《小屁孩日记》以图文并茂的形式给我们展现了美国乃至世界儿童的真实生活以及情感世界。幽默诙谐的漫画和妙趣横生的文字天然浑成，相映生辉。主人公格雷是一个念初中的半大小子。他善良、诚实、聪明、爱玩，满脑子的鬼点子。他的妈妈让他记日记，他除了松散地记述了有趣的或难忘的事情外，还画了许多漫画。在日记里，格雷记叙了他如何驾驭充满冒险的中学生活，如何巧妙逃脱学校歌唱比赛，重要的是如何不让任何人发现他的秘密。我们在富有喜剧性色彩的文字和图画中，真切地感受到了那种鲜活的现代气息以及蓬勃向上的热情。这是一套很有趣的、能让我们感觉到童年很美妙的书。

Reverend Lee doesn't realise that his dyslexia is affectinghis sermons. His parishioners are at first amused and then shockedby the garbled messages coming from the pulpit. Finally a cure isfound. The Vicar must walk backwards for the rest of his life. Bythe author of "The Witches".

Elana is thrilled to be living all the way up on the eighthfloor of 514 Melon Hill Avenue, an apartment building in New YorkCity. But with her new life come changes--and challenges. Is hershiny scooter up to the crags and potholes of city sidewalks? Willshe be able to make new friends? Can she find a way to help outlittle Petey, who everyone says doesn't talk? And will the kidsfrom Melon Hill win any blue ribbons at the Borough-Wide FieldDay?As Elana coasts toward discoveries and surprises in her newhome, she keeps one thing in mind: Anything can happen as long asyou have a winning attitude and a cool set of wheels Elana RoseRosen and her mother have just moved to a new apartment, and thisis Elana's story about the event-filled summer that follows and thenew neighbors and friends that become an important part of herlife. "A pleasure to read....A story, told with tremendousinventiveness, of the satisfactions and intellectual excitements ofchildhood, of the worlds seen, explained and illustrated throught

With a sophisticated cool new cover,this series is perfect for older teen readers who like the darker side of Dahl.Thirteen of Roald Dahl's most unexpected tales.Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about a landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? What does Sir Basil Turton value most,his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? From the sensitivity of 'Katina' to the surprising creepiness of 'Taste',these stories offer older children the perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius. Once these bizarre and unexpected tales have been devoured,you can read further short stories in Skin and Henry Sugar. Roald Dahl,the best-loved of children's writers,was born in Wales of Norwegian parents.With the outbreak of World War II,he became an RAF fighter pilot.Despite his death in 1990,he is still the best selling children's writer of all time.

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