穿西装的男孩（卫报2024年度青少年文学） The Boy in the Suit

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 384 pages

Publisher:Scholastic

Imprint:Scholastic

ISBN:9780702333101

Published:12 Sep 2024

Weight:254g

Dimensions:196 x 129 x 26 (mm)

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书籍简介

一个讲述优美、敏感、经常有趣且非常感人的故事，照亮了处境艰难的家庭。献给杰奎琳·威尔逊、海伦·鲁特和《教室后面的男孩》的粉丝。

当你是穿着西装的男孩时，融入其中并不容易……

十岁的 Solo——令人尴尬的是，这可不是什么缩写——只是想成为一个正常人。

他想要一个不显眼的名字。他希望自己有一套合身的校服。他梦想着有一个不像他的妈妈 Morag 那样被 Big Bad Reds 所困扰的妈妈。

但他渴望的就是不要再为了免费食物而闯入葬礼。

但当 Solo 和 Morag 闯入名人的葬礼并被抓时，媒体在场见证了他们的羞辱。第二天，这件事被大肆报道在报纸上。在 Solo 还没反应过来之前，他就成了网络红人，生活可能再也无法正常了。

索罗对安全、社区和联系的艰苦追求会让你心碎，然后又会治愈它。

这个故事引人入胜、感人至深，但却让人感到生活充满正能量，非常适合《坐在教室后排的男孩》、《金鱼男孩》、《奇迹男孩》和杰奎琳·威尔逊的粉丝。

对一个在生活成本危机中挣扎的家庭进行了敏感、富有同情心且及时的描绘。

这部非凡的处女作会让你笑着流泪。

A beautifully told, sensitive, often funny and very moving story that shines a light on families in tough circumstances. For fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Helen Rutter and The Boy at the Back of the Class.

“A funny, tender, poignant debut with a believable, sympathetic protagonist.” - The Guardian

“Tender, truthful and touching.” - The Times

“A really lovely book, so tender and truthful.” - Jacqueline Wilson, bestselling author of The Story of Tracy Beaker

“Fox writes with great warmth and humour: his triumph is to turn this story of modern domestic strife into an uplifting read, with plenty of surprises en route.” - Daily Telegraph

“An urgent, nuanced book...[James Fox writes a] deceptively breezy tale of austerity and mental illness with deft compassion; would that real kids in Solo's battered shoe should be so lucky” - Observer

“Addressing complex real-world issues (the cost-of-living crisis, mental health, friendship problems...) with honesty, clarity and compassion.” - Teach Primary

“Expect to have your heart broken and mended in one reading of this must-read novel.” - Belfast Telegraph

“A tender, moving story beautifully capturing life in all its light and shade” - Hannah Gold, author of Waterstones Children's Book Prize Winner The Last Bear

“It is a beautiful, heartfelt gem of a book, I loved it.” - Tom Vaughan, author of Hercules

“This story is full to the brim with heart” - Helen Rutter, author of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

“Honest, funny and touching, Solo's story will stay with you long after the last page.” - Lisa Williamson

“A moving...and thought-provoking story” - Cath Howe, author of Ella on the Outside

“Heart-wrenching and heart-warming.” - Editor's choice, The School Librarian

It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit...

Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that isn't short for anything - just wants to be normal.

He wants a name that doesn't stand out. He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fitted him. He dreams about a mum who doesn't get the Big Bad Reds, like his mum Morag.

But most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free food.

But when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get caught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. The next day it's splashed across the papers. Before Solo knows it, he becomes a viral sensation, and life may never be normal again.

Solo's uphill pursuit of security, community and connection will break your heart and then mend it.

Page-turning, moving, but ultimately life-affirming, this story is perfect for fans of The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Goldfish Boy, Wonder and Jacqueline Wilson.

A sensitive, empathetic, timely portrayal of a family struggling during the cost of living crisis.

This extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry.

作者简介

James Fox 在一家儿童出版商的国际部工作。他之前曾担任儿童和青少年零售采购员。

他曾为《赫芬顿邮报》、《LYRA 杂志》、《Door is a Jar Journal》和 Flash Fiction Online 写过文章，还参加过诗歌学校和 City Lit 的写作课。

《穿西装的男孩》是他的处女作。

James Fox works in the international division of a children's publisher. He has previously worked as a children's and YA buyer for retail.

He has picked up writing credits for The Huffington Post, LYRA Magazine, Door is a Jar Journal, and Flash Fiction Online, and has taken writing courses with The Poetry School and City Lit.

The Boy in the Suit is his debut novel.