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無人知曉的圖書館 ★紐伯瑞金獎得主: : 10 1 Rebecca Stead Wendy Mass N11
作者: 雷貝嘉．史德 / 溫蒂．梅斯 | 譯者: 謝靜雯
★博客來．誠品當月選書★
★亞馬遜年度最佳童書第１名★
紐伯瑞金獎得主＆美國兒童文學國民作家，夢幻合作！
⊹ ｡ ﾟ˖ ✧ ⊹ ｡ ﾟ⁖ °✦
一座突然出現的街頭「小圖書館」，一場充滿謎團的冒險之旅
⊹ ｡ ﾟ˖ ✧ ⊹ ｡ ﾟ⁖ °✦
「你絕對應該知道的唯⼀⼀件事，就是圖書館的位置。」──愛因斯坦
★融合推理、冒險、成長，還有圖書館和一隻大橘貓，我們將和主角一同抽絲剝繭，體會峰迴路轉的解謎樂趣！
★故事角色勇於面對恐懼、致力追尋真相的精神，將帶給我們勇氣，鼓勵我們成為願意挑戰困境、解決問題的人。
★因為閱讀，我們並不孤單；因為閱讀，我們的世界觀也跟著改變。讀完這本書，我們將能明白故事的力量及意義，以及自己想成為什麼樣的人。
✎°₊·「拿走一本書，留下一本書，或者兩件事都做。」
十一歲的依凡住在沒有圖書館的小鎮。某天上學途中，他發現路邊出現了一座小圖書館，還有一隻大橘貓負責看守。依凡不疑有他，便依照指示，隨意挑了兩本書後離開。
當天晚上，他開心地向爸爸展示自己借閱的書，沒想到爸爸看了之後，臉色大變，旋即躲入地下工作室。睡前，依凡翻起了其中一本書《怎麼寫一本懸疑小說》，意外發現書中夾了一張神祕的拍立得照片，唯一的借閱人竟然還是當今最暢銷的推理懸疑作家！而且兩本書借閱卡上的歸還日期，都是二十年前，圖書館焚毀的那一天……
這些舊書究竟從何而來，又乘載了誰的過往？誰是那座迷你圖書館的幕後使者？我們將隨著依凡在抽絲剝繭的過程中，明白故事的意義以及閱讀的力量。
【書籍資訊】
＊無注音
＊適讀年齡：10歲以上
＊教育議題分類：閱讀素養
＊學習領域分類：語文
本書特色
°₊·國際知名得獎童書作家，聯手打造
紐伯瑞金獎得主雷貝嘉．史德，以及美國兒童文學國民作家溫蒂．梅斯共同創作了這本書。兩人的作品獲獎無數，已被翻譯成多國語言。除了精彩的謎團，她們也擅長描繪細膩情感，你將被書中人物交織出的親情、友情、師生情誼深深打動。
°₊·涵蓋不同元素，故事充滿豐富性
雷貝嘉和溫蒂想要寫一個「混合文體」的故事：懸疑小說中不只有偵探，還有幽魂、聰明的貓與老鼠，以及秘境探險！當然，也有孩子面對各種難關的真實情感。豐富的元素，讓故事讀來新鮮有趣、充滿驚喜！
°₊·採用多重視角，解謎更有趣味性
你將穿梭在各個視角之間，有時是知曉祕密但不會說話的貓咪，有時是充滿疑問的五年級生，有時是缺乏自信的幽魂圖書館員，隨著情節推進，看似平行的故事線將逐漸交會，真相揭露之時，將讓你捨不得放下書！
得獎紀錄
★亞馬遜年度最佳童書第1名
★獨立書商協會暢銷書榜第１名
★新英格蘭與南方獨立書商協會第１名暢銷書
★美國晨間新聞和脫口秀《今日秀》童書選書
★紐約時報暢銷書
作者
雷貝嘉．史德 Rebecca Stead
紐約時報暢銷作家，曾經榮獲美國紐伯瑞金獎、波士頓環球報號角書獎、英國《衛報》兒童小說獎。著有《穿越時空找到我》、《不會改變的清單》、《小寶》（與溫蒂．梅斯合著）等。
溫蒂．梅斯 Wendy Mass
紐約時報暢銷作家，著有超過三十本兒少文學，作品已被翻譯成三十二種語言，並且入圍九十二種國家圖書獎項。她的第一本書《芒果貓》榮獲美國圖書館協會施耐德家庭圖書獎，著有《第N次11歲生日》、《小寶》（與雷貝嘉．史德合著）等。
譯者
謝靜雯
專職譯者，荷蘭葛洛寧恩大學英語語言與文化碩士，譯有多冊繪本與兒少小說。
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★★★★★ 5
Excellent product.
Style: Standard Grip, Size: 50ft, Color: Chartreuse
I've dealt with many different brands of hoses, took into account quality and price. After many disappointing purchases I can finally say "I got the right one this time". It is exactly as advertised, lightweight, flexible and very easy to handle. You won't go wrong with Flexzilla garden hose!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026
★★★★★ 5
There is no substitute to Flexzilla Hose
Style: Standard Grip, Size: 100ft, Color: Chartreuse, Style: Standard Grip, Size: 100ft, Color: Chartreuse
I absolutely love this hose! I purchased roughly 300 feet last year for use in my garden. It's extremely light and durable when you are dragging it around. For the most part it is kink free. If there does happen to be a kink down the line, a quick tug fixes the problem. No leaks, no shrinkage. Easy to install on any hydrant. DEFINITELY compact compared to other heavy hoses. The best part, it's super easy to coil it back up and hang in the tool shed. So I ordered a couple more 100 footers. I will definitely buy more.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2026
★★★★★ 1
PVC hose with high PHTHALATES, quickly develops black MOLD
Style: Standard Grip, Size: 3ft, Color: Chartreuse, Style: Standard Grip, Size: 3ft, Color: Chartreuse
TL, DNR
; PVC hose from Taiwan with a high level of toxic phthalates
; invaded by ineradicable sticky black mold in a few months
; the aluminum fitting can fuse to brass spigots by corrosion
; an unfriendly warranty, utterly distrustful of their customers.
UPDATE. By early 2026 none of the health risks associated with this hose have decreased and remain a matter of high concern, particularly under the light of medical studies of phthalate toxicity.
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These are garden hoses produced by a company in Taiwan, which was listed in the past as a buyer of recycled plastic scrap. They are sourced by the marketer Weems Industries Inc. (IA), also doing business as Legacy Manufacturing Co., and sold under its Flexzilla brand.
MATERIAL.
The hyped "hybrid polymer" of Flexzilla hoses is just a plasticized polyvinyl chloride [PVC] compound. The hose consists of three layers. As described below, the analysis of a Flexzilla hose by a third-party professional lab discovered a high concentration of phthalate esters in all layers. Phthalates are toxic chemical additives widely used to make PVC flexible, and the lab finding indicates large amounts of PVC, even in the innermost layer touted as safe for water drinking.
WATER SAFETY.
In general, a PVC hose is much more likely to contain toxic contaminants (such as heavy metals, flame retardants, and phthalates) than a non-PVC hose, in particular when the PVC were recycled, and this is relevant to water safety. I did not find in the Legacy nor the Flexzilla website verifiable evidence supporting the PR pitch that the hoses are safe for water drinking. But in response to a 2017 customer query about water potability on the old Customer Q&A section --now later replaced by the 'ask Rufus' A-- Legacy claimed "the hose meets or exceeds the standards set by the National Sanitation Foundation" (amzn.to/2LCiKT6), which is a testing and certifying group that changed its name to NSF International more than 30 years ago.
Nonetheless, at the time of this review, the NSF website does not list Legacy, Weems, or Flexzilla among those with NSF-certified products. Since the Legacy's claim could have meant testing by another party for conformance to water health-effect standards, I further searched the Web for NSF/ANSI test reports of Flexzilla hoses. I did not find any. But what I found was the _Garden Hose Study 2016_ from the Ecology Center (MI), a 55-year-old independent organization that tested 200+ hoses, including a 50-ft 5/8" Flexzilla garden hose whose material is listed just as "PVC". Multiple phthalates were detected in all layers of the hose, so --contrary to Legacy's touts of safety-- the hose was rated "HIGH" for phthalates, and received the negative evaluation of a "high overall level of concern" (see my figure with such test results).
TOXICITY.
Phthalates are additives for softening the PVC's vinyl and making it flexible. They are soluble in water and not bound to the vinyl, so they can easily leach into the water or the surface of a PVC hose, quite particularly if the hose were heated up by the sun. Phthalates can break down and enter the body via contact with the skin, along with ingestion or inhalation, where they act as estrogen-like anti-androgens. Exposure to them has been linked to feminizing effects on males by acting as endocrine disruptors, being able to reduce testosterone levels and impact hormone-sensitive brain development. Medical research has linked phthalate exposure to reproductive problems (PMID: 32961939), breast cancers (PMID: 30995175), and cardiovascular disease (PMID: 37269565). In fact, a global study of April 2025 estimated that about 350K heart-disease deaths were caused in 2018 alone by one phthalate still in use for tubing and other flexible plastics, even though it has been reported to cause chronic inflammation of arteries including those in the heart. These and others phthalates are commonly present in numerous other products. Despite this, only seven of the many industrially produced phthalates are restricted in the US (15 US Code §2057c), but just in products for children under 3 years of age, and toys for under 12.
Be aware the current NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 standard does consider phthalates. This standard's purpose is to ensure that products and materials in contact with drinking water do not leach harmful contaminants into the water at unsafe levels, including phthalates. Further, all products sold in California containing any of a number of phthalates must display the Prop. 65 Warning: "this product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm", and Health & Safety Code notices of violation have been publicly filed against Legacy or Weems, or both, about phthalates in their products in that state. In spite of a clear familiarity with Prop. 65, Legacy did not disclose the warning on its Amazon webpages over several years. Further, Its reaction to queries about phthalates posted on the old Customer Q&A ranged from simply ignoring them, like a 2014 query (amzn.to/3cbugD9), to answers containing false claims that were never corrected, despite ample opportunity to do so, like its 2017 reply claiming the Flexzilla hose was "phathalate [sic] free" (amzn.to/2D5xQjT). Finally, perhaps relenting to criticism of non-transparent practices, in 2021 Legacy disclosed the Prop. 65 warning as a "Legal Disclaimer" above the Consumer Reviews section of this webpage. But even that was sloppily done -- in 6/2021, the warning did not appear if the 100-ft hose were selected; in 7/2022, it did not appear for the 50-ft, 75-ft, and 100-ft hoses; and in 1/2023, it again disappeared for the 100-ft hose. All diameter and length models of Legacy hoses deserve the toxicity warning.
MOLD.
Legacy claims the hose's outer layer "resists [...] mold". Nonetheless, about 4 months after I attached the new hose to a reel (so it was kept dry off the grass or any other wet surface), it began developing black mold, first only on its surface but later deeper. One of my attached pictures (taken after rubbing the hose with a dry paper towel to remove dirt) shows the initial surface mold, while its inset shows the same hose at the time it was installed. Not long after that, handling the black-moldy hose left sticky dark stains on my hand. This fungal invasion is neither an isolated nor a rare case, as evidenced by the large number of reviews here complaining about it (or as a "sticky goo" when touched).
Mold-invaded objects are a potential health risk, and mold development in the hose's inner surface is a _major_ water safety risk. Black mold can produce highly potent mycotoxins, trichothecenes, which can reach harmful levels depending on fungal strain and growing conditions, and it can also release millions of tiny spores causing lung, ocular, and skin reactions in sensitized persons. Plasticized PVC is susceptible to fungal attack since the additives serve as a nitrogen or carbon source. The hose needs to be flushed thoroughly to wash away the mold flecks in the standing water inside. With a melamine sponge, I could remove some mold on the surface but not deeper in the tube's wall or inside -- surface cleaning is but a temporary cosmetic fix: the mold returned even after I removed the hose from the spigot and kept it in the garage. This is shown in my third photo, taken some months after having removed the moldy hose (which was hung in position for the sake of taking the picture).
I contacted Legacy and spoke over the phone with a Tech Support agent, who told me, with the polite laconism recommended for legal cross-examinations, that the company does not deal with the mold invasion. After pressing the issue of health risks for my children, I was told "no mold was found in the inside of a moldy hose" Legacy claims to have cut open. Evidence of such a dissection or its results are not publicly available. In contrast, reviews here show the mold can indeed develop inside the hose. My opinion is that the company could hardly be more apathetic in relation to the potential health risk of the hoses it sells.
WARRANTY.
Its terms are customer-unfriendly. A defective hose would be replaced if you: [1] fill a form online ; [2] cut off both ends of the hose ; [3] cut off its defective part ; [4] cutoff the print band "Flexzilla by Legacy 5/8" ID Type 150 PSI W" on the hose, along with the 4-digit number ; and [5] mail the cut pieces to Legacy at your expense, along with [6] the proof of purchase and return mailing instructions.
The hose has aluminum fittings, but no warranty coverage is provided for the highly likely possibility of the fitting _fusing_ to the brass thread of typical US house spigots due to galvanic corrosion. According to the Legacy's Tech Support, but not affirmed by judicial opinion, the mold development is not covered by the warranty -- tough luck for customers who bought hoses that became Moldy Black, a color quite unlikely to be trademarked by Weems anytime soon. It is censurable that Legacy imitates the three legendary Japanese monkeys, albeit changing the proverb to SEE NO MOLD, HEAR NO MOLD, SPEAK NO MOLD, and it is fair to conclude Legacy considers the development of mold too frequent to be covered by its unfriendly, penny-pinching warranty.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017
★★★★★ 5
Looking and acting great!
Style: Standard Grip, Size: 50ft, Color: Red Clay
As I unpacked this hose, I was dubious about its likelihood of not kinking. I stretched it out and untwisted the packing condition and waited 24 hours. I was more encouraged when I placed it on the hose rack and careful to keep it untwisted. I've used it a couple of times and so far, I'm impressed. It has not kinked once on a patio with lots of twists and turns and lots of items to get tangled upon. There has been no leaking and good water flow. I was a bit disappointed to see that the connections were composite and not brass but I should have been a more careful reader. We shall see how it holds up in the blistering Arizona sun. I love the muted clay red color on my red brick patio.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Very comfortable
Size: 36" X 24", Color: Grey, Size: 36" X 24", Color: Grey
Very soft and dries fast. I did the scoot test on them to test the grip and they passed with flying colors. Got them on a limited deal and it was worth every penny. I will be purchasing more in different colors as there are plenty of options. I haven’t washed them yet but if there’s an issue, I will definitely update this review. They are nice and thick and fell good on your feet.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2026