![]() ![]() ![]() A- and B+ equate to 4.5 stars, but I round an A- up to five and a B+ down to 4. At AAR, we use a letter grading system B+/B/B- and so on, so for me, an A is automatically a 5 star book (I’ve only given one A+ so far). Of the 231 books I read and/or listened to I gave 57 of them 5 stars 97 of them 4 stars 52 of them 3 stars and 16 of them 1 or 2 stars.Īs Goodreads doesn’t allow half-stars and I know that a large number of my 5 star ratings are actually 4.5 stars, here’s how I work them out. ![]() ![]() Confusing perhaps, but if I had to go and check the date I’d actually finished each title it would have made the job of compiling this post an even longer one and given me another reason to put it off! This means that some of the books and audiobooks are ones I might have read or listened to at the end of 2014 similarly, there are a few missing from the end of 2015 for which reviews didn’t appear until 2016. I’m only including those books for which reviews appeared in 2015, as in most cases, I don’t put them here until they’ve appeared at the outlet for which they were initially written. I’ve written one each for All About Romance, Romantic Historical Reviews and AudioGals (running soon), and of course for each one, I could have chosen different titles or more titles… I had a good year last year when it came to books and audiobooks which made choosing the ones I enjoyed the most a difficult task. Almost six weeks into 2016, and I haven’t been able to get around to writing up a post about my favourite reads and listens of 2015. ![]()
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![]() The Whos would later reappear in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. It is his second book to feature Horton the Elephant with the first being Horton Hatches the Egg. ![]() Geisel began work on Horton Hears a Who! in the fall of 1953. The book has been adapted as a 1970 television special and a 2008 animated film by Blue Sky Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Animation, and much of its plot was incorporated into the Broadway musical production Seussical. Horton Hears a Who! has been well-received in libraries, schools, and homes across the world. Horton endures harassment to care for and ensure the safety of the Whos, who represent the insignificant. "A person's a person, no matter how small" is the most popular line from Horton Hears a Who! and also serves as the major moral theme that Dr. These animals attempt to steal and burn the speck of dust, so Horton goes to great lengths to save Whoville from being incinerated. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Whoville, a tiny planet located on a speck of dust, from the animals who mock him. ![]() It was published in 1954 by Random House. Horton Hears a Who! is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Whoville wise) ![]() ![]() Horton Hatches the Egg (plot and characters) ![]() ![]() ![]() His head was exactly the shape of an egg, and he always perched it a little on one side.” Add his signature mustache, a Belgian accent which to his fury is often mistaken for French, and exquisitely tailored suits, and Suchet becomes Poirot so entirely that it’s a little difficult to see him in any other role. ![]() In The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Poirot is described thus: “He was hardly more than five feet four inches, but carried himself with great dignity. He ended up carrying around a detailed list of Poirot’s foibles, likes and dislikes, as a constant reminder. Christie’s family had actually seen him perform before and suggested that he might be right for the role, and Suchet threw himself into preparations in much the same way Hercule himself would have: he read nearly every text in which the detective appeared, ending up with pages upon pages of notes. David Suchet is a method actor, and he was able to inhabit the role of Poirot perfectly. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including God Got a Dog by Cynthia Rylant Stars by Mary Lyn Ray and Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers. She is the author-illustrator of many books, including The Boss Baby, the book that inspired the DreamWorks Animation film Boss Baby. Marla Frazee was awarded a Caldecott Honor for All the World and A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Picture Book for her wordless book The Farmer and the Clown. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas. Liz is an adjunct professor of creative writing at Austin Community College, and her poetry has been published widely in literary journals. Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous celebrated picture books, including One Dark Bird In the Canyon Happy Birthday, Bunny! the Caldecott Honor recipient All the World and Thank You, Garden. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a revivalist, remake-loving culture such as ours, there’s nothing easier than playing the citation game. ![]() Well, yes, but to remember the past, to really engage it, isn’t simply a question of recycling some old styles, of recuperating, say, Photo-Realism in the manner of Richard Phillips and the recent Jeff Koons, revamping Color Field painting à la Monique Prieto (who really needs to answer to the ghost of Ray Parker) or behaving like one of the countless architecture-obsessed young painters who are channeling the palette and styles of early ’70s graphic design. ![]() “Wait a moment,” some readers may cry, “isn’t there a lot of historically informed painting being made today? Aren’t artists doing all kinds of cultural archeology?” Forgetting the past, or keeping it safely quarantined or never having known it in the first place-much of what’s wrong with contemporary painting is, I think, the result of people and institutions adopting those attitudes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You can find her sitting in a cafe on the other side of the world, writing about villains, antiheroes and morally ambiguous characters. Her itchy feet took her far from home when she turned eighteen, and she hasn’t returned for more than a few months here or there since. Rebecca Schaeffer was born and raised in the Canadian prairies. Now caught in a game of kill or be killed, Nita will do whatever it takes to win. ![]() But killing Fabricio is harder than Nita thought it would be, even with Kovit by her side. And the best way to start building her reputation? Take her revenge on Fabricio, the boy who sold Nita to her kidnappers. Nita must make herself so feared that no one would ever dare come after her again. ![]() There’s only one way to keep herself safe. But with a video of her ability to self-heal all over the dark web, Nita knows she’s still a prime target on the black market. Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters #2)Īfter escaping her kidnappers and destroying the black market where she was held captive, all Nita wants is to find a way to live her life without looking over her shoulder. This is a book two, so there may be spoilers for book one in the synopsis. This tour is being hosted by Fantastic Flying Book Club. Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Only Ashes Remain by Rebecca Schaeffer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We think ECRU is the possible answer on this clue.Ĭrossword clues for Coming of Age in Mississippi writer Moody Clue Answer Coming of Age in Mississippi writer Moody ECRU _ it coming HAS _ the Obscure novel by Thomas Hardy about published in 1895 a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar JUDE _ star (up and coming) RISING _ Random House, multinational conglomerate publishing company which published "Becoming" by Michelle Obama PENGUIN _ Rachel Wood (actress in the upcoming "Kajillionaire") EVAN _ Me, 1986 Coming-of-age Film Starring River Phoenix As Chris Chambers For Which He Shared The Young Artist Award: 2 Wds. This answers first letter of which starts with E and can be found at the end of U. The crossword clue possible answer is available in 4 letters. This crossword clue Coming of Age in Mississippi writer Moody was discovered last seen in the Novemat the LA Times Crossword. ![]() ![]() The adventure continues in the New York Times bestseller, The Heart of Betrayal, and comes to an epic conclusion in The Beauty of Darkness. Pearson's New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy series Remnant Chronicles. The Kiss of Deception is the first book in Mary E. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets-secrets that may unravel her world-even as she feels herself falling in love. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive-and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political alliance.įed up and ready for a new life, Lia escapes to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't abide. She is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan. She is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father. She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor's secret collection. ![]() ![]() The first book of the New York Times bestselling Remnant Chronicles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Whenever I think of my mother,” she narrates, “I picture a queen-sized bed with her lying in it, a practiced stillness filling the room. We first meet Gifty through an unnerving memory of her own. She is allowed all her preoccupations, small and big she is a Black immigrant-type character who contains multitudes - and in today’s world, this remains a very good and relevant thing. However, she is more than the sum of these delineated parts in Gyasi’s superbly written novel. “The young African immigrant must locate herself along three divides: the first between blackness and whiteness the second within blackness, between native and foreign the third between African and American.” These are the words of Nigerian-Ghanaian writer Taiye Selasi, and they offer us some insight into the life of Gifty, the protagonist at the pulsing center of Yaa Gyasi’s much anticipated second novel, “Transcendent Kingdom.”īorn to Ghanaian immigrants in Huntsville, Ala., Gifty does indeed straddle these divides, fraught as they are with issues of race and belonging. ![]() ![]() The book includes a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more. ![]() King Arthur is one of the greatest legends of all. King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green recounts the brave and heroic deeds of the legendary Arthur and his noble companions. ![]() One of the greatest legends of all time, with an inspiring introduction by David Almond, award-winning author of Clay, Skellig, Kit's Wilderness and The Fire-Eaters. Read King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green available from Rakuten Kobo. If you liked King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, what should you read next King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. King Arthur is one of the greatest legends of all time.įrom the magical moment when Arthur releases the sword in the stone to the quest for the Holy Grail and the final tragedy of the Last Battle, Roger Lancelyn Green brings the enchanting world of King Arthur stunningly to life. A legend is born when young Arthur meets Merlin and draws the mighty sword from its stone. ![]() |