Elf Dog and Owl Head

2024年度紐伯瑞銀獎
男孩與狗在奇幻森林中的冒险故事

一場全球瘟疫使世界的運轉戛然而止，生活變得毫無樂趣。男孩很愛躲到森林裡，有一天他遇見了一隻小狗。每天，狗都會帶領小男孩往陌生的小徑走去，進入森林深處，男孩因此窺見了藏匿於森林中的古老秘密。

作者M. T. 安德森是美國暢銷小說家，作品常榮獲大獎肯定，包括從獲美國國家書卷獎、普林茲文學獎銀獎的【鐵面人】。
「一部令人捧腹大笑又感動人心的傑作。」──美國《柯克斯》書評雜誌星級評論

A Newbery Honor Book

"A hilarious, heartfelt triumph."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

From the singular imagination of National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson comes a magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a forest of wonders hidden in plain sight.

Clay has had his fill of home life. A global plague has brought the world to a screeching halt, and with little to look forward to but a summer of video-calling friends, vying with annoying sisters for the family computer, and tuning out his parents’ financial worries, he’s only too happy to retreat to the woods. From the moment the elegant little dog with the ornate collar appears like an apparition among the trees, Clay sees something uncanny in her. With this mysterious Elphinore as guide, he’ll glimpse ancient secrets folded all but invisibly into the forest. Each day the dog leads Clay down paths he never knew existed, deeper into the unknown. But they aren’t alone in their surreal adventures. There are traps and terrors in the woods, too, and if Clay isn’t careful, he might stray off the path and lose his way forever. Graced with evocative black-and-white illustrations by Junyi Wu, Elf Dog and Owl Head is heartfelt and exhilarating, wry and poignant, seamlessly merging the fantastic and the familiar in a tale both timely and timeless.