艾凡斯顿与纳波维尔这两处芝加哥郊区相距不远,但分别住在两地的同名男孩 —— 威尔葛雷森与威尔 葛雷森,却好似住在不同的星球上。 艾凡斯顿的威尔: “只要遵守两项规则,就可以完全避免哭泣:一,别太在意;二,闭上嘴巴。发生在我身上的每件不幸,都是因为没有恪遵这两项规则所致。 纳波维尔的威尔: “我总是挣扎着该自杀还是杀死周围所有人。这世上似乎只有这两种选择,其他都是浪费时间。” 一个寒冷的夜晚,在芝加哥市区某间音像店里,两名威尔阴错阳差地相遇。当命运将他们引向意外的十字路口,两名威尔葛雷森的生命彼此交错,并迈向未曾预期的方向。 两条原本平行的人生道路,在名为“泰尼库柏”的十字路口交叉。泰尼是个身材庞大的美式足球攻击线锋,也是个性绝妙、才华洋溢的音乐剧创作者。 在新旧朋友的推波助澜之下,
对于维京人的入侵,达科、塞拉和瑞奇显然无法理解,而且看起来他们根本无法阻止这些维京人的入侵。 当数以百计的船只载着无数战士准备围攻中世纪的巴黎时,巴黎人民也在努力守卫着自己的土地,但是,显然这个局面已经无法维持多久了。 当达科被捕之后,他被迫站在维京人一边,帮助维京人一起作战,而塞拉和瑞奇却在努力防守。 究竟哪一边会赢呢? 集合图书、互动游戏和值得收藏的“历史学家知道手册”的跨媒体少儿故事多平台系列产品将历史知识与各种趣味活动结合在一起,小读者对历史知识的吸收更快,记忆更多。 书本首页附有在线游戏线索图,登入网站输入信息即可开始游戏,边玩游戏边学历史知识,记忆起来更加容易! 个性鲜明的人物,惊险刺激的情节设计,搭配真实历史的大背景,知识、趣味两
Kernel Fleck has always known he's weird. He sees lights.Strange, multi-colored patches of light, swirling through the air.But it's not until a window opens into a demon world, with horrificconsequences, that Kernel discovers his powers. As a Disciple, hismission is to hunt vicious, powerful demons to the death...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... A world is threatened. A young queen must save her people. A dark evil rises again. A young jedi is discovered. The journey begins.
Available together for the first time—all three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, plus the companion volume told from the perspective of the immensely popular character Tobias. Perfect for established fans who want to own the full Divergent library or readers new to the series, this box set includes Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and Four: A Divergent Collection as well as an exclusive Divergent series poster! Divergent: One choice can transform you. Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling debut is a gripping dystopian tale of electrifying choices, powerful consequences, unexpected romance, and a deeply flawed "perfect society." Insurgent: One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride. As war surges in the factions all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and lo
Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationallyacclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story ofa Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the SecondWorld WarSuppose your country began to change. Suppose that withoutyour noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live inGermany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise,that your own father was one of those people.That is what happenedto Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busywith her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice ofpolitical posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler,the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting withher own small life.Anna suddenly found things moving too fast forher to understand. One day, her father was unaccountably missing.Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by theirmother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew – homeand schoolmates and well-loved toys – right out o
Film tie-in edition of the best-selling classic work offantasy of Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth, featuring thecomplete story told in both films, with a striking cover image fromPeter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and drawings andmaps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys acomfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than thepantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment isdisturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteendwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on anunexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raidthe treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and verydangerous dragon...The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbithas sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937,establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influentialbooks of the twentieth century.
I Went To Manderley Again." So the second Mrs. Maxim de Winterremembered the chilling events that led her down the turning drivepast ther beeches, white and naked, to the isolated gray stonemanse on the windswept Cornish coast. With a husband she barelyknew, the young bride arrived at this immense estate, only to beinexorably drawn into the life of the first Mrs. de Winter, thebeautiful Rebecca, dead but never forgotten...her suite of roomsnever touched, her clothes ready to be worn, her servant -- thesinister Mrs. Danvers -- still loyal. And as an eerie presentimentof evil tightened around her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter beganher search for the real fate of Rebecca...for the secrets ofManderley.
The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy fromMaggie Stievater. then. When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventuallyhe found a way to become a boy, and their love transformed fromcurious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives. now. That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was notmeant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of MercyFalls are about to be hunted in one final, spectacular kill. forever. Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one lovereally change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present,and the future will all collide in one pure moment - a moment ofdeath or life, farewell or forever.
Grubbs Grady has so far escaped the family curse, but when hebegins to experience alarming symptoms at the onset of the fullmoon, he is scared that the jaws of fate are opening and about toswallow him whole. He has cheated death, defeated demons,moved on with his life. But Grubbs is torn between the world ofmagic and his wolfen genes. Can he fight the beast inside or willhe fall victim to his tainted blood?
De*ion of this Book The wildly popular series by K.A. Applegate is back! The first six books of Animorphs return, with striking new lenticular covers that morph. When Tobias and his friends were given the power to morph, they were also given an important warning: Never stay in a morph for more than two hours. But Tobias broke the time limit, and now he's trapped in the body of a hawk -- forever. When he discovers an important Yeerk secret, Tobias knows he has to do everything in his power to destroy it. But to do so, he'll have to contend with a part of himself that's wrestling for control. A part that isn't human.
Lights. Camera. Slawter! Grubbs Grady and his half-brother Bill-Eare thrilled to join their uncle Dervish as onset consultants forthe newest movie by cult horror producer David A Hayms. Shot in adeserted town renamed Slawter, the demon-themed movie is to beHayms's masterpiece. But as strange incidents disrupt the set,Grubbs begins to wonder whether more than filming is afoot.
The amazing, haunting Shiver trilogy is complete shiver Sam's not just a normal boy - he has a secret. During the summerhe walks and talks as a human, but when the cold comes, he runswith his pack as a wolf. Grace has spent years watching the wolvesin the woods behind her house - but never dreamed that she wouldfall in love with one of them. Now that they've found each other,the clock ticks down on what could be Grace and Sam's only summertogether. linger Can Grace and Sam last? Each will have to fight to stay together- whether it means a reckoning with his werewolf past for Sam, orfor Grace, facing a future that is less and less certain. EnterCole, a new wolf who is wrestling with his own demons, embracingthe life of a wolf while denying the ties of being human. ForGrace, Sam, and Cole, life is harrowing and euphoric, enticing andalarming. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But canit be enough?
Winner of a 2016 Newbery Honor, ECHO pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation. Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo. Richly imagined and masterfully crafted, this impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck."
《记忆传授人(TheGiver)》是一部科幻小说,2014年科幻电影。描写的故事发生在一个乌托邦世界里。在这个世界里一切事情都在控制之中,人们安居乐业,衣食无忧,也没有战争或痛苦的感觉.大家所要做的事情早在一开始就被确定好,没有改变的可能。孩子们都在规定好的统一模式里长大。当12岁的乔纳思成为新任的“记忆传授人”之后,他却突然发现支撑这个社会的不过是谎言,而人们也在这样的环境下变得越来越冷漠,越来越残酷。于是他决定要改变一切……这是一本颇富创意、鼓励青少年自主思考与行动的优秀少年读物。
格林迪洛(Grindylow) 格林迪洛是一种长着犄角、浑身淡绿色的水中魔鬼,生活在不列颠和爱尔兰各地的湖泊中。它们以小鱼为食,既攻击麻瓜也攻击巫师,可是据了解,人鱼已经把它们驯服了。格林迪洛长着非常长的手指,这些手指尽管抓东西时颇为有力,却很容易折断。 克利切(Kreacher) 一个年老的家养小精灵,为古老的黑巫师布莱克家族做事。他住在厨房柜子里的大锅炉下。 匈牙利树蜂(Hungarian Horntail) 在[火焰杯]中,主人公在三强争霸赛上的个项目的比赛中就是斗龙,哈里抽到的就是匈牙利树蜂,在书中将其描述得十分凶猛。 摄魂怪(Dementor) 魔法生物,披着一件斗篷,全身都像在水里泡烂了一样,有着结痂的手掌,全身腐烂了一样。凡是此物经过的地方,都会被吸去快乐,让你想起可怕的事,并且他的兜帽下面的“嘴”会吸去人
The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-lovinghobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure. A timelessclassic. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with nodesire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day thewizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlisthis services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid thetreasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be thesame again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved asJ.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, 'The Hobbit'. Since its firstpublication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each newgeneration of readers all over the world, and its hero, BilboBaggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals offiction.
Fire! It's all around me, fierce, intense, out of control. Ifeel the hair on my arms singe and know I have only seconds beforeI burst into flames. Total panic. There's a horrible shriekingsound, piercing and destructive. My eardrums and eyeballs shouldburst. "It's hell!" I moan. One boy's life ripped to shreds before hiseyes... One wrathful demon master hell-bent onrevenge... An army of grisly Demonata on the rampage... It's the end of the world as we know it.
在美国的佛罗里达州,有一个叫雅各布的男孩。在他小的时候,爷爷让他看了几张奇异的照片,还给他讲了照片上人物的奇异故事,但他只是半信半疑。 雅各布十六岁那年,爷爷很蹊跷地死去了。在爷爷死亡的现场,只有他看见了一个恐怖怪异的生命体。爷爷在弥留之际告诉他,这个世界很危险,只有一个遥远的小岛能保护他。爷爷来不及告诉他小岛的具体位置,只说了几个词:一只大鸟,一个圆圈,在老人墓的另一边,爱默生,一封信,1940年9月3日。 爷爷死去之后,雅各布陷入了病态,每日噩梦连连,而且反复做着同一个噩梦。他的家人把他强制送到了精神病诊所。为了寻求真相,雅各布逃脱出来,按图索骥踏上了前往神秘海岛的探索之旅,但他没有想到,真相远远比爷爷讲的还要离奇可怖…… A mysterious island.An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collect