"Vivid firsthand de*ions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account... Absorbing and riveting reading." The Horn Book, starred review

A Newbery Honor Winner. An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. A Bankstreet Best Book of the Year. A BookPage Best Children's Book. For fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King's Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes-of-age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life. An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything. The paper route poses challenges, but it's a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble--and puts the boy's life, as well as that of his family's devoted housekeeper, in danger. "[Vawter

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers arebeing broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the lightcrew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--andhopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, hediscovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recenthurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life:Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, abeautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life. . .. In this powerful novel, award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupidelivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw,uncertain future.

The well-loved tale of the London waif whose cat's prowess as a ratter results in Dick's becoming a successful merchant and Lord Mayor of London. Illustrated.

Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in NewOrleans' Ninth Ward. She doesn't have a fancy house like her uptownfamily or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. Butwhat she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker,wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. Sowhen Mama Ya-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane--Katrina--fastapproaching, it's up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strengthMama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformationand a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as onlylove can define it.

target='_blank' href='../gp/reader/0525392440/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link' 在线阅读本书 A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought.

小说主人公是克隆人马特——他一出生便触犯了两条天律：，他是三十六个冷冻百年的人体细胞植入母牛体内存活下来的惟一一人；第二，他是反抗他所在的鸦片王国法律、拒绝终止智力成长天条的惟一一人。全书围绕马特与“天罪”的殊死抗争展开——全书充满惊心动魄的故事情节，奇特迷人的幻想描写，人物复杂多变，性格色彩分明，故事惊心动魄，情节扣人心弦，具有暴风雨般的冲击力和震撼力。赋予当代生物遗传学领域前沿技术栩栩如生的生命，注入了令人心跳的感觉。 《蝎子之屋》是一部堪称天才的小说，它描写一个克隆人在充满敌意同时又喧嚣纷乱的世界里努力探求生存的权益和自我的价值的传奇故事，探析克隆技术给人类带来的道德与伦理的困惑，肉体与灵魂的冲突以及生命的价值和本质。《蝎子之屋》同时又是一部特色鲜明的科幻小

In this fourth title featuring Ramona, Mr. Quimby is out of workand everyone in the house is grumpy. Ramona tries to cheer up thefamily as only Ramona can—by rehearsing for life as a rich andfamous star of television comercials, for instance—but her bestefforts only make things worse. Everything works out in the end,though, when Mr. Quimby tells Ramona that he wouldn’t trade her fora million dollars. Ramona and Her Father explores serious issuesthat real families face, but is levened by Beverly Cleary’strademark humor and warmth. It is a Newbery Honor b

It’s just a small story really, about among other things: agirl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewishfist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreakingnew novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl livingoutside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence forherself by stealing when she encounters something she can’tresist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father,she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighborsduring bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in herbasement before he is marched to Dachau.

Dear Mr. Henshaw, I wish somebody would stop stealing the goodstuff out of my lunchbag. I guess I wish a lot of other things,too. I wish someday Dad and Bandit would pull up in front in therig ... Dad would yell out of the cab, "Come on, Leigh. Hop in andI'll give you a lift to school."Leigh Botts has been author BoydHenshaw's number one fan ever since he was in second grade. Now insixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is the new kid atschool. He's lonely, troubled by the absence of his father, across-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious thief stealsfrom his lunchbag. Then Leigh's teacher assigns a letter-writingproject. Naturally Leigh chooses to write to Mr. Henshaw, whosesurprising answer changes Leigh's life.

Zach,Poppy, 和 Alice 是从小一起长大的好朋友，他们一直在玩一个游戏，扮演海盗和贼，美人鱼和勇士……但支配一切的是 Great Queen ，一个会诅咒所有忤逆她的人的瓷娃娃。 当三个小伙伴进入中学后， Zack 在爸爸的要求下退出了扮演游戏，他们的友谊也许到此就结束了。直到有一天 Poppy 告诉伙伴们，她梦到了 Queen ——一个女孩的灵魂，而 Queen 跟她说，除非瓷娃娃被安葬在她的空墓穴了，否则她永远都无法安息。 三个小伙伴开始了她们的后一次探险，准备帮助这个女孩的灵魂得到安宁。但是奇怪的事情发生了，三个孩子到底遇到了什么？这个娃娃真的只是一个娃娃而已吗？如果 Queen 真的是鬼魂，她会如此容易地放这三个孩子离开吗？ 故事如何发展，赶紧翻开书页跟三个小伙伴一起探险吧！

八岁的雷梦拉，再开学就要上小学三年级了。她在学校里爱出风头，却又担心别人说她是讨厌鬼；对家里的食物挑挑拣拣，却在自己被罚亲手做过一次晚餐之后理解了妈妈；她生病时，会装出很痛苦的样子引起他人的同情；她有着丰富的想象力，写出了一篇精彩绝伦的读书报告……总之，当你读这本书的时候，你会真切地感受到雷梦拉就是你身边的人，而且她是那么真实、聪明、可爱。 Ramona likes being big enough to be counted on, but musteverything depend on her? Mrs. Quimby has gone back to work so thatMr. Quimby can go back to school, and Ramona is expected to be goodfor Mrs. Kemp while her parents are away, to be brave enough toride the school bus by herself, and to put up with being teased byDanny the Yard Ape. In Ramona’s world, being eight isn’t easy, butit’s never dull! Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is the sixth instalment inthe Ramona series and the second to receive a N

A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure insideand names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text andpictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides anexcellent geographic and historical picture of the region.

Discover the worlds of Lois Lowry in this beautiful boxed set.This perfect gift collection by New York Times bestsellingauthor Lois Lowry, which includes the award-winning titles TheGiver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger, isavailable to coincide with the publication of Lowry’s newest book, Son . Lowry was twice the recipient of the Newbery Medal, for Number the Stars and for The Giver . Her powerful andprovocative novels are full of suspense, drama, and heart-wrenchingaction. The Giver: When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out forspecial training from The Giver. Now it’s time for Jonas to learnthe truth. There is no turning back. * Gathering Blue: Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives ina world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a taskthat no other community member can carry out, Kira realizes thatshe is surrounded by mysteries and secrets—and finds that shepossesses an extraordinary power. * Messenger: Matty has always been proud to be Village’sMessenger. But now

The ocean has always flowed through Sophie's life. It promisesjourneys of adventure and discovery and she is drawn to it. Andwhen she gets the chance to cross the Atlantic on board her uncle'sboat, The Wanderer, she can't wait to set sail. But troubled Sophiehas a secret, and deep down she's terrified of where, The Wandererwill take her. For this storm-tossed voyage will also be a journeyinto the mysterious past of her forgotten childhood. And she, andthe rest of the crew aboard, may not survive it.