Hello, Universe
Winner of the Newbery Medal
“A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.”—Washington Post
Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships.
Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). “Readers will be...
Winner of the Newbery Medal
“A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.”—Washington Post
Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships.
Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). “Readers will be instantly engrossed in this relatable neighborhood adventure and its eclectic cast of misfits.”—Booklist
In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball.
They aren’t friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms.
The acclaimed and award-winning author of Blackbird Fly and The Land of Forgotten Girls writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible tween voice that will appeal to fans of Thanhha Lai and Rita Williams-Garcia.
“Readers across the board will flock to this book that has something for nearly everyone—humor, bullying, self-acceptance, cross-generational relationships, and a smartly fateful ending.”—School Library Journal
作者：艾琳·恩瑞达·凯莉（Erin Entrada Kelly）
致力为8~12岁的读者写作，并屡次斩获大奖的杰出作家，《纽约时报》畅销书作者。
艾琳是在美国长大的菲律宾人，独特的身份和经历让她拥有跨国的文化底蕴和视角，更拥有了创作儿童文学的不二法门——她从自己的童年经验和青春期挣扎中汲取养分，用细腻的笔触，描写孩子真实的内心世界，希望帮他们减轻“在世界上的孤独感”。
艾琳出版了多部备受好评的作品，并屡获殊荣：《不爱说话的十一岁》获得纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖，《遗忘之地的女孩》获得美国亚太文学奖，《起飞的黑鸟》获得金风筝奖，等等。
为孩子们写作并抚慰他们的心灵永远是艾琳的创作初衷，她曾这样说：“我希望孩子们阅读我的书时，能感到自己在世界上没那么孤单。我更希望当他们放下书时，它还会留在他们身边，影响他们作出改变，构建自己的世界观。我所有的书都以“孤独”为共...
作者：艾琳·恩瑞达·凯莉（Erin Entrada Kelly）
致力为8~12岁的读者写作，并屡次斩获大奖的杰出作家，《纽约时报》畅销书作者。
艾琳是在美国长大的菲律宾人，独特的身份和经历让她拥有跨国的文化底蕴和视角，更拥有了创作儿童文学的不二法门——她从自己的童年经验和青春期挣扎中汲取养分，用细腻的笔触，描写孩子真实的内心世界，希望帮他们减轻“在世界上的孤独感”。
艾琳出版了多部备受好评的作品，并屡获殊荣：《不爱说话的十一岁》获得纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖，《遗忘之地的女孩》获得美国亚太文学奖，《起飞的黑鸟》获得金风筝奖，等等。
为孩子们写作并抚慰他们的心灵永远是艾琳的创作初衷，她曾这样说：“我希望孩子们阅读我的书时，能感到自己在世界上没那么孤单。我更希望当他们放下书时，它还会留在他们身边，影响他们作出改变，构建自己的世界观。我所有的书都以“孤独”为共同话题，因为我曾是一个非常孤独的孩子。所以我想告诉和我一样的孩子们：我们永远不会独自挣扎。”
译者：程婧波
青年作家、译者、编剧。已出版数十部文学作品，翻译纽伯瑞儿童文学金奖作品《兔子坡》、刘易斯·卡罗尔图书奖获奖作品《大森林里的小木屋》等。曾获得中国青春文学大奖赛特别大奖、全世界华语科幻星云奖中篇金奖与短篇金奖、华语国际编剧节新锐编剧、冷湖科幻文学奖首奖等诸多奖项。目前旅居于泰国清迈。
对于程婧波的文字，儿童文学作家曹文轩曾欣赏地表示：“我想象着那是一个勤恳而谦卑的人，躬身于文字和意向的大地上，在氤氲的语言之雾中，一粒、一粒地播种着她心底的故事，默默地等待着它们抽穗、开花、结实。”