![]() ![]() The story is told from Gregor’s perspective and therefore a reader should empathize with him to the greatest extent. They screamed in fright and disgust and Gregor sadly scampered back into the room. ![]() I found myself hoping that they’d somehow share his practical approach to the situation and find empathy for the poor man. When Gregor’s condition becomes clear to his family, their reaction is what a reader is probably expecting. Gregor’s responsibility to his family, and responsibility in general, is one of the most important themes of this piece. His family is far from wealthy and most of the money he makes goes to paying off his father’s debts. He is a traveling salesman, a job with people, and hours that he hates. As the story progresses and from Gregor’s perspective the reader learns more about his life, his dedication to his family is emphasized. His family, in all things, comes first for Gregor. This is a feature rather than a bug of his personality. Rather than screaming or questioning his own sanity, Gregor’s first concern is his family. The story catches a reader’s attention through the direct way that this transformation is introduced and the surprising nature of Gregor’s reaction to it. ![]() The short novel tells the tragic and disturbing story of Gregor Samsa who wakes up one day to discover he’s been transformed into a gigantic insect/vermin. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Now Ollie is one prince short of his fairytale ending, and to complicate the fairytale further, a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country. Will Tavares is the dream summer fling-he's fun, affectionate, kind-but just when Ollie thinks he's found his Happily Ever After, summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back. I couldn't put it down." - New York Times–bestselling author Sandhya Menon "A delightful, heartwarming, heartrending story about family, love, friendship, and living your most authentic life. " Only Mostly Devastated is the kind of book I wish existed when my kids were younger-a charming, funny, laugh-out-loud teen romance that reminds all readers love comes in a multitude of flavors, and they are ALL sweet." -Jodi Picoult, New York Times–bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets Clueless in this boy-meets-boy spin on GreaseĪ Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection " Sanderlin convincingly shares this LGBTQ romance, with emotions ranging from snark to sweet and everything in between, and serving up a satisfying conclusion.A fun listen on a variety of levels, but make no mistake: it packs some great messaging without any nasty aftertaste. ![]() ![]() ![]() She writes clean, sweet romances with plenty of sizzle. ![]() Jody Hedlund is the best-selling author of over forty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards. Will they be able to overcome the obstacles that stand between them, or are the flames of their forbidden love destined to be extinguished? ![]() With Espen’s life at stake, Sylvi must conspire to save them both. When she suggests the two of them marry to thwart her father’s plans, Espen cannot deny her request.Īs they search for the holy lamp, Lord Prestegard pursues them, intent on reclaiming his daughter. In addition to his royal quest, he’s determined to protect Sylvi, the woman he’s always secretly loved. ![]() She turns to her childhood friend Espen, a Knight of Brethren, counting on his loyalty and kindness to help her escape.Įspen has been given an urgent mission to locate the holy lamp, an ancient relic necessary to defeat the enemy invading their country. When Sylvi Prestegard discovers that her father has arranged for her to marry a wealthy nobleman known for his thieving ways, she’s desperate to avoid the union. The most beautiful noblewoman in the kingdom, the lowly knight who can never have her, and the forbidden love they share. ![]() ![]() Lecture and recording sessions November 24, November 26, December 2 - C3 Festival The Electro-Acoustic Piano November 10 - Bowling Green, OH ![]() ![]() Performance of my own composition oNe: for pitched (or non-pitched) object and live electronics Lecture: Composing for Piano & Electronics Performing works by MC Maguire, Dan VanHassel, John Gibson, Robert Seaback, Jorge Sosa, and Keith Kirchoff $8 adults, $5 Seniors and Non-UW Oshkosh students $3 children under 12 Free to UW Oshkosh students Zapopan, Jalisco, MEXICO October 31 - Chamber Arts SeriesĪrts and Communication Center, Music Hall Morelia, Michoacán, MEXICO June 20 - Instituto Queretano de la Cultura y Las ArtesĪuditorio del Centro Municipal de la Cultura June 14 - Festival Internacional de Música Contemporánea May 17 - Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville Includes a guest appearance with "Birds on a Wire" for the premier of a new work by Kyong Mee Choiī/seamus2013/ April 27 - Opensoundįeaturing new works for toy piano and electronics ![]() Performing works by MC Maguire, Dan VanHassel, Jacob Sudol, and Robert SeabackĢ013: February 19 - Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire ![]() Premier of Crook'd for bassoon and live electronics #chronicledĪlso performing works by VanHassel and Seaback Performing works by MC Maguire, Dan VanHassel, Jorge Sosa, Keith Kirchoff, Matt Malsky, and Robert Seabackįebruary 23 - March 1 - 14th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. ![]() Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old-when in actuality, he’s twenty-one centuries old. The first novel in the original, six-book Iron Druid Chronicles-introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy heroĪtticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. ![]() ![]() Otter – Voiced by Nicolas Roye in the US dub.Little Field Mouse – Voiced by Bella Soleil Mistry in Australian dub, Allie Carlton in the US dub.Big Nutbrown Hare – Voiced by Andrew McFarlane in Australian dub, Kirk Thornton in the US dub. ![]() Little Nutbrown Hare – Voiced by Ky Baldwin in the Australian dub, Matthew Jacob Wayne in the US dub.The show's genre is mostly fantasy, adventure, with some comedy, emotion, drama, and a little history in addition to the mostly humorous tone. Season 2 was instead a co-production with SLR Productions, 9 Story Media Group, KiKa and Hessischer Rundfunk, in association with HR1 and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Season 1 was co-produced by SLR Productions and Scrawl Studios for KI.KA and Hessischer Rundfunk, in association with TVOKids, Knowledge Kids, YLE and SVTB and with the participation of TFO, HR1, ABC Television and The Walt Disney Company Australia, and distributed by CCI Entertainment until 9 Story Media Group acquired CCI's children's and family library in 2013. Guess How Much I Love You (also known as Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare) is a children's animated television series based on the book of the same name written by Sam McBratney. ![]() Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare Australian TV series or program Guess How Much I Love You ![]() ![]() ![]() He could save others from death, but not himself." Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise? I thought not. Plagueis was the most powerful Sith Lord who ever lived.īut could he be the only one who never died? Internal flap Publisher's summary Hardcover Back cover ![]() ![]() ![]() “All the incredible complexity and chaos and exploitation and loneliness and strange, half-mad beauty of this field are honestly and correctly drawn.” The Washington Post Book World said, “Kidder has created compelling entertainment. “A superb book,” said Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A compelling account of individual sacrifice and human ingenuity, The Soul of a New Machine endures as the classic chronicle of the computer age and the masterminds behind its technological advances. With the touch of an expert thriller writer, Tracy Kidder recounts the feverish efforts of a team of Data General researchers to create a new 32-bit superminicomputer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, The Soul of a New Machine was a bestseller on its first publication in 1981. ![]() ![]() I have encountered other reviews of this book criticizing its prose, claiming that it was early in Anne McCaffrey’s career, and therefore her writing was less refined. The first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series is most definitely a memorable one. Now Lessa, and the dragonrider F’lar must figure out how they will stop the threads from reaching Pern’s soil, turning it into a barren wasteland. Normally the dragonriders would stand against this threat, burning the threads from the skies with fire, but there’s just one problem: Nearly all the dragons and their riders have been missing for hundreds of turns. Lessa’s problems are soon put into perspective when she is swept up into a world of dragons, dragonriders, and the deadly threads that fall from Pern’s skies, threatening to annihilate every last scrap of life on the planet. ![]() ![]() ![]() For ten turns (in Pern, years are referred to as turns), she poses as a lowly drudge, covered in grime, slowly biding her time while subtly sabotaging Fax’s tenuous rule. ![]() Warning: This review contains minor spoilersīook: The Dragonriders of Pern – Dragonflightĭragonflight is the story of a fierce, resourceful young girl of high blood -Lessa, whose hold is brutally conquered by a ruthless, morally bereft antagonist -Lord Fax. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A CO Aaron Kuder Adam Kubert Adrian Alphona Agnieszka Garbowska Al Ewing Alan Davis Alanna Smith Alex Ross Alvaro Lopez Amanda Conner Amanda Connor Amy Reeder Andre Lima Araujo Andrea Sorrentino Ann Nocenti Antonio Fabela Audrey Loeb Axel Alonso Bill Morrison Bob Budiansky Brad Anderson Brandon Montclare Bria Lavorgna Brian Michael Bendis Brian Posehn Bryan Young Cam Smith Cameron Stewart Carl Potts Carmen Carnero Charles Soule Chip Zdarsky Chris Bachalo Chris Eliopoulos Chris O'halloran Christopher Hastings Christos Gage Cliff Chiang Cliff Rathburn Colleen Coover Cory Hamscher Dan Panosian Dan Slott Dario Brizuela Dave Mccaig David Curiel David Lopez David Lopez David Nakayama Declan Shalvey Derek Charm Devin Grayson Diego Olortegui Dono Sanchez-Almara Edgar Delgado Elmo Bondoc Elsa Charretier Erica Henderson Espen Grundetjern Eve Ewing Fabian Nicieza Faith Erin Hicks Federico Vicentini Felipe Sobreiro Ferran Delgado Francesco Gaston Frank D'ARMATA Frank Martin Frank Tieri G Gurihiru G. ![]() |