TOUGH TIMES: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 06000007B17725

English Summary/英文概要： A dramatic, insightful novel set in the Great Depression from an award-winning nonfiction author. Joey’s world is quickly changing. His 2 A.M. milk route is getting shorter and shorter as people leave town to find work elsewhere. And his pa has fewer windows to wash after being given the choice between a new job for less pay and no job at all. Joey’s immigrant family is suffering-as are many others. Joey’s girlfriend Kate’s father, a journalist, has been wanting to publish an article on the bank failures and business closings that are spreading throughout their part of Massachusetts. When veterans of World War 1 plan a protest march on Washington, D.C., to gain the bonuses promised them for their service in the war, Joey and his father join the marchers. Once in the nation’s capital, they, like thousands of others from across the country, set up a makeshift tent in one of the "Hoovervilles." But their hopes are shattered as the president calls in federal troops with rifles, tear gas, and flaming torches. Stricken with fear, Joey runs away, and ends up riding the railroads with a group of homeless young people. Skillfully blending historical fact and fast-paced fiction, Milton Meltzer brings alive a period when families desperately tried to cope as hopelessness gripped the nation.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Joey原是個每天凌晨兩點派送牛奶的少年，但因經濟大蕭條，許多人都離開鎮上到大城市就業，Joey的工作時數越來越少，從事洗窗工作的父親也被迫面臨轉業至更低薪的工作否則就失業的危機。Joey的生活，就像當時許多移民到美國的家庭一樣陷入困境。此時一次大戰的失業退伍軍人計劃到華盛頓特區請願，希望能獲得一些補助。面對無法繼續正常生活的未來，Joey和父親也決定參加遊行，甚至加入「胡佛村」 (Hoovervilles，請願者搭建簡陋木屋或帳棚嘲諷胡佛總統)。但胡佛的行政人員及當地官員害怕民眾可能會引起暴動，便徵召聯邦軍隊前來恢復秩序。Joey在倉皇中逃上火車，自此便與一群無家可歸的少年一同流浪…

Awards/获奖情况：美國圖書館兒童服務學會最佳貢獻獎得主Milton Meltzer新作
Booklist, ALA : "A valuable addition to the historical-fiction shelves, and an excellent choice for low-level high school readers."
Kirkus Reviews : The fast-paced plot and the history brought to life will make this a memorable story for its audience.

About the Author/作者介绍： Milton Meltze生於1915年，著有多部作品，為美國歷史學家，以寫作關於猶太人、非裔美國人與美國歷史著名。1950年成為兒童文學與青少年文學的重要作家，並五次入圍美國國家圖書基金會(National Book Foundation)所頒發的兒童文學獎決選名單。1986年曾獲頒Jane Addams Peace Association的最佳童書獎，2000年天主教圖書館協會也頒發蕤及內金牌獎(Regina Medal)肯定Milton Meltze的作品。2001年更獲頒美國圖書館兒童服務學會(Association for Library Service to Children，得獎者必須是對美國兒童文學有傑出貢獻者，自1922年起每年頒發給前一年度最傑出的美國兒童圖書作者)的Laura Ingalls Wilder Award，以表揚Milton Meltze在兒童文學界的傑出貢獻。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Meltzer
http://home.igc.org/~japa/jacba/index_jacba.html
http://www.nationalbook.org/bookchanged_mmeltzer_nbm.html
Milton Meltzer has written 110 books, five of which were nominated for the National Book Award. With Langston Hughes he coauthored "A Pictorial History of African Americans", now in its sixth edition. He received the 2001 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his contribution to children’s literature, the 1986 Jane Addams Peace Association Children’s Book Award, and the 2000 Regina Medal. He lives in New York City.
Milton Meltzer was a five-time Finalist for Children’s Literature. His short-listed books include Langston Hughes, 1969; Remember the Days, 1975; World of Our Fathers, 1975; Never Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust, 1977; and All Time, All Peoples: A World History of Slavery, 1981.

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