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

The sequel to Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist When Joey Pigza meets his dad for the first time in years, he meets a grown-up version of his old out-of-control self. Carter Pigza is as wired as Joey used to be -- before his stint in special ed, and before he got his new meds. Joey's mom reluctantly agrees that he can stay with his dad for a summer visit, which sends Joey racing with sky-high hopes that he and Carter can finally get to know each other. But as the weeks whirl by, Carter has bigger plans in mind. He decides that just as he has pulled himself up by his own bootstraps, Joey can do the same and become as normal as any kid, without the help of a doctor's pre*ion. Carter believes Joey can do it and Joey wants to believe him more than anything in the world. Here is the continuation of Jack Gantos' acclaimed Joey Pigza story, affirming not only that Joey Pigza is a true original but that it runs in the family. This title has Common Core connections. Joey Pigza Loses

After their baby sister dies, Willa Jo and Little Sister'sfamily falls apart. Their mother sinks deep into an unshakabledepression, so the two older girls are sent to live with theirstrict Aunt Patty and her husband. Since Little Sister refuses totalk, Willa Jo has to try and make things right in their new home,but she can't stop missing her mother or the life the four of themhad before Baby died. Aunt Patty is trying as hard as she can, butshe doesn't really understand what Willa Jo and Little Sister aretrying to deal with-until the morning the two girls climb up to theroof of her house, and stay there. Audrey Couloumbis's masterfuldebut novel brings to mind Karen Hesse, Katherine Paterson, andBetsy Byars's The Summer of the Swans -it is a story you willnever forget.

Join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nineunforgettable summers with the worst influence imaginable—theirgrandmother!

故事讲述了一位名叫塔兰(Taran)的少年，为了维护家乡和平，而与魔王The Horned King对抗，阻止其利用黑神锅的魔力危害世人。 The Newbery-Winning Fantasy Series Now Available In Gorgeous New Paperback Editions! Since "The Book Of Three" Was First Published In 1964, Young Readers Have Been Enthralled By The Adventures Of Taran The Assistant Pig-Keeper And His Quest To Become A Hero. Taran Is Joined By An Engaging Cast Of Characters That Includes Eilonwy, The Strong-Willed And Sharp-Tongued Princess; Fflewddur Fflam, The Hyperbole-Prone Bard; The Ever-Faithful Gurgi; And The Curmudgeonly Doli--All Of Whom Have Become Involved In An Epic Struggle Between Good And Evil That Shapes The Fate Of The Legendary Land Of Prydain. Released Over A Period Of Five Years, Lloyd Alexander'S Beautifully Written Tales Not Only Captured Children'S Imaginations But Also Garnered The Highest Critical Praise. "The Black Cauldron" Was A Newbery Honor Book, And The Final Volume In The Chronic

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.

Around 5:00 a.m. on a warm Sunday morning on October 1953, my Aunt Belle left her bed and vanished from the face of the earth. Everyone in Coal Station, Virginia, has a theory about what happened to Belle Prater, but twelve-year-old Gypsy wants the facts, and when her cousin Woodrow, Aunt Belle's son moves next door, she has her chance. Woodrow isn't as forthcoming as Gypsy hopes, yet he becomes more than just a curiosity to her-- during their sixth-grade year she finds that they have enough in common to be best friends. Even so, Gypsy is puzzled by Woodrow's calm acceptance of his mother's disappearance, especially since she herself has never gotten over her father's death. When Woodrow finally reveals that he's been keeping a secret about his mother, Gypsy begins to understand that there are different ways of finding the strength to face the truth, no matter how painful it is. Belle Prater's Boy is a 1996 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Fiction and a 1997 Newbery Honor Book

Here's a book that's as warm and melty as a grilled Swiss onseven-grain bread, and just as wholesome and substantial. Eversince the boss promoted her from bus girl two and a half years agowhen she was 14, Hope has been a waitress--and a darn good one,too. She takes pride in making people happy with good food, as doesher aunt Addie, a diner cook extraordinaire. The two of them havebeen a pair ever since Hope's waitress mother abandoned her as ababy, and now they have come to rural Wisconsin to run the WelcomeStairways café for G.T. Stoop, who is dying of leukemia. But he'snot dead yet, as the kindly and greathearted restaurant ownerdemonstrates when he decides to run for mayor against the wickedand corrupt Eli Millstone. As old-fashioned goodness lines up against the bad guys, thecampaign leads Hope in exciting new directions: a boyfriend who isa great grill man, a new sense of herself and her mission as awaitress, and--when Addie and G.T. finally realize that they aremeant for each other--the f

Juan de Pareja, the slave who prepares the paints and canvases of the artist Vel azquez, describes his work with his master and the climate of Spanish court life. I, Juan de Pareja is the winner of the 1966 Newbery Medal. Spanish Edition. Latino Interest.

A shy, lonely six-year-old wanders into the Canadian prairieand spends a summer under the protection of a badger.

Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he canremember. Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - anisland whose seafaring people worship courage - Mafatu feels likean outsider. All his life he has been teased, taunted, and evenblamed for storms on the sea. Then at age fifteen, no longer willing to put up with theridicule and jibes, Mafatu decides to take his fate into his ownhands. With his dog, Uri, as his companion, Mafatu paddles out tosea, ready to face his fears. What he learns on his lonesomeadventure will change him forever and make him a hero in the eyesof his people.

“Engle writes her new book in clear, short lines of stirringfree verse. Caught by the compelling narrative voices, many readerswill want to find out more.”—Booklist, Starred Review “A powerful narrative in free verse . . . haunting.”—The HornBook “Hauntingly beautiful, revealing pieces of Cuba’s troubled pastthrough the poetry of hidden moments.”—School Library Journal “Young readers will come away inspired by these portraits ofcourageous ordinary people.” —Kirkus Reviews “The poems are short but incredibly evocative.”—Voice of YouthAdvocates

Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remoteorange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when sheis kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.

Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepyIllinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double billof any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole longyear with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up herneighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain isthis: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out .. . better not. This wry, delightful sequel to the Newbery HonorBook A Long Way from Chicago has already taken its placeamong the classics of children's literature.

Summer has a magic all its own in Elizabeth Enright's belovedstories about two children and their discovery of a ghostlylakeside resort. These two modern classics are once again availablein Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic editions, but now with handsomenew cover art by Mary GrandPre to complement Beth and Joe Krush'soriginal interior illustrations.

在穷困、土地贫瘠的无果山村，一个名叫敏俐的女孩和父母住在快要倒塌的小屋里。每天傍晚在餐桌上，父亲总会告诉她翡翠龙、虎县令和月下老人的故事。传说中，悲痛的翡翠龙让无果山上寸草不生；想方设法攀权附贵的虎县令既贪婪又残酷；住在无穷山的月下老人拥有一本《生死簿》，可以改变每个人的命运。敏俐受到这些故事的启发，并从一只金鱼口中得知前往无穷山的路，从此展开一趟奇异的旅程，想去寻找月下老人，改变自己和家人的命运。这一路上，她遇见了各种各样的人物和神奇生物，包括不会飞的祥龙、跟织女是好朋友的牧童、明月光城的郡王、寻找龙门的橘色大鱼、发明龙井茶的村庄、砍伐桂树的吴刚……他们接连说出了更多小故事，提供了更多奇妙的线索，让敏俐的追寻之旅愈加丰富曲折、更加发人深省。 这是一本不可思议的奇妙小说

The gripping story of young Karana, who survives by herselffor eighteen years on a deserted island off the Californiacoast.

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is facedwith a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summerquarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But heryoungest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not bemoved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, anextraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come upwith a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turnrenders them a great service.

13世纪在克拉科夫有一位吹号手，他尽忠职守，为他所爱的国家牺牲生命，被敌人射死在《海那圣歌》结束前。到了15世纪，有一家忠贞爱国的人，冒着生命危险，千里迢迢地为国王送来了稀世珍宝——塔尔努夫水晶球。 这家人躲过了坏人钮扣脸彼得的追赶，化名寄居在一位炼金学者的楼下，继承了吹号手的职位，然而却未能逃过钮扣脸彼得三番五次的骚扰。在一次因塔尔努夫水晶球引起的城市大火后，这家人终于如愿地将它送到国王手中。出乎意料，炼金学者却将它夺过来丢进了河里，结束了因它惹来的长久灾难。 透过作者精心的描述，读者更能知道当时一个吹号手的职责，不仅是每个小时尽忠报时而已，还包括利用居高临下的位置，注意城外敌人的偷袭以及城内不幸发生的天窭人祸。透过这种巨细靡遗的笔触，读者才能够清易地融入五百年前的道

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt thansew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother's dares everychance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most ofthe neighbors -- neighbors who, like her mother and sisters, don'tunderstand her at all. Caddie is brave, and her story is special because it's based onthe life and memories of Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, the realCaddie Woodlawn. Her spirit and sense of fun have made this book aclassic that readers have taken to their hearts for more thanseventy years.

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!