📖 The Legend of Jimmy Spoon

Twelve-year-old Jimmy, who is itching for adventure, is upset that his father won't give him a horse and that he has to work in the family business… So he leaves his home for a visit that ends up lasting three years after meeting two boys who offer him a horse in exchange for a visit to their chief's mother. During this time, he learns about the Indian way of life and satisfies his thirst for adventure with a number of foolish and heroic deeds. Jimmy, horrified by the scalp dance, but also ashamed of his own people and heartbroken over the terrible losses of his new family, reluctantly makes the decision to go back home to stop a war—and for freedom. I recommend this book because Gregory balances a moving, heartfelt book with some of her own twists and turns.

12 岁的吉米渴望冒险,但他的父亲不给他一匹马,而他又必须在家族企业里工作,这让他很不高兴......于是,他离开家去探望两个男孩,这两个男孩给了他一匹马,作为探望酋长母亲的交换条件。在此期间,他了解了印第安人的生活方式,并通过一系列愚蠢而又英勇的行为满足了自己对冒险的渴望。吉米对头皮舞感到恐惧,同时也为自己的族人感到羞耻,并为新家庭的惨痛损失而伤心欲绝,他无奈地决定回家阻止战争,争取自由。 我之所以推荐这本书,是因为格雷戈里在这本感人至深的书中平衡了她自己的一些曲折经历。