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Anna Mei, Escape Artist
by Carol A. GrundIn the third book of the series, Anna Mei has settled into her new town and she's found a great group of friends: Danny, Zandra, and Luis. The only hitch is that Danny's acting weird and she can't figure out what's bothering him. But while she pushes to find out what his problem is, Anna Mei does a pretty good job of trying to escape from her own. Anna Mei soon discovers what real life and friendship--are all about. Ages 8-12
Anna O: A Novel
by Matthew BlakeFor readers of Gillian Flynn and A. J. Finn comes the thriller of the year: the dark and twisty tale of a young woman who commits murder with her eyes wide open and her brain still asleep. THE WORLD WILL KNOW HER NAMEWhat if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all?We spend an average of thirty-three years of our lives asleep. But what really happens, and what are we capable of, when we are sleeping?Anna Ogilvy was a budding twenty-five-year-old writer with a bright future. Then, one night, she stabbed two people to death with no apparent motive—and she hasn’t woken up since. Dubbed “Sleeping Beauty” by the tabloids, Anna suffers from a rare psychosomatic disorder known to neurologists as “resignation syndrome.”Dr. Benedict Prince is a forensic psychologist and an expert in the field of sleep-related homicides. His methods represent the last possible hope of solving the infamous “Anna O” case by waking Anna up so she can stand trial. But the doctor must be careful treating such a high-profile suspect—he’s got career secrets and a complicated personal life of his own.As Anna shows the first signs of stirring, Benedict knows he must determine what really happened and whether Anna should be held responsible for her crimes.Only Anna knows the truth about that night, but only Benedict knows how to discover it. And they’re both in danger from what they will discover.
Anna O: A Today Show and GMA Buzz Pick
by Matthew Blake#1 International BestsellerGMA Buzz Pick • A Today Show Pick • A People Magazine Pick“A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself.”—Nita Prose, #1 New York Times author of The Maid and The Mystery GuestJoining the ranks of Gillian Flynn, A. J. Finn, and Alex Michaelides, Matthew Blake delivers the thriller of the year: a dark, twisty, and shocking mystery about a young woman who commits a double murder while sleepwalking, and then never opens her eyes again.ANNA O WILL WAKE UP THE WORLDWhat if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all?We spend an average of 33 years of our lives asleep. But what really happens, and what are we capable of, when we sleep?Anna Ogilvy was a budding twenty-five-year-old writer with a bright future. Then, one night, she stabbed two people to death with no apparent motive—and hasn’t woken up since. Dubbed “Sleeping Beauty” by the tabloids, Anna’s condition is a rare psychosomatic disorder known to neurologists as “resignation syndrome.”Dr. Benedict Prince is a forensic psychologist and an expert in the field of sleep-related homicides. His methods are the last hope of solving the infamous “Anna O’”case and waking Anna up so she can stand trial. But he must be careful treating such a high-profile suspect—he’s got career secrets and a complicated personal life of his own.As Anna shows the first signs of stirring, Benedict must determine what really happened and whether Anna should be held responsible for her crimes.Only Anna knows the truth about that night, but only Benedict knows how to discover it. And they’re both in danger from what they find out.
Anna Politkovskaya: No to Fear (They Said No)
by Dominique ConilThe deeply researched and partly imagined story of the fearless, internationally recognized journalist who was assassinated for believing that &‘words can save lives.&’ Say No to Fear, part of the They Said No series of histories, tells the story of Anna Politkovskaya&’s courageous life narrated from the perspective of her longtime mentor and friend, the dissident writer Vassily Pachoutinsev. From their first meeting when she was a young literature student writing about poet Marina Tsvetaeva to her rise as an internationally recognized journalist, through Vassily we see Anna develop from junior reporter, to covering social issues after the fall of the Soviet Union, to becoming a fearless defender of human rights. Throughout the author brings the history to life by including key conversations that might have happened between them at pivotal moments in Politkovskaya&’s life. A scathing critic of the second Chechen war, Politkovskaya published most of her political work while working at the Novaya Gazeta, a newspaper at the forefront of the fight for free expression in Russia. For their outspokenness several members of its staff were murdered, presumably silenced by Russia's Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Even after a poisoning attack and a mock execution, Politkovskaya persisted, adamant in her fight for her children's and grandchildren&’s world, critiquing the situation in Chechnya and Putin until her assassination in 2006. The narrator, Pachoutinsev, explains how her legacy lives on, inspiring those in pursuit of justice and the truth both in Russia and abroad.
Anna Seward and the End of the Eighteenth Century
by Claudia T. KairoffAnna Seward and her career defy easy placement into the traditional periods of British literature. Raised to emulate the great poets John Milton and Alexander Pope, maturing in the Age of Sensibility, and publishing during the early Romantic era, Seward exemplifies the eighteenth-century transition from classical to Romantic. Claudia Thomas Kairoff’s excellent critical study offers fresh readings of Anna Seward’s most important writings and firmly establishes the poet as a pivotal figure among late-century British writers. Reading Seward’s writing alongside recent scholarship on gendered conceptions of the poetic career, patriotism, provincial culture, sensibility, and the sonnet revival, Kairoff carefully reconsiders Seward’s poetry and critical prose. Written as it was in the last decades of the eighteenth century, Seward’s work does not comfortably fit into the dominant models of Enlightenment-era verse or the tropes that characterize Romantic poetry. Rather than seeing this as an obstacle for understanding Seward’s writing within a particular literary style, Kairoff argues that this allows readers to see in Seward’s works the eighteenth-century roots of Romantic-era poetry. Arguably the most prominent woman poet of her lifetime, Seward’s writings disappeared from popular and scholarly view shortly after her death. After nearly two hundred years of critical neglect, Seward is attracting renewed attention, and with this book Kairoff makes a strong and convincing case for including Anna Seward's remarkable literary achievements among the most important of the late eighteenth century.
Anna Seward and the End of the Eighteenth Century
by Claudia T. KairoffA critical study of the prominent British poet’s work.Anna Seward and her career defy easy placement into the traditional periods of British literature. Raised to emulate the great poets John Milton and Alexander Pope, maturing in the Age of Sensibility, and publishing during the early Romantic era, Seward exemplifies the eighteenth-century transition from classical to Romantic. Claudia Thomas Kairoff’s excellent critical study offers fresh readings of Anna Seward's most important writings and firmly establishes the poet as a pivotal figure among late-century British writers.Reading Seward’s writing alongside recent scholarship on gendered conceptions of the poetic career, patriotism, provincial culture, sensibility, and the sonnet revival, Kairoff carefully reconsiders Seward's poetry and critical prose. Written as it was in the last decades of the eighteenth century, Seward’s work does not comfortably fit into the dominant models of Enlightenment-era verse or the tropes that characterize Romantic poetry. Rather than seeing this as an obstacle for understanding Seward’s writing within a particular literary style, Kairoff argues that this allows readers to see in Seward's works the eighteenth-century roots of Romantic-era poetry.Arguably the most prominent woman poet of her lifetime, Seward’s writings disappeared from popular and scholarly view shortly after her death. After nearly two hundred years of critical neglect, Seward is attracting renewed attention, and with this book Kairoff makes a strong and convincing case for including Anna Seward’s remarkable literary achievements among the most important of the late eighteenth century.“Professor Kairoff achieves her goal of providing “fresh readings, in a richer context,” which will go a long way toward reestablishing Seward’s importance. The book is a significant contribution to literary scholarship and will be widely read, cited, and admired.” —Paula R. Feldman“This lucid, stimulating study will challenge traditional notions not only of Seward but also of the interstice of Romanticism and late-century women authors.” —Choice“Kairoff effectively demonstrates the quality of Seward’s work, and articulates some of the ways in which a reappraisal of Seward might enrich our understanding of both eighteenth-century and Romantic-era literary cultures, and our conception of the writing practices of both male and female authors.” —Years Work in English Studies
Anna Seward: A Critical Biography
by Teresa BarnardIn her critical biography of Anna Seward (1742-1809), Teresa Barnard examines the poet's unpublished letters and manuscripts, providing a fresh perspective on Seward's life and historical milieu that restores and problematizes Seward's carefully constructed narrative of her life. Of the poet Anna Seward, it may be said with some veracity that hers was an epistolary life. What is known of Seward comes from six volumes of her letters and from juvenile letters that prefaced her books of poetry, all published posthumously. That Seward intended her correspondence to serve as her autobiography is clear, but she could not have anticipated that the letters she intended for publication would be drastically edited and censored by her literary editor, Walter Scott, and by her publisher, Archibald Constable. Stripped of their vitality and much of their significance, the published letters omit telling tales of the intricacies of the marriage market and Seward's own battles against gender inequality in the educational and workplace spheres. Seward's correspondents included Erasmus Darwin, William Hayley, Helen Maria Williams, and Robert Southey, and her letters are packed with stories and anecdotes about her friends' lives and characters, what they looked like, and how they lived. Particularly compelling is Barnard's discussion of Seward's astonishing last will and testament, a twenty-page document that summarizes her life, achievements, and self-definition as a writing woman. Barnard's biography not only challenges what is known about Seward, but provides new information about the lives and times of eighteenth-century writers.
Anna Sewell's Black Beauty (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4)
by Cathy EastBlack Beauty, published in 1877 and set in Victorian London, was Anna Sewell?s only novel. Yet it has remained a classic for 140 years. Now the beloved story of Black Beauty is retold for beginning readers with full-color illustrations on every page.
Anna Shares
by Barbara BakerMeet Anna--she's exuberant and lovable, with a mind of her own. Anna's friend Justin has a play date at her house, and she finds it very hard to share. So Justin has to leave. Then Anna works out her own solution to her problem. Perfect for the attention span of toddlers, this satisfying little storybook shows just what young children are like. So be ready to share it with your favorite toddler again and again.
Anna Smith: Kerry Casey Books 1 to 4
by Anna SmithRead the entire Kerry Casey series in one value-for-money volume. Enjoy four action-packed gangland thrillers starring Glasgow's newest and toughest gang leader, Kerry Casey. Though Kerry had no plans to become the head of her family's criminal empire, tragedy strikes and she is left alone to pick up the pieces. Join Kerry in her quest to put her family on the right side of the law. She'll face countless opponents on the way, but she'll do whatever it takes to settle the score and keep those around her safe. She's had everything taken from her, including her freedom, and now someone's going to pay.Praise for the Kerry Casey Series'Gritty, hard-edged, not for the faint-hearted' Sunday Mirror'Chilling and compelling' Kimberly Chambers'Provocative, shocking and utterly harrowing' Daily Record
Anna Smith: Kerry Casey Books 1 to 4
by Anna SmithRead the entire Kerry Casey series in one value-for-money volume. Enjoy four action-packed gangland thrillers starring Glasgow's newest and toughest gang leader, Kerry Casey. Though Kerry had no plans to become the head of her family's criminal empire, tragedy strikes and she is left alone to pick up the pieces. Join Kerry in her quest to put her family on the right side of the law. She'll face countless opponents on the way, but she'll do whatever it takes to settle the score and keep those around her safe. She's had everything taken from her, including her freedom, and now someone's going to pay.Praise for the Kerry Casey Series'Gritty, hard-edged, not for the faint-hearted' Sunday Mirror'Chilling and compelling' Kimberly Chambers'Provocative, shocking and utterly harrowing' Daily Record
Anna Smith: Rosie Gilmour Books 1 to 9
by Anna SmithGet all nine books in the Rosie Gilmour series in one value-for-money volume. Investigative journalist Rosie Gilmour never walks away from a story in these gritty Glasgow-set thrillers.Investigative journalist Rosie Gilmour won't take no for an answer as she battles to find answers for those who can't fight for themselves. She is unstoppable as she peels back layers of privilege and wealth to uncover the corruption that is deeply woven into seedy underbelly of Glasgow.With enemies from local gangsters to child-traffickers, Gilmour puts herself in danger in her pursuit of justice. But if she's not careful, she'll be the one leaving in a body bag next.Praise for the Rosie Gilmour Series'Thrilling and compelling' Kimberly Chambers'Anna Smith is the real deal' Sunday Express'Provocative, shocking and utterly harrowing . . . grips like a vice' - Daily Record
Anna Smith: Rosie Gilmour Books 1 to 9
by Anna SmithGet all nine books in the Rosie Gilmour series in one value-for-money volume. Investigative journalist Rosie Gilmour never walks away from a story in these gritty Glasgow-set thrillers.Investigative journalist Rosie Gilmour won't take no for an answer as she battles to find answers for those who can't fight for themselves. She is unstoppable as she peels back layers of privilege and wealth to uncover the corruption that is deeply woven into seedy underbelly of Glasgow.With enemies from local gangsters to child-traffickers, Gilmour puts herself in danger in her pursuit of justice. But if she's not careful, she'll be the one leaving in a body bag next.Praise for the Rosie Gilmour Series'Thrilling and compelling' Kimberly Chambers'Anna Smith is the real deal' Sunday Express'Provocative, shocking and utterly harrowing . . . grips like a vice' - Daily Record
Anna Strong And The Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring (Spy On History)
by Laura Terry Enigma AlbertiIn a story of intrigue and danger, Anna Strong and the Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring explores a little-known part of an important chapter of American history—and offers readers a mystery of their own to solve! It’s a true story of the American Revolution: Meet the secret Culper Ring, a network of American spies fighting against the army of British redcoats. Meet historical figures like George Washington and the soon-to-be-infamous Benedict Arnold. And meet Anna Strong, an unsung heroine who found ingenious ways to communicate top-secret messages to her fellow spies, helping to free the American colonies from British rule. It’s a mystery to solve: There are clues embedded in the book’s text and illustrations. Spycraft materials, including a cipher wheel, come in an envelope at the beginning of the book. Use them to decode Anna’s hidden message and discover the secret mission she undertook for the Culper Ring!
Anna Sunday
by Sally M. KeehnAnna, disguised as a boy and accompanied by her younger brother Jed, leaves their Pennsylvania home and makes the difficult journey to join their wounded father in Winchester. Virginia, where they find themselves in danger from Confederate troops.
Anna Thalberg
by Eduardo San García«Una novela que se puede leer con gran emoción y gran suspenso, escrita con un virtuosismo formal impresionante». Fernanda Melchor «Una obra estupenda que reta al lector en múltiples niveles y se comunica de manera directa con nuestro presente». Cristina Rivera Garza «Es una novela muy elegante. Un libro orgánico cuya lectura se siente muy natural». Julián Herbert Sacada a la fuerza de su casa y llevada a la ciudad de Wurzburgo, Anna halberg deberá enfrentar un juicio por brujería instigado por sus vecinos y dirigido por un feroz inquisidor. Mientras permanece recluida en la torre de brujas, su marido y el sacerdote de la aldea harán lo imposible por librarla de la hoguera. Brujas, hombres lobo, espíritus familiares y hasta un demonio que teologiza se dan cita en estas páginas, pero su presencia es insuficiente para ocultarel verdadero horror; la inhumanidad de las instituciones y la maldad arbitraria que anida en el corazón del ser humano.
Anna Was Here
by Jane KurtzTen-year-old Anna Nickel is moving from Colorado to Kansas, and she is not happy about leaving her friends behind This is a moving, often humorous coming-of-age story about family, faith, Gods love, and the meaning of home, perfect for fans of Katherine Paterson and The Penderwicks. Ten-year-old Anna Nickels worst nightmare has come true. Her father has decided to move the family back to Cottondale, Kansas--where he grew up--in order to become the minister of the church there. New friends, new school, a new community, and a family of strangers await, and whats even worse, its all smack-dab in the middle of Tornado Alley. Anna has always prided herself on being prepared (she keeps a notebook on how to cope with disasters, from hurricanes to shark bites), but shell be tested in Cottondale This beautifully written novel introduces a family who takes Gods teachings to heart while finding many occasions to laugh along the way, and an irrepressible and wholesome ten-year-old who, with a little help from Midnight H. (her cat), takes control of her destiny.
Anna Weamys: Printed Writings 1641–1700: Series II, Part Three, Volume 7 (The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works & Printed Writings, 1641-1700: Series II, Part Three #Vol. 7)
by Marea MitchellThe title page of the 1651 continuation of Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, which is made available in facsimile in this volume, designates its author as 'Mris A. W.' It is now the convention to attribute the volume to Anna Weamys. Little is known about the author; the only other information about her is suggested by the substantial number of commendatory verses which precede the text. Though details about her and the specific motivations for continuing Sidney's work remain tantalisingly absent, Anna Weamys's text is important for understanding the reception of Sidney by women readers, as well as the development of prose fiction as it evolved towards the novel. Its female heroines illustrate a real concern with how women might navigate the straits of female behaviour in a judgmental and partisan society. The Introductory Note to this volume provides some analysis of how gender, class, and historical and cultural values affect what Weamys chose to pick up from Sidney's work and what seems to be of lesser interest to her. For example, in the three stories from Sidney's Arcadia on which she focuses, Weamys brings an awareness of the difficulties of women's position to bear on narrative in a way which prefigures the novel.
Anna and Natalie
by Barbara H. ColeAnna is never picked to be on any team at school. But she is determined to be chosen when Mrs. Randall announces a letter-writing contest to decide which four students will be part of the wreath-laying team at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia. This moving story of how Anna deals with her disability will touch the hearts of all readers as they cheer her on to the surprise ending.
Anna and the Apocalypse
by Katharine Turner Barry WaldoAnna Shepherd is a straight-A student with a lot going on under the surface: she’s struggling with her mom’s death, total friend drama, and the fallout from wasting her time on a very attractive boy. She’s looking forward to skipping town after graduation—but then a zombie apocalypse majorly disrupts the holidays season. It’s going to be very hard to graduate high school without a brain. <p><p> To save the day, Anna, her friends, and her frenemies will have to journey straight to the heart of one of the most dangerous places ever known, a place famous for its horror, terror, and pain…high school. This novel is inspired by the musical feature film, Anna and the Apocalypse.
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie PerkinsAnna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris - until she meets Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home. As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near - misses end with the French kiss Anna - and readers - have long awaited?
Anna and the French Kiss (Anna And The French Kiss Ser.)
by Stephanie PerkinsAnna can't wait for her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a good job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she's not too thrilled when her father unexpectedly ships her off to boarding school in Paris - until she meets Etienne St. Clair, the perfect boy. The only problem? He's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her crush back home. Will a year of romantic near-misses end in the French kiss Anna awaits?
Anna and the Ice Troll
by C. L. ClickardUntil she finishes her laundry, Anna won't be chased away by an ice troll!
Anna and the King of Siam
by Margaret LandonHistorical fiction about the young Welsh governess who changed the course of Siamese (Thai) history. The book that the play and film 'The King and I' were based on.
Anna and the King of Siam: The Book That Inspired The Musical And Film The King And I
by Margaret LandonBased on the incredible true story of one woman&’s journey to the exotic world of nineteenth-century Siam, the riveting novel that inspired The King and I. In 1862, recently widowed and with two small children to support, British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens agrees to serve as governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam (present-day Thailand), unaware that her years in the royal palace will change not only her own life, but also the future of a nation. Her relationship with King Mongkut, famously portrayed by Yul Brynner in the classic film The King and I, is complicated from the start, pitting two headstrong personalities against each other: While the king favors tradition, Anna embraces change. As governess, Anna often finds herself at cross-purposes, marveling at the foreign customs, fascinating people, and striking landscape of the kingdom and its harems, while simultaneously trying to influence her pupils—especially young Prince Chulalongkorn—with her Western ideals and values. Years later, as king, this very influence leads Chulalongkorn to abolish slavery in Siam and introduce democratic reform based on the ideas of freedom and human dignity he first learned from his beloved tutor. This captivating novel brilliantly combines in-depth research—author Margaret Landon drew from Siamese court records and Anna&’s own writings—with richly imagined details to create a lush portrait of 1860s Siam. As a Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical and an Academy Award–winning film, the story of Anna and the King of Siam has enchanted millions over the years. It is a gripping tale of cultural differences and shared humanity that invites readers into a vivid and sensory world populated by unforgettable characters.