From the author of the break-out hit ttyl, a dark and utterly readable take on the hierarchy of high school girls. There are Gossip Girls and Mean Girls but no one has come as close to the dark heart of high-school girl politics as Lauren Myracle does in this shivery smart, wonderfully strange story of a high school where popularity can be stolen. No one notices Jane—not the jocks, the stoners, the debaters, the drama geeks, the cheerleaders, and especially not the Bitches, the school royalty made up of one girl from each class who's so transcendently beautiful and fascinating that no one can help but worship her. Imagine Jane's surprise when the Bitches approach her to be their freshman member. She wants this kind of popularity more than anything, but when she discovers the sinister secret of the Bitches' power, she's forced to make the toughest choice of her life. This savagely funny book will be the talk of the season.
诺贝尔文学奖得主、《丛林故事》作者吉卜林最有名的经典故事集《Just So Stories》(原来如此)用最天马行空的想象力告诉你这一切的答案。全书由12篇引人入胜的短篇故事组成,充满了异域风情和诙谐幽默。吉卜林发挥天马行空的想象力,讲述了诸多动物的来历和世界之初的样子。在书中,这些动物时而机智、时而鲁莽、时而勤劳、时而笨拙……故事就在它们之间栩栩如生地展开。吉卜林通过拟人的手法、生动的情节和逗趣的语言,赋予了动物们人类的性格,为孩子们描绘了一个想象中的广阔天地,同时也把现实生活中的教训传达给孩子们,让孩子们在听故事的同时,在潜移默化中明白生活的道理。