| 词条 | Crusader (Bloor novel) |
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| name = Crusader | title_orig = | translator = | image = | caption = | author = Edward Bloor | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Young adult novel | publisher = Scholastic | pub_date = October 15, 1999 | english_pub_date = | media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback) | pages = 400 pp | isbn = | preceded_by = Tangerine (novel) | followed_by = }} Crusader is a novel by Edward Bloor which was published on October 15, 1999. This novel was Bloor's follow-up to the award-winning Tangerine. PlotThe central character in Crusader is 15-year-old Roberta Ritter, who lives in south Florida with her widowed father. Roberta is an aspiring journalist, but works after school and on the weekends at Arcane, the virtual-reality arcade run by her father and uncle, Lazer Wulf. Roberta is not content with her life so far; her father barely seems to notice her, instead spending much of his free time with his new girlfriend, Suzie Bodie. Roberta doesn't approve of the games offered in Arcane, which are all filled with over-the-top violence and covert racism, nor does she like having to deal with the arcade's often unsavory clientele, such as Ratchet Pete, a used car salesman suspected of leading an eco-terrorist ring. Roberta deals with coming of age problems, criticized by her cousin's popular friend Nina for her disinterest in make-up and never having menstruated. She also is forced to come to terms with finding many of the people around her to be motivated by self-interest and the deaths of both an elderly friend, Winston Peters, and her mother. Roberta takes it upon herself, with the occasional help of some friends and her high school journalism teacher, to investigate a series of incidents at the mall where Arcane is located. These incidents range from hate crimes perpetrated against vendors, to rumors that the mall developers are planning to have the mall burned down in an insurance scam. She also begins to dig into the facts surrounding her mother's murder. Roberta likes the idea of muckraking as a way of unveiling hidden injustice, but also becomes disillusioned with both her teacher and the local news station after witnessing the inability to pursue real journalism. The novel finishes with Roberta duelling her Uncle, Lazer Wulf, whom she discovers is the real leader of the eco-terrorist ring, and was responsible for the murder of her mother. Awards
4 : 1999 American novels|American young adult novels|Novels set in Florida|Novels about journalists |
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