WATERSLAIN ANGELS
Book ID/图书代码： 10000008B25987
English Summary/英文概要： In the village of Waterslain in Norfolk, in the 1950s, a fragment from a carved angel’s wing is discovered. Maybe the wooden angels that once supported the church roof were not, after all, destroyed centuries ago, but spirited away to safety. Two children decide to find them. There are few clues, but a strange inscription on the church wall leads them into terrifying places - up to the top of the church tower, down a tunnel where they are nearly drowned. Annie dreams of the man who was sent in by Cromwell to smash up the church, and of angels flying and falling. For Sandy, whose father, an American airman, was recently killed, the angels bring comfort. The whereabouts of the angels become clear to them - but then they discover that other people are hunting for them, and are determined to stop the children at all costs. The friendship between the boy adjusting to a new life in his mother’s village, and the girl whose family have always lived on their remote farm, the haunting atmosphere of the Norfolk saltmarshes, and the strong sense of the past still present, give richness to a tense and fast-paced story of detection for younger readers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 卡內基文學獎得主最新力作！
1950年間，在諾福克Norfolk沃特斯蘭Waterslain的一個村莊裡，發現了一塊刻著天使翅膀的碎片，也許這個木雕的天使曾經是教堂屋頂的裝飾，卻在幾個世紀前被毀壞…
兩個孩子決定沒有任何線索的當下尋找到它們，但是隨著教堂牆壁上奇怪的文字描述卻將他們引至一些可怕的地方----教堂高塔的頂端，以及差點溺斃的地下隧道。Annie夢到克倫威爾派一個男人來摧毀教堂，天使便在其中飛升或墜落。而Sandy的父親是一位美國空軍，最近剛剛過世，天使的撫慰讓她寬心不少。
漸漸的，這些天使的降臨越來越清晰，但她們卻發現，其他一些人正在搜尋她們，並不惜一切代價想要阻止她們。
兩個來自不同背景的孩子之間的友誼，被人追捕的緊張氛圍，以及過去的強烈召喚，給了這個故事強烈的緊張感和快節奏。(ZH & VL、ZXY)
Awards/获奖情况：*Stand alone titles* ’Detailed and richly textured...perfectly combines fantasy and reality as two children search for missing medieval angels’---Vivien Hamilton, DAILY TELEGRAPH
’This atmospheric story from a well-established master combines detection and fantasy’---THE BOOKSELLER
’Kevin Crossley-Holland is brilliant at bringing historical episodes to life and together with a quality of writing almost unsurpassed in historical fiction he is sure to grab the reader’s attention on every page’---LOVEREADING.COM
’heartwarming and full of adventure’---EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
’Heart-warming with marvellous descriptions’---THE TABLET
’It’s interesting, it’s pacy, it’s direct and it has a magical quality too’---THE BOOKBAG
’Beautifully written and very satisfying’---BOOKS FOR KEEPS
’Both beautifully and poetically written and tightly plotted from one daring escapade to the next...a thrilling and evocative read.’---ACHUKA
’Atmospheric and evocative.. the masterly pen of Kevin Crossley-Holland has created a believable adventure and mystery story which will charm its readers’---SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
“故事丰富细致，描述了两个孩子寻找中世纪失踪的天使，完美地结合了幻想与现实的。”--维维安.汉密尔顿，每日电讯报
“凯文.克罗斯利-哈蓝十分善写历史性的故事，他写的作品很能抓住读者的眼球。”---爱读书网
“温暖人心的冒险故事”---爱丁堡晚间新闻
About the Author/作者介绍： Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for STORM. His many notable books for adults and children include poetry, classic retellings and anthologies. He has written and presented many BBC radio programmes and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. For some years he held a university post in Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. THE SEEING STONE won the prestigious Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for 2001 and AT THE CROSSING-PLACES won a Silver award at the 2001 SWPA Spoken Word Awards. www.kevincrossley-holland.com
Kevin Crossley-HOLLAND，1985年度卡內基文學獎Carnegie Medal得主。作品包括詩歌，古典作品和文學。也曾編寫並參與了BBC的許多節目，並是學校和圖書館的演講者。身為皇家文學會Royal Society of Literature的成員，The Seeing Stone贏得2001年度「衛報兒童文學大獎」，At The Crossing-Places獲得2001年度「太平洋地域誦讀作品」SWPA Spoken Word Awards銀獎，Gatty’s Tale被提名2008年度卡內基文學獎。
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