Where does the sunrise begin? Douglas Wood asks this question in the style that has made him an internationally bestselling author. He answers it by focusing on the world of one child, then moving to
紙上公路電影 x 親情療癒書寫 x 成長的滋味《馬克的完美計畫》作者又一部高潮迭起、深入人心的抒情力作！獨家繪製地圖、精心呈現校車行經的大城小鎮！如果《小太陽的願望》電影有文字版，就會是這部小說！一對痛失親人、傷心欲絕的父女，開著校車在美國各地流浪，他們不問世事的過著瀟灑快意的生活，然而一通電話改變了一切……返家是如此艱難，但途中他們逐漸明白，拋棄過去不代表放下悲痛，勇敢與過去連結，也許才是迎向未來最真誠的方式。★美國家長嚴選獎金獎★美國亞馬遜網路書店年度最佳童書★美國紐約河濱街教育學院年度最佳童書★美國Cybils兒童與青少年部落格文學獎兒童小說類★國際素養協會（ILA）教師選書★美國兒童青少年圖書館協會選書花蓮縣閱讀推動教師許慧貞、小兔子書坊店主黃淑貞、國立臺東大學兒童文學研究所副教授黃雅淳、悅讀學堂執行長葛琦霞、背包旅人藍白拖感動推薦！¢本書關鍵字：成長小說、公路旅行、家暴、追求夢想、執法過當、偶遇五年前，羅迪歐失去了妻子和女兒，郊狼失去了媽媽和姊妹，他們的心靈千瘡百孔，決定遠離家鄉和深沉的哀慟。五年來，這對父女以舊校車為家，浪跡天涯。他們以全新的名字──羅迪歐和郊狼──重啟人生，從此不再以父女相稱，不談過往的種種，只享受旅行中的和煦陽光、公路上的咻咻風聲、校車裡的搖滾樂。然而當家鄉的小公園改建消息傳來，郊狼驚覺和媽媽、姊姊、妹妹連結的回憶盒將永遠遺失時，她決定要不惜代價拯救──擬訂一個四天內橫跨美國且不能讓羅迪歐察覺的返家大計！一路上他們收留了幾個搭便車的旅客，這些人各自遇到了重大的人生關卡：雷斯特要在音樂家夢想與摯愛的女友之間抉擇；維加母子要逃離施暴的丈夫和爸爸；薇兒需要一個不必再掩飾真正自我的安全去處；最後一位便車旅客竟然是一隻山羊！這些新朋友為這趟返家之旅增添了笑聲與淚水，但也帶來變數……儘管回家會是一趟最艱難的旅行，郊狼已準備好終結多年的流浪，勇敢的與最痛苦也最甜美的回憶重逢。
現在，神奇樹屋的門已經打開，歡迎加入傑克與安妮驚險又有趣的知識之旅，和他們一起時空大冒險！美國知名兒童文學作家瑪麗．波．奧斯本（Mary Pope Osborne）創作的《神奇樹屋》（MAGIC TREE HOUSE®）系列，描述一對小兄妹傑克與安妮搭乘神奇樹屋穿梭時空的冒險故事。哥哥傑克，聰明冷靜、深思熟慮，熱愛書本和知識，他會將沿途看到的事物，重點式的記錄在筆記本上；而妹妹安妮，反應靈敏，喜歡
'Sweet and heartwarming' - Bestselling author MARIAN KEYES The day Heather, Niamh and Lauren met, they promised to be best friends for life, and that instant connection only grew stronger with their weekly sunrise swims in their stunning local lake. When they left school, they agreed that, no matter where life took them, every year on midsummer's dawn, they would meet at their old spot and swim together.Now, fifteen years later, the tradition has faded away/disappeared in the face of life's realities. In fact, they don't speak any more - not since that night . . .But this summer, they find themselves back in their Irish hometown and realise this could be their last chance to recapture what they have lost. Will their return to sunrise swimming heal each of them, and help them rekindle the friendships they once treasured? Readers are loving Rosie Hannigan: 'This book is about second chances, forgiveness and friends that become family. It's beautifully written, it made me smile and cry,
