Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
When a squirrel survives a vacuum-cleaner accident and gains unlikely powers, Flora’s family life begins to change in unexpected ways. The novel blends humor with comic-book style storytelling.
Work Information
The rescued squirrel becomes a hero who changes the family.
A playful novel that uses comic-panel rhythms and vivid invention. Through Flora and Ulysses, it traces family change after divorce and the fragile shape of hope.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- Published
- 2013-09-24
- Pages
- 240 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 16.2 x 2.2 x 21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780763660406
- ISBN-10
- 076366040X
- Price
- 4046 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Growing Up & Facts of Life/Family Life/Marriage & Divorce
Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry — and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting format — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by artist K. G. Campbell.
Kate DiCamillo is the author of many beloved books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux, which received a Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; The Magician’s Elephant; and the best-selling Mercy Watson series. Kate DiCamillo lives in Minneapolis. K. G. Campbell is the author-illustrator of Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters . He was born in Kenya, raised in Scotland, and now lives in southern California.
Reviews
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イラストと文章が混じったキュートな児童書
10歳の少女Floraは、スーパーヒーローのコミックやサバイバル本を指南書にして生きる皮肉屋さん（cynic）。思いやりがあるのに静かなお父さんを一方的に離婚したお母さんは、ロマンス本作家のくせに愛のことなんかはちっとも分かっていない。娘のFloraは邪魔者扱いで、イギリスから取り寄せた羊飼いの少女のランプにMary Annなどという名前をつけて、わが娘以上に愛している。でもFloraは気にしない。だって彼女は皮肉屋さんなのだから...。 けれども、ある日、Floraの世界を変える奇跡が起きる。お隣の新しい掃除機に吸い込まれたリスが彼女のスーパーヒーローになったのだ。FloraにUlyssesと名付けられたリスは、Floraの母親のタイプライターで胸にこみあげる愛と幸福を詩に綴り始める。だが、Floraの母は、リスをネズミ同様の害獣とみなして駆除しようとする。 イラストレーターのK.G. Campbellによるイラストがキュート。文章の代わりにグラフィックノベルで物語が進行する部分があり、子どもが楽しめるだけでなく、長文を読み慣れていない大人の読者にも楽しめる。 どんなことがあっても最後には親や友だちや隣人の愛を信じさせてくれるエンディングもよい。 ２０１４年ニューベリー賞受賞作
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Love this book!
it has some subliminal meditation tricks on bad things happening..but it is a great book! I bought it for a child, but I ended up keeping it!
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Libro
Super rápido llego mi paquete muchas gracias este libro este libro es muy interesante
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"Awesome" by Finn 5 & Zoë 7
"I liked at the start when William Spiver went away and then they found each other again in later of the story" Finn, 5 "I liked how Ulysses was always thinking 'I am very very hungry' - it was really funny. And it was funny when he lifted the vacuum cleaner over his head and got cracker crumbs all over his head." Zoë, 7 Quite different to Kate DC's other books. Funnier and quirkier but still heartfelt and emotional as they all are. (Dad)
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Pure genius
This book is just great. To be honest, it's first appearance was not so entreating but once you finish this book, you will feel like you've done a good day's work by simply having read this book. Recommend to most ages but especially to 10 ~ 13 or so.
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Great Story.
Another classic book written by Kate DiCamillo !