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青少年小說(Age 9+)
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2019-06-27
Broken Strings
Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer
Penguin Random House
September 2019
288pp
書籍編號:
10-1492
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● 內文簡介

★榮獲Vine Award加拿大猶太文學的青少兒類獎
★作者Eric Walters連續兩年獲提名Astrid Lindgren紀念獎
★入圍加拿大紅楓獎、TD童書獎、Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz童書獎、IODE Canada Violet Downey圖書獎決選!
★獲《柯克斯書評》、《學校圖書館學報》、《CM Magazine》大力推薦
★已授權美、加、匈、韓!
★作者說書影片連結如下:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoYAe_2CBZs

一把小提琴、一齣中學音樂劇揭開了一段黑暗的家族秘密,由金獎作家二人組共同構成這段動人的故事,適合喜歡《穿梭集中營》(The Devil’s Arithmetic)和《漢娜的旅行箱》(Hana’s Suitcase)的讀者。

時間是2002年,雙子星恐攻的震撼仍餘波盪漾,而雪莉.柏曼(Shirli Berman)也因此失去了親愛的祖母,不過她決心要向前看。她是中學裡歌喉最好的女孩,參加了《屋頂上的提琴手》音樂劇主角甄選,但是卻失望地發現自己被分配到劇中那個老猶太媽媽的角色,而不是她想要的姐妹角色。不過還是有個好處:她的「丈夫」不是別人,正是班.摩根(Ben Morgan),他是學校裡最帥氣、最受歡迎的男孩。

雪莉決定要全心投入角色,於是在祖父的閣樓裡四處翻找適合的道具,卻在角落發現一把老舊的小提琴,真奇怪,因為她的阿公(猶太人稱Zayde)好像從來就不喜歡音樂,甚至也從來沒去看過她的歌唱演出。她把提琴拿給祖父看,祖父暴跳如雷,她從來沒看過他這麼生氣,而儘管雪莉很害怕知道這把提琴或許代表了什麼,她還是努力跟阿公修補關係,並發現了那股怒氣背後可怕的原因。長久埋藏著的家族秘密曝了光,雪莉也學到了音樂的真正力量,既可怕而又奇妙。

 

● 作者簡介

艾瑞克.華特斯(Eric Walters),是加拿大相當知名而多產的兒童與青少年小說家,他的著作贏得超過120座獎項,包括十三座不同單位的兒童選擇獎,同時還有非洲兒童圖書獎、聯合國教科文組織的寬容文學獎(UNESCO Award for Literature in Service of Tolerance)以及克里斯多夫獎(The Christopher Award)。他的著作已經翻譯成十三種語言,目前居住於加拿大安大略省貴湖(Guelph),共同創立了創造希望慈善基金會(Creation of Hope),為肯亞恩布尼區(Mbooni)的孤兒提供照護。2014年,艾瑞克獲得加拿大員佐勳章。

凱西.凱瑟(Kathy Kacer),著有多本與大屠殺議題相關的獲獎作品,都是寫給年輕讀者的小說及非小說,包括《蓋比衣櫃裡的秘密》(The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser,獲得安大略圖書館協會的銀樺樹獎)、《蘿拉雙胞胎的日記》(The Diary of Laura’s Twin,獲得美國猶太圖書學會獎以及加拿大猶太圖書獎)、《藏起伊迪絲》(Hiding Edith,獲得安大略圖書館協會銀話術獎、席尼泰勒圖書獎〔猶太圖書館協會〕、青年讀者建議讀物,以及猶太大屠殺紀念館的孩童大屠殺文學獎〔以色列〕),還有《看著納粹的眼睛》(To Look a Nazi in the Eye,席尼泰勒青少年圖書榮譽獎)。她是大屠殺倖存者的後代,並育有兩名演員及音樂劇演員。

 

● 媒體報導

“Shirli's voice is true and strong as she narrates her own tale of rehearsals, her very ethnically diverse friendships, her deep distress as she witnesses Zayde's pain, and her joy as he reconnects with his music. A beautiful, painful, heartfelt reminder that the past is with us still.” --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED

“Broken Strings does a great job of combining a wide variety of interests — history, musical theatre, music, romance, realistic fiction — in one well-paced story. It’s a book with heart, and one that will definitely be added to my school library collection.” --CM Magazine, Highly Recommended

“this … collaboration between two celebrated kidlit veterans … is an absolute wonder … Walters and Kacer pull off this impressive feat of complex storytelling and make it look easy, with a novel that flows and entertains and devastates. Above all, they respect their intended audience by not trivializing the high and lows of middle-school and by being honest, open, and unflinching about some of the more dark and traumatic aspects of history.” –Quill & Quire, STARRED

“Middle grade readers will have learned a great deal about the inhumanity of Nazism, as well as about the scars left on their victims. They will also come away with a sense of the damaging effects of silence, and the hope that, at least sometimes, burdens can be shared.” --Jewish Book Council

“A tale that teaches both history and compassion; a great choice for middle grade readers.” --School Library Journal

“This book is a beautifully written work of contemporary fiction woven together with a touch of history.” –School Library Connection, Highly Recommended