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The Penelopiad: The Myth Of Penelope And Odysseus (The myths series)
Par Margaret Atwood. 2005
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé)
Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans)Poésie, Religion
Braille automatisé
For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband fights in the Trojan War is not easy -…
already aggrieved by the shocking behaviour of her cousin Helen, she must bring up her wayward son, face down scandalous rumours, and keep over a hundred lusty, greedy and bloodthirsty suitors at bay. When Odysseus finally returns home and slaughters the suitors, he also brutally hangs Penelope's twelve beloved maids. What were his motives, and what was Penelope herself really up to? 2005.The storyteller: memory, secrets, magic and lies
Par Anna Porter. 2000
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans)Biographies, Histoire (biographies), Familles (biographies), Journaux personnels et mémoires, Europe (histoire), Seconde Guerre mondiale
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille automatisé
In this memoir, the author shares stories told by her grandfather while she was growing up in Budapest, describing how…
these tales of heroes, strife and survival give her a sense of personal history. She also tells of her own experiences, from hiding Jews in her basement during World War II, through the advent of the Communist era, the 1956 Revolution in Hungary, and the family's exile to New Zealand. c2000.Grace Notes
Par Karen Comer. 2023
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Téléchargement Direct), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY texte (Téléchargement direct), DAISY texte (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Littérature générale (romans), Multiculturalisme (romans), Intrigue amoureuse légère Poésie
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
This song has a grace note,a tiny note that's there for embellishmentbut can easily be ignored,not played.Tonight, I add it…
in -just because.We can all do with an extra noteof grace.Grace Dalfinch is a talented violinist who longs to play contemporary music in bars, but her mum forbids her. James Crux is an aspiring street artist who promised his dad he wouldn't paint in public until he's finished school. When Crux witnesses Grace's impromptu performance on a deserted tram, he's inspired to paint her and her violin; and when Grace stumbles across her portrait in a Melbourne alley by an anonymous street artist, she sets out to find its creator.Grace Notes is a debut YA verse novel, set in one of the most locked-down cities in the world - Melbourne, 2020. For fans of Cath Crowley and Pip Harry.'A classic in the making; Grace Notes is a vital balm of a book, a story to press into everybody's hands.'DANIELLE BINKS'Poetry, music and art, woven together in an uplifting story about endless lockdowns and first love.'NOVA WEETMAN'Comer captures the beats of Melbourne's 2020 and the unique experience of a generation of teens in one of the most locked-down cities in the world.'Books+Publishing'Heart and soul triumph over Covid lockdowns and restrictions . . . Karen has used the verse novel to beguile, dance and demand layers of emotion and depth that only poetry can sustain. A masterful debut!'LORRAINE MARWOOD'Like the grace note of the title, this beautiful story strikes the perfect tone, mixing colour, light and music at a time when we needed it most.'NICOLE HAYESThe Name She Gave Me
Par Betty Culley. 2022
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Téléchargement Direct), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY texte (Téléchargement direct), DAISY texte (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Famille (récits), Intrigue amoureuse légère Poésie
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
A heartbreakingly beautiful novel in verse about adoption, family, friendship, and love in all its many forms, perfect for fans…
of Robin Benway and Jandy Nelson, from the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True.Rynn was born with a hole in her heart—literally. Although it was fixed long ago, she still feels an emptiness there when she wonders about her birth family.As her relationship with her adoptive mother fractures, Rynn finally decides she needs to know more about the rest of her family. Her search starts with a name, the only thing she has from her birth mother, and she quickly learns that she has a younger sister living in foster care in a nearby town. But if Rynn reconnects with her biological sister, it may drive her adoptive family apart for good.This powerful story uncovers both beautiful and heartbreaking truths and explores how challenging, yet healing, family can be.