透纳十二岁,是牧师的儿子,他和爸爸妈妈从波士顿搬到缅因州,可是缅因州的孩子欺生,处处给他难堪,棒球故意不让他打到、说话带刺,又逼他从悬崖上跳水;他咽不下这口气,索性离大家远远的。在孤单一个人的时候他遇到了马拉加岛上的黑人女孩莉莉,他和莉莉一起到岛上认识当地黑人,并成了好朋友。他也常和莉莉一起在海滩练习打棒球,一起挖蛤蜊。有一次他们一起划船到外海,看到了鲸在他们近边同游,透纳看到了鲸的眼睛,觉得它里面似乎藏着洞悉世间的秘密;因此鲸的眼神时时在他心里环绕。 日子久了,透纳渐渐发现当地一些特权份子找他爸爸过来传道,真正的用意其实是希望利用他爸爸的背书,把马拉加岛的黑人赶走,好让他们发展观光事业。透纳眼看着岛上的好朋友一个个被驱逐出境,心生不忍,要想将自己受赠自一位老太太那儿的房子,送给莉莉,却被当地人制止,最后莉莉甚至被送往精神病院,死在院中,而爸爸也因为要保护他,和一名当地警官拉扯而摔下悬崖。爸爸落海前的双眼让他想起那洞悉一切的鲸眼。 Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in asmall Maine town, he is shunned for playing baseball differentlythan the local boys. Then he befriends smart and lively LizzieBright Griffin, a girl from Malaga Island, a poor community foundedby former slaves. Lizzie shows Turner a new world along the Mainecoast from digging clams to rowing a boat next to a whale. When thepowerful town elders, including Turner's father, decide to drivethe people off the island to set up a tourist business, Turnerstands alone against them. He and Lizzie try to save her community,but there's a terrible price to pay for going against the tide."From the Trade Paperback edition."
【作者简介】
Gary D. Schmidt has written several novels for children andyoung adults. He lives in Alto, Michigan.
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