Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor’s Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book. A NYPL “100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.” A People Magazine “Best New Kids Book.” Six starred reviews! Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her. But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen—and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave. Zach and Alice and Poppy set off on one last adven
《The HundredDresses(一百条裙子)》荣获纽伯德儿童文学奖银奖。旺达?佩特罗斯基是一个有着奇怪名家的女孩。也正是因为她的怪名字和旧裙子,所有的女生都喜欢捉弄她。直到有一天,旺达突然声称她家里有一百条各式各样的裙子,随之而来的却是更多的嘲笑。根本没有人会相信她,而且大家都会拿这件事捉弄她,旺达都默默地忍受着。有一天,旺达终于因为受不了这些嘲笑而转学了,她给大家留下了她那一百条“裙子”。捉弄过她的那些女生发现原来旺达是多么爱她们,而且旺达是一个非常可爱、非常聪明的女孩,于是她们决定写信向她道歉,并且去把她找回来。可是旺达再也不会回来了……旺达到底有没有原谅大家呢?Neverout of print since its 1944 publication, this tender story offersreaders of all ages a timeless message of compassion andunderstanding. At its heart is Wanda Petronski, an immigrant
Three award-winning classics, one treasured set: "The E.L. Konigsburg Newbery Collection" is a must-have for every bookshelf. Trouble brews and friendship bubbles when Elizabeth meets an honest-to-goodness witch in "Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth." "The View from Saturday "assembles the Souls: an unlikely team of even unlikelier sixth-grade Academic Bowl champions. And who could ever forget Claudia and Jamie's adventures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" Three of E. L. Konigsburg's most beloved, celebrated, and timeless works are now together in one collectable paperback set--a must-have foundation for building any young reader's library.
Cats. Jessica's never liked them. Especially not a skinny, ugly kitten that looks like a worm. Worm. Jessica wishes she'd never brought Worm home with her, because now he's making her do terrible things. She's sure she isn't imagining the evil voice coming from the cat, telling her to play mean tricks on people. But how can she explain what's happening? Witches. Jessica has read enough books to know that Worm must be a witch's cat. He's cast a spell on her, but whom can she turn to? After all, no one will believe that Worm has bewitched her...or worse!
Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all. There’s Hugo, the lord’s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant’s daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord. There’s also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim); Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice, the singing shepherdess; and many more. With a deep appreciation for the period and a grand affection for both characters and audience, Laura Amy Schlitz creates twenty-two riveting portraits and linguistic gems equally suited to silent reading or performance. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Robert Byrd — inspired by the Munich-Nuremberg manu*, an illuminated poem from thirteenth-century Germany — this witty, historically accurate, and utterly human collection forms an exquisite bridge to the people and places of medieval England.
Epic. Bestselling. Award-winning. The complete Dark Is Rising Sequence is now available as one keepsake collection. Will Stanton’s ordinary life is shattered with the dreadful revelation that the Dark—the source of all evil—is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. He finds that he is no ordinary boy, but the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping mankind free from the Dark. Soon Will is swept up in the great battle, along with his ageless master, Merriman; the three Drew children, who are mortal but have their own vital part to play; and a strange boy named Bran. These six fight fear and death in a quest through time and space interwoven with the most ancient myths of the islands of Britain—until, at last, Will and Bran find the weapon that will ultimately vanquish the Dark. One of the most celebrated fantasy sequences of all time, The Dark Is Rising is a searing, epic rendering of the eternal conflict between good and evil. This complete collec
When Lily meets Albert, a refugee from Hungary, during thesummer of 1944, they begin a special friendship. However, Lily andAlbert have both told lies, and Lily has told a lie that may costAlbert his life.
巴德很小就失去了母亲,也从来没有见过父亲。妈妈从来没有告诉过他父亲是谁,但他认为妈妈留下的传单中有线索,一定可以让他找到自己的亲生父亲。什么也阻止不了他,不管是困难、饥饿、恐惧还是“吸血鬼”……小小的巴德历经挫折,后终于找到了关爱他、呵护他的亲人,找到了他一直渴望的幸福生活 It's 1936 Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and 10-year-oldBud may be a motherless boy, but Bud's got a few things going forhim: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things; 2. He's theauthor of "Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Lifeand Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself"; 3. His momma never toldhim who his father was, but she left a clue: posters of Herman E.Calloway and his band of renown, the Dusky Devastators of theDepression. Bud is sure those posters will lead him to his father.Once he decides to hit the road, nothing can stop him, not hunger,not fear, not would-be v
On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.
Tigre, a twelve-year-old Mayan boy living in a modern-dayvillage in Yucat?an, must learn to be a man when his father isinjured.
小说主人公是克隆人马特——他一出生便触犯了两条天律:,他是三十六个冷冻百年的人体细胞植入母牛体内存活下来的惟一一人;第二,他是反抗他所在的鸦片王国法律、拒绝终止智力成长天条的惟一一人。全书围绕马特与“天罪”的殊死抗争展开——全书充满惊心动魄的故事情节,奇特迷人的幻想描写,人物复杂多变,性格色彩分明,故事惊心动魄,情节扣人心弦,具有暴风雨般的冲击力和震撼力。赋予当代生物遗传学领域前沿技术栩栩如生的生命,注入了令人心跳的感觉。 《蝎子之屋》是一部堪称天才的小说,它描写一个克隆人在充满敌意同时又喧嚣纷乱的世界里努力探求生存的权益和自我的价值的传奇故事,探析克隆技术给人类带来的道德与伦理的困惑,肉体与灵魂的冲突以及生命的价值和本质。《蝎子之屋》同时又是一部特色鲜明的科幻小
Skunks, woodchucks, a crow named Poe, an absent-minded father,an eighteen foot, half-finished canoe in the living room—welcome tothe North home! Nothing’s surprising at the North residence. Noteven eleven-year-old Sterling’s new pet raccoon. Rascal is only ababy when young Sterling brings him home to join his unusualfamily. The mischievous raccoon and Sterling are partners and bestfriends for a perfect year of adventure—swimming, fishing,exploring the countryside together—until the spring day wheneverything suddenly changes and Sterling realizes he must letRascal go. This heartwarming and delightful memoir of a boy’sfriendship with a wild animal, and his growing awareness of theworld around him, has become a treasured classic. Rascal has takenhis place among literature’s most captivating and endearinganimals.
Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the mostamazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal. Told bynine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and futurenaturalist, the voyages of Doctor Dolittle and his company leadthem to Spidermonkey Island. Along with his faithful friends,Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey, Doctor Dolittlesurvives a perilous shipwreck and lands on the mysterious floatingisland. There he meets the wondrous Great Glass See Snail who holdsthe key to the greatest mystery of all.
Enter the hilarious world of 10-year-old Kenny and his family,the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, littlesister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's 13 and an "officialjuvenile delinquent." When Momma and Dad decide it's time for avisit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra-Glide, andthe Watsons set out on a trip like no other. They're heading South.They're going to Birmingham, Alabama, toward one of the darkestmoments in America's history
When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked andunderappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship andtravels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon.
Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashionedkind of running away...so she decided not to run FROM somewhere,but TO somewhere. And so, after some careful planning, she and heryounger brother, Jamie, escaped -- right into a mystery that madeheadlines!
"Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but "The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp "is" ("The New York Times"). Meet Bingo and J'miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this rollicking tale and National Book Award Finalist from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. Raccoon brothers Bingo and J'miah are the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts. The opportunity to serve the Sugar Man--the massive creature who delights in delicious sugar cane and magnanimously rules over the swamp--is an honor, and also a big responsibility, since the rest of the swamp critters rely heavily on the intel of these hardworking Scouts. Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn is not a member of any such organization. But he loves the swamp something fierce, and he'll do anything to help protect it. And help is surely needed, because world-class alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch wants to turn Sugar Man swamp into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park,
1899年的德州夏天,白天气温高得吓人,一般人即使安安静静躺下来睡午觉,依然汗流浃背。11岁的卡莉喜欢在这时候一个人偷偷跑去游泳。她对报社刊登太阳下的气温不满意,写信去反应,报社从善如流,改报阴影下的气温,果然让人觉得凉爽了一点。大哥送她一本笔记,她用来观察纪录每天看到的生物,也聪明的想出号令蚯蚓的方法,销售给哥哥当鱼饵。她对达尔文的进化论感兴趣,偷偷设法去图书馆借书,却被禁止,让她很沮丧。后来她发现庭院里的绿色蝗虫体型比较小,动作迅速;黄色蝗虫虽然动作慢,个头却大,她跑去问爷爷,以为自己发现了新品种,但爷爷要她自己找答案。她从观察中发现黄色蝗虫因为有体色保护,所以即使动作迟缓,仍然可以活到比较老。她把这个发现告诉爷爷,老人家大为惊讶,将她视为志同道合的朋友。爷爷引领她进入科学世
How do you find someone who doesn’t want to be found? A girl searches for her missing addict brother while confronting her own secrets in this darkly lyrical novel, a National Book Award Finalist. Rachel has always idolized her older brother Micah. He struggles with addiction, but she tells herself that he’s in control. And she almost believes it. Until the night that Micah doesn’t come home. Rachel’s terrified—and she can’t help but feel responsible. She should have listened when Micah tried to confide in her. And she only feels more guilt when she receives an anonymous note telling her that Micah is nearby and in danger. With nothing more to go on than hope and a slim lead, Rachel and Micah’s best friend, Tyler, begin the search. Along the way, Rachel will be forced to confront her own dark secrets, her growing attraction to Tyler…and the possibility that Micah may never come home.
Lucky, age ten, can’t wait another day. The meanness gland inher heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain makerunning away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), therock-bottom only choice she has. It’s all Brigitte’s fault–for wanting to go back to France.Guardians are supposed to stay put and look after girls in theircare! Instead Lucky is sure that she’ll be abandoned to someorphanage in Los Angeles where her beloved dog, HMS Beagle, won’tbe allowed. She’ll have to lose her friends Miles, who lives oncookies, and Lincoln, future U.S. president (maybe) and member ofthe International Guild of Knot Tyers. Just as bad, she’ll have togive up eavesdropping on twelve-step anonymous programs where theinteresting talk is all about Higher Powers. Lucky needs herown–and quick. But she hadn’t planned on a dust storm. Or needing to lug the world’s heaviest survival-kit backpack intothe desert.
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with hisno-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and hassince followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has beenunjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, wherethe warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day,every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. Itdoesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more thancharacter improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys aredigging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanleytries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humoroustale of crime and punishment--and redemption.
When the great Velázquez was painting his masterpieces atthe Spanish court in the seventeenth century, his colors wereexpertly mixed and his canvases carefully prepared by his slave,Juan de Pareja. In a vibrant novel which depicts both the beautyand the cruelty of the time and place, Elizabeth Borton de Trevi?otells the story of Juan, who was born a slave and died anaccomplished and respected artist. Upon the death of his indulgent mistressin Seville, Juan de Pareja was uprooted from the only home he hadknown and placed in the charge of a vicious gypsy muleteer to besent north to his mistress’s nephew and heir, Diego Velázquez, whorecognized at once the intelligence and gentle breeding which wereto make Juan his indispensable assistant and companion—and hislifelong friend. Through Juan’s eyes the reader seesVelázquez’s delightful family, his working habits and the characterof the man, his relations with the shy yet devoted King Philip IVand with his fellow painters, Rubens and Muri
在一个暴风雨的夜晚,小樱的爸爸和妈妈都消失在了海上。镇上所有的人都告诉小樱她的父母已经遇难了,只有小樱打从心底相信,她的父母总有一天会回来。这以后,她跟杰克舅舅,“红秋千上的女孩”松饼屋的包泽小姐,还有镇上形形色色的人,都经历了很多变故。不变的是小樱的信念,还有“红秋千上的女孩”,它的所有菜色依然都放在松饼上,连牛排、炸鱼和松饼都是! Primrose Squarp simply knows her parents did not perish at seaduring a terrible storm, but try convincing the other residents ofCoal Harbour on that score. For all practical purposes, at leastfor the time being, Primrose is an orphan, and there’s no greatclamoring of prospective adopters. After realizing theimpracticality of continuing to pay Miss Perfidy (amothball-scented elderly lady) an hourly wage to baby-sit her, thetown council is able to locate a relative, Uncle Jack, whoreluctantly takes Primros
Joel Goss knows that Little Bub is a special colt, even though he's a runt. And when schoolteacher Justin Morgan asks Joel to break the colt in, Joel is thrilled! Soon word about Little Bub has spread throughout the entire Northeast -- this spirited colt can pull heavier loads than a pair of oxen. And run faster than thoroughbreds! This is the story of the little runt who became the father of the world-famous breed of American horses -- the Morgan.