2021年纽伯瑞奖获奖图书

查塔纳（Chattana）的所有光都是由一个人创造的--总督，他在大火之后出现，为城市带来了和平和秩序。对于出生在南苑监狱的Pong来说，这些神奇的灯光代表着自由，他梦想着有一天能在这些灯光下行走。但是，当Pong逃出监狱后，他才发现外面的世界并不比狱中的世界公平。有钱人在明亮的圆球灯下吃饭跳舞，而穷人却在黑暗中辛苦劳作。最糟糕的是，Pong的监狱纹身给他打上了逃犯的标记，使他永远也无法真正获得自由。

监狱长的完美女儿Nok一心想要追查Pong，为家族恢复名誉。然而，当Nok在Chattana的小巷和运河中追捕Pong时，她发现了一些秘密，这些秘密让让她对自己一直以来所珍视的真相产生了质疑。

A 2021 Newbery Honor Book

A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice.

All light in Chattana is created by one man — the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able to walk among them. But when Pong escapes from prison, he realizes that the world outside is no fairer than the one behind bars. The wealthy dine and dance under bright orb light, while the poor toil away in darkness. Worst of all, Pong’s prison tattoo marks him as a fugitive who can never be truly free.

Nok, the prison warden’s perfect daughter, is bent on tracking Pong down and restoring her family’s good name. But as Nok hunts Pong through the alleys and canals of Chattana, she uncovers secrets that make her question the truths she has always held dear. Set in a Thai-

inspired fantasy world, Christina Soontornvat’s twist on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a dazzling, fast-

paced adventure that explores the difference between law and justice — and asks whether one child can shine a light in the dark.