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Quicksand is the first novel by American author Nella Larsen, first published in 1928. [1] Out of print from the 1930s to the 1970s, Quicksand is a work that explores both cross-cultural and interracial themes.
John Rowe Townsend (19 May 1922 – 24 March 2014) was a British children's writer and children's literature scholar. His best-known children's novel is The Intruder , which won a 1971 Edgar Award .
The book received the 2016 Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the 2017 Glass Key award. Kirkus Reviews said that "Giolito gives us the unsettling monologue of a teenage girl as she works her way through her role in murder. It is a splendid work of fiction." [1]
John Gaunt is the twin of Philippa Gaunt. John is described as tall and dark, and previously pimply. John, like most djinn, is claustrophobic but as seen in The Akhenaten Adventure, John panics more than Philippa does. He has a strong dislike of vegetables, as revealed in The Blue Djinn of Babylon. He is quite athletic, and acquired more ...
John and Mary are the subjects of a series of children's books written by Grace James.The series started in the 1930s and finishes in the 1960s. They form part of the 'realistic adventure' tradition in children's literature, following on from similar works by E. Nesbit and Arthur Ransome.
"Children of the Corn" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse, and later collected in King's 1978 collection Night Shift. [1] The story has been adapted into several films, spawning a horror feature film franchise of the same name beginning in 1984 .
A woodcut from A Pretty Little Pocketbook (1744), England, showing the first reference to baseball.. A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, intended for the Amusement of Little Master Tommy and Pretty Miss Polly with Two Letters from Jack the Giant Killer is the title of a 1744 children's book by British publisher John Newbery.
John Burningham (27 April 1936 – 4 January 2019) was an English author and illustrator of picture books for young children. [1] He lived in north London with his wife Helen Oxenbury , another illustrator. [ 2 ]