One Came Home 2014年紐伯瑞獎得獎作品

【勇敢無懼的少女踏上驚險的尋人之旅！】

13歲的喬琪在鎮上是個頗為知名的女孩—步槍神射手，以及她心直口快的個性，這也造成讓她姊姊阿嘉莎在一次告密事件下憤而離家，加入獵鴿人的行列，阿嘉莎就這麼不見了，就在喬琪自責不已的時候，警長找到一具穿著她姐姐洋裝的屍體，但因為無法辨認臉孔，即便阿嘉莎的葬禮結束，只剩下喬琪堅信，她的姐姐絕對還在某個地方活著。於是她帶上步槍，打算一個人追查阿嘉莎的蹤跡，但這趟旅程遠比她想得還要危機重重，喬琪也在調查的過程中，開始改變過去自己認定的價值觀，最終破解這樁謎團背後的真相。

結合史實事件和虛構小說的青少年文學並不多，作者Amy Timerlake巧妙地結合美國歷史中真實發生過的事件：北美野鴿大遷徙和芝加哥大火災，讓讀者更能感到故事的臨場感，喬琪看著漫天飛舞的野鴿群，和滿森林的棄巢和野鴿屍體，感受到一股肅殺之氣的同時，也體會到人類不斷迫害自然生態所造成的影響，這樣的心境也反映出女主角的心靈歷程與成長證明。

In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.

But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.