WISH
Book ID/图书代码： 06830011B44801
English Summary/英文概要： Bee’s brother, Tommy, knows everything there is to know about sharks. He also knows that his life will be cut short by cystic fibrosis. And so does Bee.
That’s why she wants to make his wish-foundation-sponsored trip to swim with a great white shark an unforgettable memory.
But wishes don’t always come true. At least, not as expected. Only when Bee takes Tommy to meet a famous shark attack survivor and hard-core surfer does Tommy have the chance to live one day to the fullest.
And in the sun-kissed ocean off a California beach, Bee discovers that she has a few secret wishes of her own. . . .
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 比的弟弟湯米，知道關於鯊魚的一切，他還知道，在某一天，他的生命會因為自己患有的膽囊纖維症而突然中止。
比同樣也知道，這就是為什麼她把湯米這次的行程看得如此重要，湯米贏得一次機會，可以與他摯愛的鯊魚親密接觸，比希望這次行程能成為湯米最值得珍藏的記憶。 但不是所有的願望都能如願以償，或者，至少不能像想像中的那般美好，這次被姐弟二人寄予厚望的行程便是如此。直到湯米見到了一個衝浪高手，此人是經歷過被鯊魚襲擊而死裡逃生的人，讓這一天成為湯米生命中最圓滿的一天。
弟弟的願望可以算是實現了。可是，在陽光滿滿的加利福尼亞海灘上，比突然發現了一個屬於自己的秘密心願…(Claire)
Awards/获奖情况："Fifteen-year-old Bee’s younger brother, Tommy, has cystic fibrosis and is an avid shark buff. After a wishgranting charity fulfills Tommy’s dream to see great whites up close, Bee, 11-year-old Tommy, and their mother fly from New Hampshire to San Francisco. But after the outing proves disappointing, and their single mother seems more focused on a new man than on family, Bee and Tommy travel down the coast to meet Tommy’s pen pal and hero, Ty, a surfer and shark-attack survivor. There, Bee finds friendship, including a potential romance with Ty’s 16-year-old younger brother, while Tommy gets his longed-for sea adventure, which ends up being difficult and inspiring. Bee’s intimate, first-person narrative is wholly compelling and emotionally resonant. Monninger creates diverse, well-drawn characters, and Tommy’s illness is portrayed without sentimentality, in straightforward detail. Interspersed among the breathtaking, vivid descriptions of events and settings are shark facts (further discussed in an author’s note) that illuminate nature’s brutality and beauty. What shines most, though, are the relationships among characters, particularly between conscientious, school-achiever Bee and courageous, touching Tommy. With mutual admiration, support, and love, they draw strength and perspective from one another and together gain further appreciation for human frailties and resilience. An absorbing, beautifully written novel that will affect readers on many levels."---Booklist, starred "A compassionate, wholly absorbing story about 15-year-old Bee, her beloved 11-year-old brother, Tommy, who has cystic fibrosis, and their sometimes-flighty single mother, who travel from small-town New Hampshire to San Francisco via a wish-granting organization for kids with life-threatening medical conditions. Tommy, with a quiet, intelligent intensity, is a shark expert whose dream is to dive with great white sharks "because they are the apex predator fish and they fascinate me." Bee, responsible and high-achieving, is protective of Tommy and hopes that this trip to the Farallones will give him one exciting day "filled all the way up." But it’s an unplanned expedition to Half Moon Bay and Maverick’s Break, a surfing location known for its 50-foot waves, that affects both of them deeply. Writing from Bee’s point of view using clear, distinctive prose that is interspersed with Tommy’s intriguing facts about sharks, shark attacks, whales and the ocean, Monninger adroitly creates a moving, suspenseful story of survival that is part surfing adventure, part nature-and-science tale. A winning generosity of spirit infuses the narrative, particularly regarding shark/animal conservation."---Kirkus Reviews, starred
About the Author/作者介绍： 約瑟夫.蒙寧格（Joseph Monninger）的多部青少年小說以及三部非小說作品都屢獲殊榮，包括他的回憶錄Home Waters，已兩度獲得國家藝術基金會獎學金。
約瑟夫生活和工作在美國新罕布什爾州。
Joseph Monninger has published eleven novels and three nonfiction books for adults as well as two novels for young adults, Hippie Chick and Baby. He lives in New Hampshire.
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