Criss Cross 生命交叉点 ISBN9780060092740

《生命交叉点》是一部描写青春期心灵困顿的奇特小说 ，讲述人生就是一个个交集，充满无限惊喜，讲述少年成长，青春梦幻。

She wished something would happen.
Something good. To her. Checking her wish for loopholes, she foundone. Hoping it wasn't too late, she thought the word soon.
Meanwhile, in another part of town, he felt as if the world wasopening. Life was rearranging itself; bulging in places, fraying inspots. He felt himself changing, too, but into what?
So much can happen in a summer.

　　"The author of the popular All Alone in the Universe(HarperCollins, 1999) returns with another character studyinvolving those moments that occur in everyone's life–moments whena decision is made that sends a person along one path instead ofanother. Debbie, who wishes that something would happen so she'llbe a different person, and Hector, who feels he is unfinished,narrate most of the novel. Both are 14 years old. Hector is afabulous character with a wry humor and an appealing sense ofself-awareness. A secondary story involving Debbie's locket thatgoes missing in the beginning of the tale and is passed around by anumber of characters emphasizes the theme of the book. Thede*ive, measured writing includes poems, prose, haiku, andquestion-and-answer formats. There is a great deal of humor in thisgentle story about a group of childhood friends facing thecrossroads of life and how they wish to live it. Young teens willcertainly relate to the self-consciousnesses and uncertainty of allof the characters, each of whom is straining toward clarity andawareness. The book is profusely illustrated with Perkins's amusingdrawings and some photographs."
--School Library Journal