Pure blue, clean white-I mean the library sky painted on the cover and two clouds floating in the air. It should be a quiet and gentle book. But I was wrong. Doug, the protagonist in the book, is walking on an uneven road. He and his family moved to a remote town called Marysville, where neighbors, schools, streets and classmates were strangers. Coupled with the alcoholic father, the eldest brother who lost his legs, and the second brother who was suspected to be a thief, this family looks weird and ugly in the small town, making it difficult to get close.
Doug was rejected and doubted by everyone except Xiao Li. Fortunately, he met this library on a weekend.
What attracted Doug was an American bird album.
"Under the glass is a book-a very big book with a baseball bat in it. Its pages are too big. I'm not lying. The whole page is a picture, the picture is a bird ... "
It is this bird that looks like it will fall from the sky into the cold and boundless sea, which makes Doug feel a little empathy. This bright-eyed bird was frightened by the fall, as helpless, confused and lonely as Doug who moved to Marysville. Doug stretched out his finger and outlined the bird. Just then, Mr. Powell, the librarian, noticed him. Powell is like a ferryman in Doug's life. Under his silent traction, he took Doug to a new ferry. In the following days, because of the loss of the pages of American Birds, Doug was actively looking for it, and because of the paper and pen provided by Mr. Powell every day, Doug began to paint ... Things have been developing in a good direction, and Doug was pulled out by a pair of helping hands little by little when he was stuck in the swamp. Looking for broken pages, drawing birds and communicating with people around him all witnessed Doug's phototropic growth.
Yes, it is because of Doug's efforts that everything has turned around. The family atmosphere eased and the town accepted their family with open arms.
This is the growth of a teenager mixed with pain. Many people may give up on themselves because of a little frustration and a little pain, or curl up in a cocoon with depression and close their hearts. Let's talk about myself. Every time the exam is not satisfactory, a dark cloud will float overhead and the sun will never shine. Being in a bad mood for a few days will also hurt the innocent around you, yelling at your brother, complaining to your mother, and even drinking a glass of water. This happened more than once when I was growing up. Now think about it, such negative energy performance, not only can not cheer yourself up, but will fall into a quagmire.
Learn from Doug, who is like a green plant growing in a damp and dark corner. Without light, he looked for his own light source. If there is no space, ask for an exit. I hope we are all such plants, even if we are stuck in the mire, we will still grow tenaciously and have upward motivation all our lives.