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.

She could remember standing in a park near the falls,hypnotized by the sight and sound, and holding her father’s hand asthey took a walk that would lead them closer. That’s what everyone wonders when they see Niagara . . . Howclose will their courage let them get to it? At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retiredsixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie EdsonTaylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that noone in the world had ever done before—she would go over NiagaraFalls in a wooden barrel. Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyesher daring ride!

As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON ...

Remember how to make a spool tank? How to whip apples? Whatto do with a discarded umbrella? Whether "pennies" comes before orafter "spank the baby" in mumbly-peg? And your kid never knew anyof these things in the first place, to forget in the second place?Robert Paul Smith remembers, and he has set it down for all to see— these things and many others, like rubber-band guns, and slings,and clamshell bracelets, and the collection, care, and use ofhorse-chestnuts. This book frees children from video games for afew hours, a handbook on the avoidance of boredom, a primer onsolitude — a child’s declaration of independence. It reveals "howto do nothing with nobody all alone by yourself" — real things,fascinating things, the things that we and our parents did as kids.It’s a book for kids, but parents are not prohibited from readingit.

Richard A. Knaak is the New York Times bestsellingauthor of some three dozen novels, including the The Sin War trilogy for Diablo and the Legend of Huma for Dragonlance . He has penned the War of the Ancients trilogy, Day of the Dragon and its upcoming followup, Night of the Dragon . His other works include his own Dragonrealm series, the Minotaur Wars for Dragonlance , the Aquilonia trilogy of the Age ofConan, and the Sunwell Trilogy -- the first Warcraft manga.In addition, his novels and short stories have been publishedworldwide in such diverse places as China, Iceland, the CzechRepublic, and Brazil.

《市场街*后一站》是首次同时获得纽伯瑞文学奖金奖和凯迪克银奖的绘本，可见文字和图画的表现都非常杰出，并获得*绘本、儿童文学专家的极大肯定。 美籍墨西哥裔作者马特 德拉培尼亚因为绘者克里斯蒂安 鲁滨逊网站上的一幅小男孩和奶奶一起坐公交车的画而写下了这个故事。本书以一个智慧的长者、一个纯真儿童的不同视角去看这个世界。一趟平凡的巴士之旅，奶奶用她积极热情的人格魅力、充满智慧的语言引导小杰 我们既可以抱怨生活，也可以对生活充满感激。而每个看似 与众不同 的人，其实都有值得尊重的一面。 一颗用吸管喝水的大树，一辆会喷火的老巴士，一位会变魔术逗孩子开心的巴士司机 他们，足以带给我们快乐！ 一个满身纹身的光头男人，一位抱着一罐子蝴蝶的老婆婆，一个彬彬有礼的盲人和他的斑点狗，一个抱着吉他的歌手

Set off with Phileas Fogg and his manservant on a race to circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days! Travelling by steamboat, train, and even elephant, the intrepid duo find themselves rescuing a young Indian woman from sacrifice, escaping kidnap, and battling hurricane winds - and all the while, tenacious Detective Fix of Scotland Yard is in hot pursuit, believing Fogg to be the criminal mastermind behind a Bank of England robbery. Rich in humour and excitement, Around the World in Eighty Days deservedly remains one of Jules Verne's most popular books.

Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything beforewaking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparentlyshe's his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, andthey're all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding schoolfor "bad kids." What he did to end up here, Jason has noidea-except that everything seems very wrong. Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for threedays, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he's in terrible danger.Now her boyfriend doesn't recognize her, and when a freak storm andstrange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason,and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. Whatis going on? Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood isfilled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness Schoolhands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-lookinggirls. What's troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about,and that a camper's gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmat

In this irresistibly funny follow-up to the breakout bestseller Darth Vader and Son, Vader, Sith Lord and leader of the Galactic Empire, now faces the trials, joys and mood swings of raising his rebellious teenage daughter; Princess Leia. Smart and sweetly funny illustrations by artist Jeffrey Brown give classic Star Wars moments a twist by bringing these two galactic adversaries together under one roof. From teaching Leia how to fly a TIE fighter, to regulating the time she spends talking with friends via R2-D2's hologram, to making sure Leia doesn't leave the house wearing only the metal bra and a slinky skirt from Return of the Jedi, Vader's parenting skills are put hilariously to the test.

Among the few indispensable, common-property books upon which Western culture can be founded ... it is hardly too much to say that these tales rank next to the Bible in importance. - W.H. Auden A wonderful collection of all 210 tales and popular legends collected by the Grimm brothers over a century ago.

Hardcover Publisher: Bloomsbury Juvenile UK (2014) Language: English Product Dimensions: 13.71 x2.79 x 19.81厘米 Shipping Weight: 379.88克

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG ! The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company certainly doesn't. They don't need a pail, either, because they have a pelican with a bucket-sized beak. With a monkey to do the washing and Billy as their manager, this business is destined for success. Now they have their big break--a chance to clean all 677 windows of the Hampshire House, owned by the richest man in all of England! That's exciting enough, but along the way there are surprises and adventures beyond their wildest window-washing dreams.