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Provides access to the printed True Book series in the form of eBooks. There are also accompanying videos and other activities to supplement the books. This is a great resource for elementary students, in grades 3 to 6, doing research on science or social studies topics.
1) Fracture Me
In this electrifying sixty-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, discover the fate of the Omega Point rebels as they go up against The Reestablishment.
Set during and soon after the final moments of Unravel Me, Fracture Me is told from Adam's perspective. As the Omega Point rebels prepare to fight the Sector 45 soldiers, Adam's more focused on the safety of Juliette, Kenji, and his brother.
...5) 我是猫
《我是猫》的写作角度很新颖,从一只猫的视角来观察身边的人和事。这只猫生活在一个教师家中,见识了形形色色各种文人:没心没肺无厘头,唯恐天下不乱的迷亭;古板又一丝不苟,有点不知变通的寒月;理想主义,空有理论不实践的独仙......当然还有猫咪的主人,迂腐没耐心,做事三分钟热度,自命清高的苦沙弥。在猫的眼里,这些人聚在一起成天讨论些没意义的事情,不满现实,也就只会抱怨,像苦沙弥,被私塾的学生恶作剧整得苦不堪言,被邻居嘲笑,却都无可奈何。同时,猫咪也见识到了与苦沙弥不同阶级的另外一些人:一心想把女儿嫁出去,势利眼的"大鼻子",资本家金田的老婆;跟老婆一个鼻孔出气,知道苦沙弥挖苦阻挠女儿的婚事后还派人陷害的资本家金田;还有一群穷苦出生,为金钱所动,帮助金田家嘲笑陷害苦沙弥的邻居......这些人在猫咪看来也是丑恶不堪的。
...8) Inheritance
The astonishing, masterful conclusion to the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! The New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation.
"Christopher Paolini is a true rarity." —The Washington Post
Not so very long ago, Eragon—Shadeslayer,...
9) 伊人来自未来
一个来自未来的灵魂,意外重生到现代。霸道的爷爷,死偏心的父亲,圣母般的母亲,身体羸弱的哥哥,扮柔弱的私生女姐姐,以及叛逆堕落的自己......当豪门的龌龊接踵而至,伪天然呆的未来灵魂该会如何?无视?还是反击?其实,她也不过是想保护一个人而已......
10) 月球房地产推销员
人们忘记了自己究竟为什么而活
整日为了虚假的目标乐此不疲
再也感受不到什么叫做"真实"。
我是一名房地产推销员,而我推销的土地就在月球上。
我对我的工作兴致缺缺,业绩也总是倒数。
我遇见形形色色的客户,他们的要求千奇百怪,但目的一样——到月亮上去。
对于他们而言,去月球代表着新生活的开始。我总是对此充满疑问。
难道去了月球就真的能够获得新生吗?
这个想法一致持续盘桓在我的脑海中,直到阿树也离开了我。
之后,我生活的轨道开始偏移。
砂原先生突然来访,向我购买一块土地。
考虑过后,我登上了他的公交车。
那时候我还不知道,这辆车将带我驶向什么样的世界......
...Renowned scientist John Sinclair and his old school friend Richard, a celebrated composer, are enjoying a climbing expedition in the Scottish Highlands when Sinclair disappears without a trace for thirteen hours. When he resurfaces with no explanation for his disappearance, he has undergone an uncanny alteration: a birthmark on his back has vanished. But stranger events are yet to come: things are normal enough in Britain, but in France it's 1917
...Kallista Babbage is a repair technician and daughter of the notorious Leo Babbage, who died in an explosion—an event the leaders of Cove point to as an example of the danger of creativity....
When an interviewer asked Phillip K. Dick "What is the most important quality for a writer to have?" he replied "A sense of indignation... A writer writes because it's his response to the world. It's a natural process, like respiration... The capacity for indignation is the most important thing for a creative person. Not the aesthetic capacity but the capacity for indignation... And especially indignation at the treatment afforded other people.
...14) 刘慈欣短篇集
这篇小说同我以前的作品相比有一些变化,主要是不那么“硬”了,重点放在营造意境上。不要被开头所迷惑,它不是你想象的那种东西。我不敢说它的水准高到哪里去,但从中你将看到中国科幻史上最离奇最不可思议的意境……
Zandranias stole King Garion’s infant son and fled, planning to use the child in a ritual that would make the Dark Destiny supreme, Garion and his friends followed, but now they were captives of Zakath, Emperor of Mallorea. Meanwhile, a horde of demons was ravaging the cities through which, if they can escape, they must travel, giving Landramas the much needed time to reach her goal. For, the Seeress of Kell had said that if Zandramas should
...17) The Time Paradox
When a young Victorian couple inadvertently tamper with Sir William Reynolds's latest invention, a time-space machine, they find themselves flung not only into the future but also across the void of space. Now, trapped on an alien world with a landscape of weird vegetation and overseen by giant, long-legged machines operated by gruesome octopus-like creatures, they must find a way to survive. And when they learn that the monsters are plotting an
...20) North of Nowhere
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series comes a captivating adventure about family, friendship, and the bonds that bridge time.
The sleepy seaside village of Porthaven hides a mystery: Mia's grandad has vanished, and nobody knows why. When Mia and her mom rush to Porthaven to help her grandmother, Mia imagines long dreary days with no one to talk to except for the old-time fisherman at her grandparents'
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