It is November. When Meg comes home from school, CharlesWallace tells her he saw dragons in the twin’s vegetablegarden. That night Meg, Calvin and C.W. go to the vegetablegarden to meet the Teacher (Blajeny) who explains that what theyare seeing isn’t a dragon at all, but a cherubim namedProginoskes. It turns out that C.W. is ill and that Blajeny and Proginoskes are there to make him well – by making himwell, they will keep the balance of the universe in check and saveit from the evil Echthros. Meg, Calvin and Mr. Jenkins (grade school principal) musttravel inside C.W. to have this battle and save Charles’ life aswell as the balance of the universe.
Jeff Greene was only seven when Melody, his mother, left him with his reserved, undemonstrative father, the Professor. So when she reenters his life years later with an invitation to spend the summer with her in Charleston, Jeff is captivated by her free spirit and warmth, and he eagerly looks forward to returning for another visit the following year. But Jeff's second summer in Charleston ends with a devastating betrayal, and he returns to his father wounded almost beyond bearing. But out of Jeff's pain grows a deepening awareness of the unexpected and complicated ways of love and loss and of family and friendship -- and the strength to understand his father, his mother, and especially himself. Jeff's mother, who deserted the family years before, reenters his life and widens the gap between Jeff and his father, a gap that only truth, love, and friendship can heal.
Carol Kendall's witty, epic tales about the race of peoplecalled the Minnipins are now available as Odyssey/Harcourt YoungClassics. Now a new generation of readers can thrill to theadventures of the tiny folk who become mighty heroes. The originalinterior illustrations by Erik Blegvad and Imero Gobbato have beenretained, but vibrant new cover art by beloved illustrators Tim andGreg Hildebrandt gives the books a new look for a new audience.
美国西部拓荒时期，男孩马特留守在缅因州看护新家，等待远方的家人迁徙团聚。独自生活诸事不顺，幸亏偶遇海狸部落的印第安祖孙二人帮助。日久见人心，男孩马特和阿天从初的不信任、不友善，逐渐转变为互相钦服，成为对方口中的“白人兄弟”、“印第安兄弟”。本书令人深思：在与不同种族、不熟悉的人群交往中，如何互相尊重，求同存异，并与他人分享一切美好。
Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine years. But one day he comesback -- on the run from the law. Together, the two of them travelacross the country -- where Jimmy's dad will find the man who canexonerate him of the crime for which he was convicted. Along theway, Jimmy discovers a lot about his father and himself -- and thatwhile things can't always be fixed, sometimes they can beunderstood and forgiven.
1955年3月2日，阿拉巴马州一个热情洋溢的黑人女孩，因为受够了种族隔离制度的种种不公，拒绝在巴士上给一个白人妇女让座。仅仅九个月后，著名的罗莎·帕克斯因同样的行为，引发了蒙哥马利市长达381天的黑人抵制公交车运动。然而九个月前刚满15岁的克劳戴特·科尔文，并没有得到任何支持，反而在学校和社区遭到了孤立与指责。科尔文并没有因此而退缩，一年后，民权律师弗雷德·葛雷将蒙哥马利市的威廉·盖尔勒市长(Mayor William A.Gayle)，告到美国联邦地区法院：他和蒙哥马利市的巴士公司，侵犯和剥夺了他的客户美国联邦宪法赋与的不可让渡的权利。这就是美国近代民权运动史上著名的艾瑞丽亚·包尔德对威廉·盖尔勒案（AureliaBrowder V. William A. Gayle），科尔文作为一名关键的原告出席了此案，并终赢得了“种族隔离”的废止。 本书以对科尔文的深入采
Bradley Chalkers IS the oldest kid in the fifth grade. Hetells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likeshim—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley issensitive and generous, and knows that Bradley could change, ifonly he weren’t afraid to try. But when you feel like themost-hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can bethe hardest thing in the world. . . . Winner of 19 Children’s Choice Awards
Nobody knows what to make of the new boy in Frannie's class.Not only does he look different, but he's kind to everyone, herefuses to fight, and he doesn't even seem to mind when the otherkids nickname him Jesus Boy. But as winter progresses, Frannierealizes that she's starting to see a whole lot of things in a newlight: her brother's deafness, her mother's fear, her friendSamantha's faith, their classmate Trevor's anger, and her owndesire for hope - "the thing with feathers." And it's all becauseof Jesus Boy's differences . . . and his friendship.
Text and photographs show how a family taps the sap from mapletrees and processes it into maple syrup.
