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冥界歸來後，Nico與Will應邀前往Camp Jupiter協助Hazel解決一場微妙又棘手的局勢——有怪物開始尋求庇護，想在此展開新生活。但好景不長，營地中的怪物陸續失蹤，一場針對他們的報復行動悄然展開。在這場冒險中，熟悉的角色再次登場，挑戰的不只是身體極限，更是對過去與自我認同的直視。Rick Riordan與Mark Oshiro以充滿想像力的筆法，帶領讀者重新思考「誰是怪物？誰是英雄？」的界線。New York Times#1 best-selling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters?A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico's half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast. She needs their help in managing a situation that the boys inadvertently brought about: the demigods showed the monsters of the Underworld that they have options; they don’thaveto be evil.Now some of those monsters have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter to seek refuge. Nico and Will are on site assisting Hazelwhen one by one monsters start disappearing from camp. A mysterious dark force is at work, and its plan

In her first nonfiction book in a decade, the #1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers to live authentically (Eat Pray Love) and creatively (Big Magic) shows how to break free.In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya. They became friends, then best friends, then inseparable. When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was finally laid bare: The two were in love. They were also a pair of addicts, on a collision course toward catastrophe.What if your most beautiful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self-destructive tendencies became the unstable partner with whom you disastrously reenacted every one of them? And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening?All the Way to the Riveris a landmark memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been captive to love—or to any other passion, substance, or craving—and who yearns, at long last, for liberation.

Discover animals of various colors with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!In this rainbow-shaped book with colored edges, young readers will experience animals of certain shades on each spread. Spot the gray koala, the orange tiger, and more in this appealing board book featuring everyone's favorite caterpillar!

Learn about sharks, whales, dolphins, jellyfish, sea turtles, and more in this exciting book that features 101 sea creatures!This book is packed with exciting information about 100 of the ocean's most interesting creatures! Get to know seahorses, sea otters, penguins, seals, crabs, sharks, octopuses, whales, dolphins, manatees, and even narwhals in this wonderful book for ocean and animal lovers of all ages.

The final magical bookwandering adventure in theUSA Todaybestselling Pages & Co. series featuring Milo and Tilly as they travel into Arthurian legend to find the first bookwanderer! Perfect for fans of Chris Colfer'sA Tale of Magicand Mr. Lemoncello's Library!When Milo, Tilly, Oskar, and Alessia venture into Arthurian legend to find the first bookwanderer--the wizard Merlin--they discover that the magic of bookwandering is not at all what they thought.Together, they must journey into Greek and Norse mythology—to bargain with the trickster Loki and unlock their destinies with the help of the three Fates—and find a way to untangle the Alchemist’s grip on the world’s imagination. To save Pages & Co.and protect the very foundations of book-wandering, the friends will have to learn the true power of imagination, all while an unexpected enemy stands in their way.The Pages & Co. series comes to an end in this thrilling final installment! Perfect for book lovers, those who love mag

Jack 和 Annie 的首次魔法之旅帶他們回到恐龍時代，滿腦子都是問題：恐龍住在哪？吃什麼？為什麼會消失？一起以圖像小說的形式揭開恐龍世界的神祕面紗！結合生動畫面與真實科學的知識冒險之書。When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark, they had lots of questions about dinosaurs. Learn more along with them as they track the facts about these amazing prehistoric creatures--available for the first time ever in a nonfiction graphic novel format!Filled with up-to-date information and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Graphic Novels are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures!Find out the answers to things like: What did dinosaurs looked like? Where did they live? How did they survive? What’s the difference between flesh-eaters and plant-eaters? And, of course, how did the dinosaurs die? There’s so much to learn, so come along on this prehistoric adventure with Jack and Annie as they investigate and discover the dinosaur

在冰封的世界裡，唯一能感受溫暖的地方，是被巨大圓頂覆蓋的「雪球城」。城內居民享有名聲、財富與安全，代價是他們的生活被24小時直播，供外面的貧困者觀看。來自外界的少女初凡，夢想進入雪球城，卻意外被選為城內明星的替身，才發現一切與螢幕上截然不同……韓國話題小說《Snowglobe》，首次推出英文版，揭開虛假之下的真相。“The Hunger Games meets Squid Game.” – Entertainment WeeklyIn a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter cold—but this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its frozen heart. The groundbreaking Korean novel translated into English for the first time, now in paperback!Raised in a climate-ravaged, frozen world, every day is a struggle for survival for Chobahm. Her only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour reality television, streamed directly from Snowglobe--the climate-controlled domed city at the heart of her world, and the only warm place left on the planet.But her life changes in an instant when she's visitied by two strangers from Snowglobe, who deliver earth-shattering news: Snowglobe's bigest star has died--and because of Chobah

A wistful coming-of-age story with a haunting twist about four friends who spend their summer learning to become invisible—but disappearing comes at a cost.Four girls. Four girls skating home, both sides of the road, fearless. Four girls at the mouth of an infinite ocean, sugared and salted with sand and seawater, the tide licking their sunburned feet.This summer, they’re going to disappear.For seventeen-year-old Callie and her best friends Talia and Cleo, every summer in their small North Carolina beach town is as steady as the tides. But this year, Cleo has invited enigmatic new girl Polly to join them, creating waves in their familiar friendship. And Cleo has an idea, gleaned from private YouTube videos and hidden message boards: they’re going to learn how to make themselves invisible.Callie thinks it’s a ridiculous, impossible plan. But the other girls are intoxicated by the thought of disappearing, even temporarily—from bad boyfriends, from overbearing families, from the confusing

Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries series, this exciting animal adventure mystery is perfect for budding young chapter book readers. This time, 8-year-old Abbi and her friends solve the mystery of missing emu egg!E IS FOR EMU EGG . . .Crack that case! While visiting her cousin in Australia, Abbi learns that a valuable carved emu egg has been stolen. Who is the thief? Could it be Abbi's aunt who hates the egg? Or the visiting couple who likes to collect rare items? Or. . . is it Abbi's favorite cousin? With the help of her friends, Abbi and her friends, Lydia and Daniel, will crack this case wide open!Don't miss the first books in the A to Z Animal Mysteries series:#1: The Absent Alpacas#2: Bats in the Castle#3: Cougar Clues#4: Dolphin DetectivesReady for more? Check out the original A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy!

New York Timesbestselling authorNatalieD. Richards's middle grade debut about a group of four classmates forced to navigate the wilderness for an extra credit project with nothing but the pages of a survival handbook—and each other—to save them.When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson break a school rule, they’re forced to travel to the middle of nowhere for an extra credit project. They think things can’t get much worse. After all, how will learning to survive in the wilderness help them stay out of trouble in school?What starts off as a weekend of team building takes a scary turn when their instructor goes missing and they are given nothing but pages of a survival guide to complete a series of challenges.They soon learn the woods around them have unexpected surprises. Will they discover a way to work together to find their teacher and overcome the dangers of winter in the mountains?

Learn to read with this exciting Step into Reading based on the hit A Minecraft Movie!Based on the bestselling video game of all time, A Minecraft Movie brings the action to life as stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, and Emma Myers are transported inside the world of Minecraft, where they will have to avoid exploding creepers, battle savage piglins, and learn the arts of building, crafting, and creating to survive. Meet all your favorite characters and creatures from A Minecraft Movie, including Steve, the creeper, a tamed wolf named Dennis, and even those sweet honey-making bees in this full-color leveled reader.Step Into Reading Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are ideal for children who are ready to read on their own.Series Overview: The movie program will include a digest junior novel, a Step Into Reading, a Litttle Golden Book, and a full-color C&A.Please note that we have several evergreen Minecraft C&As, Chapter Bo

Being part bubble and part cat can be one whole problem in this new BubbleCat mixed-media tale! When BubbleCat throws a party for his grandma, can he balance helping all his friends with finding the perfect gift for Nana?It's Nana's one-millionth Not Poppin' Day, and BubbleCat is excited to gift her a beautiful bouquet of flowers at her party. But every time he tries to pick her more flowers, one of his friends needs his help to finish their own gifts. Oh, bubbles! Can BubbleCat balance helping his friends with helping himself, or will he have to tell them…"no"?

The Sweet Valley Twins are ready to rock out as the hottest band comes to town…too bad they don't have permission to go! Will they sneak out to dance the night away or will it all fall apart? Find out in the next installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!Everyone at Sweet Valley Middle School is going to the biggest concert ever...everyone except twins, Jessica and Elizabeth! Their favorite band is back in town but no matter how much they beg their parents they can't get permission to go. Elizabeth is ready to sulk and stay home, but Jessica refuses to give up hope. She'll see this band even if it means lying or leaving her sister behind.Caught between her parents and her twin will Elizabeth sneak out with Jessica? Or will she blow the whole plan out of the water?Get ready to rock, laugh, and cheer for the unstoppable duo as they navigate the challenges of friendship, family, and following their dreams in the next Sweet Valley Twins graphic novel.

The first in a hilarious middle-grade series about a whip-smart inventor and amateur sleuth with a taste for adventure—a recipe for fun sprinkled with mystery, villainy, silliness, heart, and hope.Bridget Baxter is the very last orphan at the Orphanage for Errant Childs, left at the mercy of the awful Ms. Acrid and her foul-smelling fish sandwiches. Ms. Acrid's mission is to make Bridget's life a misery. But Bridget is more than a match for her.When kindly Mr. Vanderpuff arrives at the Orphanage in search of a child to care for, Bridget thinks her luck has finally turned. Mr. Vanderpuff is the village baker, and his shop is a world of wonders. But they soon discover that Bridget is absolutely terrible at baking. When Ms. Acrid returns for the ultimate revenge, Bridget must open the Locked and Secret Door, navigate Ms. Acrid's spiderweb of booby traps, and use her unique baking skills to save herself—and Mr. Vanderpuff—from certain disaster.Join Bridget as she dons her chef whites and g

Follow the brilliant Bridget Vanderpuff on a thrilling new adventure as she investigates the mystery of the ghost train haunting her town—perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Beth Lincoln!Belle-on-Sea is getting ready for the Night of the Hungry Ghosts, the most frightfully fun time of the year. Mr. Vanderpuff's bake will be the centerpiece of the whole parade, but he needs a new creation and he's totally stumped. To make matters worse, salty old seadog Captain Lufty and his Hat Rat, Barry, have warned that something is coming to Belle-on-Sea. Something terrible…After a ghost train is seen rattling into town, people start to go missing—first the librarian, then the mayor. Bridget and Tom begin tracking the train's tracks, delighted to be in the thick of another mystery.Then the unthinkable happens: the ghost train takes Mr. Vanderpuff! Someone—or something—is out to destroy Belle-on-Sea. But they've forgotten one important detail… This is Bridget's town.

**《間諜學徒：麥克斯的秘密任務》** ⭐ **驚險刺激 × 幽默冒險 × 魔幻奇遇** ⭐ **德國正變得危險，猶太少年麥克斯被迫搬到倫敦。** 孤身一人的他，竟發現肩上多了兩位不速之客——一隻頑皮的哥布林與一個碎念不休的幽靈。可麥克斯心中只有一個目標：**回到柏林，找到父母！** 他的計劃？**成為英國間諜！** 在二戰倫敦，他將展開一場膽大妄為的間諜行動，與時間競賽，直面戰火與陰謀…… **紐伯瑞榮譽作家 Adam Gidwitz 全新歷史冒險小說！** **幽默、奇幻、緊湊劇情，適合所有熱愛冒險的讀者！**“Max in the House of Spies is everything you could hope for in a book,” -R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WonderFast-paced and hilarious, with a dash of magic and a lot of heart, the first book Adam Gidwitz's thought-provoking World War II duology is now available in paperback!Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London.Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the first time in his life. But not for long. Max is surprised to discover that he’s been joined by two unexpected traveling companions, one on each shoulder, a kobold and a dybbuk named Berg and Stein.Germany is becoming more and more dangerous for Jewish families, but Max is determined to find a way back home, and

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm—perfect for fans ofAmari and the Night Brothers, SkandarandEragon.Let the competition begin!“A new classic fantasy adventure.”—Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl seriesAn outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan YeungZhi Ging’s only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as aSilhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt toimpress the Silhouette scoutleads toa dragon attack on the jademountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. Butthe scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a secondchance. She’s in.In herlessons in Hok Woh, the underwater realm of the immortals,Zhi Ging must face the challenging trials set by her teachers to prove thatshe’s worthy of being a Silhouette—despite her riv

Cross lava caves, enchant armor, and travel into the Nether and beyond with the Official Minecraft Workbook for 2nd Grade! Includes 100+ colorful reward stickers.Pick up your pencils and get ready to learn with creepers, piglins, Endermen, and more—in the Official Minecraft Workbook series! With playful, game-based reading and math exercises, inventive end-of-lesson Minecraft Missions, reward stickers, and a fun completion certificate, second graders will practice and reinforce key classroom concepts including:sight wordsspelling and vocabularydecoding wordsexploring numbers and valuesmulti-digit addition and subtractionparts of speech and reading... and more!

Meet the pets of Buddy and Bea and their friends in the third installment of this laugh-out-loud illustrated chapter book series celebrating life in a second grade classroom.After an author visits their classroom, Buddy and his friends can't stop talking about their pets. Joey’s adorable puppy even stops by Ms. Maple’s classroom (and makes a major mess)! But something seems off about the things Bea is saying about her cat. Are her stories true?Buddy has his own pet problems, so he tries not to focus on the drama with Bea. No one knows what to think about Bea’s tales—should they believe her? Is she fibbing? The truth turns out to be even more complicated than trying to train Buddy's cranky cat.This funny and fast-paced series stars a hilariously unlikely buddy duo, making it irresistible to chapter book readers.

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Salem Witch Trials in the hit History Smashers nonfiction series. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.In 1692, a few paranoid Puritans accused their neighbors of being witches sending the town flying off the (broomstick) handle. Before it was all over, dozens of women in Salem, Massachusetts were executed—burned at the stake. RIGHT?WRONG! There was some serious witch worry, but no one in the United States was put on a pyre (though the truth isn't much better). And women weren’t the only ones caught in crossfire…maybe don’t read this one aloud to your dog.What really happened? The truth is historians aren’t totally sure. But it is certain that religious beliefs, a changing world, and a few super nosy neighbors collided to spell disaster for one New England town. No joke!From award-winning author Kate Messner comes the acclaimed nonfiction series that demolishes everything you thought you knew

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about Christopher Columbus, and learn all about the Taino people. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indigenous peoples, including the Taino, had been living there for thousands of years, raising their families, running their societies, and trading with their neighbors. He didn’t “discover” the lands at all! And his name? Not even really Christopher Columbus! Cowritten by bestselling author Kate Messner and our country’s premier Taino scholar, this fascinating addition to the series is the one that teachers have been asking for and that kids need to read.Discover the nonfiction series that demolishes everything you t

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans’ struggle for freedom. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. RIGHT? WRONG! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn’t very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner and coauthor and Brown Bookshelf contributor Gwendolyn Hooks deliver the whole truth about the Underground Railroad.Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history!Series Overview: HISTORY SMASHERS is a paperback original series that explores historical moments in a frank and often surprising manner—busting myths and having fun along the way. There’s a topic for every kid!

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history’s pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later―and most doctors never wore anything like that at all!With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19.Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history! Don’t miss History Smashers: The Mayflower, Women’s Right to Vote, Pearl Harbor, Titanic, and American Revolution.

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the Revolutionary War with beloved educator/author Kate Messner. The fun mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels make this perf

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the sinking of the Titanic with beloved educator/author Kate Messner. The fun mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels make this

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the infamous Pearl Harbor attack with beloved educator/author Kate Messner. The fun mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels mak

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Perfect for fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.In 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and made friends with Wampanoag people who gave them corn. RIGHT? WRONG! It was months before the Pilgrims met any Wampanoag people, and nobody gave anybody corn that day. Did you know that the pilgrims didn't go straight from England to Plymouth? No, they made a stop along the way--and almost stayed forever! Did you know there was a second ship, called the Speedwell, that was too leaky to make the trip? No joke. And just wait until you learn the truth about Plymouth Rock. Through illustrations, graphic panels, photographs, sidebars, and more, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known details behind the legends of the Mayflower and the first Thanksgiving. "Kate Messner serves up fun, fast history for kids who want the truth, the whole truth, a

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Perfect for fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.In 1920, Susan B. Anthony passed a law that gave voting rights to women in the United States. RIGHT?WRONG! Susan B. Anthony wasn’t even alive when the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. Plus, it takes a lot more than one person to amend the constitution.The truth is, it took millions of women to get that amendment into law. They marched! They picketed! They even went to jail. But in the end, it all came down to a letter from a state representative’s mom. No joke.Through illustrations, graphic panels, photographs, sidebars, and more, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known details behind the fight for women’s suffrage.Don’t miss History Smashers: The Mayflower!

A Japanese cultural historian shares a path to joyful living drawn from her nation’s unique approach to spirituality and nature, offering a blend of memoir, cultural reporting, and practical guidance for anyone struggling to find balance in our turbulent modern world.Everyone’s in the pursuit of happiness, but few know how to attain it. Millions around the world have turned to Japan for advice on finding theirIkigai,or summoningThe Courage to Be Disliked. Japan’s spiritual traditions hide in plain sight, forming the basis of so much of what we love about the country’s culture. Without Japan’s spiritual sustenance, Jiro wouldn’t dream of sushi; Hayao Miyazaki’s films wouldn’t spirit us away; and Marie Kondo wouldn’t spark joy.In her bookEight Million Ways to Happiness, Hiroko Yoda offers the culmination of her decade-long odyssey into the spiritual heart of her homeland. Readers follow Hiroko as she trains as a Shinto shrine-dancer, partakes in Buddhist funeral rituals, ascends holy mou

From the Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author: a perceptive novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and creativityA newcomer to New York, Wyeth is a Black painter who grew up in the South and is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. It’s challenging. Gallery shows displaying bad art. Pretentious artists jockeying for attention. The gossip and the backstabbing. While his part-time work for an art restorer is engaging, Wyeth suffers from artist’s block with his painting and he is finding it increasingly difficult to spark his creativity. When he meets Keating, a white former seminarian who left the priesthood, Wyeth begins to reconsider how to observe the world, in the process facing questions about the conflicts between Black and white art, the white gaze on the Black body, and the compromises we make – in art and in life.As he did so adeptly in Booker finalistReal Lifeand the bestsellingThe Late Americans, Brandon Taylor

A new story, a new love, an impossible divide. The much-awaited companion to theNew York TimesbestsellingYou’ve Reached Samwill break your heart open.I’ve missed you every day since you left. But I’m sure you already knew that. It’s time to let you go now. I’ll miss you all the time, Sam.It’s been a year since his best friend, Sam, died. Even though Oliver knows he won’t get a response, he can’t stop texting Sam’s number, especially as the anniversary of his death approaches.Then one day he accidentally hits the call button, and someone picks up.The voice on the other end isn’t Sam. Sam’s number was reassigned and a stranger has been receiving Oliver’s private and vulnerable messages for months. But Ben, a college student in Seattle, won’t remain a stranger for long. Oliver knows he should stop communicating now that he knows the truth—but he can’t get Ben out of his head.

From the Booker Prize finalist and “formidably gifted writer” (TheNew York Times), a vertiginous novel about a woman’s descent into illness and insanity.Amid a global pandemic, one young woman is trying to keep the pieces together – of her family, stunned by a devastating loss, and of her mind, left mangled and misfiring from a mystifying disease. She’s afraid of her own floorboards, and “WHAT IS LOVE? BABY DON’T HURT ME” plays over and over in her ears. She hates her friends, or more accurately, she doesn’t know who they are.Has the illness stolen her old mind and given her a new one? Does it mean she’ll get to start over from scratch, a chance afforded to very few people? The very weave of herself seems to have loosened: time and memories pass straight through her body. “I’m sorry not to respond to your email,” she writes, “but I live completely in the presentnow."Will There Ever Be Another Youis the brain-shredding, phosphorescent story of one woman’s dissolution and her attempt to

In this charming, fable-like book from Japan, a fox spirit sells magical confections to troubled humans, only for them to get a little more than they bargained for...Welcome. We don't get many humans here.In a cozy night-alley lies a very special store. It's only open between the full moon and the new moon, and it's full ofwagashi, Japanese sweets. Each candy claims to cure some ailment of the heart or the head. But who is the mysterious proprietor, and why does he study his customers so closely?From the girl who craves more time with her boyfriend to the friends with some buried resentments, each customer learns a valuable lesson from these sugary treats. The candies can give you what you most desire, but not always in the way you expect...Back to the shop owner—did that shadow just make it look like he has a pair of ears? Surely, not atail? If he is a half-fox spirit, so be it. But why is he so keen to study human emotions, and why does he say each candy has a "dosage"? Patience. Lik

From a clinical psychologist and expert in complex trauma recovery comes a powerful guide introducingfawning, an often-overlooked piece of the fight-flight-freeze reaction to trauma—explaining what it is, why it happens, and how to help survivors regain their voice and sense of self.Most of us are familiar with the three F's of trauma—fight, flight, or freeze.But psychologists have identified a fourth, extremely common (yet little-understood) response: fawning. Often conflated with “codependency” or “people-pleasing,” fawning occurs when we inexplicably drawcloserto a person or relationship that causes pain, rather than pulling away.Do you apologize to people who have hurt you?Ignore their bad behavior?Befriend your bullies?Obsess about saying the right thing?Make yourself into someone you’re not... while seeking approval that may never come?You might be a fawner.Fawning explains why we stay in bad jobs, fall into unhealthy partnerships, and tolerate dysfunctional environments, even wh

The beloved author ofHolespresents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us.Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France) lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia is in nearly as much peril as her struggling kingdom. Esquaveta desperately needs to forge an alliance, and to that end, Tullia's father has arranged a marriage between her and an odious prince. However, one month before the "wedding of the century," Tullia falls in love with a lowly apprentice scribe.The king turns to Anatole, his much-maligned magician. Seventeen years earlier, when Anatole first came to the castle, he was regarded as something of a prodigy. But after a long series of failures—the latest being an attempt to transform sand into gold—he has become the object of contempt and ridicule. The only one who still believes in him is the princess.When the king orders Anatole to brew a potion that will ensure Tull

Karen Hao 在《Empire of AI》中，記錄她對 OpenAI 及全球人工智慧競賽的近距離觀察。最初以安全為核心使命的非營利組織，隨著 ChatGPT 的成功與微軟資金的加入，逐漸捲入高速、資源密集且高度集中的競爭。書中不僅揭露 Altman 的辭退與復職內情，也細述 AI 產業的代價——昂貴的運算能力、全球規模的數據蒐集、低薪勞工清理資料，以及對能源與水資源的龐大消耗。透過跨洲採訪，本書展現了 AI 如何同時重塑經濟權力與加深社會不平等。An Instant New York Times Bestseller“Excellent and deeply reported.” —Tim Wu, The New York Times“Startling and intensely researched . . . an essential account of how OpenAI and ChatGPT came to be and the catastrophic places they will likely take us.” —Vulture“Hao’s reporting inside OpenAI is exceptional, and she’s persuasive in her argument that the public should focus less on A.I.’s putative ‘sentience’ and more on its implications for labor and the environment.” —Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New YorkerFrom a brilliant longtime AI insider with intimate access to the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI from the beginning, an eye-opening account of arguably the most fateful tech arms race in history, reshaping the planet in real time, from the cockpit of the company that is

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read this exciting junior novelization based on A Minecraft Movie, in theaters April 4, 2025!Based on the bestselling video game of all time, A Minecraft Movie brings the action to life as stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, and Emma Myers are transported inside the world of Minecraft, where they will have to avoid exploding creepers, battle dangerous piglins, and learn the arts of building, crafting, and creating to survive. This junior novelization retells the whole exciting story and features a full-color eight-page insert of images from the movie!

From the award-winning author of The Every and the illustrator behind the beloved picture book Her Right Foot comes an endearing and beautifully illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals.Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance. But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats—an actual boatload of goats—who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes’s view of the world.A story about friendship, beauty, liberation, and running very, very fast, The

胡達準備好迎接高三生活，打算參加社團、準備考試、寫出精彩的申請作文，一切都有計畫。但爸爸媽媽卻突然要離婚，讓她的世界天翻地覆。胡達開始擔心家庭、學校成績、朋友關係，還有在社區裡的位置。生活變得混亂，她也不再確定，自己還能不能找回熟悉的節奏與方向。In the hilarious and poignant follow-up to National Book Award Finalist Huda F Cares?, Huda's life and worldview is turned upside down when her parents announce they're divorcing.Huda Fahmy is ready for junior year. She’s got a plan to join all the clubs, volunteer everywhere, ace the ACTs, write the most awe-inspiring essay for her scholarship applications. Easy.But then Mama and Baba announce the most unthinkable news: they’re getting a divorce. Huda is devastated. She worries about what this will mean for her family, their place in the Muslim community, and her future. Her grades start tanking, she has a big fight with her best friend, and everything feels out of control. Will her life ever feel normal again? Huda F wants to know.

12歲的Fern自小生活在一個偏遠、崇尚簡樸的社群農莊，深信自己過著正直而純粹的生活。直到有天媽媽半夜帶她逃離，聲稱領導人Ben博士危險，Fern的信念開始動搖。她一心想回家，卻漸漸發現外面的世界不全是毒害，而農莊的真相也並非如此純淨。一場關於成長、懷疑與自我抉擇的勇氣之旅，就此展開。Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is a lie? This is a huge-hearted story about a girl learning to question everything—and to trust in herself.Fern’s lived at the Ranch, an off-the-grid, sustainable community in upstate New York, since she was six. The work is hard, but Fern admires the Ranch's leader, Dr. Ben. So when Fern’s mother sneaks them away in the middle of the night and says Dr. Ben is dangerous, Fern doesn't believe it. She wants desperately to go back, but her mom just keeps driving.Suddenly thrust into the treacherous, toxic, outside world, Fern can think only of how to get home. She has a plan, but it will take time. As that time goes by, though, Fern realizes there are things she will miss from this place—the library, a friend from school, the ocean—and there are things