Jackie Brown is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch, the first adaptation from Tarantino, and stars Pam Grier in the title role. The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly the films Coffy and Foxy Brown, both of which ...
Cinder is a gifted mechanic cyborg caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. She must uncover secrets of her past to protect the world's future. March 27 4:30 pm
Girl Genius: Omnibus Volume 1 Agatha Awakens by Phil and Kaja Foglio What if mad scientists ran the world during the Industrial Revolution? Award winning steampunk fantasy adventure, Girl Genius, is a "story about science or magic or possibly both". From the Publisher... The Industrial Revolution has become all-out war! Mad Scientists, gifted with the ...
"Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?" Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. (robinlafevers.com)
"Jack lives with his Mom and Dad in Norvelt, a small town big on quirky neighbors. It's the summer of 1962, and Jack's vacation is ruined when his Mom grounds him for the entire summer. Okay, it's not entirely out of the blue. Jack's been in trouble." Shmoop.com
Mrs. Dalloway Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May 1925) is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post-First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. Created from two short stories, "Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The ...
Lightning Thief tells the story of Percy Jackson, a kid who learns he is the son of Poseidon and must soon go on a quest to prevent war between the gods.
Divergent is set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic version of Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Based on the young adult book by Veronica Roth.
"Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?"
Join us for the launch of our new Thursday Book Club @ Fort Bragg Branch Library. Our first selection is Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple.
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