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Author: Laura Lee
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2017-08-15
Total Pages: 758
ISBN-13: 1445662590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe dramatic story of the legal and emotional battle that raged between two of Oscar Wilde's closest friends – both former lovers – following the playwright's death
Author: Andrew Prentice
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 2019-08-13
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 052564394X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover a new spooky middle grade adventure for fans of Neil Gaiman and Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow about a cursed boy who embarks on a journey into a magical city of ghosts to find out who he really is. Oscar Grimstone is a normal kid—aside from his secret Curse. Whenever he touches something living, like a flower or his classroom goldfish, they always seem to die. But then Oscar discovers an even bigger secret: even though he is very much alive, he has the ability to transform into a ghost. Just when he thinks things can't get any stranger two ghosts show up at his home in a skeleton carriage and he winds up joining them on a journey beyond the real world to a place he never knew existed—the city of ghosts. There Oscar will discover a place where people go once they die, before they aboard a ship to the The Other Side. But will he find out who he really is? "Hauntingly entertaining."—BCCB, starred review
Author: Jason Reynolds
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1481450166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.
Author: Junot Díaz
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-09-02
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1594483299
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year One of the best books of 2007 according to: The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, and many more... Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.
Author: Frederick Gooding
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-05-24
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1538123738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA timely exploration of Oscar-nominated Black actors and the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards. In Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans, Frederick W. Gooding Jr. draws on American, African American, and film history to reflect on how the Oscars have recognized Black actors from the award’s inception to the present. Starting in the 1920s, the chapters provide a thorough overview and analysis of Black actors nominated for their Hollywood roles during each decade, with special attention paid to the winners. Historical patterns are scrutinized to reveal racial trends and open the question of whether race relations have truly changed substantively or only superficially over time. Given the Oscars’ presence and popularity, it begs the question of what these awards reflect and reinforce about larger society. In the meticulously-researched Black Oscars, we see how the Academy Awards are an indispensable guide to understanding race in mainstream Hollywood and beyond.
Author: John Parry
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Published: 1820
Total Pages: 102
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeffrey Moss
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780593704400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSesame Street's resident grouch devises several ingenious and humorous schemes to escape from his persistent readers.
Author: June Michele Pulliam
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2016-09-26
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 1440834911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith entries that range from specific works to authors, folklore, and popular culture (including music, film, television, urban legend, and gaming), this book provides a single-volume resource on all things ghostly in the United States and in other countries. The concept of ghosts has been an ongoing and universal element in human culture as far back as recorded history can document. In more modern popular culture and entertainment, ghosts are a popular mainstay—from A Christmas Carol and Casper the Friendly Ghost to The Amityville Horror, Ghostbusters, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, and Ghost Whisperer. This book comprehensively examines ghost and spirit phenomena in all its incarnations to provide readers with a holistic perspective on the subject. It presents insightful information about the contribution of a specific work or author to establish or further the evolution of ghost lore, rather than concentrating solely on the film, literature, music, or folklore itself. The book focuses on ghosts in western culture but also provides information about spirit phenomena and lore in international settings, as many of the trends in popular culture dealing with ghosts and spirits are informed by authors and filmmakers from Germany, Japan, Korea, and the United Kingdom. The writers and editors are experts and scholars in the field and enthusiastic fans of ghost lore, ghost films, ghost hunting, and urban legends, resulting in entries that are informative and engaging—and make this the most complete and current resource on ghost and spirit lore available.
Author: James Robert Parish
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 440
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the early 1900s, movies dealing with ghosts and angels have been a recurring subject for Hollywood's studios. These otherworldly characters are not bound by the same conventions as mere mortals, and thus often give moviemakers a vehicle to tie up loose ends, proselytize on good and evil, or showcase special effects. This reference work provides a comprehensive filmography of ghosts and angels in American movies through 1991. Each entry includes full cast and credits, production information, contemporary reviews, and an essay blending a summary of the film and critical commentary. Fully indexed.
Author: Dee Thompson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2009-04-01
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1450081738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA true story that is about faith and believing in whatever it is that you believe in. A phenomenal story about God and his power. A trip to the 69th Academy Awards (Oscars) and Governor ́s Ball is granted to a gentleman that prays and asks God to grant his wish to attend the event. God grants his wish. Travel with this ticket-less faith believer as this miracle takes place in a cinderella-like series of events.
