六年級紐約女孩不斷收到神秘的紙條,遇到奇怪的事情,開始明白要采取行動阻止致命危險發(fā)生,解開這個謎團。非常不錯的小說! By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrives. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.六年級紐約女孩不斷收到神秘的紙條,遇到奇怪的事情,開始明白要采取行動阻止致命危險發(fā)生,解開這個謎團。非常不錯的小說! By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrives. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.
這是2010年Newbery大獎作品,雖然蘭斯指數(shù)只有750L,但我覺得可能更適合五年級以上的孩子閱讀,書中讓人疑惑的各種細節(jié)描寫和時空穿梭的設想,要完全理解并串聯(lián)起來,還真有點燒腦。另外,Newbery早期獲獎小說《A wrinkle in time》伴隨女主角Marinda貫穿于這部作品中,提前讀一下,對理解這部小說會有很多幫助。小說的核心主題還是青少年成長過程中必然會面對的困惑,包括親情、友情、同情心、以及如何在復雜的社會環(huán)境中保護自己,小說中的懸疑推理、時空穿越則讓主...
This is definitely something I haven't seen nor expected. To be exact, in only 197 pages, I cruised through concepts of time travel, wondered about the meaning of little moments in life and tried to solve a hidden mystery puzzle.?