Author: Susan L. Wilson Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462836143 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 198
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On the moon Titan the Environs are attacking the quiet village of Glastonbury. Jonathan and Tina Thatcher had gone swimming early in the day. Now Jonathan and Tina are running for their lives. Jonathan and Tina are afraid, cold and hungry. Jonathan and Tina continue to hide but they are caught. As the Environs tie up Jonathan and Tina, someone helps them. Two modern days Robin Hoods come to their aid. The two modern days Robin Hoods are apart of a group called the Guardians of the Kingdom. Who are the Guardians of the Kingdom? Who are the Environs? How did both groups get on the moon Titan? Find out what happens to Jonathan, Tina and the rest of the people of Glastonbury in the exciting sci-fi book, In The Midst of Things.
Author: Tom Gauld Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 1786891514 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 161
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In Baking with Kafka, Tom Gauld asks the questions no one else dares ask about civilisation as we know it. - How do you get published during a skeleton apocalypse? - What was the secret of Kafka's lemon drizzle cake? - And what plot possibilities does the exploding e-cigarette offer modern mystery writers? A riotous collection of laugh-out-loud cartoons in his signature style, Baking with Kafka reaffirms Gauld's position as a first-rate cartoonist, creating work infused with a deep understanding of both literary and cartoon history.
Author: Philip Patrick Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1493142933 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 282
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Young teenager Elijah Khoda from Burns Lake lives an ordinary life but not your typical teenager style. He often faced extraordinary circumstances of his own. Then one day he comes across a silver key with no idea of where it came from or what its for. Before he knows it, he and five of his peers are transported to an outer world called Kingdom Planet by a sorcerer name Ohuran. They learn what the silver key is for, to unlock great powers that once belonged to a group of warriors call Kingdom Guardians, and they were chosen to inherit it, for reasons they dont quite understand at first. They also learn that a ruthless Prince has wanted the powers for himself for some time. After an incident causes the good to meet with the evil, the Prince gets motivated and then declares war on these six teenagers. So Elijah has no choice but to lead five of his peers into the face of danger, in order to become the new Kingdom Guardians and fight against the Prince and his army. Along the way, strength and courage are discovered; a friendship builds from a journey that would change their lives forever.
Author: Dean King Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982144467 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 480
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The dramatic and uplifting story of legendary outdoorsman and conservationist John Muir’s journey to become the man who saved Yosemite—from the author of the bestselling Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival. In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—meets face-to-face for the first time with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair, opposites in many ways, decide to venture to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site where twenty years earlier, Muir experienced a personal and spiritual awakening that would set the course of the rest of his life. Upon their arrival the men are confronted with a shocking vision, as predatory mining, tourism, and logging industries have plundered and defaced “the grandest of all the special temples of Nature.” While Muir is consumed by grief, Johnson, a champion of society’s most pressing debates via the pages of the nation’s most prestigious magazine, decides that he and Muir must fight back. The pact they form marks a watershed moment, leading to the creation of Yosemite National Park, and launching an environmental battle that captivates the nation and ushers in the beginning of the American environmental movement. Beautifully rendered, deeply researched, and inspiring, Guardians of the Valley is a moving story of friendship, the written word, and the transformative power of nature. It is also a timely and powerful “origin story” as the toweringly complex environmental challenges we face today become increasingly urgent.
Author: Tom Gauld Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 1770461949 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 97
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Since the 2011 release of Goliath, Tom Gauld has solidified himself as one of the world’s most revered and critically-acclaimed cartoonists working today. From his weekly strips in the Guardian and New Scientist, to his lauded graphic novels You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack and Mooncop, Gauld’s fascination with the intersection between history, literary criticism, and pop culture has become the crux of his work. Now in paperback, with a new cover and smaller size, Goliath is a retelling of the classic myth, this time from Goliath's side of the Valley of Elah. Goliath of Gath isn't much of a fighter. He would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites: "Choose a man. Let him come to me that we may fight." Quiet moments in Goliath's life as an isolated soldier are accentuated by Gauld's trademark drawing style: minimalist scenery, geometric humans, and densely crosshatched detail. Simultaneously tragic and bleakly funny, Goliath displays a sensitive wit and a bold line--a traditional narrative reworked, remade, and revolutionized into a classic tale of Gauld’s very own.
Author: Tom Gauld Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 1770461957 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 166
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New York Times Magazine cartoonist Tom Gauld follows up his widely praised graphic novel Goliath with You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, a collection of cartoons made for The Guardian. Over the past eight years, Gauld has produced a weekly cartoon for the Saturday Review section of Britain’s most well regarded newspaper. Only a handful of comics from this huge and hilarious body of work have ever been printed in North America – exclusively within the pages of the prestigious Believer magazine. You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack distils perfectly Gauld’s dark humor, impeccable timing, and distinctive style. Arrests by the fiction police and fictional towns designed by Tom Waits intermingle hilariously with piercing observations about human behavior and whimsical imaginings of the future. Again and again, Tom Gauld reaffirms his position as a first rank cartoonist, creating work infused with a deep understanding of both literary and cartoon history.
Author: Derek Neale Publisher: Salt Publishing ISBN: 9781907773297 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This is a detective story set in 1980s Shrewsbury and Toronto. A social worker, Philip Eyre, searches for the father of a baby girl and finds himself obsessed by the girl’s mother who ends up in psychiatric hospital after trying to commit suicide. While investigating the case, Philip comes to question his own life – his own fathering and father.The case apparently solved, Philip takes a job in Toronto as a researcher but becomes haunted by his own past. He returns to England, and a new obsession with the case gathers pace. Is the baby related to him? Are they connected by some strange literary provenance – Charlotte Bronte’s novel, Jane Eyre? By now he is randomly switching from one possibility, one bizarre plot about orphans and illegitimacy, to the next. He suffers a breakdown; the pursuit of an answer has turned back in on him; now he is the one who feels pursued. The Book of Guardians is a haunting novel that leaves readers wondering whether it is possible to recall and know your own past with any degree of certainty.
Author: Kathryn Lasky Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007215177 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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"A young Barn Owl named Soren lives peacefully with his family. After he is pushed from his nest by his older brother, his idyllic world transforms into one of confusion and danger, as he is captured by evil chick-snatching owls and taken to the St Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls"--Goodreads.com.
Author: Carol Berg Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101098260 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 548
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For ten years, the noblewoman Seriana lived in exile, believing her husband Karon was dead, executed for practicing sorcery. But now she learns his soul has been anchored to this world by magic. He has been restored to life-though his memories of Seri are gone. When Seri's nephew is kidnapped-and a dark family secret comes to light-the two strangers will have to join together to defeat the evil Lords of Zhev'Na, who want to destroy both this world and the parallel magic realm that lies beyond.
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