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很久很久以前,有個小女孩名叫Petra Peña,她最大的願望就是像奶奶一樣成為說故事的人。然而末日到來,哈雷彗星摧毀地球,只有少數幾百人能獲救,Petra一家也在其中。他們將遷往另一個星球,肩負延續人類種族的大任。
在遷往新星球的路上,有人控制了飛船,並抹滅所有人的記憶,如今Petra是唯一留有對地球記憶的人。Petra將獨自背負對過去的記憶,努力幫助倖存的人類找尋未來和希望……
作者 Donna Barba Higuera 巧妙融合墨西哥民間故事和科幻元素,創造出驚險而情感強烈的末日後世界。
But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.
Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard – or purged them altogether.
Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?
Winner of the John Newbery Medal
Winner of the Pura Belpré AwardFrom Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera--a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. Había una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity’s past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard - or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again? TIME’s Best Books of the YearWall Street Journal’s Best of the Year
Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Best of the Year
Boston Globe’s Best of the Year
BookPage’s Best of the Year
Publishers Weekly’s Best of the Year
School Library Journal’s Best of the Year
Kirkus Reviews’ Best of the Year
Bank Street’s Best of the Year
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best
New York Public Library Best of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Cybils Award Finalist"Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes - truly a beautiful cuento."--New York Times"Clever and compelling ... wonderfully subversive."--The Wall Street Journal ★ "This tale packs a wallop. Exquisite."--Kirkus Reviews (starred) ★ "Gripping, euphonious, and full of storytelling magic."--Publishers Weekly (starred) ★ "A strong, heroic character, fighting incredible odds to survive and protect others."--School Library Journal (starred)