《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。
Two years earlier, Brian Robeson was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived. Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive.
The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellersThe Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book inThe Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, areavailable for the first time ever in a beautiful boxset edition.Stunning, gripping, and powerful. The trilogy is now complete!
This is the complete and unabridged story of "The Wizard ofOz", in which Dorothy, together with her companions the TinWoodman, the Scarecrow and the cowardly Lion, makes her journeyalong the Yellow Brick Road in search of the wonderful wizard.Bringing together traditional handicraft with cutting-edge bookdesign, the "Penguin Threads" series has already created a hugebuzz among the art and book-collecting communities. This latest setfeatures cover art by painter and illustrator Rachell Sumpter, whobrings a unique, whimsical sensibility to the Threads. With vividcolours and ambitiously intricate details, these additions to ourinnovative series commissioned by award-winning creative directorPaul Buckley are rich works of art to be cherished andshared.
Veronica Roth's entire Divergent trilogy is available together for the first time, with a bonus booklet about the series. Perfect for gift givers, collectors, and fans new to the series, the complete collection includes the full text of Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant, plus "The World of Veronica Roth's Divergent Series," a forty-eight-page booklet including faction manifestos, a faction quiz and results, a Q A with Veronica Roth, playlists, discussion questions, series inspirations, and much more! Divergent: One choice can transform you. Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling debut is a gripping dystopian tale of electrifying choices, powerful consequences, unexpected romance, and a deeply flawed "perfect society." Insurgent: One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride. As war surges in the factions all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of gri
