Black Water.BLACK WATER. T.J. MacGregor. 2003/2004. Read by Henry Strozier. 9 tapes. 12 hrs. Recorded Books. 0-4025-7910-1. $80.00. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. SA Mira Morales's 13-year-old daughter Annie has been snatched by a serial kidnapper, and taken back 35 years into the past. A moving area of black water is the conduit for this time travel, and it's the path by which Patrick Wheaton kidnapped Kidnapped caught in the intrigues of Scottish factions, David Balfour and Alan Breck are shipwrecked, escape from the king’s soldiers, and undergo great dangers. [Br. Lit.: R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped] See : Adventurousness Annie. Mira, a gifted psychic, also goes through the black water to rescue Annie from her confinement con·fine·ment n. 1. The act of restricting or the state of being restricted in movement. 2. Lying-in. confinement . In the present, Mira's boyfriend Shep, an F.B.I. agent, tries to make some sense of the facts; finally, he too enters the black water. This fascinating time-travel story will keep listeners on their toes as author MacGregor flits from present to past and back again. Just keeping track of who knows what, from which time period, is a monumental task. Strozier, even with his measured, deliberate reading, manages to keep the story moving and the characters believably be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil true. One small gripe gripev. To have sharp pains in the bowels. n. 1. gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels. 2. A firm hold; a grasp. : Strozier's loud swallowing is often audible between paragraphs. MacGregor has gone to great pains to create period accuracy; case in point, when Mira's psychic reading A psychic reading is an attempt to foretell the future of an individual or group. Types of psychic reading There are many types, methods and systems of psychic or extra-sensory readings employed by those who claim to have psychic abilities. for Janis Joplin Noun 1. Janis Joplin - United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970) Joplin is right on, and even somewhat humorous. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code help librarian and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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