Miracle's Boys (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)
Lafayette would do anything to have things back the way they used to be—back before their parents died and back before his brother Charlie changed so much.
Work Information
Lafayette would do anything to have things back the way they used to be—back before their parents died and back before h…
Lafayette would do anything to have things back the way they used to be—back before their parents died and back before his brother Charlie changed so much. But things have changed and all he can do now is ask why.... Why did Mama have to die? Why does Charlie hate him so much? And how are the three brothers—Miracle's boys—supposed to survive when so much seems to be stacked against them?
Book Information
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2000-04-24
- Pages
- 144 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 14.73 x 1.78 x 21.84 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780399231131
- ISBN-10
- 9780399231131
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Growing Up & Facts of Life/Family Life
Winner of the 2001 Coretta Scott King award! For Lafayette and his brothers, the challenges of growing up in New York City are compounded by the facts that they've lost their parents and it's up to eldest brother Ty'ree to support the boys, and middle brother Charlie has just returned home from a correctional facility. Lafayette loves his brothers and would do anything if they could face the world as a team. But even though Ty'ree cares, he's just so busy with work and responsibility. And Charlie's changed so much that his former affection for his little brother has turned to open hostility. Now, as Lafayette approaches 13, he needs the guidance and answers only his brothers can give him. The events of one dramatic weekend force the boys to make the choice to be there for each other--to really see each other--or to give in to the pain and problems of every day. Jacqueline Woodson 's most recent book for Putnam was praised by School Library Journal : "This fine author once again shows her gift for penning a novel that will ring true with young adults."
Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir BROWN GIRL DREAMING , which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award and the Sibert Honor Award. Woodson was recently named the Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Born on February 12th in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of more than two dozen award-winning books for young adults, middle graders and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a three-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include THE OTHER SIDE , EACH KINDNESS , Caldecott Honor Book COMING ON HOME SOON ; Newbery Honor winners FEATHERS , SHOW WAY , and AFTER TUPAC AND D FOSTER , and MIRACLE'S BOYS —which received the LA Times Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award and was adapted into a miniseries directed by Spike Lee. Jacqueline is also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature, the winner of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and was the 2013 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
Reviews
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両親を亡くした子供達が悩み苦しみながらも居場所を見付ける姿に感銘
凍った公園の池に落ちた犬と飼主の女性を助けた父は低体温症で亡くなりました。母は糖尿病が原因である朝起きてきませんでした。それまでは貧しくとも幸せな家庭だったのに。プエルトリコ系アメリカ人。兄は頭は良かったけど大学進学を諦め働いて弟２人を養うことを決意しました。しかし次男はグレて刑務所に。悪ぶっていたけど彼の心を蝕んでいたのは父の死と母の死だったと思います。３番目の弟の視点で書かれたこの本は淡々と彼らの日常を書いています。苦悩や恐れ、両親への思い。もっと甘えたかったはずだと思います。それでも自分の居場所を探し生き抜く強さを感じました。 白人中心の米国社会から少しはずれた人達に温かい眼で見つめる作者。前に読んだ「レーナ」では父親から性的虐待を受ける貧しい白人の少女レーナと自分探しの旅に出て行って帰って来ない母親を持つ裕福なアフリカ系の少女マリーを書いていました。 この本もコレッタ・スコット・キング賞をとっています。キング牧師の夫人の名前がつけられた賞はキング牧師の夢の実現に貢献するようなアフリカ系アメリカ人に送られるそうです。
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小品ながらなかなか良い
３人の黒人の若人のおなはしです。それぞれの個性はやや月並みかもしれませんが、アメリカでの住みにくさとくじけないあかるさが なかなか良いです。タイトルの由来は後でわかります。日本ではまだまだマイナーなウッドソンさんですが、ジュブナイル小説としてもっと広がってほしいです。
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Loved the book. It was a great short story on the lives of urban kids and gang culture. i found the book to be moving and was surprised by how much i actually enjoyed it.
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My 9yr old son loved the book. And we look forward to ordering more books.
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I saw the movie years ago on the N with my oldest son do decided to have my 11 year old read it to me for his 6th grade reading project and the book was even better than movie. Excellent writing, made the story come alive like you were right there with Lafayette, NewCharlie and Tyree. Ald bout he DVD to enforce his learning and so he could see the words come alive and compare it to the picture he created in his head.
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Beautiful read. As always. A story of sacrifice, redemption and love. Of forgiving, of family, of fear. But mostly of sticking with family through hard times.
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I loved the structure of the book. The foreshadowing and symbolism in the book are the signs of an awesome writer. This book is for people who can understand things like death and it’s after effects, so just about everybody above 8. If you are emotional, you will cry after reading this book.