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Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Bennett, R. W. (2011). Jacob t. marley. Salt Lake City, UT/USA. Shadow Mountain.  PAGES 202 PURCHASING OPTIONS Barnes&Noble Hardcover $17.04 Paperback $8.99 NOOK $8.49 Audiobook $29.99 Amazon.com Kindle $8.09 Hardcover $23.00 Paperback $8.99 Audio CD $29.99 ANNOTATION We've all heard the story of Scrooge. But before Scrooge, there was Jacob T. Marley. SUMMARY Jacob Thelonius Marley is the grandson of the beloved grandfather, Thelonius. Thelonius gave his life to safe children from a fire. Jacob grows up resenting this tie he has to his grandfather because he doesn't like to explain to everyone he meets that he is, in fact, the grandson of the famous Thelonius. He shortens his name to Jacob T. Marley and eventually gets rid of the T altogether.  As he forgets his roots and excels past his peers at numbers and mathematics, he soon loses who he is to pride. It swallows him up and turns him into a terrib...
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Jane Eyre: A Graphic Novel by Fiona MacDonald

Book Cover ANNOTATION Jane, a poor, neglected girl, is thrust into a world of wealth and dark secrets.  SUMMARY Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her abusive aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her cruel cousins Eliza, Georgiana, and John. She is eventually sent to a poor girls boarding school where many of the teachers and the headmaster are just and brutal as Mrs. Reed. It is here that Jane makes her first friend, Helen Burns, and is love by Miss Temple, the only kind teacher at the school. It is here that Jane comes to love learning and excels in her talent of drawing.  Due to the neglect and dirtiness of the school the girls are struck with a severe illness which results in Helen's death. Jane is devastated by this loss. Jane becomes a teacher at the school, but decides to leave to be a governess for a Mr. Rochester at Thornfield Hall. She is to teach and mentor his daughter, Adele. Mysterious events keep occurring in the manor such as ghostly laughs and a mysterious...
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Book Cover BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Pratchett, T. & Gaiman, N. (1990).   Good omens: The nice and accurate prophecies of agnes nutter, witch. New York, NY/USA. HarperTorch.  PAGES 412 PURCHASING OPTIONS Barnes&Noble Hardcover $27.10 Paperback $7.55 NOOK $7.99 Audiobook $31.39 Amazon.com Kindle $7.63 Hardcover $24.99 Paperback $16.51 Mass Market Paperback from $7.19 Audio CD $31.39 ANNOTATION The Apocalypse is about to be hilariously thwarted by the most unlikely duo.  SUMMARY  hilariously  MY REVIEW If subtle, witty, dry British humor is your thing, then you need not look any further. This book is saturated with the type of hilarity that doesn't leave your abs aching or your eyes streaming. Instead you are possessed  with the desire to scoff or chuckle snobbishly while having some tea and biscuits.  Crowley is the perfect demon with not a care in the world but with all the nonchalant ...
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