From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep for the annualfair, he is entranced by the fable surrounding the misty peakofKneeknock Rise: On stormy nights when the rain drives harshandcold, an undiscovered creature raises its voice and moans.Nobody knows what it is—nobody has ever dared to try to find outand come back again. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to findan answer to the mystery.
【作者简介】
A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt’s novelsare inspired by a brilliance and imagination that is completelyoriginal. She began her career in 1966 with the publication ofa picture book, The Forty-Ninth Magician, acollaboration with her husband, Samuel Fisher Babbitt. Herfirst novel, The Search for Delicious, established her giftfor writing magical tales with a more profound meaning embeddedwithin them. Kneeknock Rise earned her a Newbery HonorMedal, but it is Tuck Everlasting which has insuredBabbitt’s place in the history of children’s literature. Thismodern classic, which has also been made recently into a majormotion picture starring Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, and SissySpacek, asks an enduring and powerful question: If we could liveforever, would we want to?
Babbitt has written six more novelsincluding The Eyes of the Amaryllis and GoodyHall—each one presenting her unique vision of an enchantedworld. Her latest novel, Jack Plank Tells Tales, waspublished in Spring 2007.
Natalie Babbitt lives in Providence, RhodeIsland, and is a grandmother of three. When asked what she wantsreaders to remember about her books, she replied, “the questionswithout answers.”
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