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內容簡介 感人又特別的真實故事,全球都在關注—誰小時候沒幻想過與動物交流呢？二十幾歲的湯姆‧米榭，單身、自由自在、熱愛冒險。他有張前往南美洲的機票，而阿根廷某間知名寄宿學校的教職，以及看似漫長的暑假在等著他。他甚至還有輛和切‧格瓦拉同款的摩托車。他一點也不想養寵物，更別說是隻企鵝。新學期開始前幾天，湯姆在烏拉圭救了胡安‧薩瓦多這隻企鵝，胡安卻不肯離開，湯姆只好偷偷帶牠越過邊境及海關，回到學校。胡安成為橄欖球隊的吉祥物，管家的心腹，派對上的大明星，甚至史上最吸睛的游泳教練。胡安讓所有接觸過牠的人都改變了，尤其是某個想家的男孩，而湯姆則找到了獨一無二的夥伴。*AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 2 FACT NOT FICTION BOOKCLUB*'I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time'Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless summer holidays. He even has a motorbike, Che Guevara style. What he doesn't need is a pet. What he really doesn't need is a pet penguin.Set against Argentina's turbulent years following the collapse of the corrupt Perónist regime, this is the heart-warming story of Juan Salvador the penguin, rescued by Tom from an oil slick in Uruguay just days before a new term. When the bird refuses to leave Tom's side, the young teacher has no choice but to smuggle it across the border, through customs, and back to school. Whether it's as the rugby team's mascot, the housekeeper's confidant, the host at Tom's parties or the most flamboyant swimming coach in world history, Juan Salvador transforms the lives of all he meets - in particular one homesick school boy. And as for Tom, he discovers in Juan Salvador a compadre like no other...
