由天才小作家范祎爱读书到全球出版小说想到的

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浮躁的社会人们往往忘记了读书，其实好书是智慧的结晶，是凝固的思想和情感。青少年时期读书尤为重要。通达、志远的人往往在青少年阶段读了很多好书。我到西方国家访问时发现地铁上，飞机场的等候厅里很多人都拿着书读，有小说，有知识书等等。西方的文明高很大程度与老百姓都爱读书有关。孩子的书特别多，从封面设计到纸张的选择都那么讲究，让你拿到书感到就像拿了一件艺术品或宝贝。书店也摆设得典雅、考究。进了书点你就感到一种艺术气氛。有的书店放着古典音乐，设有咖啡厅和读书沙发等。二手图书也可在网上或书店交易，人们爱书如爱珍宝。人们在书店看到的书内容大都是积极健康的，特别是给孩子的书更是如此。
最近，我在各大媒体上看到一个13岁旅美小姑娘范祎在全球出版她的小说《剑鸟》，我很感兴趣。她在美国读了小学和中学，所以养成了读书习惯。她不但读英文小说还读汉语小说和中国四大名著的儿童版。两种文化的积淀给她创作《剑鸟》带来了灵感。范祎的成功不上偶然的，美国哈珀柯林斯是世界第二大出版集团，他们能出版范祎的处女作绝对是看重小说的质量，美国这么多的读者和评论家对《剑鸟》给予了高度评价，小说刚出版不久就登上千千万万作家梦想的《纽约时报》排行榜的前十名。这是多么大的成绩啊。这样一本书如今由范祎自己翻译由国内一流文学出版社人民文学出版社出版，同样证明了小说的水平和品位。这本书值得中国青少年读，人民文学出版社不但出版了汉语翻译本，还把英文原文附在书的后面，这对国内读者学习英文又十分有益。一本主题健康（战争与和平）、文笔出色的小说值得我国的所有小读者欣赏，这比让孩子上网玩游戏，给孩子买几件名牌衣服强多了。范祎的成功对全世界的小朋友都是一种鼓舞。它告诉人们：读书是有用的，从小立志并朝着目标努力，任何人都能成功。
有关范祎的故事和报道，可上两个网站查到：
中文：http://swordbird.blog.phoenixtv.com/?uid_798702

英文：http://www.swordbird.googlepages.com/index.htm

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It’s hard to believe but the author was only 12 years old when she wrote this thrilling, beautifully crafted fantasy about evil Lord Turnatt, a hawk who has enslaved birds to build a fortress and has set the cardinals and bluejays to fighting each other.
She creates vivid characters with wonderful names (Flameback the cardinal, Dilby the loon) and other cool words like “nobird”, “somebird,” and “everybird.” There’s a hummingbird circus, birds dining on raspberry pie and fending off invaders with scalding bean soup. Best of all each chapter starts with a quotation from some book of bird lore, including the Book of Heresy which promises the terrible Turnatt eternal life - if he eats the egg of one woodbird every day.
Nancy Yi Fan is a talent to watch!
- Jean Westmoore, The Buffalo News
简直难以相信作者在写这本令人赞叹、精雕细琢的奇幻小说时只有12岁。这个故事描述了邪恶老鹰特耐特君主如何抓鸟为奴，为他建造堡垒，并挑拨红蓝鸟相互打仗。
她创作出许多栩栩如生的角色，并给他们起了绝妙的名字如红鸟火焰背，潜鸟迪比等，另外作者还自创了其他一些很酷的英文词语如“nobird”，”somebird”和 “everybird”。有一群剧团鸟，用红莓派和滚烫的豆子汤阻击入侵者。更精彩的是书的每章前都有一段引语，或者是引自充满鸟族古老传说的《古经》，或者是引自《邪经》。《邪经》让恶霸特耐特着迷的是里面的一句话：每天吃一只林鸟蛋，生命延续到永远。
范祎是令人值得注目的天才！
-琼.韦斯特莫尔 《布法罗新闻报》

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I read Swordbird last weekend and was amazed. It’s an extraordinary work, and would be an accomplishment for an adult author. That the writer was so young really makes this work remarkable. The bird characters, the juxtaposition of the Book of Heresy and Old Scripture sayings, and the almost allegorical tone give it a solid fantasy feel. In short, I loved it, and I think kids
will really enjoy it, both as a great story and as a phenomenal work by one of their peers.

We’ll be adding the book to the reading program and including it in our book fair offerings!

Congrats!

Kevin Washburn, Ed.D.
Clerestory Learning/Make Way for Books
Pelham, AL

上周末我读了《剑鸟》，感到很惊讶。它是一本非凡的小说，就是成人作家若写成这样也是很大成就了。作家的小小年纪更使这本小说令人瞩目。鸟的角色，《邪经》和《古经》的穿插引语，以及那带着寓言似的的语气都给小说增添了十足的奇幻色彩。我喜爱它，我想孩子们一定会由衷地喜欢它，这不仅因为它是一个伟大的故事，而且因为它是由同龄人写出的杰出的作品。

我们将把这本书列为读书活动的必读小说，并把它放到我们书市的展台上。

祝贺范祎的成就！

凯文.沃什泊恩，教育学博士
《学习窗》/《读书之路》

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I am a 10 year old who has just devoured the book Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan. I loved the book! I think it will be a hit and anxiously await a sequel.
Paul Carstens

我10岁了，我一口气读完了范祎的《剑鸟》。我太喜欢这本书了！我想它一定会受到大家喜欢的。我焦急地等待着她的下一本书。

- 保罗.卡斯腾斯

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Be sure to read Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan. It is not only a wonderful story about the birds of Stone-Run Forest, it is a lesson in what fighting can do to a community and the heroism and courage needed to find peace.

- Mrs. Chenique

一定要读范祎的《剑鸟》哟！这本书不但写了一个石头跑森林鸟族的奇妙的故事，而且它阐述了战争带来恶果，寻求和平需要勇敢和胆量这个道理。

- 琴尼克夫人

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Turnatt takes control over the hawk population of Stone-Run Forest. He demands loyalty and will punish those who disobey though he can be fickle and inconsistent with his commands. His goal is become the Evil Conqueror and Slayer known as the “Tyrant of Fortress Glooming” that will eventually encompass the entire forest.
As his forces attack the other bird species, the blue jays and the cardinals think the other has attacked them. Their hostility is open and war seems imminent with the only winner being Turnatt whose minion caused the argument between the blue and the red. Unless a miracle occurs many will die and a free forest will become a vicious malevolent dictator’s realm. However, only the Swordbird, son of the Great Spirit, can prevent the tragedy and return the forest to domestic tranquility for all its creatures. The only problem is the Swordbird is a myth.
This is a fascinating well written personification fantasy aimed at the 8-12 years old crowd. Readers will see differing personalities especially between the various bird species. As the non Hawks pray for a hero especially Swordbird, fans will enjoy the confrontation between evil and good.
Harriet Klausner
老鹰特耐特试图占领石头跑森林。尽管他喜怒无常、朝令夕改，他还是强制他爪下的士兵听从他的命令，谁敢违抗就惩治谁。他的目标是成为征服者，杀戮者，“阴森堡垒的大王”，进而统治整个森林。
当他的士兵偷袭当地鸟族时，土著鸟红蓝鸟都误以为是当地鸟的一方洗劫了他们。他们之间由仇恨转为战争，情况十分紧急，而特耐特在由他爪下挑拨起来的这场战争中渔翁得利。除非有奇迹出现，不然许多当地鸟就会死亡，一片自由的森林就会落到暴君的魔爪中。然而，只有神的儿子剑鸟能阻止这场悲剧的发生，使这片森林恢复往日的平静。问题是剑鸟只是传说的鸟还是真的存在。
这是一本用拟人手法写成的迷人的、文笔隽秀的奇幻小说。它的目标读者群是8到12岁的孩子。读者会看到各种性格各异的鸟的角色。当林鸟呼唤剑鸟时，读者粉丝会被正义和邪恶的斗争场面所吸引。
美国在线著名评书人
哈丽雅特.克劳斯纳

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This book is the best book ever!

I think this book should be made a best seller, it has what all books need, a great story, adventure, and a great writer to write. Nancy Yi Fan should continue writing!

Catherine M Newman

这是我看过的最好的书！

我认为这本小说会成为畅销书，它具备所有书需要具备的东西，好故事，历险，由天才作家所写等。范祎应该继续写下去！

-凯瑟琳.纽曼

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This was an engaging, amazing ,beautifully written book. I loved her first sentence and called my sister, a school librarian in California, who orders books for her district, right away.She is going to order it for her schools. I love birds and the cardinals and blue jays are here in New Jersey in abundance and peaked my interest. I am a retired teacher and if still teaching 3rd grade, would read this book to the class. We would do a unit, including the different birds, vocabulary, and theme. I gave the book to my daughter, who is a teacher and she is going to read it and do activities with her 5th graders. Good luck to Nancy with her writing career.

by: Mary Lou Neill
New Jersey
retired elem teacher

这是一本引人入胜、令人惊讶、刻画完美的小说。书中的第一个句子就迷上了我，我马上给我的妹妹打了电话，她是加州的一所学校的图书馆员，她为她学区负责定书。她准备为她学校定这本书。我喜欢鸟，我们新泽西州这儿有许多红鸟和蓝鸟，我对它们十分感兴趣。我是退休教师。若我还教三年级的话儿，我会把这本书读给学生听的。我可能安排一个课程单元，包括了解各种鸟，词汇和主题等。我把这本书给了我的女儿，她现在是老师。她打算给她5年级的学生读这本小说，并做些活动。

向范祎祝好，望她写出更好的小说来！

玛丽.卢.尼尔
新泽西州的退休小学教师

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I just finished Swordbird and it’s an excellent book. I thought it was nice that I’m not the only one who has thoughts about peace and war. It was a powerful book. If the book becomes a movie, I think it would win an award. Great job. It gave me inspiration to turn my story into a book.

- Megan Cahill, 14 years old, Long Island, NY

我刚刚读完了《剑鸟》，这是一本很棒的书。我认为它写得好，看来不只是我在关注战争与和平了。这本小说很有感召力。如果把这个故事拍成电影，我认为一定能获奖的。故事写得完美。受这本书的启发，我也想把我的故事也写成一本书了。

-梅甘.卡希尔
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Most impressive! It will be interesting to see how Fan develops as an author as she matures. The next great American novelist just may be from China.

-Linda,
Manchester Center, VT

给我留下最深印象的小说！很有趣看着范祎今后如何发展。美国下一代的伟大小说家或许来自中国。

-琳达
曼切斯特中心，佛蒙特州

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What an incredible story! It’s exciting, adventurous, and magnificent. It has fabulous characters in a captivating world that really sucked me in. Loved it!
Linh (San Jose, CA)

简直写出了一个令人难以置信的故事！扣人心弦、充满冒险、场面宏大。在她描画出的那个迷人世界中那一个个神奇的角色完全把我吸引住了。太爱读这本书了！

-琳
圣何塞，加利福尼亚州

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我现在的主攻也是小说:)

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This book is amazing, the characters and the plot were magical. This book is for people who like Warriors! I should know I am one. Yeah, overall the book was very great. I hope Nancy Yi Fan continues writing for the rest of her life!

- Mychajlo
Philadelphia, PA

这本小说写得太美妙了，书中的角色、情节充满了神奇。这本书会吸引爱读《勇士》的书迷的！至少我已成了它的书迷了。是的。总之，这本小说写得太棒了。我希望范祎今后一直写下去！

- 迈卡亚罗
费城，宾西法尼亚

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