THE CHOSEN ONE: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 02173010B40812
English Summary/英文概要： Thirteen-year-old Kyra has grown up in an isolated community without questioning the fact that her father has three wives and she has twenty brothers and sisters. That is, without questioning it much—if you don’t count her visits to the Ironton County Mobile Library on Wheels to read forbidden books, or her secret meetings with Joshua, the boy she hopes to choose for herself instead of having a man chosen for her. But when the Prophet decrees that Kyra must marry her sixty-year-old uncle—who already has six wives—she must make a desperate choice in the face of violence and her own fears of losing her family forever.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 這是個與世隔絕的沙漠世界。
在這個封閉之地，十三歲的Kyra從小就與眾不同。Kyra的父親有三個妻子，她總共有二十個兄弟姐妹，然而她卻是在這家庭中唯一有別於其他人，擁有獨立思考的能力，Kyra也是父母親心中最受到關注，但也最頭疼的孩子。
關於Kyra的家庭和身長的環境，有許多禁忌是她原本從未會去質疑的，但自從Kyra發現圍牆外唯一的一條小徑，讓她有機會接觸到外地來的流動圖書館，而在讀了許多本被視為禁忌之書後，Kyra漸漸留意原來在她生活的孤立世界，是充滿多麼令人無法想像的殘酷悲哀。
有一位自稱 ”先知” 的人，掌控所有人的一切與生死。在Kyra發現許多秘密之後，”先知” 做出對Kyra難以想像的法令，她必須將自己的一生託付已經有六個妻子的叔叔。Kyra試圖決定是否逃避或為家人放棄自由，而唯一能使她獲得重生的方法竟是......(Chris)
Awards/获奖情况：美國圖書館協會「青少年必讀最佳選書獎」
唯一能使她獲得重生與自由的方法竟是背叛一切
美國圖書館協會「青少年必讀最佳選書獎」
獲得紐約時報多位暢銷作家推薦及亞馬遜好評
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Reviews
“Powerful and heartbreaking.”---Meg Cabot最受歡迎的青少年小說「公主日記」作者梅格．卡波
“The Chosen One makes the heart race, the teeth grind, and the brow bead up in sweat.”---Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked格萊葛利‧馬奎爾《女巫前傳》
“Absolutely riveting . . . a wonderful book.”---Cynthia Kadohata, author of Kira-Kira紐柏瑞大獎得主的日裔美籍作家-辛西亞‧角火田（Cynthia Kadohata）
“Extraordinary . . . brave . . . a masterpiece.”---Kathi Appelt, author of The Underneath紐伯瑞文學獎銀獎《木屋下的守護者》凱蒂．阿貝特
“Truly thought-provoking, heartfelt, and just a plain old good read.”---An Na, author of A Step from Heaven
“Beautiful, compassionate, and full of hope.”---Sara Zarr, author of Story of a Girl
"Writing young adult fiction is a tricky endeavor, for the reader walks a fine line between juvenile and adult worlds. A successful book of this genre must tread ever so carefully on the line that separates interesting and evocative from inappropriate. It must provoke thought without being overly explicit. No easy feat when the subject matter is polygamy. The Chosen One serves as a fine example of handling such a difficult issue deftly ... Kyra’s story is not easily forgotten and offers up ancillary topics such as the importance of libraries, the subjugation of women and the dangers of extremist fundamentalism, to name just a few."---BJ Hegedus, BookBrowse.com
About the Author/作者介绍： Carol Lynch Williams是美國佛蒙特大學創意寫作課程畢業的青少年小說天才作家，本書《THE CHOSEN ONE》不但獲得許多其他知名青少年小說家的肯定，在亞馬遜上也備受讀者好評，更獲得美國圖書館協會頒發「青少年必讀最佳選書獎」。如果你在找一本適合成人與青少年共讀的小說，在本書的故事中正是能夠讓時下青年學習故事中13歲的女主角Kyra堅強的韌性。
Format:电子手稿
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