In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, a wolf cubsoon finds himself the sole survivor of the litter. Son ofKiche—half-wolf, half-dog—and the aging wolf One Eye, he is thrustinto a savage world where each day becomes a fight to stayalive.
IS THIS ARMAGEDDON FOR ARTEMIS FOWL? Opal Koboi, power-crazed pixie, is plotting to exterminatemankind and become fairy queen. If she succeeds, the spirits of long-dead fairy warriors willrise from the earth, inhabit the nearest available bodies and wreakmass destruction. But what happens if those nearest bodies includecrows, or deer, or badgers - or two curious little boys by thenames of Myles and Beckett Fowl? Yes, it's true. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl's four-year-oldbrothers could be involved in destroying the human race. CanArtemis and Captain Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police stopOpal and prevent the end of the world?
Heathcliff, an orphan, is raised by Mr. Earnshaw as one of hisown children. Hindley, Mr. Earnshaw’s son, despises him, but hissister, wild Cathy, becomes Heathcliff’s constant companion, and hefalls violently in love with her. When Cathy will not marryHeathcliff, his terrible vengeance ruins them all and carries overto a second generation— but still their love will not die.
From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deepforests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folkand fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches andprincesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics suchas "The Frog-Prince" and "Hansel and Grettel" to the delights of"Ashputtel" or "Old Sultan", all hold a timeless magic which hasenthralled children for centuries.
Charlie Bucket loves chocolate - and Mr Willy Wonka, the mostwondrous inventor in the world, is opening the gates of his amazingchocolate factory to five lucky children. It's the prize of alifetime and all you have to do is find one of the five GoldenTickets. Charlie is the last lucky winner to join Willy Wonka in atour of his factory - where some amazing surprises, both good andbad, await the children. This title is an award-winning Roald Dahlfavorite.
留级生巴斯蒂安到书店偷了一本《永远讲不完的故事》,他逃课到体育和储藏室里读这本书。不知不觉,他进入了这本书,并与书中一个绿皮肤的勇敢的小男孩阿特莱尤成为了朋友。阿特莱尤被幻想王国的天真女皇选为拯救王国的英雄,并授予幻想王国的标志“奥林”。为了拯救幻想王国,不被虚无所吞噬,阿特莱尤进行了一次远征。而此时,进入书中的巴斯蒂安意外获得荣誉。他因此而忘乎所以,在魔女萨义德的引诱挑拨下,他和朋友们分裂了,并且当上了幻想王国的皇帝,后来终于在老友阿特莱尤的帮助下找回了迷失的自己,找到了生命之水,回到了现实世界。
From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to theextraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes andhis assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder, andingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challenging forthe immortal detective's unique power of deduction.
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strongspirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh greenmeadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master.But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes froma life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty.Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of menwho treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spiritand will, and is determined to survive...With a wonderfulintroduction by award-winning author Meg Rosoff, "Black Beauty" isone of the twelve best-loved classic stories being launched in thenewly branded "Puffin Classics" series in March 2008.
After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from Indiato live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors.She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learnsof a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowedto enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gustof magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key andenters a world she could never have imagined. With a heartwarmingintroduction by Sophie Dahl, "The Secret Garden" is one of thetwelve best-loved classic stories being launched in thenewly-branded Puffin Classics series in March 2008.
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