![]() All the while, the monstrous grolar bear stalks the land. With nothing but the clothes on his back and the knife on his hip, Nick is up against it in a world of wolves, caribou, and grizzlies. Nick and Ryan are both thrown into the freezing river and find themselves under a ceiling of solid ice. He invites Nick to come along and help him find the caribou.īarely down the river, disaster strikes. Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of nineteen novels, including Far North, Crossing the Wire, and Take Me to the River. Ryan also wants to learn what Inuit hunters are saying about climate change in the Arctic. ![]() He'll soon be coming to Nick's part of the world to raft the remote Firth River in search of huge herds of migrating caribou. A former Grand Canyon river guide, Ryan Powers is now a famous wildlife photographer. Returning to his village, Nick receives a letter from the half brother he's never met. Experts will soon be calling it a "grolar bear." Full Book Name: Never Say Die Author Name: Will Hobbs Book Genre: Action, Adventure, Fiction, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Survival, Young Adult Series Detail: ISBN 9780061708794 ASIN 0061708798 Edition Language: English Date of Publication: JanuPDF / EPUB File Name: NeverSayDie-WillHobbs.pdf, NeverSayDie. About to bring home a caribou for his ailing grandfather, Nick loses the meat to a fearsome creature never before seen in the wild. ![]() ![]() When the motto of your village is "never say die," you have a lot to live up to.Īt home in Canada's Arctic, Nick Thrasher is an accomplished Inuit hunter at fifteen. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Spotlight - A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.īarre - A handrail fixed to a wall, as in a dance studio, used by ballet dancers as a support in certain exercises.Īrabesque - A ballet position executed while standing on one straight leg with one arm extended forward and the other arm and leg extended backward. ![]() Horizon - The apparent intersection of the earth and sky as seen by an observer. Swift - Moving or capable of moving with great speed fast. There are a lot of dance & ballet terms (see vocabulary words below). This book is abstract, so it would be good to also focus on the pictures. ![]() "I was a dancer just like you," Misty tells her, "a dreaming shooting star of a girl/with work and worlds ahead." Misty encourages this young girl's faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and dedication, she too can become Firebird. Copeland provides words of encouragement to boost the dreams of an African American girl whose desire to be a ballerina is hampered by her low self-image and lack of confidence. Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)Ī poetic dialogue between an aspiring young dancer and the American Ballet Theater's soloist comprises the text of this stunning picture book. Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up. ![]() ![]() Behind her was her bodyguard, whom Chelsea new was a jinn. In her mind she saw a merchant in these star-dusted robes sitting on this ship, a coin dancing across her knuckles. ![]() She mused on the idea about writing an Arab-inspired fantasy for years until this one day, where the opening scene of the novel simultaneously came to her. ![]() When she left the country to attend university in the states and began missing home, these stories were the very first thing that she latched onto as a writer. ![]() She grew up on stories “1001 Nights” and with oral stories from around the region. The central driving force behind “The Stardust” was nostalgia. When Chelsea’s not immersed in her own fictional worlds, she spends her free time doodling characters, playing video games, and hoarding all these books that she does not have the shelf space for. Consumed by wanderlust, she has set down roots in various states.Īfter she earned her MA in English at Duquesne University, she moved to New York, where she lives. Chelsea Abdullah is an American-Kuwati author born and raised in Kuwait, where she grew up hearing these stories about some mysterious desert creatures and some wily (yet only sometimes likable) heroes. ![]() ![]() ![]() When their children, Ariana and Alexander, were born, they stopped touring, and Mr. Six months later, he married Donna Harris, who had hired him, and they formed the Clarion Shadow Theater, a touring company that used puppets along with overhead projectors and cinematic techniques. After one semester of college, he enrolled in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown College.Īfter three years as a circus clown, he applied for a job in the puppetry department of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission in Prince George's County. A self-taught cartoonist, he was really interested in theater. Wisniewski (pronounced wiz-NESS-key) was born in England, where his father, a master sergeant in the Air Force, was stationed, and the family moved across Europe and the United States during his childhood. He used his layered cut-paper technique to great effect in many books, including ''Golem'' (Clarion), a version of the cabalist tale about the clay creature brought to life in 16th-century Prague, which won the 1997 Caldecott Medal for illustration. ![]() 11 at a nursing home in Alexandria, Va., after a brief illness. ![]() David Wisniewski, an artist who worked as a clown and shadow puppeteer before turning to cut paper and children's books, died on Sept. ![]() ![]() "If you play a game, you play to win, right?" Icewolf asked. A college student with unkempt black hair. If anyone had told him a year ago that he would be sitting in a penthouse suite decked out like a Bond villain's lair six months after aliens invaded, about to enter the virtual reality game that was central to their society, he would have dismissed them as a troll. It was emblazoned with the Omnitech Industries logo, a giant steel pylon being struck by lightning.Īlan shook his head, then stared out the window. He was leaner than Alan remembered the light grey jumpsuit he wore fit him like a glove. And you need to treat it like one." Icewolf sat back in his chair. "Sure, it's a virtual reality massively multiplayer online role playing simulation that was designed to replace all war, but it's still a game. That if you conquer a planet in the Game, you control it in reality." ![]() "You told me that the Game affects real life. ![]() "Remember, it's just a game," Icewolf said. ![]() ![]() ![]() We’re each giving a reader one of these fab tee shirts, and also an ARC – of either HOW TO PLAN A WEDDING FOR A ROYAL SPY, my January book, or Theresa’s SECRETS OF A SCANDALOUS HEIRESS, also out in January. I’m running a fun contest this week with my pal, historical romance author Theresa Romain. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book, published by Beijing's New Star Press in May, is considered one of the most comprehensive travelogues of India ever written by a Chinese person. ![]() This is how Hong Mei, a Chinese writer who backpacked across India for a year with her American husband Tom Carter, describes India in her newly published travelogue The Farther I Walk, the Closer I Get to Me. ![]() NO EASY TASK: A Dongria tribal woman carrying bushels of crops on her head to sell at a market descends the hills in east India's Odisha on Febru(TOM CARTER)ĭespite the fact that many in India are materially poor and impoverished, they are satisfied and happy with life thanks to their inner spirituality.ĪFFINITY: The cover of the book The Farther I Walk, the Closer I Get to Me features a photo of its author Hong Mei (right) with an Indian girl (TOM CARTER) ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, authors will often adopt a pseudonym in order to write in various genres without confusing their fans. While it’s less common for authors to publish under pseudonyms, it’s still often done for marketability purposes - and sometimes simply for the author’s own comfort in anonymity. As recently as the 1990s, Joanne Rowling was urged by publishers to publish the Harry Potter series under the name JK Rowling (the “K’ was fabricated, Rowling does not actually have a middle name) out of concern that young boys - a large demographic of the books’ target market - would not be inclined to read something written by a woman. ![]() ![]() Women, for instance, often had to conceal their identities by adopting a masculine “nom de plume” in order to even be considered for publication - and this trend has not entirely disappeared with times gone by. Back in the day, they were a necessity for some trying to make it in the publishing industry. Even further back than modern literature, authors have adopted pen names. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Homo Sapiens Agenda and The Upside of Unrequited, and I really enjoyed them–especially Simon, because his anxieties over coming out were very relatable to me personally. It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting-especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.Ībout a year ago, I read Becky Albertalli’s first two books: Simon vs. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. ![]() So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends-not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. ![]() An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat-but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. ![]() the Homo Sapiens Agenda -takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst. Leah Burke-girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. ![]() ![]() And with its array of animal characters-the hen, the duck, the rooster, the dog, the weasel-it calls to mind such classics in English as Animal Farm and Charlotte’s Web.įeaturing specially-commissioned illustrations, this first English-language edition of Sun-mi Hwang’s fable for our times beautifully captures the journey of an unforgettable character in world literature. ![]() No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild-and to hatch an egg of her own.Īn anthem for freedom, individuality, and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on Korea, where it has captivated millions of readers. ![]() |