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紐伯瑞銀獎《A Wish in the Dark》作者以泰國為原型打造古老、奇異的海上冒險。前途備受矚目的製圖師助理得到遠征繪製地圖的機會，前往傳說中的島嶼。謊稱家世的她其實來自低下階級，秘密會在危機重重的旅途中被揭穿嗎？From Christina Soontornvat, the visionary and versatile author of two 2021 Newbery Honor Books, comes a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world.In a fantasy adventure every bit as compelling and confident in its world building as her Newbery Honor Book A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat explores a young woman’s struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a conman―and in a kingdom where the status of one’s ancestors dictates their social position, the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn’t the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship might be heading for the fa

Fans of Avatar: the Last Airbender and F. C. Yee’s New York Times bestselling Kyoshi novels can now collect both hardcover editions in this acclaimed duologyThe Rise of Kyoshi delves into the origin s

This fully-illustrated Little Golden Book is based on the Disney animated film Raya and the Last Dragon--set to hit theaters Spring 2021 Walt Disney Animation Studios' fantasy-action-adventure, Raya a

What secrets are hidden within the walls of a desolate farmhouse in a forgotten corner of Lapland?Early spring has its icy grip on Odesmark, a small village in northernmost Sweden, abandoned by many o

Jill Murphy's bestselling classic Peace at Last has delighted children for almost fourty years, and is equally beloved by tired parents who are all too familiar with the plight of poor Mr Bear. With a

What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway?Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope.

In this close reading designed to discover the primal relationship between a poet's first and last words, Simmons (English, U. of Iowa) juxtaposes the first and last books of seven poets: Robert Lowel

The epic conclusion to the Omen of the Stars story arc from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter. This book will also include the latest challenge in the ongoing Warriors Adventure Game.The en

Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. Bilingual Edition. Translated from the Spanish by Stuart Krimko. In his final two books, Hector Viel Temperley sought to create a complete world, a surreal realm of prof

In Last Looks, Last Books, the eminent critic Helen Vendler examines the ways in which five great modern American poets, writing their final books, try to find a style that does justice to life and de

Historical analysis of the German Democratic Republic has tended to adopt a top-down model of the transmission of authority. However, developments were more complicated than the standard state/societ