Ever since their mother’s death, siblings Carter and Sadiehave been near strangers. While Sadie’s lived with her grandparentsin London, Carter has traveled the world with their father, thebrilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. Then one night, they are reunited when their father takes them tothe British Museum, hoping at last to set things right. Instead, heunleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion andforces the children to flee for their lives. Soon, Carter and Sadie discover that the gods of Ancient Egyptare waking, and the worst of them—Set—is after the Kanes. To stophim, the siblings must embark on a dangerous journey across theglobe—a quest leading them ever closer to the truth about theirfamily, and their links to a secret order that has existed sincethe time of the pharaohs.

The Borrowers own nothing at all; they live in the secret places of quiet old houses - behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the 'human beans', who don't even know they exist. Arrietty's father, Pod, is an expert Borrower - he can scale curtains using a hatpin and bring back a doll's teacup without breaking it. Girls aren't supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty is an only child her father breaks the rule. But then Arrietty makes friends with a boy - a 'human bean' - and from that moment danger is never far away for, above all else, they must avoid the great disaster of 'being seen'. The "Borrowers Afield": The Pod family escape to the fields where their cousins live, but it's a long and dangerous journey. At last they find a new home and adapt to country life. The "Borrowers Afloat": Homeless again, Arrietty looks forward to a life away from the dark country cottage, to one full of sunshine. The "Borrowers Aloft": The family ar

WHEN TESSA GRAY CROSSES THE OCEAN to find her brother inVictorian England. something terrifying is waiting for her inLondon's Downworld.Kidnapped bv the mysterious Dark Sisters, whoare members of a secret organizationcalled the Pandemomum Club,Tessa soon learns that she has the power to transforminto anotherperson. The Magister. the shadowy figure who runs the dub. willstop atnothing to claim Tessa's power for his own. Friendless andhunted. Tessa takesrefuge withthe Shadowbunters. warriors dedicatedto ridding the World of demons. She so0n find herself fascinatedby--and torn between two best friends: James, whose fagiebeatty hides a deadly secret, and Will, whose volatile moods keepeveryone at arm's length. As their search draws them deep into aplot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhuntrs Tessa realizesthat. she may needto choose between saving her brotherand hdpng new friends save the world.., and that love may bethe most dangerous magic of all.

Stories comprise: Horrid Henry's Christmas Presents, HorridHenry's Car Journey, Perfect Peter's Horrid Day, Horrid Henry RunsAway, Horrid Henry Eats a Vegetable, Horrid Henry Goes Shopping,Horrid Henry's Hobby, Horrid Henry's Bathtime, Horrid Henry'sPerfect Day, Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine.

Mockingjay, the final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available with all-new cover art from the feature film! Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived. But her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding. . . . The final book in the international bestselling Hunger Games series is soon to be a feature film. Here is the original novel with exciting new movie artwork on the cover!

Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at HogwartsSchool of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that thisyear will be just as eventful as the last ...even getting there isan adventure in itself! The three firm friends, Harry, Ron andHermione, are soon immersed in the daily round of Potions,Herbology, Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Quidditch.But then horrible and mysterious things begin to happen. Harrykeeps hearing strange voices, sinister and dark messages appear onthe wall, and then Ron's sister Ginny disappears...

An all-new hardcover adventure featuring Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters! At the beach by Mouseford Academy, one of the Thea Sisters discovers a mysterious boy with blue skin washed up on the shore. He speaks an unfamiliar language, so the Thea Sisters call Thea Stilton to help figure out how to communicate with him. She sets the mouselings on an exciting journey across the world to hunt for clues about the boy's origins. Could he be prince of the underwater world of Atlantis? It's up to the Thea Sisters to get him home!

As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief... or will it? The fifth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Somehow, over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and d

天使于此现身，恶魔无力踏足，这座银色的玻璃之城，就是他一心向往的归属之地…… “在见到艾兰坎迪的玻璃塔之前，你所见过的都不算真正的城市。”圣镜所在的伊德瑞斯，已然成为瓦伦汀夺取圣物的下一个目标。同时，也为了逆转乔瑟琳的昏睡咒，加上政委会对成员的召集，通往玻璃之城的门户，将在纽约重新开启── 前往伊德瑞斯的行动在即，杰斯与克莱莉的争执却早一步爆发，他不愿所爱之人身陷险境，更不愿克莱莉创造符印的能力使她卷入战争。于是，杰斯提前了门户开启的时间，并找上西蒙帮助；但，突然来袭的弃民军团打乱了一切── 克莱莉依约赶到学院，迎来的却是杰斯等人已前往伊德瑞斯的消息，而未经允许，门户也无法再次打开。救母心切的她，竟以符印绘出一道燃烧的门户；在闪烁的光线下，她回想着梦境之中曾见过的伊德瑞斯，投

Book De*ion One of the most important works of twentieth-century Americanliterature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their EyesWere Watching God is an enduring Southern love story sparkling withwit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice ofa woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolishromantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercelyindependent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through threemarriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A trueliterary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant andaffecting today as when it was first published — perhaps the mostwidely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon ofAfrican American literature. Hurston's beloved classic--one of the most important Americannovels of the 20th century--follows the fortunes of Janie Crawford,a woman who was married three times and had been tried for themurder of one of her husbands in the black town of Eaton,Flo