In this deeply affecting novel Scott O’Dell envelops thereader in the heroic world of the conquistadors—a world that is atonce somber and many-colored. Though they may have been ruthless,these steel-helmeted young men of Spain lived their lives on thevery edge of eternity with style and uncommon courage.

Film tie-in edition of the bestselling classic work of fantasy of Bilbo Baggins’ adventures in Middle-earth, featuring the complete story as shown in the film trilogy, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson’s film adaptation and drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon… The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.

在美国的佛罗里达州，有一个叫雅各布的男孩。在他小的时候，爷爷让他看了几张奇异的照片，还给他讲了照片上人物的奇异故事，但他只是半信半疑。 雅各布十六岁那年，爷爷很蹊跷地死去了。在爷爷死亡的现场，只有他看见了一个恐怖怪异的生命体。爷爷在弥留之际告诉他，这个世界很危险，只有一个遥远的小岛能保护他。爷爷来不及告诉他小岛的具体位置，只说了几个词：一只大鸟，一个圆圈，在老人墓的另一边，爱默生，一封信，1940年9月3日。 爷爷死去之后，雅各布陷入了病态，每日噩梦连连，而且反复做着同一个噩梦。他的家人把他强制送到了精神病诊所。为了寻求真相，雅各布逃脱出来，按图索骥踏上了前往神秘海岛的探索之旅，但他没有想到，真相远远比爷爷讲的还要离奇可怖…… A mysterious island.An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collect

杰克、瑞秋、托比亚、卡西和马可偶然遇到一艘失事飞船和一个垂死的飞行员。 因为这次偶遇，他们被赋予了一种神奇的力量——他们可以变成任何他们碰到的动物。 也因为这个神奇的力量，他们变成了动物变形人，在这个隐蔽的战争中保护我们美丽的星球。 同时，敌人也非常强大。敌人可以变成任何一个他们想要变成的人，甚至是杰克他们亲密的人。 拥有超能力但不意味着你可以无限制的使用它。杰克他们的变形能力也是一样，每一次变形不可以超过2小时。 但是，这一次托比亚却打破了时间限制，他在里面呆了超过两个小时，而这意味着他将被永远陷在鹰的身体中！ 当托比亚发现了外星人的重要秘密时，托比亚知道他必须尽全力去破坏它。 但是，这样做的话就意味着他必须控制他的身体，毕竟他现

As the mysterious Shadow builds an army of demons, GrubbsGrady and his team search desperately for answers. But when theyfollow up a new lead, it takes them to an old, unexpected foe - theLambs. "We spot the werewolves as we skim the treetops. Mutated,vicious, hairy monstrosities, all fangs, claws and muscles. Thebeast within me tries to force its way to the surface, howlingsilently at its warped brethren. I've never rid myself of thewolf..."

Beranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholyalliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against hiswill. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control. The demons are crossing. The Disciples are falling. The Shadow is waiting. Welcome to the end. Steel your stomachs and grit your teeth--the tenthbook in the saga of the battle between Earth and the hoardes of theDemonata waiting to destroy our world will be blood-curdling,bone-rending, and truly terrible. Bec, Kernel, and Grubbs areprepared for the fight of their lives. Are you?

Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationallyacclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story ofa Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the SecondWorld WarSuppose your country began to change. Suppose that withoutyour noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live inGermany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise,that your own father was one of those people.That is what happenedto Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busywith her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice ofpolitical posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler,the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting withher own small life.Anna suddenly found things moving too fast forher to understand. One day, her father was unaccountably missing.Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by theirmother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew – homeand schoolmates and well-loved toys – right out o

Fire! It's all around me, fierce, intense, out of control. Ifeel the hair on my arms singe and know I have only seconds beforeI burst into flames. Total panic. There's a horrible shriekingsound, piercing and destructive. My eardrums and eyeballs shouldburst. "It's hell!" I moan. One boy's life ripped to shreds before hiseyes... One wrathful demon master hell-bent onrevenge... An army of grisly Demonata on the rampage... It's the end of the world as we know it.

Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room—sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her father’s best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past—slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she’s closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best. * “Teeming with complex adult problems—infidelity, marital collapse, the death of a child—this thought-provoking coming-of-age story requires that readers be at least as mature as Mila as she confronts unpleasant truths. … Mila’s sharp observations of the people she meets and the winter landscape add a fresh, poetic aura to her discoveries and the novel as a w

Kernel Fleck has always known he's weird. He sees lights.Strange, multi-colored patches of light, swirling through the air.But it's not until a window opens into a demon world, with horrificconsequences, that Kernel discovers his powers. As a Disciple, hismission is to hunt vicious, powerful demons to the death...

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling s Harry Potter but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth in Michael Scott s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with The Enchantress , book six. The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. Sophie and Josh Newman traveled ten thousand years into the past to Danu Talis when they followed Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare. And it s on this legendary island that the battle for the world begins and ends. Scathach, Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain, and Joan of Arc are also on the island. And no one is sure what or who the twins will be fighting for. Today the battle for Danu Talis will be won or lost. But will the twins of legend stand together? Or will they stand apart one to save the world and one to destroy it. "The pacing never lets up, and the individual set pieces are fine mixtures of sud

The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-lovinghobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure. A timelessclassic. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with nodesire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day thewizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlisthis services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid thetreasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be thesame again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved asJ.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, 'The Hobbit'. Since its firstpublication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each newgeneration of readers all over the world, and its hero, BilboBaggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals offiction.

At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jimenez, together with hisolder brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra.Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night fortwenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border inNogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco,his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not onlystruggle to keep their family together, but also face crushingpoverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How theysustain their hope, their goodheartedness, and tenacity is revealedin this moving sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness orsentimentality, Francisco Jimenez finishes telling the story of hisyouth.

De*ion of this Book The wildly popular series by K.A. Applegate is back! The first six books of Animorphs return, with striking new lenticular covers that morph. It all started with the dreams. But Cassie didn't pay much attention to them. She and her friends have been having nightmares ever since they acquired the power to morph. But when Cassie discovers that Tobias has been having dreams too -- the exact same dreams -- about the ocean, and a voice that's calling to them for help, she decides it's time to start listening. Now she and the others have to figure out if the dreams are a message, or a trap.

This is the first authorized graphic adaptation of one of the world's most beloved novels, printed on matte-coated stock with a sleek film-laminated cover. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon… The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.

Book De*ion Many months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle ofMount Hyjal, where the demonic Burning Legion was banished fromAzeroth forever. But now, a mysterious energy rift within themountains of Kalimdor propels three former warriors into thedistant past -- a time long before orcs, humans or even high elvesroamed the land. A time when the Dark Titan Sargeras, and his demonpawns persuaded Queen Azshara and her Highborne to cleanse Azerothof its lesser races. A time when the Dragon Aspects were at theheight of their power -- unaware that one of their own would soonusher in an age of darkness that would engulf the world of...WarCraft. In the first chapter of this epic trilogy, the outcome ofthe historic War of the Ancients is forever altered by the arrivalof three time-lost heroes: Krasus, the dragon mage whose greatpower and memories of the ancient conflict have inexplicablydiminished; the human wizard Rhonin, whose thoughts are dividedbetween his family and the seductive source of his

As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warriorcompanions leave their devastated rath to answer a plea for help.An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will helpher solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has asteep price...

I'm a human sponge - I soak up memories. I feel like a thief,stealing secrets with an innocent touch. I don't like this gift.It's intrusive and sneaky. I think it's harmless, but I can't besure. If knowledge is power, why do I feel so alone...? The apocalypse came and the world burned. But it wasn't the end,and out of the destruction, new life has emerged. Bec is back toface the Demonata. After centuries of imprisonment, she's morepowerful than ever, but the demons no longer stand alone. Something else has crawled out of the darkness with her. LordLoss is no longer humanity's greatest threat... The seventh novel in the chilling Demonata series by Darren Shan,author of the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series,will terrify readers long after the last page.

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books—but we are real. Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them. But they found us and started hunting us first. Now all of us are running. Spending our lives in shadows, in places where no one would look, blending in. we have lived among you without you knowing. But they know. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They killed them all. I am Number Four. I am next.