![]() ![]() He is the author of ten books, including the novels The Amboy Dukes, Cry Tough, and The Square Trap, which were all adapted into movies. Irving Shulman (1913–1995) was a novelist and screenwriter, known for his depictions of urban life. But will he be able to keep his word or will their newfound love be destroyed by violence or even death?Įvocative and unforgettable, this novelization brings out all of the depth, drama, and beauty of one of the most enduring stories in the history of American theater. ![]() Tony promised Maria that he would stay out of it. Now, both gangs are claiming the same turf and with tensions rising to the point of explosion, it seems there is no way to stop a rumble. And Tony, searching for life beyond the savagery of the streets, has discovered love for the first time with her, too.īut Maria’s brother is the leader of the Sharks and Tony had once led the rival Jets. The classic novelization of one of Broadway’s most enduring and beloved musicals, West Side Story.Maria is young and innocent and has never known love-until Tony. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Little Shop of Stories - Upstairs Event Space ![]() ![]() ![]() If you would like a signed copy of the book, but can't attend the event, please order a copy below! He's bringing back up, fellow author Laurel Snyder, to help spill the beans on this exciting new book, answer questions from the audience, and sign many, many books! Your mission, should you choose to accept it: attend the event in your best spy outfit, meet James and Laurel, pick up your very own copy of City Spies: City of the Dead, and have the time of your life!! This message will self-destruct in 10 seconds.Īdmission: $0! That's right, it's free to attend this event! However, you still need to "purchase" a ticket here for every person in your group! RED ALERT RED ALERT: Agents, James Ponti and Laurel Snyder, are in desperate need of attendees at their event with Little Shop!Īttention all agents, sleuths, and those with a keen eye, fleet feet, and a love of reading: amazing author, James Ponti, is touching down here in Decatur for a very special event to celebrate the release of the newest book in the beloved City Spies series: City of the Dead!! James won't be taking on this special assignment alone, however. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He had arrived in town late the previous night, when the house was dark and the doors locked. Ten years later he knew it to have been the romantic delusion of a youthful idiot not to have straightaway seen the bloodlust lurking behind the spectacles she bore more in common with a hawk picking the meat from its prey’s bones than with a songbird collecting twigs and leaves. Verity Plum belonged squarely in the latter category.įor all she was one of Ash’s dearest friends and one of the few constants in his life, for all she and her brother were now the closest thing to family that he had in this country, being near her was a pleasure he meted out for himself in small doses, like the bottle of French brandy he kept in his clothes press, lest he succumb to the emotional equivalent of gout.Īs a very young man he had compared Verity, pen in hand and smudged spectacles balanced on the tip of her nose, to a bird diligently building a nest. But a fellow could be ruined by overindulgence in the second category of pleasure: rich food, strong drink, high stakes gaming. A man could hold these pleasures at arm’s length, appreciate them with the proper detachment, and not mourn their absence overmuch. The first included art, fine weather, good company, and all the rest of the world’s benign delights. An Excerpt from Unmasked by the Marquess Chapter OneĪsh knew all too well that there were two varieties of pleasure in life. ![]() ![]() During a harsh winter, his grandfather falls ill and after an audit of the potato farm, the tax collector determines that he owes $500 in unpaid taxes. ![]() Ten-year-old Willy lives in Jackson, Wyoming in the 1880s on a potato farm with his grandfather and his dog Searchlight. ![]() Stone Fox was originally intended as a screenplay but became a book at the suggestion of a producer. ![]() The book was inspired by a Rocky Mountain legend that Gardiner heard when he visited Idaho. It is written in simple prose and is set at an indeterminate time in the American Old West. The book centers on a boy named Willy who enters a dog sled race in order to win $500 to pay back the taxes on his grandfather's farm. BR4), and was included in 100 Best Books for Children by Anita Silvey. It was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 1980 (Nov. ![]() It sold three million copies and was turned into a television movie starring Buddy Ebsen, Joey Cramer, and Gordon Tootoosis and directed by Harvey Hart in 1987. Stone Fox was acclaimed and very popular when it was published in 1980. It is the first and best known of Gardiner's books. Stone Fox is a children's novella by John Reynolds Gardiner. ![]() |