This novel, written in diary form, tells of "a pivotal year for 19th-century New Englander Catherine Cabot Hill--one of change, loss, and leave taking . . . a low-key, intense and reflective book".--"School Library Journal", starred review. 1980 Newbery Award book.
这是一本由曾祖母送给重孙女的日记。八十二岁的曾祖母凯瑟琳·霍尔在十四岁那年,是一个温柔、乐观、幽默且坚强的小女孩,成长在美国新罕布什尔州。这一年,她遇到了常人难以想象的困境,家人和朋友都出现了意外,她必须以小小的肩膀撑起整个家庭。但这充满困苦的一年中也有欢乐,坚强的毅力和乐观的心态最终帮助这个身遭不幸的女孩,走过了艰辛波折而又充实的一年。
By Joan W. Blows, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Character, 183 pages, 8.35"x6"