书目

Frindle

内容简介

IsNickAllenatroublemaker?Hereallyjustlikestoliventhingsupatschool--andhe'salwayshadplentyofgreatideas.WhenNicklearnssomeinterestinginformationabouthowwordsarecreated,suddenlyhe'sgottheinspirationforhisbestplanever...thefrindle.Whosaysapenhastobecalledapen?Whynotcallitafrindle?ThingsbegininnocentlyenoughasNickgetshisfriendstousethenewword.Thenotherpeopleintownstartsayingfrindle.Soontheschoolisinanuproar,andNickhasbecomealocalhero.HisteacherwantsNicktoputanendtoallthisnonsense,butthefunnythingisfrindledoesn'tbelongtoNickanymore.Thenewwordisspreadingacrossthecountry,andthere'snothingNickcandotostopit.学校里的每个人都知道,五年级的葛兰洁老师拥有“透视眼”,没有人能在教室里逃过她的法眼。这还不是最糟的,她对“字典”的狂热简直无人能及,尼克觉得很不可思议,天底下竟有这么无聊的人?然而,尼克偶然间发现一篇有趣的文章,谈到文字的奥秘和来源,他突然灵光乍现,暗中拟定一个伟大的计划:他要发明一个“新字”。从现在开始,一枝笔再也不叫“笔(pen)”——而叫“粉灵豆(frindle)”。过不了多久,“粉灵豆”深入大家心中,这股风潮快速席卷整个学校和城镇,大家都兴奋得不得了。尼克的爸妈和葛兰洁老师不希望他做这种无厘头的事。但事情没这么简单,“粉灵豆”再也不只专属尼克一个人,此刻他只能退居幕后,静观其变……美国校园小说第一人、入选全美儿童阅读计划荣获、亚马逊五颗星最高评价,长踞《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜,美国狂销两百多万册,风靡全球,已译成德、法、意、英、日、韩等十余国版本。

作者简介

AndrewClementsistheauthoroftheenormouslypopularFrindle.OvertenmillionofhisbookshavesoldtodateandhehasbeennominatedforamultitudeofstateawardsandhaswontwoChristopherAwardsandanEdgarAward.HispopularworksincludeExtraCredit,LostandFound,NoTalking,RoomOne,LunchMoneyandmore.HeisalsotheauthoroftheBenjaminPratt&theKeepersoftheSchoolseries.Mr.ClementstaughtinthepublicschoolsnearChicagoforsevenyearsbeforemovingEasttobeginacareerinpublishingandwriting.HeliveswithhiswifeincentralMassachusettsandhasfourgrownchildren.Hiswebsiteisandrewclements.com.BrianSelznickistheauthorandillustratorofthebestsellingTheInventionofHugoCabret,whichwasawardedtheCaldecottMedalandwasaNationalBookAwardfinalist.Heisalsotheillustratorofmanybooksforchildren,includingFrindleandLunchMoneybyAndrewClements,aswellastheDollPeopletrilogybyAnnM.MartinandLauraGodwin,andTheDinosaursofWaterhouseHawkinsbyBarbaraKerley,whichwasaCaldecottHonorBook.Mr.SelznickdivideshistimebetweenBrooklyn,NewYork,andSanDiego,California.安德鲁·克莱门斯(AndrewClements),美国备受欢迎与敬重的畅销作家,著作超过五十本。克莱门斯为儿童创作图画书,也为青少年写小说。他最著名的作品是也是他的第一本小说《我们叫它粉灵豆─Frindle》,一出版即畅销,长踞《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜,在美国已销售超过两百万册,获奖数十次,并售出德、法、意、英、日、韩等十余国版权。克莱门斯从中学时代即开始写诗,他曾有一首诗被英文老师评为“太有趣了,这可以出版!”这开启了他后来的作家之路。他还曾当过中学教师,为歌手创作歌曲,也曾在出版社担任主编工作。

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