纽伯瑞大奖1998年

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1998 Medal Winner: Out Of the Dust by Karen Hesse 简介 适读年龄：9岁以上 年级：4年级以上 女孩乔的母亲死了，她的父亲一蹶不振，和她的关系越来越疏远，她唯一的好朋友因为贫困也不得不另迁居所，乔感觉不到自己的生活有一丝值得留恋的地方，于是，她出走了，去找寻一个远离尘嚣烦恼的地方……这是以散文诗体写就的一部充满哀伤气息的小说，真实反映了美国经济大萧条时期的一些生活画面。 This gripping story, written in sparse first-person, free-verse poems, is the compelling tale of Billie Jo's struggle to survive during the dust bowl years of the Depression. With stoic courage, she learns to cope with the loss of her mother and her grieving father's slow deterioration. There is hope at the end when Billie Jo's badly burned hands are healed, and she is able to play her beloved piano again. The 1998 Newbery Medal winner. Out of the Dust is a verse novel written by Karen Hesse. It was the winner of the Newbery Medal in 1998, Scott O'Dell Award, an ALA Notable Children's Book, an ALA "Best book", a School Library Journal "best book of the year", a Booklist "Editors' Choice" award, a Book Links "Lasting Connection", a Publishers Weekly "best book of the year", and a New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" selection. Set in Oklahoma during the years 1934-1935, this book tells the story of a family of farmers during the Dust Bowl years. With Billie Jo being the main character, the book goes into her own life and struggles. The structure of the novel is unusual in that the plot is advanced entirely through a series of free verse poems. Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Like the Oklahoma dust bowl from which she came, 14-year-old narrator Billie Jo writes in sparse, free-floating verse. In this compelling, immediate journal, Billie Jo reveals the grim domestic realities of living during the years of constant dust storms: That hopes--like the crops--blow away in the night like skittering tumbleweeds. That trucks, tractors, even Billie Jo's beloved piano, can suddenly be buried beneath drifts of dust. Perhaps swallowing all that grit is what gives Billie Jo--our strong, endearing, rough-cut heroine--the stoic courage to face the death of her mother after a hideous accident that also leaves her piano-playing hands in pain and permanently scarred. Meanwhile, Billie Jo's silent, windblown father is literally decaying with grief and skin cancer before her very eyes. When she decides to flee the lingering ghosts and dust of her homestead and jump a train west, she discovers a simple but profound truth about herself and her plight. There are no tight, sentimental endings here--just a steady ember of hope that brightens Karen Hesse's exquisitely written and mournful tale. Hesse won the 1998 Newbery Award for this elegantly crafted, gut-wrenching novel, and her fans won't want to miss The Music of Dolphins or Letters from Rifka. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Publishers Weekly In a starred review of the 1998 Newbery Medal winner, set during the Depression, PW said, "This intimate novel, written in stanza form, poetically conveys the heat, dust and wind of Oklahoma. With each meticulously arranged entry Hesse paints a vivid picture of her heroine's emotions." Ages 11-13. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. ———————————————————————————————————————

Honor Books:

· Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (HarperCollins)

简介 适读年龄：13岁以上 Ella is a girl with a most unusual gift, and her story has charmed readers and critics alike. Now Miramax Films brings this wholly original Cinderella story to the silver screen, complete with princes, ogres, wicked stepsisters, and a fairy-tale ending fit for a princess. 　　这是一本充满勇气、趣味十足的童话，是灰姑娘故事的新版本。 　　主人公爱拉出生在一个色彩斑斓的奇幻世界中，这里的孩子在出生时都能得到美丽仙女的特殊“礼物”。爱拉得到的则是露欣达仙女那伴随终生的咒语——顺从，也就是必须无条件地服从任何人的任何要求，哪怕是极其苛刻与无理的要求都要马上照办。不管她喜欢不喜欢，都要去做。否则，就会引起身体上的种种不舒服，比如头晕目眩、呕吐等等。这让爱拉随时随地陷入困扰、矛盾和痛苦之中。这个可怕的“礼物”使爱拉常常放弃自己心爱的东西，不能做自己的主人，只能像个傀儡似地任人摆布，不能自主。 　　爱拉的母亲为了防止他人伤害自己女儿，千叮咛万嘱咐，要求爱拉保守个中秘密。即便如此，在这种不幸咒语的左右之下，倔强的爱拉还是饱受生活的不公正待遇。 　　然而爱拉，这个受了诅咒的灰姑娘，却不肯如此度过一生，她要挣脱咒语的控制，恢复心灵的自由。于是，她更加叛逆，为的是尽可能保有自由的意志。也因为这种勇敢而永不认输的个性，爱拉开始寻找为自己解除咒语的冒险之旅。随着唯一疼爱她的母亲在爱拉15岁时不幸病故，痛定思痛的爱拉决心寻找露欣达仙女，恳请她收回这纠缠不清的咒语。一路上，她交到许多朋友，也遭遇到重重危险。她机智地驯服了食人妖，还与精灵结为朋友。在寻求自由和发现自我的途中她化险为夷，还巧遇英俊的的王子，并很快坠入爱河，爱拉可以与其分享一切，唯独不能说出心中的秘密。当这份感情日渐发展成熟时，心地善良的爱拉十分担心由于咒语的影响，她会对王子及其国家带来灾祸。为了自己心爱的人，她选择了逃避……在假面舞会上，她为了救出王子，忍受了身心痛苦，与咒语进行了激烈的抗争。历经磨难的爱拉坚强地战胜了重重困难，凭着她的机智和语言天赋，破解了露欣达的“咒语”，终于恢复了自由，也得到了王子的爱。最后，爱拉和王子结了婚，过上幸福的生活。 　　美国《华盛顿邮报》评论道：“独具一格的人性刻画和清新可人的笔触，使这个创新版本的灰姑娘故事引人入胜。”《书评》则评道“小说既保有传统故事的精神元素，又添加了许多颠覆传统的幽默情节。”《纽约时报》说：“小主人公的生气、智慧、胆识以及她与自己最大的弱点顽强抗争的勇气，令人钦佩和感动。” 　　好莱坞已把这本童话改编成同名电影。导演是汤米·欧哈佛 ，爱拉由安妮·海瑟薇饰。其他演员有：休·丹西、加里·埃尔维斯CaryElwes帕特里克·博金。曾创造乐坛无数神话的原“野人花园”主唱戴伦·海斯翻唱了E.L.O的经典作品“StrangeMagic”以作本片的插曲之一。2004年4月9日首映。 　　本书的中文译本已由新蕾出版社出版，收入"国际大奖小说系列"中(出版和购买事宜请参看本站2006年4月4日"消息和趣闻23") 电影在线看：http://video.sina.com.cn/v/b/51568916-2114198937.html

· Lily's Crossing

by Patricia Reilly Giff (Delacorte) 简介 适读年龄：8岁以上 年级：3年级以上 When Lily meets Albert, a refugee from Hungary, during the summer of 1944, they begin a special friendship. However, Lily and Albert have both told lies, and Lily has told a lie that may cost Albert his life. Editorial ReviewsAmazon.com ReviewLily's blissful summer of 1944 comes to a rude halt when her father is drafted into the military. Left alone with her grandmother in the family's summer home in Rockaway, New York, Lily befriends Albert, a shy Hungarian refugee her own age. Narrator Mia Dillon convincingly conveys the emotional complexity of both children, capturing the urgency and doubt that arise from Lily's internal dialogue and providing a sensitive portrayal of Albert, complete with Hungarian accent. Albert's tentativeness and sorrow are apparent to the listener long before Lily can fully understand his painful experiences in war-torn Europe. Dillon establishes the tension of the story early on, and consistently maintains the character and emotion of the respective players in this winner of the 1999 Audie Award for best children's production. (Running time: 3.5 hours, 3 cassettes) --Bryony Angell --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Publishers WeeklyPW's starred review of this 1998 Newbery Honor book said that the WWII homefront novel, about Lily's growing friendship with a Hungarian refugee, "has all the ingredients that best reward readers." Ages 8-12. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Wringer by Jerry Spinelli (HarperCollins)

简介 适读年龄：13岁以上 He was not aware that he ever stopped crying.In his sleep a voice echoed down the long dark barrel of a cannon: You have run out of birthdays. In the morning he awoke suddenly to a flutter of wings. Birthdays are an obsession where Palmer comes from, but if turning a year older means initiation into a violent practice he despises, he'd rather not. Unfortunately, Palmer cannot stop time any more than he can change tradition. So as this next and most important birthday approaches, Palmer knows that it's now or never. Something must be done. Editorial ReviewsAmazon.com ReviewNewbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli tells a story of peer pressure so foul, so horrifying, that Wringer should be shelved along with Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War. Nine-year-old Palmer dreads his upcoming 10th birthday. In his town, when boys are 10 years old they become "wringers," the boys who wring the necks of wounded pigeons at the annual Pigeon Day shoot. Palmer is sickened by the whole event. To make matters worse, his new buddies--Beans, Mutto, and Henry--have just discovered that Palmer has been hiding a pet pigeon in his room. What will Palmer do? Will he become a wringer to save face, or will he follow his heart? Wringer will appeal to preteens and younger teens who love to read suspenseful books on their own, but it would also be a good story to read aloud to spark discussion about the perils and nuances of peer pressure. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From School Library JournalPalmer dreads his 10th birthday, when he will become a "wringer," trained to wring the necks of pigeons gunned down in an annual shooting contest. The thought of killing the birds sickens him, as does the bullying behavior of his three buddies. When Palmer makes a pet of a stray pigeon, he struggles to find the courage needed to confront his peers and act according to his conscience. A moral drama sure to engage young readers and promote classroom discussion. A Newbery Honor selection. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Summary:He did not want to be a wringer. Palmer LaRue is rnning out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten, the day he's supposed to become a wringer. This thing, this not wanting to be a wringer, did it ever knock him from his bike? Unite his sneaker lace? Call him a name? Stand up and fight? Palmer thinks that becoming a wringer is something he can't stop...until the day a visitor shows up at his window. It was simply, merely there, a whisper of featherwings, reminding him of the moment he dreaded above all others. Should he open the window? In his dreams the moment had already come. Should he invite fear into his room? In his dreams he looks down to find his hands around the neck of the pigeon. What is it like to be hated? For much of his life Palmer Larue had felt he was standing at the edge of a black, bottomless hole. On the fifty-ninth day before his tenth birthday, he fell in. Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten -- the day he'll take his place beside all the other ten-year-old boys in town, the day he'll be a wringer. But Palmer doesn't want to be a wringer. It's one of the first things he learned about himself and it's one of the biggest things he has to hide. In Palmer's town being a wringer is an honor, a tradition passed down from father to son. Palmer can't stop himself from being a wringer just like he can't stop himself from growing one year older, just like he can't stand up to a whole town -- right? Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli's most powerful novel yet is a gripping tale of how one boy learns how not to be afraid. [ 本帖最后由 我爱飞飞 于 2012-8-5 08:24 编辑 ]