![]() She soon discovered it wasn't right for her and just before her thirtieth birthday she started taking scriptwriting classes. For example, not knowing what she wanted to do in life, Kirino began working at the Iwanami Hall movie theater in her early twenties. She earned a law degree in 1974 from Seikei University, and she dabbled in many fields of work before settling on being a writer. ![]() ![]() Kirino married in 1975 and had a daughter in 1981. Kirino has lived in many different cities, including her current residence, Tokyo. She has two brothers, one who is six years older and one who is five years younger. Natsuo Kirino ( 桐野 夏生, Kirino Natsuo) (born October 7, 1951, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture) is the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of female writers of Japanese detective fiction. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Vampires were not initially, in other words, a literary creation a rough sense of their nature preceded early written works in which they appear, the first of these seeming to be a doggerel poem, "Der Vampyr" (publication not identified but written 1748) by Heinrich August Ossenfelder (1725-1801). ![]() Vampires normally bear some resemblance (though at times the connection may be tenuous) to their traditional descriptions in what is now described as folklore, originating in Slavonic parts of Eastern Europe. Vampires, Werewolves and other mythic Shapeshifters are endemic in the overlapping genres of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. This class of Supernatural Creature has effectively spawned its own subgenre, chiefly under the Fantasy rather than the sf umbrella they may be concisely defined as "cannibalistic reanimated corpses". ![]() ![]() ![]() Themes: Family Separation: On Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or FriendĬharacter’s New Arrival/New American Status: Refugee Click here for details about how we define our titles. Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents a beautifully wrought novel about an immigrant’s journey from hardship to hope.Ĭommunity Represented: Sudanese/Sudanese American As Kek awaits word of his mother’s fate, he weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country. ![]() Slowly, he makes friends: a girl who is in foster care, an old woman who owns a rundown farm, and a cow whose name means “family” in his native language. But only he and his mother have survived, and now she’s missing. Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate is the story of an African boy, Kek, who loses his father and a brother and flees, leaving his mother to secure his. In Africa, Kek lived with his mother, father, and brother. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter–cold and unkind. ![]() In America, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. After witnessing the murders of his father and brother, then getting separated from his mother in an African camp, Kek alone believes that his mother has somehow survived. ![]() ![]() Sparks fly the moment Colton and Ace meet on a sultry night club dance floor. Colton’s life has been turned upside down, the last thing he needs is a shadow, especially in the form of infuriating, sexy-as-sin Ace Sharpe, who seems to be on a mission to drive Colton mad. If that isn’t bad enough, his father signs a contract with Four Kings Security to provide Colton with round-the-clock protection, despite his adamant refusal. Cocky, fearless, and brash, Ace isn’t afraid to take risks.Īfter years of working alongside his father, Colton Connolly is ready to take the helm at Connolly Maritime, but his father’s retirement is put on hold when Colton begins receiving death threats. ![]() As part owner of Four Kings Security, Ace and his fellow Kings tackle everything from armed transport and investigations to cyber intelligence and executive protection. When the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds.Įx-special forces soldier Anston “Ace” Sharpe is fighting a different battle these days - one involving the world of private security across the state of Florida. ![]() |