![]() ![]() I was his secretary and wrote his comments as he excitedly told me what he liked most about the book, which was nearly everything! He copied the report over the next morning after only three hours of sleep. But mostly he just wanted to know what was going to happen next. We discussed some of the exciting scenes as we read. Reading was hard for my boy back then, so I read out loud to him. I grabbed some extra pillows from my bedroom and told him to slide over because we had a book to finish. ![]() It had been a long day – in those days, all my days were long as a single working mom. One-hundred and eighty pages to go, and it was already 9 o’clock on a school night. “Well, how far are you?” He showed me-page 69. I asked, “Have you finished reading the book?” He shook his head with a worried expression. I was telling my then 13-year-old son good night when he told me about the great book he was reading for school, and then mentioned the book report was due the next day. It’s a coming of age novel about a young pioneer boy of strong character. I first read "Where the Red Fern Grows" 36 years ago. ![]()
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![]() Agent-c/o Hyperion, 77 West 66th St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023.ĬAREER: Author and illustrator of children's books writer for opera, ballet, film, and theater. Hobbies and other interests: Opera, theater, dogs, visiting art museums.ĪDDRESSES: Home- New York, NY. Education: Attended New School for Social Research and Hofstra New College, 1971. ![]() PERSONAL: Born August 21, 1953, in Roslyn, NY son of Alexander (a mechanical engineer) and Shirley (a fashion illustrator maiden name, Kron) Yorinks married Adrienne Berg (an artist and illustrator), October 23, 1983. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Reunited with the ragtag crew of the Uhumele, Jedi Dass Jennir is surprised to find them plotting with another Jedi to take down the iron fist of the new Galactic Empire-Darth Vader himself! Having only just found love and a reason to live, Jennir is reluctant to join-but their plan may be too good to pass up. SDCC 2013 STAR WARS: DARK TIMES – THE SPARK REMAINS #1 EXCLUSIVE COVERīy Randy Stradley, Doug Wheatley, Dan Jackson & Benjamin Carre Join fan-favorite characters Marceline and Princess Bubblegum for riot grrl rock-fueled excitement in this brand new Adventure Time miniseries! Thanks to a newfound interest in music, Princess Bubblegum joins Marceline's paranormal rock band for a tour across the land of Ooo! But when they're threatened by everything from scenesters to beasts born of self-doubt, can they make it to the raddest gig ever in time?! Written and drawn by acclaimed cartoonist Meredith Gran ( Octopus Pie) and featuring a back-up story from Jen Wang ( Koko Be Good). SDCC 2013 ADVENTURE TIME SUMMER SPECIAL #1 ![]() ![]() High Tea with Janis Cooke Newman, author of "Mary: Mrs.The Creamery, only, (41) will sell tickets to these separate ticketed events: ![]() Sherman Parkway, and at all branches of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Festival tickets are available at the Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Tickets for the entire festival are $5 for age 11 and older, free for children 10 and under. The 2011 Missouri Literary Festival: The Civil War is a project of Springfield Regional Arts Council.įestival events will run 10 a.m. This is a three-day opportunity to meet and hear well-known authors of Civil War books, enjoy book signings and learn more about the American Civil War in this first year of the war’s 150th anniversary. 23, 24 and 25 at The Creamery Arts Center and Jordan Valley Park in downtown Springfield. ![]() The three-day literary extravaganza, The 2011 Missouri Literary Festival: The Civil War, is planned Sept. The 2011 Missouri Literary Festival is a Civil War Sesquicentennial event for lovers of books, the Civil War, storytelling, music and film. Press Info National, regional authors highlight of Missouri Literary Festival: The Civil WarĢ011 Missouri Literary Festival features top authors, music and demonstrations ![]() ![]() ![]() Brian had become his own worst enemy because in all the business of hunting, fishing and surviving he had forgotten the primary rule: Always, always pay attention to what was happening. ![]() All the while he tried to think of a solution.īut in reality, the bear was not his primary adversary. He kept putting wood on the fire, half afraid the bear would come back. He bundled in his bag that night, the end of the two weeks of warm weather. He had never tried to shoot anything bigger than a fool bird or rabbit with it and doubted that the bow would push the arrow deep enough to do anything but - again - make the bear really mad. His hatchet and knife would have done nothing more than make the bear really angry - something he did not like to think about - and his bow was good only for smaller game. The fire worked well when it was burning, but it had burned down. He would have to find some way to protect himself, some weapon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whom can she trust? But as Rachael’s past looms as oppressively as the heat of the forest, and as Rio unleashes the secret animal instincts that course through his blood, Rachael fears that her isolated haven has become an inescapable hell… Possessed of secrets of his own, he is something to be feared. A native of the forest imbued with a fierce prowess, he is something to be desired. Where can she hide? In this world teeming with unusual creatures walks the most exotic of them all. Now, thousands of miles from home, under the lush canopy of the rain forest, she’s found sanctuary. What has she done? With a new identity, a staged death, and a chance to flee the treachery that stalks her, Rachael has escaped from a faceless assassin. My Bookshelves: Animagus, Paranormal romance, Shapeshiftersĥth sentence, 74th page: Why would someone be so intent on killing you? Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again) ![]() ![]() ![]() One because she thinks she’s indispensable and Five because she knows she is. The only Numbers who don’t react in some way to my threat are One and Five. Trees do not bleed.Humansbleed, and if I hear one more conversation about what happened from any of you I will ensure you experience just how much blood a person can lose before the heart stops beating, but in case you’re curious it’s about forty percent.” ![]() ![]() “Secondly, I want to squash any rumours about the legend of The Weeping Tree. It’s clear who her allies are in the group. Konrad catches my gaze and a look passes between us. Thirteen is taking care of her.” There’s an audible sigh of relief from Three, Six and Seven. Firstly, Nothing had a reaction to the drug she was given the night of the show. “I want to put a few rumours to rest, right here and now. I ignore his concern and address the room. “Jakub,” Konrad warns, his gaze snapping to mine. “Yes, recovering,” I reiterate, raising my own voice so everyone can hear. Important Reasons for Having Mirrors in Elevators ![]() ![]() 'A staggering debut and a story that stays with you' ***** The comparisons with Colson Whitehead are justified' ***** 'Such a powerful, magnificent book I urge you to read it. Readers have been swept away by The Sweetness of Water: ' highly accomplished debut' Sunday Times But this sanctuary survives on a knife's edge, and it isn't long before the inhabitants of the nearby town of Old Ox react with fury at the alliances being formed only a few miles away. ![]() When the brothers begin to live and work on George's farm, the tentative bonds of trust and union begin to blossom between the strangers. Forced to hide out in the woods near their former Georgia plantation, they're soon discovered by the land's owner, George Walker, a man still reeling from the loss of his son in the war. ![]() In the dying days of the American Civil War, newly freed brothers Landry and Prentiss find themselves cast into the world without a penny to their names. ![]() 'A fine, lyrical novel, impressive in its complex interweaving of the grand and the intimate, of the personal and political ' ObserverĪn extraordinary novel of life after slavery for readers of WASHINGTON BLACK, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and DAYS WITHOUT END. **AN OBAMA SUMMER READING CHOICE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** ![]() ![]() ![]() To clear up the confusion, I’m going explain this from both the male and female point of view, so you can truly understand that most women do not hate men and for those women who do, it’s usually the woman’s fault or it is due to the man making a classic mistake that annoys a lot of women. Likewise, do most men hate women or is there simply a minority of confused men who feel angry at women for things that could easily be cleared up if they simply understood where women are coming from when they reject or dump men? Yet, do most women actually hate men or are you simply focussing on a small minority of women who have a problem with certain types of men for their own reasons? If you’ve ever heard women say those sorts of things about men, you might have then asked yourself something like, “Why do women hate men?” or “Why are women so pissed off at men these days?”
![]() ![]() ![]() When you guys read this, did it feel very relevant, authentic and true to you?īRITTANY INGE: When I read it, it definitely felt authentic and true to the millennial voice. ![]() Question: I love this show and how, even though we’re reminded of the movie, it feels very relevant to today. ![]() While at the BET portion of the TCA Press Tour, Collider got the opportunity to sit down and chat with Tetona Jackson, Tequan Richmond, Brittany Inge, RJ Walker and Leland Martin about telling a story that’s authentic and true to the millennial voice, what they like most about their characters, having their voices heard, building chemistry with each other, the honest way the show handles sex and sexuality, how well they knew the original movie, what it means to them to have the support of Halle Berry, and just how involved the very busy Lena Waithe is with the show’s development. Continuing the story of the 1992 film of the same name but now following the lives of Jacqueline Boyer’s son, Bryson ( Tequan Richmond), and Marcus and Angela Graham’s daughter, Simone ( Tetona Jackson), as they try to make their own mark on the world, alongside their longtime friends Crystal ( Brittany Inge), Tia ( Lala Milan), David ( RJ Walker) and Ari ( Leland Martin). From executive producers Lena Waithe and Halle Berry, the BET original half-hour series Boomerang is a subversive and smart look at friendship, romance and gender politics among millennials. ![]() |