CHANGING MICHAEL
Book ID/图书代码： 11516014B73125
English Summary/英文概要： Matthew knows how things work. He’s pretty much an expert. For example: friends. Friendship requires both give and take, and Matthew strongly prefers taking. School? Perfectly pleasant as long as you don’t pay attention. Mom? Award yourself a point for each hands on hips or young man you hear from her lips. Wear her down until you get what you want. But even someone as clever as Matthew needs practice. That’s where Michael comes in.
Michael is the kind of kid who comes up with the answer before the teacher, asks questions, and consequently, gets the crap beaten out of him on a regular basis at school. So one day, Matthew, out of the kindness of his heart, decides to help Michael out. Turn his life around. Before long, Matthew is helping Michael screw with his NASCAR-loving stepfather, spreading rumors to convince the population of Alexander High School that Michael is a serious badass. He even weaves his way into the lives of Michael’s estranged dad, and Chrissy, the half-sister Michael never even knew he had.
But what if Michael isn’t grateful for all of Matthew’s hard work? What if he actually likes who he is? Why the hell would he, and for that matter, why should Matthew even care?
Changing Michael is an absorbing exploration into the head of one of the most fascinating high school characters since Holden Caulfield. Despite the wide range of non-fiction dealing with sexual identity, there are precious few books or films that take on sexuality or identity with humor and cleverness. Few titles approach these subjects with the kind of mischief and comedy that can make complicated issues accessible to readers, especially Young Adult readers. This book is a sarcastic and silly poke at anyone remaining silent for politeness’ sake. Jeff Schilling’s remarkably insightful debut presents a story and a narrative voice readers will remember for a very long time to come.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 马修知道事情是如何工作的。他几乎是一个专家。例如：朋友。友谊需要双方的付出和收获，而且马修强烈倾向于给予。学校？只要你不关注太多，会非常愉快的。妈妈？为每一次挨打和她的唠叨奖励自己一分。听她的，直到你得到自己想要的。但即使聪明如马修也需要实践。这就是迈克尔需要的。
迈克尔会经常在老师问完问题前抢答，因此，他经常在学校被说成是废物。有一天，马修遵从自己内心的善良，决定帮助迈克尔。改变他的生活。不久，马修帮助迈克尔欺骗他喜爱赛车的继父，并散布谣言，使亚力山大中学的人相信迈克尔是一个大坏蛋。他甚至自己杜撰了迈克尔疏远的父亲和他从不知道的同父异母的妹妹克里茜。
但如果迈克尔不感谢马修的努力呢？如果他就喜欢原来的他呢？为什么麻烦要找上他，而且马修为什么要如此关心这个问题？
《改变迈克尔》是一次对自霍尔顿•考尔菲尔德以来最迷人的高中人物的内心的迷人探索。尽管非虚构性别身份范围广泛，但鲜有书籍或电影能在性别或身份上如此幽默和聪明。只有少数接近此类恶作剧和喜剧类的书籍能使读者理解复杂的问题，尤其是年轻的成年读者。这本书是对那些为了礼貌而保持沉默的人的讽刺和挖苦。杰夫•希林这本富于洞察力的处女作展现了一个故事，而这个叙事声音会让读者在未来很长一段时间里都记得。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：这是一个关于冷静、恶作剧和在不可预知的世界为获得认同做斗争的故事。
This is a story of coolness, mischief, and the struggle for identity in an unpredictable world.
About the Author/作者介绍： 杰夫•希林出世在圣地亚哥，在弗吉尼亚瀑布教堂长大。他毕业于弗吉尼亚理工大学，现居住在丹佛，他是创造性写作学的老师。Jeff Schilling was born in San Diego, CA and grew up in Falls Church, VA. He attended Virginia Tech and is now residing in Denver, CO where he is a teacher of Creative Writing.
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