Chronicles
noun
Chron·i·cles
ˈkrä-ni-kəlz 
plural in form but singular in construction
: either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
called also Paralipomenon
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Executive producers Kate Brooke and Ed Whitmore adapted Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles.
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)
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After reading Melissa Meyer’s young adult sci-fi series The Lunar Chronicles, Pham wanted a place to share her thoughts.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)
5.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Around the same time, Disney also didn’t go forward with The Spiderwick Chronicles, which ended up with Roku.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
After reading Melissa Meyer’s young adult sci-fi series The Lunar Chronicles, Pham wanted a place to share her thoughts.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
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Chronicles
noun
Chron·i·cles
ˈkrän-i-kəlz
: either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
called also Paralipomenon
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