It’s no surprise that sugar has been on our minds for millennia. First cultivated in New Guinea around 8,000 B.C.E., this addictive sweetener has since come to dominate our appetites—whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks, or even pasta sauces—for better and for worse. In this book, Andrew F. Smith offers a fascinating history of this simultaneously beloved and reviled ingredi...(展开全部)

In the final volume of the bestselling Peapod Farm series, a city kid turned country girl whose life has been changing nonstop is settling into her new place in the family—only for unexpected drama to strike between sisters. “Understated and full of heart.”—Kirkus Reviews Jen couldn't be more excited to spend time on Peapod Farm with her stepsisters, Andy and Reese. For months,...(展开全部)

'With a pitch-perfect translation by Emily Boyce, this is a beautifully crafted tale of how small loves can grow into the big ones, often quite unexpectedly.’ The Irish Times On the edge of the Latin American rainforest, the Oteros family farm sugar cane in their remote corner of the earth. Cut off entirely from the modern world, life is peaceful, uneventful. Until, that is, a ...(展开全部)

iDEATH is a place where the sun shines a different colour every day and where people travel to the length of their dreams. Rejecting the violence and hate of the old gang at the Forgotten Works, they lead gentle lives in watermelon sugar. In this book, Richard Brautigan discovers and expresses the mood of the counterculture generation.

理查德•布劳提根（Richard Brautigan，1935—1984），1935年1月生于华盛顿州塔科马市，幼年随生母和继父辗转多地，1944年定居俄勒冈州尤金市。高中毕业后因向警察局窗户投掷石块被捕，后被确诊为偏执型精神分裂和抑郁症入院治疗。1956年出院后前往旧金山，并在那里度过一生大部分时间，1984年在旧金山家中自杀身亡。他最初以写诗步入文坛，曾先后出版诗集《搭顺风车的加利利人》《摆上大理石的茶》《避孕药与春山矿难》等。20世纪六十年代，随着其三部小说《从大苏尔来的邦联将军》（1964）、《在美国钓鳟鱼》（1967）、《在西瓜糖里》（1968）的相继出版，布劳提根的文学事业迎来高峰期，他由此成为美国20世纪六七十年代的文学偶像，并在世界范围内获得巨大声誉。 译者简介：王伟庆（笔名少况），毕业于北京外国语大学。上世纪九十年代翻译出版了唐纳德...(展开全部)

Review "This is a sweet tale with a satisfying ending; expressive, childlike paint-and-ink illustrations drive the story well... Dog lovers will cheer that Hannah has joined their ranks." (Kirkus) **STARRED REVIEW** "A marvelous picture book debut with an achingly authentic story of fear conquered... Readers will be cheering for both Hannah and Sugar—and for the wonderful new t...(展开全部)

帕诺威奇是美国南方一名土生土长的佐治亚人，他的两部短篇小说《假若我终有一日能下山》和《下山》曾获得2013年“惊奇奖”提名（Spinetingler Prize)。《公牛山》是该系列的第一部长篇小说。

劳拉·亚当斯·阿默（1874—1963），美国著名作家和艺术家，纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖得主。她曾在加利佛尼亚设计学院读书，1924年，移居亚利桑那州。1928年，她担任《Mountain Chant》的制片。劳拉·亚当斯·阿默在摄影方面颇具建树，印第安传统文化都在她的创作中留下明显印记。 1932年，她的小说《荒泉山》获得当年的纽伯瑞金奖。

Written in the 1930s by an authority on Native American life and lore, this Newbery Medal winner chronicles a boy's journey toward finding his vocation as a medicine man. Younger Brother's coming-of-age story and his tutelage by his priestly Uncle form the basis for a vivid portrait of Navajo beliefs and traditions.

Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, is forced to march to Vampire Mountain where he will be judged by the vampire princes. Darren Shan and Mr Crepsley make a long and dangerous trek to the vampire's stronghold in the mountains. The trek is a test of skill and endurance - one which sees Darren's vampire nature develop, and a new understanding of the mysterious blue-robed serva...(展开全部)