《星期三的战争》 讲述七年级学生霍林在一个学年里的生活和学习经历： 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，作为班里唯一的一名基督徒，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，贝克夫人使出了最致命的一招 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。
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D -Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time.
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends--Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins!
Even grownups enjoy a bedtime story every now and then,especially one that combines, as does this one, the sophisticationof a novel with the whimsy of a fairy tale. Gaarder, the Norwegianformer professor of philosophy who brought us The Solitaire Mystery(1996) and the bestselling Sophie's World (1995), is up to hisusual tricks here, serving up a metaphysical brainteaser thatunfolds into a warm?but not preachy?meditation on God and theChristian doctrines. Set in an unnamed town in present-day Norway,it tells the story of Joachim, a young boy who finds a faded,handmade Advent calendar in a bookstore on the eve of Decemberfirst, and begs his father to let him take it home. The nextmorning, when he opens the calendar's first door, Joachim discoversnot just the expected picture but also a tightly folded piece ofpaper, the first installment of the fantastic tale of a littlegirl's journey through time and space to be present at theNativity. Soon the girl's story is making unexpected intrusionsinto Joachim's o
故事讲述了一位名叫塔兰(Taran)的少年，为了维护家乡和平，而与魔王The Horned King对抗，阻止其利用黑神锅的魔力危害世人。 The Newbery-Winning Fantasy Series Now Available In Gorgeous New Paperback Editions! Since "The Book Of Three" Was First Published In 1964, Young Readers Have Been Enthralled By The Adventures Of Taran The Assistant Pig-Keeper And His Quest To Become A Hero. Taran Is Joined By An Engaging Cast Of Characters That Includes Eilonwy, The Strong-Willed And Sharp-Tongued Princess; Fflewddur Fflam, The Hyperbole-Prone Bard; The Ever-Faithful Gurgi; And The Curmudgeonly Doli--All Of Whom Have Become Involved In An Epic Struggle Between Good And Evil That Shapes The Fate Of The Legendary Land Of Prydain. Released Over A Period Of Five Years, Lloyd Alexander'S Beautifully Written Tales Not Only Captured Children'S Imaginations But Also Garnered The Highest Critical Praise. "The Black Cauldron" Was A Newbery Honor Book, And The Final Volume In The Chronic
Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book vou are holding inyour hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale aboutthree very unlucky children. Even though they are charming andclever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery andwoe. From the very first page of this book when the children are atthe beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through theentire story, disaster lurks at their heels. One might say they aremagnets for misfortune. In this short book alone, the three youngstersencounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, adisastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridgefor breakfast. It is my sad duty to write down these unpleasanttales, but there is nothing stopping you from putting this bookdown at once and reading something happy, if you prefer that sortof thing. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket
Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in thismuch-anticipated sequel. It's 1935. Moose Flanagan lives onAlcatraz with his family, the other families of the guards, and afew hundred no-name hit men, con men, mad dog murderers and ahandful of bank robbers too. And one of those cons has just donehim a big favor. You see, Moose has never met Al Capone, but a fewweeks ago Moose wrote a letter to him asking him to use hisinfluence to get his sister, Natalie, into a school she desperatelyneeds in San Francisco. After Natalie got accepted, a note appearedin Moose's freshly laundered shirt that said: Done. As this bookbegins, Moose discovers a new note. This one says: Your turn. Is itreally from Capone? What does it mean? Moose can't risk anythingthat might get his dad fired. But how can he ignore Al Capone?
An unusual hex sign leads Nancy Drew to Pennsylvania Dutchcountry in pursuit of a thief who stops at nothing to get rid ofher.
《波西·杰克逊与迷宫之战》是该系列的第四部。波西杰克逊刚到新学校，就遭到了两位啦啦队长的突然袭击，原来她们是肩负神秘使命的上古魔兽。半羊人格洛弗也麻烦不断，找不到潘神随时可能被驱逐出去。而混血大本营里也来了新的剑术老师，连他的爱犬都是那么怪异而神秘，他到底是不是泰坦巨神派来的奸细呢？正当卢克为了突袭混血大本营招募混血者探寻魔幻迷宫的时候，波西杰克逊与伙伴们决定肩负起提前找到迷宫主人的重任。这次任务比以往都艰巨，传说进入迷宫的人还没有人能够全身而退。等待他们的将会是什么恐怖的危险呢 ?
The trials: seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampireis with you. Darren Shan must pass five fearsome Trials to provehimself to the vampires clan - or face the stakes of the Hall ofDeath. But Vampire Mountain holds hidden threats. Sinister, potentforces are gathering in the darkness. In this nightmarish world ofbloodshed and betrayal, death may be a blessing... "吸血侠达伦·山传奇"系列小说是英国青年作家达伦·山（原名达伦·奥肖内西）目前正在全心投入创作的一套大型儿童读物系列，计划共创作二十余部，读者对象为10岁以上青少年。小说以人称的手法，讲述了我--达伦·山如何由人变成吸血鬼，如何在人与鬼，在生与死，在正义与邪恶的抉择中所经历的传奇而恐怖的成长历程。
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
出版社 : Knopf Books for Young Readers (2014 年 7 月 8 日 ) 平装 : 315 页 读者对象 : 8 - 12 岁 语种： 英语 商品尺寸 : 13.8 x 1.5 x 20.8 cm 商品重量 : 259 g
While trying to locate a missing dancer who is about to gaina large inheritance, Nancy Drew finds a clue leading to thesolution of yet another mystery.
A brass-bound trunk mistakenly delivered to Nancy's cabin on aNew York-bound ocean liner becomes the first clue leading her tosuspect that international jewel thieves are aboard.
Nancy and her friends find they have to overcome people'ssuperstitions and fears in solving the case of a "jinxed" andthreatened bird farm.
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. Watership Down by Richard Adams has become one of the most famous animals adventures ever written. In this epic story, a young rabbit called Fiver senses that something terrible is about to happen to the warren - he is sure of it. Fiver's sixth sense is never wrong according to his brother, Hazel. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they face their most difficult challenge of all . . . Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor. After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in the army and then went into the Civil Servic
A perfect murder A faceless witness A lone courtroomchampion knows the whole truth . . . and he’sonlythirteen years oldMeet Theodore Boone In the small city of Strattenburg, there aremany lawyers, and thoug he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boonethinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman,courtclerk—and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great triallawyer, of a life in thecourtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected.Because he knows so much—maybe to much—he is suddenly dragged intothe middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer isabou to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won’t stop until justic isserved. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made JohnGrisham a #1 international bestselle and the undisputed master ofthe legal thriller, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer will keep readersguessing an pages turning
At a doll collector's request for help, a young sleuthsearches for an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsyviolinist.
