RADIANCE DESCENDING: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 07900009B30937

English Summary/英文概要： Angry that his younger brother Jacob is clumsy and odd looking due to his Down’s syndrome and jealous because of all the attention he receives, Paul can’t see his goodness until a series of special happenings make him appreciate Jacob for who he is. Reprint. H. PW. K. AB.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Paul的弟弟Jacob既憤恨又嫉妒，因為一方面Jacob得了唐氏綜合症，變得又笨拙又醜陋，而他同時又因為這種樣貌而獲得眾人的注意。直到一系列奇怪的時間相繼發生，Paul才明白Jacob的善良和美好，並珍惜他這個弟弟。(兼职翻译-XMM)

Awards/获奖情况：作者是紐伯瑞兒童文學金獎获得者。 In a starred review, PW said, "Newbery Medal-winner Fox tells a perceptive, sensitive story about a preteen-ager who is idolized by his Down’s syndrome brother." Ages 10-up. (Nov.) ---From Publishers Weekly

Fox (The Eagle Kite, 1995, etc.) offers acute psychological insight into a boy’s feelings of anger and rejection, fears about what his classmates will think, and his loss of ``normal’’ family life when his brother, who has Down syndrome, is born. From the opening pages, readers gain a strong, worrying sense of how Paul feels about his younger brother, without being shown (until much later) just what it is about Jacob’s looks and behavior that so upsets him. Only his grandfather seems to understand, writing Paul special letters, taking him on outings, and making gentle attempts to persuade Paul to accept Jacob. The only peace Paul finds is in a nearby woods; it is there he runs to escape Jacob’s birthday party, and it’s there Grandpa finds him in the book’s epiphany. It’s also where the story’s hold begins to abate, as Fox brings it to a rapid close without the intensely articulated examination of feelings that has filled the preceding pages. Other than Grandpa’s admission that Jacob is ``an eerie child at times,’’ there’s no explanation of what it is that changes in Paul, making him want to build a relationship with his brother. But if only for the authentic delineation of a loving family’s coping with one member’s special needs, this is a worthwhile, poignant story. (Fiction. 11-14) ---From Kirkus Reviews

About the Author/作者介绍： Paula Fox was born in New York City on April 22, 1923. She is the daughter of writer Paul Hervey and Elsie da Sola Fox. She married Richard Sigerson in 1948, and had three children: Adam, Gabriel, and Linda; the couple divorced in 1954. She was married to Martin Greenberg in 1962.
Fox developed a respect for reading as a child. Because her father’s occupation as a writer took him away for business, Fox lived in various places including New York, California, and Cuba (with her grandmother). Despite her formal education being divided among many schools, she was able to learn Spanish fluently and was encouraged to read avidly. Fox returned to New York and attended Columbia University from 1955-1958; however, because of financial difficulties, she was unable to complete her degree. After various jobs, she became a teacher of writing workshops and a professor of literature at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
保拉.福克斯於1923年4月22號出生於美國紐約市。她的父母均是作家。1948年，保拉嫁給了Richard Sigerson，並育有三個孩子。兩人結婚6年後以離婚而告終。1962年，作者再嫁。
福克斯少兒時代就熱愛上閱讀。由於父親身為作家需要四處奔波，保拉在眾多地方定居過，例如紐約，家裡福利亞以及古巴。經管作者學業生涯屢經多次轉校，她依然能夠說一口流利的西班牙語，並且讀了大量作品。在1955-1988年間，作者回到紐約，並進入哥倫比亞大學學習。可是，由於經濟問題，作者無法取得學位。在從事多種職業以後，保拉終於可以在一家寫作講習班擔任老師，並成為賓夕法利亞大學費城分校的文學教授。

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