![]() ![]() However, after a tragic day, Caitlin must suddenly learn to deal with small questions like playground manners and weighty issues of life and death on her own.ĭylan Silver immerses herself in the difficult role, embracing a blunt tone, jarring emotional swings, and challenging physical tics to drive home the vision of a young girl trying to understand her new world through the prism of her disorder. Previously, her older brother Devon had guided her through the complexities of school, home, and life in general. ![]() Caitlin has no verbal filter and is easily unsettled and obsessed by minute issues that others simply ignore. (l-r) Dylan Silver and Gabriela Fernandez-Coffee in Mockingbird (Photo: Scott Suchman)Īs the play begins, we meet our outspoken narrator Caitlin, who is 11 years old and on the autism spectrum. Mockingbird, adapted from the award-winning young adult novel by Kathryn Erskine, stands out from the sometimes-fluffy realm of family theater with a complex emotional journey that should resonate with parents and children alike. The Kennedy Center’s poignant production of Mockingbird explores an autistic girl’s emotional, unique journey through grief and healing in the wake of unspeakable tragedy. ![]() Understanding loss can be a tricky business for children, and especially so for those with disabilities. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She’s clearly been through a traumatic time. Folks, this is one angry dude…err…creature. Or, in this case, a maniacally evil creator. Fiction, obviously, we know robots don’t “go bad”, they only have bad creators. There is a somewhat sinister satisfaction in watching good robotics go bad. To be clear, it is a “horror video game sensation”. I’m sure I’ll be just fine.įirst, and undoubtedly you know this, it is a video-game, not a movie. ![]() I imagined something creepy and weird and angsty and thought it was probably another movie I had missed. ![]() I’d heard people talk about “Five Nights”. When I picked up Five Nights At Freddy’s: The Twisted Ones by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley, I was initially filled with excitement. I usually smile until my chubby cheeks ache and often, actually laugh out loud…which may be part of the reason we don’t meet in public anymore…but I digress. I love going through a new stack o’ books with Ms. ![]() ![]() ![]() What's the harm in satisfaction? Hawk would never feel anything for him. The desire to teach Nathaniel the pleasure men can share grows uncontrollable. Yet as days pass in close quarters, Nathaniel's feisty spirit and alluring innocence beguile and bewitch. ![]() He has a score to settle with his captive's father-the very man whose treachery forced him into piracy-and he's sure Nathaniel is just as contemptible. Bitter and jaded, Hawk harbors futile dreams of leaving the sea for a quiet life. Until pirates strike and he's kidnapped for ransom by the Sea Hawk, a legendary villain of the New World. ![]() Under the thumb of his controlling father, he's sailing to the fledgling colony of Primrose Isle, where he'll surrender to a respectable marriage for his family's financial gain. Will an innocent captive surrender to this pirate's sinful touch? Nathaniel Bainbridge is used to hiding, whether it's concealing his struggles with reading or his forbidden desire for men. Bitter and jaded, Hawk harbors futile dreams of. ![]() ![]() ![]() Abandoned Hospital: Setting for Walkers.Broken Angels (also published as Voice of an Angel) (2012).White Bones (also published as Katie Maguire and A Terrible Beauty) (2003).The Painted Man (also published as Death Mask) (2008).Touchy and Feely (based on the Beltway snipers) (2005).Spirit Jump (short story collected in anthology Faces of Fear) (1996). ![]()
![]() ![]() Then one day I had the thought of magic also being a physical thing, something people could hold and touch and see. I liked that idea – magic being a skill someone could master, a thing that they could learn. And the idea that, with enough practice, anybody could learn a little magic. I found it so fascinating how they could be fast enough that you might not even see them doing something right in front of you. I’ve always loved magic and watching magicians on TV, seeing their elaborate performances and the way they could captivate an audience. Into the Crooked Place was one of those books that came to me slowly over the years. And you KNOW how we feel about a slow burn.īut seriously, if you haven't started reading our March Book Club pick, what are you doing?! If you still need convincing, check out this awesome behind-the-scenes look at the book with author Alexandra Christo. There's dark magic, morally gray characters, and not one but TWO will-they-won't-they romances. For the past month, the Fierce Reads team has been utterly absorbed in Alexandra Christo's gritty fantasy Into the Crooked Place. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ready to leave the past behind him, Leo wants nothing more than to reconnect with his first and only love. Leo Grady knew mirages were a thing in the desert, but they’d barely left civilization when the silhouette of his greatest regret comes into focus in the flickering light of the campfire. ![]() Frankly, Lily would like to take him out into the wilderness-and leave him there. It pays the bills but doesn’t leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back the beloved ranch her father sold years ago, and definitely not enough to deal with the sight of the man she once loved walking back into her life with a motley crew of friends ready to hit the trails. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful, and now uses Duke’s coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the red rock canyons of Utah. Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession…or much money in the bank. ![]() ![]() ![]() Can Scarlet outsmart Guy and the Sheriff even while her life and love hang in the balance and also hiding her true identity? He’s Scarlet’s worst nightmare, and she knows if he finds out she’s actually Will Scarlet, it’ll mean the end of her life, and likely the end of Robin’s as well because he’s vowed to keep Scarlet safe. Even as they save lives, they garner more dangerous attention risking their necks, and with the Sheriff humiliated by the band’s actions, Prince John sends in Guy of Gisbourne, a known outlaw tracker. ![]() As the Sheriff orders heavier taxes on the people surrounding Nottingham Forest, its up to Rob, Little John, Much, and Scarlet to protect the people from his brutality. Thievery, knives, and secrets are what Scarlet deals in, especially as only the band–Rob, Little John, and Much–and very few others know the biggest secret…that Scarlet is a girl. Here, Scarlet is a runaway from London whom Rob discovered stealing from him. ![]() ![]() Perhaps the most mysterious of Robin’s band is Will Scarlet. A new and addicting twist on the beloved tale of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Greg Pizzoli does it again! These delightfully funny friends will inspire young readers to write and draw their own stories."- Dav Pilkey, creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series PRAISE FOR BALONEY AND FRIENDS An Amazon Best Book of the Month "Greg Pizzoli does it again! These delightfully funny friends will inspire young readers to write and draw their own stories." -Dav Pilkey, creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series Don't miss the other books in the series: Baloney and friends are reaching for the stars-but not without some funny obstacles along the way! Whether they're creating a masterpiece, destroying a birthday cake, or debating online comments about themselves, these lovable characters know how to dream big! This new collection of mini-tales and three mini-comics will have you cheering and rooting for Baloney the pig, Bizz the bumblebee, Peanut the horse, and everyone's favorite grumpy rabbit, Krabbit! And at the end, readers will learn how to make their own minibook by following clear step-by-step instructions. About the Book "Baloney and friends continue their adventures, which include a birthday cake mishap, a tricky bargain, a painting surprise, and the discovery that the best moments are shared with friends"-īook Synopsis In this easy-to-read graphic novel from an award-winning creator, join four funny animal friends on their wacky adventures-"A sure bet for Elephant and Piggie fans who are ready for the next step up or want to make the move to comics" ( Booklist). ![]() ![]() ![]() The landscape of Prague underlies Kafka's manuscripts. Prague's Influences on Kafka (04:46)įranz Kafka's writings reflect alienation he felt as a Jew in a time of anti-semitism and as a German speaker in Czechoslovakia. George Steiner discusses how "The Trial" stands for what lies in ambush in daily life and how Franz Kafka's writings changed the inner landscape of self consciousness. questions the reason behind his arrest and is not given any explanation. In this dramatization of Franz Kafka's "The Trial," Joseph K. The morning of Joseph K.'s arrest in "The Trial" introduces a look into a bizarre world where logic and due process of the law do not exist. ![]() ![]() Franz Kafka's Diaries, 1913 (01:22) FREE PREVIEWĮxercising his fundamental right to write, Franz Kafka journals to relieve his anxiety, including self observations and questioning his own tenacity as well as that of others. ![]() ![]() ![]() Much to the Rauschmonstrum’s surprise, Jesus is not in on the “ absurd joke that has been played on him,” up to and including the crucifixion. Humans want guidance, he observes, and a moral code set in stone the Rauschmonstrum is aware that there is no God and, as a result, humanity lacks a “divine master.” He volunteers himself for the job, and he quickly decides to inspire a human from Nazareth named Jesus to live a morally exemplary life and lay out a moral framework for humankind. For this reason-and for the sake of “a few chuckles” on his part-the Rauschmonstrum decides to intervene in human history in order to make some kind of mark. There’s no other entity like him, and he suffers from a profound lack of purpose and direction. ![]() A supernatural being searches for meaning in the human world in this novel by LaTorre.Īs this story begins, an amorphous, inhuman being called the Rauschmonstrum has existed about as long as humanity has been on Earth-but all that time, he’s felt truly alone. ![]() |