A strange boy with red hair leads a birthday-girl and her companions on a hunt for the wishing tree which brings them many suprising and magical adventures.

From "master storyteller"* John Shors, bestselling author of Beneath a Marble Sky , comes a remarkable novel about a father and daughter on a life-changing journey they never intended to take.... Almost a year after the death of his wife, Kate, former high-tech executive Ian finds a letter that will change his life. It contains Kate's final wish-a plea for him to take the...(展开全部)

A strange boy with red hair leads a birthday-girl and her companions on a hunt for the wishing tree which brings them many suprising and magical adventures.

This important piece of Australian fiction is republished for the first time as a Penguin Modern Classic. Elizabeth Jolley's award-winning novel is presented in a fresh, new format that is a must-have for lovers of Australian literature. Miss Hester Harper, middle-aged and eccentric, brings Katherine into her emotionally impoverished life. Together they sew, cook gourmet dishes...(展开全部)

Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairytales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder ...(展开全部)

克里斯·柯尔弗(Chris Colfer)《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著名演员，也是第68届金球奖得主。他凭借在当红美剧《欢乐合唱团》中饰演科特·汉默尔一举成名，2011年入选美国《时代》周刊年度最具影响力100人。克里斯著有一系列畅销小说，包括《命中雷霆：卡森日记》《异世界童话之旅：许愿魔咒》《异世界童话之旅：女巫归来》《异世界童话之旅：格林警告》《异世界童话之旅：王国之上》 媒体评论 ⊙克里斯·柯尔弗打造的魔法王国让迪士尼都望尘莫及。 ——《今日美国》 ⊙在《异世界童话之旅》中，克里斯展现出两个高超天赋：编织极具想象力的情节和塑造多面化的人物。 ——《洛杉矶时报》 ⊙克里斯·柯尔弗是位出类拔萃的作家，他的作品中包含了孩子们钟爱的各种元素——回味深长的人物，怦然心动的...(展开全部)

Book Description Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. It was banned for obscenity in 1928....(展开全部)

The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler - the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years - has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young prot g, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mis...(展开全部)

Book Description Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. It was banned for obscenity in 1928....(展开全部)

In The Well of Stars , Hugo award-nominated author Robert Reed has written a stunning sequel to his acclaimed novel Marrow . The Great Ship, so vast that it contains within its depths a planet that lay undiscovered for generations, has cruised through the universe for untold billions of years. After a disastrous exploration of the planet, Marrow, the Ship's captains face an inc...(展开全部)