(Young adult wild west science fiction) Thanks to the traitorous ship captain who dumped her on a dust bowl of a backwater planet, Didi, the gunslinger, her cyborg crow Pip and the young thief, Bo Rylen, find themselves trapped and out of options to escape the dying world. But when the local sheriff offers an alternative, Didi finds herself embroiled in a plot that threatens the galaxy, one only she can stop. That is, if she can figure out who to trust first… KEYWORDS: young adult sci-fi series, young adult science fiction series, young adult sci-fi book, young adult science fiction book
(young adult wild west science fiction) Embark on an exhilarating intergalactic adventure in Didi and the Gunslinger by Patti Larsen – a captivating young adult science fiction novel that will ignite your imagination! Welcome to Trash Heaven, the galaxy's most peculiar and unlikely home for sixteen-year-old Didi Duke. Born and raised amidst the discarded remnants of a futuristic world, Didi has found solace in the hidden treasures of this vast dumping ground. While her inventor father remains engrossed in his creations, Didi has inherited his remarkable talents and become a master scavenger, accompanied by her loyal companion, Pip, a cyborg crow. But when a sinister Underlord kidnaps her father, Didi's idyllic life of scavenging and discovery is shattered. No longer content to hide away in the garbage, she must summon her courage and embark on a daring mission to rescue her beloved dad. Her audacious plan involves resurrecting a retired cyborg gunslinger, a legend in their world, to aid her in this perilous quest. Patti Larsen's Didi and the Gunslinger is a thrilling young adult science fiction novel that catapults readers into a realm of danger, mystery, and discovery. Join Didi as she ventures into the heart of the rotting planet, Trash City, where secrets and treachery lurk around every corner. With each turn of the page, you'll be immersed in a world of high-stakes adventure, where determination and resilience become the keys to survival. Larsen's masterful storytelling weaves a tapestry of action, friendship, and self-discovery. Didi's journey will captivate your imagination, as she encounters formidable challenges, uncovers hidden truths, and unearths the strength within herself to confront the darkest forces that threaten her world. Get ready for a pulse-pounding ride through futuristic landscapes, where cyborgs, trash-bound creatures, and the remnants of a decaying society intertwine. Didi and the Gunslinger is an electrifying tale that explores the power of family, friendship, and the indomitable spirit of a young girl determined to save her father and bring justice to Trash Heaven. Don't miss your chance to dive into the thrilling world of Didi and the Gunslinger, because sometimes, heroes are born from the unlikeliest places, and the greatest treasures lie hidden amidst the rubble of a forgotten world. KEYWORDS: young adult sci-fi, young adult science fiction series, young adult sci-fi book
From neorealism's resolve to Berlusconian revisionist melodramas, this book examines cinema's role in constructing memories of Fascist Italy. Italian cinema has both reflected and shaped popular perceptions of Fascism, reinforcing or challenging stereotypes, remembering selectively and silently forgetting the most shameful pages of Italy's history.
She's a policewoman with a past. In a future ruled by AI, one bad decision could get her killed... or worse. New York, 2055. Former UN Marine Alice Yu is a beat-down cop running from guilt in a bankrupt city. Brutally ambushed and left for dead, she's powerless to prevent a ruthless crime boss from abducting the partner she idolizes. Though it will cost her job in a world with 99% unemployment, she vows to bring him back from the lawless and forbidden Fourth Ward Territory. Fighting through injuries and resurfacing trauma, Yu relentlessly tracks her mentor's trail. But when her PTSD flares in the face of a cartel death squad, her bloody background could spell her demise. And if she doesn't succeed, the entire city is doomed. Can Yu save the man she failed, or will her quest for redemption become a suicide mission? The Paradise Factory is the pulse-pounding first book in the Cortex cyberpunk science fiction series. If you like gritty heroines, loyal friends, and dystopian high-tech worlds, then you'll love Jim Keen's action-packed adventure. Buy The Paradise Factory to discover this amazing new series today! **** Praise for "The Paradise Factory" "★★★★★ Amazing - for readers who enjoy action, futuristic worlds and out of the box thinking, this book offers a must-read." Becker E. "★★★★★ It's books such as this that make wading through all the piles of junk Sci-Fi books worth the effort ... you won't soon forget this one." M Neuffer. "★★★★★ Couldn't put this book down!" LJD. "★★★★★ Without a doubt in my mind, Jim Keen is a visionary." D.A.B. "★★★★★ Don't miss this one!!! It's a fantastic, fast-paced, thrilling read!" Liz R. "★★★★★ The Paradise Factory was an absolute delight to read ... a truly unique vision of the future." D.B. "★★★★★ This book is head and shoulders above most of the monthly Kindle first reads ... and it has one of the most exciting and innovative chase scenes I've ever read." Kate. B. "★★★★★ Must-Read: An highly entertaining, fast-paced novel." Gab. "★★★★★ The Paradise Factory is a rock-solid, jet-fueled apocalyptic sc-fi thriller." Dave W. "★★★★★ This is not your neon soaked '80s cyberpunk but a grimy dirty world that is all too possible. Amazing characters and a fast pace, I can't wait for the next one." Sleestak 75. "★★★★★ Action, crime, gadgets and an unhinged urbanism collide in this great read!" SR. "★★★★★ Great plot. Tight and fast paced ... I finished it too quickly as I couldn't put it down!" Kieran L. "★★★★★ This series should be up there with Gibson, Hertling, and Stephenson in the Cyberpunk world." Rick. G.
Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding. While books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings beneath the surface. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the practiced analytical eye—and the literary codes—of a college professor. What does it mean when a protagonist is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he’s drenched in a sudden rain shower? Thomas C. Foster provides answers to these questions as he explores every aspect of fiction, from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form. Offering a broad overview of literature—a world where a road leads to a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower—he shows us how to make our reading experience more intellectually satisfying and fun. The world, and curricula, have changed. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect those changes, and features new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, as well as fresh teaching points Foster has developed over the past decade. Foster updates the books he discusses to include more diverse, inclusive, and modern works, such as Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give; Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven; Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere; Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X; Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox and Boy, Snow, Bird; Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street; Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God; Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet; Madeline Miller’s Circe; Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls; and Tahereh Mafi’s A Very Large Expanse of Sea.
This is an aphabetical critical guide to films, based on Time-Out reviews since the mid-1980s. It covers every area of world cinema, including: classic silents and 1930s comedies, documentaries and the avant garde, French or Japanese, the Hollywood mainstream and B-movie horrors. Features include cast lists and other key creative personnel, more than 110 obituary notes from 2001/2002 and indexes covering film by country, genre, subject, director and actor. This new edition includes a new Time Out readers' top 100 film poll, plus 2001/2002 Oscar and BAFTA awards, as well as prizes from the Berlin, Venice and Cannes festivals.
Would you risk a second chance, 4,000 miles away in paradise?Note: Characters in this book speak broken English, this is reflected. Ebonic language use is intentional, the author has not 'corrected' or 'adjusted' this to suit 'perfect English' language, when this does not reflect the true character. Chances, A Puerto Rican Love Affair is book three of the Romance Set In Paradise Series. Of romantic, steamy and suspenseful stand-alone novella length stories, all set in exotic locations around the world. Each one can be read as a stand-alone book.Thirty-one year old Gabby from Barcelona, Spain has a love for the finer things in life including successful men. She finds herself in need of a change of scene. Opportunity knocks when the European company she works for as a successful estate agent, selling properties to elite clientele expand. Giving her the chance to take a one month work sabbatical, in the beautiful vibrant Caribbean island Puerto Rico. She snaps up the chance to leave Europe behind.Here her path crosses with thirty-five year old Puerto Rican born Mateo Sanchez. A former 'bad boy' turned entrepreneur. They touch each other on a physical and soul level, the two become connected. Thing is, while the passion, heat and romance builds between the two, the pair's love affair becomes caught up in a web of lies, deceit, and betrayal from the past.Mateo and Gabby fight hard for their blossoming relationship, and against the drama that keeps following them. But there are decisions and sacrifices to make if they are really going to make it work. There's nothing that Mateo won't do to show his growing admiration for Gabby, even when the police get involved and he's in the hot seat. His hand is forced he's pushed to make moves he promised he would never do again, due to past events and to move forward with Gabby. Gabby is faced with the decision over what sacrifices she'll make, and where she really sees her future. Back in Spain, London or 4,000 miles away in Puerto Rico. Romance, soul mate connection, heat, lies, betrayal and brushes with the law await readers in this exciting multicultural 'second chance' romance.Note: Characters in this book speak broken English, this is reflected. Ebonic language use is intentional, the author has not 'corrected' or 'adjusted' this to suit 'perfect English' language, when this does not reflect the true character.
"Intense and elegiac…devastatingly agile." —New York Times Book Review The year is 1968. The world is changing, and sixteen-year-old Jon Mosher is determined to change with it. Racked by guilt over his older brother’s childhood death and stuck in the dead-end town of Brewster, New York, he turns his rage into victories running track. Meanwhile, Ray Cappicciano, a rebel as gifted with his fists as Jon is with his feet, is trying to take care of his baby brother while staying out of the way of his abusive, ex-cop father. When Jon and Ray form a tight friendship, they find in each other everything they lack at home, but it’s not until Ray falls in love with beautiful, headstrong Karen Dorsey that the three friends begin to dream of breaking away from Brewster for good. Freedom, however, has its price. As forces beyond their control begin to bear down on them, Jon sets off on the race of his life—a race to redeem his past and save them all. Mark Slouka's work has been called "relentlessly observant, miraculously expressive" (New York Times Book Review). Reverberating with compassion, heartache, and grace, Brewster is an unforgettable coming-of-age story from one of our most compelling novelists. A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice A Washington Post Notable Book of 2013 A Barron’s Favorite Book of the Year, selected by Daniel Woodrell A Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults Editor’s Choice 2013
