Before he was a world-renowned children's book writer, RoaldDahl was a master of short stories for adults. The thirteen talescollected here were specially selected for their appeal to teens,and they represent his finest work. By turns shocking, ironic,humorous, and touching, these stories are filled with bizarretwists and unexpected delights. This collection proves Roald Dahl'sstanding as one of the world's foremost storytellers. "A baker's dozen of barbed, witty, obliquely macabre shortstories... This sampler of Dahl's writing conveys a sense of hisversatility." --Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to an alternatePaperback edition.
Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship! The Thea Sisters are in Russia for a figure skating championship! When their new friend is falsely accused of theft and barred from competing for the gold medal, the five mice resolve to clear her name. Along the way, they discover ancient love letters that could be the key to finding the real culprit! But can they solve the mystery in time?
Studious by nature, fortunate to have been present at the most glorious moments in the tree's recent history, and above all honored to count as friends its most ardent champions, I, Otulissa, have decided to write a compendium, a catchall -a guide, in short- to the history, life, and spirit of the tree. Pause a moment before the next adventure begins to read of its natural history, its origin, and yearly changes. Read of its lesser-known heroes: of Joss, brave messenger of legends; of the brothers Ifghar and Ezylryb and the treachery that bound them; of Theo, the peaceful warrior. Learn of Gylfie, Digger, and Twilight's lives before they came to the tree. Read tales of Strix Struma, Uglamore, Trader Mags, and others. Many are the adventures still unsung! And many the brave deeds unheralded! Read of ages lost and dark; of strange ailments infecting the tree itself. Learn the feasts and holidays celebrated under moon and sun. Scan the maps, study the drawings, sample the recipes! Dear reader, though you b
Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationallyacclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story ofa Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the SecondWorld WarSuppose your country began to change. Suppose that withoutyour noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live inGermany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise,that your own father was one of those people.That is what happenedto Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busywith her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice ofpolitical posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler,the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting withher own small life.Anna suddenly found things moving too fast forher to understand. One day, her father was unaccountably missing.Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by theirmother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew – homeand schoolmates and well-loved toys – right out o
Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampireclan-Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, faces certain death. CanDarren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince? Darren'sinitiation on Vampire Mountain draws to a stunning, bloodyconclusion-but the Saga continues ... "吸血侠达伦·山传奇"系列小说是英国青年作家达伦·山（原名达伦·奥肖内西）目前正在全心投入创作的一套大型儿童读物系列，计划共创作二十余部，读者对象为10岁以上青少年。小说以人称的手法，讲述了我--达伦·山如何由人变成吸血鬼，如何在人与鬼，在生与死，在正义与邪恶的抉择中所经历的传奇而恐怖的成长历程。
Kernel Fleck has always known he's weird. He sees lights.Strange, multi-colored patches of light, swirling through the air.But it's not until a window opens into a demon world, with horrificconsequences, that Kernel discovers his powers. As a Disciple, hismission is to hunt vicious, powerful demons to the death...
For years, the Kingdom of Araluen has prospered, with the evillord Morgarath safely behind the impassable mountains. For years,its people have felt secure. but the scheming hand of the dark lordhas not been idle. . . . on a special mission for the rangers, willand his friend Horace, an apprentice knight, travel to aneighboring village and discover the unsettling truth: All thevillagers have either been slain or captured. but why? Could it bethat Morgarath has finally devised a plan to bring his legions overthe supposedly insurmountable pass? if so, the kingas army is inimminent danger of being crushed in a fierce ambush. And will andHorace are the only ones who can save them.
本书是美国“动物奇幻小说女王”凯瑟琳·拉丝基的*力作，它以被弃小狼——福狼的传奇故事为线索，将狼族生活与文学想象巧妙融合，编织成一套磨难成就传奇的神奇小说。从狼的生存，到狼的等级，从狼的情感，到狼的战争——狼族生活在本系列中被展现得淋漓尽致；从深沉的母爱，到坚定的信念，从温暖的友情，到超常的智慧——福狼与伙伴们不屈不挠的冒险经历被描写得细腻真切。 《孤独的小狼》是该系列的部。 小福狼一出生就让母亲满心担忧。因为他的前爪上有一块模糊的螺旋状条纹，好像脚掌里长了个旋转的星星。 这个与众不同的标志使得小福狼从一开始就被称为“马尔卡达哈”——狼族中被诅咒的狼崽。为了保持狼族血统的纯净，这类狼崽会被遗弃在荒野之上，直至死亡降临。 生命之火即将熄灭。这时，福狼意外被
