Text and photographs show how a family taps the sap from mapletrees and processes it into maple syrup.

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.

In Zimbabwe in 2194, General Matsika calls in Africa's most unusual detectives - "the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" - to find his missing children.

They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn't exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son. But what became of him she never knew. What was his name? Was he even alive? She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice. Son thrusts readers once again into the chilling world of the Newbery Medal winning book, "The Giver," as well as "Gathering Blue "and "Messenger "where a new hero emerges. In this thrilling series finale, the startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry's epic tale culminates in a final clash between good and evil.

This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise:a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soonthey are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel’ssprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and thecook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the bestdiscovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel’s owner, whoquickly proves to be the perfect companion for theiradventures. The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with thePenderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends tostay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won’t they? Onething’s for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will neverforget. Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story asbreezy and carefree as a summer day.--- From the Hardcoveredition.

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.

《阿比琳的夏天》讲述了一个在夏天里等待爸爸的小女孩，与一个改变小镇命运的好故事之间的奇遇。这个夏天，阿比琳独自到爸爸的故乡小镇去过暑假。在放假前的后一堂课上，古怪的修女老师给她布置了一份特殊的暑假作业。同时，阿比琳在寄居的酒鬼牧师家，偶然发现了一个装着旧信件和纪念品的神秘香烟盒，信中提到了一个代号为响尾蛇的“间谍”。为了完成作业，抓到间谍，也为了了解爸爸闭口不谈的过去，阿比琳与年少老成的露西安、想象力极其丰富的莱蒂，在镇上开始了一系列令人啼笑皆非的打探。而所有谜团的答案、打开记忆之门的那把钥匙，就握在占卜女王、吉卜赛女人萨蒂的手中……作者克莱尔·范德普尔在这部纽伯瑞大奖处女作中，倾注了自己无限的深情，通过优美的语言、充满个性的人物塑造和细腻的环境描写，完成了这样一个血肉丰满

A few hours after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silverthimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the longdrought on the farm. The rains bring safety for the crops and thelivestock, and money for Garnet’s father. Garnet can’t help feelingthat the thimble is a magic talisman, for the summer proves to beinteresting and exciting in so many different ways. There is the arrival of Eric, an orphanwho becomes a member of the Linden family; the building of a newbarn; and the county fair at which Garnet’s carefully tended pig,Timmy, wins a blue ribbon. Every day brings adventure of some kindto Garnet and her best friend, Citronella. As far as Garnet isconcerned, the thimble is responsible for each good thing thathappens during this magic summer—her thimble summer.

When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked andunderappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship andtravels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon.

Joel's best friend, Tony, is a daredevil. It was Tony's idea tomake the long bike ride to the Starved Rock state park, and Tony's idea to stop for a swim inthe dangerous Vermillion River. So why does Joel feel so much guilt when tragedystrikes? The paperback features a beautiful new cover and introduction byKatherine Paterson, author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Bridge to Terabithia.

Cats. Jessica's never liked them. Especially not a skinny, ugly kitten that looks like a worm. Worm. Jessica wishes she'd never brought Worm home with her, because now he's making her do terrible things. She's sure she isn't imagining the evil voice coming from the cat, telling her to play mean tricks on people. But how can she explain what's happening? Witches. Jessica has read enough books to know that Worm must be a witch's cat. He's cast a spell on her, but whom can she turn to? After all, no one will believe that Worm has bewitched her...or worse!

Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor’s Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book. A NYPL “100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.” A People Magazine “Best New Kids Book.” Six starred reviews! Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her. But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen—and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave. Zach and Alice and Poppy set off on one last adven

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell.

"It does a man no good to be free until he learns how tolive." These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king ofthe At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen yearsold, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts,where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken,Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed of being freeand of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time hewas sixty years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams cometrue. Amos Fortune, Free Man is a Newbery Award winner that isbased on a true story.

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with hisno-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and hassince followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has beenunjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, wherethe warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day,every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. Itdoesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more thancharacter improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys aredigging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanleytries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humoroustale of crime and punishment--and redemption.

对七年级的霍林而言，每个星期三下午都是一场灾难，因为班上的一半同学要去犹太教堂学习希伯来文，另一半则要到天主教堂参加教义问答，作为班里的一名基督徒，霍林不得不与严肃的贝克夫人一起待在教室。不苟言笑的贝克夫人似乎总在刁难霍林，“罚”他清理黑板擦、打扫教室、整理大老鼠笼子……在种种手段都宣告失败后，贝克夫人使出了致命的一招——让霍林阅读“冗长”而“乏味”的莎士比亚作品…… 于是，一场旷日持久的“战争”在两人之间悄然展开。 This Newbery Honortale is now in paperback Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He'sjust started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows isout to get him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare . . .outside of class? The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger thingsthan homework to worry about. There's Vietnam for one thing, andthen there's the family

Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-millones in the extraodinary Murry family. They garden, make anoccasional A in school, and play baseball. Nothing especiallyinteresting has happened to the twins until they accidentallyinterrupt their father's experiment. Then the two boys are thrown across time and space. They findthemselves alone in the desert, where, if they believe in unicorns,they can find unicorns, and whether they believe or not, mammothsand manticores will find them. The twins are rescued by Japheth, a man from the nearby oasis,but before he can bring them to safety, Dennys gets lost. Each boyis quickly embroiled in the conflicts of this time and place, whosepopulations includes winged seraphim, a few stray mythic beasts,perilous and beautiful nephilim, and small, long lived humans whoconsider Sandy and Dennys giants. The boys find they have more todo in the oasis than simply getting themselves home--they have toreunite an estranged father and son, but it wo

作者杰克·加图斯巧妙地将历史、神秘、幽默融合到了这部半自传半小说的《诺维特小镇的尽头》中，在这个小镇里，过去即是现在，现在令人困惑，而未来更是无从追索。 1962年的夏天，12岁的杰克因为偷玩父亲的手枪被关禁闭。为了能出门，杰克答应了帮邻居沃克夫人给小镇的逝者们写讣告。对于沃克夫人和镇民们来说，讣告不仅仅是死亡的记录，还是对逝者为小镇做出贡献的评述与尊重，是对生命的敬畏。在这个过程中，杰克仿佛踏入了一场奇异的历史旅程，旅程中有燃尽的蜡烛，有*埃莉诺·罗斯福，有被扭曲的承诺，有父亲的飞机，有骑三轮车的镇民，有瘟疫，有地狱天使，甚至有谋杀…… 杰克对小镇的过去充满了好奇并慢慢懂得了尊重历史。随着死亡人数的过快增加，杰克更是逐渐揭开了小镇的诅咒之谜…… Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brotherCharles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for amidnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a mostdisturbing stranger. "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "Ijust got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sitdown for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, bythe way, there is such a thing as a tesseract." A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle intime. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of MissL'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the NewberyMedal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time ofMeg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and oneof the most popular boys in high school). They are in search ofMeg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secretwork for the government on the tesseract problem.

A Newbery Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book An Edgar Award Finalist ""An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now."--Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman" In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly. But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body--wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown--everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepa