In this award-winning Dahl title, Matilda invents a game of punishing her parents when they treat her badly. She soon discovers that she has supernatural powers. This book features a new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall. Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life among the scholars at Oxford's Jordan College is shattered by the arrival of two powerful visitors. First, her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, appears with evidence of mystery and danger in the far North, including photographs of a mysterious celestial phenomenon called Dust and the dim outline of a city suspended in the Aurora Borealis that he suspects is part of an alternate universe. He leaves Lyra in the care of Mrs. Coulter, an enigmatic scholar and explorer who offers to give Lyra the attention her uncle has long refused her. In this multilayered narrative, however, nothing is as it seems. Lyra sets out for the top of the world in search of her kidnapped playmate, Roger, bearing a rare truth-telling instrument, the compass of the title. All around her children are disappearing
Diary of a Wimpy Kid ——《小鬼日记》系列图书,从一个中学生的角度,通过日记加漫画的形式,幽默地记述了一个典型美国小男孩的成长经历。 轻松一下吧!看看小主人公身上是不是有您幼年时候的影子呢 : ) The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling book! Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved. Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it. As Greg enters the new school year, he’s eager to put the past three months behind him . . . and one event in particular. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of getting out . . . especially when a diary is involved. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules chronicles Greg’s attempts to navigate the hazards of middle school, impress the girls, st
This is a new edition, with fresh Quentin Blake cover, of the superb sequel to the ever-popular "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
This wonderful collection is divided into four themed sections - Animals; Magic; Family, Friends and Foes; and, Matters of Importance. Illustrated in full colour by Dahl's favourite illustrator, Quentin Blake, as well as other leading artists (Raymond Briggs, Babette Cole and Ralph Steadman), this treasure trove of extracts, poems, letters and memoirs introduces some of Dahl's best-loved characters from Willy Wonka to the BFG, from the Witches to the Twits. 'Those who don't believe in magic will never find it', Roald Dahl told his readers. Every page of this stunning gift book contains a touch of magic and will delight existing fans as well as those who have yet to discover Dahl's genius.
"Andrew Clements set the standard for the school story in 1996with his first novel, Frindle, which went on to sell morethan two million copies... No Talking is Clements's bestschool story since." - The New York Times Book Review "Readers may be compelled to use their voice topraise Clements's deft handling of an interesting premise." - Publishers Weekly "A vintage tale from the master of thetheme-driven, feel-good school story." - Kirkus Reviews ,starred review