菲利普·霍尔是六年级聪明可爱的孩子,贝丝·兰伯特对他情有独钟。从功课到体育,菲利普几乎样样都比都贝丝强。一开始贝丝并不往心里去,后来她意识到,菲利普之所以能超过她,是因为她甘拜下风。贝丝决心向所有人证明自己可以当!这个故事二十年来深受读者喜爱,不仅因为它有趣,还因为书中描写了一个女孩自我意识的觉醒,能够引起读者的普遍共鸣。 Philip Hall is the cutest, smartest boy in thesixth grade, and Beth Lambert loves him. The fact that he beats herin classwork, sports, and almost everything else doesn't botherBeth at first. Then she realizes that Philip might be best becauseshe's letting him beat her. Beth knows that she deserves to beNumber One--and she's going to prove it! This funny, universalstory of a girl learning that she matters in the world hasdelighted readers for over twenty years. "Beth Lambert is an energetic and spirited youngblack girl whose
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Kira-kira(keerakeera):glittering;shiningGlittering.That'showKatieTakeshima'ssister,Lynn,makeseverythingseem.Theskyiskira-kirabecauseitscolorisdeepbutsee-throughatthesametime.Theseaiskira-kiraforthesamereason.Andsoarepeople'seyes.WhenKatieandherfamilymovefromaJapanesecommunityinIowatotheDeepSouthofGeorgia,it'sLynnwhoexplainstoherwhypeoplestoponthestreettostare.Andit'sLynnwho,withherspecialwayofviewingtheworld,teachesKatietolookbeyondtomorrow.ButwhenLynnbecomesdesperatelyill,andthewholefamilybeginstofallapart,itisuptoKatietofindawaytoremindthemallthatthereisalwayssomethingglittering--kira-kira--inthefuture.
There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books butmisery and despair. You still have time to choose something else toread. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charmingand clever Baudelaire children read on...The siblings endure a caraccident, a terrible smell, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a brassreading lamp, and the re-appearance of a person they hoped to neversee again. Then again, why trouble yourself with the unfortunateresolutions? Avoid these books in Lemony Snicket's internationalbestselling series and you'll never have to know what happens!
TheTriwizardTournamentistobeheldatHogwarts.Onlywizardswhoareoverseventeenareallowedtoenter-butthatdoesn'tstopHarrydreamingthathewillwinthecompetition.ThenatHallowe'en,whentheGobletofFiremakesitsselection,Harryisamazedtofindhisnameisoneofthosethatthemagicalcuppicksout.Hewillfacedeath-defyingtasks,dragonsandDarkwizards,butwiththehelpofhisbestfriends,RonandHermione,hemightjustmakeitthrough-alive!Theseneweditionsoftheclassicandinternationallybestselling,multi-award-winningseriesfeatureinstantlypick-up-ablenewjacketsbyJonnyDuddle,withhugechildappeal,tobringHarryPottertothenextgenerationofreaders.It'stimetoPASSTHEMAGICON.
Small-timecircusmagicianOscarDiggs'slifesuddenlychangeswhenhe'shurledawayinahotairballoonfromuneventfulKansasintotheenchantingLandofOz.TheinhabitantsthereseeOscarastheGreatWizard,andtheyshowerhimwiththefameandfortunehehasalwaysimaginedwouldbehis.Thatis,untilthreeverypowerfulwitchesstarttoquestionOscar'sabilities.Drawnintoanincreasinglydangerousworld,Oscarmustquicklyfigureoutwhoisgoodandwhoisevilinordertocombatthewickedforcesatlarge.Puttinghislimitedmagicalartstousethroughillusion,ingenuity-andevenabitofwizardry-OscartransformshimselfnotonlyintothegreatandpowerfulWizardofOzbutintoabettermanaswell.
The next book in the New York Times bestselling I Survived series will place readers right in the middle of the deadly Joplin Tornado of 2011. The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. It was part of a larger tornado outbreak in the spring of that year and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile during its path through the southern part of the city, killing 158 people, injuring over 1,000 and caused damages amounting to a total of $2.8 billion, making it the costliest single tornado in U.S. history. Lauren will bring her signature intensity to this distinctly American natural disaster, placing a young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States since 1947.
Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the fiery tropic seas—an unforgettable tale of treachery that embroils a host of legendary swashbucklers, from honest young Jim Hawkins, to sinister, two-timing Israel Hands, to evil incarnate, blind Pew. But above all, Treasure Island is a complex study of good and evil, as embodied by that hero-villain Long John Silver, the merrily unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy quest for gold cannot help but win the heart of every soul who ever longed for romance, treasure, and adventure.
Now in paperback! Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he ismerely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider isrevealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, andsage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into adangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choicescould save—or destroy—the Empire.