![]() ![]() Two great leaders-Lord Eddard Stark and King Robert Baratheon-who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. ![]() The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Walker and illustrator Mel Rubi introduce a thrilling new series based on the second book in the landmark saga. Now the story continues as New York Times bestselling author Landry Q. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has the power to enchant in any medium. The four-part graphic novel adaptation of A Game of Thrones proved that George R. ![]() This is the first part of a four-volume adaptation of the second book in the series, A CLASH OF KINGS. Martin's epic fantasy masterwork A Song of Ice and Fire is brought to life in the pages of this full-colour graphic novel. Print A Clash of Kings: Graphic Novel, Vol.1 ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I love this book and I hope you will read it and love it too.īella received this book from her mommy and daddy when she was a five-year old. The Kissing Hand is a good book because it reminds us to not let fear take over. Just because we have to leave our parents for a little while for school or sports or other activities doesn’t mean we will never see them again. This story gives kids the confidence to do things. Whenever he gets scared he needs to remember his kissing hand. Chester’s mom kisses him in the palm of his hand and tells him to have confidence. When we are scared we go to our parents, too. And this is where Chester’s mom comes to the rescue. Like Chester, we have all been afraid by our first day of school. Chester is afraid of his first “day” of school. It is a story about a raccoon named Chester. It is widely used by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school.Ĭlick HERE to purchase your copy! Bella’s Thoughts Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children’s classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, or going to camp. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. ![]() ![]() ![]() Stealing the Elf-King's Roses: CSI meets Urban Fantasy.Centers around a team of cats who maintain the worldgates (wizardly mass transit system). Feline Wizards trilogy (including The Book of Night With Moon, To Visit The Queen (A.K.A On Her Majesty's Wizardly Service in the U.K.) and The Big Meow (e-book only)).Infamous in its fandom for a tendency to grab you by the heart and squeeze. Due to its multi-universal nature, the Young Wizards 'verse has connections to many of Duane's other works. Heavily influenced by real world science and science fiction spells, for example have to obey various scientific principles, most notably the laws of thermodynamics. Spells are worked through the Speech, which is essentially the language in which the multiverse is "programmed". Set in the modern-day, the series details the adventures of Nita Callahan and Kit Rodigruez, who are chosen by the Powers That Be to become wizards and to help fight the Lone Power, creator of entropy, death, and most of the evil in the multiverse. ![]() ![]() Either way, Tally's world will never be the same. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Still, it's easy to tune that out - until she's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. Tally still has memories of something else. But maybe being perfectly programmed with strength and focus isn't better than anything she's ever known. A super-amped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid. Tally thought they were a rumor, but now she's one of them. The third installment of Scott Westerfeld's New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series - a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Still, it's easy to tune that out - until she's. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I promise the readers that this is just the beginning and case study #1 is just the mirror to what’s going to happen in the future. Hence, for the first time in the Productify newsletter, I am starting with a Product Case Study. In the process, they would also reach closer to ideal product practices. So, the biggest bet I am taking in 2022 is that Product Case Studies are going to be the best way to teach product management practices that puts readers and participants in less-than-ideal situations from where they could choose multiple paths and come out of it. ![]() Ii) To help early stage PMs to grow into senior PM/ Group PM roles - this is one growth stage that many product coaching companies do not address, but forms such a critical part of PM’s first 10 years in product. I) To bridge the gap between theory (ideal product practices that product gurus/coaches state in books and social media) and reality (Product Managers finding that cultures at their company that are nothing like ideal and it is extremely hard to make a change). ![]() Why is Product Case Study method my biggest bet? Before we dive into the case study, I want to share about this new format of Productify. ![]() ![]() ![]() Could this summer be the end Gladys's reviewing career? "A scrumptious gem of a story!"-Jennifer A. The worst part is she can't seem to sneak away for her latest assignment-finding the best hot dog in New York City. ![]() As Gladys feared, camp life is not easy- she struggles to pass her swim test and can't keep the other campers happy while planning lunches. We search the most popular review sites and give you one score you can trust The All Four Stars series consist of 3 humorous stories books written by Tara. But her plans quickly go awry when her friend Charissa Bentley delivers Gladys's birthday gift- a free summer at Camp Bentley. In this charming sequel to All Four Stars, eleven-year-old foodie Gladys Gatsby now has her first published review under her belt and is looking forward to a quiet. Then came Tara's latest novel for middle-grade readers, THE GREAT HIBERNATION, about a town where all of the adults fall asleep, leaving the kids in. ![]() Two sequels continued 11-year-old restaurant critic Gladys Gatsby's foodie adventures (THE STARS OF SUMMER and STARS SO SWEET). Joan Bauer meets Ruth Reichl-Tara Dairman's charming sequel to All Four Stars brings Gladys Gatsby to summer camp. Voil: the premise for her first novel, ALL FOUR STARS, was born. The Stars of Summer: An All Four Stars Book (Paperback) ![]() ![]() She began writing to supplement the family income and achieved great success with many of her books and stories. She engaged the famous author in a lively chat that she later described in a memoir A Child's Journey with Dickens published in 1912. Kate Douglas Wiggin's life took a monumental turn with a chance encounter – her unexpected meeting with Charles Dickens on a train when she was 11 years old. The fictional town of Riverboro is based on Hollis, Maine, where the author herself spent her childhood. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin was published in 1903. The aunts had actually wanted her older and more placid sister, Hannah, who is more handy round the house to be sent, but Rebecca's mother sends the dreamy, more imaginative Rebecca instead. ![]() Rebecca is being sent to her aunts' farm to try to improve her prospects in life and also ease the family's burden. ![]() Her father has been dead for three years and her mother is unable to cope with her brood of seven growing children. Eleven year old Rebecca Rowena Randall travels to Riverboro, Maine, to live with her spinster aunts, Jane and Miranda Sawyer. ![]() ![]() Her novels have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA TODAY and the New York Times. Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including RWA's RITA®. She's been writing about them ever since. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters-characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. ![]() No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry." Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() Also writes Young Adult under Rachel Hawthorne, Jade Parker, and with her son as J.A. ![]() ![]() What is she running from? What is her secret?Īlex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. ![]() ![]() Blond, mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. ![]() But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads"Īlex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. ![]() ![]() But behind the beautiful facades a sinister evil is plotting.Ĭraving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. IN THE HEART OF EGYPT UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE GODSA NEW POWER IS RISING. 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King' Synopsis: BOOK 1 IN A THRILLING NEW ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE FICTION AND GLOBAL NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR, WILBUR SMITH ![]() |