![]() ![]() Sara isn’t always very open to new people which means I’d need to do some work to get her to trust me, but once we got over that hurdle, I think we’d be great friends. ![]() It was a throwaway line, but the more I thought about it, the more I was interested in exploring what actually happened to her at that place during that time.Ĥ-Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Near the end of the novel, I mentioned how Sara went to Memphis. I essentially painted myself into a corner as The Two Lives of Sara is based on a character from my debut novel Saving Ruby King. Sara King flees Chicago for Memphis, Tennessee harboring dark secrets and along the way she discovers love, acceptance, found family and new dangers.ģ-How did you decide where your book was going to take place? ![]() 1-What is the title of your latest release?Ģ-What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? ![]()
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![]() ![]() Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. ![]() City of Bones When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian-but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance… The Mortal Instruments Cassandra Clare 4.56 16,945 ratings394 reviews The Shadowhunterstouched by angels and charged with protecting innocentsbattle demons and other evil in the bestselling Mortal Instruments series. The first book, Lady Midnight, was published on March 8, 2016. 12 13 Sequels The Dark Artifices is a sequel trilogy set in the same universe as The Mortal Instruments, but five years in the future. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. The series consists of three books: Chain of Gold, Chain of Iron, and Chain of Thorns. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. ![]() Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. ![]() Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series-now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content!ĭarkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. ![]() ![]() ![]() I loved this book, and the audiobook is EPIC!!! Ruining Dahlia is a dark, why choose romance in the Mafia Wars shared world. ![]() Recommended for 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, triggers galore, and sensitive content. Ruining Dahlia is a full-length reverse harem novel in the dark and twisted Mafia Wars world. ![]() It’s me against them, and only time will tell If I'll be the winner or be destroyed in these cruel and merciless Mafia Wars. But what disturbs me most is that I just might like it. They play a game for keeps, a game where the only rule is that there are no rules. The thing they don't realize is that I'm more than what I seem.Ī dahlia has always bloomed best in the light, and even though everything about this place and these men is shrouded in darkness, I’m determined to thrive…to win. Where Lucian, Raphael, and Gabriel Rossi now think they own me. New York City, the powerful head of the Cosa Nostra, is my new home. We aren't Butchers in name only, and surely the Rossi family can’t be as bad as the devil that’s been destroying me since I was eight years old. I should know all about how to survive monsters, though I come from a family of them. ![]() ![]() Making Inferences mini lesson complete with book summary, Link to What You Know questions, vocabulary words, student-friendly description of the comprehension strategy, and page-specific questions to guide instruction and/or student practice.This resource set includes the following: This resource set can be used for whole group instruction to model how to ask questions while reading and for small group instruction to support students reading at or above a Guided Reading Level H. ![]() As a result, this resource set has been aligned to the first grade Common Core State Standards and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. They All Saw A Cat is a Guided Reading Level H, which is a first-grade reading level. When this knowledge is combined with the vivid illustrations in They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel, it is a recipe for making successful inferences about how each animal feels when they encounter the cat. Most students have some background knowledge about how cats react to animals such as dogs and mice. Practice Making Inferences with They All Saw A Cat ![]() ![]() Lina lives with her dad who is obsessed with books, but Lina has noticed that his book obsession has evolved ever since her mom passed away the year before from Staphylococcus. The name Apolonia is the girl form of Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. The first main character you will meet when starting this book is Apolonia Flores, or as many people call her, Lina. ![]() This book is suitable for elementary and middle school readers because it's simple to read and the words aren't difficult to pronounce at all. This book is easy to understand, has a good format, mostly deals with common middle-grade issues, and is suitable for middle school readers and elementary readers. ![]() ![]() The book Confetti Girl is by the author Diana López. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While waiting for the next bus, she notices a red army officer watching her, and he eventually crosses the street and introduces himself as lieutenant Alexander Belov.Īfter an embarrassed introduction, Alexander and Tatiana become attracted to one another and he helps her buy food at the Officers' store. Unable to find much to buy, she buys a scoop of ice-cream, causing her to miss her bus. While her family focuses on sending Pasha safely away, Tatiana is entrusted with buying food and supplies. Tatiana, who is young and naive, is excited by the war. Tatiana's parents send her twin brother Pasha to a boys' camp so that the army won't draft him. That same morning, Vyacheslav Molotov announces Germany has invaded the Soviet Union. Tatiana Metanova wakes up on 22 June 1941, the day before her 17th birthday, to her older sister Dasha coming home and declaring that she is in love. ![]() The relationship between Tatiana and Alexander develops against the backdrop of the Siege of Leningrad and in the face of many difficulties. Tatiana Metanova, nearly seventeen, meets the handsome and mysterious Red Army officer Alexander Belov. The book begins on 22 June 1941, the day that Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the Second World War after Operation Barbarossa. The Bronze Horseman is a romance novel written by Paullina Simons and the first book in the Bronze Horseman Trilogy. ![]() ![]() All three games were directed by Bruce Straley, with whom Druckmann developed a close working relationship. He has also written comics, including the motion comic Uncharted: Eye of Indra (2009) and the graphic novels A Second Chance at Sarah (2010) and The Last of Us: American Dreams (2013).ĭruckmann led the development of The Last of Us (2013) as writer and creative director, roles he continued for The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014) and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016), co-writing the latter with Scherr. He was co-lead game designer for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009), which he co-wrote with Amy Hennig and Josh Scherr the narrative was praised and received several accolades. ![]() In 2004, he became a programmer on Jak 3 (2004) and Jak X: Combat Racing (2005), before becoming a designer for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007). He is best known for his work on the Naughty Dog game franchises Uncharted and The Last of Us, having co-created the latter.ĭruckmann's first video game work came as an intern at Naughty Dog. ![]() ![]() Neil Druckmann ( Hebrew: ניל דרוקמן born December 5, 1978) is an Israeli-American writer, creative director, designer, and programmer who has been co-president (alongside Evan Wells) of the video game developer Naughty Dog since 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the Julia Quinn books that Bridgerton is based on, the scene first occurs in the Benedict-centric novel, An Offer from a Gentleman. While it was a heartbreaking moment for Penelope, it probably delighted Bridgerton novel readers who recognized the iconic sequence, changed just slightly for the Netflix series. Her problems began to escalate at the Featherington ball in the final Season 2 episode when she overheard the unrequited love of her life, Colin Bridgerton ( Luke Newton), declare loudly to his friends that he would never marry Penelope Featherington. ![]() ![]() Dear readers, the Bridgerton Season 2 finale was a rough episode for our beloved Lady Whistledown, known by her friends and family as Penelope Featherington ( Nicola Coughlan). ![]() ![]() His father left his new family after just a few years, and for the next three decades Lee’s mother dutifully waited for a return that never came. ![]() Lee was part of his father’s second brood, born out of the widower’s remarriage to his housekeeper. Taking such a long break wasn’t a major problem because the book’s vignettes are thematically arranged, so there was no plot as such to lose track of. I got through the first 100 pages quickly, with the voice reminding me slightly of Gerald Durrell’s in his autobiographical trilogy, but then set the book aside for over a year before picking it back up for this summer’s food- and drink-themed reading. I started reading Cider with Rosie in April 2019 when we stopped in Stroud for a night on the way back from a holiday in Devon. He was born in 1914 and his childhood unfolded in Stroud, Gloucestershire and nearby village Slad. ![]() (20 Books of Summer #2) Lee’s quaint family memoir is set in the years immediately after World War I. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, too late, Tiffany discovers that the rivalry between the Warrens and the Callahans has escalated when the Callahans steal the Warrens' housekeeper as soon as she steps off the train! Now, Tiffany, who is pretending to be Jennifer Fleming, finds herself living in the enemy camp, under the same roof as her fiancé. In the chaos of a train robbery Tiffany seizes a golden opportunity: By assuming the identity of her father's new housekeeper she can live with the father she never knew and assess his true character, as well as that of the neighboring cowboy to whom she is betrothed. Once the Warrens and the Callahans are united by marriage, both clans will stop squabbling over a disputed strip of land. Honoring her mother's promise, Tiffany reluctantly travels west to meet her estranged father and his enemy's eldest son, rancher Hunter Callahan. Some young ladies marry for money and social standing, a few lucky ones marry for love - but Tiffany Warren is marrying to end a feud. Lindsey's golden anniversary 50th novel! #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey presents a passionate novel of hidden identities, family secrets, and love that transcends a fifty-year feud set in the majestic ranchland of 1880s Montana Territory. ![]() |