In The Skin Of A Monster

Author : Kathryn Barker
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781760111717

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In the Skin of a Monster by Kathryn Barker Pdf

WINNER: 2015 Aurealis Award, Best Young Adult Novel 'One of the most original novels I've read for a long while. Great voices. Complex relationships. Just what I love to read.' - Melina Marchetta Caught in a dreamscape, mistaken for a killer. Will Alice find a way home? Three years ago, Alice's identical twin sister took a gun to school and killed seven innocent kids; now Alice wears the same face as a monster. She's struggling with her identity, and with life in the small Australian town where everyone was touched by the tragedy. Just as Alice thinks things can't get much worse, she encounters her sister on a deserted highway. But all is not what it seems, and Alice soon discovers that she has stepped into a different reality, a dream world, where she's trapped with the nightmares of everyone in the community. Here Alice is forced to confront the true impact of everything that happened the day her twin sister took a gun to school . and to reveal her own secret to the boy who hates her most.

Author : Michael O'Shaughnessy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 094776142X

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The Monster Book of Monsters by Michael O'Shaughnessy Pdf

Author : Vanessa Len
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780063024663

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Only a Monster by Vanessa Len Pdf

The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin. Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Joan has just learned the truth: her family are monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And the cute boy at work isn’t just a boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to destroy her family. To save herself and her family, Joan will have to do what she fears most: embrace her own monstrousness. Because in this story…she is not the hero. Dive deep into the world of Only a Monster: hidden worlds dwell in the shadows, beautiful monsters with untold powers walk among humans, and secrets are the most powerful weapon of all.

Author : Miriam Cohen
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606080619

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The Real-Skin Rubber Monster Mask by Miriam Cohen Pdf

Jim loves his Halloween mask with all his heart -- until the night he wears it. When he sees it reflected in the big glass doors, suddenly his mask looks scary. Too scary. Halloween will be horrible! That's what Jim thinks, until his friend Willy comes to his rescue with a quick costume swap.

Author : Judith Halberstam
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0822316633

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Skin Shows by Judith Halberstam Pdf

Parasites and perverts: an introduction to gothic monstrosity -- Making monsters: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- Gothic surface, gothic depth: the subject of secrecy in Stevenson and Wilde -- Technologies of monstrosity: Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Reading counterclockwise: paranoid gothic or gothic paranoia? -- Bodies that splatter: queers and chain saws -- Skinflick: posthuman genderin Jonathan Demme's The silence of the lambs -- Conclusion: serial killing.

Author : Emil Ferris
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781606999592

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My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris Pdf

Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.

Author : Rena Marks
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798756790443

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Matched To The Monster by Rena Marks Pdf

I'm human. He's not. As the First Daughter of Planet Earth, it's my duty to set an example. When we enter an agreement to re-build the planet, our prized offerings for bargaining are our young, eligible females, starting with me. It's my place to lead by example and I'm only too eager. I can hardly wait to see what handsome, mysterious stranger has been matched for me. Who will sweep me off my feet? I never expected tentacles. The Match Program put together by the Britonian race assures my people that mates from a human planet would be a perfect pair up for us in exchange for our plentiful gold. But those females think of us as monsters. Instead of them allowing us to honor them, they shiver in fear and wish for us to treat them as slaves. They have been taught this way from birth. On a planet of beautiful, plentiful females repressed by their own males, who are really the monsters?

Author : Sergio del Molino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509547876

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Skin by Sergio del Molino Pdf

Skin is the border of our body and, as such, it is that through which we relate to others but also what separates us from them. Through skin, we speak: when we display it, when we tan it, when we tattoo it, or when we mute it by covering it with clothes. Skin exhibits social relationships, displays power and the effects of power, explains many things about who we are, how others perceive us and how we exist in the world. And when it gets sick, it turns us into monsters. In Skin, Sergio del Molino speaks of these monsters in history and literature, whose lives have been tormented by bad skin: Stalin secretly taking a bath in his dacha, Pablo Escobar getting up late and shutting himself in the shower, Cyndi Lauper performing a commercial for a medicine promising relief from skin disease, John Updike sunburned in the Caribbean, Nabokov writing to his wife from exile, ‘Everything would be fine, if it weren’t for the damned skin.’ As a psoriasis sufferer, Sergio del Molino includes himself in this gallery of monsters through whose stories he delves into the mysteries of skin. What is for some a badge of pride and for others a source of anguish and shame, skin speaks of us and for us when we don’t speak with words.

Author : Philip Athans
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781599638126

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Writing Monsters by Philip Athans Pdf

Monsters are more than things that go bump in the night... Monsters are lurking in the woods, beneath the waves, and within our favorite books, films, and games--and there are good reasons why they appear so often. Monsters are manifestations of our fears and symbols of our society--not to mention they're a lot of fun--but each should serve a purpose and enhance the themes and tension in your fiction. In Writing Monsters, best-selling author Philip Athans uses classic examples from books, films, and the world around us to explore what makes monsters memorable--and terrifying. You'll learn what monsters can (and should) represent in your story and how to create monsters from the ground up. Writing Monsters includes: • In-depth discussions of where monsters come from, what they symbolize, and how to best portray them in fiction • Informative overviews of famous monsters, archetypes, and legendary creatures • A Monster Creation Form to help you create your monster from scratch • An annotated version of H.P. Lovecraft's chilling story "The Unnamable" Whether you write fantasy, science fiction, or horror, your vampires, ghouls, aliens, and trolls need to be both compelling and meaningful. With Writing Monsters, you can craft creatures that will wreak havoc in your stories and haunt your readers' imaginations--and nightmares.

Author : Shaun Hamill
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524747671

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A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill Pdf

Shielded by his mother and sisters from his father’s obsessive construction of a haunted house attraction, young Noah considers an ultimate sacrifice when he chooses to acknowledge a monster that his family members have tried to ignore.

Author : Malorie Blackman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780241401316

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We're Going to Find the Monster by Malorie Blackman Pdf

A rip-roaring picture book adventure from superstar pairing Malorie Blackman and Dapo Adeola. Over the shimmering ocean, up the huge, high mountain, through the deep, dark forest . . . WE'RE GOING TO FIND THE MONSTER! Join two intrepid adventurers as their imaginations transform their house into a wild wonderland - and their big brother becomes a mighty monster. A joy to read-aloud with its cumulative refrain, and full of funny, relatable characters, this is a contemporary celebration of creativity, fantasy and family. Written by bestselling author of Noughts & Crosses, Malorie Blackman, this story was originally published as Marty Monster. This new version has been stunningly brought to life by the award-winning illustrator of Look Up!, Dapo Adeola.

Author : Susan P. Gates
Publisher : Tu Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1620141418

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The Monster in the Mudball by Susan P. Gates Pdf

A monster is loose in London And it's kind of Jin's fault that Zilombo got loose. He tracked the monster to slimy Oozeburn Creek, but how does he get Zilombo to go back into her mudball, where she can't hurt anyone? That's when Jin meets Chief Inspector of Ancient Artifacts A. J. Zauyamakanda--Mizz Z, for short--who has arrived to inspect the mudball and insists that Jin help her find the monster that hatched from it. But Zilombo gains new, frightening powers every time she reawakens. She's cleverer than ever before . . . . and she likes to eat babies. When Jin's older sister gets distracted along the Oozeburn and forgets to watch their baby brother, Smiler is easy pickings for Zilombo Will Jin's baby brother be the next baby on Zilombo's menu? As Zilombo's powers grow, Jin and Mizz Z team up to outsmart Zilombo

Author : Lola Shonaike
Publisher : Wheatmark
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 158736963X

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Skin Deep by Lola Shonaike Pdf

Taylor just wants to be a supermodel. Growing up with a heartless aunt who caused her to be hated by a conservative town has made Taylor's life hard. After a small bet with her best friend, Taylor lands herself in a prestigious modeling school, only to encounter more dilemmas. Her instructor hates her because Taylor reminds her of someone she hates, her classmates envy her, her roommate can barely stand to live with her, she snags the "it" boy, and most of all, she can't control her new habit. Getting what you want is supposed to be easy, right? Caution! This book is addictive and may cause you to miss important things while you are reading it. There is no rehabilitation for addiction to this book!

Author : Laurel Gale
Publisher : Crown Books For Young Readers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780553510126

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Monster, Human, Other by Laurel Gale Pdf

Isaac, eleven, a clepsit adopted by humans, and Wren, a human adopted by clepsits, face the voracans that are trying to claw their way out of their crowded underground home.

Author : Francesca Zappia
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062290151

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Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia Pdf

“A love letter to fandom, friendship, and the stories that shape us, Eliza and Her Monsters is absolutely magical.”—Marieke Nijkamp, New York Times–bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends Eighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea, but when a new boy at school tempts her to live a life offline, everything she’s worked for begins to crumble. Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl meets Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona in this acclaimed novel about art, fandom, and finding the courage to be yourself. “A must-have.”—School Library Journal In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, Eliza is LadyConstellation, anonymous creator of a popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. With millions of followers and fans throughout the world, Eliza’s persona is popular. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves her digital community. Then Wallace Warland transfers to her school and Eliza begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile. But when Eliza’s secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything she’s built—her story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her sanity—begins to fall apart. With pages from Eliza’s webcomic, as well as screenshots from Eliza’s online forums, this book will appeal to fans of Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona and Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl. Young Adult Library Services Association Best Book Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Kirkus Best Book Texas Tayshas Pick