Author: Kathryn Barker
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1925267792
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
What if your identical twin sister was a murderer? Does that make you a monster too? A profound, intense, heartbreaking fantasy that tackles issues of fate versus free will, and whether you can ever truly know someone. WINNER: 2015 Aurealis Award, Best Young Adult Novel 'One of the most original novels I've read for a long while. Great voices. Complex relationships. Just what I love to read.' - Melina Marchetta Caught in a dreamscape, mistaken for a killer. Will Alice find a way home? Three years ago, Alice's identical twin sister took a gun to school and killed seven innocent kids; now Alice wears the same face as a monster. She's struggling with her identity, and with life in the small Australian town where everyone was touched by the tragedy. Just as Alice thinks things can't get much worse, she encounters her sister on a deserted highway. But all is not what it seems, and Alice soon discovers that she has stepped into a different reality, a dream world, where she's trapped with the nightmares of everyone in the community. Here Alice is forced to confront the true impact of everything that happened the day her twin sister took a gun to school . and to reveal her own secret to the boy who hates her most.
In the Skin of a Monster
Author: Kathryn Barker
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1925267792
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
What if your identical twin sister was a murderer? Does that make you a monster too? A profound, intense, heartbreaking fantasy that tackles issues of fate versus free will, and whether you can ever truly know someone. WINNER: 2015 Aurealis Award, Best Young Adult Novel 'One of the most original novels I've read for a long while. Great voices. Complex relationships. Just what I love to read.' - Melina Marchetta Caught in a dreamscape, mistaken for a killer. Will Alice find a way home? Three years ago, Alice's identical twin sister took a gun to school and killed seven innocent kids; now Alice wears the same face as a monster. She's struggling with her identity, and with life in the small Australian town where everyone was touched by the tragedy. Just as Alice thinks things can't get much worse, she encounters her sister on a deserted highway. But all is not what it seems, and Alice soon discovers that she has stepped into a different reality, a dream world, where she's trapped with the nightmares of everyone in the community. Here Alice is forced to confront the true impact of everything that happened the day her twin sister took a gun to school . and to reveal her own secret to the boy who hates her most.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1925267792
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
What if your identical twin sister was a murderer? Does that make you a monster too? A profound, intense, heartbreaking fantasy that tackles issues of fate versus free will, and whether you can ever truly know someone. WINNER: 2015 Aurealis Award, Best Young Adult Novel 'One of the most original novels I've read for a long while. Great voices. Complex relationships. Just what I love to read.' - Melina Marchetta Caught in a dreamscape, mistaken for a killer. Will Alice find a way home? Three years ago, Alice's identical twin sister took a gun to school and killed seven innocent kids; now Alice wears the same face as a monster. She's struggling with her identity, and with life in the small Australian town where everyone was touched by the tragedy. Just as Alice thinks things can't get much worse, she encounters her sister on a deserted highway. But all is not what it seems, and Alice soon discovers that she has stepped into a different reality, a dream world, where she's trapped with the nightmares of everyone in the community. Here Alice is forced to confront the true impact of everything that happened the day her twin sister took a gun to school . and to reveal her own secret to the boy who hates her most.
Skin Shows
Author: Judith Halberstam
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822316633
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Parasites and perverts: an introduction to gothic monstrosity -- Making monsters: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- Gothic surface, gothic depth: the subject of secrecy in Stevenson and Wilde -- Technologies of monstrosity: Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Reading counterclockwise: paranoid gothic or gothic paranoia? -- Bodies that splatter: queers and chain saws -- Skinflick: posthuman genderin Jonathan Demme's The silence of the lambs -- Conclusion: serial killing.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822316633
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Parasites and perverts: an introduction to gothic monstrosity -- Making monsters: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- Gothic surface, gothic depth: the subject of secrecy in Stevenson and Wilde -- Technologies of monstrosity: Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Reading counterclockwise: paranoid gothic or gothic paranoia? -- Bodies that splatter: queers and chain saws -- Skinflick: posthuman genderin Jonathan Demme's The silence of the lambs -- Conclusion: serial killing.
The Monster Book of Monsters
Author: Michael O'Shaughnessy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780947761424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780947761424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Beware the Monster!
Author: Michaël Escoffier
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780876176238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Filled with humor and just the right amount of scariness, this book speaks directly to the child with comments, warnings, and asides on every page. Giggle-inducing lines such as "I think you'd better hide" and "Here he comes! Close the book!" place the child right in the story.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780876176238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Filled with humor and just the right amount of scariness, this book speaks directly to the child with comments, warnings, and asides on every page. Giggle-inducing lines such as "I think you'd better hide" and "Here he comes! Close the book!" place the child right in the story.
The Monster Book of Manga
Author: Estudio Joso
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062117971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The popularity of manga continues to row, inspiring interest in learning how to draw in this exciting style of comics. Estudio Joso creates the ultimate guide to illustration—384 pages of manga instruction. The Monster Book of Manga is divided into sections focusing on the most figures and themes—Girls, Boys, Samurais, Monsters, and more. Each illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step instructions, taking the artist from initial back-and-white sketches to the final color piece. They are all accompanied by practical suggestions, hints, and tips.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062117971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The popularity of manga continues to row, inspiring interest in learning how to draw in this exciting style of comics. Estudio Joso creates the ultimate guide to illustration—384 pages of manga instruction. The Monster Book of Manga is divided into sections focusing on the most figures and themes—Girls, Boys, Samurais, Monsters, and more. Each illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step instructions, taking the artist from initial back-and-white sketches to the final color piece. They are all accompanied by practical suggestions, hints, and tips.
My Monster and Me
Author: Nadiya Hussain
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593350766
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt story to help give children and parents the tools they need to talk about worries and anxiety. A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries? Having struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember, Nadiya Hussain has written this heartfelt story to ensure that no child suffers in silence—no matter what shape their worry monster may take.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593350766
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt story to help give children and parents the tools they need to talk about worries and anxiety. A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries? Having struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember, Nadiya Hussain has written this heartfelt story to ensure that no child suffers in silence—no matter what shape their worry monster may take.
The Monster in the Bathhouse
Author: Sina Merabian
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534496823
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In an Iranian bathhouse on the eve of Nowruz, three boys suspect a Div--a monster--is wreaking havoc on their New Year preparations.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534496823
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In an Iranian bathhouse on the eve of Nowruz, three boys suspect a Div--a monster--is wreaking havoc on their New Year preparations.
Poesy the Monster Slayer
Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250796954
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow and illustrator Matt Rockefeller present a sweetly scary picture book about a girl whose monster-catching activities delay her bedtime in Poesy the Monster Slayer. A monster slayer needs no bedtime! Once her parents are off to bed, Poesy excitedly awaits the monsters that creep into her room. With the knowledge she’s gained from her trusty Monster Book and a few of her favorite toys, Poesy easily fends off a werewolf, a vampire, and much more. But not even Poesy's bubblegum perfume can defeat her sleep-deprived parents! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250796954
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow and illustrator Matt Rockefeller present a sweetly scary picture book about a girl whose monster-catching activities delay her bedtime in Poesy the Monster Slayer. A monster slayer needs no bedtime! Once her parents are off to bed, Poesy excitedly awaits the monsters that creep into her room. With the knowledge she’s gained from her trusty Monster Book and a few of her favorite toys, Poesy easily fends off a werewolf, a vampire, and much more. But not even Poesy's bubblegum perfume can defeat her sleep-deprived parents! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Monster Skin - EPub
Author: Melancton Hawks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988725911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Spooky Bonsai, sixteen year old couture cat-burglar, has been targeted by New York City’s Fashion Police. Enlisted by the buxom and enigmatic Sugar DuBois to track down a one of a kind jacket, Spooky finds herself at a bizarre intersection of murder, international conspiracy, and dirty sex. From the twisted mind of Melancton Hawks, Monster Skin is an erotic mystery about the violent overthrow of people who seek to use sexual domination as a means of gaining ultimate power.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988725911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Spooky Bonsai, sixteen year old couture cat-burglar, has been targeted by New York City’s Fashion Police. Enlisted by the buxom and enigmatic Sugar DuBois to track down a one of a kind jacket, Spooky finds herself at a bizarre intersection of murder, international conspiracy, and dirty sex. From the twisted mind of Melancton Hawks, Monster Skin is an erotic mystery about the violent overthrow of people who seek to use sexual domination as a means of gaining ultimate power.
The Monster in the Box
Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439150338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the author called the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world ("Time") comes her newest novel featuring Inspector Wexford.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439150338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the author called the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world ("Time") comes her newest novel featuring Inspector Wexford.