NOT EXACTLY NORMAL

Book ID/图书代码： 14542014B68488

English Summary/英文概要： He was always so normal! Todd Farrel attends tiny St. Lukes Episcopal School in rural New England. Each year the sixth graders finish winter term with their big social studies reports. Wanting to make his report something special this year, Todd finally decides to write about mystical experiences - something definitely not normal. After doing some research, Todd determines that he needs to have his own mystical experience. While practicing soccer with his best friend, Nitro, listening to an unusual teacher who encourages original thinking, and giving in to his curiosity about Leda, the intelligent but unusual (in Todds opinion) girl from California, Todd discovers some pretty extraordinary aspects to life in his ordinary world. Not Exactly Normal is a book about being different and about fitting in, about accepting the differences of others and seeing ways that everyone is alike. It will challenge readers assumptions and help them look at the world and their lives in new ways.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 他总是那么正常！托德??法雷尔出席了了新英格兰农村的小型圣路加主教学校。每年，六年级学生要完成大社会研究报告以完成冬季学期。托德想让报告中有一些特别的东西，今年，他决定写一些有关神秘体验的东西——一些绝对不正常的东西。做一些研究之后，托德决定了他需要有自己的神秘体验。一边和最好的朋友硝基踢足球，一边聆听鼓励创新思维的不同寻常的老师的教导，他屈服于对勒达的好奇心，这是一位来自加利福尼亚州的聪明但不寻常的（托德的看法）的女孩，托德在他平凡的生活中发现了许多非凡的一面。《不完全正常》让自己与众不同，适应，接受他人的差异，看到每个人都是一样的。这将挑战读者的假设，并帮助他们以新的方式看待世界和自己的生活。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：涉及到宗教的儿童小说比以前更多，但通常不是安静的，也不是以它以往的基础建设的方式存在的。六年级学生托德??法雷尔出席了马萨诸塞州西部的圣卢克主教学校，在那里，他的青年教师，菲利普先生鼓励他思考。 例如，因为约翰??多恩说的“没有人是一座孤岛和丧钟为谁而鸣”是什么意思。就中高级小说来说，这是一本智慧的书，以一个完全正常的男孩的语气在讲述。 事实上，大多数发生在书中的事情都是发生在托德的大脑中，直到最后托德将最好的朋友从溺水中拯救上来。这个点可能会让读者的兴趣下降，虽然男孩最后没有死在医院看起来有点不合理，戏剧性的事件是为托德将已经考虑的精神因素绑在一起。一部安静的，有意义的第一部小说。——艾琳库珀

Gr. 5-8. Religion comes into children’s fiction more often than it used to, but usually not in the quiet, foundation-building way it does here. Sixth-grader Todd Farrel attends St. Luke’s Episcopal School in western Massachusetts, where his young teacher, Mr. Phillips, encourages thinking. For instance, what does John Donne mean by no man being an island, and for whom does the bell toll? For middle-grade fiction, this is a cerebral book, yet it’s told in the voice of a totally normal boy. Todd thinks about God, prayer, and mystical experiences, right alongside superheroes, girls, and sibling relationships. In fact, most of what happens here happens in Todd’s head--until the very end, when Todd saves his best friend from drowning. This comes at a point where the reader’s interest might be flagging, and though it hardly seems reasonable that the boys don’t end up in the hospital, the dramatic incident serves to tie together the spiritual elements Todd has been contemplating. A quiet, meaningful first novel. Ilene Cooper

About the Author/作者介绍： 德文??布朗是阿斯伯里学院的文学教授，与他的家人生活在肯塔基的列克星敦。《不完全正常》结合了他的几个主要兴趣：哲学，体育，历史，宗教和文学。他说，写这本书最有趣的方面是发展了戴维斯??法雷尔为他的艺术项目所创造的一个不同寻常的超级英雄。 这是他第一本出版的小说。

Devin Brown, a professor of literature at Asbury College, lives with his family in Lexington, Kentucky. Not Exactly Normal combines several of his own major interests: philosophy, sports, history, religion, and literature. He says that the most fun aspect of writing this book was developing the unusual superheroes that Davis Farrel creates for his art project. This is his first published novel.

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