A companion to A Tale of Two Castles follows Elodie and her companions' return to her home island of Lahnt, where the theft of a protective statue has threatened the island with a deadly volcanic eruption. Simultaneous.

A companion to A Tale of Two Castles follows Elodie and her companions' return to her home island of Lahnt, where the theft of a protective statue has threatened the island with a deadly volcanic eruption. Simultaneous.

The Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine, weaves a thrilling tale of mystery in this companion toA Tale of Two Castles.

Elodie, the dragon detective Meenore, and the kindly ogre Count Jonty Um are all on their way to Elodie's home island of Lahnt. Elodie has barely set foot on land before she learns that the Replica, a statue that keeps her island's deadly volcano from erupting, has been stolen! If the Replica isn't found in three days, a mountain will be destroyed. And when Elodie ends up alone with a cast of characters each of whom may be guilty, she has to use her wits to try to unravel a tangled web of lies.

New York Times bestselling author Gail Carson Levine has written an imaginative, fast-paced mystery that will be enjoyed by fans ofA Tale of Two Castles as well as those meeting Elodie, Meenore, and Count Jonty Um for the first time.

Negli ultimi decenni, la psicoanalisi ha ampliato notevolmente il suo campo di studi e di interesse clinico. Per un numero crescente di analisti, oggi il lavoro terapeutico richiede infatti che paziente e analista lavorino insieme per rafforzare o per creare una struttura psichica in precedenza debole, mancante o difettosa nel suo funzionamento. Questo punto di vista, applicabile a tutti i pazienti negli stati della mente non nevrotici, è in netto contrasto con l'ipotesi più tradizionale che vede il lavoro psicoanalitico legato solo alla scoperta di una formazione patologica di compromesso che tiene asservito un Io potenzialmente sano. Una nuova concezione della psicoanalisi ha messo dunque in luce l'esistenza di un differente livello di funzionamento e registrazione psichici più strettamente associati con il trauma psichico preverbale e/o massivo, oltre che con stati mentali primitivi. Un livello di funzionamento che opera 'al di là del principio di piacere'.

Bestselling author of Ella Enchanted and fairy-tale master Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing in this companion to the popular Writing Magic.

Have you ever wanted to captivate readers with a great opening, create spectacular and fantastical creatures, make up an entire country, realize a dastardly villain, write an epic love story, or make your characters leap off the page? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Gail Carson Levine can help you achieve your goals.

Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine offers a behind-the-scenes take on writing and teaches you how to become a world-class author. Drawing from her popular blog, Gail answers readers' fiction- and poetry-writing questions and dives into how to make a story come alive. If you're interested in writing prose and poetry or just want to be a better and more rounded writer, this book will help you on your creative journey.

With her trademark humor and vast writing knowledge, Gail Carson Levine reveals the tricks of her trade, writer to writer.

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