Sentences with phrase «characters of a book title»

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The title of the book is, of course, from the «dream» of Martin Luther King, Jr. that one day people would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

The book is called The Gospel of Yes, and while the title indicates that the book is about the Gospel, the biblical Gospel is rooted in the nature and character of God, and so the book is also about the God who says «Yes» to each one of us.

As John Boswell has shown in a magisterial study, these parents were not monsters; they knew what Tennessee Williams's character Blanche DuBois knows — that one can usually rely on «the kindness of strangers» (the title of Boswell's book).

Although you may not find the word «Dad» in the title of all the books, we've included some books where the father is one of the main characters.

As first reported by Advertising Age, which broke the story of the Burnett - crafted Happy Meal book program, each title incorporates characters the agency created earlier to market and promote a healthier iteration of the Happy Meal.

Many Batman comic book titles are about how the existence of both characters is contingent on the other, so it makes perfect sense here.

Based on a series of books by Sara Peretsky, V.I. Warshawski follows Kathleen Turner's title character as she reluctantly agrees to investigate the murder of a former football player - with complications arising as the daughter (Angela Goethals» Kat) insists on accompanying Warshawski on her investigation.

For instance, fans of VanderMeer will notice right away that the characters now have names — they're identified only by job title in the book — and that while the lighthouse remains a central location, a nearby tunnel (or is it a buried tower?)

«Daredevil» is one of the darker Marvel comics, incorporating a grittier detective persona to the title character, and this may be why it's more of a cult comic than a huge fan - based comic like «Spider - Man» and the «X-Men» books.

Brandon Routh stars as the title character in this comic book adaptation about a supernatural detective prowling the streets of New Orleans.

His Hercules, based on Steve Moore's similarly titled comic book with a screenplay credited to Ryan Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos, marks a novel approach to the character, spinning a tale about the truth behind the legend and letting this revisionist angle sink into every corner of the story.

As we await the release of Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe later this year, Valiant Entertainment has given us a peek at some of the characters from the live - action webseries thanks to a series of variant covers for upcoming Valiant comic book titles.

Flaubert is on trial for writing the book (corruption of public morals, in that it expects us to sympathize with the greedy adulterous title character) and as a defense tells the story of the novel.

One of the things that set Marvel's superhero universe apart in the early days was how the characters from each individual title co-existed in a shared universe, prone to numerous crossovers, chance meetings and even relationships between books.

And that may be why this animation, based on his work, features a couple of aspiring comic book creators who point to these costume choices as the inspiration for their title character.

It is simply a cool action movie and while the movie is not without its faults (I particularly missed the architectural fetishism of the Tim Burton movies and some fight scenes are shot up real close so that you can't always see just what the heck is happening) it is like seeing your favourite comic book title being written and drawn by some guys with an understanding of the character involved for a change after seeing it being ruined by some talentless hacks.

Silent Hill Book of Memories is the first in a lot of categories for the series; first multiplayer co-op, first time you can customize a character, first time as a top - down adventure and first title for the PlayStation Vita.

Not having read Roald Dahl's 1982 children's book, I can't say how faithful this adaptation is (though colleagues have suggested that darker aspects have been watered down), but it seems to follow the same basic trajectory: Cute British orphan Sophie (newcomer Ruby Barnhill) gets abducted by the title character (played, or performance - captured, by recent Oscar winner Mark Rylance), who turns out to be the smallest and kindest inhabitant of Giant Country; Sophie winds up enlisting the Queen (Penelope Wilton) in an effort to stop the other, meaner giants (led by a performance - captured Jemaine Clement) from eating England's children.

The sequence, fittingly titled «Belle,» features Watson as the titular character, fleshed out by the townspeople, made up of the film's chorus, who — like the townspeople in the animated version — don't understand why Belle is all about the books, and not about acting like everyone else.

Significantly, the press book for Gosford Park includes an elaborate who's who indicating not only the rank and position of some characters but the snobbery of a few of them: Lady Sylvia McCordle (Kristin Scott Thomas), whose husband (Michael Gambon) owns Gosford Park, is a «titled snob»; Raymond, Lord Stockbridge (Charles Dance), is simply a «snob,» though his wife Louisa (Geraldine Somerville) isn't one.

Undoubtedly one of the new century's few effective comic - book adaptations, Deadpool follows Ryan Reynolds» Wade Wilson as he's forcefully transformed into the superpowered title character by a vicious underworld figure named Ajax (Ed Skrein)- with the movie, surprisingly enough, emphasizing Wade's efforts to reunite with his former girlfriend, Morena Baccarin's Vanessa.

When I think of words to describe beloved children's heroes, the phrase «cold - hearted sadist» rarely springs to mind, but I couldn't help but feel that way about the title character in this movie of «Peter Rabbit,» based on the much beloved children's books by Beatrix Potter.

It took one character by the name of Sam Sylvia to convince Marc Maron he could add serious actor to a résumé that includes comedian, world - class podcaster, Grade A talk - show guest, radio personality, book author and many more titles in a quirky, successful career.

And Marcel is ludicrously busy going forward: there are two more TV shows set up at Channel 4, «Trans Alice» and «Amazing Grace ``; another at the BBC, a contemporary version of «Medea ``; she's executive - producing yet another at HBO titled «The Madonnas Of Echo Park ``; she's penning a top - secret project for Ben Stiller (which she describes as «a dark comedy... a very different character for Ben»); has a film called «Reunion» set up at Working Title and is adapting the book «Mr. Chartwell,» a biopic of Winston Churchill which physicalizes his famous depression as a six - foot - seven black doof «Medea ``; she's executive - producing yet another at HBO titled «The Madonnas Of Echo Park ``; she's penning a top - secret project for Ben Stiller (which she describes as «a dark comedy... a very different character for Ben»); has a film called «Reunion» set up at Working Title and is adapting the book «Mr. Chartwell,» a biopic of Winston Churchill which physicalizes his famous depression as a six - foot - seven black doOf Echo Park ``; she's penning a top - secret project for Ben Stiller (which she describes as «a dark comedy... a very different character for Ben»); has a film called «Reunion» set up at Working Title and is adapting the book «Mr. Chartwell,» a biopic of Winston Churchill which physicalizes his famous depression as a six - foot - seven black doof Winston Churchill which physicalizes his famous depression as a six - foot - seven black dog.

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Characters in musicals are frequently in over their heads (which happens to be the title of one of Kegan's books on adult development).

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Resources included are as follows: 3 0 P D F files for you to print: Key word cards, chapter 2 to read, chapter 2 writing task about finding the key, Story elements, Story board to complete, writing pages, A 4 topic title to introduce the book, retell the story from another point of view, write a diary entry task, write a postcard, acrostic poem to complete, make words from letters, photo pack, flashcards of character names, character descriptions, my favourite part of the story is — drawing page, I like this story because writing task, design a new book cover, draw a garden scene, hand puppet template to draw, draw a family portrait, writing booklet cover to keep pupils project work together, large display items door to the garden and large key, long banner to head wall display, large letters to spell out book title, display border to edge wall display, story sack tag to keep resources together.

I have written the title of the book and the main characters» names on these 5 accent pieces.

For example, if a student reads a book about a fish and has a connection to a movie they can draw a character from the movie instead of writing the title of the movie.

This is out of character for Nissan, especially since the company was taken over by Renault and its bottom line - centric chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn, who assumed the same title at Nissan and did so well he was featured as a superhero in a series of Japanese comic books.

Using existing characters and allowing other publishers to use the personalization features for their own titles has opened up a whole world of possibilities in the gift book market, emerging reader applications, and low - interest / low - ability level educational segments.

Salaam Reads titles happen to have Muslim protagonists, but as with any book, the appeal is in the emotional arc of the characters.

Jane from beginning to end, they'll want to hear every word of the author's note to learn more about the book's title character, Jane Goodall.

They may also change a part of the book (such as the title or the gender of the characters) and sell it under a different name.

Typically, digital versions of many comic books were relegated to older backlist titles or lesser popular characters and storylines, a way to try to boost interest in flailing issues or outdated themes.

The costumed characters are freakish yet believable, and he puts in lots of little touches, such as real book titles and album covers, that help define the characters and create a sense of the era.

line - up, like Biscuit and Fancy Nancy, allowing children to select books by title or by an image of the desired character within the scope of their reading abilities.

While the book series has been banned in several US schools and libraries due to the attitudes and misbehaviors of some of the key characters, the entire series and this title in particular are perfect for reluctant readers who might identify with the constant uncertainty Greg feels.

Taking the title and character names from a manga does not make it «based on», as it says on the front cover of this book (in very small letters).

And you may want to think about if you haven't yet published your book and you're thinking about what to do that means a shorter title, so you want a title that is 80 characters or less, including the subtitle, and the reason we say that is really because of that mobile optimization, so you want to make sure that when a reader is searching for a book on a phone they can see your entire title or as much as possible on a mobile device.

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Give away promotional items that are also not - so - subtle advertisements — like magnets featuring quotes from characters in your book, or sticky notes imprinted with the title of your book.

For example, an author could trademark the title of a series, a character, or a world, so that only they can market books using that name.

According to a statement from Amazon on the new features, this update will allow users of the Kindle app to access the read aloud over 1.8 million titles available in the Kindle Store using Apple's VoiceOver technology, navigate within their libraries or books using consistent title, menu and button names or navigate directly to a specific page within a book, read character - by - character, word - by - word, line - by - line, or continuously, as well as move forward or backward in the text, add or delete notes, bookmarks, and highlights, look up words in the dictionary and Wikipedia, and much more.

A dazzling story of obsessive love emerges in Cynthia Zarin's luminous new book inspired and inhabited by the title character of Nabokov's novel Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle, who was the lifelong love of her half brother, Van.

«Mortal Veil» is one such title that expands on some of the characters» situations in the Stone Masters Vampires books by giving the back story of, Zachary Harris, a character who appears in A Vampire's Dominion, the third book in the series.

Some guesses make more sense than others (many stated in previous comments), but nothing in this book gave me a clue - I see this as a failure to underdeveloped this thread - the title of the book; some story about wolves - just enough so the reader has some connection to the main character - would have helped.

In Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt, another of my all - time favorite YA books, the title characters negotiate a deal: Lord Death will spare Keturah's life if she can find her true love in a single day.