Biting the Moon
8 best books like Biting the Moon (Martha Grimes): The Golden Tresses of the Dead, Heat Wave, Birds of America, Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems of William Stafford, Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff, The Book of Dreams, Comics Squad: Recess!, Wild Card
The Golden Tresses of the Dead
| Author | Alan Bradley |
| ISBN | 0345540042 |
Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop’s Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce’s sister Ophelia is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon. “A church is a wonderful place for a wedding,” muses Flavia, “surrounded as it is by the legions...
| Author | Richard Castle |
| ISBN | 1401323820 |
This is a prime example of TV-show-success exploitation. It reads like a fanfiction written by someone NOT Richard Castle. At least not Richard Castle from the TV show. Because from what I saw in the series, the “original” Richard Castle at least appears to be a (much) better writer.
So,...
| Author | John James Audubon |
| ISBN | 1566491959 |
Most all of the North American birds are here...some people believe that true American art began with Audubon?! What a treat it must have been to see the now extinct Carolina parakeet and the most likely extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker, which recently involved a massive manhunt here in Arkansas and...
| Author | William Stafford |
| ISBN | 1555976646 |
"In our time there has been no poet who revived human hearts and spirits more convincingly than William Stafford.” —Naomi Shihab Nye
Some time when the river is ice ask me
mistakes I have made. Ask me whether
what I have done is my life.
—from Ask Me
In celebration...
Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
Rosemary Mahoney was determined to take a solo trip down the Egyptian Nile in a small boat, even though civil unrest and vexing local traditions conspired to create obstacles every step of the way. Starting off in the south, she gained the unlikely sympathy and respect of a Muslim sailor, who provided...
| Author | Nina George |
| ISBN | 0525572538 |
Henri Skinner is a hardened ex-war reporter on the run from his past. On his way to see his son, Sam, for the first time in years, Henri steps into the road without looking and collides with oncoming traffic. He is rushed to a nearby hospital where he floats, comatose, between dreams, reliving the fairytales...
| Author | Jennifer L. Holm |
| ISBN | 0385370032 |
A bust-your-gut-laughing graphic-novel anthology with original contributions from the most beloved names in the genre! * Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm * Jarrett J. Krosoczka * Dav Pilkey * Dan Santat * Raina Telgemeier * Dave Roman * Ursula Vernon * Eric Wight * Gene Yang *
Wowza! Calling...
Stone Barrington clashes with a determined adversary in the latest non-stop thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods.
Stone Barrington and his latest paramour are enjoying a peaceful country retreat when their idyll is broken by an unwelcome stranger. He was sent...
