Did Mrs. Olinsky choose the four members of the sixth gradeAcademic Bowl Team, or did they choose her--and one another? Fourstories-within-in-a-story, interspersed with the ongoing narrativeof the team's triumphant march to the state championship, introduceeach member of the team in his own her own voice, and bring thedynamics of the group into focus . 这是一部非常优秀的当代儿童小说。书中讲述的故事非常简单，一位身体残疾的女教师带领她挑选出来的六年级代表队经过一次又一次的努力，后打败了七年级和八年级，一举夺得了竞赛的桂冠，取得该地区、该学校史无前例的胜利。 简单的故事，平常的情节。因为笔底潜藏的激情而变得极富吸引力。书中四位学生轮流讲述发生在竞赛背后的一连串故事与正在进行的比赛穿插进行，现场的热闹、紧张和背后故事的安静、舒缓构成了鲜明的对比，增加了故事的深度和张力，也为智力竞赛的理
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!
刚从蒙大拿转学到佛罗里达的罗伊，在校车上惨遭校园恶霸唐纳的欺负。不过，他却很感激唐纳。要不是唐纳把他的脸压扁在窗户上，他就不会看到那个在街上跑步的赤脚男孩。 一连几天，同样的时间，罗伊都看到了那个赤脚跑步的男孩。一天早上，在好奇心的驱使下，他中途下车，偷偷跟踪那个男孩，跑过几个街区，跑进灌木丛，男孩却消失得无影无踪。一个上学时间在街上溜达的男孩，一定有什么秘密。 接着镇上发生了一连串离奇的事件，松饼屋预定地遭人恶意破坏，先是拔掉测量杆、在巡逻警车上喷黑漆、临时厕所里出现短吻鳄鱼、百步蛇咬伤看管工地的洛威拿犬……这些事件和赤脚男孩有关吗？他究竟是什么来历？当罗伊知道赤脚男孩的真正目的，他决定要挺身而出，助对方一臂之力。
In this companion to the Newbery Award winner A Wrinkle inTime and A Wind in the Door , fifteen-year-old CharlesWallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journeythrough time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of theworld by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone intheir quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg--grown and expecting herfirst child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts andemotions by "kything"--goes with him in spirit. Charles Wallacemust face the ultimate test of his faith and his will as he is sentwithin four people from another time, there to search for a way toavert the tragedy threatening them all.
1943年美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖 阿珍 摩法多到底是谁呢？她在家里既不是长女，也不是老幺──她就只是阿珍。 多无聊啊！她是“中间的摩法多”啊，不觉得很与众不同吗？但是要当“中间的摩法多”可不是那么容易的哟！ 自从摩法多家搬进这栋白色的小房子，她就一直很忙，忙着跟南希在一起，做她要好的朋友，忙着全力帮助老老先生顺利活到一百岁，还要帮助女子篮球队赢得冠军，甚至挺身而出对抗可怕的机器魔法师……在阿珍的努力下，她这个“中间的摩法多”的地位渐渐稳固了…… Who is Jane Moffat, anyway? She isn't the youngest in thefamily, and she isn't the oldest-she is always just Jane. Howboring. So Jane decides to become a figure of mystery ... themysterious "Middle Moffat." But being in the middle is a lot harderthan it looks. In between not rescuing stray dogs, and losing andfinding best frie
Set in Galilee in the time of Jesus, this is the story of ayoung Jewish rebel who is won over to the gentle teachings ofJesus.
