作品情報

クセのある家族が集う一日を、少女はなんとか守ろうとする。

リリーは、祖父の八十歳の誕生日会に集まる家族のなかで、いつも通り何かが起こると予感しながら、その日を少しでもうまく運ぼうとする。癖のある大人たちと若い世代のあいだに、静かなユーモアと温かさが広がる。 物語は個人の選択と周囲の圧力のあいだで揺れる若者たちを、静かな緊張感とともに追う。

書籍情報

出版社

Front Street

発売日

2007-03-01

ページ数

250ページ

言語

英語

サイズ

17.78 x 0.64 x 22.86 cm

ISBN-13

9781932425956

ISBN-10

1932425950

価格

4532 JPY

カテゴリ

洋書/Teen & Young Adult/Love & Romance

In this Michael L. Printz Honor Book, Lily wishes she could be like the other girls in her class. But how can she? As the only sensible person in her family, she never has time to hang out with friends. Someone has to stay home to look after her brother. Maybe she should fall in love! What could be less sensible that that? When her grandmother invites the whole family to a party, Lily cannot imagine how they will make it through the day. Her mother is always bringing home strange people. Lily doesn't even know her father. Her grandfather has disowned her brother. Her brother has a new girlfriend that no one has met. To top it all off, that day when her eye caught Daniel Steadman's just for a moment, she felt all woozy inside. If that was love, she isn't sure she likes the feeling. As the party approaches, all Lily can hope for is one whole and perfect day. Is it too much to ask?

Judith Clarke has written many award-winning young adult novels including Night Train , The Lost Day , and Al Capsella and the Watchdogs . She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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• マイケル・L・プリンツ賞 第9回（2008年） ・Honor