![]() ![]() Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love Book Details The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. ![]() Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Alice Walker's iconic modern classic is now a Penguin Book. ![]() Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. ![]()
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![]() I didn't realize that the seahorse is just one of several sea creatures that does so. ![]() What is especially fun is that the book is about fathers caring for their young (eggs). (The Very Hungry Caterpillar and I go WAY back!) This has all the whimsy and color that makes Carle's art so distinct, and some fun surprises for kids like film-y pages with seaweed and such painted on them so it appears that certain fish are hiding behind it until you turn that page. " This is such a fun book! I love Eric Carle stuff, anyway, but hadn't tried anything new for awhile. So to check if we have the book in-stock before you place your order, contact us at 6702 2452 or drop us an email at Level: 3+ *Despite our best efforts to predict the demand for books, the magical spells we use sometimes fail us. ![]() Brimming with bright, colorful sea life, this new board book will be irresistable to young children everywhere. Now Eric Carle's heart-warming New York Times bestseller is finally available in a board book edition, complete with the clear "peek-a-boo" pages that made the original such a hit. ![]() While he swims waiting for the eggs to hatch, he meets other underwater fathers caring for their babies. Seahorse's belly! She knows he will take good care of them. Seahorse lays her eggs, she does it on Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I would have said it started slow, but frankly, I think it needed it, because that momentum at the end would have been too fast if it hadn't had the slow build of character and plot development - no action by any character ever surprised me, and for me, that's a good thing - I feel like when the plot finally resolved, my thoughts were "YES, this is right and correct." Each character is well-developed, and I can see myself knowing and loving these characters in real life, especially Sam. on occasion, this book gave me the heebie-jeebies.Įverything? The pacing, the plot, the character development - probably the characters, and how familiar they become. ![]() Just like a printed book, I couldn't put it down - i would have kept my headphones on and let myself listen to it in the dark, but I'm not going to lie. I listened to the audiobook first, and frankly, the audiobook kept me on edge all day/night long. Would you consider the audio edition of Hold Me Closer Necromancer to be better than the print version? ![]() ![]() ![]() The proof is that sometimes it ends badly. The Will-O’-The-Wisp Is In The Town, Says The Moor-Woman The Shepherd’s Story Of The Bond Of Friendship Georg Brandes questioned Andersen about whether he would write his autobiography, the poet claimed that it had already been written - "The Ugly Duckling".Īll the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen: Andersen, (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. ![]() Hans Christian Andersen often referred to in Scandinavia as H. ![]() ![]() The Complete Fairy Tales: The complete collection, Hans Christian Andersen ![]() |