Bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines the classic novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson in this thrilling adventure set in modern-day Manhattan, in which three children must navigate the city's hidden history, dodge a threatening crew of skater kids, and decide who they can really trust in order to hunt down a long-buried treasure. Three kids. One dog. And the island of Manhattan, laid out in an old treasure map. Zane is itching for an adventure that will take him away from his family's boarding house in Rockaway, Queens. So when he is entrusted with a real treasure map, leading to a spot somewhere in Manhattan, Zane wastes no time in riding the ferry over to the city to start the search with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog, Hip-Hop.Through strange coincidence, they meet a man who is eager to help them find the treasure: John, a sailor who knows all about the buried history of Black New Yorkers of centuries past--and the gold that is hidde
'Dazzling. Sharply drawn and hauntingly beautiful.' Elif Shafak, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of The Island of Missing TreesIn 1969, two sisters from rural Viet Nam leave their parents' home and travel to the bustling city of Sai Gon. Soon their lives are swept up in the unstoppable flames of a war that is blazing through their country.They begin working as 'bar girls' in one of the drinking dens frequented by American GIs, forced to accept that survival now might mean compromising the values they once treasured. Decades later, two men wander through the streets and marketplaces of a very different Sai Gon: modern, forward-looking, healing. Phong - the son of a Black American soldier and a Vietnamese woman - embarks on a search to find his parents and a way out of Viet Nam, while Dan, a war veteran, hopes that retracing the steps of his youth will ease the PTSD that has plagued him for decades.When the lives of these unforgettable characters converge, each is forced to reckon with
The Monster Storm is the second book in author Lourdes Heuer and award-winning illustrator Lynnor Bontigao's young chapter-book series Seashell Key, perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Mercy Watson, about a diverse community of kids living in a beautiful seaside town It's fall on the island of Seashell Key! A monster storm is on the horizon, but that won't stop Mateo from entering the fall festival competitions, or Sophia and Sasha from showing off their swimming skills. When the storm finally hits, Eli, Ezra, and Elana gather around the flashlight to tell spooky stories about the monster of Seashell Key--that is if they can agree on what the monster actually is. When the storm finally passes, the gang has to work together to find Pixie the dog--hopefully before the monster of Seashell Key finds her! Filled with a vibrant cast and lots of fall fun, this is a great addition to an exciting new chapter-book series. The Seashell Key series Seashell Key (#1) The Monster Storm (#2) The
The distant rustle of a tusker emerging one morning from the forests of Nepal. The crack of the shifting expanses of ice in northern Mongolia. The swirl of mist around a lantern atop of Hong Kong Island. The squeaky whistle of diving kites over the holy waters of Varanasi. Black clouds carrying sleet over the rock country of Australia. Men with their eagles on horseback singing love songs as they ride through tall grasslands. This book of images is a thought-provoking look at stillness and reflection, from the bushlands of Australia to the frozen lakes of Mongolia, and the deserts of the Middle East. It’s a personal look at places of silence and space where I have found peace and meaning. My hope is to invite the viewer to pause, slow down, and look. Pay attention to the small, magical things that are happening within each image and find your own place within them. There we can meet in silence—and be still. When you stand in front of a photographic print made with movement and the play
The island of Anacapa, off the coast of California, is overrun with black rats which are threatening the ancient population of ground-nesting birds. Alma Boyd Takesue of the National Park Service is c
Every year, a ship with black sails visits the city of Athens. Fourteen young people are chosen to go to the island of Crete, but they never return. One year, prince Theseus is determined to travel with them and defeat the Cretans' fearsome monster, the Minotaur. He is helped by the princess Ariadne, and they escape from the island - but on their return, Theseus makes a terrible mistake.With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: A2. 800 headwords, 2052 words.
This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiqu
一個結合冒險和海盜大戰的故事。少年 Jim Hawkins 偶然發現一幅埋藏著海盜 Flint 船長寶藏的藏寶圖，勾起了他的好奇心。他決定和朋友 Squire Trelawney 及 Dr Livesey 坐船尋寶去。途中，Jim 發現愈來愈多這艘船的祕密，亦對其中一名跛腳船員 Long John Sliver 的興趣非常濃厚。但究竟寶藏最後會落入何人手中呢？ Jim 與海盜奪寶之戰隨時一觸即發。
This 48-page reader follows the adventures of Batman and Plastic Man as they thwart the sinister Gorilla Grodd's plot to devolve humans into primates. With full-color art and an easy-to-follow story,
After Sam Acquillo and his girlfriend are forced to land their sailboat on Fisher island and stay at the Black Swan hotel, a former business partner of the hotel's owner is mysteriously murdered and S
All it takes is one murder to change a million lives, and that's exactly what happens to Kasheef Williams on a cold, black Friday. After a reunion with an old friend goes wrong in a Long Island night
""Black Mischief, " Waugh's third novel, helped to establish his reputation as a master satirist. Set on the fictional African island of Azania, the novel chronicles the efforts of Emperor Seth, assis
It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with
