![]() ![]() The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy's tournaments in Moscow and Beijing. After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are ready for their next mission-once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can't. From a daring break-in at one of London's most exclusive homes to a dangerous undercover mission to a desperate search and rescue operation on the streets of Beijing, the City Spies have their work cut out for them on their most dangerous mission yet"-īook Synopsis In this third "thrilling" ( Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Meanwhile, Sydney's embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father's music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base. ![]() About the Book "The sinister Umbra has sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy's tournaments in Moscow and Beijing. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The main characters, Rosie and Alex, are from Dublin and the audiobook readers all had Irish accents! It was great. After a good month plus of just listening to Christmas music in my car, I decided I was ready for an audiobook again. I spied the audiobook on sale for $2 (that's right - TWO dollars!) over Thanksgiving at my favorite used bookstore so of course I grabbed it. Where do I even start with this book?! Okay. She gets into Boston University, Alex gets into Harvard, and everything is falling into place, when on the eve of her departure, Rosie gets news that will change their lives forever: She's pregnant by a boy she'd gone out with while on the rebound from Alex. Devastated, the two make plans for Rosie to apply to colleges in the U.S. At 17, Rosie and Alex have just started to see each other in a more romantic light. ![]() Best friends since childhood, their relationship gets closer by the day, until Alex gets the news that his family is leaving Dublin and moving to Boston. Rosie and Alex are destined for one another, and everyone seems to know it but them. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was particularly attributed to Saint Theodore Tiro in the 9th and 10th centuries, and was first transferred to Saint George in the 11th century. The narrative has pre-Christian origins ( Jason and Medea, Perseus and Andromeda, Typhon, etc.), and is recorded in various saints' lives prior to its attribution to St. The narrative was first set in Cappadocia in the earliest sources of the 11th and 12th centuries, but transferred to Libya in the 13th-century Golden Legend. The saint thereupon rescues the princess and kills the dragon. This was acceptable to the villagers until a princess was chosen as the next offering. When they ran out of livestock and trinkets for the dragon, they started giving up a human tribute once a year. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers. In a legend, Saint George-a soldier venerated in Christianity-defeats a dragon. Saint George Killing the Dragon, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (1501/4) ![]() ![]() ![]() until earth-shattering events force her to depend on Val and his shadows. He's from Oldworld too-and he's heard of Maggie's stepfather, and has a guess about Val's shadows. Then Maggie meets Casimir, the most beautiful boy she has ever seen. The magic-carrying gene was disabled two generations ago, back when Maggie's great-grandmother was a notable magician. ![]() But-more importantly-what are the huge, horrible, jagged, jumpy shadows following him around? Magic is illegal in Newworld, which is all about science. ![]() Val is from Oldworld, where they still use magic, and he won't have any tech in his office-shed behind the house. Maggie knows something's off about Val, her mom's new husband. Shadows is a compelling and inventive novel set in a world where science and magic are at odds, by Robin McKinley, the Newbery-winning author of The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, as well as the classic titles Beauty, Chalice, Spindle's End, Pegasus and Sunshine ![]() ![]() ![]() A German? Could Ruth be a spy? As the fallout from the war intensifies, calamity creeps closer to Ada's doorstep, and life grows more complicated. Ada and her brother, Jamie, are forced to move into a cottage with the iron-faced Lady Thorton and her daughter, Maggie. Doors that her mother had shut tightly are swinging open- But World War II rages on. ![]() When Ada awakes from surgery on her club foot, the news that greets her will change the course of her life. Her triumphant World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War that Saved My Life About the Book A "New York Times" bestseller, this sequel to Bradley's Newbery Honor-winning "The War that Saved My Life" continues Ada's World War II journey as new challenges force her to figure out who she really is now that she's free.īook Synopsis A New York Times bestseller Like the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Little Women, and Anne of Green Gables, Ada is a fighter for the ages. ![]() ![]() ![]() This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors.
![]() More rebels than soldiers, Stirling’s team are every bit as complicated, flawed and reckless as they are astonishingly brave and heroic. "He fights for permission to recruit the toughest, boldest and brightest soldiers for a small undercover unit that will create mayhem behind enemy lines. Read more: BBC's The Pact: What happened in series one and how is it linked to series two? ![]() Convinced that traditional commando units don't work, he creates a radical plan that flies in the face of all accepted rules of modern warfare. David Stirling - an eccentric young officer, hospitalised after a training exercise went wrong - is bored. Other key cast members include Jack O'Connell, Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella, and The Crown's Dominic West.Ī synopsis from the BBC reads: "Cairo, 1941. The BBC series, which is created, written and executive produced by the Peaky Blinders creator and directed by Tom Shankland, has a star-studded cast list, including Sex Education's Connor Swindells, who plays the unit's founder David Stirling. The six-part series is an adaptation of historian Ben Macintyre's book and charts the creation of the SAS, which was formed during WW2 in North Africa. ![]() ![]() Steven Knight's new drama SAS Rogue Heroes is here. ![]() ![]() It’s become easy to forget and easier still to ignore not only her ever-increasing loneliness, but the way her overworked hands are stiffening and turning silver, just like her hair.īut soon, a pair of familiar strangers appear, and Laylee’s world is turned upside down as she rediscovers color, magic, and the healing power of friendship. Before her father, driven by grief, lost his wits (and his way) and she was left as the sole remaining mordeshoor in the village of Whichwood, destined to spend her days scrubbing the skins and souls of the dead in preparation for the afterlife. Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. ★ "Mafi's language choices create visually arresting moments." – Shelf Awareness ![]() ![]() Embark on a wondrous journey through the land of Whichwood in this stunning companion to Tahereh Mafi’s acclaimed bestseller Furthermore. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hurtling them through snow-choked mountains into harrowing danger, Cade feels the pressure of what's at stake: his future, Olivia's life?and a love that never died. The moment they're reunited, they must focus on bringing a band of domestic terrorists to justice. ![]() As Sammy teaches her the art of self-defense, Beth fights for a future that could be gone tomorrow.Smoky Mountain Setup by Paula GravesOn the run for two years, former FBI agent Cade Landry has only one person he can turn to: Olivia Sharp, his former partner?and lover. They share a fraught history, but the Falling Rock deputy sheriff is her best hope of survival. Not One of Us as its meant to be heard, narrated by Shannon McManus, Amanda Ronconi, Patrick Lawlor, Michael Crouch. ![]() Joining forces is their only hope? Appalachian Peril by Debbie HerbertAn unseen enemy has tracked Beth Wynngate to Lavender Mountain, leaving her no choice but to seek the help of Sammy Armstrong. Read Or Download Icy Mountain Threat By Debbie Herbert Full Pages. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() John Burroughs once wrote that the hypercreative TR "was a many sided man, and every side was like an electric battery." In the end, Morris succeeds brilliantly at capturing all of TR's many energized sides, producing a book that is every bit as complex, engaging and invigorating as the vibrant president it depicts. Morris proves the perfect guide through TR's eight breathless, fertile years in the White House: years during which the doting father and prolific author conserved millions of Western acres, swung his "big stick" at trusts and monopolies, advanced progressive agendas on race and labor relations, fostered a revolution in Panama (where he sought to build his canal), won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating an end to the Russo-Japanese War and pushed through the Pure Food and Drug Act. Making good use of TR's private and presidential papers-as well as the archives of such protégés as John Hay, William Howard Taft, Owen Wister and John Burroughs-Morris marshals a rich array of carefully chosen and beautifully rendered vignettes to create a dazzling portrait of the man (the youngest ever to hold the office of president). Impeccably researched and beautifully composed, Morris's book provides what is arguably the best consideration of Roosevelt's presidency ever penned. The second entry in Morris's projected three-volume life of Theodore Roosevelt focuses on the presidential years 1901 through early 1909. ![]() |