6年级的米兰达和她好的朋友萨尔,他们知道如何在纽约市中游荡。他们知道哪儿是安全的,比如当地的杂货店,他们也知道哪儿是危险的,要避开,比如角落里的那个疯子。 但是,事情开始发生变化了。一天,萨尔在街角不知何故被一个孩子打了,从此以后,萨尔就拒绝米兰达再出现在他的生活中。米兰达妈妈公寓的紧急备用钥匙被偷,一个神秘的纸条随之而来,上面写着: 我来拯救你朋友的生命,和我自己的。 我要你帮两个忙。:你必须给我写一封信。 纸不断地来,米兰达慢慢意识到留这张纸条的人一定知道一个不为人知的秘密。她越来越相信只有她能避免悲剧的死亡。直到后一个纸条,她才觉得她太迟了。 这部伟大的小说发生在真实的世界里,但是却在心底保留着一个神奇的谜题。《当你到达我》是一个原创的、夺目的、和深刻的作品。
For the first time in the history of the Little House books,this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant,full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as theymove from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to thewilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on thenew railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect fortheir new little house. Laura takes her first train ride as she,her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on theshores of Silver Lake. After a lonely winter in the surveyors'house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be abrand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake. TheIngallses' covered-wagon travels are finally over.
Grade 5-8-As Martha andher family prepare for their annual summer visit to New England,the mother of her deceased classmate comes to their door. OliveBarstow was killed by a car a month earlier, and the woman wants togive Martha a page from her daughter's journal. In this singleentry, the 12-year-old learns more about her shy classmate than sheever knew: Olive also wanted to be a writer; she wanted to see theocean, just as Martha soon will; and she hoped to get to knowMartha Boyle as "she is the nicest person in my whole entireclass." Martha cannot recall anything specific she ever did to makeOlive think this, but she's both touched and awed by theircommonalities. She also recognizes that if Olive can die, so canshe, so can anybody, a realization later intensified when Marthaherself nearly drowns. At the Cape, Martha is again reminded thatthings in her life are changing. She experiences her first kiss,her first betrayal, and the glimmer of a first real boyfriend, andher relationship with Godbee, her elderly
The well-loved tale of the London waif whose cat's prowess as a ratter results in Dick's becoming a successful merchant and Lord Mayor of London. Illustrated.
Laura and Almanzo have married and begin their new lifetogether. But just as they start to feel settled, Laura and Almanzoare challenged by storms, sickness, and providing for their newbaby Rose. Their pioneer lives have trained them well, however, andthey’re determined to succeed. Based on the real adventures ofLaura Ingalls Wilder, THE FIRST FOUR YEARS is the ninth and finalbook in the award-winning Little House series.
When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they're amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They're stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It's not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie and the twins. But that's when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago.
Dive in to the ultimate tale of shipwreck and survival in this illustrated, finely crafted keepsake edition of the classic adventure story that has thrilled readers for nearly three centuries. After a fierce storm at sea, Robinson Crusoe is marooned on an uncharted island, with only a few bits of his wrecked ship’s flotsam and jetsam to sustain him. For more than two decades, he faces the wrath of nature and the struggle to stay alive with little more than his wits to save him. Then, following an encounter with cannibals, a tribesman named Friday becomes Crusoe’s only ally. As their relationship develops, the line between servant and friend begins to blur, and the possibility of freedom for them both at last looms on the horizon. This collectible edition of a beloved adventure includes a soft-touch cover, gold foiling, and luminous illustrations from N.C. Wyeth, whose oil paintings perfectly depict the roiling seas, baking sun, and vast expanse of open space.
It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in1899, but it's particularly hard when you are the only girl everborn in the new settlement. With seven older brothers and a love ofadventure, May Amelia Jackson just can't seem to abide her family'sinsistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady. Not whenthere's fishing to be done, sheep to be herded, and real livemurderers to be captured! May is sure she could manage better ifonly there were at least one other girl living along the banks ofthe Nasel River. And now that Mama's going to have a baby, maybethere's hope.
Tilja has grown up in the peaceful Valley, which is protectedfrom the fearsome Empire by an enchanted forest. But the forest'spower has begun to fade and the Valley is in danger. Tilja is theyoungest of four brave souls who venture into the Empire togetherto find the mysterious magician who can save the Valley. And muchto her amazement, Tilja gradually learns that only she, an ordinarygirl with no magical powers, has the ability to protect her groupand their quest from the Empire's sorcerers. "From the Hardcoveredition."
《生命交叉点》是一部描写青春期心灵困顿的奇特小说 ,讲述人生就是一个个交集,充满无限惊喜,讲述少年成长,青春梦幻。 She wished something would happen. Something good. To her. Checking her wish for loopholes, she foundone. Hoping it wasn't too late, she thought the word soon. Meanwhile, in another part of town, he felt as if the world wasopening. Life was rearranging itself; bulging in places, fraying inspots. He felt himself changing, too, but into what? So much can happen in a summer.
“Some pig.” These are the words in Charlotte’s web, high inthe barn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pignamed Wilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl namedFern...who loves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared bymillions of reade
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singletonas type isgirls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine,Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On aroad trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washedup childprodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirstyferal hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judyaloving bestfriend riding shotgunabut no Katherines. Colin is on a mission toprove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which hehopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpeeseverywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and adead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising andheart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novelabout reinventing oneself.