纽伯瑞大奖1968年

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1968 Medal Winner: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg (Atheneum) 简介 适读年龄：8岁以上 When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere she wants to run to somewhere--to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and preferably elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother, Jamie, has money and thus can help her with the serious cash flow problem she invites him along. Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie, find themselves caught up in the mystery of an angel statue that the museum purchased at an auction for a bargain price of $250. The statue is possibly an early work of the Renaissance master Michelangelo, and therefore worth millions. Is it? Or isn't it? Claudia is determined to find out. This quest leads Claudia to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the remarkable old woman who sold the statue and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself. —————————————————————————————————————— Honor Books:

· Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg (Atheneum)

简介 适读年龄：8岁以上 Elizabeth is an only child, new in town, and the shortest kid in her class. She's also pretty lonely, until she meets Jennifer. Jennifer is...well, different. She's read Macbeth. She never wears jeans or shorts. She never says "please" or "thank you." And she says she is a witch. It's not always easy being friends with a witch, but it's never boring. At first an apprentice and then a journeyman witch, Elizabeth learns to eat raw ends and how to cast small spells. And she and Jennifer collaborate on cooking up an ointment that will enable them to fly. That's when a marvelous toad, Hilary Ezra, enters their lives. And that's when trouble starts to brew.

· The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell (Houghton) 简介 阅读年龄：10岁以上 年级：5年级以上 From the depths of a cave in the Vermilion Sea, Ramon Salazar has wrested a black pearl so lustrous and captivating that his father, an expert pearl dealer, is certain Ramon has found the legendary Pearl of Heaven. Such a treasure is sure to bring great joy to the villagers of their tiny coastal town, and even greater renown to the Salazar name. No diver, not even the swaggering Gaspar Ruiz, has ever found a pearl like this! But is there a price to pay for a prize so great? When a terrible tragedy strikes the village, old Luzon’s warning about El Diablo returns to haunt Ramon. If El Diablo actually exists, it will take all Ramon’s courage to face the winged creature waiting for him offshore.

　　《黑珍珠》获国际安徒生奖及纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖。拉蒙在“恶魇魟鱼”洞里采到一颗硕大无比的黑珍珠，轰动了整个拉巴兹城。他父亲勃拉斯卖珠不成，把黑珍珠献给了圣母。采珠队在海上遇到风暴，由于他父亲自恃有圣母保佑，没有及时躲避，整个船队全部覆没，仅采珠工塞维利亚人生还。拉蒙遭此厄运，以为“恶魔魟鱼”作怪，索要珍珠，所以偷出珍珠准备物归原主。不料塞维利亚人在海上劫持他，逼他同去圭麦斯出售珍珠。后来塞维利亚人杀死“恶魔魟鱼”，自己也在搏斗中丧生。拉蒙在不平凡的经历中破除了种种迷信，成长为大人。他侥幸生还，把珍珠还给教堂，供大家欣赏。

The Fearsome Inn

by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Scribner)

简介 Two witches, who practice their evil trade on lost travellers, are banished through the wisdom of a student of the holy cabala, and the power of his magic chalk. The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Atheneum) 阅读年龄：8岁以上 The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things start happening. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?