內容簡介
Boy in the Dress
【與眾不同穿裙子的男孩】
一本有關家庭、自我認同、自我療傷、了解異己,挑戰傳統刻板印象的故事
曾被台北龍安國小圖書館短暫下架後又恢復借閱,更引爆網路上正反兩方論戰,"穿著裙子的男孩"標題乍看之下是個男同性戀的故事,這真的適合青少年或兒童閱讀嗎? 爸媽離婚後,Dennis在爸爸燃起的大火中意外拾回一張全家人的合照,照片中身穿黃色洋裝的媽媽開心地笑著,被規定不能再提起媽媽、不能哭、不能抱抱的Dennis偷偷地珍藏著它。一切平凡而抑鬱的家庭與校園生活,特別是當爸爸和哥哥John都一致憤慨媽媽的離開,讓Dennis陷入食之無味、失去色彩的日復一日。直到Dennis買了一本讓他深深著迷的時尚雜誌、在學校遇見了一位立志變成服裝設計師的校花Lisa、還被Lisa邀請親手幫他化裝打扮、甚至憑空捏造了法國女轉學生的身分在街上與學校裡把大家騙得團團轉,這些瘋狂卻繽紛的遭遇讓他想起了媽媽那件亮麗的洋裝,也改變、顛覆了他原本枯燥無聊的世界。
Dennis was different.Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book...Charming, surprising and hilarious - The Boy in the Dress is everything you would expect from the co-creator of Little Britain. David Walliamsˊs beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children and adults alike.
作者介紹
David Walliams is a literary phenomenon whose books have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty-five languages.