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A World Without Princes
''A World Without Princes'' is a 2014 fairytale fantasy novel by Soman Chainani. The second book of ''The School for Good and Evil'' series and set after the events of the first novel, the book follows Sophie and Agatha who have returned to the village of Gavaldon, ending the "curse". However, Agatha secretly wishes for a different ending, reopening the gates to the School for Good and Evil which have become the School for Girls and Boys. First published on April 15, 2014, the book garnered positive reviews from critics. Plot Best friends Agatha and Sophie return home to Gavaldon, and are welcomed as heroes. While Agatha wants nothing to do with fame, Sophie takes advantage of her newfound spotlight, and puts on many shows to celebrate their return home and their escape from the School for Good and Evil. At Sophie's father's wedding, Agatha suddenly wishes for another ending to her story: with Tedros. With this wish, magical arrows, with messages attached, are shot into the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soman Chainani
Soman Chainani is an American author, best known for writing the children's book series ''The School for Good and Evil''. Some of his work has been adapted to films. Early life and education Chainani grew up in Key Biscayne, Florida, where his family was one of the few of Indian Americans, Indian descent. He attended Harvard University, where he graduated with a degree in English and American Literature in 2001. He came out as gay in his senior year at college. After graduating from Harvard, he attended Columbia University, where he participated in their Master of Fine Arts, MFA film program. Writing career Chainani's series, ''The School for Good and Evil (novel), The School for Good and Evil'', debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, ''New York Times'' Best Seller list, has sold more than 4 million copies, been translated into 35 languages across 6 continents, and has been adapted into a major motion picture from Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries. His othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Children's Books
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The School Years
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
