榮獲2016年Newbery Honor 紐伯瑞銀牌獎
故事背景在二次世界大戰期間,當時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,被心生自卑的缺職母親關在家中不曾外出。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。甚至勇敢地自學騎馬克服先天障礙。隨著時間流逝,Ada從小缺乏的母愛漸漸讓Susan的陪伴填滿,培養出母女般的情感。
不曾到過戶外的Ada第一次踏在草地上,感受陽光照在臉上的感覺,這對她來說是如此不同的經歷!親生母親的厭惡與自卑在她身上烙下了極大的傷痛,但若從未走出囚禁她的牢籠,她還能擁有什麼?本書在二戰的歷史背景中,道出一個戰火中的童年,以及深受家庭暴力下,對生命打擊得喪失希望,卻如和重拾勇氣攀爬而上的心路歷程。
本書不僅是青少年的愛書,大人讀者也都深受感動,讓人理解戰爭底下人們在世局動盪的卑微生活,也看見人性的各種面貌,有難以想像的尖酸醜惡,卻也有低調溫暖堅韌的一面,端看一個人的際遇,是否冒險走出值得自己的人生。
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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