Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels true. In her first short story collection Scattered Showers, she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories. Illustrated throughout by Jim Tierney.Girl meets boy camping outside a movie theater. Best friends debate the merits of high school dances. A prince romances a troll. A girl romances an imaginary boy. And Simon Snow himself returns for a holiday adventure.It’s a feast of irresistible characters, hilarious dialogue, and masterful storytelling, in short, everything you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell book.
CONTRIBUTORS: Rainbow RowellEAN: 9781035003839COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 0 gHEIGHT: 197 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Short Stories, Collections & AnthologiesWIDTH: 130 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality and inclusion
A playful mash-up of new fare and fan favorites for Rowell completists, and an inviting introduction for new readers., The remarkable Rowell offers readers a generous serving of nine exemplary short stories that are, from the first to the last, romances of a sort… the appeal of these enchanting stories is universal (...) Best-selling and beloved, Rowell’s writing will entice readers to the library in droves, whatever the weather., Rowell offers more of what she does best: character-driven stories interlaced with a healthy dose of nerdiness and a little sappy indulgence thrown in as a treat. It’s easy to get swept up in these tales and root so passionately for the protagonists that it almost hurts, but readers will close the covers feeling satisfied...A treat.
Rainbow Rowell lives in Omaha, Nebraska. She has written two bestselling YA novels, Fangirl and Eleanor & Park, which spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
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Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels true. In her first short story collection Scattered Showers, she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories. Illustrated throughout by Jim Tierney.Girl meets boy camping outside a movie theater. Best friends debate the merits of high school dances. A prince romances a troll. A girl romances an imaginary boy. And Simon Snow himself returns for a holiday adventure.It’s a feast of irresistible characters, hilarious dialogue, and masterful storytelling, in short, everything you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell book.
CONTRIBUTORS: Rainbow RowellEAN: 9781035003839COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 0 gHEIGHT: 197 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Short Stories, Collections & AnthologiesWIDTH: 130 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality and inclusion
Rainbow Rowell lives in Omaha, Nebraska. She has written two bestselling YA novels, Fangirl and Eleanor & Park, which spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
The book has beautiful photographs of both the food and the landscape. The recipes are well written and explain what you need to do. It is also nice to have the letters to accompany the recipes.
A really fantastic look at South Africa through the eyes of three groups of South Africans. An easy , page turning novel by Lance Thorburn. Strongly recommended