Kludd is dead. Nyra, his mate, is determined that her hatchling, Nyroc, will fulfill his father's destiny: the vicious oppression of all the owl kingdoms. But Nyroc is a poor student of evil. A light grows in his heart, fed by scraps of forbidden legend and strange news of a place where goodness and nobility reign. He must summon all his courage to defy his destiny -- and the embodiment of evil that is his mother. 作者简介：KATHRYN LASKY's many books for young people have received such honors as the Parents' Choice Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and a Newbery Honor citation. Her picture books include The Emperor's Old Clothes, illustrated by David Catrow; A Brilliant Streak: The Making of Mark Twain, illustrated by Barry Moser; and Marven of the Great North Woods, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
《The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation》由Shannon Hale,Dean Hale编
MEET GREG KENTON, BILLIONAIRE IN THE MAKING.Greg Kenton has two obsessions -- making money and hislong-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw.So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his boomingChunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks,he's ready to declare war. The problem is, Greg has to admit thatMaura's books are good, and soon the longtime enemies becomeunlikely business partners. But their budding partnership isthreatened when the principal bans the sale of their comics inschool. Suddenly, the two former rivals find themselves unitedagainst an adversary tougher than they ever were to each other.Will their enterprise -- and their friendship --prevail?
