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.

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.

Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except he lives in a sprawlinggraveyard and has been raised since infancy by ghosts and aguardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor thedead. There are adventures in a graveyard for a boy—an ancientIndigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, and thestrange and terrible Sleer. There are dangers though too, and ifBod leaves the graveyard, he may fall prey to the man Jack, who hasalready murdered Bod’s entire family. Effortlessly inventive,chilling, and magical, Neil Gaiman’s Newbery winning andbestselling Graveyard Book is an a classic in the making.Illustrated by frequent Gaiman collaborator and acclaimed artistDave McKean, The Graveyard Book is enriched by beautifulblack-and-white line drawings throughout. The paperback editionfeatures a robust Extras section including the author’s NewberyMedal acceptance speech, additional art by Dave McKean, and NeilGaiman’s answers to readers’ ques

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

迈克尔很爱他的曾姨奶奶，尽管她有时候甚至记不起他的名字。祖孙俩在一起的时光总是格外有趣，曾姨奶奶会抱着一个装满了便士的盒子，给迈克尔讲她百年人生里的点点滴滴。妈妈总是想扔掉这个又脏又破的盒子，但是迈克尔明白，比便士更珍贵的，是盒子承载的记忆。 故事简单而古朴，祖孙之间那种隔代的温暖却震撼人心。无论中外，敬爱与善待老人，是所有孩子必上的一课。 Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't alwaysremember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her andher beloved hundred penny box, listening to stories about each ofthe hundred years of her life. Michael's mother wants to throw outthe battered old box that holds the pennies, but Michaelunderstands that the box itself is as important to Aunt Dew as thememories it contains. Winner of a Newbery Honor, this beautifulstory will be available in a collector's edition featuring hea

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.

Marly's father came back from the war a different man. Somethinginside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside. Butwhen the family moves to Grandma's old house on Maple Hill,miracles begin to happen. The sap in the trees begins to rise, theleaves begin to turn, and Marly's father starts to bloom again,like the world around them.This wise and moving story is amust-have for every reader's library.

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.

《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

Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known. 《长青藤小说：从天而降的幸运》讲述了一个勇敢机智的11岁女孩，与好的朋友组建侦探所，侦破小镇长达11年的谜案的故事。过完这个暑假，女孩摩就要上6年级了。11年前，她在一场飓风中被大水冲到了图珀洛镇，由镇上咖啡馆的店

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hillsbehind his home, it's love at first sight -- and also big trouble.It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh, belongs to JuddTravers, who drinks too much and has a gun -- and abuses his dogs.So when Shiloh runs away from Judd to Marty, Marty just has to hidehim and protect him from Judd. But Marty's secret becomes too bigfor him to keep to himself, and it exposes his entire family toJudd's anger. How far will Marty have to go to make Shiloh his?

Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals--herfamily owns the local funeral home, after all. And even thoughGreat-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack andGreat-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--sixmonths later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so shethinks. She's more concerned with avoiding her crazy cousin Peachand trying to figure out why her best friend, Declaration, suddenlywon't talk to her. But life is full of surprises. And the biggestone of all is learning what it takes to handle them. In thisheartfelt and quintessentially Southern coming-of-age novel,Comfort will charm young readers with her wit, her warmth, and herstruggles as she learns about life, loss, and ultimately, triumph."I""ncludes reader's guide and a biography of the author."

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.

At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jimenez, together with hisolder brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra.Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night fortwenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border inNogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco,his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not onlystruggle to keep their family together, but also face crushingpoverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How theysustain their hope, their goodheartedness, and tenacity is revealedin this moving sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness orsentimentality, Francisco Jimenez finishes telling the story of hisyouth.

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!

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.

15 岁 的 女 孩 Daisy 从 曼 哈 顿 前 往 英 国 乡 下 看 望 她 的 表 兄 弟 们 。 然 后 ， 第 三 次 世 界 大 战 爆 发 了 ， 他 们 必 须 起 来 为 生 存 而 抗 争 。 ""Every war has turning points and every person too.""Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visither aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, andtheir little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon afterDaisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked andoccupied by an unnamed enemy. As power fails, and systems fail, thefarm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it's a kind of Eden,with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy'suncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare andextraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousinsmust lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest,most elemental way. A riveting and astonishing story. "From the

In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.

Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the mostamazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal. Told bynine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and futurenaturalist, the voyages of Doctor Dolittle and his company leadthem to Spidermonkey Island. Along with his faithful friends,Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey, Doctor Dolittlesurvives a perilous shipwreck and lands on the mysterious floatingisland. There he meets the wondrous Great Glass See Snail who holdsthe key to the greatest mystery of all.

Even after Davie had had the little black rabbit, Shadrach,for several weeks, it was still almost unbelievable. Every morningwhen Davie woke up it was a miracle all over again -- there in hisgrandfather's barn sat a wriggle black rabbit, and it was his.David had never been happier...until the day Shadrach slippedthrough the stats of his hutch and disappeared.