THE ADVENTURES OF A GIRL CALLED BICYCLE

Book ID/图书代码： 06430017C00028

English Summary/英文概要： One girl, two bicycle wheels, and a four-thousand-mile journey to friendship.

Twelve-year-old Bicycle has lived at the Mostly Silent Monastery for as long as she can remember, surrounded, mostly, by silence. Every time she meets other kids, she’s astonished by how noisy they are—and can’t stop herself from pedaling away from them on her trusty bike, Clunk. Her guardian, Sister Wanda, decides to fix this friendship problem by sending Bicycle to the Friendship Factory camp, where she’s guaranteed to make three friends. But Bicycle decides that if she must make a friend, she’ll do it her own way. Without telling Sister Wanda, she sets off with Clunk on a journey across the United States to attend the Blessing of the Bicycles. There, she will be able to meet her idol, a famous cyclist, who she is sure will become her first and best friend.

Bicycle expects pedaling across the country won’t be much harder than pedaling around the neighborhood—how steep can the Rocky Mountains really be? She has no way of knowing that she’ll end up with a ghost haunting her handlebars and have to contend with a bike-loving horse, bike-hating dogs, bike-crushing pigs, and a bike-stealing bandit. Over the uphills and downhills of her journey, Bicycle discovers that friends are not such a bad thing to have after all, and that a dozen cookies really can solve most problems.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 十二歲少女Bicycle是一個孤兒，她住在華盛頓D.C.一家寂靜修道院裡，打從她懂事以來，她的身邊就只有奉行沉默修行的修女，除了「神聖的八字箴言」：「yes, no, maybe, help, now, later, sleep, sandwich」以外，她們不會說任何的話，Bicycle唯一的朋友就是她的腳踏車。她的監護人Wanda姊妹決定送她去「友誼工廠」女孩營隊，讓她交些同年齡的朋友，但Bicycle決定要交朋友也要用她自己的方式！於是，她騎著自己的腳踏車出發，打算去找她的偶像──一個世界知名的單車選手，她決定這才應該是她的第一個朋友。在這場橫越整個美國的單車之旅中，她遇到了很多困難、挑戰、冒險，而且，她真的靠著她自己，交了很多朋友，而她自己也成為了一個不一樣的人。

一部幽默、充滿啟發性的少年小說，同時還有美國各州壯麗的景色和風土民情，榮獲眾多獎項肯定。 (Zoe)

Awards/获奖情况：★本書榮獲：

柯克斯書評年度最佳圖書（Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year）

青少年文學指引推薦書（Junior Library Guild selection）

德州矢車菊圖書獎大師清單（Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List）

緬因州學生圖書獎清單（Maine Student Book Award list）

佛蒙特州的多蘿西·坎菲爾德·費舍爾名單（Vermont’s Dorothy Canfield Fisher list）

★已售出俄國版權

★91%讀者給予滿分五顆星推薦

“在这部令人印象深刻的处女作中，作者将幻想、奇幻和神秘元素和Bicycle真实的骑行之旅融合在了一起。作者自己也是一位自行车手，能够完美地呈现出骑行之旅每日的节奏，包括期间的欢乐和艰险，不断增强的自由感和成就感、强大的饥饿感、美味的食物、友好的人们、和自己单车的联结……这是一场精彩的冒险，幽默而动人。”——科克斯星级书评

NATIONAL MARKETING AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN

?? Early Bookseller and Librarian Outreach

?? Pre-Publication Buzz Campaign

?? Targeted First Novelist Press Pitches

?? New England Bicycle Bookstore Author Tour

?? Author Appearances at ABA Winter Institute, Fall Regionals, and ALAN Workshop/NCTE

?? Extensive Social Media Outreach with Cover Reveal, Promotions, Giveaways, and Advertising Across All Platforms @HolidayHouseBks

?? Blog Tour and Dedicated Hashtag #bicyclegirl

?? Promotion at All National School and Library Conventions

?? Guide and Exclusive Author Interview at HolidayHouse.com

"In this impressive debut, Uss deftly mixes in elements of fantasy, magic, and mystery—a chatty ghost that haunts Clunk’s handlebars, a second bike that can write and launch missiles, a creepy lady in black with "eyes that freeze your heart"—while always remaining true to the reality of Bicycle’s journey. The author, a cross-country bicyclist herself, perfectly captures the rhythms of day-to-day life on the road: the joy, the hardships ("But everything is just so…big. Crazy-hilly and big!"), the growing sense of freedom and accomplishment, the stick-to-itiveness, the great hunger and the delicious food that relieves it, the kind people, and the bonding with one’s bike [...] [A] terrific adventure, which is chock-full of heart and humor." — Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

★ "In this impressive debut, Uss deftly mixes in elements of fantasy, magic, and mystery...Readers will eagerly join Bicycle and ’pedal headfirst’ into this terrific adventure, which is chock-full of heart and humor." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "An extraordinary pilgrimage featuring several fantastical characters and an unforgettable adventure to boot."—Shelf Awareness, Starred Review

★ "’Pedal headfirst’ into this terrific adventure."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

★ "The story elegantly blends elements of mystery, adventure, and fantasy."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"“Readers who enjoy action and adventure with a dose of magic will happily go along for the ride."—Booklist

"A heartfelt celebration of the zen of cycling and a sympathetic portrait of an atypical kid who struggles to learn the art of friendship." —The Horn Book

"[Uss] mixes realistic fiction with supernatural and farfetched fantastical elements."—School Library Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： Christina Uss一直為眾多雜誌和報紙撰寫有關騎行和旅行的文章。本書是她的第一部小說。她和丈夫、雙胞胎孩子住在麻塞諸塞州的東朗梅多。

Christina Uss has written about bicycling and travel for many magazines and newspapers. The Adventures of a Girl Named Bicycle is her first novel. She lives with her husband and twins in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Audio rights sold, at auction, to Listening Library Russian/Clever Chinese Simplified/New Buds Over 45,000 copies sold!

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