There once was a boy! and the boy loved stars very much! There once was a boy who loved stars so much that he wished he had one of his very own. Every night he watched the stars in the sky from his bedroom window and dreamed of how he could be their friend and how they could play hide-and-go-seek together. So, one day, he decided to set about catching a star of his very own!

An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own. The beautifully illustrated, original debut picture book from shining talent, Oliver Jeffers. There once was a boy who loved stars so much that he wished he had one of his very own. Every night he watched the stars in the sky from his bedroom window and dreamed of how he could...(展开全部)

Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper and doesn't fly well at all. Finally, just when the boy is...(展开全部)

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove...(展开全部)

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, an invitation from a mentor in America has allowed her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the...(展开全部)

肯·福莱特（KenFollett，1949－） 通宵小说大师。 爱伦·坡终身大师奖得主，英国皇家文学学会会员。在欧美出版界，肯·福莱特这个名字就是畅销的保证。他的20部小说被译成33种语言，累计总销量已逾1.6亿；代表作《圣殿春秋》以每年百万的销量持续畅销了26年。 1978年，他凭借悬疑小说《针眼》获得了爱伦·坡奖，声名鹊起，从此专职写作。2010年，获得国际惊悚悬疑大师奖。2013年，获得爱伦·坡终身大师奖。2018年，被选为英国皇家文学学会会员，并获得大英帝国司令勋章。 一个拥有柏林墙的作家：柏林市政府为了感谢肯·福莱特写出了《永恒的边缘》，送给他一块柏林墙。 一个铜像成为热门景点的作家：肯·福莱特等身铜像已成为西班牙维多利亚市的热门景点，书迷从世界各地赶来合影。 一个屡屡打破销售记录的作家：肯·福莱特的小说《无尽世界》上市10天就登顶了西班牙...(展开全部)

肯·福莱特（KenFollett，1949－） 通宵小说大师。 爱伦·坡终身大师奖得主，英国皇家文学学会会员。在欧美出版界，肯·福莱特这个名字就是畅销的保证。他的20部小说被译成33种语言，累计总销量已逾1.6亿；代表作《圣殿春秋》以每年百万的销量持续畅销了26年。 1978年，他凭借悬疑小说《针眼》获得了爱伦·坡奖，声名鹊起，从此专职写作。2010年，获得国际惊悚悬疑大师奖。2013年，获得爱伦·坡终身大师奖。2018年，被选为英国皇家文学学会会员，并获得大英帝国司令勋章。 一个拥有柏林墙的作家：柏林市政府为了感谢肯·福莱特写出了《永恒的边缘》，送给他一块柏林墙。 一个铜像成为热门景点的作家：肯·福莱特等身铜像已成为西班牙维多利亚市的热门景点，书迷从世界各地赶来合影。 一个屡屡打破销售记录的作家：肯·福莱特的小说《无尽世界》上市10天就登顶了西班牙...(展开全部)

New York City, 1976. Meet Regan and William Hamilton-Sweeney, estranged heirs to one of the city’s great fortunes; Keith and Mercer, the men who, for better or worse, love them; Charlie and Samantha, two suburban teenagers seduced by downtown’s punk scene; an obsessive magazine reporter and his idealistic neighbor—and the detective trying to figure out what any of them have to ...(展开全部)

《生火》（To Build a Fire）是美国作家杰克·伦敦1907年发表的短篇小说，讲述一名淘金者在极寒环境中因轻视自然法则而冻死的悲剧，被视为自然主义文学经典‌。小说通过人与狗的对比，揭示了人类理性在自然力量面前的脆弱性，并批判了工业文明对自然的傲慢。

弗诺・文奇，作为塞伯朋克流派中活跃至今的作家，弗诺・文奇拥有极高的声誉，在硬科幻小说写作方面很有一手。他的小说逻辑严密，情节紧凑，展示出科技的奇妙之处，尤以细节的缔造和令人惊叹的预见力著称。大量细致又经得起推敲的描述让虚构出的“异世界”及生活其中的科族几可乱真。 和他本身的科学素养大有关系，弗诺・文奇本身就是数学家和计算机专家。阅读文奇的科幻小说，绝对是一种享受。 文奇并不多产，但他的每一部小说都可称得上经典。1987年的《真名实姓》使他声名大噪，1992年的《深渊上的火》获得雨果奖，2000年又以该书前传《天渊》击败《哈里波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒》，再获雨果奖。