Download or read book Clara Wu and the Jade Labyrinth written by Vincent Yee and published by Vincent Yee. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clara Wu, along with Sung Kim, Yuka Satoh and Daniel Nguyen return to Azen with guarded excitement. They learn more about the long history of Azen and the dark journey that the original Jade Warriors had undertaken to save Azen against the Warlock armies. But now, that same journey needs to be embarked upon to save the Panda Kingdom. However, that means that the Forbidden Cave to the ominous Jade Labyrinth needs to be unsealed, to reveal its secrets once more. Clara's breathing was rapid and shallow as her hands somehow mysteriously dissolved the rock in front of her. Her eyes bulged frantically as more of the rock dissolved allowing her to push through. She glanced behind her and in the frantic light from their jade torches, she saw Daniel pounding wildly on the rock wall as it too dissolved in front of him. When she and Daniel ventured into the misty dark Jade Labyrinth hours before, they never imagined it would come alive. The clicking noise caught her attention as she swung her head toward the other end of the tunnel. She saw the tendrils coming toward them. With all her might, she desperately pushed herself into the shallow space of the rock face. She spun around just as she saw Daniel do the same when suddenly, the tendrils thrusted and thrived between them, blocking her view of him as she screamed out, "Daniel!" In an instant, the frenzied moment turned silent as she was entombed. - Yuka looked at Sung incredulously. She couldn't believe what he was telling her. The Guardians had treated and trained them well but when Sung responded, "Yes, to fight their battles." She paused but she was still skeptical of the mysterious stranger in the cave who was feeding Sung an alternate reality of the World of Azen. She wanted to confront the stranger herself but Sung forbade it and asked her to trust him. She wanted to but her intuition was telling her that something was wrong, but she gave into Sung's wish. When he told her not to worry, all Yuka could do was just that, as he disappeared into the dark cave. An immersive epic fantasy steeped in Asian themes that will allow Asian American teens, children and even adults, to see themselves in story as heroes. A story aimed at better Asian Representation!
Download or read book CLARA Wu and the WARLOCK written by Vincent Yee and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How foolish!" exclaimed the Warlock as the yellow slivers of his dark eyes undulated as he stared down at his demon lords from this cold stone throne. His frustrated voice reverberated through the air and seemed to ruffle the fur along the heads of the ox and horse head demon lords, while the brutish oni and elegant gumiho were unfazed. But it was the fifth ethereal demon lord, awoken from its dormancy, that the Warlock looked at and smiled as he uttered, "There is no final battle." The darkness was crisp as it whizzed by Yuka as she silently flew atop the onyx-covered Guardian Crane. In that dark moment, she could sense the tension along her tensile sleek feathered body. She was about to return to that wretched place as tormented memories haunted her. But this time, she wasn't alone as she turned toward Daniel.Though it wasn't the goal, Daniel couldn't stop the festering thoughts that he had: Revenge. He had to find a way to atone for what he did and if he could only confront the Warlock, redemption was his. He was confident that with his friends and guardians, they would seize the day as he looked back at Sung.Eagerness filled Sung and he knew that it stemmed from the possibility of confronting her once more: The gumiho. He could never forgive how he had humiliated him and almost took his life. If it wasn't for Clara, he wouldn't be alive. His eyes looked up and saw the beguiling tranquility in the night sky adorned with moons and stars. They were beautiful he thought as he turned his head toward Clara.Clara was nervous and calm at the same time as she readjusted her grip on the harness aboard her faithful crane, Shiori. The squadrons were like whispers of feathered missiles shooting through the darkness and she felt emboldened, yet she couldn't help but feel some apprehension. But her thoughts were interrupted when the squadrons of cranes started to slow down until the squawk broke the silence. The battle to end all battles had begun.
Download or read book Clara Wu and the Portal Book Book One written by Vincent Yee and published by Vincent Yee. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clara Wu is a Chinese American teenager in New York City who is rebelling against her Chinese heritage but suddenly finds herself whisked away into a fantastical world of Asian inspired lands and kingdoms. She is told that she is a warrior who will need to fight an evil Warlock in order to save Earth. As daunting as her task may be, she is not alone in her battle as Sung Kim, Yuka Satoh and Daniel Nguyen will fight alongside her. Only by unlocking powers hidden away in their heritage, will they be able to save Earth from the Warlock, so said the Guardian Panda.
Download or read book Clara Wu and the Final Battle Book Four written by Vincent Yee and published by Clara Wu Books. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clara Wu felt the weight in the pit of her stomach as her red crown crane, Shiori, flew toward the tall rocky reddish and orange Sky Pillars. It was the final battle against the Warlock's most powerful creatures and if she, Sung Kim, Yuka Satoh and Daniel Nguyen could just defeat them, Azen would be safe. Despite being victorious in the last three battles, she wondered why she couldn't shake off the looming doom.- - -The clash of horns was cataclysmic between the armored water buffalos and the thick green hide of the Nians, spawned from the deepest demonic depths that the Warlock conjured them from. Clara sliced through the air atop her faithful crane as her eyes bulged as crimson-splattered-dust was violently kicked up into the air by pounding hooves. The tigers were gone, the cranes and eagles were powerless and the panda mounted defenses, though formidable, would not hold. She looked up and saw a tornado spiral to its full size as Yuka pointed frantically to Daniel. He invoked his Vietnamese Qi element and infused it with a stream of fire just as the closest Nians were sucked up into it. Clara turned suddenly and saw Sung desperately sending down lethal icicles into the horde of Nians. There wasn't supposed to be so many of them and she had no idea how so many could have emerged from the canyon to confront the mighty water buffalos. Shiori banked hard and Clara leaned into the turn and she suddenly saw it. The reason why the Nians were able to amplify their ferocious onslaught. She directed Shiori toward them as she loaded two green jade tipped arrow into the Bow of Destiny. She drew back and in that bated breath, knew it was Azen's only hope.
Download or read book Clara Wu and the Rescue written by Vincent Yee and published by Vincent Yee. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clara Wu is excited to rejoin her friends Sung Kim, Yuka Satoh and Daniel Nguyen in preparation for the next battle against the Warlock's demon-spawned army. But a tragic mistake leaves one of her friends in perilous danger and the well laid plans for Azen's defense are put in jeopardy. Everything hinges on Clara embarking on a daring rescue mission to save her friend, from the Warlock. Clara had been silently flying atop the crane for some time. The knots in her stomach were twisted so tight, she thought they would sheer apart at any moment and tear her insides out. She looked up as the cool night air whisked by her cheeks like sharp daggers. Her eyes looked about her and she could barely see the small stealthy Top Talon squadron against the dark of night. But she knew they were there and were probably as anxious as she was. Everything depended on a successful rescue so that they could make it back in time for the next battle. Without all the Azen Warriors at the battlefront, the Azen armies would not stand a chance against the unrelenting Warlock's army. Azen cannot fall, she thought as she let out a sigh of hopelessness. She thumbed the comforting feel of the Bamboo Jade to calm her anxiousness when her crane whispered, "Empress Warrior Wu, we are almost there." Clara looked up and she saw it in the distance. It was faint but she could make out the large silhouette of some forbidding structure jutting out of a mountain side. It was the Warlock's fortress, and somewhere inside was her fellow warrior that needed rescue before it was too late. This is Book 3 of the exciting Clara Wu and the World of Azen series. Begin your adventures with Book 1, Clara Wu and the Portal Book, and followed by Book 2, Clara Wu and the Jade Labyrinth. An immersive epic fantasy steeped in Asian themes that will allow Asian American teens, children and even adults, to see themselves as the heroes in story. A story aimed at better Asian Representation!
Download or read book Lunchtime with Samnang written by Tracy Guan and published by . This book was released on 2021-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lunchtime with Samnang is a colorful and vibrant story about a young Cambodian-American boy who explores his Khmer culture and heritage through the love of food and travel. His family is getting ready for an upcoming trip to his motherland, Cambodia, where his grandparents are from, and he immerses in the stories that his father and grandparents tell him through his imagination!
Download or read book The Cat Who Saved Books written by Sosuke Natsukawa and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INDIE NEXT PICK! From the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the heartwarming spirit of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for—or rather, demands—the teenager’s help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and the cat and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners. Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, the cat and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to perish on a bookshelf, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. Their adventures culminate in one final, unforgettable challenge—the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest dare enter . . . An enthralling tale of books, first love, fantasy, and an unusual friendship with a talking cat, The Cat Who Saved Books is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper. Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai. "Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!" –Kirkus
Download or read book Labyrinth written by Burhan Sönmez and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notable International Crime Novel of the Year – Crime Reads / Lit Hub From a prize-winning Turkish novelist, a heady, political tale of one man’s search for identity and meaning in Istanbul after the loss of his memory. A blues singer, Boratin, attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge, but opens his eyes in the hospital. He has lost his memory, and can't recall why he wished to end his life. He remembers only things that are unrelated to himself, but confuses their timing. He knows that the Ottoman Empire fell, and that the last sultan died, but has no idea when. His mind falters when remembering civilizations, while life, like a labyrinth, leads him down different paths. From the confusion of his social and individual memory, he is faced with two questions. Does physical recognition provide a sense of identity? Which is more liberating for a man, or a society: knowing the past, or forgetting it? Embroidered with Borgesian micro-stories, Labyrinth flows smoothly on the surface while traversing sharp bends beneath the current.
Download or read book King of the Rising written by Kacen Callender and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King of the Rising is the searing conclusion to an unflinching and powerful Caribbean-inspired fantasy series about colonialism, resilience, and defiance. A revolution has swept through the islands of Hans Lollik and former slave Loren Jannik has been chosen to lead the survivors in a bid to free the islands forever. But the rebels are running out of food, weapons, and options. And as the Fjern inch closer to reclaiming Hans Lollik with every battle, Loren is faced with a choice that could shift the course of the revolution in their favor -- or doom it to failure. Praise for Islands of Blood and Storm: "A powerful look at colonialism, oppression, and rebellion, and all that it can cost the individuals involved." —Library Journal (starred review) "The book's absorbing setting, captivating lead, and relevant themes of race and class complement each other with alternating delicacy and savagery."—NPR Books "King of the Rising puts readers firmly into the minds of Callender’s unforgettable characters as it answers a spine-tingling set of questions: At the end of the war, who will survive and who will rule?” —BookPage Islands of Blood and Storm Queen of the Conquered King of the Rising
Download or read book Essential Manager s Manual written by Robert Heller and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your management skills and take control of your career with the new edition of this bestselling one-stop-shop for every manager. Pick up tips and advice on 12 core management skills- from communicating and motivating to conducting a company presentation. Explore all your options and put them into action with the aid of charts and diagrams. Plus, discover how to handle work issues whatever your level, with over 1,200 essential power tips. Follow as a complete management course or dip in and out of topics for quick and easy reference. Take it wherever life takes you!
Download or read book Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart written by J. D. Greear and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.
Download or read book The Book of the War written by Lawrence Miles and published by . This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marking the first five decades of the conflict, THE BOOK OF THE WAR is an A to Z of a self-contained continuum and a complete guide to the Spiral Politic, from the beginning of recordable time to the fall of humanity.
Download or read book Gesture and Speech written by André Leroi-Gourhan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines in one volume "Technics and Language", in which anthropologist Leroi-Gourhan looks at prehistoric technology in relation to the development of cognitive and liguistic faculties, and "Memory and Rhythms", which addresses instinct and intelligence from a sociological viewpoint.
Download or read book The Film Book written by Ronald Bergan and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of cinema -- How movies are made -- Movie genres -- World cinema -- A-Z directors -- Must-see movies.
Download or read book The Curious Lore of Precious Stones written by George Frederick Kunz and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Confidence Trap written by David Runciman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why democracies believe they can survive any crisis—and why that belief is so dangerous Why do democracies keep lurching from success to failure? The current financial crisis is just the latest example of how things continue to go wrong, just when it looked like they were going right. In this wide-ranging, original, and compelling book, David Runciman tells the story of modern democracy through the history of moments of crisis, from the First World War to the economic crash of 2008. A global history with a special focus on the United States, The Confidence Trap examines how democracy survived threats ranging from the Great Depression to the Cuban missile crisis, and from Watergate to the collapse of Lehman Brothers. It also looks at the confusion and uncertainty created by unexpected victories, from the defeat of German autocracy in 1918 to the defeat of communism in 1989. Throughout, the book pays close attention to the politicians and thinkers who grappled with these crises: from Woodrow Wilson, Nehru, and Adenauer to Fukuyama and Obama. In The Confidence Trap, David Runciman shows that democracies are good at recovering from emergencies but bad at avoiding them. The lesson democracies tend to learn from their mistakes is that they can survive them—and that no crisis is as bad as it seems. Breeding complacency rather than wisdom, crises lead to the dangerous belief that democracies can muddle through anything—a confidence trap that may lead to a crisis that is just too big to escape, if it hasn't already. The most serious challenges confronting democracy today are debt, the war on terror, the rise of China, and climate change. If democracy is to survive them, it must figure out a way to break the confidence trap.
Download or read book The Tale of Tea written by George van Driem and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tale of Tea presents a comprehensive history of tea from prehistoric times to the present day in a single volume, covering the fascinating social history of tea and the origins, botany and biochemistry of this singularly important cultigen.
