精装: 288页 读者对象: 7 - 10 岁 语种: 英语 商品尺寸: 12.2 x 2 x 21.3 cm 商品重量: 599 g
'Kira saw that she was surrounded by hostile women who hadcome from their cotts and were watching Vandara for instructionsand leadership. Several, she noticed, had rocks in their hands. Ifone rock were thrown, others would follow, she knew. They were allwaiting for the first...' When Kira is summoned to judgement by theCouncil of the Guardians to resolve a village conflict, Kira knowsshe is fighting for her life. In this challenging vision of thefuture, society is not technoogically advanced, and is tough andunforgiving, with every member having to prove their place. Kirahas a withered leg and up till now has had her mother to protecther. With her mother gone, Kira will need to use every ounce ofcunning, wit and bravery to ensure her continued acceptance - andeven survival. A compelling, thought-provoking vision of a futuresociety from an award-winning author.
新的一年要到了,你是不是要写出一长串的“新年决心”,在今年做一个更好的自己呢?好吧,问题是,我没有什么可以改善自己的方法,因为,我可以说我是所有我认识的人里面,*棒的那个。 可是Greg的爸爸并不这么认为。他想Greg改改懦弱的性格,变得强硬一点,然后给儿子加了一条,“变man”的新年愿望。当爸爸唬弄Greg说要把他送去军校的时候,Greg才意识到,是时候要改进一下了,要不然真的会被送走呢。
The Deluxe Edition includes an exclusive insert featuring near-scale reproductions of Mary GrandPré's interior art, as well as never-before-seen full-color frontispiece art on special paper. The custom-designed slipcase is foil-stamped and contains a full-cloth case book that has been blind-stamped on front and back cover with foil stamping on the spine. The book includes full-color endpapers featuring the jacket art from the trade edition and a wraparound jacket featuring art created especially for this edition by Mary GrandPré.