BBC推薦：五月必讀書單

Tracy Chevalier, New Boy
特蕾西?雪佛蘭《新來的男孩》

Chevalier's retelling of Othello builds tension effortlessly. She sets her tale of love, jealousy, racism and violence in the 1970s in Washington DC, her hometown. O (for Osei), a Ghanian diplomat's son, is entering his fourth school in six years. It's an all-white school where his presence is a shock. The first to notice him is Dee, the most popular girl in sixth grade. By lunch time O has shown himself to be a powerful kickball player and caressed Dee's cheek on the playground. Ian – the shrewdest, most calculating student in the class – spots the attraction between Dee and the new boy, and vows to destroy it. By the end of one school day, Ian has set Dee and O against each other, and orchestrated shocking violence. (Credit: Hogarth)
雪佛蘭的《新來的男孩》改寫自《奧賽羅》，小說輕而易舉地制造了緊張感。她將這個關于愛情、嫉妒、種族主義和暴力的故事的背景設在上世紀70年代的華盛頓，那里也是她的家鄉。奧塞是一個加納外交官的兒子，他在6年內換了4家學校。這一次是一所白人學校，而他的存在讓人意外。第一個注意到他的人是迪伊。她是6年級最受歡迎的女孩。奧賽在午餐時間證明自己是一個強壯的足球運動員，還在操場上輕撫了迪伊的臉頰。伊恩是班級里最精明最會算計的學生，他發現了迪伊和新來的男生之間的火花，并發誓要毀掉它。在一天放學時，伊恩讓迪伊和奧賽反目，并謀劃了一場令人震驚的暴力事件。（來源：霍加斯出版社）