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Title:The Shadowland Mediator Suze is a mediator -- a liaison between the living
and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't
leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business
with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom,
doesn't seem to need her help. Which is a relief, because Suze has
just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips
to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral
visitations.
But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not
that easy. There's a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze
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Title:Teen Speak From School Library Journal Price: $11.99 (Paperback Only) |
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CD Title: St. Elsewhere Artist: Gnarls Barkley In 2006, Danger Mouse is King Midas of the music
world. He has an uncanny knack for creating jagged, dense, frenzied
beats and odd, eerie, vivid soundscapes that never compromise the
music's natural flow. Meanwhile, rapper and singer Cee-Lo, a veteran
of Atlanta's Dirty South scene, has never been one to be constrained
by hip-hop conventions, and is a willing partner in adventure. The
result is an intrepid psychedelic blend of pop, hip-hop, soul, and
rock that consistently challenges and delights. It's no wonder that
"Crazy," with its modest riff, irresistible hook, and
disarming opening line ("I remember when, I remember, I remember
when I lost my mind") became a worldwide Internet sensation
a full six months before the official release of St. Elsewhere.
But that relatively simple soul-pop gem is the tamest track on this
wide-ranging, often dark and introspective collaboration. (In fact,
the duo considers Gnarls Barkley to be a wholly new creation, as
opposed to a collaboration of existing artists.) "Everybody
is somebody, but nobody wants to be themselves," Cee-Lo croons
on "Who Cares?" He and Danger Mouse try very hard not
to be their old selves as they creatively and confidently break
down boundaries, but the brilliant cores of their musical personae--Cee-Lo's
eccentric spiritual soul man and Danger's bold sonic explorer--remain.
--Marc Greilsamer Price: $14.99 |
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DVD Title: Hustle and Flow As DJay, a low-rent South Memphis pimp, Terrence Howard speaks in a soft, smoky voice that trails off into nowhere. His talkative hustler has the obscure, ruminative wit of an old bluesman; he turns his come-ons and rants into a sullen art. The movie asks whether that particular art is convertible yet again-whether DJay's hustle can be converted into the thumping flow of the Memphis-style rap known as crunk. Written and directed by Craig Brewer, this movie unfolds in the kind of awful heat that wilts any effort aimed at more than mere survival. Against all odds, DJay and his friends create a song. With Ludacris as a Memphis rapper returning to his home town after having made his fortune in the music business; Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, and Paula Jai Parker as DJay's women; Anthony Anderson as a sound engineer; and D. J. Qualls as a skinny white guy who makes his living servicing concession machines but knows how to lay down crunk's bass-heavy tracks. -David Denby of The New Yorker Price: $18.99 |
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