The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy
By:"J. K. Rowling"
Published on 2012-09-27 by Little, Brown

A big novel about a small town... When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations? A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.

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Born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A.
By:"Jim Cullen"
Published on 2005-06-14 by Wesleyan University Press

A thinking person’s exploration of the cultural significance of Bruce Springsteen.

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Southtown

Southtown
By:"Rick Riordan"
Published on 2004 by Bantam

When a dangerously violent criminal and his gang escape from prison, Tres Navarre wonders at the silence of employer and mentor Erainya Manos, whose husband helped build the case that sent the man to prison. By the author of Cold Springs. Reprint.

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen
By:"Susie Derkins"
Published on 2002 by The Rosen Publishing Group

Presents the life and career of the New Jersey-born rock star and songwriter, Bruce Springsteen.

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J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling
By:"Joan Price"
Published on 2004-07-01 by Gareth Stevens

Explores the life and career of J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling \

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Red Queen 2. Glass Sword

Red Queen 2. Glass Sword
By:"Victoria Aveyard"
Published on 2016-07-21 by Orion

If there's one thing Mare Barrow knows, it's that she's different. Mare's blood is red - the color of common folk - but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from the prince and friend who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by the Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?

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The Trials of Apollo: A Novel By Rick Riordan | Conversation Starters

The Trials of Apollo: A Novel By Rick Riordan | Conversation Starters
By:"DailyBooks"
Published on 2016-09-06 by

The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: Apollo has made his father mad, and when your father is Zeus, this is not a good thing. He’s been banished to the world as a mortal, and he is completely lost in New York City, but most devastatingly, he even has acne! Apollo must find Percy Jackson and reach Camp Half Blood in order to stop the destruction of the world. The Trials of Apollo promises to be yet another addictive young reader series stemming from the acclaimed Percy Jackson pentalogy that has captured the minds and hearts of readers young and old since 1997. EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to... Create Hours of Conversation: • Foster a deeper understanding of the book • Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups • Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately • Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource to supplement the original book, enhancing your experience of The Trials of Apollo. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.

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