![]() ![]() The irascible husband of Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody is living up to his reputation as 'The Father of Curses'. At the same time she has to keep an eagle eye on her wayward son Rameses and his elegant and calculating cat and look into the mysterious disappearance of a mummy case… The dead man was an antiques dealer, killed in his shop, so when a sinister-looking Egyptian spotted at the crime scene turns up in Mazghunah, Amelia can't resist following his trail. Nothing in this barren spot seems of any interest but then a murder in Cairo changes all of that. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, Emerson is awarded instead the 'pyramids' of Mazghunah – countless mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere. ![]() Join our plucky Victorian Egyptologist, together with her devastatingly handsome and brilliant husband Radcliffe, in another exciting escapade ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() As the Norman and English armies prepare to clash, Tancred uncovers a cunning plot that harks back to the day of Hastings itself. Bitterly determined to seek vengeance for his lord's murder, the dauntless knight quickly becomes entrenched in secret dealings between a powerful Norman magnate and a shadow from the past. Badly wounded, Tancred barely escapes with his own life. Tancred a Dinant,a loyal and ambitious knight, is among them, hungry for battle, honor, silver, and land.īut at Durham, the Normans are ambushed in the streets by English rebels, and Tancred's revered lord Robert de Commines is slain. ![]() January, 1069: Less than three years after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the death of the usurper, Harold Godwineson, two thousand Normans march in the depths of winter to subdue the troublesome province of Northumbria. As the two opposing forces battle for conquest, the fate of England hangs in the balance shows great promise as an adventure novelist in this colorful dĮnter into a ruthless, formidable world, where violent warriors seek honor in holy places and holy men seek glory in dark deeds. "Aitcheson brings excitement and intrigue to a bloody period of medieval history-one that is underrepresented in the genre. ![]() ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse ![]() Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() ![]() These are the #AASLchat questions followed by my tweets and comments. ![]() Coplanning instruction with classroom teachers gives school librarians the opportunity to privilege diverse voices, cultures, and contributions throughout the curriculum. You can read about it in an article by Chelsea Brantley and the AASL School Library Event Promotion Committee on the KQ Blog.įor me, “providing students with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and culturally responsive curriculum, resources, and programming must be essential to our mission” (Moreillon 2021, 150). ![]() The AASL February chat will be held tonight, 2/22/21, beginning at 7:30 EST. #AASLchat organizers and I are on the same wave length when it comes to celebrating Black History, Women’s History, and all of the “months.” Diversity in resources, teaching, and programming are most effective when diversity is essential to the classroom/library curriculum all year long. ![]() ![]() This is the sort of book that compelled me to natter on with great enthusiasm after completing each chapter… And then! And then! And THEN! (Thank goodness my husband is a patient man.) In telling the story of Virginia Hall, who was an astonishing figure, Purnell also includes riveting details of life underground in wartime France-disguises, codes, parachute drops, infiltration, sabotage, escape. Like Ben McIntyre, her style is dramatic and cinematic, with easy lucid prose. What is it about? It is a biography of Virginia Hall, an American who fought with the French Resistance, first as an agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), then with the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS). ![]() (Plus my mother loved it, and I usually like what she likes.) ![]() ![]() Why did I read this? It got wonderful reviews when it was published last year. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hunter had told her once, and Reggie understood what she meant, as would that one other person who knew about Dr. “Justice has nothing to do with the law,” Dr. ![]() Hunter had murdered two men with her bare hands (literally) and only Reggie and one other person knew about it. Hunter had been the nicest, kindest, most sympathetic person that Reggie had ever known, and Reggie knew for a fact that Dr. ![]() But Reggie soon finds herself in the sort of quandary that no police officer wants to be in, even those with pasts and associations as checkered as her own:ĭr. When their investigations cross paths with a very recent murder, it looks like they might finally escape this circle of bureaucratic hell. It should be just a matter of crossing t’s and dotting i’s in the course of routine conversations, but the duo keeps running into figurative stone walls as the subjects of their inquiries tend to never be available. Reggie and her partner, DC Ronnie Debicki, have been tasked with tying up loose ends from an old case involving a ring of pedophiles in Yorkshire. It’s been nine long years, but welcome back, Jackson Brodie! And, even more importantly to me, welcome back, Reggie Chase, who is all grown up and now a detective constable after completing her degree in Law and Criminology. Iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie returns in Kate Atkinson’s long-awaited fifth book in the series, Big Sky, a triumphant new novel about secrets, sex, and lies. ![]() ![]() ![]() Started in 1960, Goodall's Gombe chimp observation, is the world's longest running continuous wildlife research project. ![]() Jane Goodall is a primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. Jane Goodall's many followers and all animal-loving children and adult picture book fans will be riveted by this suspenseful and heartwarming fictional story set in China and including an authoritative informational page about pangolins and suggestions for how to help fight animal trafficking. To the rescue comes a small girl who knows that pangolins are friendly fellow creatures who have feelings too, and who convinces her mother to buy Pangolina and set her free. ![]() Pangolina is especially vulnerable, since her scales are prized by humans who believe they have curative powers. But one day cruel hunters trap Pangolina, putting her into a cage along with her friends, and bring them to a market to be sold as wild game. From legendary naturalist Jane Goodall, an absorbing fictional tale that will steal hearts and open minds about the plight of the pangolin, the only mammalian species with scales, and endangered by illegal trafficking.Īfter a blissful babyhood being cared for by her loving mother, Pangolina ventures out alone into the forest to become an independent adult, helped along by wise, older animal companions, including a civet and a bat. ![]() ![]() ![]() He works instead of his father to provide for his poor mother. Although young, he is resilient, as he escaped the guards who managed to graze his forehead. He despises his father immensely for making their life miserable. Gradually, his wardrobe increased and his appearance became respectable.īasilio is protective of both his mother and brother. But in the beginning of the novel, he is shabbily dressed, dirty and had a single pair of bakya. ![]() In El Filibusterismo, Basilio is presented as a 23-year old medical student who wears an all black outfit. He is said to have strong and clear steps but had become lame at the end of Noli me Tangere. His features resembled his youngest brother Crispin but with certain firmness and depth. When Basilio was introduced in this story, he was 10 years old. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With only a tattered shred of hope remaining, the Bearers of the Wand of Myth must battle their way back to each other to mount a final stand.īut Elloren and her allies are not only facing Mage Vogel's advancing forces-the armies of the Eastern Realm will stop at nothing to see the Black Witch struck down. But the losses-of life, of love-have been almost too great to withstand as the Shadow continues to devour the world. Wandfasted By: Laurie Forest Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky Series: The Black Witch Chronicles Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Release date: 05-29-18 Language: English 595 ratings Regular price: 20. Magical forces clash and Erthia hovers on the brink of ruin in the can't-miss finale of Laurie Forest's epic fantasy series, The Black Witch Chronicles!īlack Witch of prophecy Elloren Gardner Grey has unleashed her powers and embraced her legacy as a Dryad and guardian of the Forest. Laurie Forest is the NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Black Witch Chronicles, including The Black Witch, The Iron Flower, The Shadow Wand, The Demon Tide, and the prequel e-novellas, Wandfasted and Light Mage, also available in print as The Rebel Mage s anthology. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Marie, born the last in a long line of women warriors and crusaders, is determined to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects. In this crucible, Marie steadily supplants her desire for family, for her homeland, for the passions of her youth with something new to her: devotion to her sisters, and a conviction in her own divine visions. Lauren Groff returns with her exhilarating first new novel since the groundbreaking Fates and Furies.Ĭast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, 17-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease.Īt first taken aback by the severity of her new life, Marie finds focus and love in collective life with her singular and mercurial sisters. ![]() |