Paperboy

图书标准信息

• 作者 Vince Vawter 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2013-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780385742443
• 定价 127.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 大32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ANewberyHonorWinner.

AnALA-ALSCNotableChildren'sBook.

ABankstreetBestBookoftheYear.

ABookPageBestChildren'sBook.

ForfansofToKillaMockingbird,TheKing'sSpeech,andTheHelp.Aboywhostutterscomes-of-ageinthesegregatedSouth,duringthesummerthatchangeshislife.

An11-year-oldboylivinginMemphisin1959throwsthemeanestfastballintown,buttalkingisawholedifferentballgame.Hecanbarelysayawordwithoutstuttering,notevenhisownname.Sowhenhetakesoverhisbestfriend'spaperrouteforthemonthofJuly,heknowshe'llbeforcedtocommunicatewiththedifferentcustomers,includingahousewifewhodrinkstoomuchandaretiredmerchantmarinewhoseemstoknowjustabouteverything.

Thepaperrouteposeschallenges,butit'sarun-inwiththeneighborhoodjunkman,abullyandthief,thatstirsuprealtrouble--andputstheboy'slife,aswellasthatofhisfamily'sdevotedhousekeeper,indanger.

"[Vawter’s]characterizationofLittleManfeelsdeeplyauthentic,with...hisfiercedesiretobe'somebodyinsteadofjustakidwhocouldn’ttalkright.'"—TheWashingtonPost

"Anunforgettableboyandhisunforgettablestory.Ilovedit."--RobBuyea,authorofBecauseofMr.TeruptandMr.TeruptFallsAgain

"Paperboyoffersapenetratinglookatboththemysteryandthedailyfrustrationsofstuttering.PeopleofallageswillappreciatethispositiveanduniversalstoryasIdid."--JaneFraser,presidentofTheStutteringFoundationofAmerica

"ReminiscentofToKillaMockingbird.Butthishasaddeddimensioninthewayitbrilliantlygetsreadersinsidetheheadofaboywhostutters.”—Booklist,Starred

“[A]tense,memorablestory.”—Publisher’sWeekly,Starred

“AnengagingandheartfeltpresentationthatneverwhitewashesthedifficulttimeandsituationasLittleMancomesofage.”—KirkusReviews

“Vawterportraysaprotagonistsotruetoadisabilitythatonecannothelpbutempathizewiththedifficultworldofastutterer.”—SchoolLibraryJournal

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【作者简介】

VINCEVAWTER,anativeofMemphis,retiredaftera40-yearcareerinnewspapers,mostrecentlyasthepresidentandpubisheroftheEvansvilleCourier&PressinIndiana.Paperboyishisfirstnovel.