书目

Nikki and Deja: Birthday Blues

内容简介

ThesecondbookaboutNikkiandDeja,twoAfricanAmericanthird-gradegirlswhoarebestfriends.Deja'sbirthdayiscomingup,andshe'sbeentalkingaboutitforweeks.Butjustbeforethebigday,AuntieDeegetscalledawayonabusinesstripandDejamuststaywithanelderlyneighbor...whocooksturnipsfordinneranddoesn'tevenhaveacolorTV!Worse,themachinationsofspoiledAntonia,Deja'snewnemesis,threatentoruinDeja'sbirthdaypartyplans.Likethefirstbook,thisstorycaptureswithsubtletyandhumorallthesmallbetrayalsandtriumphsofyounggirls'relationships.Readerswillgetawiderviewofthegirls'diverseurbanneighborhood,andwillrecognizethemselvesandtheirclassmatesinthecolorful,deftlydrawnschoolscenes.Amoreseriousthemeisalsointroduced(withalighttouch)inasubplotconcerningDeja'sabsentfather.

作者简介

KarenEnglishistheauthorofseveralbooksforyoungreaders,includingthenovelFRANCIE(Farrar,Straus&Giroux),whichreceivedaCorettaScottKingHonorAward.HerpreviousbookforClarion,HOTDAYONABBOTTAVENUE,wasnamedanALANotableChildren'sBookandwaspraisedbytheJaneAddamsPeaceAssociationforits"nuancedportraitoftheinnerworkingsofyounggirls'relationships."Thisisherfirstchapterbook.ShelivesinLosAngeles,California.

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