![]() Present-tense narration creates immediacy and emphasizes Kester’s limited knowledge.Īlthough Kester’s a classic special-kid-who-doesn’t-know-it, the reserved narrative tone and tender yet peculiar view of animals give this piece its own offbeat flavor. The red-eye is real, the animals are dying, and Kester must evade a murderous, stereotypically disabled bad guy and ride a majestic stag cross-country (with the cockroach and other critters) to reach his veterinarian father, who might have a cure. Although he can’t speak aloud, Kester can communicate silently with varmints and animals. ![]() Pigeons carry him to a “wild,” a group of free wild animals in hiding. In this bleak environment, Kester befriends a cockroach-who, with hundreds of fellow cockroaches, busts Kester out of jail one shocking day through a fetid drain. ![]() The whole country eats this corporate-manufactured formula, since the red-eye virus killed all animals except useless varmints and contaminated all crops and vegetables. Kester hasn’t spoken since his mother died, but is he imprisoned for that? Food is “bright pink gloop” that always, always tastes like prawn-cocktail crisps. Spectrum Hall jails kids who steal or eat too much. ![]() Kester’s spent the past six years at Spectrum Hall Academy for Challenging Children, a penal institution with a Roald Dahl vibe. This fantasy journey with a post-apocalyptic setting combines a great fondness for animals with an appreciation of the freakish. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() When I get my hands on her, she is scorching hot and more addictive than all the fans who’ve screamed my name. She’s grouchy, a recluse -and kind of cute. It all fell apart with one fateful decision. How do you keep an idol when everyone is intent on taking him away?Īs lead singer for the biggest rock band in the world, I lived a life of dreams. Problem is, the world thinks he’s theirs. Sexy, charming, and just a little bit dirty, he’s slowly wearing me down, making me crave more. With the face of a god and the arrogance to match, the pest won’t leave. I found Killian drunk and sprawled out on my lawn like some lost prince. ✦ Order exclusively through iBooks ✦ Synopsis To make things more exciting, Kristen is giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner! Scroll down to the bottom of the post for all the details. ![]() Feast your eyes on this vibrant, hot-as-hell cover! Along with my friend and blogger extraordinaire, Natasha Is A Book Junkie, we’re not only revealing the cover, we’re each giving you a different sneak peek into the book-so make sure to visit Natasha’s post too! ![]() There’s a brand new rock star romance series ready to set the pages ablaze! Bestselling author of the Game On and Darkest London books, Kristen Callahan, is launching the VIP Series, with its first sizzling installment coming June 7th- Idol. ![]() ![]() ![]() Heinlein "Just about any work by Simak deserves to be considered a classic and City is no exception. The reader who does not like Simak stories does not like science-fiction at all." -Robert A. "To read science-fiction is to read Simak. ![]() ![]() Winner of the International Fantasy Award, City is a magnificent literary metropolis filled with an astonishing array of interlinked stories and structures-at once dystopian, transcendent, compassionate, and visionary. Simak's writing blazed as brightly as anyone's in the science fiction firmament. But they now face serious threats from their own and other dimensions, perhaps the most dangerous of all being the reawakened remnants of a warlike race called "Man." In the Golden Age of Asimov and Heinlein, Clifford D. With the aid of Jenkins, an ageless service robot, the dogs live in a world of harmony and peace. ![]() Granted the power of speech centuries earlier by the revered Bruce Webster, the intelligent, pacifist dogs are the last keepers of human history, raising their pups with bedtime stories, passed down through generations, of the lost "websters" who gave them so much but will never return. 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Described as cocky, self-assured, magical, superpowered, utterly amoral, and perhaps a bit of a monster. ![]() He is as normal as it is possible to be – at least until he learns that his father was a god, and that he has a magical brother he does not know about. The character of Charles Nancy, sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname for him – he’s not fat), is described as awkward, stressed, engaged to be married, and working at a job he hates for a man he hates. ![]() ![]() ![]() So many twists and turns, not your average vampire story which is a great change. I just couldn't put this book down it keeps you on your toes all the way through, your alway wondering whats going to happen next. Not only is the cover fantastic but what lays inside is too. I was lucky enough to be given the chance to read this book and review it and boy i wasn't disappointed. ![]() (I'm a sucker when it comes to gorgeous book covers.) I stumbled across this book on facebook and just the cover drew me in. When she finds out about what Dean really is and the world he tried to keep her away 's already too late. Dean and Mindy being together stirs up dangers that neither of them could ever imagine. Even after hiding their feelings for each other from the world. Mindy can't help that she may be falling in love with him. And not to mention the fact that he's dangerous. Markus decides he has to follow Dean around in order to get evidence that he's been killing people, so he doesn't sound like a nut to the police.ĭespite Marcus’ crazy theories about the possibility of Dean not being human. Mindy has a hard time believing him, especially when he mentions that the bodies disappear. ![]() Mindy's new best friend, Markus Medina, witnesses Dean kill two people behind a club. He looked like a dark angel on a cloud of mist holding his arms out to me. Then, I somehow ignored the water and only saw him. “I stood close to the edge looking down at what I thought was my death. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ada’s journey is a really interesting one and I’m really glad that Smith spent as much time with her that he did. X fell off the wagon (or got back on it again… I guess either works) and has a few moments when he takes in everything that’s happened to him and he partakes in some ‘shine. ![]() ![]() The thing that I really enjoyed about Warriors was that Smith was able to give each character real moments. The skin walkers are still a threat and their leader, Horn, is even threatening to come take the crown from X’s head (okay, we know X doesn’t actually wear the crown). Most of the crew that you remember is still here and they end up being split into multiple different groups to save the Hell Divers and those they are protecting from certain death. A few times while reading this my thoughts were “Oh, when I talk to him I’m going to give him a piece of my mind” followed within a few minutes with “oh thank god” or “man… he got me again!”. Seven books into the Hell Divers series Smith is still able to pull at my heartstrings and give me both moments I’ve been scared of and moments that I didn’t expect. Hell Divers VII: Warriors was one of those books that jumps off of the pages and into your heart. ![]() ![]() ![]() At the next apartment, they meet a fiery Irish woman and her elderly relative, Mrs. Jackaby loans him a special tuning fork to alleviate his distress. Henderson, who claims to be hearing unbearable screams that no one else can hear. ![]() Jackaby notes that although the dead man is covered in blood, much of the blood seems to be missing. Among the police officers are Chief Inspector Marlowe and a young man named Charlie Cane, to whom Abigail is immediately attracted. He brings her to a crime scene where a journalist has been murdered in his apartment building. Jackaby has the gift of second sight, allowing him to see the supernatural world. After responding to an advertisement, she comes into the employ of a paranormal investigator named R. She is searching for adventure-and a job. In 1892, a young Englishwoman named Abigail Rook arrives in the American town of New Fiddleham. ![]() ![]() ![]() You forgot to say please, Samantha.” The deep gravel in his voice makes me shiver. ![]() If you're looking for a smutty holiday romance that will make you laugh till you pee and squirm at the same time, look no further. □AVAILABLE NOW IN KINDLE UNLIMED and now a TOP 15 Amazon Bestseller!□ YOUR BODIES ARE NOT READY for Alec, Reed, Jace and Cole! I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH good things about this story! Trilina S Pucci literally killed it! It is the perfect read to make you smile, swoon and laugh all while jizzing your pants at the same time! It was so cute and fun, addictive and spicy af holy jaysus!!! This story has some of the sexiest scenes I have EVER read in my life are inside this book! NO. MULTIPLE TIMES □ and I never wanted it to end! A fave book of the year! THESE MEN are LITERALLY everything! The bromance was epic! The possessiveness was SO DANG HOT, I CANNOT!!! □HOLY HOTNESS OF HOT!!! I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I FN ADORED THIS BOOK! I think this is only my SECOND RH book AND Trilina NAILED IT! ALL THE HOLES. ![]() ![]() In the midst of runaway children, a plot to blackmail Ben's family, and torturous nights of pleasure, Ben and Phillip must decide if a safe life is worth losing the one thing that makes them come alive. The unexpected presence of the cheerful, adorable vicar sets his world on its head and now he can't seem to live without Ben's winning smiles or devastating kisses. But his children have driven off a succession of governesses and tutors and he must set things right. Phillip can't wait to leave England's shores and be back on his ship, away from the grief that haunts him. Touching the irresistible vicar at every opportunity. ![]() And when their stern but gloriously handsome father arrives, Ben is tempted in ways that make him doubt everything. ![]() When he's asked to look after an absent naval captain's three wild children, he reluctantly agrees, but instantly falls for the hellions.
![]() ![]() ![]() Practice this Comprehension Strategy- Summarizing :Īfter you read Curious George Visits the Library/Jorge el curioso va a la biblioteca ask your child to summarize the story. From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George’s day at the library celebrates all the fun of visiting the library and sharing books! With help from friends and the librarians, he is able to clean up his mess. As usual, George also finds himself in a bit of trouble. George quickly finds so many books he wants to read and can’t wait to take them home. But it’s not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long and he just has to get his hands on that dinosaur book. Rey, George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. In Curious George Visits the Library/Jorge el curioso va a la biblioteca from Martha & H.A. ![]() |