1875, New Mexico Territory A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. It's a town that lives in…
Mockingjay is the dark and violent conclusion to Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. In Mockingjay, Katniss Everdeen, our unusual heroine, has just escaped her second Hunger Games with the help of rebels from District 13, and they want her to be the face of their revolution. In fighting on the rebels side, though, Katniss finds herself trapped in an even more terrible version of the Hunger…
from the back cover: The woman in white first appears at night on a lonely heath near London and is next seen at a grave-side in Cumberland. Who is she? Where has she come from, and what is her history? She seems alone and friendless, frightened and confused. And it seems she knows a secret - a secret that could bring ruin and shame to a man who will do anything to keep her silent. This famous…
A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America's former poet laureate, Billy Collins. [from the back cover of the book.]
The kids of Ant Hill are putting on a play about their ancestors' first Thanksgiving--when they hopped aboard the Mayflower (right behind the Pilgrims) and sailed across the Atlantic to meet new six-legged friends around a big harvest spread. Let the show begin!