One boy, one boat, one tiger... After the tragic sinking of acargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild bluePacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-oldboy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a femaleorang-utan - and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is setfor one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fictionin recent years.
The Baudelaire childrenViolet, 14, Klaus, 12, and baby Sunnyareexceedingly ill-fated; Snicket extracts both humor and horror fromtheir situation, as he gleefully puts them through one terribleordeal after another. After receiving the news that their parentsdied in a fire, the three hapless orphans are delivered into thecare of Count Olaf, who ``is either a third cousin four timesremoved, or a fourth cousin three times removed.'' The villainousCount Olaf is morally depraved and generally mean, and only takesin the downtrodden yet valiant children so that he can figure out away to separate them from their considerable inheritance. Theyoungsters are able to escape his clutches at the end, but sincethis is the first installment in A Series of Unfortunate Events,there will be more ghastly doings. Written with old-fashionedflair, this fast-paced book is not for the squeamish: theBaudelaire children are truly sympathetic characters who encountera multitude of distressing situations. Those who enjoy a littlepoison i
Catching Fire, the second book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available in a deluxe foil edition! Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
Dare you take on the role of the Grand High Witch? David Woodhas created seven short plays to read and perform. With notes onsimple staging, props and costumes, the plays can be produced withthe minimum of experience and resources. Children will have aphizzwizardly good time - and their friends won't believe theirgogglers!
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
Which one of your classmates is most like horrible Mr Twit?David Wood has created six short plays to read and perform. Withnotes on simple staging, props and costumes, the plays can beproduced with the minimum of experience and resources. Childrenwill have a phizzwizardly good time - and their friends won'tbelieve their gogglers.
An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eatenJames's parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to livewith his two really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor Jamesis miserable, until something peculiar happens and James findshimself on the most wonderful and extraordinary journey he couldever imagine ...
我会回到这个世界，用复仇之火将一切燃成灰烬…… “血缘会相互召唤，而命运将引领他们会合。” 瓦伦汀再度出现，不仅夺走了圣杯，也为杰斯与克莱莉带来了毁灭──他们相爱，却无可选择地成为兄妹。曾经认知的一切真实如今已是虚假：不论是父亲、身分、善恶与爱情。 反动势力再起，瓦伦汀亟欲重组圆环会，终于令政委会有所动作，调查与敌意的箭头竟指向了杰斯，只因他是瓦伦汀的儿子。同时，异世界也开始不得安宁，一名巫师与一个狼人遭到杀害，甚至被吸干了鲜血，这会是黑夜之子所为？还是另有其人？ 由于忠诚遭受质疑，杰斯陷入了愤怒和沮丧的情绪；与克莱莉之间的爱，已经不是他有资格追求之事，况且现在，克莱莉似乎转而投入了西蒙的怀抱。杰斯知道，证明自己的清白才是当务之急。 当杰斯提出自愿接受“圣剑”审判的要求，审问
