在巴黎生活着一个上了年纪的流浪汉，他的名字叫阿曼德。横跨塞纳河的大桥底下便是他的栖身之所。一天傍晚，当他返回住处时，发同自己的地盘儿居然被三个陌生的小孩子和一只小狗给占了。他既吃惊又生气，要把他们赶走。后来，在与孩子们的接触中，他逐渐改变了自己的态度，甚至替他们白天在洗衣房工作的妈妈照顾他们，而这三个孩子也早已把他当作自己亲爱的爷爷了。阿曼德重新找到家的感觉，与此同时，他也深知孩子们渴望、需要的就是一个真正的家。为了实现孩子们的愿望，阿曼德决心搸起来，不再以乞讨为生。他以崭新的精神面貌谋到了一份适合自己的工作，他将与孩子们的妈妈一起共同支撑起一个真正属于他们自己的家。
Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from themoment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticutin 1867. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave herbeloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she hasnever met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire tobe true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place.Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit.But Kit’s friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the coloniststo be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined andultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty.Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Award–winning novel portrays aheroine whom readers will admire for her unwavering sense of truthas well as her infinite capacity to love. In 1687 in Connecticut,Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of heraunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the communityand suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchc
This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and they know who to avoid. Like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrives, scrawled on a tiny slip of paper. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.
“Some pig.” These are the words in Charlotte’s web, high in thebarn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig namedWilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl named Fern...wholoves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared by millions ofreade
PW's starred review of the 1999 Newbery Medal winner described it as a "dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism." Ages 10-up. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
