![]() ![]() Sanderson proves that no matter the genre, he is one of the most skilled storytellers in the business. Broken Road Productions and Entertainment 360 ( Office Christmas Party) are producing. One day, in between two snapshot assignments, Davis decides to investigate the memory of a call that was mysteriously never logged at the precinct, and he makes a horrifying discovery.Īs in all many stories, Snapshot follows a wonderfully flawed character as he attempts to solve a horrific crime. EXCLUSIVE: MGM has acquired Snapshot, a novella by Brandon Sanderson. The short story follows a detective assigned to Snapshot Duty, a recreation of. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes he is tasked with documenting domestic disputes. MGM has landed the film rights to Brandon Sanderson ’s novella Snapshot, sources have confirmed to Variety. Sometimes he is tasked with finding where a criminal dumped a weapon. All for the purposes of an investigation by the court.ĭavis’s job as a cop on Snapshot Duty is straightforward. The experiences people have, the paths they follow-all of them are real again for a one day in the snapshot. From New York Times 1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a detective thriller in a police beat like no other. In this vivid world that author Brandon Sanderson has built, society can create a snapshot of a specific day in time. Snapshot is a Science Fiction detective story following Anthony Davis, a cop assigned to Snapshot Duty. ![]()
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![]() Alesha would rather be anywhere than the library – she has been nudged into taking the job by her brother, Aiden, an avid reader who also works there. Teenage Aleisha works at the Harrow Library, the place Naina took out her last books. Mukesh reads the book to feel close to his wife again and, inspired to continue that connection, he decides to head to the library for more fuel. Naina loved reading, and her connection to books had always been important to her. His three daughters check in on him worriedly, and among their mother’s things, they find one of Naina’s library books – The Time-Traveler’s Wife – and give it to Mukesh to return. He feels a bit schlubby as he tries to move through life without her he clings to routine, goes to temple and worries about his granddaughter Priya. Mukesh is a widower of two years, still in mourning for his wife, Naina. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a bit cheesy, but it’s just the right sort of cheese – like a toasty sandwich filled with melting gouda. The Reading List is a sweet, simple and tender story about the power words have to heal and the joys that books can bring. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the twenty years since the Dream Team first captivated the world, its mystique has only grown. And he narrates a riveting account of the legendary intrasquad scrimmage that pitted the Dream Teamers against one another in what may have been the greatest pickup game in history. He takes us inside the team's Olympic suites for late-night card games and bull sessions where superstars like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird debated the finer points of basketball. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial selection process. Drawing on fresh interviews with the players, McCallum provides the definitive account of the Dream Team phenomenon. As a writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its inception to the gold medal ceremony in Barcelona. Aircraft & Spacecraft: General InterestĪcclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S.Ships, Boats & Waterways: General Interest.Road & Motor Vehicles: General Interest.Fishing, Field Sports & Outdoor Activities.Sports Studies & PE: Textbooks & Study Guides.Literary Studies: Textbooks & Study Guides.Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous.Inventions & Technology: General Interest. ![]() Environment & Ecology: General Interest.Popular Culture & Media: General Interest.Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides. ![]() ![]() With love, wisdom, and passion, Queen Afua guides us to accept our mission and our mantle as Sacred Women-to heal ourselves, the generations of women in our families, our communities, and our world. ![]() Through extraordinary meditations, affirmations, holistic healing plant-based medicine, KMT temple teachings, and The Rites of Passage guidance, Queen Afua teaches us how to love and rejoice in our bodies by spiritualizing the words we speak, the foods we eat, the relationships we attract, the spaces we live and work in, and the transcendent woman spirit we manifest. City of Wellness, published in 2009, serves as a guide to food, diet, and nutrition as means of healing. The Sacred Women: 84 Day Healing Journal was published in 2016 as a companion journal. ![]() "This book was one of the first that helped me start practices as a young woman that focused on my body and spirit as one."-Jada Pinkett Smith It is a bestselling guide to healing the feminine body, mind, and spirit. ![]() ![]() The twentieth anniversary edition of a transformative blueprint for ancestral healing-featuring new material and gateways, from the renowned herbalist, natural health expert, and healer of women's bodies and souls ![]() ![]() ![]() 'This book is magic!' Kristin Cashore, New York Times bestselling author of Graceling ![]() 'An unputdownable, sweeping fairytale that thrills as much as it delights' Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of the Wicked And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to contain - no matter what it costs. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.Ī sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes, and warning Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die. And on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. Shiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. ![]() ' A dazzling fairy tale full of breathtaking storytelling' Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval ![]() An unspeakable curse.Ī beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers' The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn. ![]() ![]() But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy. Finkelstein for a different - albeit gilded - cage. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams - if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. ![]() The official summary given on the preorder pages: With Jack and the entire holiday world itself in peril, Sally goes on a quest to the other holiday worlds-including one previously unexplored-as the Pumpkin Queen, uncovering secrets about how to save the world and wrestle with new discoveries about her past life." ![]() "The novel sees a happily married Sally and Jack get their lives momentarily turned upside down when Sally accidentally lets loose a mysterious villain in Halloween Town. According to an article, the premise of the book is stated: ![]() ![]() ![]() As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way. The story of Ragweed comes to Poppy's aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins. The story of Ragweed comes to Poppys aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins. When he asks the mouse’s name, she replies, “Poppy.” Following the sound of the voice, he finds a cage with a deer mouse trapped inside. Ragweed is now ready to strike off on his own, but it’s not long before he hears a cry for help. Though Ragweed doesn’t really want to help the raccoon, by doing so he winds up in Dimwood Forest. On his journey, he meets Lotar, a young and bothersome raccoon who has lost his mother. ![]() How did Ragweed and Poppy meet and become friends? This book tells their hilarious story! Adventurous golden mouse Ragweed is on a freight train leaving the city of Amperville. ![]() Ragweed and Poppy is one of the "10 Top Middle-Grade Summer Reads," according to Kirkus Reviews! The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca. ![]() ![]() ![]() You deserve a laugh and a well paved EASY path to living a life you love, no matter what you've been through! ![]() While you learn healing tips and tricks to keep you out of panic and anxiety and into your full life mission, you will also laugh yourself silly because Angela Shelton, who is also Safe Side Superchick, is the host. This is a path to move from survival into REVIVAL. This is a blueprint for your pathway out of that cycle so that you have the tools to access 24/7 so that you find and stay on the Warrior path instead of in survival mode. Tired of being stuck when you know FULL WELL that you have a powerful life mission? Ready to finally leave the survival mode and repeated panic and anxiety? ![]() Ready to find and fully embrace your core purpose (instead of your pain) and fulfill your mission? Have you given up all of your time and resources to help others' healing more than your own? 12 Week Warrior Training + 52 Week Yearlong Be Your Own Hero Course + Workbooks + Interviews + Healing Techniques + Coloring Book PagesĪre you tired of just "surviving" after "dealing with" sexual abuse and violence?ĭoes repeated trauma and drama keep showing up in your life? ![]() ![]() ![]() But that’s not healthy! We can’t survive like that. ![]() For me and most people, artistic self-expression is integral to mental health but it’s not always easy! So, the basic themes of the story came from that experience and it was always a really fun way to let our artists have total freedom to incorporate their own styles, which is one of my favorite things about this book.Ī message that a lot of girls get is that they shouldn’t be emotional-never be angry, never raise your voice, and never cry! Girls are shown that they should be compliant, always in control of themselves, and to be a “cool girl” everything should just roll off your back. Courage isn’t only facing a bad guy, but it can be the courage to express ourselves. How do you realize what you want to frame each larger story around?įontana: Part of that was inspired by a time when I was at a signing and a girl had made a drawing for me, but then didn’t want to give it to me because it “wasn’t good enough.” For some of us, it takes a superhero amount of courage to share our art and our creativity with the world. ![]() We see each person struggle (or excel) in the creative process and I realized how these stories are really teaching young readers to learn to be creative in their own way without needing anyone else style. TMS: That ties into the great aspect of Out of the Bottle which has all the characters making their own comics and learning how to come up with their own stories. ![]() ![]() He has to use a cane to walk, but this never slows him down. ![]() He has a bad leg because of an injury while working with the gang. Kaz realized he would need an army to bring Pekka down and get his revenge, so he joined a gang called the Dregs and slowly worked his way up until he was at the top. He worked his way up in the rough part of Ketterdam (The Barrel) by hard work, being very good at cards, and being a tenacious fighter. Then one day he saw the man who duped him and learned his real name…Pekka Rollins. All gentleness and goodness were gone so he could survive. Theories abound among his friends and enemies, but no one knows the true reason he wears the gloves.Ī new Kaz emerged as he makes it to shore. Ever since then, Kaz has worn gloves because he can’t stand the feel of anyone else’s flesh against his. But Kaz was alive and had to use his brother’s body as a buoy to help him swim to shore. They were both assumed dead and thrown on a ship of corpses. Jordie and Kaz then contracted a plague that swept through Ketterdam. When his father died, he and his brother Jordie sold the family farm and moved to the city of Ketterdam. Jordie couldn’t find a job at first but was eventually hired as a runner for a stock market executive, who ended up stealing all of their meager inheritance and leaving town. ![]() His backstory slowly unfolds in flashbacks throughout the book: – Kaz Brekker – The mastermind behind the heist. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** ![]() |