Luminaries of the Humble
Title | Luminaries of the Humble PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Woody |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9780816514656 |
Poems on those "who are not often heard from:" salmon, trees, edible roots, berries, deer. In Cricket, she writes: "Brilliant, he bristles as an undercover militant. / Hand winging in the air, / running the current of his backward hair. / Dogged, he insists on an argument." By the author of Hand into Stone.
The Luminaries
Title | The Luminaries PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Dennard |
Publisher | Tor Teen |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2022-11-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1250194113 |
From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary fantasy about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled forest and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark corners of your own family. An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick An Indigo Best Teen Book of 2022 A Junior Library Guild Pick An Indie Next Pick A Goodreads Most Anticipated YA Book Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you. Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town—and the rest of humanity—from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night. Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal—and restore her family's good name. Or die trying. But in order to survive, Winnie enlists the help of the one person who can help her train: Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie’s ex-best friend. While Jay might be the most promising new hunter in Hemlock Falls, he also seems to know more about the nightmares of the forest than he should. Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for. Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark. "You'll want to get lost in the world of The Luminaries again and again.”—Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Luminaries
Title | The Luminaries PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Catton |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Pages | 860 |
Release | 2013-10-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0316126950 |
The winner of the Man Booker Prize, this "expertly written, perfectly constructed" bestseller (The Guardian) is now a Starz miniseries. It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous cache of gold has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely ornate as the night sky. Richly evoking a mid-nineteenth-century world of shipping, banking, and gold rush boom and bust, The Luminaries is at once a fiendishly clever ghost story, a gripping page-turner, and a thrilling novelistic achievement. It richly confirms that Eleanor Catton is one of the brightest stars in the international literary firmament.
Speak to Me Words
Title | Speak to Me Words PDF eBook |
Author | Dean Rader |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9780816523481 |
Although American Indian poetry is widely read and discussed, few resources have been available that focus on it critically. This book is the first collection of essays on the genre, bringing poetry out from under the shadow of fiction in the study of Native American literature. Highlighting various aspects of poetry written by American Indians since the 1960s, it is a wide-ranging collection that balances the insights of Natives and non-Natives, men and women, old and new voices.
Here First
Title | Here First PDF eBook |
Author | Arnold Krupat |
Publisher | Modern Library |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2000-06-13 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0375751386 |
Here First is an important new collection of essays by Native American writers compiled by Arnold Krupat and Brian Swann, the editors of I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers. In Here First, authors such as Sherman Alexie, Greg Sarris, and Elizabeth Woody tell the stories of their lives and their art. Each essay demonstrates the breadth of experience of twenty-seven individuals united in the creative expression of a Native American heritage. Each has a different relation to that heritage, and in describing it through personal and family history, with verse and in anecdotes, the writers give a strong image of the different cultures that have shaped them. This is living history and the kind of collective memoir that makes for fascinating and rewarding reading--one of the most vivid and diverse portraits of Native American culture available today.
Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature
Title | Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer McClinton-Temple |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Pages | 481 |
Release | 2010-05-12 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1438120877 |
American Indians have produced some of the most powerful and lyrical literature ever written in North America. Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature covers the field from the earliest recorded works to some of today's most exciting writers. Th
A Broken Flute
Title | A Broken Flute PDF eBook |
Author | Doris Seale |
Publisher | Rowman Altamira |
Pages | 474 |
Release | 2005-08-04 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0759114714 |
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, A Broken Flute contains, from a Native perspective, 'living stories,' essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of 'children's books about Indians.' It's an indispensable volume for anyone interested in presenting honest materials by and about indigenous peoples to children.