A Cool Moonlight冷月夜
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作者： Angela Johnson著
出 版 社： Oversea Publishing House
出版时间： 2001-12-1字数：版次： 1页数： 133印刷时间： 2005/04/01开本：印次：纸张： 胶版纸I S B N ： 051488005995包装： 平装内容简介
Grade 5-7-"i don't remember the sun. i don't remember the sun or how my sister, monk, says it warms you up-." So begins Lila's unusual, gentle, almost ethereal narration. She has lived in a reverse world for all of her almost nine years, unable to go out in daylight because of a condition called xeroderma pigmentosum, a "defect that made me sensitive to light. the sun. uv rays. some streetlights." Lila goes to a coffee shop called the Fallen Angel with Monk, 18, in her jalopy and has a nighttime friendship with two girls only she sees. The mysterious, perhaps otherworldly Alyssa and Elizabeth recede as Lila celebrates her ninth birthday in a poignant scene in her backyard. Fireflies gently envelop her, a moment shared and enjoyed by her family and neighbors. Lila gradually accepts that being a "moon girl" is just as good as being a "sun goddess." Recognizing that she is different, that her light is softer than the sun, bolsters Lila's inner strength and ultimate self-acceptance. The writing is lyrical and fluid, and uses no capitalization, but captures a child's feelings. "i feel like i've been eight for practically a hundred years-. if i stay eight any longer, I will have gray hair when I turn nine-." This small, poetic book requires a special reader, but those who meet Lila are likely to remember her.
Maria B. Salvadore, formerly at District of Columbia Public Library
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作者简介
Angela Johnson read a news stoW about the rare sun allergy xeroderma pigmentosum，and she kneW that she had found the subj ect of her next novel．Lila’S distinct voice came pouring out ofher,The author of novels，short stories，poetry，and picture books，Ms．Johnson is as acclaimed as she is versatile．She has won the Michael L．Printz Award for her novel The First Parf Last：three Coretta Scott King Awards，for Heaven，Toning the Sweep，and most recently for The First Part Last：and twice more won Coretta Scott King Honors．Her books have also appeared on the AT A Notable，Best Books for Young AduIts．and Quick Picks lists，and have been selected as best books of the year by Schoof Library 10urnal．Booklist，and The Bulletin．She lices in Kent，Ohi0．