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[ 책 소개 ]
* Carnegie Medal 수상작
* Los Angeles Times Book Prize 수상작
* Jane Addams Book Award 수상작
* Guardian Award for Children's Fiction (UK) 수상작
* New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
* ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
* Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)
* Publishers Weekly Best Book
* Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
* ALA Booklist Editors' Choice
* IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice
* School Library Journal Best Book
* ALA Notable Children's Book
* Bulletin Blue Ribbon (The Bulletin of the Center for Children
* New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading"
다수의 아동문학상을 수상한 감동적인 내용의 명작 청소년 소설입니다.
나이지리아의 부패한 군사정권에 의해 엄마가 죽음을 당하자, 12살 소녀 사데와 남동생 페미는 자신들의 삶도 끝났다고 생각했습니다. 하지만 저명한 언론인인 아빠는 그들을 몰래 탈출시켜서 런던으로 보내고, 그곳에서 그들을 돌 볼 삼촌을 만나라고 했습니다. 하지만 대도시 런던에 도착했을 때 기대와는 달리 삼촌을 만날 수 없었으며, 그 아이들은 대도시에 홀로 남겨진 신세가 되었습니다. 아무도 믿을 수 없는 낮선 곳에서 온갖 어려움을 헤쳐 나가야 하는 남매는 아빠를 무사히 만나게 되기를 간절히 바랍니다만...
용기와 가족의 의미, 그리고 진실의 힘이 무엇인지를 보여주는 흥미진진한 모험이야기입니다.
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Edition : Paperback: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 0064410021
ISBN-13: 978-0064410021
책 크기: 19.2 cm x 13 cm
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Book Description
Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
From the Publisher
After the murder of their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her younger brother are smuggled out of Nigeria by their journalist father to escape the corrupt military government and growing violence. They are sent to their uncle in London, but when they arrive, he is missing and they are abandoned, passed between foster homes. Their father escapes to Engalnd to find them - but he will be sent back to Nigeria unless Sade can find a way to tell the world what happened to her family.
A Silver Medal winner of Engalnd's Smarties Book Prize, Beverly Naidoo's new novel explores the issues of family, exile, and freedom wtih eloquence and stunning realism.
Publishers Weekly
Sade, the 12-year-old protagonist of Naidoo's sophisticated and emotional novel, must flee her native Nigeria with her younger brother after their mother is killed in a shooting. Their father, a muckraking journalist in trouble with the military government, was the target. Sade and 10-year-old Femi soon find themselves stranded in London, abandoned by the woman paid to smuggle them into the country, and at the mercy of mostly friendly, but foreign government agencies, foster families and teachers. Her father finally surfaces in England, only to be detained for illegally emigrating. Sade must learn quickly how to fight for what she holds dear, including her father's safety. The inclusion of real facts about African countries, such as the government's execution of Nigerian activist writer Ken Saro-Wiwa, makes Naidoo's story more poignant, while the immediacy of the parallel story, in which Sade must deal with similar obstacles on a smaller scale (e.g., powerful school gangs), makes the novel more accessible. Fashbacks, letters written between father and daughter, and Sade's constant memories of her mother's sayings, add texture. Readers may be challenged by some of the British English, but they will find it easy to understand Sade's joy at reuniting with her father in prison, and likely find her determination exhilarating.
Children's Literature
From the time that Sade hears the two shots that take her mother's life her world is turned upside down. She and her brother Femi are shipped off to England to be with their uncle for safety until their father can join them. Truth is what disrupted their lives. Sade's Papa, Folarin Solaja, is a journalist who works for a small, weekly newspaper dedicated to printing the truth about the corrupt military of his homeland, Nigeria. It has cost him his wife. The children's arrival in London does not go according to plans. The uncle who was to meet them is nowhere to be found. The woman who escorted them to England deserts them. After encounters with some savory characters, the children end up in a maze of agencies. Finally they are taken in by a foster family who cares for them. The school culture that they encounter is very traumatic for Sade and Femi. It is nothing like Nigeria. Children they come in contact with are rude to authority figures, to each other and of course, Sade and Femi are prime candidates for abuse. Papa finally arrives in London but is to be sent back to Nigeria. Sade and Femi devise a plan to save their father by letting the world know what happened to their family and why it happened. This is a story that grips you and doesn't let go, even after you've read the final words. 2000, HarperCollins, $16.95. Ages 10 to 18.
VOYA
Nigerian sister and brother Sade and Femi are devastated when their mother is gunned down in front of their home. Their father is an outspoken journalist who has criticized the ruling government. Knowing that his children's lives are in danger, he arranges for twelve-year-old Sade and the younger Femi to be smuggled to London, where they are to meet up with their professor uncle. After a nerve-wracking trip and abandonment by their chaperone, they search for their uncle only to find that he has disappeared. The pair is taken in by social services, given asylum, and put into the foster care system. Eventually their father makes it to London, but he is imprisoned. Clever thinking by Sade, leads to his release, and the family is reunited. This captivating Carnegie award-winning novel presents Sade as a likeable girl for whom it is easy to have empathy. The fear and conflicts she experiences ring true, particularly in the scenes in which students bully her in her new school. Secondary and minor characters also are well developed. The author creates a clear sense of place, both for Nigeria and for London. The appealing characters, different setting, and suspenseful plot will draw readers into the story. PLB $15.89. VOYA CODES: 5Q 4P M J S (Hard to imagine it being any better written; Broad general YA appeal; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12).
KLIATT
When a repressive military regime in Nigeria attempts to murder an outspoken journalist but instead murders his wife, their two children are thrown into a spiral of trauma and change. With barely a few hours to absorb the loss of their mother, 12-year-old Sade and her younger brother Femi are smuggled out of Nigeria to hopefully safer London, leaving their beloved father behind in grave and obvious danger. Abandoned in London and unable to find their uncle, they wander the streets and are taken into the foster care system. The system works well for them but cannot outweigh the swirls of grief and shock that they suffer over their mother's murder and the worry about their father's safety. Excellent writing and a solid understanding of both political danger and emotional trauma make Sade and Femi's story grippingly realistic. Profound moral questions and fierce family love underlie Sade's actions as well as her father's; their choices are both admirable and painful, their actions both passionate and desperate. An author's note explains which political details are true and which fictionalized. This novel offers many things to think about (political, literary, moral, and philosophical) and an unforgettable story and characters. KLIATT Codes: JS*뾇xceptional book, recommended for junior and senior high school students. |
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