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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Gaiman Novella Coraline Makes Successful Transition From Paper to Film




By Chad Brady, Courier Daily Editor

Coraline is the first in what is sure to be a long string of animated children’s movies for 2009. But while most of these movies are computer animated and aim to copy the style of movies such as Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, Coraline is more dark and offbeat.







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Weekly Reader: Night Smoke's Interesting Characters, Realistic Problems Keep Readers Guessing


Night Smoke by Nora Roberts
Hardcover: 323 pages
Publisher: Thorndike Press (February 2, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786282193
ISBN-13: 978-0786282197


By Jessica Stewart, Courier Editor-in-Chief

“She stood apart from the rest, staring straight ahead while the light wind teased her honey blond hair out of its fancy twist. Expensive shoes, Ry noted, of supple midnight leather, as out of place in this part of town as her velvet coat and fancy face.”


Unfortunately, Ry cannot see past Natalie’s obvious wealth, and it slowly eats away at their relationship. Night Smoke is an interesting novel with fascinating characters and an exciting plot. I couldn’t put it down. While this is one of Roberts’ older novels, I believe it is one of the best.

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Posted by courier at 09:06 AM. Filed under: Entertainment

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