Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg | 3+ | 950 | Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War. Through a series of fascinating events, Homer's older brother has been illegally sold to the Union Army. It is up to Homer to find him and save him. Along the way, he encounters strange but real people of that era: two trick... |
When you reach me by Stead, Rebecca | 11+ | 750 | 这或许是一个冷漠的世界,20世纪 70年代的美国离我们太遥远。
但是我还是能想起《阳光灿烂的日子》里的北京。里面说,街道是我们的。那是因为大人们不在。
我也会想起《瑞典火柴》里描述的巴黎,书里这样说:我的街光辉灿烂。
这是《当你到达我》的纽约,70年代的纽约的街道有着阴冷的味道,有流浪汉,醉汉,有独自回家的孩子,还有我们看不见的东西。我们会失去唯一的朋友,我们会变得孤独。
米兰达是个典型的钥匙女孩,单亲家庭,妈妈做着一份无聊的工作,好像除了从办公室拿点可以在家里用的东西回来,这份工作就是一个食之无味,弃之可惜的鸡肋,但是又能怎么样呢?一切都是为了生存。
这个世界是以事物为基础建立起来的,就像书的每个章节都是以东西作为标题。真实的世界有时无聊透顶,米兰达很少有朋友。唯一的朋友,却忽然失踪了。拯救的行动很有点荒诞,需要勇气,需要想象,需要很多其他的东西。
但是就算你在这个世界感到寂寞孤独,你还可以拥有一样东西,那就是神秘。这种诗意的神秘让你的好奇心和勇气异军突起,让你能够接受陌生的人或事的挑战。让你可以在时间里穿梭,拯救你最好的朋友。
书给我的震撼使我拥有了某样东西,属于我的记忆,我的记忆光辉灿烂。 记忆中真实和想象无处不在,真实或许平凡,但是想象却可以惊险刺激。很多年以后。你学会了不少东西,旅行到许多地方,见识过其他的——也就是根据天空、太阳、海洋而不同的——亮光,辨析对人对植物同样必要的光明中无法相比的深浅差别。但是属于你记忆依然清晰。 |
Number the stars | 3+ | 670 | This is an amazing novel about a young Jewish girl named Annemarie, living in Nazi Germany. After reading this book, Annemarie was my new hero.
AnneMarie is ten years old and she lives in Copenhagen, Denmark with her mother, father, and younger sister Kirsti. Annemarie's mother is an amazing women who risked her life to save Annemarie's best friend Ellen and her family escape Nazi Germany.
This story begins in September 1943. Annemarie and Ellen were both jewish, but really didnt understand what was happening. One day they were stopped by 2 Nazi soldiers on their way home from school. Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen told them to find a new school route to avoid another encounter. That Fall, Mrs. Hirsch's neighborhood shop is closed down. Annemaries mom was very worried and felt uneasy about staying in Denmark. The Rosen's flee Denmark, but leave Ellen behind with Johansons. That night, Soldiers come to the Johansons apartment and demand they then where the Rosens were. They refused to answer and the soldiers searched their apartment.
Mrs. Johanson tells the soldiers that Ellen is their other daughter Lise, but the soldiers are sceptical because Ellen has darker hair. Mrs. Johanson shows a baby picture of her daughter Lise to the soldier to show that she had dark hair as a child. Now this is one of my favorite parts, Annemarie hears the soldiers coming up to her bedroom door. She grabs Ellen's necklace (it was the star of David)and sqeezes hard and as the door opens she rips the necklace from Ellen's neck and shoves it under her pillow. This part shows me that Annemarie would risk her life for her friend. |