Brooklyn Bridge 布鲁克林桥

KarenHessehasachievedmanyhonorsforhermorethantwentybooksoverthecourseofheraward-winningcareer:theNewberyMedal,theScottO’DellHistoricalFictionAward,theMacArthurFellowship“Genius”Award,andtheChristopherMedal.Hernovelsburnwithintensity,andkeenlyfelt,deeplyresearched,andarememorablefortheirimaginationandintelligence.SoitiswithgreatprideandexcitementthatwepresentKarenHesse’sfirstnovelinoverfiveyears:BrooklynBridge.It’sthesummerof1903inBrooklynandallfourteen-year-oldJosephMichtomwantsistoexperiencethethrill,thegrandeur,andtheelectricityofthenewamusementparkatConeyIsland.Butthatdoesn’tseemlikely.Eversincehisparents—Russianimmigrants—inventedthestuffedTeddyBearfivemonthsago,Joseph’slifehasturnedupsidedown.NolongerdotheMichtom’sgatherfamilyandfriendsaroundthekitchentabletotalk.NolongerisJosephatleisuretoplaystickballwiththeguys.Now,Josephworks.Andcomplains.Andfallsinlove.AndargueswithMamaandPapa.Andfallsoutoflove.Andhopes.Josephhopeshe’llseeConeyIslandsoon.Hehopesthateverythingwillturnright-sideupagain.Hehopeshisluckhasn’trunout—becauseyouneverknow.Throughallthewarmth,thesadness,thefrustration,andthelaughterofonebig,colorfulfamily,NewberyMedalistKarenHessebuildsastunningstoryofthelucky,theunlucky,andthoseinbetween,andremindsusthatourlives—allourlives—arefragile,precious,andconnected.