![]() ![]() ("For sake and for my own sake, for Albert's, too, I leaned my weight into my collar and began to pull.") Rumbles of war, then the reality: Joey is sold to the British cavalry, distraught Albert is turned away as too young, Joey acquires a new protector in Captain Nicholls and a new friend in majestic Topthorn. ![]() The spirited young stallion is purchased by a Devon farmer, vicious when drunk, to thwart a despised neighbor he is protected, however, by the farmer's gentle young son Albert, then 13, who names him Joey (to rhyme with old farm horse Zoey), tends him fondly, and trains him-"inside a week," after a paternal threat-to pull a plow. In effect, a horse's eye view of the First World War-heart-rending in Black Beauty tradition, anti-war like All Quiet., certainly unusual and dramatic. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I can’t believe it took me so long to read/listen to Breakable! I deeply loved Easy (main companion novel) as it was an astonishing, eye-opening read about sexual assault that left me breathless and wanting for more from its characters. When he met Jacqueline Wallace, his desire to be everything she needed came so easy…Īs easy as it could be for a man who learned that the soul is breakable and that everything you hoped for could be ripped away in a heartbeat. ![]() Then he found her.Īnd the future seemed more fragile than ever.Īs a child, Landon Lucas Maxfield believed his life was perfect and looked forward to a future filled with promise - until tragedy tore his family apart and made him doubt everything he ever believed.Īll he wanted was to leave the past behind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After discussion with his family it was a decision to try. No promises made except it is hard work every step of the way. It all started with assistant coach Brian Wardle reaching out to him after watching his abilities, albeit at a lower level, to considering walking on to the Marquette program due to numbers being low. He begins a process to stay close to the game. After a positive experience in AAU and then the desire to just go to Marquette for the education after a myriad of losing in D3 basketball. It takes us from those moments to a bit of unhappiness at a lower level college program to a walk-on player as a Division 1 program at Marquette sees something in him that makes the walk-on offer. John Willkom grew up in small town Wisconsin and from the start was a star basketball player in his area of more small towns. ![]() But most of all it relates a story of never giving up and the thrill of seeing accomplishments from it. It delves into the meat market of basketball and the AAU scene. About a small town great player becoming just not quite good enough even though the work ethic never faltered and the enthusiasm remained unabridged. This is a book about how much hard work it takes to make it to the top collegiate level of basketball. Walk-On Warrior Drive, Discipline and the Will to Win ![]() ![]() ![]() This hysterically funny book about the misadventures of Jake Sherman and his friends have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into numerous languages. The first and original book in Todd’s world-wide best-selling Help! I’m Trapped in… series. ![]() Have a body swapping or switching places book that I missed? Please share it in the comments below! The Best Body Swapping Stories for Tweens: Help! I’m Trapped in My Teacher’s Body Most people think of the classic, The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain but these are the switching books that will appeal to the modern tween. I’ve scoured ALL the places to find each and every body swapping story that my son and hopefully your reader will enjoy. If you have a young reader at home who also enjoys the hilariousness of when two people magically swap bodies or when two people or twins switch places, then these are the books they will enjoy. If there is one type of story that my son loves, it’s body swapping stories! I mean the kid cannot get enough of them which is why he’s always asking me to find more. * Disclosure: I participate in the Amazon Affiliates program so if you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. These are some of the best body swapping stories that will have tween readers wondering what it would be like if it happened to them! ![]() If your young reader loves body swapping stories or books about switching places then this is the book list for them! ![]() ![]() In the United States, the film was given an X rating by the MPAA and was only lowered to a more-marketable R after twelve minutes of offending footage were cut. The film opened to widespread critical acclaim, but also faced controversy from ratings boards for its sexual content, including depictions of homosexuality, pedophilia, rape, and incest. Principal photography of The Damned took place in locations throughout Italy, West Germany, and Austria. It is loosely based on the Krupp family of steel industrialists from Essen. Set in 1930s Germany, the film centers on the Essenbecks, a wealthy industrialist family who have begun doing business with the Nazi Party, and whose amoral and unstable heir, Martin (played by Berger in his breakthrough role), is embroiled in his family's machinations. ![]() ![]() The Damned ( Italian: La caduta degli dei, lit.'The Fall of the Gods') is a 1969 historical drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, and starring Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Berger, Helmut Griem, Umberto Orsini, Charlotte Rampling, Florinda Bolkan, Reinhard Kolldehoff and Albrecht Schönhals in his final film. ![]() ![]() Eager to have someone to share her new passion with, Elizabeth finds an unexpected friend in Mary.īefore I started this book I had no interest in fossils I still don’t, unfortunately. Her interest in fossils begins when she discovers an unusual stone on the windswept beach. Elizabeth Philpot, twenty years older than Mary and from a middle-class background, moves to Lyme Regis with her two unmarried sisters. Mary Anning is a young working-class girl who has lived in the town all her life and hunts for fossils for her family to sell to tourists. ![]() It’s the story of two very different women who are brought together by a shared love of collecting fossils. Remarkable Creatures is set in the town of Lyme Regis on the south coast of England during the early part of the nineteenth century. ![]() First of all, this is probably my last post until after Christmas, so whether you celebrate it or not I hope you all have a great weekend! Now, back to my thoughts on Remarkable Creatures… ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Easy lifted his gaze from Jenna’s fire red hair and too-pale face to find that they were home-or, at least, where he was calling home right now. The pickup paused as a gate whirred out of the way, then the tires crunched over gravel and came to a rough stop. ![]() And then you wished you’d given more thanks and held on harder before the fires ever started raging around you in the first place. When you walked through fire and somehow came out the other side in one piece, you gave thanks and held tight to the things that mattered.īecause too often, when shit got critical, the ones you loved didn’t make it out the other side. The nickname had been the brainchild years before of Shane McCallan, one of Easy’s Army Special Forces teammates, who now sat at the other end of the big backseat wrapped so far around Jenna’s older sister, Sara, that they might need the Jaws of Life to pull them apart. Had been for a long time.Įasy, for his initials E. He should feel happy-or at least happier-but those feelings were foreign countries for Easy. And saving her from the clutches of a known drug dealer and human trafficker was without question the most important thing he’d done in more than a year. ![]() Jenna Dean was bloodied and bruised after having been kidnapped by the worst sort of trash the day before, but she was still an incredibly beautiful woman. F150 truck shot through the night-darkened streets of one of Baltimore’s grittiest neighborhoods, Edward Cantrell cradled the unconscious woman in his arms like she was the only thing tethering him to life. ![]() ![]() In order to win against this frightening force, Death (the god Thanatos) must be freed. An army of monsters is on its way to destroy the Roman camp and will attack in just a few days. After a night of war games, Mars (Ares) arrives with a warning and a quest. When an amnesiac Percy Jackson awakens after months of sleep and finds he’s in California, he follows his instincts south and ends up at a very different hero camp – one populated by Roman demigods. We met the first three heroes of the prophecy in The Lost Hero, and now as the cross-camp quest continues, we meet three more – one who is an old friend. ![]() An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall. ![]() With the action always pumping and the suspense continuously building, readers will cheer, as Percy Jackson returns to step into the world of Roman myths in The Son of Neptune, the second book in The Heroes of Olympus Series. ![]() ![]() On the outskirts of Tokyo, in a neighbourhood overlooked by an elevated commuter railway, local cats weave their way through the lives and homes of their owners as they navigate difficult times. For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, translator of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN, a tender and mesmerizing story about kindness, community and the wonder of life. Translated Fiction | OCTOBER 2022 New ReleasesĬONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN meets TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES - Heart-stopping, tender Japanese bestselling debut novel about four women and the cats in their lives, as they lurch towards self-discovery in modern-day Japan by a hugely acclaimed Japanese anime filmmaker. ![]() ![]() Author(s): Makota Shinkai Naruki Nagakawa ![]() |