![]() ![]() National Book Award longlist 2017 ILA -CBC Children's Choice List Book Links’ Lasting Connections 2016 Kirkus Best of 2016 Nerdy Book Club Nerdies 2016 Poetry/Novels in Verse New York Times Bestseller San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016 Washington Post Best of 2016 BookPage Best of 2016 "A novel about a soccer-obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes.Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. "A novel about a soccer-obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match. Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. ![]() A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee. In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. ![]()
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![]() Definite trigger warnings for abuse, but the way Satoko’s situation goes out of control and, likewise, Keiichi’s attempts to restore normalcy (and in this village that’s the very definition of falling at the first hurdle) spiral into madness are quite well done.Īnd this volume does such a good job moving all of its established pieces in new, novel ways. In fact, my biggest complaint is that this volume weighs in at a whopping 300 pages and change, which is a lot of mystery to wade through. ![]() Phew, this whole story turned into a marathon rather than a sprint. No, Keiichi’s going to be looking a lot closer to home for the cause of all the problems this time around. While the focus is on Satoko this time, it turns out she’s a catalyst rather than an instigator. Y’know, until this arc it was a lot easier to have an answer to that question. ![]() the one that’s gone crazy.? Or Hinamizawa? ![]() ![]() He gets his wish, but not in the way he's imagined. ![]() He continues to wonder, who was that gorgeous woman? He wishes he could have spent a longer time in her company. Long after she's collected her belongings and left the taxi they'd shared to the airport, he can't get her out of his mind. Little does he know that sharing a taxi with a beautiful stranger will change his life in ways he can't even imagine. Raymond LaCasse has just completed his studies in Paris and is on his way home to the French Caribbean island of Martinique. ![]() He gets his wish, but not in the way he's. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With a colorful cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, Givenchy, "Moon River" composer Henry Mancini, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the country, changing fashion, film, and sex for good. reveals little-known facts about the cinema classic: Truman Capote desperately wanted Marilyn Monroe for the leading role director Blake Edwards filmed multiple endings Hepburn herself felt very conflicted about balancing the roles of mother and movie star. The first complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the nation in 1961. Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Audrey - dainty, immaculate - is anything but true to life. ![]() |