Published in 40 countries, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materialstrilogy – The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The AmberSpyglass – has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, SanFrancisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and Publishers Weekly bestsellerlists. The Golden Compass forms the first part of a story in threevolumes. The first volume is set in a world like ours, butdifferent in many ways. The second volume is set partly in theworld we know. The third moves between many worlds. In The Golden Compass, readers meet 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, aprecocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Jordan Collegein Oxford, England. It quickly becomes clear that Lyra's Oxford isnot precisely like our own—nor is her world. In Lyra's world,everyone has a personal d?mon, a lifelong animal familiar. This isa world in which science, theology and magic are closelyintertwined. The Subtle Knife is the second part of the trilogy that beganwith The Golden Compass. That first book was set in a world likeou

IS THIS ARMAGEDDON FOR ARTEMIS FOWL? Opal Koboi, power-crazed pixie, is plotting to exterminatemankind and become fairy queen. If she succeeds, the spirits of long-dead fairy warriors willrise from the earth, inhabit the nearest available bodies and wreakmass destruction. But what happens if those nearest bodies includecrows, or deer, or badgers - or two curious little boys by thenames of Myles and Beckett Fowl? Yes, it's true. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl's four-year-oldbrothers could be involved in destroying the human race. CanArtemis and Captain Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police stopOpal and prevent the end of the world?

Reverend Lee doesn't realise that his dyslexia is affectinghis sermons. His parishioners are at first amused and then shockedby the garbled messages coming from the pulpit. Finally a cure isfound. The Vicar must walk backwards for the rest of his life. Bythe author of "The Witches".

《小屁孩日记》以图文并茂的形式给我们展现了美国乃至世界儿童的真实生活以及情感世界。幽默诙谐的漫画和妙趣横生的文字天然浑成，相映生辉。主人公格雷是一个念初中的半大小子。他善良、诚实、聪明、爱玩，满脑子的鬼点子。他的妈妈让他记日记，他除了松散地记述了有趣的或难忘的事情外，还画了许多漫画。在日记里，格雷记叙了他如何驾驭充满冒险的中学生活，如何巧妙逃脱学校歌唱比赛，重要的是如何不让任何人发现他的秘密。我们在富有喜剧性色彩的文字和图画中，真切地感受到了那种鲜活的现代气息以及蓬勃向上的热情。这是一套很有趣的、能让我们感觉到童年很美妙的书。

The hilarious, award-winning and global bestseller Diary of aWimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is now in book and CD - perfect for longjourneys and holidays! The sixth instalment in the Diary of a WimpyKid series - fantastic for readers of 8+ and also reluctantreaders. You can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one ofthe three Wimpy Kid Movie box office smashes. Greg Heffley is inbig trouble. School property has been damaged and Greg is the primesuspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent! Or at least sortof. The authorities are closing in, but then a surprise blizzardhits and the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows thatwhen the snow melts he is going to have to face the music but couldany punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family?Praise for Jeff Kinney: "The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney'sDiary of a Wimpy Kid". (Sun). "Kinney is right up there with J KRowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on theplanet". (Independent). "The most hotly anticipated chil

It's Halloween on Mouse Island, and it seemed like everyone was out to get me, Geronimo Stilton! My cousin Trap kept pulling scary pranks on me. And then my sister Thea told me I had to write a book about Halloween in less than one day! Before you could say boo, my nephew Benjamin had dragged me to a graveyard to do research. There I met a very spooky mouse who -- yikes! -- tried to lock me up in her coffin! Oh, how would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive the year's scariest holiday?

Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are whisker-licking good stories, and that's a promise! When Trap got mouse-napped in Transratania, it was up to Thea and me to rescue him. Little did I know that Transratania is the land of vampire mice! Oh, would I ever make it back to my nice, safe mousehole alive?

Roald Dahl's life was as bizarre, exciting and funny as the stories he wrote, and here is the whole of his own extraordinary autobiography in one volume. With a new Quentin Blake cover and a whole new end section of fascinating facts about Roald Dahl.

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He hasAsperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths,science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand otherpeople. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn hedecides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller aboutit. As in all good detective stories, however, the more heunearths, the deeper the mystery gets--for both Christopher and therest of his family.

Geronimo's seventh quest in the Kingdom of Fantasy! I, Geronimo Stilton, was so excited to find myself in the Kingdom of Fantasy for a seventh time. Blossom, Queen of the Fairies, needed me to find the seven enchanted charms before the Wizard of the Black Pearl could get to them! Seven guardians across the realm protected each charm. When combined, the charms would bring enormouse power--which the evil wizard was after. Squeak! Could I survive the dangers of new kingdoms and mysterious creatures to find the charms and save the Kingdom of Fantasy? I was up for the challenge!

Four brand new stories in which Horrid Henry makes his ownscary movie -- The Undead Demon Monster Who Would Not Die,persuades Peter to hand over his stash of Grump Cards (as abrilliant scheme to get him out of the punishments his parents givehim) and spends a weekend at Aunt Ruby's where he has to share abedroom with his two arch-enemies, Stuck-Up Steve and Bossy Bill.Then when Henry's school decides to have a mini-Olympics, he setsup his own Holympics, with medals for crisp-eating, TV watching,and Burping to the Beat.

This is a new edition of this hugely popular story of James and his journey to New York with the strangest group of insect friends. It features a great new Quentin Blake cover and new author biography.

Includes 'Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman' and'Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker'.