CRUNCH

Book ID/图书代码： 04005010B42759

English Summary/英文概要： Dewey Marriss is stuck in the middle of a crunch.

He never guessed that the gas pumps would run dry the same week he promised to manage the family’s bicycle-repair business. Suddenly everyone needs a bike. And nobody wants to wait.

Meanwhile, the crunch has stranded Dewey’s parents far up north with an empty fuel tank and no way home. It’s up to Dewey and his older sister, Lil, to look after their younger siblings and run the bike shop all on their own.

Each day Dewey and his siblings feel their parents’ absence more and more. The Marriss Bike Barn is busier than ever. And just when he is starting to feel crunched himself, Dewey discovers that bike parts are missing from the shop. He’s sure he knows who’s responsible—or does he? Will exposing the thief only make more trouble for Dewey and his siblings?

Award-winning author Leslie Connor has created another timely family story infused with humor and hope.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 多伟•马里斯（Dewey Marriss）此时身陷囹圄。他万想不到就在他许诺修好家中的自行车的同一周，气泵干涸。一时间，人人需要自行车，而且没有人愿意干等。

更大的麻烦是，多伟的父母远在北方，因燃料稀缺而无法回家。家中姊妹以及自家自行车店全赖多伟和姐姐照管。

家中因没有大人而日益空虚，与此同时，自行车行的生意却越来越旺。然而，多伟不经意间发现自行车的零部件失踪了。他该怎么办？他知道是谁拿走的吗？抓出窃贼对他们好吗？(兼职翻译-XJJ)

Awards/获奖情况：吉姆•戴安（Kim Dare），学校图书馆杂志：“父母外出度假，将家暂时交给18岁的女儿和14的儿子照料。不料，整个国家突然遭遇燃料紧缺，父母不能按期返回。但是，两个孩子将一切打理的井井有条，尤其自家自行车行生意空前红火。这样数周一过，多伟忽然发现自己和姐姐身担重责，不免恐慌。与此同时，店里遭窃让事情变得更加复杂。为了不让父母操心同时不愿承认自己能力有限，他们一开始拒绝邻里的帮助。后来，他们最终意识到相信别人接受他们的帮助并不可耻。故事精彩纷呈，千万不要止步哦。”

About the Author/作者介绍： 蕾诗莉•康娜（Leslie Connor），儿童书籍获奖作家，目前住在康涅狄格州。她当真想过，若是地球耗尽汽油供需，该如何应对？她认为那时自行车将取代汽车等一切需要燃料的交通工具，重新盛行。同时，物价和需求也会相应发生变化。于是就有了这样一个故事，一个小孩独自料理繁忙的自行车行生意以及任何可能的突发状况。

Leslie Connor has her own memories of the energy crunch of the seventies, and she got to thinking: What comes after the long lines at the pumps? What if the earth’s supply of gasoline were to finally run out? She tried to imagine what it would look like: "I saw bicycles. And I saw them taking to the highways. I also saw a changing value of goods and services. Then Dewey showed up on my shoulder to tell the story of these kids home alone, trying to keep up with operating a busy bike-repair shop and coping with the unfamiliar condition of suddenly having something everybody else wants." Leslie is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Waiting for Normal, winner of the ALA Schneider Family Book Award, Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel, and Dead on Town Line, a young-adult novel in verse. She lives with her family in Connecticut.

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