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Franny K. Stein is a children's book series by American author Jim Benton.The series was first published in 2003 with the entry Lunch Walks Among Us by Simon & Schuster.The titles of the series all play on book or movie titles, such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and Fantastic Voyage.
A painting of Jonathan Swift. Swift's essay is widely held to be one of the greatest examples of sustained irony in the history of English literature.Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states: "A young healthy child ...
After Ever After is a book written by Jordan Sonnenblick. It is a continuation of the Alper family storyline from Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, focusing on Jeffrey Alper's life after his cancer went into remission. Sonnenblick chose to continue the storyline after receiving an email from a social worker who told him "that the story was far ...
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Every Secret Thing is a 2014 American crime film directed by Amy J. Berg and written by Nicole Holofcener, [2] based on a 2004 novel of the same name written by Laura Lippman. [3] The film stars Diane Lane , Elizabeth Banks , Dakota Fanning , Danielle Macdonald , and Nate Parker , and is notable for being Academy Award -winning actress Frances ...
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met.
Everville is a 1994 fantasy novel by British author Clive Barker.The second in the Books of the Art series, it follows the 1989 novel The Great and Secret Show.. The story tells of the creation and transformation of the small town of Everville, including several characters from Quiddity, the vast universe or afterlife hinted previously in the series.
Everything on a Waffle is a 2001 bestselling children's novel, written by Polly Horvath and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.The book was critically acclaimed [1] and won a variety of awards, [2] including the 2002 Newbery Honor. [3]