内容简介
ThisNewberyMedalistisafairytalefullofquirky,unforgettablecharacters.WelcometothestoryofDespereauxTilling,amousewhoisinlovewithmusic,stories,andaprincessnamedPea.ItisalsothestoryofaratcalledRoscuro,wholivesinthedarknessandcovetsaworldfilledwithlight.AnditisthestoryofMiggerySow,aslow-wittedservinggirlwhoharborsasimple,impossiblewish.Thesethreecharactersareabouttoembarkonajourneythatwillleadthemdownintoahorribledungeon,upintoaglitteringcastle,and,ultimately,intoeachother'slives.Whathappensthen?AsKateDiCamillowouldsay:Reader,itisyourdestinytofindout.ALSCNotableChildren’sRecordingPublishersWeeklyListenUpAward
作者简介
KateDiCamillowasborninPhiladelphia,movedtoFlorida'swarmerclimatewhenshewasfiveyearsold,andlandedinMinneapolisinher20s.Whileworkingatachildren'sbookstore,DiCamillowroteherfirstnovel,BecauseofWinn-Dixie(2000).ItwasinspiredbyoneoftheworstwintersinMinnesota,whenshebecamehomesickforFloridaafteroverhearingalittlegirlwithasouthernaccent.Onethingledtoanother,andsoonDiCamillohadcreatedthevoiceofOpalBuloni,aresilientten-year-oldgirlwhohasjustmovedtoasmalltowninFloridawithherfather.Opal'smotherabandonedthefamilywhenshewasthreeyearsold,andherfatherhasahardtimeexplainingwhy.Thougherfatherisbusyandshehasnofriends,Opal'slifetakesaturnforthebetterwhensheadoptsafun-lovingstraydog,Winn-Dixie(namedafterthesupermarketwhereshefoundhim,outintheparkinglot).WithWinn-Dixieasherguide,Opalmakesfriendswiththeeccentricpeopleofhernewtownandevenconvincesherfathertotalkabouthermother.ThroughOpal,readersaregivenagift:afunnyandheartrendingstoryofhowonegirl'sspiritcanchangeherlifeandothers'.Criticslovedthebookasmuchasreaders,andin2001,BecauseofWinn-DixiewasnamedaNewberyHonorBook.DiCamillo'ssecondnovel,TheTigerRising(2001),alsodealswiththeimportanceoffriendships,families,andmakingchanges.Twelve-year-oldRobHortonandhisfatheraredealingwithgrief,anger,andisolationaftermovingtoLister,Florida,sixmonthsafterRob'smothersuccumbstocancer.Rob'sfatherhasajobatamotel(wheretheybothalsolive),butitbarelypaysthebills.Strugglingthroughthelossofhismother,Robstifleshismanyconfusingemotionsashebattlesbulliesathisnewschool,worriesaboutarashonhislegs,andcopeswithlivinginpoverty.Inmanyways,TheTigerRisingisadarker,morechallengingstorythanBecauseofWinn-Dixie,butthereisasimilarlightofdeliveranceinthisbeautifulnovel:thehealingpoweroffriendship.TwomeetingschangeRob'slife.First,heencountersacagedlioninthewoods.ShortlythereafterhemeetsSistine,whohasrecentlymovedtoListerafterherparents'divorce.SistineandRobarepolaropposites--shestandsuptotheschoolbulliesandletsouteverybitofherangeratherparents'divorceandherrelocation.ThroughSistine,Robrecognizeshimselfinthecagedlion,andthestoryofhowthetwochildrenfreethebeastisoneofthemostengagingreadsincontemporaryyoungadultfiction.Withthelionfree,RobisfreetogrievethelossofhismotherandmoveonwithhisbittersweetnewlifeinLister.ANationalBookAwardfinalist,TheTigerRisingishardtoputdownasitoverflowswithraw,engagingemotion.
