"Vivid firsthand de*ions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account... Absorbing and riveting reading." The Horn Book, starred review

Dear Mr. Henshaw, I wish somebody would stop stealing the goodstuff out of my lunchbag. I guess I wish a lot of other things,too. I wish someday Dad and Bandit would pull up in front in therig ... Dad would yell out of the cab, "Come on, Leigh. Hop in andI'll give you a lift to school."Leigh Botts has been author BoydHenshaw's number one fan ever since he was in second grade. Now insixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is the new kid atschool. He's lonely, troubled by the absence of his father, across-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious thief stealsfrom his lunchbag. Then Leigh's teacher assigns a letter-writingproject. Naturally Leigh chooses to write to Mr. Henshaw, whosesurprising answer changes Leigh's life.

In one CD Boxed Set Collection, Patricia MacLachlan's threebeautiful and award-winning titles in the Newbery Medal winningSarah, Plain and Tall series. Sarah, Plain and Tall won countlessawards, including the Newbery Medal in 1986, and has gone on to net3.5 million copies, become an award-winning Hallmark Hall of FameTV movie starring Glenn Close, who reads this unabridged audio.Skylark, the anticipated sequel published in 1994, went on to sellnearly 1 million copies and is "Packed with meaning and portent,each sentence shows the careful touch of a master." (School LibraryJournal) Caleb's Story is one of the most anticipated publicationsof the fall - and continues the saga of Sarah, and her family onthe prairie. All of the beloved characters return for anotherimportant episode in their lives-but this time the book is narratedby Caleb offering a new perspective.

10th Anniversary Edition Louis Sachar received great recognition for his groundbreakingstory of Stanley Yelnats – a boy with a history of bad luck. AsSchool Library Journal predicted in their starred review of thebook when it was first published, “Kids will love Holes.” A decadelater, the book is still quenching young readers’ thirst for agripping story about a far-reaching family curse, friendship,adventure, endurance, and, finally, a generous helping of goodkarma. Celebrate with this special 10th Anniversary Edition, whichincludes portraits of the author as a little brother (by his bigbrother), as a husband (by his wife), and as a father (by hisdaughter), along with photos and Louis Sachar’s 1999 Newberyacceptance speech. Vladimir Radunsky, who created the originaliconoclastic cover illustration, has made new art from the familiarimages. Wrapped in an acetate jacket, this edition is an appealingpackage that will be equally welcome in public, school, or homelibraries. Holes

The appeal of Beverly Cleary’s stories about the wonderful,blunderful Ramona Quimby has never faded. Each new generation feelsconnected to Ramona’s unique way of looking at the world as shetries to adjust to new teachers, new emotions-and a new sibling!Whether she’s struggling to learn cursive or dealing with YardApe’s teasing, the scrapes she gets herself into are funny andheart-warming, and timeless. And in the end, Ramona’s lively spiritalways shines through. Now, repackaged with lively new art byJacqueline Rogers, all eight of Beverly Cleary’s Ramona titles areavailable in time for D.E.A.R. Month and Beverly Cleary’s 97thbirthday in April! Set includes: Beezus and Ramona Ramona the PestRamona the Brave Ramona and Her Father Ramona and Her Mother RamonaQuimby, Age 8 Ramona Forever Ramona?

Now a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Alexander Skarsgard, and Brenton Thwaites This boxed set includes the complete Newbery Medal–winning Giver Quartet series: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. In addition, it includes a new and exclusive map of the Giver world. Enter this dystopian, futuristic world through all four of these refreshed hardcovers on a page-turning dystopian journey that concludes the masterpiece The Giver started twenty years ago. A great deal and the perfect gift for a fan's library! For more information about Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, visit www.hmhbooks.com/thegiverquartet .

The ocean has always flowed through Sophie's life. It promisesjourneys of adventure and discovery and she is drawn to it. Andwhen she gets the chance to cross the Atlantic on board her uncle'sboat, The Wanderer, she can't wait to set sail. But troubled Sophiehas a secret, and deep down she's terrified of where, The Wandererwill take her. For this storm-tossed voyage will also be a journeyinto the mysterious past of her forgotten childhood. And she, andthe rest of the crew aboard, may not survive it.

Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she wassold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only somefabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together brightpatches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches withsecret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways -- maps forslaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a littlegirl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie-- who was born free -- taught her own daughter how to sewbeautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read. From slaveryto freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight forliteracy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed downby the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family as a way to rememberthe past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifullyrendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyricalaccount pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledgeilluminate their daughters' lives.

A Newbery Honor Winner. An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. A Bankstreet Best Book of the Year. A BookPage Best Children's Book. For fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King's Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes-of-age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life. An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything. The paper route poses challenges, but it's a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble--and puts the boy's life, as well as that of his family's devoted housekeeper, in danger. "[Vawter

The history of America at sea is presented through the travelsof Seabird, a carved ivory gull.

In this fourth title featuring Ramona, Mr. Quimby is out of workand everyone in the house is grumpy. Ramona tries to cheer up thefamily as only Ramona can—by rehearsing for life as a rich andfamous star of television comercials, for instance—but her bestefforts only make things worse. Everything works out in the end,though, when Mr. Quimby tells Ramona that he wouldn’t trade her fora million dollars. Ramona and Her Father explores serious issuesthat real families face, but is levened by Beverly Cleary’strademark humor and warmth. It is a Newbery Honor b

Winner of a 2016 Newbery Honor, ECHO pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation. Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo. Richly imagined and masterfully crafted, this impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck."

"Outstanding book with beautiful colored illustrations andmarginal drawings similar to those in his previous books. Wideinterest level including adults." School Library Journal,Starred

本书是一部科幻小说，描写的故事发生在一个乌托邦世界里。在这个世界里一切事情都在控制之中．人们安居乐业，衣食无忧，也没有战争或痛苦的感觉．大家所要做的事情早在一开始就被确定好，没有改变的可能。孩子们都在规定好的统一模式里长大。当12岁的乔纳思成为新任的“记忆传授人”之后，他却陡然发现支撑这个社会的不过是谎言于是他决定要改变一切……这是一本颇富创意、鼓励青少年自主思考与行动的优秀少年读物。

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. Suddenly they’re keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens, things that are happening in the world—like the shooting of Tupac Shakur—and in search of their Big Purpose in life. When—all too soon—D’s mom swoops in to reclaim her, and Tupac dies, they are left with a sense of how quickly things can change and how even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.