Dear Mr. Henshaw, I wish somebody would stop stealing the goodstuff out of my lunchbag. I guess I wish a lot of other things,too. I wish someday Dad and Bandit would pull up in front in therig ... Dad would yell out of the cab, "Come on, Leigh. Hop in andI'll give you a lift to school."Leigh Botts has been author BoydHenshaw's number one fan ever since he was in second grade. Now insixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is the new kid atschool. He's lonely, troubled by the absence of his father, across-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious thief stealsfrom his lunchbag. Then Leigh's teacher assigns a letter-writingproject. Naturally Leigh chooses to write to Mr. Henshaw, whosesurprising answer changes Leigh's life.

The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt traces the life ofthe former First Lady from her early childhood through thetumultuous years in the White House to her active role in thefounding of the United Nations after World War II. A Newberry HonorBook.

A Newbery Honor Winner. An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. A Bankstreet Best Book of the Year. A BookPage Best Children's Book. For fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King's Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes-of-age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life. An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything. The paper route poses challenges, but it's a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble--and puts the boy's life, as well as that of his family's devoted housekeeper, in danger. "[Vawter

Now a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Alexander Skarsgard, and Brenton Thwaites This boxed set includes the complete Newbery Medal–winning Giver Quartet series: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. In addition, it includes a new and exclusive map of the Giver world. Enter this dystopian, futuristic world through all four of these refreshed hardcovers on a page-turning dystopian journey that concludes the masterpiece The Giver started twenty years ago. A great deal and the perfect gift for a fan's library! For more information about Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, visit www.hmhbooks.com/thegiverquartet .

It’s just a small story really, about among other things: agirl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewishfist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreakingnew novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl livingoutside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence forherself by stealing when she encounters something she can’tresist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father,she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighborsduring bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in herbasement before he is marched to Dachau.

The well-loved tale of the London waif whose cat's prowess as a ratter results in Dick's becoming a successful merchant and Lord Mayor of London. Illustrated.

A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure insideand names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text andpictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides anexcellent geographic and historical picture of the region.

小说主人公是克隆人马特——他一出生便触犯了两条天律：，他是三十六个冷冻百年的人体细胞植入母牛体内存活下来的惟一一人；第二，他是反抗他所在的鸦片王国法律、拒绝终止智力成长天条的惟一一人。全书围绕马特与“天罪”的殊死抗争展开——全书充满惊心动魄的故事情节，奇特迷人的幻想描写，人物复杂多变，性格色彩分明，故事惊心动魄，情节扣人心弦，具有暴风雨般的冲击力和震撼力。赋予当代生物遗传学领域前沿技术栩栩如生的生命，注入了令人心跳的感觉。 《蝎子之屋》是一部堪称天才的小说，它描写一个克隆人在充满敌意同时又喧嚣纷乱的世界里努力探求生存的权益和自我的价值的传奇故事，探析克隆技术给人类带来的道德与伦理的困惑，肉体与灵魂的冲突以及生命的价值和本质。《蝎子之屋》同时又是一部特色鲜明的科幻小

LITTLE HOUSE. BIG ADVENTURE. Celebrate the original nine booksthat started it all! When Laura Ingalls Wilder first wrote of herexperiences growing up in the 1800s, no one could have predictedthe impact her stories would have on generations of children tocome! Follow Laura’s life from the glorious days spent tucked inthe Big Woods of Wisconsin, all the way through to her marriage toAlmanzo and the birth of her own little girl in this complete boxset, once again available with Garth Williams’ beloved artwor

Discover the worlds of Lois Lowry in this beautiful boxed set.This perfect gift collection by New York Times bestsellingauthor Lois Lowry, which includes the award-winning titles TheGiver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger, isavailable to coincide with the publication of Lowry’s newest book, Son . Lowry was twice the recipient of the Newbery Medal, for Number the Stars and for The Giver . Her powerful andprovocative novels are full of suspense, drama, and heart-wrenchingaction. The Giver: When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out forspecial training from The Giver. Now it’s time for Jonas to learnthe truth. There is no turning back. * Gathering Blue: Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives ina world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a taskthat no other community member can carry out, Kira realizes thatshe is surrounded by mysteries and secrets—and finds that shepossesses an extraordinary power. * Messenger: Matty has always been proud to be Village’sMessenger. But now

Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she wassold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only somefabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together brightpatches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches withsecret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways -- maps forslaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a littlegirl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie-- who was born free -- taught her own daughter how to sewbeautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read. From slaveryto freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight forliteracy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed downby the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family as a way to rememberthe past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifullyrendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyricalaccount pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledgeilluminate their daughters' lives.

In one CD Boxed Set Collection, Patricia MacLachlan's threebeautiful and award-winning titles in the Newbery Medal winningSarah, Plain and Tall series. Sarah, Plain and Tall won countlessawards, including the Newbery Medal in 1986, and has gone on to net3.5 million copies, become an award-winning Hallmark Hall of FameTV movie starring Glenn Close, who reads this unabridged audio.Skylark, the anticipated sequel published in 1994, went on to sellnearly 1 million copies and is "Packed with meaning and portent,each sentence shows the careful touch of a master." (School LibraryJournal) Caleb's Story is one of the most anticipated publicationsof the fall - and continues the saga of Sarah, and her family onthe prairie. All of the beloved characters return for anotherimportant episode in their lives-but this time the book is narratedby Caleb offering a new perspective.

出版社: Dial Books (2015年1月8日) 精装: 320页 读者对象: 9 - 12 岁 语种： 英语 ISBN: 0803740816 条形码: 9780803740815 商品尺寸: 15.4 x 2.5 x 21.7 cm