不归之门（青少年史诗“不归之门”三部曲1） The Door of No Return

基本信息

Series:The Door of No Return series

Format:Paperback 432 pages

Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Imprint:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

ISBN:9780316441964

Published:7 May 2024

Dimensions:194 x 133 (mm)

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书籍简介

★纽伯瑞奖和科丽塔·斯科特·金奖得主 Kwame Alexander 创作了这部令人震撼、惊心动魄的三部曲的序曲，讲述了一个男孩、一个村庄和一个非洲家庭的史诗般的冒险故事。

★《不归之门》是独立阅读、课堂分享、读书小组和家庭教育的佳选。

★《纽约时报》畅销书

在上库万塔的村庄里，11 岁的科菲深爱着他的家人，他和祖父一起玩奥瓦雷，在奥芬河游泳。但他被警告，晚上不要去河边。他的哥哥告诉他“有些关于水的东西你不知道。”“比如什么？”科菲问道。“野兽。”他的兄弟回答道。

一个决定命运的夜晚，意想不到的事情发生了，一瞬间，科菲的世界发生了翻天覆地的变化。科菲很快就陷入了一场为生命而战的战斗，接下来发生的事情将使他踏上一场横跨陆地和海洋的惊险旅程，远离他所爱的一切。

这本引人入胜的小说由《The Crossover》和《Booked》的作者创作，将带您踏上一场难忘的冒险之旅，让您大开眼界，心碎不已。

From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Kwame Alexander, comes the first book in a searing, breathtaking trilogy that tells the story of a boy, a village, and the epic odyssey of an African family.

In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and swimming in the river Offin. He’s warned though, to never go to the river at night. His brother tells him ”There are things about the water you do not know. “Like what?" Kofi asks. “The beasts.” His brother answers.

One fateful night, the unthinkable happens and in a flash, Kofi’s world turns upside down. Kofi soon ends up in a fight for his life and what happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.

This spellbinding novel by the author of The Crossover and Booked will take you on an unforgettable adventure that will open your eyes and break your heart.

The Door of No Return is an excellent choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, book groups, and homeschooling.

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!

作者简介

夸梅·亚历山大 (Kwame Alexander) 是一位诗人、教育家、出版商，也是《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有 35 本书，包括凯迪克奖和纽伯瑞荣誉奖获奖图画书《不败者》（由卡迪尔·尼尔森 (Kadir Nelson) 绘制插图）、纽伯瑞奖获奖小说《跨界》、《成为穆罕默德·阿里》（与詹姆斯·帕特森合著）、《Booked》（入围美国国家图书奖）、《反弹》、《独奏》和《摇摆》。夸梅是 NPR 晨间版的定期撰稿人，还获得过许多其他奖项，包括李·贝内特·霍普金斯诗歌奖、科丽塔·斯科特·金作家荣誉奖、三项 NAACP 形象奖提名和 2017 年帕特·康罗伊遗产奖。2018 年，他创立了出版印记 Versify，并在加纳开设了芭芭拉·E·亚历山大纪念图书馆和健康诊所，作为他共同创立的国际扫盲计划 LEAP for Ghana 的一部分。他是 Disney+ 即将上映的 Crossover 电视剧的编剧兼执行制片人。

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times bestselling author of 35 books, including the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, the Newbery medal-winning novel, The Crossover, Becoming Ali, co-authored with James Patterson, Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award, Rebound, Solo and Swing. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is also the recipient of numerous other awards, including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. In 2018, he founded the publishing imprint Versify, and opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program he co-founded. He is the writer and executive producer of the Crossover TV series on Disney plus.