The Berenstain Bears Limited Edition Golden Gift Set - Golden Brother Edition It’s a good book to read again and again. She reads them a great story and then sister says “I hope Mama and Papa had a good meeting, because I had a good sit.”Ī sweet story that can help dispel some of the worries when having a sitter for the first time. The cubs get busy playing Cat’s Cradle, Tiddlywinks, Go Fish until they are tired and she puts them to bed. Grizzle has a magic bag full of fabulous items. Grizzle arrives and the parents leave for the meeting the cubs are still a bit worried.īut Mrs. The cubs are worried, but Mama tried to assure them and tells them that Mrs. Their ball went into her garden and a kit hit her in the head. They remember some times when they weren’t very nice to Mrs. Mama Bear feels better now, but not the cubs. Grizzle, the bear that lives in the hollow stump at the end of the road. Mama Bear tells them she will get them a sitter. They want to go to the meeting also, but it’s just for grown-ups. Mama Bear calls around – Aunt Maude is going to the meeting, Uncle Wilber is going to the meeting also. The Berenstain Bears and the Sitter by Stan and Jan Berenstain So do Gramps and Gran so who will stay with the cubs? Just anyone won’t do… Who will stay home with the cubs? There’s an important meeting at the town hall and Mama and Papa Bear need to go to it.
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The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for decades, sparking an epic manhunt for the Benders. The Benders, the family of four who once resided on the property were nowhere to be found. Below the cabin itself was a cellar stained with blood. Buried by a trailside cabin beneath an orchard of young apple trees were the remains of countless bodies. In 1873 the people of Labette County, Kansas made a grisly discovery. "Rich in historical perspective and graced by novelistic touches, grips the reader from first to last.” -Wall Street JournalĪ suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier-shedding new light on a family of serial killers in Kansas, whose horrifying crimes gripped the attention of a nation still reeling from war. 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Now, everything Trixie’s ever believed about her hero, her father, seems to be a lie as Daniel ventures to hell and back, seeking revenge. But when a single act of violence shatters her innocence, seemingly mild-mannered Daniel’s convictions are put to the test-while his own shockingly tumultuous past, hidden even from his family, comes to light. Comic book artist Daniel Stone would do anything to protect his daughter. She’s also a straight-A high school student, pretty and popular, and the light of her father’s life. From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, a powerful novel that explores the unbreakable bond between parent and child, and questions whether you can reinvent yourself in the course of a lifetime-or if your mistakes are carried forever.įourteen-year-old Trixie Stone is in love for the first time. The lavish two-column format recalls Shakespeare’s folios, and dozens of vibrant illustrations capture all the iconic movie moments. Readers will experience their favorite scenes, characters, and lines in a fresh-yet fully faithful-way, through soliloquies and dialogue by everyone from Captain America to Groot (“’Tis I!”). What if the most epic cinematic franchise of all time had been penned by the greatest playwright of all time? Wonder no more! In William Shakespeare’s Avengers, the best-selling author of the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars series has reimagined the Avengers films as plays penned by the Bard himself, including:Īuthentic meter and verse, stage directions, and clever Easter eggs will delight fans of the Avengers and Shakespeare alike. Assemble, Ye Avengers! All four Avengers films are presented as Shakespearean plays in this must-have for Marvel fans. has created a family so likable and attractive, a community so vibrant and engaging, that we want to crawl into the pages and know them.” - NPR Books “If you’ve never read romance novels, start here.” - Washington Post could this imperfect man be perfect for her? the rest of the world simply fell away, and she couldn’t help but wonder. Her perfect husband wouldn’t be so moody and ill-mannered, and while Phillip was certainly handsome, he was a large brute of a man, rough and rugged, and totally unlike the London gentlemen vying for her hand. and before she knew it, she was in a hired carriage in the middle of the night, on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match. and more.ĭid he think she was mad? Eloise Bridgerton couldn’t marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to do was kiss her. Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he’d proposed, figuring that she’d be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Look for Queen Charlotte, the new Bridgerton story by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes, inspired by the Netflix series.įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Eloise Bridgerton, in the fifth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries.ĭespite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. John Donne was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. The Poems of John Donne is one volume paperback edition of the poems of John Donne (1572-1631) based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of his work from composition to circulation and. The first accident occurred on December 16, 1951, with the plane crashing into the Elizabeth River. The novel is based on three actual plane crashes that took place in Elizabeth, Blume's hometown, over the course of 58 days. Miri learns to negotiate a difficult adolescence with her loving family as they, and everyone in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, deal with the unexpected and unexplained rash of airplane crashes literally in their backyards. Miri Ammerman is the daughter of a single mother whose father left before she was born. In the Unlikely Event takes place in the early 1950s when the United States is dealing with the Korean War along with changing social mores. This was Blume's first adult book in 17 years and one of only four adult books she has written in her career. It follows fifteen-year-old Miri Ammerman and her family and friends as they cope with three plane crashes from December 1951 to February 1952 in their home of Elizabeth, New Jersey. In the Unlikely Event is a 2015 novel by Judy Blume. |