Kit's Wilderness 内容简介 he Printz Award winning classic gets a new look. Written in haunting, lyrical prose, Kit s Wilderness examines the bonds of family from one generation to the next, and explores how meaning and beauty can be revealed from the depths of darkness. The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game called Death. As Kit s grandfather tells him stories of the mine s past and the history of the Watson family, Askew takes Kit into the mines, where the boys look to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors. A Michael L. Printz Award Winner An ALA Notable Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book 媒体推荐 "Almond . . . creates a heartbreakingly real world fused with magical realism . . . suffusing the multilayered plot with an otherworldly
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Kidnapped and taken to a frozen land after the fierce battlewith Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia ascaptives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue hisyoung apprentice, and he will do anything to keep his promisea evendefy his King. Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally,Halt is joined by Willas friend Horace as he travels towardSkandia. On their way, they are challenged again and again byfreelance knightsabut Horace knows a thing or two about combat.Soon his skills begin to attract the attention of knights andwarlords for miles around. But will he and
In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting more than 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" Includes a 16-page photo insert. Illustrations.
The continued saga of the now adult, Anne, mother of five children.
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When their new life is threatened, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.
The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015! Jordan Blake and his sister, Nicole, are sick of the hot weather in Pasadena, California. Just once they'd like to have a real winter with real snow. And then it happens. The Blakes are taking a trip to Alaska! Mr. Blake has been asked to photograph a mysterious snow creature there. Poor Jordan and Nicole. They just wanted to see snow. But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. A big furry-faced creature known as the Abominable Snowman!
Give students the targeted, skill-building practice they needwith these standards-based books! Each workbook includes more than40 ready-to-reproduce practice pages. Easy-to-follow directions andfun exercises motivate students to work on their own. Everyactivity in each book is correlated to state standards.
