CHICKEN FRIEND
Book ID/图书代码： 04320610B35978
English Summary/英文概要： When her eccentric parents suddenly move their family to a new home, an insecure girl discovers the downside of changing herself to fit in.
I suppose they’re all saying I messed up. Yes, well, I’d like to see you cope any better if you had a family like mine . . .straight out of Crazyville.
Getting plucked out of school, uprooted from your city home, separated from a loyal friend, and plunked into the boonies to be homeschooled is hard enough. Add to that a seriously weird family — Dad, the convention-flouting writer; Mom, the scatter-brained inventor; and gross younger twin brothers — and eleven-year-old Becca is sure she will never find another friend, especially if she reveals that she has diabetes. Just when it seems her pet chickens are destined to be her only confidants, Becca meets up with a cool, super-trendy pair of girls who not only want to be friends but also invite their whole gang to Becca’s twelfth birthday party, which her parents are letting her have in the empty barn (no grownups allowed). Life is finally looking up — so why does Becca have the nagging feeling that things are about to spin out of control?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 交朋友是人生成長中的重要課題，但是相較起來，接受自己尤其更為重要
『我想，他們一定都在想我的生活簡直一團亂，我倒想看看，有我這樣瘋狂的家庭，你們有沒有辦法應付的更好。』
自從搬了家，離開倫敦遠離了最好朋友史黛拉，11歲的蓓卡感覺她的生活更加是一團亂:寫著超俗氣的兒童電視節目的爸爸、瘋狂的媽媽、兩個四歲巨大的雙胞胎弟弟。而且，因為不相信學校的父母，所以從沒上過學的蓓卡，頓時感覺更加孤單。
蓓卡努力想成唯兩個超酷、卻不是很友善的女孩的朋友；最後還莫名奇妙舉辦了一場幾乎只有年紀較大的男孩子及酒精的聚會；也無力去防止一些大小事故的發生。幸好，她還有一些願意聽她傾訴的幾隻雞。
故事最後，蓓卡將會理解到，交到朋友的唯一方式，首先就是得接受自己，還有做自己。(SK)
Awards/获奖情况：
".... This is Morgan’s fourth novel, for a younger readership than its predecessors. Each is utterly different from the other, but each stretches the reader in different ways. Chicken Friend is her most accessible, but it retains the emotional depth of Morgan’s previous books, urging the reader to reflect their own experiences against those of the narrator. The Nick Sharratt jacket will attract Jacqueline Wilson readers, and although there are indeed similarities, this is no rip-off."---Guardian 英國衛報—教育版- (Education section)
"Jacqueline Wilson fans will find plenty to enjoy in Chicken Friend (Nick Sharratt has even drawn the cover!) as troubled Becca deals with absent friends, new surroundings and peer pressure."---Sunday Times星期日泰晤士報 (Funday section)
"This is a lively, modern story, full of humour and absolutely on the right wavelength for girls from 11 plus. Their teachers will enjoy it too. All teenage essentials are featured, emails from best friend, cool clothes, peer approval and the desirability of permanent contact with a trendy mobile phone."---The School Librarian - review by Donald Telford
"Nicola Morgan’s Chicken Friend makes a powerful case for remaining true to oneself. The story of a girl who has moved out of London to the West Country with her eccentric home-schooling parents, it demonstrates the dangers inherent in changing styles and demeanour to fit."---The Times Educational Supplement - review by Michael Thorn
"I thought this book was brilliant. ...This book has loads of fun, wacky and extremely unusual characters. Although this book is funny, it is also quite sad, but still is a fantastic read. I would recommend this book to everybody!" ---The Red House Magazine - Review by a boy called William Morris
"...Becca narrates the disastrous events of the previous week with invigorating humour. ... Her voice is extremely fresh and engaging. With a meandering pace and various asides, it seems to be exactly how this character would tell the story, and her self-deprecating attitude is both funny and touching. At the same time, she keeps several key bits of knowledge from the readers until they become necessary for the story’s context ... This reticence rings true and allows for some minor but effective plot twists. ... The girl is believable and likeable as both character and narrator, which turns an apparently simple story into one that is funny, insightful, and moving."---School Library Journal - review by Steven Engelfried (US)
"....it’s all neatly intertwined, including the last wholesome twist. Good home truths, appealingly sweetened with humour."---The Horn Book
About the Author/作者介绍： 妮可菈 摩根着有超過70本以上關於在家學習的書籍、湯姆士小火車的系列書、一些廣受好評的青少年小說。
Format:电子手稿
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