书目

Seedfolks

内容简介

CommonGroundAvacantlot,rat-infestedandfilledwithgarbage,lookedlikenoplaceforagarden.Especiallytoaneighborhoodofstrangerswherenooneseemstocare.Untiloneday,ayounggirlclearsasmallspaceanddigsintothehard-packedsoiltoplantherpreciousbeanseeds.Suddenly,thesoilholdspromise:ToCurtis,whobelieveshecanwinbackLateesha'sheartwithaharvestoftomatoes;toVirgil'sdad,whoseemsafortunetobemadefromgrowinglettuce;andeventoMariclea,sixteenandpregnant,wishingsheweredead.Thirteenverydifferentvoices--old,young,Haitian,Hispanic,tough,haunted,andhopefultelloneamazingstoryaboutagardenthattransformsaneighborhood.Anoldmanseekingrenewal,ayounggirlconnectingtoafathersheneverknew,apregnantteenagerdreadingmotherhood.Thirteenvoicestellonestoryofthefloweringofavacantcitylotintoaneighborhoodgarden.Old,young,Jamaican,Korean,Hispanic,tough,haunted,hopeful'NewberyMedalwinnerPaulFleischmanweavescharactersasdiverseastheplantstheygrowintoarich,multi-layeredexplorationofhowacommunityisbornandnurturedinanurbanenvironment.00-01UtahBookAward(Gr.7-12)Chosenasastateandcitywidereadincommunitiesacrossthecountry:VermontRacine,WITampa,FLNewburgh,NYBocaRaton,FL

作者简介

PaulFleischmangrewupinSantaMonica,Californiainahousewithaprintingpress,agrandpiano,ashortwaveradio,andhisfather—children’sauthorSidFleischman.Playingrecorderinearlymusicconsortsledtohisbooksofverbalduets—IAmPhoenix,JoyfulNoise(winnerofthe1989NewberyMedal),andBigTalk.HisnovelsbuiltfrommonologuesincludeBullRun,a16-characteraccountoftheCivilWar'sfirstbattle,andSeedfolks—thechronicleofthefirstyearofaClevelandcommunitygarden.HisinterestintheaterinspiredhisyoungadultnovelsMind'sEye,Seek,andBreakout,allofwhichrevolvearoundthespokenword.HishistoricalfictionincludesSaturnaliaandTheBorningRoom.He'swrittennonfictionandpicturebooksaswell,includingTimeTrain,Weslandia,andSidewalkCircus.AlongsidetheNewberyMedal,he'swonaNewberyHonorBook,theScottO’DellAwardforHistoricalFiction,thePENWestLiteraryAward,theCaliforniaYoungReaderMedal,andmostrecentlywasafinalistforthe2003NationalBookAward.HemakeshishomeinthevillageofAromas,California.

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