THE BAKING LIFE OF AMELIE DAY
Book ID/图书代码： 06580113B60408
English Summary/英文概要： Amelie Day loves to bake, and is thrilled when she makes it through to the semi-finals of a national competition, ’Best Teen Baker of the Year’, which will be televised. There’s just one small problem. Amelie has Cystic Fybrosis, which means endless daily rounds of physio and pills, and the threat of being put on the lung transplant waiting list. But Amelie doesn’t want to be defined by her illness, and is determined to prove that she has what it takes to win the competition, even when her over-protective mother forbids her from taking part...Amelie’s unique voice is what really drives the narrative: she’s feisty, honest and determined, battling a debilitating illness with verve, grit and humour. She’s a relentlessly positive character who won’t let the obstacles she faces get her down, and throws herself wholeheartedly into everything that she does, whether it’s trying out a delicious new recipe, feeding up her friends, or arguing with her mum.
Although the overriding tone of the books is light and humorous, Vanessa deals skilfully with the poignant issues that lie beneath Amelie’s sunny exterior. Ultimately this is a unique slant on the coming-of-age novel, with a battle for independence between teen and parent being all the more delicate due to Amelie’s health problems. I thought that Vanessa captured this dynamic perfectly, creating a tempestuous, intense, yet movingly tender relationship between Amelie and her mother.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 艾米丽•戴（Amelie Day）热爱烘焙，所以当她得知成功入围“年度最佳少年烘焙师”半决赛，简直乐疯了，因为这次比赛可是全国性的，还将电视直播呢。
艾米丽自小患有遗传病囊肿性纤维化，成天不是理疗就是吃药，再有就是苦等合适的肺进行移植。但尽管呵护倍至的母亲不愿艾米丽参加赛事，但艾米丽从不屈服，她不想被病魔打败，她想要证明自己有赢得比赛的实力。
艾米丽的声音贯穿着整个故事：她充满朝气、诚实、坚定，无畏病魔，顽强抗争，诙谐幽默。她是积极向上的正面人物，永不服输，为了心中的梦想能克服一切困难，如尝试新食谱、为朋友做饭或者和母亲争论。
尽管本书的基调是轻松与诙谐，瓦内莎（Vanessa）在描述主人公阳光的外表时依然抛出了深沉的话题。虽然这是一本大人的书，还是流露出了青少年与父母之间的“独立战争”，像是书中艾米丽的父母担忧她的身体吃不吃得消。我认为对于这对母女的描写，作者抓得入木三分，细腻之至。(XJJ)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 瓦内莎•柯蒂斯（Vanessa Curtis）本来想成为一名钢琴家，后来玩过摇滚乐。她的文学生涯始于她帮一些杂志写写小文章，直至1998年她成立了伍尔夫社团以及出版了两本伍尔夫自传，自此声名大噪。她是儿童小说的获奖作家，获奖无数；她为国内报刊撰写书评；也当文学顾问。她的最新作品“地球在歌唱”（The Earth is Singing’ ）透过一个14岁孩子的眼睛看待1941年集中营里的犹太人。目前她和家人住在Chichester Harbour ，不写书的时候，偶尔也教教琴。Vanessa Curtis originally trained as a pianist and went on to play in various rock bands. She still teaches the piano when she’s not writing novels. Her literary career began when she wrote freelance articles for magazines but it took a change of direction in 1998 after she co-founded The Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain and wrote two biographies on Virginia Woolf. Vanessa is also the award-winning author of five novels for children, including ‘Zelah Green’ which won the Manchester Children’s Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize 2009 and ‘The Haunting of Tabitha Grey’, a contemporary ghost story with a shocking twist. She reviews books for the national newspapers and has worked as a literary consultant. Her latest novel ‘The Earth is Singing’ tackles the story of the Jews who perished in the Riga Ghetto in 1941, told through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Hanna Michelson. She lives near Chichester Harbour with her husband and Poppy the cat.
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