They describe a gunslinger s quest toward a tower whose nature the books call both physical and metaphorical. Paul edward was the son of a white man and a native american woman. Breaking point follows the story of vicky fallon, a bluford sophomore who. Signed limited collector editions the dark tower is a series of seven books written by american author stephen king between 1970 and 2004. Once an honor student, vicky is quickly falling behind in her classes at bluford high. In this book, lionel shepard, a freshman, is introduced. The book is about a kid named tyray hobbs is a bully at bluford high and then he bullies this kid named darrell mercer the ne the gun by paul langan teen ink login.
Breaking point bluford series book 16 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Now her teachers, friends, and boyfriend, martin luna, want answers. Record identifier item identifier shelf location call number format format category num copies order item. This is a study guide over karyn langhorne folan and paul langans breaking point from the bluford series. In the gunslinger, stephen king introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, roland of gilead, the last gunslinger. The series incorporates themes from multiple genres, including fantasy fiction, science fantasy, horror and western elements. Stephen king, in his forward to the newly revised and expanded edition of the gunslinger. A duo of thrilling, controversial scifi novels from c paul lockman, in which a welsh software engineer is abducted by aliens and brought across the galaxy for mysterious reasons.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Breaking point folan, karyn langhorne, langan, paul on. Ecstasy of gold the gunslingers 2009 rotten tomatoes. In the book the gun this is the situation for darrel. I can tell you from experience that the audiobooks are extremely good, and that if you enjoyed reading the books, youll revel in the sound of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Weeks ago he was one of the most feared students in bluford high. This is a summary of the book, the bully by paul langan.
The gunslinger had followed the man in black across the desert for two months now, across the endless, screamingly monotonous purgatorial wastes, and had yet to find spoor other than the hygienic sterile ideographs of the man in blacks campfires. Her parents are constantly fighting, and her troubled little brother is out of control. Breaking point follows the story of vicky fallon, a bluford sophomore who appears in brothers in arms and the fallen. The gun by paul langan character cards flashcards quizlet.
Buy gunfighters first edition, second impression by timelife books, paul trachtman isbn. Teenagers can relate to this book and it is on there level of understanding what the boy was feeling. Like pirates, the gunslinger lifestyle was a democratic one open to all. Tyray hobbs wants revenge on darrel, and has a gun to get it. The book breaking point by karyn langhorne folan and paul langan is a well written book. In this particular book, the life of paul edward logan is followed from his childhood to adulthood. Paul langan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. Tyray was desperate to regain his reputation so he decided the only way to do that was to buy a gun. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the dark tower. This book is filled with action, once you pick it up, you wont be able to put it down. While sturgess threevolume encyclopedia covers the pistol through 1918 and simson lugers takes us through weimar, that leaves a lot still to learn. The clouded leopard a book of travels by wade davis 09122019, 23. The main character vicky has a pristine life, with good grades, and trustworthy friends, but soon leaves those behind when her father looses his job.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The stories are told in depth and with clarity sufficient for the reader, whether knowledgeable or not, to fully appreciate. Bulletin for the center for childrens books said that the book was a dark drama of selfdestruction that should make for grimly satisfying reading while voice of youth advocates called its characters brilliantly twisted. Set to be released on february 17, 2016, the dark tower movie if wellreceived will form the cornerstone in what has the potential to become a lavish tapestry of movies, tied into a tv series, tied into books, tied into comicsand on it goes. I gauge my personal enjoyment of a book by how quickly i read it, and i devoured whorl with a voracious appetite, and, indeed, im still left wanting more. Part scifi novel, part futuristic dystopia, part spaghetti western, and part high fantasy vision, the gunslinger tells the story of roland deschain, midworlds last gunslinger, who is tracking an enigmatic magician known only as. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. One might presume that most gunslingers were in it for the money.
Once an honor student, vicky is quickly falling behind in her classes at. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The book, first published in 1974 as part of the timelife series on the old west, is well researched and well written. The final chapter in our continuing luger series is todays book, the parabellum is back. Where can i read books in the bluford series by paul. In the wild west, you could carve out a completely new identity. And like most pirates, living to be old and rich was extremely rare and not the point at all. You transform your life reading and literacy skills and you in the process, are more literate.
Reading the gunslinger for my book club this month. He had not found a can, a bottle, or a waterbag the gunslinger had left four of. Where is the best place to get the dark tower audiobook. With a broken hand, a troubled family, and no friends in sight, tyrays options are limited. Buy a cheap copy of breaking point book by paul langan. Paul langan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Breaking point bluford high, book 16 by karyn langhorne folan. With stephen kings the gunslinger its the other way around.
And when the kids he once bullied start threatening him his world completely. Breaking point is a 2002 young adult novel by alex flinn. So, this is my first answer on quora, but it happens to be on a topic that i love and know quite well. Besides paul edward, edward logan had another child named cassie. The dark tower i, indicates that the dark tower books have had comparatively few readers when set next to his other novels. This book was excellent and kept me flipping the pages but i wish it was told in martin luna view point because i love his books. The gunslinger by stephen king includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 5 chapters, as well. But then darrell mercer publicly humiliated him, and tyray lost his reputation. He must find a way home, bringing the ultimate warning to a ravaged, dystopian earth, and then battle an evil timelord bent on destroying everything paul has achieved. After many years of waiting, fans of stephen kings the dark tower series can finally look forward to the saga making it to the big screen. The gun by paul langan summary tyray is getting teased because darrell mercer broke his wrist in front of everyone. The gunslinger is a fantasy novel by american author stephen king. Breaking point by alex flinn made me realize one very daunting fact. Bill brockton created the body farmthe worlds first postmortem research facility dedicated to advancing the frontiers of forensic.
So begins book i of stephen kings iconic fantasy series, the dark tower. My son loved this book so much he wrote a report about it in school. It hits most of the high spots and covers virtually all the better known gunfighters and gunfights. He is a haunting figure, a loner, on a spellbinding journey into good and evil, in a desolate world which frighteningly echoes. It is the first volume in the dark tower series the gunslinger was first published in 1982 as a fixup novel, joining five short stories that had been published between 1978 and 1981. It was a quick pick for reluctant young adult readers in 2003. Even with todays modern technology, you should be able to read still. The complete concordance revised and updated actually has some reading groupbook club questions for each book in the series. Dostoevsky and the epileptic mode of being by paul fung 09122019, 20. It includes short answer questions from all ten chapters of the book.
This book introduces us to roland, the last of the gunslingers from the ancient barony of gilead, as he chases his nemesis, the man in black, across the desert. Karma plays a big part in this book, when a big, strong, angry, dishonest bully gets what he used to give. As a parent you can use all the help you can on raising your children this book helps you choose what you should or should not do. They may break his body, never his spirit henry crowne paying the price book 2 the breaking point. In philadelphia he had a friend named mark which fought all of his fights because darrel was a small and skinny punk. The story was about a boy named darrel mercer and he us to live in philadelphia and he moved to california. Her father lost his job, her parents are constantly fighting, and her little brother is out of control. Paul langan has 16 books on goodreads with 70765 ratings.
This book was far from being a fictional escape and more of a story about awareness and understanding with regards to school violence and why some kids resort to measures of destruction. Accelerated reader quiz list reading practice gaslight media. Luger production continued in world war ii, and afterwards under french occupation. This is about vicky fallon who is having serious issues at home with her family. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Past, present, and future collide to throw respected forensic anthropologist bill brocktons successful, secure life into devastating turmoil in this poignant novel in the new york times bestselling body farm mystery series its been ten years since dr. Breaking point bluford high, book 16 by karyn langhorne folan and paul langan book cover, description, publication history. As you know, way back when, children of slave were thought of as illegitimate. As well as this book left me hungry for more which i knew it would being a series but it kinda didnt come to a complete end it left me wondering.
Folan, language arts, language arts, paul langan, teresa, tp glogster edu. Although it is officially the eighth book of the dark tower saga, stephen king likes to call the wind through the keyhole book 4. Start studying the gun by paul langan character cards. Heres a few of the shorter questions for the gunslinger which stood out to me as being potentially interesting in many ways, roaldn reminds us of the semimythical gunslingers of the latenineteenthcentury american west.