书目

Three Times Lucky

  • 作者 Sheila Turnage
  • 出版社 Penguin
  • 出版时间 2013年12月 第1版
  • ISBN 9780142426050
  • 定价 59.80

内容简介

ANewberyHonorBookAhilariousSoutherndebutwiththekindofcharactersyoumeetonceinalifetimeRisingsixthgraderMissMosesLoBeaulivesinthesmalltownofTupeloLanding,NC,whereeveryone'sbusinessisfairgameandnosecretissacred.Shewashedashoreinahurricaneelevenyearsago,andshe'sbeenmakingwaveseversince.AlthoughMohopessomedaytofindher"upstreammother,"she'sfoundahomewiththeColonel--acaféownerwithaforgottenpastofhisown--andMissLana,thefabulouscaféhostess.Shewillprotectthosesheloveswitheverybitofherstrongwillandtoughattitude.Sowhenalawmancomestotownaskingaboutamurder,Moandherbestfriend,DaleEarnhardtJohnsonIII,setouttouncoverthetruthinhopesofsavingtheonlyfamilyMohaseverknown.Fullofwisdom,humor,andgrit,thistimelessyarnwillmelttheheartofeventhesternestYankee.*“Awickedlyawesometale…MoLoBeauisdestinedtobecomeastandoutcharacterinchildren’sfiction.”—KirkusReviews,starredreview*“Turnage’slivelynovelfeaturesadistinctivevoiceandacommunityofidiosyncraticcharacters.”—Booklist,starredreview*"Hereisawriterwhohasnevermetametaphororsimileshecouldn'tputtogooduse."—PublishersWeekly,starredreview

作者简介

SheilaTurnagegrewuponafarmineasternNorthCarolina.AgraduateofEastCarolinaUniversity,sheauthoredtwononfictionbooksandonepicturebookbeforeshestartedwritingaboutMoLoBeauandDale.ThreeTimesLuckyisaNewberyHonorbook,aNewYorkTimesbestseller,anEdgarAwardFinalist,anE.B.WhiteRead-AloudHonorbook,andwasincludedonsevenBestBookoftheYearlists.TheGhostsofTupeloLanding,thefollow-uptoThreeTimesLucky,hassofargarneredfivestarredreviews.TodaySheilalivesonafarmwithherhusband,asmartdog,adozenchickens,andaflockofguineas.,,

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