A secret world of their own Jess Aaron's greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in thefifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to seehis classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first dayof school, a new kid, a new girl, boldly crosses over to the boy'sside of the playground and outruns everyone. That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jessand Leslie Burke become inseparable. It doesn't matter to Jess thatleslie dresses funny, or that her family has a lot of money -- butno TV. Leslie has imagination. Together, she and Jess createTerabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of themreign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the onlylimits. Then one morning a terrible tragedy occurs. Only when Jessis able to come to grips with this tragedy does he finallyunderstand the strength and courage Leslie has given him.
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brotherCharles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for amidnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a mostdisturbing stranger. "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "Ijust got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sitdown for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, bythe way, there is such a thing as a tesseract." A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle intime. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of MissL'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the NewberyMedal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time ofMeg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and oneof the most popular boys in high school). They are in search ofMeg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secretwork for the government on the tesseract problem.
In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenskireconstructsthe real life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid asyoung girl and raised amongst the Seneca Indians. Meticulouslyresearched and illustrated with many detailed drawings, this noveloffers an exceptionally vivid and personal portrait of NativeAmerican life and customs.
The ocean has always flowed through Sophie's life. It promisesjourneys of adventure and discovery and she is drawn to it. Andwhen she gets the chance to cross the Atlantic on board her uncle'sboat, The Wanderer, she can't wait to set sail. But troubled Sophiehas a secret, and deep down she's terrified of where, The Wandererwill take her. For this storm-tossed voyage will also be a journeyinto the mysterious past of her forgotten childhood. And she, andthe rest of the crew aboard, may not survive it.
Enter a world where harpies torment mortals, the Argonaut Orpheus sings, the mighty god Zeus wages war on the Titans, and Prometheus steals fire. Author Padraic Colum weaves the tales of Jason and his Argonauts with classic Greek mythology to create this captivating epic about life, war, and astounding beings who lived in a time long past.
对七年级的霍林而言，每个星期三下午都是一场灾难，因为班上的一半同学要去犹太教堂学习希伯来文，另一半则要到天主教堂参加教义问答，作为班里的一名基督徒，霍林不得不与严肃的贝克夫人一起待在教室。不苟言笑的贝克夫人似乎总在刁难霍林，“罚”他清理黑板擦、打扫教室、整理大老鼠笼子……在种种手段都宣告失败后，贝克夫人使出了致命的一招——让霍林阅读“冗长”而“乏味”的莎士比亚作品…… 于是，一场旷日持久的“战争”在两人之间悄然展开。 This Newbery Honortale is now in paperback Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He'sjust started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows isout to get him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare . . .outside of class? The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger thingsthan homework to worry about. There's Vietnam for one thing, andthen there's the family
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 Pa,Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hardwinter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory.Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all suppliesfrom the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so youngAlmanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across theprairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas iscelebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all theLittle House books.
In one CD Boxed Set Collection, Patricia MacLachlan's threebeautiful and award-winning titles in the Newbery Medal winningSarah, Plain and Tall series. Sarah, Plain and Tall won countlessawards, including the Newbery Medal in 1986, and has gone on to net3.5 million copies, become an award-winning Hallmark Hall of FameTV movie starring Glenn Close, who reads this unabridged audio.Skylark, the anticipated sequel published in 1994, went on to sellnearly 1 million copies and is "Packed with meaning and portent,each sentence shows the careful touch of a master." (School LibraryJournal) Caleb's Story is one of the most anticipated publicationsof the fall - and continues the saga of Sarah, and her family onthe prairie. All of the beloved characters return for anotherimportant episode in their lives-but this time the book is narratedby Caleb offering a new perspective.
