5/13/2023 0 Comments Pottermore short stories![]() ![]() Did you know that the Gryffindor’s sword is modelled roughly around the legends surrounding Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur? I didn’t, and it is the trivia like this that fascinates me. Have you wondered why don’t the students just use Portkeys to reach Hogsmeade or MoM connect their fireplaces to Hogwarts’ fireplace for a day? If you have, you will love the chapter on Hogwarts Express! The remaining chapters acquaint you with the Sorting Ceremony, the Hatstalls, the Castle Grounds and the non-human residents of the Castle. Hogwarts – An incomplete and Unreliable Guide: Definitely my favourite of the three. ![]() ![]() Let me talk about my favourite parts of each of this books now. But each of these books had something interesting that adds to my appreciation of how beautifully the Magical World mirrors the Muggle World. I have made my peace with the fact that there is never going to be something as amazing as the 7 books again in the Potter Universe ( Sorry fans of Fantastic Beasts, but that is how it is for me! ). But even for a seasoned Pottermore lurker like me, some of the information was a revelation. K Rowling about her thoughts and rationale on why she named and shaped certain characters the way she did. ![]() About these eBooks, they are collections of articles from Pottermore peppered more than generously with insights from J. So, I stumbled across these by chance on Amazon and like an old faithful, I had to get it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In 1922, at the age of 8, she wrote again to Mr. She didn’t have many playmates – her best friends were animals. The next day Ding and I went down Ridgeview Place, and there were the snake and the stick. Day before yesterday Daddy killed a snake in the potato-patch then he threw the snake away with a stick, and then he threw away the stick. Before they eat their suppers, they sit on the clothesline and swing in the breeze. There are ten goldfinches, five males and five females. The goldfinches come every afternoon and eat their supper on the clump of bachelor’s-buttons right on the left-hand side of the path that leads from the back door to our road. ![]() At the age of four she became fascinated by the clicking of her father’s typewriter and soon began writing poetry. Her parents home schooled her so that she could develop her passions, which were mainly nature and writing. Her second novel, The Voyage of the Norman D., was published and critically acclaimed when she was 14. At the age of 25, Barbara left her apartment with $30 (after fighting with her husband) and was never seen again.įollett was born in New Hampshire, the only child of two literary critics and essayists, in 1914. Barbara Newhall Follett published her first novel The House Without Windows, at the age of 12. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi![]() 'Richly textured, descriptive prose coupled with agonizing romance combine in this fantastical epic. 1 Mafis parents are immigrants from Iran. She is the youngest child of her family and has four older brothers. Early life Mafi was born on November 9, 1988, in a small town in Connecticut. ![]() She is known for writing young adult fiction. This book is a glittering jewel, complete with razor-sharp edges.' - Renee Ahdieh, author of The Wrath & the Dawn series Tahereh Mafi (November 9, 1988) is an American author based in Santa Monica, California. Alizeh's quiet strength unfurls against a darkly magical backdrop. 'I've been longing to read a story inspired by The Shahnameh, and This Woven Kingdom captivated me with its deft worldbuilding and searing romance. Prepare to be destroyed-this one will wrench at your heart and make it pound, and in the end it will leave you entirely speechless.' - Stephanie Garber Rich with clever prose, delicious twists, and breathtaking world building. ![]() ' This Woven Kingdom is an exquisite fantasy. I cannot wait for more.' - Roshani Chokshi, author of The Gilded Wolves Mafi's diamond-bright lyrical voice weaves a tale that is gilded in magic, laced with subterfuge, adorned with the brocade of a tortuous romance, and richly embroidered with Persian mythology. ![]() 'This story is so magical and transportive that I fully expected the book would know the moment I'd finished - within hours, no less - and promptly unravel into a pile of jewels and silks in my hands. This Woven Kingdom: Volume Number 1 This Woven Kingdom By Tahereh Mafi On Sale: Decem12.99 Now: 10.39 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC. 'In a tale as exquisitely crafted as one of Alizeh's own garments, Mafi weaves a spell of destiny and danger, forbidden love and courtly intrigue, magic and revolution.' - Cassandra Clare ![]() ![]() ![]() The Host Aimee Cabo invites inspirational speakers and professionals who help the audience with suggestions and advice. ![]() This show deals with life's circumstances, suffering and that tenacity of the human spirit, the will to survive and the courage to keep moving forward, despite any obstacle, with the help of God and each other. Please note that the client decides on where to publish his media content and that only a selected number of content from this channel may have been published to CROSS.TV by the client. ![]() Watch the content of this channel on CROSS.TV. You need a Fire TV device in order to watch it. The media content of this channel is available on Fire TV. ![]() ![]() Ross with Angus enters the scene and declares that he has been made the Thane of Cawdor. It confuses both of them greatly and they discuss it with bewilderment. ![]() ![]() The first witch hails Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis, the second one hails him as the Thane of Cawdor while the third one predicts of him as the king.īanquo expresses his clear conscience and they hail him paradoxically as lesser and greater than Macbeth simultaneously. Banquo notices those three witches and unable to identify them adequately asks them. The first one shows a pilot’s thumb who was returning shipwrecked.Īfter a drum beats, together they sing and declare the arrival of Macbeth who is with Banquo. The three witches gather again at heath and brag of their recent achievements. The second one has been killing swine while the first one talks about a sailor’s wife who didn’t share chestnuts. The king sentences the Thane of Cawdor to imminent death and awards Macbeth with the same title because he led the Scottish army towards victory. The Thane of Ross enters to inform King Duncan regarding the Thane of Cawdor supporting Norwegian army. Scene 2Ī wounded sergeant who saved King Duncan’s son Malcolm from captivity reports of Macbeth and Banquo’s glorious bravery on the battlefield and how Macdonald, the traitor got killed by Macbeth. They discuss where to meet Macbeth with puzzling hints of the kind of time which is yet to come. The play begins with three witches addressing in a prophetic manner. ![]() ![]() ![]() But they also find the Lone Power, attacking Darryl with an unrelenting brutality that is excessive, even for the Source of all Evil. Is it merely the fault of his autism? Inside Darryl's mind, Kit and Ponch find complex landscapes of weird beauty that belie Darryl's rocking, vacant exterior. Kit tries to understand why autistic wizard-in-training Darryl McAllister has been stuck in his Ordeal, or initiation, for over three months. Luckily, his telepathic pooch, Ponch, is happy to fill Nita's niche temporarily, as long as biscuits are involved. Initially, Kit finds himself flying solo as Nita has sunk into a deep depression over her mother's recent death. Kit and Nita return to join forces against the evil Lone Power, this time over the heart and mind of a young autistic, in Diane Duane's sixth installment of the Young Wizards series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The next day, she experiences a series of strange events. After her exploration, she experiences weird dreams. She investigates and realizes that the old door to the drawing-room is slightly ajar. One night while she is lying awake in her bed, Coraline hears a mysterious sound coming from down the hall. She is especially intrigued by the door in the corner of the drawing-room, which only opens onto a brick wall. One day, Coraline decides to explore her own apartment. As a result, Coraline must find ways to entertain herself and make fun out of mundanity. Although Coraline’s parents work from home, the protagonist often feels lonely and isolated. In the apartment above Coraline’s lives a “crazy old man” who claims to be training a mouse circus. In the flat below Coraline’s apartment, two older women named Miss Spink and Miss Forcible live with their dogs. As Coraline acclimates to her surroundings before the school year begins, she acquaints herself with her eccentric new neighbors. Coraline is a young girl who has just moved into a new apartment with her parents. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Star wars thrawn trilogy books![]() ![]() You don’t need to have listened to the first trilogy, part of the Legends cycle, to enjoy the second trilogy-though Zahn throws in a few Easter eggs for longtime Thrawn fans to find.Įach audiobook is narrated by Marc Thompson, a familiar voice to faithful Star Wars listeners for his work on numerous audiobooks set in the galaxy, including the first Thrawn trilogy. ![]() These novels begin before the events of A New Hope and therefore, are considered part of the Star Wars Canon. In Book Three, Thrawn: Treasons, the Big Bad grapples with his purpose and questions his ability to do evil as he confronts the emergence of the Death Star, a weapon with the power to destroy entire planets in a single blast. In Book Two, Thrawn: Alliances, Thrawn and Darth Vader are sent out to seek the source of a disturbance in the Force and report back to Emperor Palpatine, but both villains find their loyalties tested in unexpected ways. In Book One, Thrawn, we learn about the warrior's origin story, from the time he was found on an Outer Rim planet and joined the Imperial navy to his meteoric rise to power. This fan-favorite antihero takes center stage in a second epic trilogy from Zahn, devoted to exploring his past. ![]() ![]() Grand Admiral Thrawn was first introduced as the villain in Timothy Zahn's 1991 Thrawn trilogy. Discover the origins of one of the most enigmatic and compelling villains in the Star Wars galaxy: Grand Admiral Thrawn. ![]() ![]() ![]() Join these brides as they find a whole new world of happily ever afters. ![]() You can also accept extra entries for legal infractionsinstead of paying a parking fine, for example, you can request an extra entry. Every unmarried female human over the age of twenty-one gets entered once a year. Then again, maybe this is his shot at redemption.Īnd maybe it’s my chance to truly live again.įans of Grace Goodwin, Evangeline Anderson, and Ruby Dixon will love this steamy new series featuring gorgeous, bright alien heroes and the sassy human women they choose as mates!Įvery book in the Khanavai Warrior Bride Games series is a standalone romance. There are a million ways to end up in the Alien Bride Lottery. I want nothing to do with him-but Vos Klavoii, the games director, is determined to see me married off to him. ![]() I saw how he acted during last year’s Bride Games. Then I find out I’ve been matched to the biggest alpha-hole I’ve ever met. So when Hannah is chosen in the Lottery, I volunteer to take her place. Not since my fiancé died in the car wreck that changed my life forever-almost a year ago, on the morning of our wedding day. I, on the other hand, have nothing left to live for. But she’s got her whole life in front of her. Yeah, sure, she’s 21, old enough for her name to be drawn in The Alien Bride Lottery. ![]() But I would do anything to save my sister. I didn’t want to compete in the Alien Bride Games. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Rough Magic by Paul Alexander![]() ![]() New introduction copyright © 1999 by Paul AlexanderĪll rights reserved. Paul Roazen, author of Freud and His Followers Rough Magic is well-written and carefully paced, and makes an engrossing read.” Alexander has done a fine job of describing her family background and her youth. Alexander was able to interview several key figures not interviewed by other biographers, and he gives us information not available elsewhere.” observes more pointedly than other biographers that Plath didn’t simply self-destruct. “Challenging former assumptions, Alexander offers a well-substantiated analysis of her life. Kenneth Silverman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Instead, he pays tribute by an artful restraint that allows the harrowing circumstances of Sylvia Plath s life to speak for themselves, producing a narrative of uncommon intensity.” “Alexander is one of those rare biographers who do not stand in the way of their subjects. “Of the Plath biographies to date, Alexanders is definitely the deepest and most balanced. ![]() tells us more than we have heard before about the marriage between Plath and Ted Hughes, at least from her side of the relationship.” “ worthy addition to the Plath oeuvre.” - Choice “ exciting and satisfying book.” - Mademoiselle ![]() |