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In his fantasy, this king, rather than Erik Wind, is his father. Victor is depicted as an intelligent, nonconformist boy with a great talent for drawing. His parents have him psychoanalyzed, and are incapable of understanding his artistic talent, much to the boy's chagrin. Victor has little respect for his teachers at St. Bart's except for Lake ...
My Ántonia (/ ˈ æ n t ə n i ə / AN-tə-nee-ə) is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather.. The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a family of Bohemian immigrants, Ántonia Shimerda, who are each brought as children to be pioneers in Nebraska towards the end of the 19th century.
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One day, the boy falls into a well. People panic to rescue the boy, but for every message they recite the long name. The boy dies, "blue and swollen". [58] [57] The story gives no explanation of the origin or meanings of "Tekitekini[...]". The book was written by a storywriter and storyteller with pen name Tozuisha. [57]
The Nickel Boys is a 2019 novel by American novelist Colson Whitehead. It is based on the historic Dozier School , a reform school in Florida that operated for 111 years and was revealed as highly abusive.
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The thieves mean to leave them on the river bank to make their escape, but Joe manages to tear off his gag and yells for help. This brings the police, and the Hardys are freed, and the men captured. When they investigate the house again the Hardy boys are taken hostage by a crazy old man named Amos and another man who looks almost exactly like ...
In 2001, the book was released as an audiobook. Actor Dulé Hill, was given positive reviews for his narration due to his use of staccato, halting vocalizations which underlined the uncertainty of the characters. The abrupt delivery is then contrasted to his softer voice when speaking the memories of the boy's mother.