Tuck Everlasting 内容简介 Doomed to or blessed with eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune." 作者简介 A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt is the award-winning author of the modern classic "Tuck Everlasting," "The Eyes of the Amaryllis," "Kneeknock Rise" and many other brilliantly original books for young people. She began her career in 1966 as the illustrator of "The Forty-ninth Magician," a collaboration with her husband. When her husband became a college president and no longer had time to collaborate, Babbitt tried her hand at writing. Her first novel, "The Search for Delicious," establish
Shiloh belongs to Marty now, but the boy still can't trust hisdog's original owner. Judd is back to drinking hard and beingreckless with his rifle. Marty fears that Judd might have a newhunting target this season: Shiloh. "Marty's voice is consistentlystrong and true.... Shiloh fans will be well served by the sequel".-- Horn Book
Will kissing his elbow really turn Marvin into agirl? Casey Happleton claims it's so, and Marvin starts to believeher after his lips "accidentally" brush his elbow.
Born in Hiroshima in 1943, Sadako was the star of her school’srunning team, until the dizzy spells started and she was forced toface the hardest race of her life—the race against time.
《小河男孩》主要内容:杰西酷爱游泳,在家乡陪伴爷爷的那段日子里,她时常会在那条小河边见到一个男孩。杰西并不认识他,但他却在杰西为爷爷的身体状况而担心、难过的日子里给她以信心与鼓励,与此同时,他还请求杰西帮助他了却一个心愿。爷爷在杰西的帮助下终于完成了他的画作,而那个男孩也如愿以偿,他从小河的发源地游向了大海。《小河男孩》荣获1997年卡内基文学奖。 Fifteen-year-old Jess's grandfather has just had a major heartattack, but he insists he finish his painting, River Boy. At first,Jess cannot understand why this painting is so important to hergrandfather, especially since there doesn't seem to be any boy init at all. But while swimming in the river herself, Jess begins tofeel the presence of a strange boy. Could this be the same one herailing grandfather struggles to paint? And if so, why has hereturned?
My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? Now featuring a brand-new chapter told by bully Julian, WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.
This is a treasure trove of Dahl! Amazing facts - some funny, some silly - and an original chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" make this a splendiferous, surprising and delicious treat from the wonderful world of Roald Dahl!
Percy Jackson’s seventh-grade year has been surprisinglyquiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New Yorkprep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball amongPercy and his classmates turns into a death match against an uglygang of cannibal giants, things get . . . well, ugly. And theunexpected arrival of Percy’s friend Annabeth brings more bad news:the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisonedby a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safehaven for demigods will be destroyed. In this fresh, funny, and hugely anticipated follow up to TheLightning Thief, Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea ofMonsters to save their beloved camp. But first, Percy will discovera stunning new secret about his family -- one that makes himquestion whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honor orsimply a cruel joke. 《波西·杰克逊与魔兽之海》是该系列的第二部。在美国纽约曼哈顿市区的实验学校读书的波西
Beautiful box set of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series in new hardback editions, with stylish jacket art by Andrew Davidson to appeal to adult readers Hardcover: 4544 pages 出版社: Bloomsbury Childrens (8 Oct. 2015) 语种: English 商品尺寸: 22.6 x 15.3 x 27.9 cm
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.
本套装是E.B.White彩色插图版小说合辑,包括《夏洛的网》、《吹小号的天鹅》和《精灵鼠小弟》3本。 永远的珍藏E.B怀特经典故事集: 重读《夏洛特的网》,直接翻到后几页,当夏洛特的孩子们(那些小蜘蛛)纷纷飞走的时候,小猪威尔伯再度陷入了绝望孤独和脆弱无助,他是多么害怕身边的伙伴们离开他啊,当时不禁想,这只猪真是一点儿长进都没有,从始至终都那么脆弱。 没错儿,这本书不是一头猪的心灵成长历程!它不落俗套,撇开了常见的故事套路。威尔伯自始至终没有在朋友们的帮助下从脆弱变得坚强,拥有强大的内心。然而这个故事仍然动人: 在自然界微乎其微的小动物-蜘蛛夏洛特,运用自己超群的智慧帮助了一只生来孱弱,险些被杀掉,又险些被以6美金卖掉的便宜货-小猪威尔伯。夏洛特的生活哲学制造了奇迹,她不但把自
This eorking collection contains five greal stories from RoaldDahl Follow Mr Fox s fantastic plan.jump into Jamess incredibleadventare in the giant peach watch out for the amazing MagicFinger and more!
Artemis Fowl receives an urgent e-mail from Russia. In it isa plea from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya: hisfather. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by afamiliar nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. Now,instead of battling the fairies, Artemis must join forces with themif he wants to save one of the few people in the world heloves.
The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission,significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratoryscavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced togo on an unexpected search--a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seemsthat while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped rightinto a trap orchestrated by his evil twin Mr. Curtain. With only one week to find a captured Mr. Benedict, the giftedfoursome faces their greatest challenge of all--a challenge thatwill reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the firstplace and will require them to fight for the very namesake thatunited them.
Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends Ron and Hermione have been so secretive all summer. But before he even gets to school, Harry survives a terrifying encounter with two Dementors, attends a court hearing at the Ministry of Magic and is escorted on a night-time broomstick ride to the secret headquarters of a mysterious group called 'The Order of the Phoenix' ...This is a gripping and electrifying novel, full of suspense, secrets, and - of course - magic.
Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That s the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn t cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive? Or is going old school just too hard for a kid like Greg?"
MEET GREG KENTON, BILLIONAIRE IN THE MAKING.Greg Kenton has two obsessions -- making money and hislong-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw.So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his boomingChunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks,he's ready to declare war. The problem is, Greg has to admit thatMaura's books are good, and soon the longtime enemies becomeunlikely business partners. But their budding partnership isthreatened when the principal bans the sale of their comics inschool. Suddenly, the two former rivals find themselves unitedagainst an adversary tougher than they ever were to each other.Will their enterprise -- and their friendship --prevail?
Rosamond is visiting Scandinavia when she loses something.She wants Nate the Great to find it, even though he doesn’t knowwhat she lost, what country she lost it in, or when she lost it.And he’s thousands of miles away. But if Nate doesn’t take thecase, Rosamond plans to hire the King of Sweden. Nate doesn’t wantRosamond to bother the poor king. And he does want the chance tosolve his first-ever international case. Can Nate find whateverRosamond lost without leaving his neighborhood?