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.
hunting is just 'plain fun .To the girl who lives next door,it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talkthem out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day theGreggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger onthem. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Fingertakes over. She really can't control it,and now it's turned theGreggs into birds!Before they know it, the Greggs are living in anest, and that's just the beginning of their problems
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?
在线阅读本书 Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley — a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry — and anyone who reads about him — will find unforgettable. For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him...if Harry can survive the encounter. Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves
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.
Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, theall-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary?You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel! Discover the fan-favorite thriller and chiller that firstintroduced the world to the wooden face of fear. The puppet whopulls all the strings. None other than Slappy the Dummy!
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
In the first book in the Guardians... series, the reader is introduced to Soren, a barn owl and the centerpiece of the series. When Soren is pushed from his family's nest by his older brother, he is rescued from certain death on the forest floor by agents from a mysterious school for orphaned owls, St. Aggie's. When Soren arrives at St. Aggie's, he suspects there is more to the school than meets the eye. He and his new friend, the clever and scrappy Gylfie, find out that St. Aggie's is actually a training camp where the school's leader can groom young owls to help achieve her goal.
Mrs. Snavin looked right past all thosewaving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, "Ithink I'll have Jake take it." Then Mrs. Snavin said, "but be sureto hurry right back, Jake, because we're going to work on ournumber-line project, and you have to be my special computer helper,okay?" And I could feel every kid in the class looking at me. Theyweren't saying anything. They weren't even whispering. But rightthen, I heard what they were thinking anyway. They were thinking,teacher's pet.
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!
