In The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles—now in paperback—two adventurous cousins accidentally freeze time on the last day of summer, and the secrets hidden between the seconds, minutes, and hours aren't quite the endless fun they expected!Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have.That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put aside their differences to save their town—and each other—before time stops for good.
An enchanting first novel about love, madness, and Kenny G. The Silver Linings Playbook is the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of hi
身歷其境地與20位歷史上最具影響力人物近距離接觸！「鐵道之父」史蒂芬森（George Stephenson）的發明是如何帶來進步？誰的想像力給了我們經典小說《西遊記》？上個世紀美國護士克拉拉．巴頓(Clara Barton)給這個世界留下了什麼遺產？哈雷彗星又是如何被發現的？通過查爾斯．達爾文（Charles Darwin）的眼睛觀察生物、被海倫凱勒驚人決心與毅力所啟發。從早期的航海者到第一個登上月球的人，讓我們一起以前所未有的方式體驗世界偉人不凡的勇氣！Adventures with Great Minds is an immersive encounter with 20 of history's most influential people. How did George Stephenson's invention bring progress? Whose imagination gave us the Chinese classic, Journey to the West? What legacy did Clara Barton leave? Learn how Halley's Comet was discovered. Observe living things through the eyes of Charles Darwin. And be inspired by Helen Keller's determination. From early ocean navigators to the first man to walk on the moon, experience the genius and grit of the world's great minds as never before!
身歷其境地與20位歷史上最具影響力人物近距離接觸！「鐵道之父」史蒂芬森（George Stephenson）的發明是如何帶來進步？誰的想像力給了我們經典小說《西遊記》？上個世紀美國護士克拉拉．巴頓(Clara Barton)給這個世界留下了什麼遺產？哈雷彗星又是如何被發現的？通過查爾斯．達爾文（Charles Darwin）的眼睛觀察生物、被海倫凱勒驚人決心與毅力所啟發。從早期的航海者到第一個登上月球的人，讓我們一起以前所未有的方式體驗世界偉人不凡的勇氣！Adventures with Great Minds is an immersive encounter with 20 of history's most influential people. How did George Stephenson's invention bring progress? Whose imagination gave us the Chinese classic, Journey to the West? What legacy did Clara Barton leave? Learn how Halley's Comet was discovered. Observe living things through the eyes of Charles Darwin. And be inspired by Helen Keller's determination. From early ocean navigators to the first man to walk on the moon, experience the genius and grit of the world's great minds as never before!
A diverse cast of characters-Kamala Khan (Ms Marvel), Miles Morales (Spider-Man) and Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl)-team up in their first-ever illustrated middle-grade series about ordinary kids with e
Gods and Goddesses are not always perfect, what did Chang E do to have herself ending up alone on the moon?And do you know that Yi the Great Archer did more than just shooting down nine suns? My Favourite Chinese Stories is a collection of three Chinese stories specially selected and retold in English for young readers. The first story is from Chinese mythology, while the other two are from classical Chinese literature. They are widely known to the Chinese people, and reflect, in varying degrees, some of the essential characteristics of Chinese culture. Each story is accompanied by beautiful full-colour illustrations drawn by Lo King-man as well as audio narration by the author Pamela Youde.
Tripitaka and his three disciples, Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, were chosen to undertake a pilgrimage to India, during which they came across all sorts of dangers and difficulties. This time, the Flaming Mountain blocked their way, and they needed a little help from the Princess Iron Fan and Bull Demon, well, parents of the Red Boy, who wanted to eat up Tripitaka and was just defeated by Monkey. Things never go smooth for them! My Favourite Chinese Stories is a collection of three Chinese stories specially selected and retold in English for young readers. The first story is from Chinese mythology, while the other two are from classical Chinese literature. They are widely known to the Chinese people, and reflect, in varying degrees, some of the essential characteristics of Chinese culture. Each story is accompanied by beautiful full-colour illustrations drawn by Lo King-man as well as audio narration by the author Pamela Youde.
SELECTED FOR STYLIST'S FICTION YOU CAN'T MISS IN 2022 - 'AN ESSENTIAL READ' NAMED AS A BOOK OF 2022 BY ESQUIRE, STYLIST, SHEERLUXE AND FOYLES'A stone-cold masterpiece by a shocking new talent' OLIVIA LAING 'Pure delight ... A queer romance novel like no other' TATLER It s four in the morning, and our narrator is walking home from the club when they realise that it s February 29th the birthday of the man who was something like their first love. Piecing together art, letters and memory, they set about trying to write the story of a doomed affair that first sparked and burned a decade ago.Ten years earlier, and our young narrator and a boy named Thomas James fall into bed with one another over the summer of their graduation. Their ensuing affair, with its violent, animal intensity and its intoxicating and toxic power play will initiate a dance of repulsion and attraction that will cross years, span continents, drag in countless victims and culminate in terrible betrayal. At Certain Points
The gripping first novel in an explosive new crime series by Tony Parsons, bestselling author of Man and Boy. If you like crime-novels by Ian Rankin and Peter James, you will love this. Twenty years a
With this historic win for ‘Bring Up the Bodies’, Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author and the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes (her first was for ‘Wolf Hall’ in 2009). By 153
重溫藍髮女孩的無畏旅程！希爾達山怪篇+午夜巨人篇珍藏版合集SEASONS 1 & 2 OF HILDA THE ANIMATED SERIES NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX This special treasury edition contains the first two volumesof Hilda's adventures-- Hilda and the Troll and Hilda and the Midnight Giant-- for you to read over and over again, as well as bonus material from series creator, Luke Pearson.Introducing Hilda, the bravest adventurer in Trolberg! Explore the magic, folklore, and mystery of Hilda's world as she rides fluffy woffs through the sky, dodges trolls through the forests, and catches up with giants the size of mountains. With the help of her lovable deerfox friend Twig, the grumpy (but no less loveable) Wood Man, and with a backpack full of cucumber sandwiches, there's nothing to stop Hilda from exploring the wilds and getting into sticky situations... Luke Pearson is one of the best cartoonists working today. Hilda is utterly brilliant! --Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile Plain smart and moving. John Stanley's Little Lulu meets Miyaz
Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by forcing
A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen’s classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout.Catherine Morland loves nothing more than reading a romantic novel, but as one of ten children she doesn’t have much time for reading or for romance.When she is seventeen, her wealthy neighbours invite her to spend the winter season with them in Bath – to experience balls, the theatre and other social delights for the first time.Catherine makes friends with the passionate Isabella, and dances with a handsome man called Henry, and it seems that all her dreams are coming true. But real life doesn’t always play out like a novel, and Catherine will have to overcome many obstacles before she can find her happy ending …Steven Butler is an actor and writer from London. His books for children include The Wrong Pong series and Dennis the Menace. Steven’s love of mischief made Northanger Abbey the perfect book to rewrite and he’s excited to introduce Catherine Morland to a
In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescop
The Dragon King below the Jing River defied the orders of the Jade God of the Heavens and was executed. His ghost resented the Tang Emperor Taizong for not saving him, and dragged the Emperor to the Underworld. What would the Emperor see in the Underworld? Was he able to return to life? My Favourite Chinese Stories is a collection of three Chinese stories specially selected and retold in English for young readers. The first story is from Chinese mythology, while the other two are from classical Chinese literature. They are widely known to the Chinese people, and reflect, in varying degrees, some of the essential characteristics of Chinese culture. Each story is accompanied by beautiful full-colour illustrations drawn by Lo King-man as well as audio narration by the author Pamela Youde.
Meet two sleuths from a sleepy Yorkshire village as they investigate murders and discover the secrets behind the twitching curtains. Date with Death is the first cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton.Samson O'Brien has been dismissed from the police force, and returns to his hometown of Bruncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales to set up the Dales Detective Agency. However, the villagers aren't that welcoming to a man they see as trouble. Delilah Metcalfe is struggling to keep her business, the Dales Dating Agency, afloat as well as trying to control her wayward Weimaraner dog, Tolpuddle, when Samson's first case - a supposed suicide - takes an unexpected turn, and a trail of deaths lead back to the door of Delilah's agency.With suspicion hanging over someone they both care for, the two feuding neighbours soon realize that they need to work together to solve the mystery of the dating deaths. But
美國前總統歐巴馬第一本生涯回憶錄，親自講述在躍升為領袖之際，身後所承受的挑戰及經歷的轉變，以及背負著眾望，他如何在面臨動盪不安的世界局勢仍一步步為理想而奮戰。回首白宮的日子，歐巴馬用深刻的文字道來這趟扣人心弦的歷史旅程。A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.Reflecting on the p
“That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind,” were the words spoken by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped off the footpad of the Lunar Module Eagle. This was the first
The first novel in nearly twenty years from the acclaimed actor/writer/director is a book about art and love, fame and heartbreak--a blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes. A bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the redemptive, healing power of art; a portrait of the ravages of disappointment and divorce; a poignant consideration of the rites of fatherhood and manhood; a novel soaked in rage and sex, longing and despair; and a passionate love letter to the world of theater, A Bright Ray of Darkness showcases Ethan Hawke's gifts as a novelist as never before. Hawke's narrator is a young man in torment, disgusted with himself after the collapse of his marriage, still half hoping for a reconciliation that would allow him to forgive himself and move on as he clumsily, and sometimes hilariously, tries to manage the wreckage of his personal life with whiskey and sex. What saves him is theater: in particular, the challenge
