Classical

Winner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, this intoxicating story of a teenage girl who trades her a middle-class upbringing for a quest for meaning in 1980s Mexico is “a surreal, captivating tale about the power of a youthful imagination, the lure of teenage transgression, and its inevitable disappointments” (Los Angeles Review of Books)

One autumn afternoon in Mexico City, seventeen-year-old Luisa does not return home from school. Instead, she boards a bus to the Pacific coast with Tomás, a boy she barely knows. He seems to represent everything her life is lacking―recklessness, impulse, independence.

Tomás may also help Luisa fulfill an unusual obsession: she wants to track down a traveling troupe of Ukrainian dwarfs. According to newspaper reports, the dwarfs recently escaped a Soviet circus touring Mexico. The imagined fates of these performers fill Luisa’s surreal dreams as she settles in a beach community in Oaxaca. Surrounded by hippies, nudists, beachcombers, and eccentric storytellers, Luisa searches for someone, anyone, who will “promise, no matter what, to remain a mystery.” It is a quest more easily envisioned than accomplished. As she wanders the shoreline and visits the local bar, Luisa begins to disappear dangerously into the lives of strangers on Zipolite, the “Beach of the Dead.”

Meanwhile, her father has set out to find his missing daughter. A mesmeric portrait of transgression and disenchantment unfolds. Set to a pulsing soundtrack of Joy Division, Nick Cave, and Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sea Monsters is a brilliantly playful and supple novel about the moments and mysteries that shape us.

"Aridjis is deft at conjuring the teenage swooniness that apprehends meaning below every surface. Like Sebald’s or Cusk’s, her haunted writing patrols its own omissions . . . The figure of the shipwreck looms large for Aridjis. It becomes a useful lens through which to see this book, which is self-contained, inscrutable, and weirdly captivating, like a salvaged object that wants to return to the sea." ―Katy Waldman, The New Yorker

Trivia for All

Use pics to complete the questions. New way to play trivia!

This game is full of amazing facts about the world, and many of them will really surprise you! And there is more: you don’t just answer the questions, you need to complete them as well! Use the picture clues to find missing words, and then come up with the answer.

If you like trivia and word games, this puzzle is for you!

Pure Piano Improv, Pt. 2by Brandon Musser

Original Release Date: December 4, 2015
Label: Musser Music
Genres: Classical

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
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A NATIONAL INDIEBOUND BESTSELLER

An unforgettable novel by Kristina McMorris, inspired by a stunning piece of history.

2 CHILDREN FOR SALE

The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices.

For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined.

Inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and the unexpected paths that bring us home.

Letter Peak – Word Search Up

Looking for challenging puzzles? Can’t stop with brain teasers? Wanna boost your vocabulary? Then try Letter peak! Similar with classic word crush game but more interesting, all you need is to swipe and connect the jumble letters on the alphabet board. It even challenges the real word genius! However, it’s not an impossible task! Are you ready? Start your journey now!

Carl Orff: Carmina Buranaby Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra & Chorus

Original Release Date: September 25, 2007
Label: Madacy Special Products
Genres: Classical