一天早晨,在家乡德克萨斯的沃斯堡,当时上六年级的泰勒有幸和“褐发蓝眸、外形俊美的”美国总统握手。这是一个看起来“坚不可摧”的美男子。那天下午,老师宣布,一位伟人于当日在达拉斯逝世。泰勒回忆道:“这个新知识点揭示的历史不是过去发生的事情,而是当时我们正经历的。”泰勒称,“自己和大多数犹太人一样是一个叛逆的好孩子,有同性恋倾向。” 肯尼迪被暗杀的那一年,他的“精神世界突然从顺其自然的童年被迫进入青年。”他描写了一个真实而生动的关于成长的故事。
Tracy Chevalier, New Boy
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Chevalier's retelling of Othello builds tension effortlessly. She sets her tale of love, jealousy, racism and violence in the 1970s in Washington DC, her hometown. O (for Osei), a Ghanian diplomat's son, is entering his fourth school in six years. It's an all-white school where his presence is a shock. The first to notice him is Dee, the most popular girl in sixth grade. By lunch time O has shown himself to be a powerful kickball player and caressed Dee's cheek on the playground. Ian – the shrewdest, most calculating student in the class – spots the attraction between Dee and the new boy, and vows to destroy it. By the end of one school day, Ian has set Dee and O against each other, and orchestrated shocking violence. (Credit: Hogarth)
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