One boy, one boat, one tiger... After the tragic sinking of acargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild bluePacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-oldboy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a femaleorang-utan - and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is setfor one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fictionin recent years.
每个人都无法逃避死亡。我们都知道。 十六岁的泰莎身患白血病,生命只剩寥寥数月,死亡对于她来说比任何人都更真实。 她列了一个清单——她在死之前想要完成的十件事情。 在生命即将终止之前的几个月,她经历了从未经历的事情,感受了来自各方面的爱,在死亡面前,她勇敢而感性,做了很多没有生病之前不敢做的事情,她与父亲、弟弟、原本疏远的母亲、要好的女友、新结识的男友的关系也变得与往日大不相同,因为爱,死亡变得不那么可怕。 得到自己想要的并不是件容易的事,而得到了之后还可能会发现这些并不是你真正需要的。有时候,珍贵的东西往往藏在你不注意的小角落。 这是一本振奋人心的小说,字里行间透着强烈的生命真实感,同时也充满了愉悦。通过直面死亡,让我们为能够拥有生命而欢欣鼓舞。 Tessa has just a few months to
Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying realityTV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced toappear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only onerule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeesteps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, shesees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to deathbefore. For her, survival is second nature.
邪恶的双胞胎姐妹——瑞贝卡姐妹一直紧跟威尔和切斯特之后,而且双胞胎身上还带着致命的病毒。 不停逃跑的威尔和切斯特摔进了一个地下孔隙中,并不定掉落。 他们不知道自己何时会降落在何地? 当掉落似乎无止尽时,威尔他们着落了。 他们发现自己在一个几乎没有重力的环境中,而脚下是一个巨大的海绵状物体,上面充满了古老的黄金时代遗留下的各种神器。 当然,威尔他们并不会“孤单”,因为邪恶的地下统治者已经紧随他们而来,密密麻麻出现在地面上…… 惊险刺激的故事内容,独特的故事视角,好读到令人欲罢不能。 神秘的地下世界究竟会是什么样子?它真如想象中一样充满阴暗、潮湿,是各种鬼魅事件的发源地吗?也许它的恐怖是我们无法想象到的……
Catching Fire, the second book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available in a deluxe foil edition! Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, now in a new deluxe foil edition. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!
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.