The creator of fantastic universes of vampires and witches takes us now into the world of Isaiah and Jeremiah, and the destruction of Solomon's Temple, to tell the story of Azriel, Servant of the Bones. He is ghost, genii, demon, angel--pure spirit made visible. He pours his heart out to us as he journeys from an ancient Babylon of royal plottings and religious upheavals to Europe of the Black Death and on to the modern world. There he finds himself, amidst the towers of Manhattan, in confrontation with his own human origins and the dark forces that have sought to condemn him to a life of evil and destruction.
Grade 3-6 -In this third installment of Virginia's diary, the war has just ended and the Dickens family moves to New York City. Pa is a musician, but has difficulty finding jobs until he takes in music students. Virginia helps out with her baby nephew, but later gets a job as a dresser for the actresses at a theater. This opens up the world of plays and words to the 11-year-old and helps support her family's modest income.
World Link is a core series for young adult / adult learners of English from the low beginning to high intermediate level. Combining dynamic vocabulary with essential grammar and universal topics, World Link helps students to communicate fluently and confidently.
World Link is a core series for young adult / adult learners of English from the low beginning to high intermediate level. Combining dynamic vocabulary with essential grammar and universal topics, World Link helps students to communicate fluently and confidently.
Discover magazine provides access to startling developments in science, technology and medicine with a renewed emphasis on how those breakthroughs affect the world. Special topic: What's really at the bottom of the ocean?
