![]() ![]() Jessica Townsend lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. OUT 30 OCTOBER! Meet the characters! About the author! Now that Morrigan and her best friend Hawthorne are proud scholars in the elite Wundrous Society, she is sure that she’s found a place to belong at last, but life is far from perfect.Ĭan Morrigan prove that she deserves to be in the Society – or will an unexpected new enemy ruin her new life? ![]() But will her unique talent be a blessing or another curse? ![]() She has also discovered that she has a strange and magical ability. She has found a new home in the fantastical city of Nevermoor. This wonderful book follows Morrigan Crow, the girl who was cursed to die on Eventide and has escaped her deadly fate. Return to the Wundrous world of Nevermoor in Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow… ![]()
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![]() It premiered in London in February 1976, and went on to become one of Hammer Studios' most profitable films of the 1970s. The film was shot in Bavaria and London in 1975, and features an original musical score by Swiss-American composer Paul Glass. Wheatley's book was subsequently adapted as a feature film co-written by Christopher Wicking. ![]() ![]() Produced by Hammer Film Productions and the West German studio Terra Filmkunst, the film was originally devised by Hammer as a television episode in a series based on Wheatley's novels, which never materialized. Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Dennis Wheatley, it follows an American occult researcher in England who attempts to save a young girl preyed upon by a Satanic cult led by a fallen Roman Catholic priest. ![]() To the Devil a Daughter, sometimes stylized as To the Devil. a Daughter, is a 1976 horror film directed by Peter Sykes and starring Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Nastassja Kinski, and Denholm Elliott. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Fans of will find much to enjoy in Princess Izumi's continued struggles to fit into the highly conformist society of Japanese royalty. "A heartwarming and thrilling story about royal love." - Time Tokyo Dreaming: A Novel (Tokyo Ever After #2) Which means upping her newly acquired princess game.īut at what cost? Izumi will do anything to help her parents achieve their happily ever after, but what if playing the perfect princess means sacrificing her own? Will she find a way to forge her own path and follow her heart? At the threat of everything falling apart, Izumi vows to do whatever it takes to help win over the council. ![]() And on top of it all, her bodyguard turned boyfriend makes a shocking decision about their relationship. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citing concerns about Izumi and her mother’s lack of pedigree. Her parents’ engagement hits a brick wall. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true. ![]() Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. ![]() Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean's New York Times bestseller Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to beloved rom-com Tokyo Ever After! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She was born in 1908 in Bamberg County, SC. John was a popular and successful author of children's mystery books and an Atlanta journalist whose work was much admired across America in the mid 20th century. She was hired for the staff of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution Sunday magazine in 1941 and remained there until 1954 when she joined her husband, an Army officer who was stationed at a hospital in Germany. in Journalism at the University of Georgia in 1930. She grew up in Savannah where her family had moved and was graduated from Savannah High School. She loved to read and maintained an interest in reading and writing from an early age she even published a poem at the age of 9. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In retribution, Harman is crucified, flogged, and left for dead. ![]() One of them, Joe Harman, barters stolen gasoline to obtain the drugs and soap the pitiful women need, and then steals some prized chickens belonging to the sadistic Japanese commander. Only 15 of the 32 women and children with whom Paget starts out survive.ĭuring the march, they meet two Australian POWs impressed to drive trucks for the Japanese. After declaring her intention to return to Malaya and build a well for natives who kept her and fellow prisoners alive in the war, Paget details three years of forced marching around the peninsula. It is held in trust until she is 35, but the elderly, widowed trustee can raise capital in an emergency. An uncle's inheritance saves her from this. She alone returns to England, where she lives the boring life of a secretary in a small leather factory. She and her brother Donald work in Malaya before the war. When Douglas Macfadden dies in Scotland, his lawyer, Noel Strachan, finds his sole-surviving heir, 27-year-old great-niece Jean Paget. A Town Like Alice tells the story of a plucky young Englishwoman who becomes a legend in Malaya during World War II, inherits a fortune, marries her true love, and wisely uses her money to transform an Australian ghost town into a thriving community. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One after another, poor farmers in South Carolina drop dead from a mysterious epidemic of dementia. ![]() A man planning to propose marriage instead becomes violently enraged, gripped by body spasms so severe that he nearly bites off his own tongue. By dinner, she is strapped to a hospital bed, convinced she is battling zombies. Here are gripping accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake.Ī college student cannot remember if she has eaten breakfast. Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Riveting stories of the brain on the brink, from an acclaimed cognitive neurologist. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has written plenty of books that have hit the tops of the best selling novels lists at Amazon. Lori is married and shares her home with her son, husband, and plenty of dogs. She loves to drink coffee and has a special place in her heart for ‘chick flicks’ from the nineties. ![]() She also loves to write heroines that can be sweet but are always sassy.īesides writing in the romance genre, Lori has switched things up and has written contemporary fiction and fantasy. She also enjoys putting relationships in her stories that start from a place of hate where the two can’t stand each other and then it transitions quickly into love (after all, there’s a fine line between the two). She loves to write novels that have heroes that maybe don’t always stick to the straight and narrow. Danielle Lori is an American published author of fiction known for writing romance novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve omitted some trans YA written by cis authors that has been flagged by trans readers as problematic but I aimed to include every trans YA written by a trans author. As far as I know, I’ve included all the YA books with intersex and asexual content that exist (in English, anyway). ![]() I’ve only included more than one book by the same author if they are really important and groundbreaking books. I’ve marked the books with the letter of the rainbow alphabet that correspond to the content so you can know which one is which. For transparency’s sake, on this list there are: 32 books with lesbian characters, 33 books with bisexual+ characters, 30 with gay characters, 17 with trans characters, 5 with intersex characters, and 4 with asexual characters (yes, I know that doesn’t add up to 100 because some of the books have more than one LGBTQIA character in them!). Welcome to a list of 100 must-read LGBTQIA YA books! Yes, these are all must-reads, and no, this is definitely NOT all the queer YA books that exist. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Roald Dahl's family lived near the factory and he would often see the Cadbury delivery trucks in his neighborhood. ![]() Additionally, the character of Willy Wonka was inspired by a chocolate factory owner whom the author visited as a child.Īnother possible inspiration for the story could be the Cadbury chocolate factory in Bournville, England. For instance, the author himself had a sweet tooth and was fascinated by chocolate, which is reflected in the book. It's true that some elements of the book are inspired by real-life experiences of the author. However, it's worth mentioning that Roald Dahl has been known to draw inspiration from his own life when writing his books. The story is entirely fictional, and the characters, including Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, and the other children who win golden tickets, are all creations of Roald Dahl's imagination. The short answer is no, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is not based on real people. But is the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory based on real people? The novel has been adapted into several films and stage productions, and has become a classic piece of literature. The story tells the tale of a young boy named Charlie Bucket who wins a golden ticket to visit the mysterious and magical chocolate factory of Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a beloved children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. ![]() ![]() ![]() Glee's Dianna Agron plays Number Four's love interest. He's supported by his mentor/protector (solid as always: Timothy Olyphant). After the initial jet ski scene, the main character actually turns out to be played quite charmingly by Alex Pettyfer. The story involves a couple of characters and mysteries, but is never too complicated. Then the story picks up and the movie gets better from there. ![]() We then cut to some jocks doing tricks on jet skis and some bland blonde girls admiring them - and I thought this is going to be terrible. ![]() It all starts with bad CGI-monsters and some guys in Star Trek make-up chasing people around in the jungle. Thankfully, I was in for a pleasant surprise. Do you know that old movie rule that you subconsciously decide whether you're going to enjoy a film or not within the first ten minutes? Well, it wasn't true this time, because after the opening sequence, I was pretty sure I was going to hate "I Am Number Four". ![]() |