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Born Behind Bars

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內容簡介 出生在鐵窗後 Kabir從小生活在監獄，因為他是媽媽在獄中生下的──但這個罪其實不是媽媽犯的。Kabir從來沒見過爸爸，Kabir的家人就是共同生活在牢房的獄友們。 在監獄，Kabir感覺最坐立難安的地方就是教室，老師總是講述牢房外的世界有多麼自由精彩，這和Kabir的生活經驗大相逕庭。有一天，監獄來了新的典獄長，認為9歲的Kabir已經夠大了，不應該繼續待在牢房裡。 媽媽遂把他交給叔叔照顧，孰料叔叔竟然想賣掉他！ Kabir連夜逃走，能跑多快就跑多快，但是該跑去哪呢？沒有認識的人可以找啊！幸好，流浪街頭的女孩Rani伸出援手，共同計畫下一步。不過被社會忽略的兩個街頭孩子能做什麼呢？這並不是Kabir 在獄中聽到的精彩的世界。 但Kabir不打算輕言放棄，他要向獄中的媽媽證明，在社會他能掙得一席之地！ The author of the award-winning The Bridge Home brings readers another gripping novel set in Chennai, India, featuring a boy who's unexpectedly released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mom. Kabir has been in jail since the day he was born, because his mom is serving time for a crime she didn't commit. He's never met his dad, so the only family he's got are their cellmates, and the only place he feels the least bit free is in the classroom, where his kind teacher regales him with stories of the wonders of the outside world. Then one day a new warden arrives and announces Kabir is too old to stay. He gets handed over to a long-lost uncle who unfortunately turns out to be a fraud, and intends to sell Kabir. So Kabir does the only thing he can--run away as fast as his legs will take him. How does a boy with nowhere to go and no connections make his way? Fortunately, he befriends Rani, another street kid, and she takes him under her wing. But plotting their next move is hard--and fraught with danger--in a world that cares little for homeless, low caste children. This is not the world Kabir dreamed of--but he's discovered he's not the type to give up. Kabir is ready to show the world that he--and his mother--deserve a place in it.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Padma VenkatramanPadma Venkatraman was born in India and became an American after living in five countries and working as an oceanographer. She also wrote The Bridge Home (Walter Award, Golden Kite Award, Global Read-Aloud), A Time to Dance (IBBY selection, ALA Notable), Island’s End (CCBC Choice, South Asia Book Award), and Climbing the Stairs (ALA Amelia Bloomer List, Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People). She lives in Rhode Island.

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