AWKWARD

Book ID/图书代码： 14780011B47076

English Summary/英文概要： I’m Mackenzie Wellesley, and I’ve spent my life avoiding the spotlight. But that was four million hits ago. . .

Blame it on that grade school ballet recital, when I tripped and pulled the curtain down, only to reveal my father kissing my dance instructor. At Smith High, I’m doing a pretty good job of being the awkward freshman people only notice when they need help with homework. Until I send a burly football player flying with my massive backpack, and make a disastrous--not to mention unwelcome--attempt at CPR. Just when I think it’s time for home schooling, the whole fiasco explodes on Youtube. And then the strangest thing happens. Suddenly, I’m the latest sensation, sucked into a whirlwind of rock stars, paparazzi, and free designer clothes. I even catch the eye of the most popular guy at school. That’s when life gets really interesting. . ..

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我是麦肯齐.韦尔斯利(Mackenzie Wellesley)，我尽量躲避着公众的目光生活，不过这是我有了网友四百万点选之前的事。

我运气一向不太好，小学时我在参加芭蕾舞比赛的过程中摔倒了，掀开了窗帘，发现我的爸爸正在和我的舞蹈老师接吻。在史密斯高中，我就是个笨拙的高一新生，人们只有需要抄作业的时候才会想到我。可是有一天，我不小心用我庞大的书包撞倒了一个健壮的橄榄球运动员并让他突然不能呼吸。在这灾难性，更不受欢迎的情况之下，我对他实施了紧急心脏复述。就当我认为现在只能回家自修的时候了，有人把整个过程上传到网站Youtube上。之后奇怪的事情就发生了。突然，我就成了最新的焦点，并且卷入了一系列的摇滚明星，狗仔队和免费名牌衣服的漩涡中。我甚至吸引了学校中最受欢迎男生的目光。这才使我的生活变得有意义起来。。。（XAT & CK）

Awards/获奖情况：“梅格·卡伯特(Meg Cabot)的书迷们也会觉得马尔尼·贝茨(Marni Bates )的作品真的是非常有魅力，所写的内容也很有趣。”—朱丽香川(Julie Kagawa)，《纽约时代周刊》畅销书作者

麦肯齐.韦尔斯利，17岁，在同学眼里是个笨拙，没人注意的书呆子，直到有一天她撞昏了一个橄榄球运动员并对他实施了紧急心脏复述，一切都变了。有人把事情经过录下并上传网页。突然之间，因为这个本来让人羞耻的事情竟然让她摇身一变成了网上的焦点人物。很多人都会很享受在此之后获得的名声，但麦肯齐.韦尔斯利只想过会原本平静的生活。但是狗仔队一直跟着她，时尚设计师寄给她名牌服饰，而且学校里最受欢迎的孩子忽然邀请她去参加派对，韦尔斯利发现要不吸引别人的目光现在看来是很难做到的了。而且正如她猜想的那样，她的同学开始利用她获得的名声，但是一个钦慕她的男生使她愿意做真正的自己，包括她最笨拙的一面。韦尔斯利是个性格坚强的女孩，并不会去在意别人是怎么想她的。她只关注自己的学习，关注如何获得奖学金。她可能有点神经大条，专断且骄傲。很多作者会把这种笨拙少女的生活变成一团混乱，但是贝茨笔下的虽然韦尔斯利容易犯错，但是性格可爱，最终在一系列事件中成长起来。第一人称的写作手法也使这部小说更加轻松搞笑，也会让梅格·卡伯特, 艾美利·法兰克林(Emily Franklin)和安·布莱雪尔斯(Ann Brashares)的书迷接受。

"Fans of Meg Cabot will find Marni’s voice equally charming and endearing."---Julie Kagawa, New York Times bestselling author

Mackenzie Wellesley, 17, is clumsy, nerdy, and completely invisible to most of her classmates until an embarrassing video of her careening into a football player (and then trying to give him CPR) ends up on YouTube. Suddenly, she is an Internet sensation for all the wrong, humiliating reasons. While most teens would be taking an assumed name after such an embarrassment, Mackenzie attempts to lead a normal life. Except that’s hard to do when the paparazzi trail her, fashion designers send her trendy new clothes, and the popular kids suddenly invite her to parties. As expected, Mackenzie finds it difficult to stay grounded with all of the attention. Predictably, classmates try to take advantage of her new fame, but an admirable romantic interest encourages her to embrace her true self, awkwardness and all. Mackenzie is a strong character who initially doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. Totally focused on her studies and getting a college scholarship, she can be a bit abrasive, judgmental, and dismissive. But while some authors might turn an awkward teenage girl into a pathetic mess, Bates portrays Mackenzie as an endearing yet fallible protagonist, a girl worth rooting for. Her first-person narrative is light and funny and easily accessible to fans of Meg Cabot, Emily Franklin, and Ann Brashares.

About the Author/作者介绍： 马尔尼·贝茨(Marni Bates )在美国俄勒冈州阿什兰(Ashland, Oregon)的家和路易斯-克拉克学院(Lewis & Clark College)这两地方都有住所。当她不上课或写作的时候，她可能会去做轮滑运动，在杂货市场讨价还价，和大量的看电视。更多详情请见：www.marnibates.com.

MARNI BATES alternates her time between her home in Ashland, Oregon, and Lewis & Clark College. When not studying or writing, she can be found rollerblading, bargaining at garage sales, and watching copious amounts of TV—strictly for artistic inspiration, of course. Visit her at www.marnibates.com.

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