Turtle Boy

【因缺陷而美好，勇敢面對人生的烏龜男孩】
  

七年級的威爾因患有罕見的皮爾羅賓氏症，下頷先天發育不全，使他看起來既古怪而畸形，有著這奇怪的外貌，威爾在校相當不受歡迎，甚至被同儕稱為『烏龜男孩』，有點戲謔的是，他的確喜歡飼養烏龜，但久而久之的也漸漸變得像烏龜一樣，縮在龜殼中對外面的世界不聞不問。在一次偶然的機會中，威爾遇到了跟他一樣深受疾病所苦但時日不多的RJ，命運多舛的二人因為一份遺願清單而發展出強大的友誼，威爾也逐漸意識到他應該勇敢面對自己的缺陷。

儘管故事中有許多令人心碎的橋段，作者卻融合了幽默與悲傷，以一種充滿希望的方式提醒著我們，生活固然艱辛，但總會有一些人值得信賴，生命也該繼續延伸下去。

Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-looking chin. And for his bar mitzvah community service project, he's forced to go to the hospital to visit RJ, an older boy struggling with an incurable disease.

At first, the boys don't get along, but then RJ shares his bucket list with Will. Among the things he wants to do: ride a roller coaster; go to a school dance; swim in the ocean. To Will, happiness is hanging out in his room, alone, preferably with the turtles he collects. But as RJ's disease worsens, Will realizes he needs to tackle the bucket list on his new friend's behalf before it's too late. It seems like an impossible mission, way outside Will's comfort zone. But as he completes each task with RJ's guidance, Will learns that life is too short to live in a shell.