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Author: Todd D. Brown
Publisher: Washington Square Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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The trials of growing up a homosexual in a straight society. The protagonist is Ben Smith, 14, who falls in love with another boy with whom he publishes a school paper. Trouble starts when someone photographs them kissing. A first novel.

Author: Creative Notebooks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781533677167
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Whether for your desk at home, your work or in your bag on the go this professionally designed 6" x 9" notebook provides the perfect platform for you to record your thoughts. The pre-lined pages are ready and waiting to be filled! - 300 Lined Sheets - Crisp White Pages with a Thick Cardstock Cover - Simple, Stylish, Elegant Cover Art - Dimensions: 6" x 9"

Author: Christopher Reed
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824860721
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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Pierre Loti’s novel Madame Chrysanthème (1888) enjoyed great popularity during the author’s lifetime, served as a source of Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly, and remains in print to this day as a classic in Western literature. Loti’s story, cast in the form of his fictionalized diary, describes the affair between a French naval officer and Chrysanthème, a temporary "bride" purchased in Nagasaki. More broadly, Loti’s novel helped define the terms in which Occidentals perceived Japan as delicate, feminine, and, to use one of Loti’s favorite words, "preposterous"—in short, ripe for exploitation. The Pink Notebook of Madame Chrysanthème (1893) sought, according to a newspaper reviewer at the time, "to avenge Japan for the adjectives that Pierre Loti has inflicted on it." Written by Félix Régamey, a talented illustrator with firsthand knowledge of Japan, The Pink Notebook retells Loti’s story but this time as the diary of Chrysanthème. The book, presented here in English for the first time and together with the original French text and illustrations by Régamey and others, is certainly surprising in its late nineteenth-century context. Its retelling of a classic tale from the position of a character marginalized by her sex and race provocatively anticipates certain aspects of postmodern literature. Translator Christopher Reed’s rich and satisfying introduction compares Loti and Régamey in relation to attitudes toward Japan held by notable Japonistes Vincent van Gogh, Lafcadio Hearn, Edmond de Goncourt, and Philippe Burty. Reed provides further intellectual context by including new translations of excerpts from Loti’s novel as well as a portion of the travel journal of Régamey’s travel companion, the renowned collector Emile Guimet. Reed’s emphasis on competing Western ideas about Japan challenges conventional scholarly generalizations concerning Japanism in this era. This elegant translation of The Pink Notebook and Japoniste documents will delight both general and specialized readers, particularly those interested in the ambiguities in the dynamics of nationalism, gender, identification, and exploitation that, since the nineteenth century, have characterized the West’s relationship to Japan.

Author: Lauren E. Richards
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483450864
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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When seven-year-old Fern's divorced mother starts acting strangely, family secrets come to light. Soon, Fern ends up in the hospital due to her mother's actions. Angry and frightened, Fern must find the will to survive. Through a missing diary, a mysterious older sister, and a manipulative mother, Fern embarks on an odd and frightening journey to uncover the truth about her mother's past.

Author: Natasha Preston
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1471418022
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285

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Get ready for another heart-racing, twist-filled thriller from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author NATASHA PRESTON. ARE YOU AFRAID OF DYING? It's just a stupid meme that's going around Izzy's small fishing town in the dead of winter - people reposting and sharing their biggest fear. But when her classmates start turning up dead - dying in the way that they said scared them the most - Izzy knows it's no joke. With each death hitting closer to home, Izzy knows she must stop the killer. Could her older sister's friend Tristan have something to do with the deaths? He's given her some strange vibes. Or what about his brooding cousin, Axel? He's in her classes at school but he's not a murderer . . . is he? Izzy soon finds herself on a path that will lead her right to the killer . . . and her own worst nightmare.

Author: Iris Pinson
Publisher: Pinson Publisher
ISBN: 9083334236
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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An erotic triptych depicting sin, starting with the original sin, ending in hell. Inspired by the Haywain Triptych by the Dutch painter Jheronimus Bosch. How does the paradisiacal innocence relate to guilt? Lila, Péar, and Victoria Van Gelre are three sisters who have it all. They are attractive, highly intelligent, articulate, and have a strong appeal to men of status. However, the ladies are selective and only receptive to men of good lineage, who also have wealth to spare. The three girls don't know any better. From a young age, their mother Margaret, a successful Euro Commissioner, has done everything in her power to provide her daughters with a privileged start in life. In the college life of Wichita, USA, Victoria is adored for her European aristocratic attitude. Working as an appraiser at Kingston Real Estate, Lila follows a career path lined with gold. Their sister Péar is a talented swimmer who pushes herself to the limit to claim the coveted gold medal at the Olympic Games. The Van Gelre family symbolizes the allegorical representation surrounding a haywagon, where everyone eagerly tries to secure their share. Unfortunately, the cart is pulled by demons, gradually leading the unsuspecting, hay-blinded family towards the abyss. The dignitaries are not impartial resources, which leads the sinners, one by one, over a bridge into hell.

Author: Kimberlee MacDonald
Publisher: Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
ISBN: 1722520701
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Women 16-35 years of age each write a chapter about a hard time they have gone through in their lives and what they did to get through it. An inspirational book with chapters from such women as Stacey McKenzie from Next Top Model and Andrea Lewis from Degrassi Next Generation, writing emotional, heartwarming and awe inspiring stories from their lives as well as the lesson they learned from it. These stories will help motivate and inspire readers through any hard time!

Author: Corey Ann Haydu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442457341
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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In this “raw and well-crafted (Kirkus Reviews)” romance, Bea learns that some things just can’t be controlled. When Bea meets Beck, she knows instantly that he’s her kind of crazy. Sweet, strong, kinda-messed-up Beck understands her like no one else can. He makes her feel almost normal. He makes her feel like she could fall in love again. But despite her feelings for Beck, Bea can’t stop thinking about someone else: a guy who is gorgeous and magnetic…and has no idea Bea even exists. But Bea spends a lot of time watching him. She has a journal full of notes. Some might even say she’s obsessed. Bea tells herself she’s got it all under control. But this isn’t a choice, it’s a compulsion. The truth is, she’s breaking down…and she might end up breaking her own heart.

Author: R.J. Harlick
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459716361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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A young Québécoise sneaks off to meet her Algonquin lover in an isolated hunting camp on the Migiskan Reserve. Five days later, Meg Harris discovers her frozen and brutalized body. The young Native is charged with her murder, and Meg feels responsible, since the young woman was a member of a crew which was helping her to clear some ski trails. Meanwhile both Meg and her friend, band chief Eric, are faced with another disaster. Someone is supplying the band’s children with drugs. Are the events connected? Meg, convinced of the innocence of the young man in the death of his lover, sets out to find the real killer against a backdrop of police prejudice. This is the second book in the Meg Harris Mystery series. The next book is The River Runs Orange.

Author: Julie Cross
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250020727
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327

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Julie Cross's Vortex is the thrilling second installment of the Tempest series, in which the world hangs in the balance as a lovelorn Jackson must choose who to save Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly—the girl he altered history to save—Jackson is once again reminded of what he's lost. And when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at risk all over again.