The Wrong Way Home 紐伯瑞得獎書

12歲的Fern自小生活在一個偏遠、崇尚簡樸的社群農莊，深信自己過著正直而純粹的生活。直到有天媽媽半夜帶她逃離，聲稱領導人Ben博士危險，Fern的信念開始動搖。她一心想回家，卻漸漸發現外面的世界不全是毒害，而農莊的真相也並非如此純淨。一場關於成長、懷疑與自我抉擇的勇氣之旅，就此展開。

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is a lie? This is a huge-hearted story about a girl learning to question everything—and to trust in herself.

Fern’s lived at the Ranch, an off-the-grid, sustainable community in upstate New York, since she was six. The work is hard, but Fern admires the Ranch's leader, Dr. Ben. So when Fern’s mother sneaks them away in the middle of the night and says Dr. Ben is dangerous, Fern doesn't believe it. She wants desperately to go back, but her mom just keeps driving.

Suddenly thrust into the treacherous, toxic, outside world, Fern can think only of how to get home. She has a plan, but it will take time. As that time goes by, though, Fern realizes there are things she will miss from this place—the library, a friend from school, the ocean—and there are things she learned at the Ranch that are just...not true.

Now Fern will have to decide. How much is she willing to give up to return to the Ranch? Should she trust Dr. Ben’s vision for her life? Or listen to the growing feeling that she can live by her own rules?

KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but never heard said aloud. She lives in California with her family.

Don't miss Kate’s other books: The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane and Lasagna Means I Love You.