![]() ![]() Grown-ups come to her, pouring out their problems and their conflicts, and – without Momo saying a word – go away knowing what they have to do. Momo is so good at listening that it almost qualifies as a magical gift. And all she gives them in return is a listening ear. Her only food and home furnishings are things other people have brought her. ![]() In fact, Momo lives in the space under the stage of an old, ruined amphitheatre outside an unnamed Italian city. She does not live in an orphanage or foster home. Momo is the name of a little girl who has no parents or guardian. And third, its setting and characters have the warmth and vitality of Italy and Italians viewed through the eyes of love. Maxwell Brownjohn, whom I take to be the same as John Brownjohn, translator of Mimus (by Lilli Thal) and other German-to-English marvels. Second, it comes to us in English through the very gifted J. First, it is a beautiful, thrilling, and thought-provoking fantasy conceived by a great storyteller. This tells you three very special things about this story. The author of The Neverending Story wrote this book in the German language, while living in Italy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Gas, dust, and low ceilings destroy the miners’ bodies, and Orwell can barely manage a few hours in the mine before returning above ground. Orwell visits the nearby mines, which are dangerous places to work, offering no room to move and negatively affecting the health of everyone inside. The dirty, germ-infested house is representative of many similar homes in many similar working-class communities. Orwell is staying in one of the house’s cramped bedrooms, sharing the space with miners, salesmen, tradesmen, or old people who simply have nowhere else to live. ![]() Brooker lays on her couch for most of the day and shouts orders at everyone around her. Brooker, was once a miner and now owns a meat store that operates out of the lodging house. The impoverished, rundown house rents crowded rooms to people who work in the nearby mines. The Road to Wigan Pier begins in a small lodging house in Northern England. ![]() ![]() Casie)Ĭhasity Bowlin grew up in Tennessee, and spent as much time as she possibly could with her doting grandparents, with soap operas being a part of her daily existence, which were then followed up by back to back episodes of Scooby Doo.Ĭhasity’s path to becoming a romance author was all set when, instead of simply have her Barbie dolls drive around in their pink convertible, they time traveled, hosted these lavish dinner parties, and even had an evil twin locked up in the attic. The Sea Rover's Curse (By:Katherine Bone) The Rebellious Red (By:Rosamund Winchester)Ĭaptured by the Mercenary (By:Brenna Ash)Īlways the High Seas (By:Emily E.K. Seduced by the Pirate (By:Maggi Andersen) The Beast of Blades (By:Rosamund Winchester) ![]() The de Wolfe of Wharf Street (By:Elizabeth Ellen Carter) ![]() The Savage Sabre (By:Rosamund Winchester) The Righteous Side of Wicked (By:Jennifer Bray-Weber) ![]() The Pirate's Temptation (By:Tara Kingston) The Ravishing Rees (By:Rosamund Winchester) How to Steal a Lyon's Fortune (By:Alanna Lucas)Ĭaptivated by the Lyon (By:C.H. The Lyon's Den in Winter: The Lyon's Den (By:Whitney Blake)Īlways the Lyon Tamer (By:Emily E.K. ![]() The Lyon Sleeps Tonight (By:Elizabeth Ellen Carter) ![]() ![]() ![]() Cyrus has to hide her human side, as she gets placed in Floor Harlow with the outcast students, and nightmares of her deceased mother keep returning. But training to become a Draev won't be easy. The Draev Guardian Academy is their only sanctuary. Until a new power suddenly awakens, changing the course of his life. But all he really wants is to gain wings and be free. ![]() But when the forbidden power to manipulate metal awakens inside her, she finds herself on the run as the Argos Corps is sent to kill her.Īken is a Scourgeblood, the last in a line of monsters. She's only half-human, with weak wrists, and not a day goes by when someone doesn't say something mean about it-especially her step-mom. ![]() Only those with the power can train to become a Draev Guardian.Ĭyrus Sole hates life. ![]() |