Fantasy/Mainstream. 35564 words long. First published in 2008, 2008 Hugo Award Nominee, Locus Poll Award Nominee Views: 46
You can quote lines from Sixteen Candles (“Last
night at the dancemy little brother paid a buck to see your
underwear”), your iPod playlist includes more than one song by the
Psychedelic Furs and Simple Minds, you watch The Breakfast Club every time it comes on cable, and you still wish that Andie had ended up with Duckie in Pretty in Pink. You’re a bonafide Brat Pack devotee—and you’re not alone.The films of the Brat Pack—from Sixteen Candles to Say Anything—are
some of the most watched, bestselling DVDs of all time. The landscape
that the Brat Packmemorialized—where outcasts and prom queens fall in
love, preppies and burn-outs become buds, and frosted lip gloss, skinny
ties, and exuberant optimism made us feel invincible—is rich with
cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire
generation who still believe that life always turns out the way it is
supposed to.You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried takes
us back to that era, interviewing key players, such as Molly Ringwald,
Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, and
John Cusack, and mines all the material from the movies to the music to
the way the films were made to show how they helped shape our visions
for romance, friendship, society, and success. Views: 46
In the depths of a sweltering summer, teacher Samuel Szajkowski walks into his school assembly and opens fire. He kills three pupils and a colleague before turning the gun on himself. Lucia May, the young policewoman who is assigned the case, is expected to wrap up things quickly and without fuss. The incident is a tragedy that could not have been predicted and Szajkowski, it seems clear, was a psychopath beyond help. Soon, however, Lucia becomes preoccupied with the question no one else seems to want to ask: what drove a mild-mannered, diffident school teacher to commit such a despicable crime? Piecing together the testimonies of the teachers and children at the school, Lucia discovers an uglier, more complex picture of the months leading up to the shooting. She realises too that she has more in common with Szajkowski than she could have imagined. As the pressure to bury the case builds, she becomes determined to tell the truth about what happened, whatever the consequences… Views: 46
In her international bestseller, The Downing Street Years , Margaret Thatcher provided an acclaimed account of her years as Prime Minister. This second volume reflects on the early years of her life and how they influenced her political career. Views: 46
"Munro's work endures-its wholeness of vision, its complexity of feeling, its tolerance of mind."—Lorrie MooreThe characters who populate an Alice Munro story live and breathe; in the finely drawn detail of their lives we find a reflection of ourselves. Passions hopelessly conceived, affections betrayed, marriages made and broken: the joys, loves, and awakenings of women echo throughout these twelve unforgettable stories, laying bare the unexceptional and yet inescapable pain of human contact. From the opening story exploring family relations to the poignant story that closes the collection, this is "vintage Munro." Views: 46
Just when they think they've got the hang of things, Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them in head-spinning ways. Tiki, a new girl whose Egyptian dad is an animal-rights activist, has just joined their class. She's charismatic, funny—and she's got game! Rip has his world turned upside down as Tiki proves to be tough competition on the Clifton United basketball team and leads a rebellion against the lousy new food service in the school cafeteria. Red—a kid on the autism spectrum—is struggling with the upheavals as well. But as these two funky and funny best friends discover, sometimes radical change is the right move, on the court and off. Views: 46
Without the badge, he'd be perfect!
The last thing Faith Lewis needs is a cop poking his nose in her business. Okay, yes, Nick Coletti is gorgeous. And charming. And great with her son. But dating the town's most popular boy in blue is hardly going to help her keep a low profile. This guy could blow their world apart if he discovers her secret.
Funny thing is, he may also be her only hope. If she had someone like Nick on her side, maybe she could finally be free, and give her son the life he deserves. But trusting Nick means telling the whole truth about her past. He might protect them. Or he just might turn her in.... Views: 46
