ACROSS A WAR-TOSSED SEA
Book ID/图书代码： 06540513B63978
English Summary/英文概要： Two British brothers adjust to life in Virginia after escaping the Blitz during World War II in this companion novel to backlist favorite Under a War-Torn SkyIt’s 1943, and World War II is raging. To escape the terror of the Blitz, ten-year-old Wesley and fourteen-year-old Charles were evacuated from England to America. After a few near misses with German U-boats and a treacherous ocean crossing, the brothers
arrived in Virginia. The culture shock is intense as the London boys adjust to rural farm life and have to learn new sports, customs, and spellings, plus contend with racial segregation and bullying.
As time goes by, the brothers begin to adapt to their new reality and blaze their own trails, writing letters home, making new friends, and pitching in to the American war effort. But just when Wes and Charles think they are safe from the terror of the battles
raging thousands of miles across the sea, they encounter the very brand of soldiers they were trying to escape: Nazis, from a POW camp right around the corner and U-boats torpedoing American ships off the nearby Atlantic coastline. Suddenly, Charles, Wesley,
and their new Virginian family must face the dangers of a foreign war coming too close to home.
Award-winning author L. M. Elliott brings a rarely told story of World War II on U.S. soil to light in this gripping and meticulously-researched novel, a companion to the beloved Under a War-Torn Sky.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作为出版商最爱的重版书《战火硝烟的天空下》的衍生篇，本书讲述了二战期间两名逃离了闪电战袭击的英国男孩慢慢适应美国弗吉尼亚州新生活的故事。
1943年，第二次世界大战硝烟四起。为了躲避恐怖的闪电战袭击，10岁的卫斯理和14岁的查尔斯从英格兰被转移到了美国境内。在好几次侥幸逃过德国潜艇的追踪并经历了变幻莫测的大洋跨越之旅后，兄弟俩终于顺利的到达了弗吉尼亚。两名伦敦男孩努力地适应着乡村生活，然而文化冲击不可避免，他们不得不学习新的运动、新的习俗、新的拼写，并且必须乐观地面对随之产生的种族隔阂与欺凌。
随着时间的推移，兄弟俩逐渐适应了新的现实并摸索出了属于他们自己的新道路，他们写信回家，他们结交新朋友、并投身协助美国的战争之中。然而就在卫斯理和查尔斯觉得他们终于逃离了远在千里之外的恐怖战火时，他们遇到了一心想要逃开的士兵：近在眼前的战俘集中营里的纳粹军官，并且德国潜艇用鱼雷击沉了亚特兰大海岸附近的美国船只。一夕之间，查尔斯、卫斯理以及他们的新弗吉尼亚家庭必须再次面对一场一触即发的战争。
获奖作家L•M•艾略特为我们再度带来一个有关于发生在美国本土上的第二次世界大战鲜为人知的故事，这部极为精彩的作品由作者悉心调研后完成，是《战火硝烟的天空下》精彩的衍生篇作品。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：“这部小说充满了惊险的动作、阴谋以及悬念，却又大力宣扬善良与英雄主义，并没有丝毫对于战争的崇尚。。。。。。细微之处加之以真实性以及一场惊心动魄之旅的无穷魅力，这是一部作者受父亲口述启发而创作出的精彩作品。” —《书单》
“如果你喜爱战争及冒险类书籍，那么本书一定会让你爱不释手。” —《学校图书馆期刊》
“一部感情丰富同时充满着惊险动作场面的佳作！” —KLIATT (starred review)
About the Author/作者介绍： L•M•艾略特（www.LMElliott.com），作家，著有多部图画书及获奖历史小说作品，其中包括《战火硝烟的天空下》及其续集《混乱的和平》；《国家间的安妮》；《还我自由》以及《飞向南方》。作为一名长期撰稿人，艾略特曾两次进入国家杂志奖终决选并获得了无数次电讯奖。作者毕业于维克弗斯特大学，并于北卡罗琳娜大学获得新闻学硕士学位。作者现与家人居住在弗吉尼亚州北部。
L. M. Elliott (www.LMElliott.com) is the author of a number of picture books and award-winning historical novels, including Under a War-Torn Sky and its sequel, A Troubled Peace; Annie, Between the States; Give Me Liberty; and Flying South. A longtime journalist, Elliott was twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award and recipient of numerous Dateline awards. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University and also holds a masters degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina. She lives in northern Virginia with her family.
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