The Hundred Dresses

　　「文學讓我們練習面對人生的各種情境，…瞭解別人經歷的感受，…為人生做準備。」 凱瑟琳．派特森（Katherine Paterson）

　　一位貧苦的單親女孩每天都穿著同一件洋裝來上學，但她卻堅稱自己有100百件洋裝，再加上她有個奇怪的波蘭名字，使得她成為同學們嘲弄的對象……

　　《一百件洋裝》這個故事源自作者艾蓮諾．艾斯提斯的童年記憶，年幼的作者雖然知道這種嘲弄並不應該，卻沒有勇氣挺身直言，直到那位女孩不再來學校上學了，作者才發覺自己再也沒有機會向她道歉。在懊悔和罪惡感的糾纏下，她決定將這段往事訴諸文字。

　　作者運用細膩的筆調，探討女孩們在校園中的人際關係，將100件洋裝背後的意義，極富情感地表達出來。書中的女孩最後選擇原諒那些曾經惡意捉弄她的同學，而且她也證明了她確實擁有100件洋裝，那是100張她自己畫的美麗衣裳。在作者的巧妙安排下，這部小說歷經了半個世紀，依然有著感動人心的力量。


　　——中文書介來自《一百件洋裝(新版)》，維京出版

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute to the power of kindness, acceptance, and standing up for what’s right.

Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t. When Wanda is pulled out of school one day, the class feels terrible, and classmate Maddie decides that she is ＂never going to stand by and say nothing again.＂

A timeless, gentle tale about bullies, bystanders, and having the courage to speak up.