![]() ![]() The title comes from the Bon Jovi song that Inês loved as a 9-year old and doubles as an intent of positivity paired with the inescapable darkness of life. The feeling behind the album is self forgiveness in an optimistic way but also in an adult way, aware of the bruises (thorns) but also of the invaluable love and life experiences (roses). ‘Bed of Roses’ contains 10 songs made as a sort of childhood-teenage memories diary, a return to things Inês liked then and also the difficult things she’s been through. Inês uses her seemingly boundless energy to amplify other artists all the while progressing her own creative practice. Violet began producing music in 2012 and has released music on One Eyed Jacks, Love on the Rocks, Paraíso and Naive. ![]() We are honored to release the debut album from Violet, the alias of Inês Borges Coutinho, Lisbon born and raised DJ, producer boss of Naive records, co-founder of Rádio Quântica, and mina resident. ![]()
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![]() The big font and cartoon-like black-and-white illustrations that permeate the book and break up the text - along with plenty of swashbuckling adventure on the high seas - make this a good choice for reluctant readers. Don't look for anything super deep in this first book, but it's certainly entertaining enough, and even educational at times as the Kidds look for (and sometimes find) historical artifacts. Some readers might be surprised at how quickly the Kidd kids move on after their father's sudden disappearance, but all in all, this first installment offers a smart setup for an adventurous, multi-volumed middle-grade series. Treasure Hunters : Treasure Hunters Series : Book 1 - James Patterson Peril at the Top of the World : Treasure Hunters - James Patterson Treasure Hunters. There's a lot of of gunplay throughout the the story, but the Kidds also use their other skills to get out of jams (Storm uses her knowledge of maritime law to outwit a police officer, for example). ![]() Plus, most tween readers will enjoy getting to know the resourceful and loyal Kidd siblings: Handsome flirt Tommy is great at sailing the boat, overweight Storm is great with the computers and has a photographic memory, Bick, the older of a pair of strong-willed (and often arguing) twins is writing the story, and his twin Beck is the artist who illustrates his perspective - offering her own take, as well. ![]() Treasure hunting makes for a fun premise, of course, and the Kidd's constant run-ins with scuba ninjas, a Pirate King, and other crazy characters keeps TREASURE HUNTERS sailing along. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to patrolling around Erie in “the Beast,” Hig also uses these opportunities to bring supplies to Mennonite families whose blood infection keeps them quarantined but keeps intruders away as well.Īfter the death of Jasper, Book 2 covers Hig’s flight towards Grand Junction. Tension rises when marauders stalk him on his way home from fishing and hunting trips and Bangley’s survivalist tactics save Hig’s life. The first book explores how they protect their land from intruders at all costs by killing anyone who comes too close. As the novel progresses, Hig patrols his space in a Cessna plane nicknamed “the Beast.” He lost his wife to the flu, so he has a close relationship with his co-pilot dog named Jasper. Survivors are the only remaining humans, and life is almost militaristic. ![]() The novel picks up nine years after a flu epidemic that killed most of the population. The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic novel that follows Hig, the narrator and his partner Bruce Bangley as they protect their eight mile radius around an abandoned airport in Erie, Colorado outside of Denver where fuel and survival supplies are plentiful. 1-Page Summary of The Dog Stars Overall Summary ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is known for his tough subjects, presented in a humorous and offbeat style. Worry Warts (1992) and Second Childhood (1995) have had further adaptations and successful stage tours, and an adaptation of Boy Overboard (2002), the tale of an Afghan Child refugee's journey to Australia, was produced by the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2005. His book Water Wings (1997) was also adapted and performed by Mary-Anne Fahey. ![]() It was followed by several other books for children, including Two Weeks with the Queen (1989) Misery Guts (1991) and Blabber Mouth (1993), all of which have been adapted for the stage by Mary Morris. His first book, The Other Facts of Life (1987), started out as a screenplay which he turned into a novel. He studied journalism, and worked as a screenwriter for television comedy for ten years, becoming one of Australia's best-known television writers, also writing a number of feature films and screenplays. Morris Gleitzman was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, in 1953, moved to London, and emigrated to Australia in 1969. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Killing and screwing have their place but there are other alternatives." The smiles are few, however, and the expected Parker texture nil. He says to the nymphomaniac moll who reluctantly leads him to Montreal, where the gang is about to be evil at the Olympics: "Kathie, you gotta find some other way to relate with people. True, Parker always writes a zippy page and Spenser's humor surfaces here and there. But worse yet, Spenser's lady Susan-who's been so attractively integrated in previous cases-is brought centerstage so that Spenser can go through some embarrassingly mawkish Hey-babe-I-love-you stuff. Not only is he caught in a second-rate, linear plot (hired by a rich American to hunt down the rightist, racist terrorists whose bomb killed his family and put him in a wheelchair). ![]() Not only is the Boston private eye out of place in London and other European capitals. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() GQ: The first thing I want to say is thank you for opening my ears to Skip James. ![]() “When I write, I always try to live up to what Sam Philips told me,” he says, “’If you don’t tell the goddamn truth, you ain’t the motherfucker I thought you were.’” Guralnick is 76 years old and, like many of the artists he loves, his powers are undiminished by age. It will be a rewarding journey, trust me. ![]() If you haven’t read those, you might need to start there, and then work your way back to Looking to Get Lost. That includes Elvis Presley, about whom Guralnick wrote a masterful two-volume biography, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love. Many of the blues and country artists he covers in this collection- Robert Johnson, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Howlin’ Wolf, Tammy Wynette, Chuck Berry - are huge figures, but because Guralnick is such a fine-grained storyteller and so driven by a deep passion for the music, even familiar characters emerge in a revealing new light. After reading his essay on Skip James, I lost a solid two hours on Spotify. As good a writer as Guralnick is, he would be the first to argue that there is no substitute for listening. Peter Guralnick’s new book Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Life is a slow read - slow because it’s impossible not to keep stopping and listening to music. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And both have articulated new gestures of queerness and inspired a younger generation that often takes them for granted.Īs retold multiple times in The Fire in Moonlight: Stories from the Radical Faeries, a new anthology edited by Mark Thompson, the Radical Faeries officially began in 1979, with the “spiritual conference for radical fairies” convened by three main organizers: Harry Hay, a founder of the Mattachine Society and grande dame of the gay rights movement Don Kilhefner, an activist without whom, one learns, nothing would have gotten accomplished and Mitch Walker, a young would-be shaman. Both movements-though both resist the label “movement”-arose in the late 1970’s and early 80’s, and both advanced a radical challenge to the assumptions of the ascendant gay assimi- lationism. IF PROPONENTS of queer theory convened in the seminar room, the Radical Faeries gathered around the bonfire. T he Fire in Moonlight: Stories from the Radical Faeries, 1975–2010 ![]() ![]() ![]() What lies behind them is a life of cruelty and abuse. What lies before them is the slim hope of a home in St. ![]() Together these waifs form a desperate and easy-to-cheer-for family as they push off into the Gilead en route to the Mississippi. ![]() The four travelers include Odie, our narrator, a boy who like Homer has a talent for storytelling and music his older brother Albert, whose mechanical skills get them out of many a jam Mose, a Sioux teen suffering transgenerational trauma from horrors inflicted upon his people and Emmy, a curly-headed 5-year old whose mother, one of the school’s few kind teachers, has just been killed by a tornado. Their odyssey is epic and, like Homer’s original, by turns gritty and divine. In William Kent Krueger’s latest novel, four orphaned children escape an American Indian boarding school in 1932 and canoe down the Mississippi seeking a home. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Defense attorney O’Brien is portrayed more as an Apathetic Attorney. ![]() ![]() All of her witnesses are criminals, she uses dirty strategies and she’s trying to convict a 16 year old kid with minimal involvement (possibly) in the crime to a lifetime in prison. Amoral Attorney: It’s indicated that Prosecutor Petrocelli doesn’t care truly about justice and wants to maintain her tough prosecutor reputation.Not to be confused with the telefilm Monster! (1999), or the other film or the manga. It premiered at Sundance, but spent three years on The Shelf of Movie Languishment before Netflix picked it up, renaming it back to Monster and setting it for a March 2021 release. as Steve, as well as starring Jennifer Hudson, A$AP Rocky, John David Washington and Jeffrey Wright. The novel was adapted to a 2018 film, titled All Rise starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. Not only to deal with the horrors in prison, but to figure out his own identity - and to see if he truly is a monster. While trying to survive in jail, he's also writing a journal in the form of a screenplay to help in cope. He's looking at possibly spending the rest of his life in prison, due to being accused of taking part in an armed robbery which got a man killed. Monster is a 1999 Young Adult novel by Walter Dean Myers.ġ6-year-old budding filmmaker Steve Harmon is on trial for felony murder. I'll call it what the lady prosecutor called me. Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is perfect for all age levels as even the youngest of readers can easily understand what is going on. This story follows the themes of friendship and acceptance as Owly and Wormy must be brave in accepting a new forest friend who is very different. His interactions with his best friend Wormy and the many other forest creatures they encounter are sure to melt the heart of its readers. He is an innocently sweet owl who has a heart of gold. I fell in love with Owly and his series the first time I saw him. ![]() ![]() Through his framed images, a few sound words, and dialogue-like representations, the reader is instantly drawn in. The illustrations follow Runton’s whimsical, animated style that perfectly capture the characters’ emotions and bring the story to life. Through acts of kindness, Owly and Wormy convince the opossum that they are good and new friendships are made. Owly and Wormy try to reach out to him, but again, the animal is scared of Owly. ![]() In this book, we meet Opossum- a new creature to the forest who is very shy and often misunderstood because of the way he looks. In volume 4 of Andy Runton’s charming wordless graphic novel series, Owly, Vol 4: A Time to Be Brave, we continue to follow the adventures of Owly and his best friend Wormy as they learn an important life lesson: accepting others despite their differences. ![]() |