![]() Wix, the sole point of emotional consistency in the young girl's life, is particularly poignant, thanks to O'Brien's reading. Maisie's relationship with her governess Mrs. ![]() She captures the boiling anger of the adult world, as well as Maisie's sadness and confusion. Even for audiences who might not enjoy James's prose, O'Brien's narration is both gripping and suitably melancholy. In this audio edition, Maureen O'Brien delivers a standout performance of James's classic novella. As both parents find new romantic partners, Maisie, who is mature beyond her age, is thrust even further into an adult world of betrayal and sexual gamesmanship. Young Maisie Farange finds herself the unwitting pawn in her parents' divorce, as her mother and father use her as a tool for personal attacks. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Someone, obviously a very powerful, magical someone, has somehow managed to infiltrate both the Emerald City and Glinda’s magical palace and stolen all of the magical items found in Oz. Unfortunately, Glinda has already discovered that her magical Book of Records and all of her potions have been stolen. Dorothy, the Wizard and several others (Dot, Betsy, Button-Bright, Cowardly Lion, etc) travel to Glinda the Good Witch’s palace to see if she can help. The Wizard discovers that his personal bag of magic instruments is also missing. However, Ozma appears to be missing along with her magic picture frame. Dorothy and the other girls (Dot and Betsy) decide to tour the Oz country side and go to Ozma to ask permission. This book starts off with a very interesting premise and dilemma. The Lost Princess of Oz was the 11th Oz story written by L Frank Baum. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His books inspired many younger Scottish writers, including Irvine Welsh, Alan Warner, A. It often contains extensive footnotes explaining the works that influenced it. His writing style is postmodern and has been compared with those of Franz Kafka, George Orwell, Jorge Luis Borges and Italo Calvino. Before Lanark, he had plays performed on radio and TV. His artwork has been widely exhibited and is in several important collections. As well as his book illustrations, he painted portraits and murals, including one at the Òran Mór venue and one at Hillhead subway station. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1952 to 1957. His works of fiction combine realism, fantasy, and science fiction with the use of his own typography and illustrations, and won several awards. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. ![]() ![]() It's not that today's 12-year-old wouldn't understand what they were reading in this book. The writing is beautiful in a poetic way. It is also more of a paean to nature and an old fashioned rustic way of life than it is a story. Read moreĪlthough excellent, this one seemed an odd selection for a Newbery Honor. My only reservation with the book is the manner in which Sterling acquires Rascal but the ending compensates. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think I actually preferred listening to this one rather than reading it, although it's been many years since I first read it. Jim Weiss has a rich, warm voice and narrates the story beautifully. I listened to the audio of this book with my eight-year-old daughter, and she immediately began trying to tame a crow (raccoons being verboten near our chickens). From the unfinished canoe in the living room to the fenced off Christmas tree, life in the North household is unconventional, but warm and radiating that sense of childhood innocence in nature that often feels absent in today's less rural world. Sterling relates the tales of his and Rascal's misadventures over the course of a year. His inseparable best friend, though, is Rascal, a young raccoon. ![]() An avid naturalist, Sterling raises a variety of unusual pets: Poe, the crow, two skunks, a drooling St. Things are pretty quiet in rural Wisconsin in 1917, unless, that is, you are eleven-year-old Sterling North. ![]() ![]() ![]() At six months of age, Tate won the "Miss Tiny Tot of Dallas Pageant", but her parents had no show business ambitions for their daughter. The family is of English, Swiss, and French descent. ![]() ![]() Sharon Marie Tate was born on January 24, 1943, in Dallas, Texas, the eldest of three daughters to Colonel Paul James Tate, a United States Army officer, and his wife, Doris Gwendolyn (née Willett). Life and career 1943–1964: Childhood and early acting career She was eight-and-a-half months pregnant. On August 9, 1969, Tate and four others were murdered by members of the Manson Family, a cult, in the home she shared with Polanski. Tate's last completed film, 12+1, was released posthumously in 1969. That year, she also performed in the film The Fearless Vampire Killers, directed by her future husband Roman Polanski. Her first major role was as Jennifer North in the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She next appeared in the horror film Eye of the Devil (1966). ![]() She made her film debut in 1961 as an extra in Barabbas with Anthony Quinn. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers. During the 1960s, she appeared in advertisements and small television roles before appearing in films as well as working as a model. Sharon Marie Tate Polanski (Janu– August 9, 1969) was an American actress and model. ![]() |