![]() ![]() Now penniless, Nicholas and Gretchen decide to take their remaining toys to the children at the Angel's Island Orphanage. Claus to surrender her wedding ring as "payment". The Clauses are subsequently evicted by their greedy landlord, Mr. However, Nicholas is now in debt because he gives away more toys than he sells. It's explained that Nicholas grew up in the Angel's Island Orphanage, where he taught himself to make toys for the other children. Nicholas Claus, nicknamed "Santa" by his wife Gretchen, is a toymaker who wishes he could give a toy to every child in the world. The story opens in "Europe, a long time ago". ![]() But since then he wasn't really a saint as he is named now. The elves of the North Pole become obligated to grant his wish, facing great obstacles. ![]() The special presents an origin story for Santa Claus, who is depicted as a man named Nicholas Claus who wishes to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. It features the voices of Ed Asner, Betty White, and Tim Curry. The Story of Santa Claus is a 1996 CBS animated television special directed by Toby Bluth. ![]()
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5/28/2023 0 Comments From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon![]() ![]() He and Eva grew up together like siblings, but Eva has known in her heart, right from the start that her love for Angelo goes much deeper, is much stronger. And sometimes we have to fight in order to live."Īngelo is sent from the United States to Italy, where he is taken in by the Rosselli family. ![]() ![]() God wants us to receive everything that life was meant to teach Then we take what we’ve learned, and it becomes our offering to God, and to mankind. “My father told me once that we are on earth to learn. I knew it was a book I’d want to digest slowly and take my time with, so despite the delay, I think this was the best time to absorb such a rich, engrossing tale. It’s been languishing on my Kindle as first one obstacle, then another got in the way of my reading it. I’ve been meaning to read this book for several years- yes- years. Gritty, heart wrenching, tragic, but so very beautiful and passionate. From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon is a 2016 Lake Union publication. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Paddington is from Darkest Peru, but his aunt, who is now in a home for retired bears in Lima, has taught him English and recommended he emigrate. Paddington is nothing like his chief bear competition, Winnie the Pooh, nor is he like the Berenstain Bears. Second, my daughter is going to school in London now and I have been to Paddington Station on several occasions, so this quick introduction to a character I have heard about but never read seemed worthwhile. I listened to this on Hoopla for two reasons: First, it is narrated by Stephen Fry, so you know that part will be great. I was laughing so hard at every absurd observation and adored his friendship with the Portobello Road shopkeeper. Brown buys him a duffel coat with toggles his paws can managed, and his child-like cheapness will not be suppressed. ![]() He is given tea at the station which goes South thanks to overly sticky buns and wobbly tables, he's a sensation at the department store when Mrs. Brown spots the label around his neck, saying "Please Take Care of this Bear", and takes him in. He's emigrated, not-so-legally, from Darkest Peru since his Aunt Lucy had to go live in a home for Retired Bears. A small not-so-clean bear in a big hat is found sitting on a suitcase by the Browns one afternoon at Paddington Station while picking up their daughter. How have I lived so long and never read the original Paddington? We had had a storybook collection around the house I read and a small Paddington Bear was a favorite toy of mine for a couple years, but I never got this far back. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments The fifth wave second book![]() ![]() Praise for The Last Star “ Yancey’s prose remains achingly precise, and this grows heavier, tighter, and more impossible to put down as the clock runs out…this blistering finale proves the truth of the first two volumes: it was never about the aliens.”- Booklist, starred review “A haunting, unforgettable finale.”- Kirkus Reviews “Yancey doesn’t hit the breaks for one moment, and the action is intense, but the language always stays lyrical and lovely. In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves . . . Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. ![]() They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. Summary: The highly-anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling 5th Wave series. ![]() ![]() ![]() previous 1 2 3 next sort by previous 1 2 3 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. McKiernan Average rating 3.89 31,577 ratings 1,265 reviews shelved 66,590 times Showing 30 distinct works. See the complete Iron Tower Trilogy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. McKiernan (Author of The Dark Tide) Books by Dennis L. ![]() McKiernan includes books The Dark Tide, Shadows of Doom, The Darkest Day, and several more. Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Gabon Republic, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S. The Iron Tower Trilogy book series by Dennis L. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Datura leena krohn![]() ![]() If you'd like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler) Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. If you are seeking criticism, please use /r/writing or a similar sub. Feel free to message us if you're unsure. Other threads will be removed at our discretion. We make exceptions for users that are active in our community. ![]() Self promotion should generally be kept to the stickied monthly promotion thread. ![]() Please elaborate with some of your thoughts on the book to get discussion started. Self-posts are welcome, but should contain more than just a simple question in the title ("DAE like Lovecraft?). Whether or not a post meets this criterion is subject to mod discretion. Submissions should be related to that broad category of "Weird" fiction-fantastical, speculative, surreal, things that fall through the cracks of categorization. Meta | Question/Request | Other Discussion Group Calendarĭiscussion Group Archives Events Recent & Forthcoming Submissions ![]() New to The Weird? Try our recommended reading, or check out the wiki Submission of news, criticism, and discussion related to the field is encouraged. Welcome to WeirdLit, a community focused on news, discussion, and the practice of collection in the field of Weird Literature, old and new. Tell us what you're reading with your flair ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now the lessons she learned in that trial by fire are about to pay off: because this time, the war has come to her. The exciting military career she hoped for never got off the ground–but Ky Vatta ended up seeing plenty of combat when she took the helm of one of the commercial transport vessels in her family’s fleet. Kylara Vatta, risk-taking, rule-breaking, can-do heroine of Trading in Danger, is back in business–the kind that’s anything but usual–in the new military science fiction adventure by ace action storyteller Elizabeth Moon. Publication date: First published in 2004 Today, Thea continues with the Vatta’s War books, with a review of book 2 in the series, Marque and Reprisal! What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. ![]() Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Books like hop on pop![]() ![]() This controversy has led to the Geisel estate deciding to pull six of his titles from further publication. While he has reigned supreme in the world of children’s books for over 75 years, some of his works have recently come under fire for portraying racist images of people of different ethnicities. Seuss, has had on the world of children’s literature. It can’t be denied the cultural impact that Theodore Geisel, also known as Dr. When doing a basic search for “popular picture books” in a search engine, titles like The Cat in the Hat and The Lorax immediately pop up alongside other classic titles such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Seuss, a world often synonymous with children’s literature. Oh the places you’ll go! Just one line instantly delves us into the world of Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. She knows he’s a notorious ladies’ man, but they’re definitely just friends. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox’s spare bedroom. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. She’s immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his… personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time-in bed and out-and that’s exactly how he prefers it. King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man… ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Small things like these book![]() Anger at how the state turned a blind eye or worked in tandem with them, exerting control over the people. I realise these were different times and the past is a foreign country, and it’s difficult now to realise how suffocating and in thrall to superstition Ireland was, but it feels like such an act of collective neglect. ![]() ‘Small things like these’ made me angry, again, at how the Catholic Church treated young women. Ireland is perfectly observed - there’s a scene in the chapel which is as close to my own experience of those times as I’ve ever read. The writing is just so elegant and to the point. I’m trying not to use the word ‘perfect’ too often in this book review, but it’s hard not to. ‘Small things like these’ is a novella, as it comes in 128 perfect pages. He finds moral courage at a time when the local community lived in fear of the Catholic Church. One of these is to the local convent, where he makes a discovery that forces him into making a decision that may have repercussions for both him and his family. The weather is bitterly cold and it’s coming up to Christmas, and Bill is plodding along with the drudgery of his day to day existence, making his deliveries. ![]() ![]() It’s 1985 and Bill Furlong is a coal merchant in a town in the South East of Ireland, married with five daughters. Just when it’s coming to the end of the year, and I’m beginning to think of my favourite novels from the past twelve months, this absolute beauty of a book from Claire Keegan streaks in straight at number one. ![]() |