing for a younger audience. Alphin spent the next year in England, doing research for a novel she was writing about Richard III and his murder of his nephews. After attending Rice University in Texas, Alphin received a Watson Research Fellowship, a grant given to graduating college seniors to fund independent study and travel outside the United States. ![]() ![]() She and her father spent many hours walking together and and telling each other stories, an experience that cemented her desire to become a writer. Her aspirations to become a writer started early, when she was three years old. Alphin, whose maiden name was Bonilla, was born in 1955 in San Francisco. Elaine Marie Alphin Elaine Marie Alphin, a celebrated and award-winning children’s book and young adult writer, died August 19, following a long illness. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Harris’ book, A Pound of Flesh: Monetary Sanctions as a Punishment for the Poor details how fines sentenced to defendants often put an undue burden on disadvantaged populations. Her research is centered on issues of inequality, poverty and race. criminal justice system, including juvenile justice, case processing outcomes and monetary sanctions. Moderated by Alexes Harris. Alexes Harris, Ph.D., is the Presidential Term Professor and professor of Sociology at the University of Washington. ![]() She pulls back the veil that has long covered actions made in the name of protecting democracy, fiscal responsibility, or protection against fraud, and renders visible the long lineage of White rage, adding an important new dimension to the national conversation about race in America. Anderson carefully links these and other historical flashpoints when social progress for African Americans was countered by deliberate and cleverly crafted opposition. Then there was the so-called Southern Strategy and the War on Drugs that disenfranchised millions of African Americans while propelling presidents Nixon and Reagan into the White House. The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with the Black Codes and Jim Crow. Since the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time African Americans have made advances towards full participation in our democracy, White reaction has fueled a deliberate and relentless rollback of their gains. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Matriculation at that fine institution was, I had been informed, a family tradition. Lily Taft Easterling was just as type A as her mama, and both of them insisted on operating under the assumption that I was going to State with Lily in the fall. “And I would have a lot fewer if you showed any inclination whatsoever to get ready for college yourself.” “I have an entirely reasonable number of lists,” Lily retorted in a whisper. I shot Lily a look intended to communicate something about pots and kettles. “Mama always gets a bit high-strung when we open the lake house up for the summer.” Lily lowered her voice even further for dramatic effect. “It’s Memorial Day weekend,” Lily murmured in response. ![]() “Remind me again why we’re hiding in the pantry?” I asked Lily, who’d dragged me in here five minutes ago and hadn’t spoken louder than a whisper since. Really, the only thing surprising about Aunt Olivia’s question was the fact that my aunt, who was type A in the extreme, did not already know where William Faulkner’s life vest was. The mamas of the Debutante set were very big on monogramming. Of course the family’s mammoth Bernese mountain dog was named William Faulkner, and of course she had her very own life vest. Now it didn’t even merit the slightest raise of my eyebrow. There was a point in my life when the question Aunt Olivia had just called down the stairs would have struck me as odd. As anyone seen William Faulkner’s life vest?” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What are they really up to? Can Rory protect Lorali? And who from? And where does she really belong, anyway? My thoughts With beautifully coiffed hair, sharp-collared shirts and a pirate ship shaped like a Tudor house, the Abelgare boys are a mystery all of their own. Lorali has rejected life as a mermaid, and become human.īut along with Lorali’s arrival, and the freak weather suddenly battering the coast, more strange visitors begin appearing in Rory’s bemused Sussex town. Lorali is running not just from the sea, not just from her position as princess, but her entire destiny. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discovering where she has come from. Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn’t exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. ![]() Lorali – Laura Dockrill – Hot Key Books – Published 2 July 2015 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A welcome trip down memory lane." - Publishers Weekly "The same mix of tension, uncertainty, and hope that made the original stories irresistible. When read together, these long narrative pieces illuminate the defining moments in Tobias's life, from his transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his initiation, and the decisions of loyalty-and love-that Tobias makes in the weeks after he meets Tris Prior. Readers first encountered Tobias as "Four" in Divergent and will find more of this charismatic character's backstory told from his own perspective in Four: A Divergent Collection. This edition features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and beautiful reimagined cover art from award-winning illustrator Victo Ngai. ![]() About the Book A collection of four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent, all told from Tobias's point of view, that follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions, and the weeks after he meets Tris Prior.Ĭelebrate the 10th anniversary of Divergent with a special edition of Four, the fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that captured the hearts of millions of readers and inspired a series of major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On Grandpa's quest to find a new cardigan, footsore and disheartened, he happens upon the perfect cardy in the op-shop and yes, it is the one that Grandma darned and re-buttoned and sent there. Grandma is right, of course, and Grandpa knows it, setting them up for an excellent punchline and the next story, with Grandma's practical eye subsequently landing on Grandpa's cardigan.Īnd so we continue with Grandpa's Cardigan, Grandpa's Shorts, Grandpa's Shed and Grandpa's Cat, all featuring this lovely couple and their everyday life. With escalating repetition, we hear that the slippers are going to fall to bits, that the stitching has come undone, the fluff has worn off and other heinous slipper crimes - but Grandpa continues to declare that's the way he likes them. ![]() ![]() We begin with Grandpa's Slippers, in which there is an epic marital struggle between practical Grandma and stubborn Grandpa as they engage in gentle combat over his tatty, worn slippers. How lucky we are then, that there is now Grandpa's Storybook Collection, with all five Grandpa stories compiled in one book. The tale of an archetypal Grandpa in scratty old cardigan and slippers pottering about the house and garden has been reassuringly familiar to many young readers. One of the most iconic books for children in Aotearoa New Zealand has to be Grandpa's Slippers, by Joy Watson. Grandpa's Storybook Collection, by Joy Watson and Wendy Hodder. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this beautifully twisted historical thriller, Mindy McGinnis, acclaimed author of Not a Drop to Drink and In a Handful of Dust, explores the fine line between sanity and insanity, good and evil-and the madness that exists in all of us. Grace, continuing to operate under the cloak of madness, must hunt a murderer while she confronts the demons in her own past. But gruesome nights bring Grace and the doctor into the circle of a killer who stalks young women. Escaping from Boston to the safety of an ethical Ohio asylum, Grace finds friendship and hope, hints of a life she should have had. ![]() With her keen eyes and sharp memory, Grace will make the perfect assistant at crime scenes. A Madness So Discreet (Paperback) By Mindy McGinnis 9.99 ISBN: 9780062320872 Availability: Usually in Stock Published: Katherine Tegen Books - September 6th, 2016 In a Handful of Dust (Paperback) By Mindy McGinnis 14. But the sand wasnt there, and when Gage struck the gunpowder it ignited, sending his tamping iron through his skull. When her voice returns in a burst of violence, Grace is banished to the dark cellars, where her mind is discovered by a visiting doctor who dabbles in the new study of criminal psychology. A hole had been bored into the rock, the powder had gone in, and (Gage thought) so had the sand that his tamping iron packs. ![]() Those secrets, along with the bulge in her belly, land her in a Boston insane asylum. ![]() She keeps it locked away, along with her voice, trapped deep inside a brilliant mind that cannot forget horrific family secrets. ![]() ![]() ![]() This wonderful press has been publishing exceptional literary talent since 2014. ![]() "Subversive and playful, Nettleblack is a neo-Victorian queer farce that follows a runaway heir/ess and an organisation of crime-fighting misfits as they struggle with the misdeeds besieging a rural English town." - Cipher Press ![]() Inksight’s pick: Nettleblack by Nat Reeve. Here you will find stories that explore the evolution of the queer experience, histories of LGBTQ+ communities, hilarious cult classics, and even steamy noir thrillers. Established in response to a lack of LGBTQ+ publishing in the UK, Cipher Press is the perfect place to shop for queer writing. Launched in 2020, Cipher Press is an exciting indie publisher of books by queer and trans-identifying authors. ![]() Take a look below at why we picked them, and follow the links to browse their collections of some of the best contemporary writing around. Christmas is just around the corner, and with that comes the often-agonising question: what to get your loved ones? Fret not, we are here to save you the trouble with our Christmas book gift guide! We have carefully chosen five independent publishing and subscription companies, among which you will find the perfect book gift for every type of reader.įrom serious non-fiction to humourous romance, you will find a plethora of outstanding writing from these indie companies. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep the bug colony moving – pull down the correct leaves to send them on their merry way.īased on ‘The Gruffalo’, the classic children’s picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, authors of 'Room on the Broom'.Piece together your favorite characters - how quickly can you complete the jigsaws?.Outsmart the Gruffalo in a game of 3 in a Row.Help Mouse catch nuts - they’re all good!.Clear the woodland floor – pair Gruffalo, Mouse, Fox, Owl and Snake as quickly as you can!.Are you faster than the Gruffalo? Challenge him to a game of Snap!.***Great technical support - see below or contact 6 beautiful and challenging puzzle games that help develop reactions, logic and problem solving skills. Perfect for 3 - 7 year olds this BAFTA nominated app is Educational App Store Certified with no in app purchases. A BAFTA-nominated educational app featuring 6 Gruffalo themed mini-games that help to develop reactions, logic and problem-solving skills.īased on the UK's favorite bedtime story, 'The Gruffalo', from the creators of 'Room on the Broom'. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Both have painful romantic pasts and are short of funds: Vincent depends on the largesse of his art dealer brother, Theo, for his subsistence, while Rachel, forced out of her home after an indiscretion, means to earn enough francs to get her name removed from the city’s register of prostitutes.Īlthough Vincent starts out as her client, he always treats her with respect, bringing her flowers and ensuring she enjoys their time together as much as he does. In escaping to the countryside, Rachel wants to forget, temporarily, her unfortunate life as a fille de maison on the Rue du Bout d’Arles. Vincent has just moved from Paris to Arles to take artistic inspiration from the local people and beautiful scenery and to establish an artists’ colony in southern France. ![]() When they first meet in a public garden on the fringes of the city in summer 1888, both are seeking a place of refuge and repose. In her debut novel, Sheramy Bundrick casts a sympathetic light on troubled painter Vincent van Gogh, imagining a romantic relationship between him and Rachel, the young prostitute from Arles mentioned in one of the more dramatic and tragic episodes of his life. Guest post from Sheramy Bundrick: Van Gogh, Reader.Book review: Sunflowers, by Sheramy Bundrick.Book review: Murder on the Cliffs, by Joanna Challis.Book review: Death at Hull House by Frances McNamara. ![]() |