The Essential Code

本書是一個關於友情、勇氣與希望的冬日故事。十歲半的女孩 Blessing 正面臨三個難題：霸凌、母親的憂鬱，以及永無止盡的寒冬。就在她快要放棄時，一位六百歲的雪人 Albert Framlington 出現在她面前——他遵守〈雪人守則第二條〉：雪人永遠幫助需要幫助的孩子。故事以奇幻的設定包裹現實的情感，筆觸溫暖而誠實，描繪出一段互相療癒的友誼。這不只是關於冬天，更是關於心中光亮的故事。In this cozy winter story, a six-hundred-year-old snowman and a ten-and-a-half-year-old girl strike up an unlikely friendship as they try to bring an end to the longest winter ever. Article II of the Snowman Code: A snowman always helps a child in need. It's March, but the ground is still covered in snow, the lake in the park is still frozen over, and ten-and-a-half-year-old Blessing has three problems: Problem #1: Blessing hasn't gone to school in months. She just can't stand those bullies, the Driplet Triplets, so her only solution to avoiding them is to pretend she and her mom moved to Australia. Problem #2: Blessing's mom gets sad in the winter. So sad she doesn't go to work and sometimes doesn't get out of bed. Problem #3: The city is experiencing its longest ever winter, with no end in sig

Celebrate the holidays with this collection of Christmas classics, including A Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker, and a collection of holiday short stories--together in one paperback boxed set! Celebrate the season with this collection of popular holiday stories from Christmases past. This set includes E. T. A. Hoffman's The Nutcracker, the story of a girl's Christmas gift coming to life and battling the sinister mouse king, which later inspired Tchaikovsky's popular holiday ballet. Next is A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens's renowned novella about the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge being confronted with his greed and learning the meaning of Christmas. Rounding out the set is The Twelve Classics of Christmas, a collection of twelve holiday short stories. From favorites like Clement C. Moore's "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" to lesser-known tales from beloved authors like Louisa May Alcott, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Brothers Grimm, this anthology is