“Some pig.” These are the words in Charlotte’s web, high in thebarn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig namedWilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl named Fern...wholoves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared by millions ofreade
Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy'spersonal heroism when he loses the use of his legs. Set in thefourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroismwhen he loses the use of his legs.
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。
This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and they know who to avoid. Like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrives, scrawled on a tiny slip of paper. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.
PW's starred review of the 1999 Newbery Medal winner described it as a "dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism." Ages 10-up. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from themoment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticutin 1867. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave herbeloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she hasnever met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire tobe true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place.Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit.But Kit’s friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the coloniststo be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined andultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty.Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Award–winning novel portrays aheroine whom readers will admire for her unwavering sense of truthas well as her infinite capacity to love. In 1687 in Connecticut,Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of heraunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the communityand suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchc
Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at thecold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home willnever be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. Inher relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropicalbird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that isnow caged and lonely. The only place where Kit feels completelyfree is in the meadows, where she enjoys the company of the oldQuaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, and on occasion,her young sailor friend Nat. But when Kit's friendship with theandquot; witchandquot; is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion,fear, and anger. She herself is accused of witchcraft
6年级的米兰达和她好的朋友萨尔,他们知道如何在纽约市中游荡。他们知道哪儿是安全的,比如当地的杂货店,他们也知道哪儿是危险的,要避开,比如角落里的那个疯子。 但是,事情开始发生变化了。一天,萨尔在街角不知何故被一个孩子打了,从此以后,萨尔就拒绝米兰达再出现在他的生活中。米兰达妈妈公寓的紧急备用钥匙被偷,一个神秘的纸条随之而来,上面写着: 我来拯救你朋友的生命,和我自己的。 我要你帮两个忙。:你必须给我写一封信。 纸不断地来,米兰达慢慢意识到留这张纸条的人一定知道一个不为人知的秘密。她越来越相信只有她能避免悲剧的死亡。直到后一个纸条,她才觉得她太迟了。 这部伟大的小说发生在真实的世界里,但是却在心底保留着一个神奇的谜题。《当你到达我》是一个原创的、夺目的、和深刻的作品。
Every summer the men of the Chavez family go on a long anddifficult sheep drive to the mountains. All the men, that is,except for Miguel. All year long, twelve-year-old Miguel tries toprove that he, too, is up to the challenge'that he, too, is up tothe challenge'that he, too is ready to take the sheep into hisbeloved Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they're amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They're stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It's not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie and the twins. But that's when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago.
In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China toCalifornia -- the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will joinhis father and uncle. In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a stranger among theother Chinese in this new land. And where he expected to see a landof goldfields, he sees only vast, cold whiteness. But Otter's dreamis to learn all he can, take the technology back to the MiddleKingdom, and free China from the Manchu invaders. Otter and the others board a machine that will change his life --a train for which he would open the Dragon's Gate.
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
Ramona Quimby is starting kindergarten and is determined toplease. So how does she manage to get into so much trouble? Anyonewho knows Ramona knows that she is never a pest on purpose!
Increasingly alienated from his widowed father, Vernon joinshis friends in ridiculing the neighborhood outcasts'Maxine, analcoholic prone to outrageous behavior, and Ronald, her retardedson. But when a social service agency tries to put Ronald into aspecial home, Vernon fights against the move.
Newbery Honor book AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES is now back in paperback with bonus After Words content Sara-Kate is known as the meanest girl in school. Her clothes don't match and her hair's a mess, and she's always stomping around in ugly, giant work boots. But Hillary isn't so sure she believes the rumors about her neighbor. If Sara-Kate is as awful as everyone says, how could she take such good care of the elf village in her backyard? Hillary and Sara-Kate spend entire afternoons fixing the tiny stick houses and miniature Ferris wheel for the elves. But the more time Hillary spends with Sara-Kate, the more mysteries there seem to be. How come they never go inside Sara-Kate's house? And why hasn't Hillary ever seen Sara-Kate's mom? Janet Taylor Lisle's captivating Newbery Honor book explores the magic and mystery of friendship between even the most unlikely of friends.
Moon shadow is eight years old when he sails from China tojoin his father, Windrider, in America. Windrider lives in SanFrancisco and makes his living doing laundry. Father and son havenever met. But Moon Shadow grows to love and respect his father and tobelieve in his wonderful dream. And Windrider, with Moon Shadow'shelp is willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, thepoverty, the separation from his wife and country'even the greatearthquake'to make his dream come true. 1976 Newbery Honor Book Notable Children's Books of 1971–1975 (ALA) 1976 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction 1976 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) "Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966–1978 (SLJ) Outstanding Children's Books of 1975 (NYT) 1976 Children's Book Award (IRA) Children's Choices for 1976 (IRA/CBC) Notable 1975 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies(NCSS/CBC) 1976 Carter G. Woodson Award (NCSS) 1976 Jane Addams Chil
New folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals ofRabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be goodproviders.
It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Onlyone man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died inhis pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father. At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he neverknew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. Andso, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to facethe earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach thetop, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasmin the high reaches of teh Citadel where his father met his end.Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him.Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for thefinal ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky. His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatestmountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make theassault himself.
Skunks, woodchucks, a crow named Poe, an absent-minded father,an eighteen foot, half-finished canoe in the living room—welcome tothe North home! Nothing’s surprising at the North residence. Noteven eleven-year-old Sterling’s new pet raccoon. Rascal is only ababy when young Sterling brings him home to join his unusualfamily. The mischievous raccoon and Sterling are partners and bestfriends for a perfect year of adventure—swimming, fishing,exploring the countryside together—until the spring day wheneverything suddenly changes and Sterling realizes he must letRascal go. This heartwarming and delightful memoir of a boy’sfriendship with a wild animal, and his growing awareness of theworld around him, has become a treasured classic. Rascal has takenhis place among literature’s most captivating and endearinganimals.
Why had he come to her, with his dark secrets from a long-agopast? What was the purpose of their strange, haunting journeys backinto her own childhood?Was it to help Dab, her retarded olderbrother, wracked with mysterious pain who sometimes took more careand love than Tree had to give? Was it for her mother, Vy, wholoved them the best she knew how, but wasn't home enough to easethe terrible longing? Whatever secrets his whispered message held, Tree knew shemust follow. She must follow Brother Rush through the magic mirror,and find out the truth. About all of them.
A vicious captain, a mutinous crew --and a young girl caughtin the middle Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought totrial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my storyis worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned,however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Findanother companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend totell the truth as I lived it. 1832年夏,当来自上层社会的十三岁少女陶雪洛独自登上驶往美国的海鹰号时,还不知道等待她的将是那惊心动魄的横跨大西洋之旅。航行途中,水手们一直在暗中谋划叛变。起初,陶雪洛站在尊贵优雅的谢克利船长一边,但渐渐地,在她了解到他残忍的本性后,便毅然加入到水手们的行列。很快,她被卷入了一场离奇的谋杀案,受到审判,并且被宣判死刑,但她凭着自己的勇敢与睿智,逃过劫难。后,当海鹰号抵达目的地时,她已
Birdie Boyer was a Florida Cracker. She belonged to a large"strawberry family," who lived on a flatwoods farm in the lakesection of the state. They raised strawberries for a living.Throughall the hazards of the uncertain crop -- battling against dryweather and grass fires, the roving hogs and cattle of theirneighbors -- Birdie dreamed of an education that would includeplaying the organ. In the end she won not only the title of"strawberry girl," but book learning as well.This is a storyfu.