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代理商:大苹果
页数:400
定价:0.00 美元
上传日期:2013-11-19 0:00:00

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Book ID/图书代码: 08855013B65894

English Summary/英文概要: In this debut novel, a high school girl tries to understand the world, figure out where she fits in, and learn how to stand up for herself when everything falls apart. With the passing of her mother, Kate Franklin’s life unravels at the seams as she loses the only emotional mooring in her family. Her dad shuts down completely, and her brother enlists in the army. Things start looking better when her dad is hired to coach at Beacon Prep, home of one of the best basketball teams in the state. In a blog of prose and poetry, Kate chronicles her new world—dating a basketball player, being caught up in a world of idolatry and entitlement, and discovering the perks the inner circle enjoys. Then Kate’s fragile life shatters once again when one of her boyfriend’s teammates assaults her at a party. Although she knows she should speak out, her dad’s vehemently against it and so, like a canary sent into a mine to test toxicity levels and protect miners, Kate alone breathes the poisonous secrets to protect her dad and the team. The once welcoming community has betrayed Kate, her family is disintegrating, and she’s on her own to grapple with whether to stay quiet or speak out and expose a town’s hero and destroy her father’s career.

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 拉卡莱.阿尔派的处女作《金丝雀》中描述了高中女生凯特.富兰克林成长的故事。她试图探索这个世界,找到合适自己的地方,并且学会当所有都分崩离析的时候能坚强起来。母亲去世后,凯特像是失去了唯一的情感的停泊处。父亲一直处于失业阶段,哥哥则在服兵役。后来父亲受雇于全国最好的篮球队之一——烽火队,事情似乎慢慢好转了。凯特的博客里满是诗集和散文,描述着自己的新世界——与一位篮球运动员约会,陷在偶像和权利的世界里,享受着高级会员的特殊待遇。可不久后凯特的世界又遭到了打击,篮球队中的一个队员在一次派对上性侵了她。凯特知道她该告发这名队员,但是她的爸爸严厉地制止她这么做。凯特觉得自己就像被带入矿井的金丝雀,测试着瓦斯含量,保护着旷工。她独自保守这个秘密,保护着爸爸和整个篮球队。这个曾经温暖的团体背叛了凯特,而家庭也正在瓦解,只有她自己纠结于是该保持沉默还是大声告发这整个城镇的英雄,却同时也毁了她爸爸的事业。(XAT)

Awards/获奖情况:“这个故事探讨了当代的许多问题,非常引人深思。”——尼基J.马库斯,作品有《行尸走肉与时间守护者》

“《金丝雀》细致地描写了高中友谊,初恋,特权等的复杂性,证明了那些来之不易的真理。”——黛西.惠特尼,《蓝嘲鸫》和《当你在这》的作者

“拉卡莱.阿尔派的《金丝雀》讲出了事实,我们高高在上的学校英雄实际上只是个恶棍。”——艾琳.裘德,《黄油》的作者

“拉卡莱.阿尔派用细微的方式讲述了爱情,得失,名气和友谊之间的关系,使得这部作品很真实也很吸引人。《金丝雀》对那些曾经纠结于与人形成朋友还是敌人的关系或想找到适合自己的地方的人来说,都能在其中找到共鸣。”——珍妮弗.布朗,《仇恨目录》的作者

“《金丝雀》当中的凯特遭遇了世界上最糟糕的事情,但她却要独自一人去面对。阿尔派塑造的人物很真实,她所经历的一切也被表述得如此令人心碎。”——科琳.克莱顿,作品有《接下来会发生什么》

“作者对家庭的意义,学校的欺凌现象,还有对女孩的性侵犯都铺垫得很细致,非常引人深思。”——杰奎尔.克雷斯特

About the Author/作者介绍: 拉卡莱.阿尔派是一位高中英语老师,现居于俄亥俄州,曼托。博客为 www.freckle-head.blogspot.com.

Rachele Alpine is a high school English teacher and blogs at www.freckle-head.blogspot.com. She lives in Mentor, Ohio.

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