紐伯瑞獎得主Jerry Spinelli最新力作！典獄長之女，為何在一群囚犯之中，尋找母親的身影？

　　12歲的卡米是典獄長之女，她與父親一直生活在監獄入口處的公寓裡。卡米的母親在她很小的時候就過世了，這是卡米的痛，也因此，卡米一直在監獄裡尋找母親的身影，希望能填補心中缺憾。

　　卡米一直很不開心，她從來不笑，對周遭的人也極不友善，她甚至會行竊、抽菸，試著自我毀滅。但隨著故事發展，卡米認識了一些監獄中的囚犯，例如扒手Boo Boo或是縱火犯Eloda。Eloda是被分配在典獄長家中做家務的囚犯，對卡米來說，Eloda的照顧就像媽媽一樣，也因此卡米開始想要Eloda成為她的新媽媽。

　　在1959年的一整個夏天裡，卡米試著引起Eloda注意，希望能得到Eloda的回應。但即使卡米從小就在一群囚犯間成長，囚犯們卻很清楚地知道，卡米是典獄長的女兒，而她們只是一群囚犯……。(文/博客來編譯)

　　From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli (Maniac Magee, Stargirl) comes the knockout story of a girl who must come to terms with her mother s death from inside the walls of a prison. Cammie O Reilly is the warden s daughter, living in an apartment above the entrance to the Hancock County Prison. But she s also living in a prison of grief and anger about the mother who died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. And prison has made her mad. This girl s nickname is Cannonball. In the summer of 1959, as twelve turns to thirteen, everything is in flux. Cammie s best friend is discovering lipstick and American Bandstand. A child killer is caught and brought to her prison. And the only mother figures in her life include a flamboyant shoplifter named Boo Boo and a sullen reformed arsonist of a housekeeper. All will play a role in Cammie s coming-of-age. But one in particular will make a staggering sacrifice to ensure that Cammie breaks free from her past. Master storyteller Jerry Spinelli spins a tale of loss and redemption like no other. The Warden s Daughter shows that kindness and compassion can often be found where we least expect it.

作者簡介

　　JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Milkweed; Crash; Wringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.