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You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world... The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way...

People look at reality, then you can change it.

- James Baldwin

miércoles, 18 de enero de 2012

English books: The Dragon's Tooth

Hey, guys! How's everything going? Reading any interesting book? Remember you can tell me about it! Yesterday I finished a book written by N.D. Wilson, author of the 100 Cupboards, a book from the one I wrote to you in Spanish (100 Puertas).
The Dragon's Tooth is the first novel of a collection called "Ashtown Burials".
My brother gift this book to me by mistake, 'cause he wanted to give me the sequel to the "100 Cupboards" but I was happy the same.
In this wonderful book Cyrus, a twelve years and a half old boy, lives with his sister Antigone of thirteen and his brother Dan of twenty in a motel, because of that their mother is in a coma in the hospital and his father is dead.
One day, an strange man appears and asks for an specific room in the motel. He says that he knew the parents of the kids and, that same night, he gives Antigone and Cyrus some strange keys, tangled in the body of a silver snake that turns invisible when she bites her tail, and a tooth, which is meant to be a "dragon's tooth".
This man asks the two brothers to accept his will and to be their Acolytes, what does this mean? What is that Order of Brendan to the one they're supposed to belong now? What will happen to them? Lot's of questions, as ever. I'm only telling you one more thing, the same night Skelton (the strange man) gives Antigone and Cyrus the keys, he's murdered, the motel is burned and Dan disappears. Wanna find out more? Read the book!

I leave you the information on it:
Title: The Dragon's Tooth
Printer: RANDOM HOUSE
Author: N.D. Wilson
Cover design: Aaron Becker
Collection design: RANDOM HOUSE
Parts of the book: 1 (but I think there are two more books)
Pages of the story: 483

That's all, hope you find it interesting!

Miriam

3 comentarios:

  1. MI PRECIOSIDAD:AYER TAMBIEN TE ESCRIBÍ LARGO Y TENDIDO. ASÍ QUE HOY VOY A ESCRIBIRTE POQUITO POR SI NO LLEGA COMO AYER.
    SÓLO DECIRTE QUE ME VOY AL POLO NORTE A OLVIDARME DEL "PERGENTINO" Y QUE TE QUIERO MUCHO ,O MÁS QUE MUCHO. PAZ

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  2. HOLA MI MIRIAM: ya me he levantado, no se porque hoy tenia sueño y me he dormido en "el Ave", voy camino del camino ,cómo no tenia ganas de caminar, me he puesto a leer una novela de las andanzas de Critobal Colón , y la verdad que corrio tierras, siempre andando y andando.....
    Cmbiemos de tema: ¿que tal tu en la modista?, yo me he comprado una chaqueta asquerosamente bonita. lo que pasa que me queda pequeña y te la mandaré por avión¿vale? si no te gusta la das, creo que te gustará ,porque es de rayas ,cuadros ,flores ,negras, azules y moradas ,y entre medio tiene el abcdario, cartegenero y tambien los numéros de Diogénes..... me dices si te gusta, yambien tiene unas puntillas amarillas que quitan el sentiido, pero por favor no te desmayes, ya verás que preciosa es, Siento mucho que estes enferma, yo tambien, voy a ingresar a un hospital de la costa brava. espero que para tu cumpleaños me ponga bien....Cuentame cosas de ti , te dejo ,no vaya a ser que otra vez se me borre, besos .paz.

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  3. ¡Paz! Dios mío, ¡cuanto escribes! La chaqueta suena... rara. Pero si dices que es bonita pues nada, oye. Yo por suerte no estoy enferma, espero que tu te pongas bien para Noviembre, sino, mal vamos.
    Interesante tu novela, espero que la disfrutes.
    Pues nada, Paz. Ya ves que me llegan los comentarios y que no se te tienen por que borrar siempre :)
    ¡Pásalo bien!
    Miriam

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