★ 美國紐伯瑞兒童文學金牌獎
In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball.
In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball.
They aren’t friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms.
The acclaimed and award-winning author of Blackbird Fly and The Land of Forgotten Girls writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible tween voice that will appeal to fans of Thanhha Lai and Rita Williams-Garcia.
【適讀程度】
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
有一天，這四人的生命奇妙地交織在一起。維吉爾．薩利納斯個性內向善良，與熱愛運動的家人相比顯得格格不入。瓦倫西亞･薩默塞特身為聾人，聰明、勇敢，內心孤獨但熱愛大自然。田中．香織自稱是．一位巫師，妹妹珍是她的跟屁蟲。奇特．布倫斯則是希望這些孩子能正常點，讓他專心練籃球。
他們並不是朋友，至少在奇特惡作劇將維吉爾和他的寵物鼠困在井底之前都不是。發生這樣的慘劇讓香織、珍和瓦倫西亞四處尋找失蹤的維吉爾。
運氣、智慧、勇氣與來自宇宙的一臂之力使救援成功，惡霸得到應有的報應，友誼的花朵就此綻放。
《Blackbird Fly》和《The Land of Forgotten Girls》的作者廣受好評且屢獲殊榮，筆法真實、幽默和青少年的口吻將吸引賴曇荷和 Rita Williams-Garcia 的書迷閱讀。
【適讀程度】
Age Range: 8 - 12 years