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[ 책 소개 ]
* Newbery Honor 슈상작
* Boston Globe/Horn Book Award 수상작
* ALA Best Books For Young Adults
* ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults
* ALA Notable Children's Books
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* Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
진정한 자신의 내면과 가족애, 사물의 본질을 깨다는 사춘기 소년의 성장통을 담은 어린이 동화입니다. 국내에는 "제프의 섬"이라는 제목으로 번역서가 출간된 명작 청소년 소설입니다.
주인공 제프가 일곱 살때 엄마는 가족을 남겨두고 집을 떠납니다. 그래서 무뚝뚝하기만 한 아빠와 함께 남겨지게 되었지요. 그런데 5년 후, 엄마는 제프가 12살 생일을 맞이하기 전에 제프의 인생에 다시 나타납니다. 그리고 여름 방학을 찰스톤에 있는 엄마의 집에서 함께 보내면서 엄마의 따스한 사랑을 느끼게 됩니다. 하지만 다음 해 여름에 다시 엄마와 함께 보내면서 언제나 사랑한다고 말하던 엄마의 말이 거짓임을 깨닫고 상처를 받습니다. 우연히 찾아간 아무도 살지 않는 섬에서 마음의 평화를 느낀 제프는 마음속에 자신만의 섬을 만들고 누구도 들어오지 못하게합니다. 제프의 상처를 이해하고 자신만의 섬에서 제프를 나오게 할 수 있는 사람은 누굴까요?
이 책은 특히 마음에 상처를 입은 아이의 심리를 세밀하게 묘사한 것이 눈에 띄는데 이 점 때문에 미국에서는 성인들도 이 책을 보면서 자신의 삶을 되짚어 보고 있다고 합니다.
[ 서지 정보 ]
Edition: Paperback: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1442428805
ISBN-13: 978-1442428805
책 크기 : 20.8 cm x 13.8 cm
[ 영문 서평 ]
Book description
Jeff Greene was only seven when Melody, his mother, left him with his reserved, undemonstrative father, the Professor. So when she reenters his life years later with an invitation to spend the summer with her in Charleston, Jeff is captivated by her free spirit and warmth, and he eagerly looks forward to returning for another visit the following year.
But Jeff's second summer in Charleston ends with a devastating betrayal, and he returns to his father wounded almost beyond bearing. But out of Jeff's pain grows a deepening awareness of the unexpected and complicated ways of love and loss and of family and friendship -- and the strength to understand his father, his mother, and especially himself.
Children's Literature
Jeff Greene is 7 years old when he is abandoned by his mother and left in the care of his unapproachable, reserved father, whom he calls Professor. He adjusts to a series of male student caregivers ("women are too unreliable," says his father) until he is-too soon-left mostly to care for himself. When his mother unexpectedly re-enters his life the summer before his twelfth birthday, he convinces himself that her warmth and breezy nature is a substitute for love and nurturing. When he returns to visit his mother the following summer, he is able to see both his mother's true selfishness, and his father's steadfast love. From the first heart-wrenching page through the end of Part I, the story is told with an unflinching narrative that explores the heartache of a child too eager to please out of fear that he will be abandoned. His growing sense of security-in spite of disappointment-is a joy to follow. Part II, in which Jeff and his father build a life and a community together, is engaging. We learn of Jeff's relationship with Dicey Tillerman, a young girl who is the subject of Voigt's other books in the series. Perhaps because Part II attempts to weave Jeff's story with the previous two books, the flow of the narrative slows and, at times, confuses. However, the strength of the characters and the honest tone of the story are ultimately compelling.
Praise
USA Today - "Honest, controlled and uncompromising"
New York Times Book Review - "Beautifully written"
Booklist starred review - "Richly resonant"
Bulletin of the Center for Children¹s Books - "Beautifully knit, a compelling and intelligent novel"
Horn Book - "A fine achievement" |
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