★ 美國紐伯瑞兒童文學榮譽獎


Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood has a tough year ahead of him. First of all, his teacher Mrs. baker, keeps giving him the evil eye. Second of all, the class bully keeps threatening to do Number 167 (and you don't even want to know what Number 167 is). Third of all, his father keeps calling him the Son Who is Going to Inherit Hoodhood and Associates. But things are changing, and while reciting his favorite curses from Shakespear's plays, Holling might just find the true meaning of his own story.


每個星期三下午，班上的同學一半到猶太教堂上希伯來文，一半到天主教堂上教義問答，唯一的基督徒何令只好在教室和貝克太太讀莎士比亞劇本。沒想原以為苦的差事竟然給他意外的啟示，讓他敢於向父親直言：真是的男子漢絕不是只要有一份好工作而已，至於還要些什麼……嗯！他還小，才七年級，等他想到了，就會告訴你。