in-between each story, we witness his audience dwindle as, one by one, the kits slink back to the safety of their den until only the littlest fox remains to hear the final tale. So, obviously, as soon as she falls asleep, the skulk of foxen set straight off for bog cavern, where they do indeed meet the storyteller, who proceeds to tell them not one but seven terrifying stories over the course of the night. "If you go there, you'll hear a story so frightening it will put the white in your tail." "That's where the old storyteller lives," their mom said. "But you must promise that no matter what you do tonight, you will not go to Bog Cavern." She paused and looked at the kits with all seriousness. "Sorry to be a disappointment," their mom said, lying down. In what may very well be a br'er rabbit anti-warning, she plants a seed in their little fox heads: It's a framed tale of seven fox kits who, one chilly autumn night, are hungry for scary stories-far scarier than the babyish ones their dear old fox mum knows. This middle grade horror book is a hundred and a half times better and darker than anything i read during my own middle grade years.
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Had the two students been in class rather than skipping school as thousands of students do every day, a shooting likely would have been avoided, city and school leaders noted. An 18-year-old has been arrested in the case.Īcting Police Chief Richard “Rick” Edwards suggested at a vigil for the students organized by the Police Department that the shooting followed an argument among the three individuals who apparently were hanging out in a wooded area on the edge of the Wythe campus, about a football field west of the building. The latest gunfire incident around noontime April 27 involved two truant George Wythe High school students, both left injured. Another shooting involving Richmond students has once again focused attention on the high level of truancy the city schools experience. Get a copy of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison and watch the show “Orange is the New Black.” For more information on prisoner rights, visit our issue page. Visit our event page for further details and to RSVP. The event is free and open to the public. Engage with Piper and hear her discuss her personal experiences, as well as relay stories and insights into the issues surrounding women’s prisons, mass incarceration, and solitary confinement. for the 2015 Ed Likover Memorial Lecture, with our special guest Piper Kerman. Piper is not just the inspiration behind the show, she is the real life hero tackling issues surrounding prison. In fact it is based on the book, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison, the memoir of Piper Kerman. Prison is not the easiest topic to make entertaining, but The Washington Post called “Orange is the New Black” “ the best TV show about prison ever made.” Of course “Orange is the New Black” is not all entertainment, and not entirely fiction. " I still consider Dennis Dunaway to be one of my best friends. Praise for Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! is the riveting account of the band's creation in the '60s, strange glory in the '70s, and the legendary characters they met along the way. From struggling for recognition to topping the charts, the Alice Cooper group was entertaining, outrageous, and one-of-a-kind. Their journey took them from Hollywood to the ferocious Detroit music scene, along the way adding new dimensions of rock theater. Dennis Dunaway, the bassist and co-songwriter for the band, tells a story just as over-the-top crazy as their (in)famous shows.Īs teenagers in Phoenix, Dennis Dunaway and lead singer Vince Furnier, who would later change his name to Alice Cooper, formed a hard-knuckles band that played prisons, cowboy bars and teen clubs. Their utterly original performance style and look, known as Shock Rock, was swiftly copied by countless bands. charts with Billion Dollar Babies in 1973. Platinum albums and hitting number one on the U.S. If you enjoy mysteries being solved in Victorian England as much as I do, I highly recommend you read this series. After so many adventures, you would think it would be hard for Raybourn to surprise you, but she still manages to throw some twists in there and leave you wanting more at the end. This is another great addition to the series. Veronica will have to face her past and, once again, face jewel thieves and survive abductions. What Veronica and Stoker find when they reach the estate is An Impossible Impostor. Veronica and Jonathan were once traveling companions, so Montgomerie asks her to verify his identity. His goddaughter, Euphemia, has let Sir Hugh know that a man has shown up at their family estate claiming to be her brother Jonathan, who supposedly died six years earlier. Veronica Speedwell and Stoker are once again called to solve a mystery at the behest of Sir Hugh Montgomerie, this time as a personal favor. The inspirations behind some of Stephen King’s most terrifying characters only make them scarier, but to counter the horror, he wrote brave characters that confronted these monsters. The Moonlight Man was a serial killer and necrophile that appeared to Jessie at her lake house, and he’s said to be inspired by Ed Gein, who is also known as the “Butcher of Plainfield”. Another character said to be based on a well-known serial killer is the Moonlight Man from Gerald’s Game, published in 1992 and adapted to film in 2017. For years, it has been debated whether IT’s Pennywise the Clown is based on infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy or not, but the truth is that there are many similarities between them, such as both dressing as (or, in IT’s case, taking the shape of) a clown and targeting young victims. STEPHEN KING'S A GOOD MARRIAGE is the adaptation of King's novella about Bob and Darcy Anderson ( Anthony LaPaglia and Joan Allen ), a 50-something couple that, on the surface, has everything going for them: two successful adult kids, a thriving rare coin business, and a stellar reputation in their Maine community. A Good Marriage took a lot of elements from the real-life crimes and life of the BTK Killer, but he’s not the only villain in Stephen King’s stories to be inspired to an extent by a real serial killer. When Grandfather must transform his facial expressions while rehearsing for a community theater production, his granddaughter worries about the man behind the new face. creates family scenes of extraordinary illumination."- Publishers Weekly "Children resist change. A treasure to set beside Scott's Sam."- Kirkus Reviews "With eloquence and a penetrating glimpse of the fears of children, Greenfield has written a moving story about the reliability of love. The realistic, full-color double spreads are rich in earth tones and vibrant colors. The carefully chosen combination of visual details and large abstract areas support the notion that love is not always clearly definable."- School Library Journal "Poet Greenfield tells this warm family story with tenderness and grace, and Cooper makes an outstanding debut. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Praise for Grandpa's Face "Muted realistic paintings complement this story of Tamika, a young girl who grows emotionally through love. I love love love when I find myself liking the female character AND male character in the story equally. Even though neither is ready for/wanting a relationship, one night just isn’t enough for these two, so they embark on a friends with benefits relationship. Eventually the friendship develops into more and they share one night of passion. The friendship between EJ and Foster is flirty and fun. Foster is into Engineering and a huge science nerd (and I mean that in the best way possible )) See what I mean when I said they couldn’t be more different? Differences aside, after spending so much time together, these two become friends. EJ has a library job a few nights a week and that is where she meets Foster Blake. She isn’t necessarily supported by her family when it comes to her love of art, but it’s what she wants to do with her life. More Than Water is a beautifully written NA romance about two college students who couldn’t be more different (but have more similarities than you’d think…).Įvelyn (EJ) is an art student. She is now a full-time writer and the #1 bestselling author of the six-book young adult fantasy series, The Medoran Chronicles, the award-winning YA duology, Whisper, and the globally renowned YA fantasy trilogy, The Prison Healer. Will Alex risk her entire world-and maybe even her life-to save Medora?Īfter studying journalism, academic writing and human behaviour at university, Lynette Noni finally ventured into the world of fiction. Only she can save the Medorans, but what if doing so prevents her from ever returning home? is looming.Īn unwilling pawn in a deadly game, Alex's shoulders bear the crushing weight of an entire race's survival. She soon starts to enjoy her bizarre new world and the friends who embrace her as one of their own, but strange things are happening at Akarnae, and Alex can't ignore her fear that something unexpected. While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora's boarding school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts. Desperate to return home, she learns that only a man named Professor Marselle can help her. With just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings's world changes- literally.ĭreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities. This is not about your personal enjoyment of the book or your freedom to watch it. Please, please, read or listen with an open heart and mind. But I feel a responsibility to share the theological, spiritual, and sexual implications RL has had on many young women’s lives, since it appears most people are not aware of it. I do not like to “pick on” specific materials or act as if I enjoy pointing out flaws with well-intentioned work. Now that the movie is coming out January 21st, I have moved the content of that Instagram talk to a podcast episode and blog post. Testimonies flooded in from women who were recommend this book by older mentors, aunts, friends, and pastor’s wives. Two years ago I discussed on Instagram how Christian romance, but specifically the popular book Redeeming Love, have acted as a “gateway drug” to pornography and erotica in the lives of many young women. |