MADHATTAN MYSTERY
Book ID/图书代码： 12761211B46374
English Summary/英文概要： Twelve-going-on-thirteen is way too young to be a mother, but that’s exactly how Lexi McGill feels, looking after her little brother Kevin. Their mom had died two years ago and their dad had just left on a European honeymoon with his witchy new wife, Clare—so they’ll be spending part of the summer at something called City Camp. At least it’s in New York City and they get to stay with their crazy actress aunt. When Aunt Roz meets the kids at Grand Central Terminal, she shows them a secret spot in the hallway known as “the whispering gallery,” where voices amazingly travel to the opposite corners. Lexi has fun testing it out with Kevin until she realizes she’s suddenly eavesdropping on two mysterious men—and they’re plotting out a jewel heist!
The clues and descriptions Lexi picks up are spotty at best, and she decides she was probably overreacting to what she had heard—until she sees the headlines in the paper the next morning: “Cleopatra’s Jewels Vanish.” A jewel heist really had taken place en route to a special exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! She can’t tell Kevin because he’s afraid of everything; and she won’t tell Kim Ling Levine, the pushy teenaged daughter of the folks who owns Aunt Roz’s brownstone, because—well, it’s dislike at first sight when they meet and she plans on avoiding her at all costs......
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我把耳朵貼在牆壁上，居然聽到遠方對角傳來的聲音，而內容是關於…
女孩牽著弟弟手，對於十二歲的她來說，獨自照顧弟弟是否是個太大的負擔？
母親已在兩年前過世，父親和新婚妻子去歐洲蜜月旅行。Lexi獨自帶著弟弟Kevin來到紐約中央車站與阿姨Roz會合。雖然姊弟倆被託付給阿姨Roz，但Roz是位有點瘋狂的歌舞劇演員，平日也沒有放太多的心思在孩子的身上。
當三人會合時，阿姨告訴兩個孩子中央車站的秘密。只要將耳朵貼在長廊的某處牆壁上，即可清楚聽到遠方對角傳來的聲音。對於這個祕密孩子們如發現新大陸般躍躍欲試。沒想到Lexi卻意外聽到兩名男子的對話，內容是關於一樁珠寶竊案。當下Lexi感到十分恐懼，回家後不斷安慰自己這只是場誤會。直到隔日看到報紙上斗大的標題時，她無法再欺騙自己…對於這件搶案發生她內心感到十分愧疚，她心想或許她能幫助警察抓到搶匪呢？(Vincent)
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About the Author/作者介绍： JOHN J. BONK is a former musical comedy performer turned writer, who has hung up his tap shoes and devotes his time these days to "performing on the page." He is the author of the comic middle-grade novel, DUSTIN GRUBBS: ONE-MAN SHOW, published by Little, Brown & Company, which School Library Journal called "Lighthearted and uproarious!" and Booklist described as having "Great lines, hilarious scenes and a very satisfying ending." His second book, a sequel entitled, DUSTIN GRUBBS: TAKE TWO! also published by Little, Brown, was described by Children’s Literature as "Hilarious, delightful, a perfect choice--even for the most reluctant readers" and for which Kirkus Reviews raved, "The giggles never stop!" His latest novel, MADhattan Mystery, centers around an overheard crime plot in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. It’s due out in spring of 2012 for Bloomsbury/Walker Books.
John J.Bonk曾在紐約當過踢躂舞舞者、演員，擁有多彩多姿的人生經歷，對於日後的創作生涯有許多的幫助。自舞者生涯退休後，開始投入創作。曾出版多部小說，本書MADhattan Mystery為作者最新作品。
Format:电子手稿
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