The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
キューバ系アメリカ人の少年ラファは、学校での悪ふざけの罰としてニューメキシコ州のランチョ・エスパントで一か月働くことになる。牧場で起こる不穏な出来事を新しい友人ジェニーと追ううち、ラファは家族の抱える痛みと自分自身の気持ちに向き合っていく中学年向けミステリー。
作品情報
恐ろしいと呼ばれる牧場で、ラファは幽霊よりも身近な秘密の謎を追う。
ラファにとって、空想のロールプレイングゲームは厳格な父と病状が悪化する母から少し距離を置くための居場所だった。だが、友人たちとの悪ふざけが原因でニューメキシコの牧場へ送られ、ジェニーや牧場管理人マーカスと出会う。緑の上着の見知らぬ男が現れ、作業が妨害されるなか、ラファとジェニーはランチョ・エスパントの過去を探り始める。幽霊の気配をまとわせながら、悲嘆、家族、そして自分の居場所を描く物語。
レビュー要約
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牧場を舞台にした謎の面白さと、喪失、悲嘆、アイデンティティを扱う物語の奥行きが評価されている。怖さを抑えすぎず、家族の病気に向き合うラファの心の変化に温かな着地を与える作品として紹介されている。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- 発売日
- 2023-04-04
- ページ数
- 304ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 14.73 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780374390433
- ISBN-10
- 0374390436
- 価格
- 3729 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Children's Books/Geography & Cultures/Multicultural Stories/Hispanic & Latino
An Edgar Award winning middle grade mystery by Adrianna Cuevas -- author of the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez --perfect for fans of Claribel Ortega's The Ghost Squad and Louis Sachar's Holes. ' Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite fantasy role-playing game, than face his father's increasing restrictions and his mother's fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could've imagined--a month working on a ranch in New Mexico, far away from his friends, their game, and his mom's quesitos in Miami. Life at Rancho Espanto isn't as bad as Rafa initially expected, mostly due to Jennie, a new friend with similarly strong opinions about Cuban and Korean snacks, and Marcus, the veteran barn manager who's not as gruff as he appears. But when Rafa's work at the ranch is inexplicably sabotaged by a man (or a ghost) who may not be what he seems, Rafa and Jennie explore what's behind the strange events at Rancho Espanto--and discover that the greatest mystery may have been with Rafa all along. 2024 Edgar Award Winner 2025 Rhode Island Middle School Book Award List Vermont Golden Dome Book Award List New Mexico Battle of the Books selection for Elementary and Middle School
Adrianna Cuevas is the author of Pura Belpre Honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez and Edgar Award Winner The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto . She is a first-generation Cuban-American originally from Miami, Florida. After teaching Spanish and ESOL for sixteen years, she decided to pursue her passion for storytelling. Adrianna currently resides outside of Austin, TX with her husband and son where they enjoy hiking, traveling, and cooking lots of Cuban food.
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A story of friendship, gaming, horses, ghosts and full of fun and frights!
Ms Cuevas has created a story that’s full of frightening fun. Rafa is sent away from home to Rancho Espanto as a punishment for his pranks. He discovers new foods (yuck!), new friends (awesome if odd sometimes), mysterious ghosts (dangerous!), and adventures (exciting!). It ends in a twist you won’t guess, although it makes perfect sense. In short, *The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto* is a new favorite. Now I need to read the other books this accomplished author has written. But I ‘d like to include a Trigger Warning: —A child’s parent has cancer, another child’s parent has died in a car accident. —An important secondary character has PTSD. This book speaks of grief and healing in a way that is both genuine and sympathetic.
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An imaginative story with humor and heart!
Humor and heart are intertwined in this imaginative story with a surprising and genre-bending ending. I particularly enjoyed the thoughtful character development (each character has unique and endearing quirks) and the wonderful representation—a mix of Cuban and Korean cultures authentically showcased. Read with an appetite—there are lots of snacks!
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Easy read great for middle schooler
My son needed to read a scary book for a summer reading for his middle school . He really enjoyed the story and kept on engaged and interested.
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A Tale of Friendship and Mystery
Adrianna Cuevas expertly tells a story set in New Mexico about friendship and mystery. The theme of lingering grief is expertly handled and the characters are extremely vivid. The food descriptions just jump right off the page and left me hungry for traditional Cuban and New Mexican cuisine! Great for lovers of role playing games and ghosts!
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