内容简介
TheNewberyAwardwinningauthorofAcrossFiveAprilsandUpaRoadSlowlypresentsthestoryofayoungboyfromatroubledfamilywholearnswhatitmeanstolove.TheLotteryRoseAbusedbyhismotherandherboyfriend,GeorgieBurgesslearnstohidehishurt.Hewithdrawsintoasafeandsecretworldofbeautifulgardensfilledwithroses-justlikethoseinthelibrarybookhetreasures.WhenGeorgiewinsasmallrosebushinagrocerystorelotteryhegivesitalltheloveandcaringhe'sneverhad.Georgie'slifebeginstoopenupforhimwhenthecourtssendhimtoahomeforboyswherehewillbesafe.Slowly,andnotwithoutpain,Georgielearnstogive-andtoreceive-love.
作者简介
IreneHuntistheauthorofmanydistinguishedbooksforyoungpeople.Herfirstnovel,AcrossFiveAprils,wasaNewberryHonorBookandreceivedaLewisCarrollShelfAward.Forhersecondnovel,UpaRoadSlowly,Ms.HuntwasawardedtheNewberryMedal.Ms.HuntwasborninsouthernIllinoisandhasreceiveddegreesfromtheUniversityofIllinoisandtheUniversityofColorado.FormanyyearsshetaughtinthepublicschoolsofnorthernIllinois,andlatershetaughtpsychologyattheUniversityofSouthDakota.Ms.HuntnowlivesinFlorida.