<2016 Newbery Honor>紐伯瑞銀牌獎
二次世界大戰期間,許多孩子被送到英國鄉下避難,代由他人撫養。Ada因為天生腳掌畸形,從小被關在家中不曾外出。戰爭期間她逃跑出去,與兄弟Jamie一起到鄉下避難,暫時由嚴肅的Susan Smith照顧。在艱困的環境中,堅強的Ada重新學習、體驗一切,不論醜惡或美好。甚至勇敢到自學騎馬克服先天的障礙。隨著時間流逝,Ada從小缺乏的母愛漸漸讓Susan的陪伴中填滿,培養出母女般的情感。本書不僅小孩愛看,大人讀者也都深受感動,是講述戰爭歷史中最溫暖的一本書。
A Newbery Honor Book
Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School)
Wall Street Journal Best Children's Books of 2015
New York Public Library's 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson’s Sons and for fans of Number the Stars.
Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him.
So begins a new adventure of Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother?
This masterful work of historical fiction is equal parts adventure and a moving tale of family and identity—a classic in the making.
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