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1) Peterrific
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Peter, Pinkalicious's brother, loves to build with his blocks. He decides to build a tower out of blocks high enough to reach the stars and the moon all by himself. But once he's up there, he realizes that he's all alone and he has no way of getting down easily.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 42
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Moldy mozzarella! It was only a few days before Halloween when all of the pumpkins in New Mouse City disappeared. A thief was on the loose, and there was only one person I could count on to help me solve this peculiar mystery--my detective friend Hercule Poirat. But would we be able to figure out what was going on in time to save Halloween?" -- p. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Books of Babel volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The first book in the stunning and strange debut fantasy series that's receiving major praise from some of fantasy's biggest authors such as Mark Lawrence and Django Wexler. The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on the other like the layers of a cake. It is a world of geniuses and tyrants, of airships and steam engines, of unusual...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
There is a legend that if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave then Britain will fall, so when somebody steals the birds, the Queen calls for Mac B. to find the thief and retrieve them--a mission that takes him to Iceland, where he encounters secret submarines, hungry polar bears, and his arch-nemesis from the KGB.
Author
Language
English
Description
E. M. Forster’s renowned guide to writing sparkles with wit and insight for contemporary writers and readers. With lively language and excerpts from well-known classics, Forster takes on the seven elements vital to a novel: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm. He not only defines and explains such terms as “round” versus “flat” characters (and why both are needed for an effective novel), but...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
One of these days, I'm going to sit down and write that novel.... Everyone thinks about doing it, yet most people who do start a novel end up stalling after a few chapters. Where do these would-be novelists go wrong? Are the characters dull and cliched? Did the story arc collapse? Did they succumb to a dreaded bout of "writer's block"? Or maybe it was all just taking too long? These problems used to stop writers in their tracks, but nothing will get...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A tale inspired by the life of Lady Jane Gray's younger sister, Katherine, interweaves the tragic story of her imprisonment in the Tower of London with the fates of three other innocent political prisoners including Kate Plantagenet and boy princes Edward and Richard.
17) Thanks, but this isn't for us: a (sort of) compassionate guide to why your writing is being rejected
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Ideal for intermediate to advanced fiction writing courses, this two-in-one text and anthology addresses the artistic implications of craft choices. Each chapter addresses revision in relation to a specific topic, including examples of the revision process from well-known writers. Numerous examples, questions, and exercises throughout the book help students reflect upon and explore writing possibilities. The mini-anthology features 22 highly teachable,...
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