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[ 책 소개 ]
* National Book Awards 수상작
* ALA(American Library Association) Best Books for Young Adults
* ALA Notable Children's Books
* Catholic Library Association Award
* St. Katherine Drexel Award
* Booklist Editors' Choice
* Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List
* School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
* Georgia Children's Book Award
* Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Choice Award
* Indiana Young Hoosier Award
* New Mexico Land of Enchantment
* NYPL Books for the Teen Age
* Texas Bluebonnet Award
* Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award
이 책은 권위있는 National Book Awards를 수상했으며 같은 제목의 텔러비전 드라마로도 만들어진 명작 소설입니다. 국내에는 "재커리 비버 우리 마을에 오다"라는 제목으로 번역서가 출간되었습니다.
텍사스 주 앤틀러 마을, 이곳은 평온하다 못해 지루하기까지 합니다. 앤틀러 마을에 사는 토비는 할 일 없는 마을에서 꼼짝없이 여름 방학을 보내야 해요. 그러던 어느 날, 마을에 '별난 쇼' 공연단이 옵니다. 이 공연단에는 세상에서 제일 뚱뚱한 소년이라는 재커리 비버가 있습니다. 친구인 칼과 함께 제커리를 보러 간 토비는 300킬로그램에 육박하는 재커리 비버를 만나게 됩니다. 처음에는 세 소년의 만남이 원만하지는 않았습니다. 하지만 점차 서로를 알아가는 과정에서 우정이 굳어지고 각자의 아픔을 치유하게 됩니다.
이 책은 사춘기를 거치는 과정에서 세 소년이 서로를 만나 성장하는 모습을 그린 성장소설입니다. 주인공 소년들 이외에도 개성 강한 인물들이 다수 등장해 이야기를 재밌게 끌고 갑니다. 깐깐한 도서관 사서 미스 머티 매, 토비의 첫사랑 스칼렛, 스칼렛의 남자친구인 후안, 노래를 좋아하는 토비의 엄마 등, 앤틀러에는 우리가 사는 사회와 같이 다양한 사람들이 살고 있습니다. 앤틀러 마을을 배경으로 펼쳐지는 아름다운 이야기입니다.
[ 서지 정보 ]
Paperback: 256 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312632126
ISBN-13: 978-0312632120
책 크기: 19.2 cm x 13.2 cm
[ 영문 서평 ]
Book Description
The red words painted on the trailer caused quite a buzz around town and before an hour was up, half of Antler was standing in line with two dollars clutched in hand to see the fattest boy in the world.
Toby Wilson is having the toughest summer of his life. It's the summer his mother leaves for good; the summer his best friend's brother returns from Vietnam in a coffin. And the summer that Zachary Beaver, the fattest boy in the world, arrives in their sleepy Texas town. While it's a summer filled with heartache of every kind, it's also a summer of new friendships gained and old friendships renewed. And it's Zachary Beaver who turns the town of Antler upside down and leaves everyone, especially Toby, changed forever.
With understated elegance, Kimberly Willis Holt tells a compelling coming-of-age story about a thirteen-year-old boy struggling to find himself in an imperfect world. At turns passionate and humorous, this extraordinary novel deals sensitively and candidly with obesity, war, and the true power of friendship.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is the winner of the 1999 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
USA Today
“This book packs more emotional power than 90% of the so-called grown-up novels taking up precious space on bookshelves around the country. Kimberly Willis Holt’s When Zachary Beaver Came to Town will resonate with readers.”
New York Times Book Review
“Holt may not take her readers on wild flights of fantasy, but her quiet novel offers a slice of life that’s hard to resist.”
Booklist, Starred Review
“As in her first novel, My Louisiana Sky, Holt humanizes the outsider without sentimentality. . . . Holt reveals the freak in all of us, and the power of redemption.”
The Horn Book, Starred Review
“In her own down-to-earth, people, smart way, Holt offers a gift. . . . It is a lovely—at times even giddy—date with real life.”
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Well-developed characters, all fantastic and flawed in their own ways, add plenty of spice.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Holt reinvents the coming-of-age story, breathing life into a quirky cast of characters. . . . The events of the story combined may seem no larger than a pebble underfoot, yet the characters tug at readers, gaining steadily their attention and affection.”
Library Journal
“Holt deftly fleshes out her characters and expands their worldview beyond the borders of their small town.”
KLIATT
“This tale of Toby and Cal’s growing friendship with Zachary is full of humor as well as sadness as Toby learns to deal with loss. It’s beautifully and sensitively related by Holt, who displays a finely tuned sense of place and time. A rich and satisfying read.” |
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