Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on hisschoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away atboarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn hispre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him.When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew thetruth about where he came from, and that he go to the one placehe’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer campfor demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father henever knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds andtogether with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigoddaughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest across the UnitedStates to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recordingstudio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between thegods. 《波西·杰克逊与神火之盗》是该系列的部。少年波西是一个在纽约上学的12岁孩子，他有严重的阅读障碍。他虽然并不完美，但是
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) has perhaps attracted more critical and biographical attention in recent years than any other writer of the late-nineteenth century. Renowned for his skills in shocking a prurient bourgeoisie, he first built his career as a raconteur and stylish public speaker. This boxed set reprints the 1908 collected works together with the first trade edition of The Picture of Dorian Grey. Also included is Stuart Mason's comprehensive Bibliography of Oscar Wilde, which remains an indispensable research tool. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Wonderfully brought to life for Puffin Audiobooks, here we meet the Enormous Crocodile. The Enormous Crocodile boasts that he is going to eat a child for lunch and he sets out to trick all the children in his attempts for food. But his plots and disguises are foiled by the animals in the jungle - especially by Trunky, the Elephant. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
