★ 一個混亂的夏天，一段關於愛的練習★ 幽默與孤單交織，寫出成長最真實的樣子★ Kate DiCamillo最溫柔也最深刻的作品之一那個夏天，事情一件接著一件發生。妹妹突然決定成為壞人，叔叔搬進地下室畫一幅永遠畫不完的畫，而奶奶開始在門口看見一個幽靈——不是帶走她的那種，而是似乎還有話要說的幽靈。費里絲站在這一切之中，看著世界變得有點荒謬，也有點不可思議。她慢慢明白，所謂的成長，不只是離開童年，而是學會在混亂中看見彼此，在不完美裡理解愛。"DiCamillo's gift for conveying an entire person and world in a few brushstrokes of storytelling provides depth and quiet magic to this account of an eventful summer. . . . Tenderly resonant and memorable." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris's grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which seems like an alarming omen given that she is also feeling unwell. But the ghost is not there to usher Charisse to the Great Beyond. Rather, she has ot
