Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
Paperboy
In 1959 Memphis, a boy with a stutter takes over his friend’s paper route. Over one summer of deliveries, he begins to see the city and the people around him more clearly.
Work Information
A month on the route widens the boy’s world.
A boy’s novel with the feel of memoir. Through a narrator who struggles to speak, it carefully explores work, silence, and courage.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Published
- 2013-05-14
- Pages
- 240 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 14.94 x 2.06 x 21.92 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780385742443
- ISBN-10
- 0385742444
- Price
- 2280 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Literature & Fiction/Historical Fiction/United States/1900s
*"Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird." — Booklist, Starred "An unforgettable boy and his unforgettable story. I loved it!" —ROB BUYEA, author of Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again This Newbery Honor winner is perfect for fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King’s Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes of age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life. Little Man throws the meanest fastball in town. But talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering—not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend’s paper route for the month of July, he’s not exactly looking forward to interacting with the customers. But it’s the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, who stirs up real trouble in Little Man’s life. A Newbery Honor Award Winner An ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book An IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ Choice An IRA Teachers’ Choice A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year A National Parenting Publications Award Honor Book A BookPage Best Children’s Book An ABC New Voices Pick A Junior Library Guild Selection An ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Recording An ALA-YALSA Amazing Audiobook A Mississippi Magnolia State Award List Selection “[Vawter’s] characterization of Little Man feels deeply authentic , with . . . his fierce desire to be ‘somebody instead of just a kid who couldn’t talk right.’” — The Washington Post “ Paperboy offers a penetrating look at both the mystery and the daily frustrations of stuttering. People of all ages will appreciate this positive and universal story .” —Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation of America * “[A] tense, memorable story.” — Publishers Weekly, Starred “An engaging and heartfelt presentation that never whitewashes the difficult time and situation as Little Man comes of age.” — Kirkus Reviews “Vawter portrays a protagonist so true to a disability that one cannot help but empathize with the difficult world of a stutterer.” — School Library Journal
VINCE VAWTER, a native of Memphis, retired after a forty-year career in newspapers, most recently as the president and publisher of the Evansville Courier & Press in Indiana. Paperboy is his first novel.
Reviews
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Brilliant! Wonderful family read.
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Interesting read. Appropriate for 10-12 yr reading age.
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Es ist beachtlich, wie einfühlsam der Autor die Ängste beschreibt, die der 11-jährige Victor, der Protagonist des Buches, vor dem Sprechen empfindet. So kann sicher nur jemand schreiben, der eigene Erfahrungem mit dem Stottern hat. Victor hat Angst davor, wegen seines Stotterns von Mitschülern oder Erwachsenen gehänselt oder für dumm gehalten zu werden. - Dabei ist Victor ein intelligenter, sensibler Junge mit einer sehr guten Beobachtungsgabe für seine Umwelt. Er kennt sich sehr gut mit Worten aus, z.B. schreibt er Gedichte. Das Buch handelt von einem Sommer im Jahr 1959, Victor trägt für seinen Freund vier Wochen lang Zeitungen aus. Die Kassierrunde am Freitag kostet ihn große Überwindung, da er mit fremden Menschen reden muss und Angst hat, dass er die notwendigen Worte nicht äußern kann. - Er stellt sich der Herausforderung, reift daran und findet dadurch und durch die Begegnung insbesondere mit Mr. Spiro zu einer anderen Einstellung seinem Stottern gegenüber. Er schafft es am Ende des Buches, gelassener damit umzugehen, es als einen Teil von sich zu akzeptieren und er versucht nicht mehr, das Stottern zu verbergen. - Das Buch hat mich sehr berührt!
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For any one that doesn't have a stammer or a stutter or speech impediment and has a family or friend who has and they want to know what its like to be inside the head of that person. Then this is the book for you.l am a person who stammers and whoever wrote this book must be a stutter person.l felt like this young boy growing up in rural town in lreland in the 60s.except l wasnt an only child and it was in the family.and nobody talked about it .it was a miserable existence.