THE BADGER KNIGHT
Book ID/图书代码： 14320214B75655
English Summary/英文概要： National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine presents a unique novel about a sickly boy’s epic journey through England and Scotland at the height of Medieval times.
Adrian is small for his age, even for an almost thirteen year old. It doesn’t help that he has albinism, which makes those he meets wonder if he’s an angel or a devil. His father is a bowyer, and all Adrian wants to do is become apprenticed and go off to war as an archer. But that’s not what his father wants for him. Since Adrian can write, his father wants him to be a scribe. That’s just about the last thing Adrian wants. When the Scots invade England and Adrian’s best friend Hugh runs off to find his father and fight in battles, Adrian soon follows, intent on finding Hugh and joining him in glorious warfare against the pagans invading England from the north. When Adrian finds Hugh, who is caring for a wounded Scotsman, he’s horrified that Hugh would aid an enemy. But soon, as Adrian gets to know Donald, he begins to question what he’s been taught about the enemy and the nature of war. In this epic journey an afflicted boy finds an inner strength he never knew belonged to him.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一位自幼罹患白化病的瘦小男孩，成功地证明自己是个真正男子汉的故事。
13岁的艾德里安看上去要比同年龄的孩子还小瘦小。这对他的白化病没有带来一丝好处，
和同龄人的差异，让他对自己的身份产生了怀疑。制弓匠父亲，像让儿子成为自己的学徒，而艾德里安的愿望却是，想当一名战场上的弓箭手。这可不是艾德里安的父亲想要的，因为艾德里安会写字，所以父亲又想到让他做一名抄写员。当苏格兰入侵英格兰时，艾德里安的好朋友休跑去军队寻父，艾德里安随后也加入了队伍，他想要找到休，和他一起加入这场反对北方异教徒入侵英格兰的光荣之战。当艾德里安找到好友休时，他正在照料一个受伤的苏格兰人，艾德里安对眼前的这一幕给惊呆了，休怎么会去帮助敌军。不久，艾德里安便会从敌军苏格兰人那里看到战争的本质。（Sandy）
Awards/获奖情况：St. Jerome’s bones! This was an amazing read. I am not a big fan of the medieval story, but this was so beautifully researched and described that I was sucked right in. And what an amazing character Adrian (the Badger) is. An albino with weak eyes and allergies, he nevertheless manages to outsmart enemies at every turn (and in some very surprising ways!) But most importantly, he learns, in a heart-wrenching way, about the horror and insanity of war. This should be required reading for all young men. And young women. And adults. Well, for everyone. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
About the Author/作者介绍： 凯瑟琳•厄斯金
身为美国弗吉尼亚州的居民，凯瑟琳对2007年发生在弗吉尼亚理工大学的枪击事件极为震惊。悲剧发生之后，凯瑟琳不得不试着去了解小区和家庭—— 尤其是拥有特殊儿童的家庭—— 如何应付暴力事件，以及我们若能更了解彼此，生活会因之而如何不同。创作《留下来的孩子》、诉说凯特林这个亚斯伯格症女孩的故事时，她走入了自身的脆弱世界里，而且像凯特林一样，给予我们「又好又壮又漂亮」的事物。
在投入最爱的写作工作之前，凯瑟琳担任律师长达十五年。她的第一本小说《颤抖》（Quaking）一出版，即荣获美国青年图书馆服务协会（YALSA）的「给不愿阅读的青少年读者之十大精选」（Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers）之一。目前她和丈夫、两个孩子和小狗麦克辛住在一起。
Kathryn Erskine is the acclaimed author of many distinguished novels for young readers, including MOCKINGBIRD, winner of the National Book Award; THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF MIKE, an Amazon Best Book and ALA Notable Book; and QUAKING, an ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and SEEING RED, which Booklist hailed as "powerful" in a starred review. Kathryn lives and writes in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband and two children.
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