內容簡介
內容簡介 紐伯瑞榮譽書籍、BookPage最佳書籍、芝加哥公共圖書館最佳小說、Goodreads讀者選擇獎提名、Horn Book Fanfare、紐約時報兒童書籍名單、School Library Journal最佳書籍、Today Show推薦、美國圖書館協會(A LA)榮譽書籍「10分中的10分…任何對科學、兄妹關係以及友誼感興趣的人,都會喜歡閱讀《We Dream of Space》。"--Time for Kids紐伯瑞獎得主與紐約時報暢銷書作家Erin Entrada Kelly帶領讀者回到1986年,並介紹讓人難忘的Cash、Fitch和Bird Nelson Thomas,這本完美的中年級小說講述了家庭、友誼、科學與探索。這本備受好評的紐伯瑞榮譽書籍是喜愛Kate DiCamillo、Rita Williams-Garcia和Rebecca Stead的讀者的絕佳選擇。Cash、Fitch和Bird Nelson Thomas是住在特拉華州Park的三個七年級兄妹。1986年,當全國期待著挑戰者號太空梭的發射時,他們各自面對著自己的困難與焦慮。喜歡籃球的Cash因為新近骨折的手腕,面臨著第二次留級的危機。Fitch每天午後都在Main街的遊戲廳玩《Major Havoc》,並且掙扎於無法理解的暴躁脾氣。而他的12歲雙胞胎妹妹Bird,夢想成為NASA首位女性太空梭指揮官,但她覺得自己正在消失。Nelson Thomas兄妹生活在一個緊張且難以預測的家庭中,彼此間幾乎沒有共同點,除了他們的熱情科學老師Ms. Salonga。隨著挑戰者號發射的日子逐漸臨近,Ms. Salonga給學生們布置了一個專題——他們將被分成太空船的隊員,並必須創建並完成一個任務。當命運的那一天終於到來時,它改變了他們的生活,並以意想不到的方式將他們聚集在一起。《We Dream of Space》是一本用三個交替視角講述的小說,對於中年級讀者而言,這是一本難以忘懷、主題豐富的書。全書由作者親自插圖。 A Newbery Honor Book - BookPage Best Books - Chicago Public Library Best Fiction - Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee - Horn Book Fanfare - New York Times Notable Children's Book - School Library Journal Best Book - Today Show Pick - An ALA Notable Book "A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of Space."--Time for Kids Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead. Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade on Main and wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn't understand. And Bird, his twelve-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA's first female shuttle commander, but feels like she's disappearing. The Nelson Thomas children exist in their own orbits, circling a tense and unpredictable household, with little in common except an enthusiastic science teacher named Ms. Salonga. As the launch of the Challenger approaches, Ms. Salonga gives her students a project--they are separated into spacecraft crews and must create and complete a mission. When the fated day finally arrives, it changes all of their lives and brings them together in unexpected ways. Told in three alternating points of view, We Dream of Space is an unforgettable and thematically rich novel for middle grade readers. We Dream of Space is illustrated throughout by the author.
作者介紹
作者介紹 Erin Entrada KellyNew York Times-bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly was awarded the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space. She grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She is a professor of children’s literature in the graduate fiction and publishing programs at Rosemont College, where she earned her MFA, and is on the faculty at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Erin Entrada Kelly’s debut novel, Blackbird Fly, was a Kirkus Best Book, a School Library Journal Best Book, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian Pacific American Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of The Land of Forgotten Girls, winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature; You Go First, a Spring 2018 Indie Next Pick; Lalani of the Distant Sea, an Indie Next Pick; and Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, which she also illustrated. The author’s mother was the first in her family to immigrate to the United States from the Philippines, and she now lives in Cebu.