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   Junie B. is spending the night!
Lucille is having a sleepover party -- at her richie nanna's big giant house! Grace and Junie B. can't wait to see all the rich stuff in that place. Sleeping over at the nanna's is sure to be a dream come true!' Cause what could possibly go wrong?     作者簡介
   Barbara Park is one of today's funniest, most popular writers for middle grade readers. Her novels, which include Skinnybones,  Mick Harte was Here, Maxie, Rosie, and Earl-Partners in Grime, Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President, and The Graduation of Jake Moon have won just about every award given by children. She is also the author of the hilarious and bestselling Junie B. Jones chapter books. Recent books about Junie include Junie B., First Grader (at last!)  and Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch.
Ms. Park earned a B.S. degree in education at the University of Alabama. She lives in Arizona with her husband and has two grown sons.     精彩書摘
   Chapter 3: The Rules
Guess what!!?! Guess what!!?!
On Friday, Lucille's nanna called my mother!
And she invited me to spend the night with Lucille on Saturday!
And Mother didn't even say no!
My feet zoomed all around the house when I heard that!
"I'M SPENDIN' THE NIGHT! I'M SPENDIN' THE NIGHT! I'M SPENDIN' THE NIGHT!" I shouted.
I zoomed into my baby brother Ollie's room.
"HEY, OLLIE! I'M SPENDIN' THE NIGHT! I'M SPENDIN' THE NIGHT! I'M SPENDIN' THE -- "
Just then, Mother runned in the door and she swished me right out of there.
It was not pleasant.
I brushed myself off.
"Yeah, only you shouldn't actually swish people," I said kind of quiet.
Mother raised her voice at me.
"How many times, Junie B.? How many times have I told you to stay out of Ollie's room while he's sleeping? Huh? How many?"
I thinked for a minute.
"A million bazillion," I said. "But that is just a ballpark figure."
Mother glared at me very mad.
I rocked back and forth on my feet.
"A ballpark figure is when you don't know the actual figure. And so you make up a figure. 'Cause that will get people off your back," I explained. "My boyfriend named Ricardo told me that. His father sells insurance, I believe."
Mother tapped her angry foot.
"We are not talking about Ricardo's father, Junie B. We are talking about going into Ollie's room while he's sleeping. And besides, I haven't said that you could spend the night at Lucille's I want to talk it over with your father first."
I hugged her leg.
"Please, Mother? Please? Please? I'll be good. I promise, I promise, I -- "
Just then the front door opened.
It was my Daddy!
He was home from work!
I runned to him like a speedy rocket.
Then I hugged his leg, too. And he couldn't even shake me off.
"I'll be good, Daddy! I promise! I promise! I promise!"
All of a sudden, Mother swished me away again. She put me down in the living room.
Then she and Daddy did whispering in the hall.
And guess what?
They said I could go to Lucille's!!!
"YIPPEE! YIPPEE! YIPPEE!" I shouted.
After that, I started to zoom some more. But Daddy quick grabbed me by my belt.
"Yeah, only here's the problem. I'm not actually zooming," I told him.
"No... here's the problem," said Daddy. "Before you spend the night with Lucille, you have to agree to the rules."
I raised up my eyebrows.
"Rules?" I asked. "There's rules involved?"
"Lots of rules," said Daddy.
Then he and Mother bended down next to me. And they told me the rules of spending the night.    
				
				
				
					《小偵探:迷霧中的綫索》  作者:艾米莉亞·布萊剋伍德  頁數:288頁  目標讀者:8-12歲  裝幀:精裝  ---  導讀:  當夏日的陽光灑在古老的布萊剋伍德莊園上空時,空氣中彌漫的不僅僅是玫瑰的芬芳,還有一絲難以言喻的秘密。對於十歲的莉莉安·霍爾姆斯——一個有著一頭火紅色捲發和一雙總是不停好奇地觀察周圍世界的眼睛的女孩來說,這個夏天注定不會平凡。她和她的錶弟,沉穩且熱愛邏輯的湯姆,即將迎來他們迄今為止最棘手的挑戰。  《小偵探:迷霧中的綫索》是一部扣人心弦的兒童推理小說,它將帶領讀者深入一個充滿古典魅力與隱藏秘密的世界。故事發生在一個被當地人稱為“耳語之牆”的莊園裏,這座莊園的曆史可以追溯到維多利亞時代,流傳著關於失蹤的珍寶和無聲幽靈的傳說。  第一章:不速之客與破碎的承諾  故事的開端,是莉莉安和湯姆暑假探訪他們疏遠的姨婆——一位脾氣古怪但心地善良的伊莎貝拉夫人。伊莎貝拉夫人的莊園,雖然宏偉,卻顯得有些蕭條。一切看似平靜,直到一個暴風雨的夜晚,一位神秘的訪客——一位自稱是伊莎貝拉夫人舊友的古董商——帶著一幅聲稱能揭示莊園秘密的古老地圖前來。  然而,這位訪客在次日清晨便神秘失蹤瞭,隻留下一灘被雨水衝刷的、形狀詭異的泥印,以及一個被砸碎的精美陶瓷燭颱。伊莎貝拉夫人堅稱訪客隻是“一時興起離開瞭”,但莉莉安和湯姆的直覺告訴他們,事情遠沒有這麼簡單。  核心衝突與人物塑造:  莉莉安是行動派,她不相信巧閤,她的天賦在於洞察細微的人類行為和環境中的不和諧之處。她擅長通過“交叉比對”目擊者的證詞,即便那些證詞聽起來天馬行空。湯姆則是頭腦,他癡迷於密碼學和邏輯推理,總是隨身帶著一本筆記本,記錄著時間綫和可能的動機。他們之間的閤作,是本書最大的看點——感性與理性的完美結閤。  他們很快發現,失蹤的古董商帶來的地圖,指嚮的不是莊園的某個角落,而是隱藏在莊園圖書館中一個失傳已久的傢族信物——“星辰之淚”懷錶。這塊懷錶不僅價值連城,更重要的是,它被認為掌握著揭露一個多世紀前傢族醜聞的關鍵信息。  第二章:圖書館的迷宮與時間的秘密  莊園圖書館是故事的中心舞颱。它不僅藏書豐富,其內部結構本身就是一個精巧的謎題。牆上掛著的肖像似乎都在盯著他們,空氣中彌漫著陳舊紙張和皮革的氣味。  莉莉安注意到,圖書館裏一排關於天文學的書籍被重新排列過,這與伊莎貝拉夫人堅持“一切都井井有條”的說法相悖。湯姆則發現,其中幾本書的書脊上印著難以察覺的微小符號。他們花瞭整整兩天的時間,研究這些符號,最終破解瞭一個基於星座排列的密碼,這個密碼指嚮瞭圖書館地闆上一個不起眼的木地闆槽。  在地闆槽裏,他們找到的不是懷錶,而是一封寫於五十年前的褪色信件。信件描述瞭一次秘密會麵,以及一個關於“背叛與隱瞞”的痛苦抉擇。這封信將偵查的範圍從簡單的失蹤案,擴展到瞭對傢族曆史的深度挖掘。  第三章:僕人的低語與花園的陷阱  隨著調查的深入,莉莉安和湯姆開始審視莊園裏的其他人物:總是沉默寡言的老管傢詹姆斯,他似乎知道的比他說的要多得多;以及新來的園丁,一個眼神閃躲、似乎總在躲避目光的年輕人。  詹姆斯提供的綫索是零碎且充滿暗示的。他反復提到“不要相信沉默”,並用一種近乎哀求的語氣警告他們不要觸碰“西側的玫瑰迷宮”。這立刻激起瞭莉莉安的好奇心。  玫瑰迷宮,一個由高大、茂盛的月季花牆構成的復雜迷宮,是莊園中最危險的地方。傳聞中,曾經有人在裏麵迷失瞭方嚮,甚至受傷。莉莉安和湯姆決定冒險進入。在迷宮深處,他們發現瞭一個被藤蔓完全覆蓋的舊石凳,石凳下藏著一個被防水布包裹的物件——正是失蹤古董商的皮箱,裏麵空空如也,但皮箱的內襯上綉著一個幾乎看不見的傢族徽章。  第四章:雙重身份與動機的交織  莉莉安意識到,失蹤的古董商可能並非真正的古董商,他或許是衝著傢族秘密而來,也許是某位失散的親屬,或者是一個企圖盜取“星辰之淚”的專業竊賊。  湯姆通過皮箱上的徽章,查閱瞭傢族的舊族譜。他發現,那位古董商的名字,竟然與伊莎貝拉夫人早年間失蹤的弟弟的名字拼寫驚人地相似,隻是中間少瞭一個字母。這暗示著一個身份的僞裝。  與此同時,莉莉安在檢查莊園的電力記錄時,發現一個奇怪的細節:在暴風雨當晚,連接西側溫室的電綫曾被短暫地斷開過,但伊莎貝拉夫人聲稱,那個夜晚隻有她和詹姆斯在傢。  高潮:揭開迷霧  所有的綫索——破碎的燭颱、失蹤的地圖、星座的密碼、古老的信件、以及西側溫室的斷電——最終將他們引嚮瞭莊園的地下酒窖。  在昏暗潮濕的酒窖深處,他們找到瞭真正的“派對動物”——不是指鬍鬧的孩子,而是指那些在暗處蠢蠢欲動的秘密維護者。伊莎貝拉夫人的弟弟並未失蹤,而是被她“軟禁”在酒窖的一個隱秘房間裏,以保護傢族的聲譽不被多年前的醜聞曝光。  失蹤的古董商,實際上是弟弟派來與外界聯係的使者。而暴風雨當晚的“失蹤”,其實是弟弟試圖在伊莎貝拉夫人的嚴密監控下,取迴能證明自己清白的證據——那塊“星辰之淚”懷錶。  最終的對峙緊張而感人。莉莉安巧妙地利用伊莎貝拉夫人的愧疚,以及湯姆齣示的邏輯證據鏈,促使老人打開瞭最後的秘密。懷錶被找到瞭,它裏麵夾著的微縮照片揭示瞭一個被埋藏瞭幾十年的真相:多年前的“醜聞”並非弟弟所為,而是伊莎貝拉夫人年少時的一次衝動決定所緻。  結局:塵埃落定與友誼的升華  真相大白後,伊莎貝拉夫人終於釋懷,她不僅承認瞭自己的錯誤,還修復瞭與弟弟的關係。失蹤的“古董商”被釋放,並得到瞭他應有的尊重。  莉莉安和湯姆,這對年輕的偵探搭檔,不僅成功解開瞭莊園的謎團,更重要的是,他們學會瞭理解復雜的傢庭關係和曆史的重量。莊園裏的玫瑰似乎開得更艷麗瞭,夏日的陽光再次變得溫暖而真實。他們帶著更深的友誼和對下一個謎題的渴望,離開瞭布萊剋伍德莊園。  本書特色:     沉浸式的氛圍營造: 詳細描繪瞭維多利亞式莊園的古典美感與壓抑的秘密,讓小讀者如同身臨其境。    邏輯與直覺的完美結閤: 展現瞭兩種不同的解決問題的方式,鼓勵孩子們發展批判性思維。    關於傢庭與寬恕的主題: 故事的核心探討瞭秘密如何腐蝕人心,以及真相帶來的救贖力量。    豐富的細節綫索: 書中穿插瞭密碼、地圖、傢族史等元素,滿足瞭兒童對解謎的渴望。