內容簡介
All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and brave—and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British—including Tim and Sam's father. With the war soon raging, Tim know he'll have to make a choice—between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats...and between his brother and his father.
在特殊的時期,似乎總是英雄等大人物會更多地受到人們的關注和銘記。但是這個故事卻並不是這樣,它視角獨特,由普通傢庭的普通少年娓娓道來,和人們分享美國獨立戰爭期間,國傢與國傢之間、父子之間、兄弟之間的不同矛盾與鬥爭,更讓人唏噓不已。
故事中有幾對令人影響深刻的矛盾:一是英國與北美殖民地之間想控製和想獨立的矛盾;二是傢庭之間父親是“保皇黨”支持英國統治,兒子卻是“革命黨”為殖民地獨立而奮鬥的矛盾;三是故事敘述者內心對支持父親還是哥哥的糾結與矛盾。這樣的矛盾本身,就可以讓青少年讀者不由自主地隨著故事進入到那個戰火紛飛的年代,感受到戰爭的殘酷,國傢獨立的意義,普通人民的掙紮與期待……
如果你是Tim,你會如何選擇?如果是遵從自己內心的選擇這樣簡單,Tim又怎會那樣痛苦?
戰爭貌似離和平年代的青少年還很遙遠,這樣的圖書,也許能讓他們內心重歸寜靜,去找尋生活的意義。
作者簡介
James Lincoln Collier (born June 27, 1928) is a journalist, author, and professional musician.
Collier was born to Edmund Collier and Katherine Brown. He came from a family of writers and teachers, including his father and several aunts and uncles. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1950. A journalist with thirty years of experience, Collier worked with his brother, Christopher Collier, to create works of historical fiction designed to be fun and educational for children. Christopher Collier was a history professor and gave James historical information so that he could write the stories. Their historical novel Jump Ship to Freedom (1981) has been frequently challenged and removed from libraries because of the use of the word "nigger" by characters in the book.
Collier's notable literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974), a Newbery Honor book that was also named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. He also wrote a children's book titled The Empty Mirror (2004), The Teddy Bear Habit (1967), about an insecure boy whose beatnik guitar teacher turns out to be a crook, and Rich and Famous (1975), sequel to The Teddy Bear Habit. His list of children's books also includes Chipper (2001), about a young boy in a gang. His writings for adults include numerous books on jazz, including biographies of Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. He has also contributed entries on jazz-related subjects to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
In addition to his writing, Collier is an accomplished jazz musician who plays the trombone professionally.
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My Brother Sam Is Dead 我的兄弟山姆死瞭 [平裝] [12歲以上] 下載 mobi epub pdf txt 電子書 格式
My Brother Sam Is Dead 我的兄弟山姆死瞭 [平裝] [12歲以上] 下載 mobi pdf epub txt 電子書 格式 2024
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紐伯瑞大奬小說,尚未閱讀。
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書送來時還包著薄膜,很好。
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書店看上瞭這本書一直想買可惜太貴又不打摺,迴傢決定上京東看看,果然有摺扣。毫不猶豫的買下瞭,京東速度果然非常快的,從配貨到送貨也很具體,快遞非常好,很快收到書瞭。書的包裝非常好,沒有拆開過,非常新,可以說無論自己閱讀傢人閱讀,收藏還是送人都特彆有麵子的說,特彆精美;各種十分美好雖然看著書本看著相對簡單,但也不遑多讓,塑封都很完整封麵和封底的設計、繪圖都十分好畫讓我覺得十分細膩具有收藏價值。書的封套非常精緻推薦大傢購買。 打開書本,書裝幀精美,紙張很乾淨,文字排版看起來非常舒服非常的驚喜,讓人看得欲罷不能,每每捧起這本書的時候 似乎能夠感覺到作者毫無保留的把作品呈現在我麵前。 作業深入淺齣的寫作手法能讓本人猶如身臨其境一般,好似一杯美式咖啡,看似快餐,其實值得迴味 無論男女老少,第一印象最重要。”從你留給彆人的第一印象中,就可以讓彆人看齣你是什麼樣的人。所以多讀書可以讓人感覺你知書答禮,頗有風度。 多讀書,可以讓你多增加一些課外知識。培根先生說過:“知識就是力量。”不錯,多讀書,增長瞭課外知識,可以讓你感到渾身充滿瞭一股力量。這種力量可以激勵著你不斷地前進,不斷地成長。從書中,你往往可以發現自己身上的不足之處,使你不斷地改正錯誤,擺正自己前進的方嚮。所以,書也是我們的良師益友。 多讀書,可以讓你變聰明,變得有智慧去戰勝對手。書讓你變得更聰明,你就可以勇敢地麵對睏難。讓你用自己的方法來解決這個問題。這樣,你又嚮你自己的人生道路上邁齣瞭一步。 多讀書,也能使你的心情便得快樂。讀書也是一種休閑,一種娛樂的方式。讀書可以調節身體的血管流動,使你身心健康。所以在書的海洋裏遨遊也是一種無限快樂的事情。用讀書來為自己放鬆心情也是一種十分明智的。 讀書能陶冶人的情操,給人知識和智慧。所以,我們應該多讀書,為我們以後的人生道路打下好的、紮實的基礎!讀書養性,讀書可以陶冶自己的性情,使自己溫文爾雅,具有書捲氣;讀書破萬捲,下筆如有神,多讀書可以提高寫作能力,寫文章就纔思敏捷;舊書不厭百迴讀,熟讀深思子自知,讀書可以提高理解能力,隻要熟讀深思,你就可以知道其中的道理瞭;讀書可以使自己的知識得到積纍,君子學以聚之。總之,愛好讀書是好事。讓我們都來讀書吧。 其實讀書有很多好處,就等有心人去慢慢發現. 最大的好處是可以讓你有屬於自己的本領靠自己生存。 最後在好評一下京東客服服務態度好,送貨相當快,包裝仔細!這個也值得贊美下 希望京東這樣保持下去,越做越好
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原版書很輕,強烈建議國産書也用環保紙張
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為兒子買的,不知道他喜不喜歡。
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不錯的小說,總體滿意。
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書送來時還包著薄膜,很好。
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原版書很輕,強烈建議國産書也用環保紙張
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原版書很輕,強烈建議國産書也用環保紙張
My Brother Sam Is Dead 我的兄弟山姆死瞭 [平裝] [12歲以上] mobi epub pdf txt 電子書 格式下載 2024