TREE SHEPHERD’S DAUGHTER

Book ID/图书代码： 08013010B40568

English Summary/英文概要： Gr 7-10-With her pointed right ear, forest-green eyes, and mysterious wood allergy, 15-year-old Keelie Heartwood has always been a bit unusual, but she has ignored her unique attributes. Then her mother dies, and she is uprooted from her Los Angeles home and transplanted in the Colorado woodlands. Her estranged father, Zeke, is a carpenter who sells his wares at Colorado’s High Mountain Renaissance Faire, and Keelie is forced into a world in which knights fight for honor, pirates cavort, and festivalgoers are "mundanes." When her strange allergy begins to act up, she discovers that she can sense the energy of trees and hear them calling to her for help and realizes that her supposed allergy was her mother’s attempt at concealing her true identity as half elf. Like her father, Keelie is a tree shepherd, responsible for guiding and healing tree spirits. The appearance of a malicious red-capped dwarf tests her powers as he terrorizes the festival and threatens the safety of Keelie’s new friends and family. An amorous Pirate Randy, a charming elven knight, and a troublesome yet wise cat color the narrative while moving the plot along. The dialogue is only slightly marred by several "yos," "dudes," and "girlfriends" that sound more like an adult trying to sound like a teen. Readers will overlook this flaw as the constant action, both magical and otherwise, will keep them interested in Keelie’s fate. This first installment of a trilogy ends with a solid resolution that answers questions but leaves room for further adventures.-Danielle M. Margarida, Sharon Public Library, MA Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 评分：7-10分。聪敏的右耳，森绿色的眼眸，怪异的木头过敏症，15岁的Keelie Heartwood与他人有所不同，但是她却毫不理会她身上的这些特性。在母亲去世之后，她被赶出了洛杉矶的家，住在科罗拉多的森林中。与她感情疏远的父亲Zeke是一名木匠，在高山文艺复兴游乐园出卖自己制作的木头制品，随后Keelie被卷入了一个奇怪的世界中，在那里，骑士们为了争取荣耀而争斗，海盗猖狂，参加祭祀的人们也十分世俗。她怪异的过敏症又开始捣鬼，她发现自己居然能够感觉到树木的力量，还能听见他们在呼唤她的帮助，而且，她还发现，原来自己所谓的过敏症竟是母亲用来隐瞒她半精灵身份的借口。和父亲一样，Keelie也是一名守护树木的精灵，负责看守和治愈树灵。恶毒的红披风侏儒为了考验她的能量，不仅妨碍祭祀的进行，还威胁Keelie新朋友们和家人的安全。多情的海盗 Randy，充满魅力的精灵骑士，还有一只智慧的猫作为故事推进的讲述者。书中的对话只有很少一部分，像“是的”，“哥们”和“女朋友”这样的词，就好像一个成年人想要学年轻人说话一样。但是读者们会因为书中魔法和其它紧张的情节而忽略这一缺点，把注意力集中在主人公Keelie的命运上。三部曲的第一部包含了完整的故事情节，但是却为接下来的惊险情节留下了一些想象空间。——Danielle M. Margarida，沙龙公共图书馆，2008里德商务信息版权所有。(兼职翻译-PXD)

Awards/获奖情况：“这是一个十分有前景的故事......喜爱幻想的年轻读者们一定会喜欢三部曲第一分册中出现的文艺复兴游乐园，因为它带来的氛围实在是非比寻常。”——- VOYA, 2007年10月
“紧凑的情节，不仅充满梦幻，还带来一些其它的涵义，让读者们深陷在Keelie的命运中不能自拔。三部曲的第一部包含了完整的故事情节，但是却为接下来的惊险情节留下了一些想象空间。”——学院图书馆杂志，2008年2月
“这本书之所以会脱颖而出，还要归结于离奇古怪，让人无限遐想的情节设定。其中有趣之处包括赋予树木魔力，将拥有个性思想的猫作为讲述者等。”——LOCUS杂志，2007年8月
“作者巧妙地以女主人公抓住了年轻读者们的视线......并且运用贯穿其中的阴谋诡计引出了这个独特的三部曲。”——《文艺复兴杂志》第六十期

About the Author/作者介绍： Gillian Summers是两位作者Berta Platas（格鲁吉亚）和 Michelle Roper（格鲁吉亚）的笔名，他们二人都是浪漫幻想流派中十分有经验的作家。更重要的是，两人都是文艺复兴游乐园的忠实粉丝。

Gillian Summers is the pseudonym for co-authors, Berta Platas (Georgia) and Michelle Roper (Georgia), both experienced writers in the romance and fantasy genres, respectively. But more importantly, both are ardent renaissance faire groupies.

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