At the end of the first book, A Princess of Mars, John Carter is unwillingly transported back to Earth. The Gods of Mars begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a 10-year separation from his wife, Dejah Thoris; his unborn child; and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium, whom he has adopted as his own. Unfortunately Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart: the Valley Dor, which is the Barsoomian afterlife. Views: 655
The uptown girls are headed downtown as Serena and Jenny take on their new fabulous roles as rock-star model girlfriends of New York's hottest band, The Raves. Meanwhile, Dan is to busy drowning his sorrows in empty bottles to notice a mysterious French beauty who has a penchant for dirty, Jim Morrison-wannabe lead singers. Blair takes residence at the Plaza to think about her future. Will she become a gun-toting international spy or Manhattan's snobbiest society hostess? Decisions are so difficult Sounds like everyone needs a day off at the spa. And Senior Spa Day promises to serve up further doses of scandal for New York's busiest private-school vixens. Views: 655
Sometimes a kiss is more than a kiss.When Ronnie Clark gets out of her father's broken down pickup truck, Mike Parker thinks it's his lucky night. Soon enough he realizes that Ronnie Clark isn't who she seems to be. All Mike ever wanted was for the prettiest girl in town to notice him, but now that she has, nothing will ever be the same for Mike, not his home, not his job, not even Mike himself.The girl of his dreams was out of sight. Then he discovered she was out of this world. Mike Parker has always had it bad for Ronnie Clark, the prettiest girl in town, but she's never given him a second look. Not until tonight anyway.When Ronnie climbs out of her father's broken down pick-up looking for help, Mike thinks he's in the right place at the right time.But he's about to find out that Ronnie Clark isn't what she seems. He's about to get to know her much, much better, and he's about to find out how far out of the world she is. Views: 655
Five teens victimized by sex trafficking try to find their way to a new life in this riveting companion to the New York Times bestselling Tricks from Ellen Hopkins, author of Crank.
In her bestselling novel, Tricks, Ellen Hopkins introduced us to five memorable characters tackling these enormous questions: Eden, the preacher’s daughter who turns tricks in Vegas and is helped into a child prostitution rescue; Seth, the gay farm boy disowned by his father who finds himself without money or resources other than his own body; Whitney, the privileged kid coaxed into the life by a pimp and whose dreams are ruined in a heroin haze; Ginger, who runs away from home with her girlfriend and is arrested for soliciting an undercover cop; and Cody, whose gambling habit forces him into the life, but who is shot and left for dead.
And now, in Traffick, these five are faced with the toughest question of all: Is there a way out? How these five teenagers face the aftermath of their decisions and experiences is the soul of this story that exposes the dark, ferocious underbelly of the child trafficking trade. Heartwrenching and hopeful, Traffick takes us on five separate but intertwined journeys through the painful challenges of recovery, rehabilitation, and renewal to forgiveness and love. All the way home. Views: 654
A thrilling children's novel, set in Ireland and perfect for anyone aged 8 to 12. Meet Emily and Malcolm who've been sent to stay with their Grannies.Oh, and their grannies are witches...A thrilling children's novel, which is set in Ireland and perfect for anyone aged 8 to 12 who's just discovered the joy of reading exciting fiction, but appeals to all ages. Meet Emily and Malcolm who've been sent to stay with their Grannies. Bo-ring! But their rickety train journey to sleepy Castleconnell in Ireland takes a decidedly nasty turn and they find themselves up to their necks in trouble. See, there's an evil presence on the train, an evil presence that's been making trouble for the local youngsters. And now he needs another kid for his schemes. Emily and Malcolm are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thankfully, their grannies are on hand to sort things out. Oh, and their grannies are witches... Views: 654
Franck, il s'appelle Franck parce que sa mère et sa grand-mère adoraient Frank Alamo (Biche, oh ma biche, Da doo ron ron, Allô Maillot 38-37 et tout ça) (si, si, ça existe...) et moi, je m'appelle Billie parce que ma mère était jolie de Michael Jackson (Billie Jean is not my lover / She's just a girl etc.). Autant dire qu'on ne partait pas avec les mêmes marraines dans la vie et qu'on n'était pas programmés pour se fréquenter un jour...
Non seulement Franck et Billie n'étaient pas programmés pour fredonner les mêmes refrains, mais en plus, ils avaient tout ce qu'il faut en magasin pour se farcir une bonne grosse vie de merde bien ficelée dans la misère - misère physique, misère morale et misère intellectuelle. Vraiment tout. Et puis voilà qu'un beau jour (leur premier), ils se rencontrent.
Ils se rencontrent grâce à la pièce On ne badine pas avec l'amour d'Alfred de Musset. Billie a été tirée au sort pour jouer Camille et Franck, Perdican.
A un moment, dans cette scène qu'ils doivent apprendre par coeur et déclamer devant les autres élèves de leur classe, Camille lance à Franck : Lève la tête, Perdican ! et à un autre, un peu plus loin, Perdican finit par avouer à Billie : Que tu es belle, Camille, lorsque tes yeux s'animent ! eh bien voilà, tout est là et tout est dit : ce livre ne raconte rien d'autre qu'une immense histoire d'amour entre deux vilains petits canards, lesquels, à force de s'obliger mutuellement à lever la tête et à se rappeler l'un l'autre qu'ils sont beaux, finissent par devenir de grands cygnes majestueux.
En fait, on dirait du Cyrulnik, mais en moins raffiné. Là où Boris aurait employé les mots «gouffre» ou «résilience», Billie, quand elle est heureuse, lâche en ricanant : Et tac. Encore niquêe, la vie.
Bah... À chacun, ses maux et sa façon de les écrire...
A. G.
"Billie, ma Billie, cette petite princesse à l’enfance fracassée qui se fraye un chemin dans la vie avec un fusil de chasse dans une main et On ne badine pas avec l’amour dans l’autre est la plus jolie chose qui me soit arrivée depuis que j’écris". Views: 654
From the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir in essays featuring his signature wit. Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself. In Craig's candid and revealing memoir, readers will get a look into the mind and recollections of the unique and twisted Scottish American who became a national hero for pioneering the world's first TV robot skeleton sidekick and reviving two dudes in a horse suit dancing as a form of entertainment. In the book, there are some stories that are too graphic for television, too politically incorrect for social media, or too meditative for a stand-up comedy performance. Craig discusses his deep love for his native Scotland, examines his profound psychic change... Views: 654
The time is the 1930s. Buddy Sandifer, dressed in his natty white flannels, baby-blue shirt, striped tie, tan-and-white shoes, and coconut-straw hat with polka-dot band, is falling into one of his moods. Owner of a used-car lot and father of a fifteen-year-old son with a penchant for sex manuals, Buddy has decided to murder his wife and marry his mistress, Laverne, a robust blonde who cooks his favorite meal of fried pork chops, fried potatoes, and fried apples while wearing a short pink apron over black-lace step-ins and brassiere, long-gartered silk stockings, and platform shoes. The only problem is how to arrange the crime. Views: 654
"To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love."
PEOPLE
Charlotte Emory has always lived a quiet, conventional life in Clarion, Maryland. She lives as simply as possible, and one day decides to simplify everything and leave her husband. Her last trip to the bank throws Charlotte's life into an entirely different direction when a restless young man in a nylon jacket takes her hostage during the robbery--and soon the two are heading south into an unknown future, and a most unexpected fate.... Views: 654
Bantam 1992The Aegean, ex-agent Michael Vance pilots the Odyssey II, a handmade replica. A Russian gunship with Arab terrorists takes a tiny island where a U.S. corporation has a laser space facility. The renegades convert the launch vehicle into a ballistic missile that can deliver their stolen nuclear warhead to any city in the U.S. Can Vance stop them?Idea points: Aerospace, Ulysses,“A high-tech launch site, a missing nuke, and Arab terrorists with nothing to lose . . .”In the sun-dappled waters of the Aegean, ex-agent Michael Vance pilots the Odyssey II, a handmade replica of the sailcraft of the ancient hero Ulysses. Out of nowhere, a Russian Hind gunship with Arab terrorists at the helm fires upon the tiny ship below. The terrorists’ destination is a tiny Aegean island where a U.S. aerospace corporation carefully guards the Cyclops 20-megawatt laser launch facility. But the company security force is no match for the firepower of the Arab invasion and the launch site is quickly overrun. With helpless horror, the executives can only watch as renegade technicians convert the launch vehicle into a ballistic missile that can deliver their stolen thermonuclear warhead to any city in the U.S. Left for dead amid the smoking ruins of Odyssey II, Michael Vance washes up on the occupied island – and becomes America’s only hope.Tags: Arab Terrorists, Laser, Aegean, Odyssey, Aerospace, Ballistic Missile, Thermonuclear Warhead, Ulysses, U.S. Navy, Israeli Terrorist, Hind, Spacecraft, satellite, Pakistan nuclear bomb, mercenaries Views: 654
Beneath the unforgiving, blazing heat of the African sun, two men and a woman embark on a savage hunt. A hunt that will tear their safe safari apart, plunging them into the restless tides of a deadly civil war, in Wilbur Smith's bestselling adventure, A Time to Die.For Sean Courtney, veteran guerrilla fighter and professional warrior, it is a time to fight and a time to find a deep and passionate love. For the beautiful Claudia Monterro it is a time to face the ultimate test in a world where American values count for nothing. And for Riccardo, her father, a rich and ruthless tycoon, it is a time to confront a dangerous obsession. Views: 654
Alice Hoffman’s most magical novel to date—three generations of extraordinary women are driven to unite in crisis and discover the rewards of reconciliation and love.
Women of the Sparrow family have unusual gifts. Elinor can detect falsehood. Her daughter, Jenny, can see people’s dreams when they sleep. Granddaughter Stella has a mental window on the future—a future that she might not want to see.
In The Probable Future this vivid and intriguing cast of characters confronts a haunting past—and a very current murder—against the evocative backdrop of small-town New England. By turns chilling and enchanting, The Probable Future chronicles the Sparrows’s legacy as young Stella struggles to cope with her disturbing clairvoyance. Her potential to ruin or redeem becomes unbearable when one of her premonitions puts her father in jail, wrongly accused of homicide. Yet this ordeal also leads Stella to the grandmother she was forbidden to meet and to a historic family home full of talismans from her ancestors.
Poignant, arresting, unsettling, The Probable Future showcases the lavish literary gifts that have made Alice Hoffman one of America’s most treasured writers. Views: 654
In this fast-paced thriller, a power plant explosion takes a small-town community off the grid — all while a terrifying force lurks in the shadows.Two roads lead to Mount Hope. None leads out.A small southern town was evacuated after a freak accident. As the first anniversary of the mishap approaches, some residents are allowed to return past the national guard roadblocks.Mount Hope natives Maggie and Jordan quickly discover that their hometown is not as it was before. Downed cellular networks fail to resume service. Animals savagely attack humans. And the damaged power plant, where Jordan's father is an engineer, is under military lockdown.As friends and family morph into terrifying strangers, Maggie and Jordan increasingly turn to each other. Their determination to discover who — or what — has taken control of Mount Hope soon has them caught in the crosshairs of a presence more sinister than any they... Views: 654
