內容簡介
『我們逐漸走入書裡的真空世界中，身世之謎隨之而來，你會發現自己所來有一段並非偶然的歷史存在』
"Louisiana’s Way Home” by Kate DiCamillo
曾二度榮獲紐伯瑞獎，Kate DiCamillo再次為讀著開啟充滿想像與真實，掙扎與夢想，友情親情與歷史家族解謎，詛咒與寬恕故事。故事由主角Louisiana自述開始，她唯一的撫養者監護人奶奶在半夜中叫醒她，說跟隨家族的詛咒即將來到，他們必須趕緊動身離開現在的家園。Louisiana一開始還以為這只是奶奶半夜鬼點子中的其中一環，過幾天可能就好了，然而他們真的離開佛羅里達到了喬治亞州，住進一個奇怪的旅館中(還有個肩上總有一隻烏鴉的神祕男孩)。更糟的是奶奶不告而別，留下一封信告訴她自己的真實身世。Louisiana想回到原本的家，找回她的朋友們，而這些路程卻異常艱辛。她在旅途中逐漸釐清自己與奶奶的故事，在讀者揭開者神秘的故事之時，我們如主角一樣經歷了一趟謎樣的旅程。作者在故事中保有珍貴的留白處讓給讀者的想像填滿，讓我們沐浴過家族歷史的傷心過往與淚水後，尋回自己的記憶與根，和那成長蛻變的滋味。
When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from best friends Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana’s life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of the small Georgia town in which they find themselves – including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder – she starts to worry that she is destined only for goodbyes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisianaˊs and Granny’s heads. But that is a story for another time.)
作者介紹
Kate DiCamillo’s writing journey has been a truly remarkable one. She grew up in Florida and moved to Minnesota in her twenties, when homesickness and a bitter winter led her to write Because of Winn-Dixie — her first published novel, which became a runaway bestseller and snapped up a Newbery Honor. The Tiger Rising, her second novel, was also set in Florida and went on to become a National Book Award finalist. Since then, the best-selling author has explored settings as varied as a medieval castle and a magician’s theater while continuing to enjoy great success, winning two Newbery Medals and being named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She now has over 40 million books in print worldwide.
