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![]() When Alejandra visits a therapist, she begins exploring her family's history, starting with the biological mother she never knew. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. ![]() "- Paste (Most Anticipated Horror Novels of 2023) Alejandra no longer knows who she is. "Castro is one of the most exciting genre authors on the scene right now, and this might be her most powerful book yet. story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood" ( Library Journal, starred review). About the Book "A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel"-īook Synopsis A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this "utterly terrifying and wholly immersive. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book's release marks the coming of age of the graphic young adult novel. Young adult novels up until the late 1980s were, after all, mostly the territory of the Nancy Drew, Judy Blume and Sweet Valley High set-safe harbors, when one considers that by 1989, Madonna, Prince, Prozac, The Breakfast Club and MTV were deeply embedded in the culture of the time.Įnter Weetzie Bat. ![]() It's a surprising read, not because of its challenging content per se, but because Block managed to write a successful, street-wise, graphic and sophisticated young adult novel 15 years ago. READING FRANCESCA Lia Block's first book, Weetzie Bat, requires some preparation. Margin: Exploring Modern Magical Realism/RETROSPECTIVE: Francesca Lia Block's WEETZIE BAT seriesĪ magical realist rabble-rouser continues to enjoy cult status ![]() ![]() James Corden enjoys homecoming drinks with Dominic Cooper and Justin Theroux in as he's pictured for the after The Late Late Show's last episode ![]() Georgia Toffolo is the epitome of glamour in a red satin and white lace gown as she attends the TV BAFTAs ![]() Portobello Princess! 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And Ulysses' new powers do spark an unexpected chain of events, setting Flora on a wild adventure filled with a variety of quirky characters, including a dramatic divorced romance novelist (who also happens to be Flora's mother) a doctor of philosophy from Blundermeecen Flora's father, who shares her love of comics her improbably named, poetry-loving neighbor Tootie and William Spiver, Tootie's pedantic, eccentric great-nephew who insists that he is temporarily blind. If Flora knows one thing about superheroes, it's that they always have a job to do, and people to save. He looks like a squirrel (albeit a slightly bald one, thanks to the vacuum cleaner), and thinks like a squirrel ("Food?"), but now the newly dubbed Ulysses has the powers of a superhero from one of Flora's comics: He can fly! Lift enormous objects! Type! He even writes poetry. To the squirrel.Įxcept.he's not quite an ordinary squirrel anymore. ![]() So when her next-door neighbor's birthday present, a Ulysses Super-Suction, Multi-Terrain 2000x vacuum cleaner, accidentally suctions up a hapless squirrel, she doesn't hesitate-she administers CPR. ![]() Ten-year-old self-proclaimed natural-born cynic Flora Belle Buckman has studied enough of her beloved comics to know that it is imperative to be prepared for the Terrible Things that can happen to a person. ![]() ![]() She dreams of marrying rich, enjoying fabulous clothes and parties, and leaving her five-floor walk-up apartment behind. ![]() Meg is the eldest March, and she has a taste for the finer things in life. Only by coming together-and sharing lots of laughs and tears-will these four young women find the courage to discover who they truly are as individuals.and as a family. Whether it's school woes, health issues, boy troubles, or simply feeling lost, the March sisters all need the same thing: support from each other. ![]() ![]() Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are having a really tough year: with their father serving in the military overseas, they must work overtime to make ends meet.and each girl is struggling in her own way. Description Little Women with a twist: four sisters from a blended family experience the challenges and triumphs of life in NYC in this beautiful full-color graphic novel perfect for fans of Roller Girl and Smile. ![]() ![]() ![]() The harsh winter and concrete landscape of her new home are a shock to Celiane, who witnesses her parents' struggle to earn a living, her brother's uneasy adjustment to American society, and her own encounters with learning difficulties and school violence. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New York. ![]() ![]() During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. In "Behind the Mountains" Edwidge Danticat tells the story of Celiane and her family's struggles in Haiti and New York. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.įirst Person Fiction is dedicated to the immigrant experience in modern America. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. ![]() ![]() ![]() The programme ran for 13 series and 70 episodes in total each episode was adapted from a novel or short story by Christie that featured Poirot, and consequently in each episode Poirot is both the main detective in charge of the investigation of a crime (usually murder) and the protagonist who is at the centre of most of the episode's action. The series also aired on VisionTV in Canada and on PBS and A&E in the United States. Initially produced by LWT, the series was later produced by ITV Studios. ![]() David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Hercule Poirot. Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's Poirot) is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. ![]() ![]() It’s made fairly clear that Leonard is gay, as well, and he’s experienced a great deal of bullying at school. Leonard has only been in town for about two years, but he’s already made an impression, with his “weird” theatrical personality and offbeat sense of personal style. Leonard Pelkey is a 14-year-old boy who Ellen has been raising after his mothers’ death. The flashback format has DeSoto offering commentary on the proceedings as the story unfolds, and Hanrahan deftly morphs into the various players, starting when hair salon owner Ellen Hertle and her teenage daughter Phoebe walk into the police station to report a missing person. ![]() Hanrahan narrates the story as Chuck DeSoto, a police detective in a small New Jersey town who is remembering the case that has affected him the most. Hanrahan gets to show his versatility here, telling a short but powerful story and playing a variety of roles, creating a memorable, remarkably affecting portrait of a small town in turmoil, and one character we never actually “meet” who makes the most profound impact of all. The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey isn’t a one character show, however. ![]() ![]() The Midnight Company is currently back onstage with a poignant, emotional production that features Joe Hanrahan doing what he’s perhaps best known for–a one-man show. ![]() ![]() ![]() There's infrequent swearing ("s-t," "goddamn," "damn") and opium use, and a character dies by suicide via opium overdose. In one chapter, the grandmother of one of the daughters cuts the flesh of her arm to make soup for her mother. Violence includes references to illness and death during the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949/50). Mothers and daughters of all cultures will likely appreciate the miscommunication, heartache, and unconditional love that flow through the novel, along with the themes of compassion, empathy, and perseverance. The mothers' experiences in China inform how they bring up their daughters in the United States, and the younger women must figure out how to navigate their own lives, drawing on what they've gleaned from their Old World mothers and their American childhoods. Parents need to know that Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club weaves the stories of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their four daughters into a richly satisfying novel. ![]() |