![]() Ginger runs away from home with her girlfriend Alex after Ginger's mother hires Ginger out for sex. Ginger is the daughter of a drug-addicted, alcoholic mother who hates being a mother. ![]() There, her mother vows that they will get through it. She ultimately becomes a prostitute for a pimp she believed she loved, overdoses on drugs, and wakes up in the hospital. Whitney is the daughter of uncaring and disinterested parents, who engages in drug use and sex without their knowledge. When the older man breaks up with Seth, Seth must go into prostitution and finds another man with whom to continue a relationship. Seth ends up being the boy toy to a much older man, who lavishes him with gifts, shelter, and food in exchange for sex. Seth is the son of a conservative farmer who kicks him out for being gay. There, Eden uses sex to manipulate events around her, gets to Vegas, contemplates prostitution, and then is saved by Father Gregory when she goes to church. The novel revolves around five teenagers who are drawn into the world of prostitution for one reason or another, and what happens once they get there.Įden is the daughter of fundamentalist parents who send her away to rehabilitation camp after she refuses to stop seeing her boyfriend Andrew. ![]() ![]() Ellen Hopkin's novel Tricks is a social commentary on dangerous teen behavior and child prostitution. ![]()
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![]() They have elongated stingers that they use to infect their victims with the virus that turns them into Strigoi. The Strigoi are not elegant, charming, or glamorous they are grotesque, violent, and savage. The Strain's unique take on the classic vampire mythos sets it apart from other vampire-themed shows, movies, and books. ![]() Along with Setrakian's colleague and former roommate, Felix (Miguel Gomez), and CDC colleague, Nora (Mia Maestro), Eph sets out on a dangerous mission to stop the virus from spreading and save humanity. He soon joins forces with Abraham Setrakian (David Bradley), a Holocaust survivor and former vampire hunter, to combat the virus and the Strigoi. ![]() ![]() Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in New York City, is tasked with investigating the outbreak. The virus, initially thought to be a strain of influenza, starts to turn people into bloodthirsty creatures called Strigoi. The Strain opens with the arrival of a mysterious virus that quickly spreads across New York City. The series stars Corey Stoll, Mia Maestro, David Bradley, and Kevin Durand in the main roles. The show, created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, is based on their best-selling novel trilogy of the same name. ![]() The Strain is a thrilling and captivating horror television series that aired on FX from July 2014 to September 2017. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although close in age, the sisters couldn’t be any more different. ![]() ![]() In this fictional tale, Charlotte is 19 and Emily is 17. "There's lots to like here: mystery, adventure, and a snippet of romance. Always Emily is a tale of intrigue and suspense inspired by the real-life Brontë sisters, Charlotte and Emily, who began their craft early in life and who would become two of the world’s most renowned authors. "Inspired by the real-life Brontë sisters, MacColl has crafted a fictional tale of suspense and romance that is guaranteed to bring new readership to MacColl, as well as to the classic tales by both Brontë sisters. ![]() "Characters so remarkably that they simply spring to life on the pages."-Reading Today Michaela MacColl is the award-winning writer of several historical fiction novels, including Always Emily, Nobodys Secret, Prisoners in the Palace, and. "Filled with life, death, mystery and witty humor."-School Library Journal, starred review "The prolonged climax is satisfyingly action-filled and breathtakingly resolved."-Publishers Weekly List those covers and your favourites here. "Equal parts gothic melodrama and Nancy Drew derring-do."-Kirkus Reviews It seems fashionable for many novels to show a character walking or running away. "As exhilarating as a stroll across the wind-swept moor."- Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times Bestselling Author and Recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction ![]() ![]() ![]() The winter’s rose doth promise in the fading runes of yore, That true love once found will again be restored. Fear not, Sweet Jo, amoulderin’ on the moor. ’Twas found in a sheltered spot, Bright sterling gules and blemished not, Red as a drop o’ blood from the broken heart, Of the maid who waits and weeps atop the tor, Left behind by yon argent knight sworn to war, ’Til ajousting and aquesting he goes no more. ![]() A ROSE IN WINTER A crimson bloom in winter’s snow, Born out of time, like a maiden’s woe, Spawned in a season when the chill winds blow. ![]() WOODIWISS Dedicated to those readers who have written letters of encouragement. ![]() |