Sentences with phrase «series of story books»

When my kidies were little, we had a a series of story books called Sweet Pickles.

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And in even more dire news, the season is likely to be shorter as the Thrones producers begin to wrap up the multiple story threads as well as while fans of the original book series wait for Martin publish the sixth book in the series, The Winds of Winter.

Whether you're sitting on a series of articles or blog posts, have a hot line on an investigative story, or possess the expertise to help others, your book idea needs direction.

I started with Anne of Green Gables, like most kids in Canada, but that initial sojourn turned into the entire series of eight (now nine, depending on who you ask) and then all of the Emily books, the one - offs and novels, the short - story collections and rare volume of poetry, the journals and the letters.

For instance, in the series opener, the Book of Genesis stories of Adam and Eve and Noah unfold together.

Bishop Carlton Pearson has said that it needs to be remembered that the Bible is a series of books written by ancient Jews for ancient Jews using ancient Jewish idioms and stories.

Pamphlets, book series, gatherings for mutual support, and stories of faithfulness are all small things.

Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty — A quick - paced rhyming book with gorgeous illustrations, this tells the story of a kid who can't stop asking «WHY» (there are a few others in this series we also love including Izzy Peck Architect and Rosie Revere Engineer)

Originally presented as a lecture series at Loyola University of Chicago, this little book, Elshtain writes, is «the story of an engagement, one peregrinus to, and with, another.»

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

C.S. Lewis tells a story in the last book of the Chronicles of Narnia series wherein a soldier fighting against Aslan is welcomed into paradise because Aslan knew that the soldier's devotion was in search of truth and Aslan accepted that as worship.

Jay Z announced plans to produce a documentary series and full - length movie based on two books Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It by journalist Lisa Bloom who covered the trial against Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, and Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, which covers Martin's life and the aftermath of his death by Martin's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin.

This is the opening of The Lunch Line Fight: Looking at Different Perspectives, by Tosca Killoran and Jeff Hoffart, part of a series of 10 paperback books with a focus on citizenship, mindfulness, empathy, character and social - emotional skills, presented in story book format.

Still, each day there he is, microphone on books, telling his listeners that an NFL team scored «much to the delight of the 14,685 no - shows» and, reacting to TV's overabundance of World Series features, «there are eight million stories in the naked locker room.»

For fun and goofy stories, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Megan McDonald's Stink series transitioned my son to chapter books.

There are definitely books available that resemble social stories for toddlers - the entire series of books that begins with Hands Are Not For Hitting, the Little Dino series including Little Dinos Don't Bite, the night weaning book Nursies When The Sun Shines, and a whole host of potty - training books like Once Upon A Potty -LCB- affiliates -RCB-.

Other popular sessions for young people included a series of story time presentations at the BPL's children's library, a shadow puppet workshop from Puppet Showplace Theater, and workshops on pop - up books, cartooning, and dinosaurs.

Some of that journalism, as Stone details in his latest book, included encouraging stories two of the most incendiary stories about Ted Cruz, the last man standing in the GOP primary against Trump: that the Texas senator had a series of affairs, and that Rafael Cruz might have been connected to the Kennedy assassination.

I was working on a short story that later evolved into a novel called The Collapsium and eventually into a series of books collectively known as The Queendom of Sol, a future history of the solar system (and some parts beyond).

When Cormac McCarthy was writing The Crossing in the 1990s, the second book of his Border Trilogy series, he found inspiration for the story of a haunted sixteen - year - old boy trying to catch a wolf in McBride's tale of spending eleven months hunting a single wolf in Mexico.

In Amanda de Cadenet's new book, It's Messy ($ 27, amazon.com), the host of the celebrity interview series The Conversation writes candidly about her own life story, from her days as a teenage talk show host to becoming a mom at 19 to her high - profile marriage — and divorce, by the time she was 26.

The book, a series of stories and lessons, is an effort to guide readers from fear into faith.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, abbreviated as TotJ, is a comic book series covering eight story... 25 Star Wars Memes To Get You Pumped For Any Sequel, Prequel Or Spin - Off May the farce be with you.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, abbreviated as TotJ, is a comic book series covering eight story...

Archie Marries Veronica / Archie Marries Betty is an American comic book story by writer Michael Uslan and artists Stan Goldberg and Bob Smith that was The first season of Veronica Mars, an American drama television series created by Rob Thomas, premiered on UPN in the United States on September 22, 2004.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, abbreviated as TotJ, is a comic book series covering eight story arcs, all published by Dark Horse Comics.

The product consists of a core book written by Rob, a series of presentations given by Rob and Bobby in video, audio and written format, and a book to help you generate ideas for your own stories.

Yet the knowledge that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros.) will be the last in the series — that Harry Potter, book or movie, is now a story that has been thoroughly and finally told — fills me with a strangely nostalgic sense of loss, like attending a graduation that's also a funeral.

Fans of both The Walking Dead comic book and TV series will be impressed with the great story and gameplay that is another excellent extension of the walker lore.

Luckily, Satrapi's life took a turn for the better, and she eventually chronicled her story in a series of comic books that were adapted for this film.

Fans of Suzanne Collins» hugely successfully series of books have been on the defensive since this adaptation is being referred to as «Twilight meets The Running Man `, whereas those previously unaware of the tween - lit hits are seeing this movie as little more than «Battle Royale with all the violence taken out, and replaced with a love story.»

The stories of the little people was originally conceived in the book series «The Borrowers» about a group of tiny people who would «Borrow» small things from people that they need.

My favorite series has taken a fantastic story line twist toward my favorite book series of the same name.

Based on a popular book series, the story follows a mining crew that ends up on the run after being attacked by a mysterious ship; meanwhile a police detective looks into the case of a politician's daughter who's gone missing and seems to have fallen in with a group of revolutionaries.

As for story, Tarzan will remain trapped in monotony unless the writers can get him out of the city sometime (at least to the Catskills or Poconos), or bring in wild and bizarre comic book characters like the Batman series did.

With this second film, the story is pulling in more of the Katniss» motivation (less romance, more protecting those she loves at any cost) and the societal politics that was such an important undercurrent of the book series.

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LONG FORM ADAPTED «11.22.63,» written by Bridget Carpenter, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the novel by Stephen King; Hulu «American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson,» written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX «Madoff,» written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC «The Night Of,» written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO «Roots,» written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Chabook The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX «Madoff,» written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC «The Night Of,» written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO «Roots,» written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channof His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX «Madoff,» written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC «The Night Of,» written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO «Roots,» written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History ChaBook The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC «The Night Of,» written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO «Roots,» written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channof Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC «The Night Of,» written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO «Roots,» written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History ChannOf,» written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO «Roots,» written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History ChaBook by Alex Haley; History Channel

The story of the 1919 Chicago «Black» Sox, who threw the World Series for money, didn't become a book until 1963, and it didn't become a film until 1988, nearly 70 years later.

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After pulling the plug on future film adaptations of the Divergent series following the box office disappointment of Allegiant, Lionsgate let it be known that it was aiming to take the final book's story, Ascendant, to TV screens.

DEN OF GEEK — The mother of almost all ghost stories is coming to Netflix with a TV series adaptation of Shirley Jackson's 1959 horror novel The Haunting of Hill House, which happens to be one of Stephen King's favorite bookOF GEEK — The mother of almost all ghost stories is coming to Netflix with a TV series adaptation of Shirley Jackson's 1959 horror novel The Haunting of Hill House, which happens to be one of Stephen King's favorite bookof almost all ghost stories is coming to Netflix with a TV series adaptation of Shirley Jackson's 1959 horror novel The Haunting of Hill House, which happens to be one of Stephen King's favorite bookof Shirley Jackson's 1959 horror novel The Haunting of Hill House, which happens to be one of Stephen King's favorite bookof Hill House, which happens to be one of Stephen King's favorite bookof Stephen King's favorite books.

I love the Hunger Games series — both the books and the films — but even I kinda gave Mockingjay, Part 1 some side - eye, because it really felt like the first part of a story, rather than a film in and of itself.

Through her repeat viewings over the last year, I've rediscovered The Wizard of Oz myself (we've also read her the first 14 books in the series, but that's another story).

Yet for non-loyalists of the book series, the adaptations» densely plotted stories and long running times all but demand a general knowledge of the broader story.

THE GUEST BOOK (single camera) Ordered straight to series; 10 episodes STUDIO: CBS Television Studios / Studio T TEAM: Greg Garcia (w, ep) LOGLINE: Centering on a small - town vacation home and its visitors, it is based on fictitious stories Greg Garcia had been writing in the guest books of various rental cabins in an effort to freak out the next renters.

Directed by Bryan Singer, and written by David Hayter (from a story by Tom DeSanto & Singer) X-Men leaves out a few major characters from the comic book (my favorite, Nightcrawler, among them), skimps on the development of the remaining characters, and changes around Rogue's storyline for convenience sake — all so that the film can focus on the series» most popular character, Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman).

Before that, the 2016 Black Panther comic book relaunch by Ta - Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreze placed a renewed focus on the Dora Milaje, while Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey, Alitha E. Martinez, and Afua Richardson wrote the World of Wakanda series that focused on the love story of two Dora, Ayo and Aneka.

By this point of the series, the films are becoming bogged down by the very large number of characters and side stories introduced in the first three films (and books), so keeping tabs on just who is thinking what about whom can prove an arduous task for those not intimately knowledgeable about every aspect of the series.

Adapted from Pierre Christin and Jean - Claude Mézières» beloved comic book series, the story finds Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) as special operatives for the human territories who are part of the force maintaining order in the galaxy.