书名：Howl’s Moving Castle 哈尔的移动城堡
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数800
作者：Diana Wynne Jones戴安娜·韦恩·琼斯
出版社名称：Greenwillow Books
出版时间：2008
语种： 英文
ISBN：9780061478789
商品尺寸：13 x 2.3 x 19.4 cm
包装：平装
页数：430

Howl’s Moving Castle《哈尔的移动城堡》是英国幻想文学大师戴安娜·韦恩·琼斯代表作，也是宫崎骏同名电影小说原著，曾获奥斯卡奖提名。
推荐理由：
1.宫崎骏动画电影原著小说，内容完整，原汁原味，比电影更加精彩；
2.英文原版，用词浅显易懂，对词汇量要求较低，中学以上水平即可读懂；
3.印刷清晰，字体行间距较大，便于阅读，书本轻巧，方便携带。
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLEis an Academy Award-nominated motion picture!
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
An ALA Notable Book
An ALA Best of the Best in YA
Review
“A wonderful blend of humor, magic, and romance.” —Publishers Weekly
“A witty, rollicking fantasy.” —ALA Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
“Grade 6 Up Sophie Hatter reads a great deal and soon realizes that as the eldest of three daughters she is doomed to an uninteresting future. She resigns herself to making a living as a hatter and helping her younger sisters prepare to make their fortunes. But adventure seeks her out in the shop where she sits alone, dreaming over her hats. The wicked Witch of the Waste, angered by "competition" in the area, turns her into a old woman, so she seeks refuge inside the strange moving castle of the wizard Howl. Howl, advertised by his apprentice as an eater of souls, lives a mad, frantic life trying to escape the curse the witch has placed on him, find the perfect girl of his dreams and end the contract he and his fire demon have entered. Sophie, against her best instincts and at first unaware of her own powers, falls in love. So goes this intricate, humorous and puzzling tale of fantasy and adventure which should both challenge and involve readers. Jones has created an engaging set of characters and found a new use for many of the appurtenances of fairy talesseven league boots and invisible cloaks, among others. At times, the action becomes so complex that readers may have to go back to see what actually happened, and at the end so many loose ends have to be tied up at once that it’s dizzying. Yet Jones’ inventiveness never fails, and her conclusion is infinitely satisfying.”  —Sara Miller, White Plains Public Library, N.Y.,School Library Journal

Howl’s Moving Castle《哈尔的移动城堡》
索菲是三姐妹中的老大，命运待她并不好。除非她离家寻找自己的命运，否则注定悲剧性地失败。可当索菲意间惹怒了荒地女巫后，她发现自己被施了一个可怕的咒语，变成了一个老太婆。破除咒语唯*的希望就在山上永动的移动城堡：哈尔巫师的城堡。为了破解妖术，索菲必须应付没心没肺的哈尔，和火魔达成契约，直面荒地女巫。一路走来，她重新认识了哈尔——和她自己。
Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl’s castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there’s far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.

戴安娜•韦恩•琼斯（1934－2011）英国幻想小说作家，写作幻想小说已有三十多个年头。凭借漫无边际的想象力，她的故事糅合了精彩的情节，热情的幽默感，和动人的真理，为各年龄层的读者所喜欢。她的作品受到国际褒奖并获得了一系列荣誉，包括两次“波士顿环球报号角书奖”以及英国幻想协会卡尔•爱德华•瓦格纳奖——以肯定她在幻想文学领域的重大影响。日本动画家宫崎骏改编了《哈尔的移动城堡》，拍摄成一部动漫电影，获得了奥斯卡奖提名。
Diana Wynne Jones has been writing outstanding fantasy novels for more than thirty years and is one of the most distinguished writers in this field. With unlimited imagination, she combines dazzling plots, an effervescent sense of humor, and emotional truths in stories that delight readers of all ages. Her books, published to international acclaim, have earned a wide array of honors, including two Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honors, the British Fantasy Society’s Karl Edward Wagner Award for having made a significant impact on fantasy, and the World Fantasy Society Lifetime Achievement Award. Acclaimed director and animator Hayao Miyazaki adapted her international bestsellerHowl’s Moving Castle into a major motion picture, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

CHAPTER ONE  
IN WHICH SOPHIE TALKS TO HATS
CHAPTER TWO
IN WHICH SOPHIE IS COMPELLED TO SEEK HER FORTUNE
CHAPTER THREE  
IN WHICH SOPHIE ENTERS INTO A CASTLE AND A BARGAIN
CHAPTER FOUR  
IN WHICH SOPHIE DISCOVERS SEVERAL STRANGE THINGS
CHAPTER FIVE  
WHICH IS FAR TOO FULL OF WASHING
CHAPTER SIX   
IN WHICH HOWL EXPRESSES HIS FEELINGS WITH GREEN SLIME
CHAPTER SEVEN  
IN WHICH A SCARECROW PREVENTS SOPHIE FROM LEAVING THE CASTLE
CHAPTER EIGHT
IN WHICH SOPHIE LEAVES THE CASTLE IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS AT ONCE
CHAPTER NINE  
IN WHICH MICHAEL HAS TROUBLE WITH A SPELL
CHAPTER TEN
IN WHICH CALCIFER PROMISES SOPHIE A HINT
CHAPTER ELEVEN
IN WHICH HOWL GOES TO A STRANGE COUNTRY IN SEARCH OF A SPELL
CHAPTER TWELVE
IN WHICH SOPHIE BECOMES HOWL’S OLD MOTHER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
IN WHICH SOPHIE BLACKENS HOWL’S NAME
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
IN WHICH A ROYAL WIZARD CATCHES A COLD
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
IN WHICH HOWL GOES TO A FUNERAL IN DISGUISE
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
IN WHICH THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF WITCHCRAFT
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
IN WHICH THE MOVING CASTLES MOVES HOUSE
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
IN WHICH THE SCARECROW AND MISS ANGORIAN REAPPEAR
CHAPTER NINETEEN
IN WHICH SOPHIE EXPRESSES HER FEELINGS WITH WEED-KILLER
CHAPTER TWENTY
IN WHICH SOPHIE FINDS FURTHER DIFFICULTIES IN LEAVING THE CASTLE
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
IN WHICH A CONTRACT IS CONCLUDED BEFORE WITNESSES

In the land of Ingary where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of the three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek your fortunes.
Sophie Hatter was the eldest of three sisters. She was not even the child of a poor woodcutter, which might have given her some chance of success. Her parents were well to do and kept a ladies’ hat shop in the prosperous town of Market Chipping. True, her own mother died when Sophie was just two years old and her sister Lettie was one year old, and their father married his youngest shop assistant, a pretty blonde girl called Fanny. Fanny shortly gave birth to the third sister, Martha. This ought to have made Sophie and Lettie into Ugly Sisters, but in fact all three girls grew up very pretty indeed, though Lettie was the one everyone said was most beautiful. Fanny treated all three girls with the same kindness and did not favor Martha in the least.
Mr. Hatter was proud of his three daughters and sent them all to the best school in town. Sophie was the most studious. She read a great deal, and very soon realized how little chance she had of an interesting future. It was a disappointment to her, but she was still happy enough, looking after her sisters and grooming Martha to seek her fortune when the time came. Since Fanny was always busy in the shop, Sophie was the one who looked after the younger two. There was a certain amount of screaming and hair-pulling between those younger two. Lettie was by no means resigned to being the one who, next to Sophie, was bound to be the least successful.