EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS
Book ID/图书代码： 06814014B70999
English Summary/英文概要： Lucky Linderman didn’t ask for his life. He didn’t ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn’t ask for a father who never got over it. He didn’t ask for a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine. And he didn’t ask to be the target of Nader McMillan’s relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far.
But Lucky has a secret--one that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos--the prison his grandfather couldn’t escape--where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. It’s dangerous and wild, and it’s a place where his life just might be worth living. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside?
Michael L. Printz Honor recipient A.S. King’s smart, funny and boldly original writing shines in this powerful novel about learning to cope with the shrapnel life throws at you and taking a stand against it.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 乐基•林德曼从来没有期待过自己的出生。他从来没有希望自己的祖父无法从越南战争中回来。他从来指望过父亲能够克服这一切。他从来没有要求自己的母亲去假装这个早已残缺不全的家其实一切安好。他也从来没有想让自己成为纳德•马克米兰无情欺凌的对象，因为这种欺凌实在是太让人难以忍受了。
然而乐基也有他的秘密---正是这个秘密帮助他停过了这日复一日的世俗折磨。在乐基的梦中，他逃离到了惨遭战阵蹂躏的雨林地带--劳斯--这里的监狱里住着他无法逃离的祖父---但只有在那里，乐基才能够成为一名真正的人、一名冒险家、一名英雄人物。那里既危险又荒凉，但唯有在那里，他才感觉到生存的价值和意义。然而在现实强势的突破进入梦境前，他还有多久可以躲在梦境的美好之中？
A•S•金，迈克尔•L•普林茨荣誉奖得主，其睿智、风趣和大胆的创新写作在这部有关于如何处理和应对生活向你投去的各种炮弹碎片并就此表明自身立场的强有力小说作品中展露无遗。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：青年图书馆服务协会2012年十大最佳青少年小说
诺特沃思青少年奖2012年度首选
儿童读书选择奖得主
A YALSA 2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults title
A Capitol Choices 2012 Noteworthy Book for Teens
A Keystone to Reading Children’s Choice Award winner
* A smart, funny, and passionate novel that embodies that idea that ’It Gets Better’--when you take action.--Publishers Weekly, starred review
* Blending magic and realism, this is a subtly written, profoundly honest novel about a kid falling through the cracks and pulling himself back up.--Booklist, starred review
* King remarkably channels fifteen-year-old Lucky, creating one of the most believable teen male characters in young adult fiction.... This unique coming-of-age story will hold tremendous appeal for reluctant male readers.--VOYA, starred review
* King’s heartfelt tale easily blends realism and fantasy.... A haunting but at times funny tale about what it means to want to take one’s life, but rising above it so that living becomes the better option.--School Library Journal, starred review
* King’s themes of torture, physical and emotional imprisonment, and bullying connect in satisfying ways in this improbably witty and heartwarming story.--The Horn Book, starred review
* The unusual and occasionally comic juxtaposition of the POW experience with Lucky’s victimization... [offers] compelling food for thought about the things we can control and the things we can’t, and how that distinction ultimately determines the need for action.--The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
A resonant, uplifting story about not just getting through, but powering through, the tough times.Kirkus Reviews
About the Author/作者介绍： A•S•金是著名的《现实男孩》和洛杉矶时报奖评选的《路人问询》、2012年青少年十佳奖作品《人人都见小蚂蚁》以及2011年迈克尔•L•普林茨荣誉奖作品《请遗忘薇拉•戴尔茨》的作者。此外，她还是最佳青少年小说《100只狗狗的尘土》和一部成人短篇故事选集《莫妮卡永不缄默》的作者。通过在爱尔兰教授成人识字，她自给自足地生活了10余年，现阶段她正与丈夫和孩子们生活在宾夕法尼亚的森林深处。如欲了解8月14日即将问世的《亲爱的布利》，以及选集中的作品《破戒》《失去》《原创》等得相关信息（并提前体验14年即将出版发行的新作（《光荣的欧布莱恩的未来史》），欲知更多信息，请访问网站www.as-king.com。
A.S. King is the author of the highly acclaimed REALITY BOY, LA Times Book Prize winner ASK THE PASSENGERS, 2012 ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS, and 2011 Michael L. Printz Honor Book PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ. She is also the author of the ALA Best Books for Young Adults DUST OF 100 DOGS as well as a collection of award-winning short stories for adults, MONICA NEVER SHUTS UP.
After a decade living self-sufficiently and teaching literacy to adults in Ireland, she now lives deep in the Pennsylvania woods with her husband and children. Look for Amy’s piece in DEAR BULLY and in anthologies BREAK THESE RULES, LOSING IT, and INITIATION, coming 8/14. (And brace yourself for 2014’s novel, GLORY O’BRIEN’S HISTORY OF THE FUTURE.) Find more at www.as-king.com.
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