在纳粹横行的日子里,10岁的丹麦女孩安妮与父母、亲友和无数的丹麦人民一起,团结起来挽救犹太人的生命。安妮第一次通过自己的行动,深深体会到保持勇气的艰难。全书表现出一种悲天悯人的情怀,无论从文学、历史还是励志等角度,都值得任何年龄层的读者细读回味。
A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943.
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act
of bravery to help save her best-friend, Ellen – a Jew.It is 1943
and for ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen life is still fun – school,
family, sharing fairy stories with her little sister. But there are
dangers and worries too – the Nazis have occupied Copenhagen and
there are food shortages, curfews and the constant threat of being
stopped by soldiers. And for Annemarie the dangers become even
greater… her best-friend Ellen is a Jew. When Ellen’s parents are
taken away to be ‘relocated’ by the Nazis, Ellen is taken in by
Annemarie’s parents and suddenly Annemarie’s family are under
threat too.Annemarie has to call upon all her resources for courage
and bravery as she helps her friend make a daring escape.A Newbery
Medal winner by an acclaimed author *For readers from 8 to 12 *
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
關於作者:
Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a
writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York,
Pennsylvania, and Japan. After several years at Brown University,
she turned to her family and to writing. She is the author of more
than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia
Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award,
the California Young Reader’s Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She
received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and
THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the
International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award. Ms.
Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse
in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at
www.loislowry.com.
內容試閱:
“I’ll race you to the corner, Ellen!” Annemarie adjusted the
thick leather pack on her back so that her school books balanced
evenly. “Ready?” She looked at her best friend.Ellen made a face.
“No,” she said, laughing. “You know I can’t beat you-my legs ar