Chanda's Secrets was first published in 2004 to extraordinary international acclaim. It won the Michael L. Printz Honor Book for Excellence in YA Literature, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults selection and, in France, was a finalist for the Prix Sorcières. It has now been made into a major motion picture, under the name Life, Above All. The film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and was honored with the prestigious Prix Francois Chalais. To coincide with the film's North American release by Sony Classics, the cover of this new reprint features a poignant still from the movie.
因为对儿女最深重的爱，一位母亲选择回到偏僻的村落，独自死去；因为对母亲最勇敢的爱，一位女儿顶住流言蜚语，千里寻母，至死守护。16岁的女孩倩达，本是一个成绩优秀、怀揣留学梦的中学生，一场突如其来的变故使她的命运发生了巨大的转折。她要如何捍卫自己的友情，以稚嫩的肩膀担负起一切，维护自己的至爱家人？横亘在她面前的，是一个比死亡本身更可怕的秘密……
By Allan Stratton, Simplified Chinese Characters, Paperback, 247 pages, 8.75"x11.25"
