书目

The 39 Clues#08: The Emperor's Code 39条线索-8:皇帝密码ISBN9780545060486

内容简介

The"NewYorkTimes"bestsellingseries.Astheracetofindthe39Cluesbuildstoitsexplosivefinish,AmyandDanmuststealaClueguardedbythousandsoftheworld'sbestsoldiers.Withtheirenemiesclosingin,thesiblingsareeparated.Together,theyalmosthaveachance,butalone...CouldthesearchforthisCluespelltheendofAmyandDan?

作者简介

GordonKorman(bornOctober23,1963)isaCanadianauthor,primarilyofnovelsforchildrenandyoungadults.HelivesinLongIsland'sGreatNeck,NewYork,withhiswifeandthreechildren.KormanwasborninMontreal,Quebecwhereheliveduntil1970.KormangrewupinThornhill,OntariojustnorthofToronto,OntarioandattendedpublichighschoolThornleaSecondarySchoolinThornhill,Ontario.KormanmovedtotheUnitedStatestoattendcollegeatNewYorkUniversitywherehestudiedinthefilmandfilm-writingdepartment.KormanreceivedaBAfromNewYorkUniversityin1985;hisdegreewasinDramaticandVisualWritingwithaminorinMotionPictureandTelevision.Kormanwrotehisfirstbookunexpectedlywhenhewastwelveyearsold.Whilein7thgradeatGermanMillsPublicSchool,his7thgradeEnglishwritingassignmentbecamethemanu*forKorman'sfirstbookThisCan'tBeHappeningatMacdonaldHall,thefirstbookinhisBrunoandBootsseries.Mr.Hamilton,Korman's7thgradeEnglishteacher,wasatrackandfieldcoachwhosuddenlyfoundhimselfteachingEnglishforthefirsttime.Hamiltonrequiredstudentstowriteanovelduringthesemester.KormanwastheScholasticArrowBookClubmonitorfortheclass;aftercompletingtheassignment,hemailedhismanu*toScholastic.ThisCan'tBeHappeningatMacdonaldHallwaspublishedbyScholasticPressin1978whenKormanwasonlyfourteenyearsold.BeforegraduatingfromhighschoolinThornhill,Ont.,Kormanwroteandpublishedmorethanahandfulofbooks,includingBewaretheFish,LosingJoe'splaceandGoJumpinthePool.Kormanwentontopublishmanymorebooks,includingNoCoinsPlease,GoJumpinthePool,TheWarwithMr.Wizzle,andSwindle.

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