Catherine Earnshaw had no idea that the boy her father took in from the streets of Liverpool would one day become her lover, her soul mate. Nor did she know that her decision to marry someone else would send him down the path of destruction. Once a novel criticised for its display of mental and physical cruelty, Wuthering Heights is now a considered a 19th century classic. It's themes of gen…
The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional filmic considerations. This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process- from conception, to visualization, to dramatization, to characterization and dialogue- and teaches them how to create a dramatic narrative …
ONE CHOICE A CHOICE Becomes a sacrifice A SACRIFICE Becomes a loss A LOSS Becomes a burden A BURDEN Becomes a battle ONE CHOICE CAN DESTROY YOU Tris has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But she has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future. Yet if Tris wants to unco…
When a five year old girl Heidi brought to her grandfather by her Aunt Dete, the people in the village were sure the grumpy old man will turn them down. But Heidi's peculiar personality soften her grandfather's heart, and for a while Heidi lived happily on the mountain, befriended Peter the goatherd and his grandmother. Unfortunately, Aunt Dete returned and took Heidi to Frankfurt to became a c…
The inside story of a battle that has come to epitomize the mud and blood of World War I—includes significant contributions from the Canadian and ANZAC forces The Battle of Passchendaele is perhaps one of the most iconic of World War I. Continuing for more than three months under some of the worst conditions of the war, fighting became bogged down in a quagmire that made it almost impossib…
One of the bloodiest battles in military history—what happened and why The Battle of the Somme raged from July 1 to November 18, 1916, and was one of the bloodiest fought in military history. It has come to signify for many the waste and bloodshed of World War I as hundreds of thousands of men on all sides lost their lives fighting over small gains in land. Yet, this battle also marked a t…
"The story drips with suspense, wrapping readers into the narrative just as easily as the man in the black cloak binds his young victims. Serafina’s friendship with Braeden is heartfelt and believable... mystery fans will enjoy this book. " —School Library Journal “The chills and adventure will… surely please.” —Booklist “Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there…
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa debut from a uniquely talented author. Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents' bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories. One day Tilly realises that classic children'…
‘Enchanting’ Independent ‘Joyously imaginative’ Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship – and cake. Milo lives on board the Sesquipedalian, or “Quip” – a magical train that uses the power of imagi…