Newbery

Turtle in Paradise (2011 Newbery Honor Book)
出版社： Random House, Inc. (International Division)
書林書號：
20147914
作者：
Holm, Jennifer L.
定價：
280
會員價：
$238
ISBN：
9780375836909
出版年份：
2011
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
188
  • 本書介紹
【天涯海角處，找到童年的美好】《Turtle in Paradise 小龜的天堂》

2011紐伯瑞銀獎作品

　　十一歲的女孩小龜想要有個家。
　　只是沒想到當她抵達遙遠的西嶼島後，赫然發現……
　　這裡的男孩天天忙著換嬰兒尿布，
　　這裡的鞋子沒人敢穿，
　　這裡的《海螺電訊報》，早早就通知大家小龜來了！

　　這可好玩了。
　　西嶼島到底是什麼地方？
　　在西嶼島，小龜找得到夢想中的家嗎？

　　西嶼的生活很不同。那裡屋舍破舊，卻傳說藏有神祕的寶藏；那裡生活拮据，人們臉上卻掛著笑容；最重要的是，那裡的孩子雖然壞，卻壞的可愛透了。

　　本書以美國經濟大蕭條為時代背景，描述堅強樂觀的十一歲小女孩小龜，如何在艱困的環境下，和她的表兄弟一同度過充滿樂趣的童年時光。本書故事融合了作者家族回憶和真實歷史故事，讀來幽默有趣且具有獨特的西嶼風情，引領讀者用小龜正向樂觀的態度面對困境，帶領讀者體會童年時光的美好。

In Jennifer L. Holm's New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor winning middle grade historical fiction novel, life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935 and jobs and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtle's mama gets a job housekeeping for a lady who doesn't like kids, Turtle says goodbye without a tear and heads off to Key West, Florida to live with relatives she's never met. Florida's like nothing Turtle's ever seen before though. It's hot and strange, full of rag tag boy cousins, family secrets, scams, and even buried pirate treasure! Before she knows what's happened, Turtle finds herself coming out of the shell she's spent her life building, and as she does, her world opens up in the most unexpected ways. Filled with adventure, humor and heart, Turtle in Paradise is an instant classic both boys and girls with love.

Includes an Author's Note with photographs and further background on the Great Depression, as well as additional resources and websites.
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