创世纪暑期作业

Great stories take flight in this adventurous middle-grade anthology crafted by ten of the most recognizable and diverse authors writing today. Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander delivers a story in-verse about a boy who just might have magical powers; National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson spins a tale of friendship against all odds; and Meg Medina uses wet paint to color in one girl’s world with a short story that 激励d her Newbery award-winner Merci Suárez Changes Gear. +, seven more bold voices that bring this collection to new heights with tales that challenge, 激励, 赞美我们所有人的独特才能.

A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle-grade novel.

Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. 当她的监护人, 妹妹万达, announces that Bicycle is going to attend a camp w在这里 she will learn to make friends, 自行车说不可能，然后骑着自行车去旧金山见她的偶像, 著名的自行车手, 他肯定会是她第一个真正的朋友.

Who knew that a ghost would haunt her handlebars and that she would have to contend with bike-hating dogs, 一匹喜欢骑自行车的马, bike-crushing猪, 还有一位穿黑衣服的神秘女士. 在她旅途的起起落落, 自行车发现朋友并不是一件坏事, 一打饼干就能解决大部分问题.

马库斯·维加身高6英尺，体重180磅，长着过早的小胡子. When you look like this and you're only in the eighth grade, you're both a threat and a target. 马库斯知道同学和老师在看他时看到的是什么:一个怪物.

但表象是具有欺骗性的. 在家里，马库斯是一个忠诚的兄弟. 他还想办法赚钱，为家里的应急基金做贡献. His mom works long hours and his dad walked out ten years ago—someone has to pick up the slack.

在外围博彩平台打架后，他面临停学, Marcus and his family decide to hit the reset button and regroup for a week in Puerto Rico. Marcus is more interested in finding his father, though, who is somew在这里 on the island. Through a series of misadventures that take Marcus all over Puerto Rico in search of the elusive Mr. Vega, Marcus meets a colorful cast of characters who show him the many faces of fatherhood. 他甚至还学了一点西班牙语.

Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish is a novel about discovering home and identity in uncharted landscapes.

When three very different girls find a mysterious invitation to a lavish mansion, 冒险和恶作剧的承诺太吸引人了，不容错过. 奥菲利亚·卡斯蒂略(一个崭露头角的记者), 阿斯特·道格拉斯(书香十足的吃货), 和卡特·加西亚(一个遵纪守法的观鸟者)见到了邀请背后的孩子, 莱恩DiSanti, 这不是一见钟情. 但他们很快就为了一个共同的任务而团结起来，那就是找到植物群, 他们当地的童子军, 抛弃过时的传统. 在他们寻求正义的过程中, 独立, 一个难忘的夏天, the girls form their own troop and find something they didn't know they needed: sisterhood.

Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. 关于艾迪，他只剩下他朋友写故事的日记了. Tristan is dreading the month he’s going to spend on his grandparents’ farm in Alabama, 他要去哪里从悲剧中恢复过来. But on his first night t在这里, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie’s journal. 特里斯坦追着它——那是洋娃娃吗? ——他们在一棵瓶子树下拔河. 最后一次尝试从那怪物手中夺回日记, 特里斯坦打了那棵树, 不小心在MidPass上撕开了一个裂缝, 一个有燃烧的海的动荡之地, 鬼骨船, 还有猎杀这个世界上居民的铁怪物. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American gods John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. 为了回家, 特里斯坦和他的新盟友需要去引诱阿南西神, 织工的, 从躲藏中走出来，封住天空的洞. 但与骗子阿南西的交易总是要付出代价的. 特里斯坦能在失去更多他所爱的东西之前拯救这个世界吗?

胜利意味着名誉和财富. 失去就意味着死亡. 饥饿游戏开始了. . . .

在一个曾经被称为北美的地方的废墟中坐落着帕纳姆国, 被十二个外围地区包围的闪闪发光的国会大厦. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, 在电视直播中殊死搏斗. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. 无意中，她成为了竞争者. 但如果她要赢, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

第一个, t在这里 were ten—a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a little private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is now在这里 to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal—and a secret that will seal their fate. 因为每个人都被标记为杀人犯. 府邸的每个房间里都挂着一首著名的童谣:

"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then t在这里 were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then t在这里 were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay t在这里 then t在这里 were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then t在这里 were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then t在这里 were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then t在这里 were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then t在这里 were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then t在这里 were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then t在这里 was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then t在这里 were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. 他们一个接一个地成为猎物. 在周末结束之前，就没有了. 谁策划了这个卑鄙的阴谋? 谁会留下来讲述这个故事? 只有死人是不容怀疑的.