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A Note of Madness
Friday, 14 March 2008
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: Flynn is in his first year at the Royal Acadamy of Music, and is a gifted pianist who looks set to go far. He's going to take part in an important concert and everything seems to be going well, but on the inside he's begun a downward spiral that switches between elation and despair at a terrifying pace. |
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A Voice in the Distance
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: Following on from 'A Note of Madness', we revisit Jennah and Flynn in their final year at the Royal College of Music. Told from both their points of view, we see that they are still together and Flynn's future looks promising, with a string of concerts lined up for when he graduates; things seem perfect. However, perfection cannot last... |
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Darth Bane: Rule of Two
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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Written by
Peter Jones
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Brief summary of the item: The second Darth Bane novel set about 1000 years before the Battle of Yavin (episode 4). |
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From Where I Stand
Friday, 14 March 2008
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: Raven is a teenager suffering deeply after the murder of his mother. Placed in a foster home in a new town, he makes friends with Lotte, a girl at his school, and they plan to find the person responsible for his mother's death. Sadly, with emotions running high, things rarely turn out as you hope they will... |
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My Side Of The Story
Friday, 14 March 2008
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: Jaz is 16, gay and telling his story with no apologies. He has a self-centred mother, a weak-willed father, a pious sister (AKA, The Nun) and his Grandma, his only ally. When he meets Jon at the only gay club that will let him in, his already complicated life takes a new turn. |
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Songs of the Humpback Whale: A novel in five voices
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: In this novel Jodi Picoult powerfully portrays an emotionaly charged marriage that changes course in one volatile moment. After an explosive argument where Jane turns on her husband Oliver, she leaves with her daughter Rebecca in search of her brother Joley's home, guided by letters from him. They arrive at the apple orchard where he works and meet Sam - the owner - and Hadley, his friend and co-worker, who both have a dramatic effect on the women's lives. At the same time Oliver, who is so used to searching for humpback whales, finds himself chasing his family in a journey of his own. Jodi Picoult tells her story from 5 people's point of view with all narration going chronologically apart from Rebecca's, which goes backwards in time. |
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The Harry Potter series
Sunday, 05 August 2007
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Written by
Lauren
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Brief summary of the item: Perhaps you have been living under a rock for the past decade, or maybe you just consider yourself too old, too serious or just plain too busy to read children's books. However, this series works on so many levels, and resonates with so many people, that it has become a worldwide bestseller and brought about a huge upsurge of interest in books. The tales of the boy wizard begin with his discovery of who he is, and follow his journey through wizarding school, where he learns a lot about friendship, who should and shouldn't be trusted, and the nature of courage. The story is spread over seven books - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, released very recently. They combine myths, puns, and a great deal of humour with a lot of imagination and flair, and while they do of course make more sense if you read them in order, you could read almost any on its own apart from the final one, as books six and seven are very closely connected and deal with a lot of information. |
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The House Special Subcommittee's Findings At CTU
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
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Written by
Sarah Meere (Staff Writer)
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Brief summary of the item: Here is a complete report from the closed hearings of the House Special Subcommittees, whom have investigated the longest day of Special Agent Jack Bauer's life. It includes Jack Bauer's complete Grand Jury testimony, David palmer's interview statements, internal prosecution memos, autopsy reports, and previously sealed files. |
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The Musashi Flex
Saturday, 07 July 2007
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Written by
Erik Harris
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Brief summary of the item: The Musashi Flex tells the roots of the 97 Steps and of the Matador series of books. In the distant future, a competitor in an illegal, truly no-holds-barred underground fighting game (The Musashi Flex) is about to retire when he figures out how to evolve his fight. Meanwhile, an ambitious journalist is set on creating a documentary of the Flex, a billionaire pharmaceutical mogul creates a drug that gives him the edge he needs to win the Flex, and a Confederation intelligence operative is sent on a mission that exposes her to the Flex. |
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The Shining
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
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Written by
Jo
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Brief summary of the item: A family are recruited to look after a hotel during its closure in the winter season. Acres of land, totally isolated, time to write the novel that Jack has been dreaming of; it seems like a dream job at an ideal time, but all is not as it seems. The hotel is coming alive, and Danny can see it shine. A darkened history comes to life bringing terror and suspense to all around it; especially the reader. Not a book for the faint hearted. |
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