WILLOWOOD

Book ID/图书代码： 06840010B35376

English Summary/英文概要： WILLOWOOD is a coming of age story about a ten-year old girl who is obsessed with decaf coffee, funky shoes, and finding out the truth about her missing father.

But when the unexpected answer arrives, she realizes that it’s not enough. Along with two new friends – one a nerd with a penchant for chicken lo mein, the other a man with Down’s Syndrome – who help her navigate a rocky and often confusing path, Lily Sinclair discovers that sometimes family is only the people you choose, and that love can come in all different forms.

There’s nothing ten-year-old Lily Sinclair likes about her new life in the city with her single mom. She misses her best friend, who seems to have forgotten her and their secret place, Willowood. She never sees her mom, who’s working long hours at her new job. She’s managed to make an enemy of the class bully.

Mrs. Hiller from across the hall, who takes care of Lily after school, keeps preparing yucky healthy snacks for her. And she can’t get her mother to tell her anything about her absent father. Her only source of comfort is her beloved pet gecko, Weemis.

Everything changes when Mrs. Hiller introduces Lily to the owner of the Pet Palace, a nearby pet store, and his adult Down’s syndrome son, Nate Lily finds herself with an unofficial after school job--and forges a tentative friendship with Nate that’s threatened by a dark secret about Nate Lily knows nothing about.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Lily Sinclair是一個將滿10歲的小女孩，她著迷於漂亮的鞋子與低卡咖啡因，她想找出父親失蹤的真實原因。
但是，當找到一個出乎意料的答案時，她開始意識到，這是不夠的。於是，她和他的兩個新朋友－一個愛好雞撈麵的書呆子和另一名患有唐氏綜合症的男子，幫助她走過這一段坎坷又迷惘的的路。
Lily Sinclair終於發現有時候家人僅僅是你所選擇的人，而愛卻能以不同形式存在。
Lily並不喜歡和媽媽在城裡的新生活，她非常想念她的朋友，但她的朋友似乎忘了他們共有的秘密基地，Willowood。
Mrs. Hiller會在她放學後照顧她的一切起居，準備既好吃又健康的點心給她吃。Lily很想告訴母親關於失蹤父親的事，然而，母親總是花許多的時間在工作上面。
她唯一能得到安慰的來源只有她最愛的寵物—一隻小壁虎, Weemis。
不久後，事情有了轉變。當Mrs. Hiller將Lily介紹給寵物店的老闆Bernard和他的成人唐氏綜合症的兒子Nate時，Lily發現自己擁有了一個不太正式的放學後工作--她和Nate成了好朋友，然而這段友誼背後卻潛存著一個他們彼此都不知道的黑暗威脅…。(SL)

Awards/获奖情况：多產的得獎小說作家CECILIA GALANTE

● 作者CECILIA GALANTE是「時代領袖報」(Times Leader newspaper)的專欄作家。
● 作者的青少小說THE PATRON SAINT OF BUTTERFLIES(在2008四月出版) 且是Oprah’s Book Club Kid’s Reading特選名單，也是2008年亞馬遜最佳青少年選書。
●《噓！這是我們的秘密基地喔！》溫柔地探討了友誼的影響力、家庭和遭受欺凌的邁入Teen階段的少女。書中主角Lily日趨成熟，且獲得與青少年讀者的共鳴。“—Kirkus
● 《噓！這是我們的秘密基地喔！》“充分展現人物特色…藉著巧妙的情節與詩意的語言，可媲美凱特迪卡米洛Kate DiCamillo的[Newbery Honor-awarded] Because of Winn-Dixie.。--School Library Journal
●“既寫實又令人激動的高潮，揭示了家庭束縛，由於Honey的深謀遠慮和Agnes新的體悟，告訴讀者—唯有『真實』才能讓人自由 ...讀者讀畢後，會為他們打氣，並思考信仰和責任的界線。“---School Library Journal

Reviews
Tenderly explores the impact of friendship, family and bullying on preteen girls . . . Lily’s growing maturity will strike a chord with young readers experiencing their own changes.” ---Kirkus (溫柔地探討了友誼的影響力、家庭和遭受欺凌的邁入Teen階段的少女。書中主角Lily日趨成熟，且獲得與青少年讀者的共鳴。“---Kirkus)

“Fully realized [characters]. . . With its finely tuned plot and poetic language, this novel compares well with Kate DiCamillo’s [Newbery Honor-awarded] Because of Winn-Dixie.”---School Library Journal (“充分展現人物特色…藉著巧妙的情節與詩意的語言，可媲美凱特迪卡米洛Kate DiCamillo的[Newbery Honor-awarded] Because of Winn-Dixie.。“(連結參考: http://www.scholastic.com/winndixie/index.htm) --School Library Journal)

Praise for THE PATRON SAINT OF BUTTERFLIES:
“In the realistic and emotionally charged climax, family ties are revealed and, thanks to Honey’s forethought and Agnes’s new understanding that the truth can set you free... Readers will ... cheer them on as they ponder the limits of faith and duty.”---School Library Journal (“既寫實又令人激動的高潮，揭示了家庭束縛，由於Honey的深謀遠慮和Agnes新的體悟，告訴讀者—唯有『真實』才能讓人自由 ...讀者讀畢後，會為他們打氣，並思考信仰和責任的界線。“---School Library Journal)

Grade 4–6—Eleven-year-old Lily is not happy when her single mother decides to move them from a small town to a city. Her mother’s long hours at her new job and a class bully don’t help. But Lily has a gecko that she loves, and her neighbor and sitter, Mrs. Hiller, introduces her to the owner of a pet store, Bernard, and his adult son, Nate, who has Down syndrome. The characters, including Lily’s new friend, Gina, the class nerd, are fully realized individuals. Nate is especially well drawn, and he becomes a true friend to Lily. As the story develops, she begins to understand that life is not always fair. With its finely tuned plot and poetic language, this novel compares well with Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie (Candlewick, 2000) in character development and plot. Children will enjoy the story of Lily’s first few months in the big city.—Wendy Smith-D’Arezzo, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD ---From School Library Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： 塞西莉亞加蘭特是高中英語教師，每月寫the Times Leader的書評專欄。
她的青少小說THE PATRON SAINT OF BUTTERFLIES(在2008四月出版) 且是Oprah’s Book Club Kid’s Reading特選名單，也是2008年亞馬遜最佳青少年選書。
她的中檔小說HERSHEY HERSELF在2008年出版。她的下一個中檔小說SUMMER OF MAY，將在 2011年春季出版。
THE SWEETNESS OF SALT, 將於 2011年冬季出版.
塞西莉亞加蘭特擁有賓州英皇書院學士學位，在佛蒙特州的戈達德學院獲美術碩士學位。
她是巴勒斯坦權力機構的金斯敦居民，在高中英語，是「時代領袖報」(Times Leader newspaper)的專欄作家。
她常想出有趣的東西，做給丈夫保羅，和他們的三個孩子吃。

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