书名：Rules大卫的规则

难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数670L
读者对象：9-12岁
作者：Cynthia Lord
出版社名称：Cartwheel Books
出版时间：2009
语种：英文
ISBN：9780439443838
商品尺寸：12.7 x 1.3 x 19.7 cm
包装：平装
页数：224（以实物为准）

Rules《大卫的规则》是一部以儿童的视角描写自闭症家庭生活的少年小说，曾获得美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖。书中告诉我们，没有谁是完美的，每个人都应该被好好对待；此外，本书也教孩子学会敞开心胸，学会如何与特殊人群相处。这部小说不仅适合孩子，也推荐给每一个大人阅读。

媒体评论：
“这本儿童小说，不仅应该推荐给每个小朋友阅读，也应该推荐给每个大人阅读；让每个人都能从小就知道、并学会作为一个‘人’应该如何守规矩、如何和别人相处……作者很细心、很有创意地把‘大卫的规则’镶嵌在极为适当的情节中，从而让‘金科玉律’变得亲切、有趣……我非常敬佩这位作者细心、细腻，有爱心、有创意的写法。”——儿童文学评论家 林焕彰

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Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public" -- in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors.
But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new sort-of friend, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?

Praise for Rules:
"Middle-grade readers will...be intrigued by this exploration of dealing with differences."--Kirkus Reviews

"A rewarding that may well inspire readers to think about others' points of view."--Publishers Weekly

"A lovely, warm read, and a great discussion starter."--School Library Journal

"This is an absorbing tale about valuing people even when it's difficult."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"The emotions in this fast-paced novel ring true."--The Horn Book

12岁的凯瑟琳担心患自闭症的8岁弟弟大卫会有出格的行为，于是细心地替大卫定下了许多规则，没想到自己在不知不觉中也被困到了规则里面，变得寸步难行……后来，反倒是在一个障碍男孩贾森的帮助下，凯瑟琳才学会了逐渐开阔自己的心胸，体会到应该怎样正确对待弟弟，并终于与一群正常孩子尽情欢舞起来……

辛西亚·洛德，一位美国教师，原本从事教育类刊物的出版和写作，从未正式写过长篇小说。《大卫的规则》是她的处女作，一试啼声即获得美国纽伯瑞银牌奖。西西亚·洛德出生于新罕布什尔州，小时候就是个喜爱童书的害羞孩子，对书的感情十分深厚，从她成年后还保留好几本喜欢的童书，便知道在她的生活中，“书”占了多重要的位置。她在高中和大学时代写了很多作品，类型包括短篇小说、诗和剧本等，也曾经获得杂志举办的短篇小说奖。

大学毕业后，西西亚结了婚，并且担任小学教师。有好几年时间，她忙于编写、出版教材，没有继续往文学创作的路线发展。有了两个孩子之后，教养孩子的机会才使她再度接触并回忆起美好的童书世界。孩子长大后，西西亚便提笔尝试创作儿童小说。

Cynthia Lordis the award-winning author of Rules, a Newbery Honor Book and a Schneider Family Book Award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed Half a Chance and A Handful of Stars. She made her picture-book debut with Hot Rod Hamster, which won several awards, including the Parents' Choice Award, and is the author of the Shelter Pet Squad chapter book series. She lives in Maine with her family.

“Come on, David.” I let go of his sleeve, afraid I’ll rip it. When he was little, I could pull my brother behind me if he didn’t want to do something, but now David’s eight and too strong to be pulled.

Opening the front door, I sigh. My first day of summer vacation is nothing like I dreamed. I had imagined today warm, with seagulls winging across a blue sky, not overcast and damp. Still, I refuse to grab my jacket from the peg inside the front door.
“Umbrella?” David asks, a far-off stare in his brown eyes.
“It’s not raining. Come on. Mom said go to the car.”
David doesn’t move.
I get his favorite red umbrella.
“Okay, let’s go.” I step onto the front porch and slide the umbrella into my backpack with my sketch- book and colored pencils.
“Let’s go to the video store,”David says, not moving one inch.
“You’re going to the clinic. But if you do a good job, Dad’ll take you to the video store when he comeshome.
The video store is David’s favorite place, better than the circus, the fair, or even the beach. Dad always invites me to come, too, but I say, “No, thanks.” David has to watch all the previews on the store TVs and walk down each row of videos, flipping boxes over to read the parental advisory and the rating — even on videos Dad would never let him rent. David’ll say, loud enough for the whole store to hear, “Rated PG thirteen for language and some violence! Crude humor!” He’ll keep reaching for boxes and flipping them over, not evenseeing the looks people give us. But the hardest part is when David kneels in the aisle to see the back of a video box a complete stranger is holding in his hand.
Dad says, “No one cares, Catherine. Don’t be so sensitive,” but he’s wrong. Peopledo care.
Beside me, David checks his watch. “I’ll pick you up at five o’clock.”
“Well, maybe five o’clock,” I say. Sometimes Dad’s late.”
David shrieks, “Five o’clock!”
“Shh!” I scan the yards around us to see if anyone heard, and my stomach flips. A moving van is parked in front of the house next door, back wide open, half lull of chairs and boxes. From inside the truck, two men appear, carrying a couch between them.