Now that the power-hungry Jafar has the lamp, Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, and Carpet have to join forces to save the kingdom. But in this version, it’s not Aladdin who frees Genie. I would trust someone who says something like that too.) Of course, that’s when the sky comes crashing down. (Which is not at all a suspicious remark…no, not at all. The man promises that Aladdin “will get exactly what he deserves”. Locked away in a dark prison, Aladdin is approached by an old man who convinces him to join his search for a lamp. Their happiness is cut short as Aladdin is arrested by the Royal Vizier, Jafar. The story starts out as usual: Jasmine goes to the market, accidently steals an apple and is rescued by street rat Aladdin with whom she hits it off right away. The concept of the series is rather straightforward: we know the fairytale but what if…? In the case of this particular book, the author explores what would have happened if Aladdin had never found the lamp. (The series consists of books by different authors.) A Whole New World Overview What if… New versions of fairytales, with amazing covers, nice titles AND published by Disney? What’s not to love?! Still completely dazzled by the new live action version of Aladdin, I choose to start the series with A Whole New World by Liz Braswell. When I discovered the Twisted Tales series, I was immediately sold. Twisted Tales banner (Content from the publisher)
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She also describes feeling a “disconnect between the history profession and ‘the people.’” That disconnect became clear, she says, on visits to the bookstore, where the best-selling history books were ones written by nonacademics. Ogle writes, “demanded that I focus on narrow-bordering-on-arcane topics that I publish my work in scholarly journals and academic presses with readerships of six.” In an essay, she explains what leaving academe has taught her “about doing history.” Ogle was a historian at the University of South Alabama, but left in 1999 because she no longer wanted to write for an academic audience. Hustler’s choice for April was Ambitious Brew: the Story of American Beer (Harcourt, 2006), by Maureen Ogle. For an author, then, earning the magazine’s book-of-the-month distinction means attention from some very dedicated readers. Hustler magazine readers are drawn in each month by the articles. All Avery wants is her own room - her own space to be alone and make art. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel about finding your own space… especially when you're in a family of nine!Įleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. Her work has been called "marvelous" (Publishers Weekly), "lyrical" (School Library Journal), "hilarious" (School Library Journal), "sweet, funny, and right on the mark" (Booklist) and includes such favorite books as Dinner at The Panda Palace, A PBS Storytime Book The Principal's New Clothes and The Frog Principal (winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal) Late for School! and Ollie's School Day (a Children's Book-of-The- Month-Club selection). Stephanie Calmenson, a former early childhood teacher, children's book editor, and Editorial Director of Parents Magazine's Read-Aloud Book Club, is the award-winning author of over 100 children's books. Heiser focuses on loyal, holy heavenly beings because the Bible has a lot more to say about them than most people suspect. Heiser reveals what the Bible really says about God's supernatural servants. In The Unseen Realm Michael Heiser opened the eyes of thousands to seeing the Bible through the supernatural worldview of the ancient world it was written in. It's a book about the loyal members of God's heavenly host, and while most people associate them with the word "angel," that's just one of many terms the Bible uses for supernatural beings. This book was written to help change that. What the Bible really says about angels is overlooked or filtered through popular myths. If you read Luke 1:26-38 and imagine the angel Gabriel standing before Mary with neatly folded white wings, you're not getting that picture from anything the Bible itself says. What does the Bible really tell us about the heavenly host? Everyone knows that angels have wings, usually carry harps, and that each of us has our own personal guardian angel, right? We all have some preconceptions about angels from movies, television shows, and other media, but you might be surprised to know that a lot of those notions aren't based on anything from the Bible. The Undergrad Years is a New Adult contemporary miniseries about first loves, independence, and everlasting friendships. Right? -Lex Easton, women's studies major, motorcycle enthusiast, and virgin. I gotta protect them and keep my mouth shut. Why should I? My friends and I had a previous stint in juvie that nearly destroyed us. His inked body is jacked like a superhero, and he says I can trust him. Officer Ford Gotti, the Harley-wheelin' biker cop who arrested us, keeps sticking his perfectly-sculpted nose into my case. Like I'm walking around Soho with a stick of dynamite in my Louis Vuitton purse-not! Now, my besties and I are in jail. According to the police report, this vomit-inducing incident happened around the same time I'd supposedly blown-up my mother's penthouse. This summer, I'd planned to celebrate my eighteenth birthday in Europe with my fellow Manhattanites-Taddy Brill, Blake Morgan, and Vive Farnworth-until I caught my boyfriend screwing my mother. But he decided to let Savannah go, because he cared about her more than himself.Īlthough drained by battle overseas and the loss of Savannah, he realizes that due to a legacy from his father, he's able to express his love in an unexpected way. Sparks took inspiration from the real-life story of his cousin Todd Vance. It was obvious to John, Savannah, and even her new husband, that Savannah still had love for John. Dear John is a romance novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks released in 2007. After the return he seeks out Savannah, where he is surprised to learn of her life events following her marriage to another man. John returns home on leave from the army when he gets news of his father's death. Feeling a lack of direction and no strong fatherly influence in his life, John enlisted in the U.S. John knows there is something different about him but he has never found out what it is. The story is partially set in Wilmington, North Carolina where John's father was a single parent who had difficulty having meaningful conversation with his son and has an obsession with coin collecting. John Tyree, the main character, has a father with Asperger's syndrome. They are separated during the man's military service. The story is about a couple who fall in love over one summer. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2007. Sparks took inspiration from the real-life story of his cousin Todd Vance who served in the U.S. Dear John is a romance novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks released in 2007. Twinkle and Sanjeev's relationship crystalizes the disparate attitudes and attributes of marriage in Lahiri's collection. In these stories, a marriage is an occasion of joy but also of secrets, silences, and mysteries. A marriage is the beginning of a new joint life for two people. Love and marriage are complicated in Interpreter of Maladies. There is a longing felt for the place of one's birth, a fear of losing one's culture and fear of not being accepted. Each character in this collection wrestles with identity, whether newly displaced or descended from immigrants. There is an emotional trade-off when moving to a new land. For her, "everything" is in India and there is no reason to attempt to make a life in her new home. For Lilia's parents, the move to America also affords them a wealth of opportunity not open to them in India, but the price is paid by Lilia in terms of connection to her culture. The narrator looks forward to the opportunity that the new country can afford. For some characters, like the narrator of The Third and Final Continent, the transition to a new life is challenging but smooth. The immigrant experience takes several forms in Interpreter of Maladies. Buy Study Guide The Immigrant Experience/Assimilation But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that? For ages 8 and up. The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers, protagonists of the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and journey through the Kingdom of Death. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again.īut lighting the lamp has dire consequences. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Aru holding vajra, while the vehicles of the Gods rise around her. One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. A unique witness to landmark moments in royal history, Maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth's coronation, and a lady in waiting to Princess Margaret until her death in 2002, Anne's life has encompassed extraordinary drama and tragedy. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive court life with her sense of humor intact. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. As seen on Netflix's The Crown"-īook Synopsis Discover untold secrets with this extraordinary memoir of drama and tragedy by Anne Glenconner-a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret.Īnne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. About the Book "An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Lady Anne Glenconner-a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. |