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''Soup'' is a 1974 children's novel by Robert Newton Peck. Its main characters are two boys, Robert (the narrator) and his close friend Luther, better known as "Soup". It takes place during the 1930s in a small town in Vermont where the author also grew up, and deals with the daily lives of the main characters. Soup is a well-meaning, but mischievous schemer, constantly coming up with elaborate plans that invariably land him and Robert in trouble. Robert is more sensible but less wily, and frequently finds himself conned into doing Soup's dirty work. However, they are best friends and watch out for one another. Their frequent villain is school bully Janice Riker and Eddy Tacker, and Robert has a mad crush on the lovely Norma Jean Bissel. Typical moments include the boys losing their clothes and stealing more from a rummage sale that has only women's, or Soup painting his name on a barn without permission and running the "p" over onto the corner, causing the farmer to yell "'Souf'! I'll get you 'Souf'!" There are several sequels to this book, including ''Soup and Me'', ''Soup for President'', ''Soup on Fire'', ''Soup's Hoop'', and ''Soup 1776''. ''Soup and Me'' and ''Soup For President'' were adapted into half-hour television episodes starring Christian Berrigan and Shane Sinutko for the series ''The ABC Weekend Special''. The author, Robert Newton Peck, also wrote the popular book ''A Day No Pigs Would Die''. ==Books in the ''Soup'' series== *''Soup'' (Knopf, 1974) *''Soup and Me'' (Knopf, 1975) *''Soup for President'' (Knopf, 1978) *''Soup's Drum'' (Knopf, 1980) *''Soup on Wheels'' (Knopf, 1981) *''Soup in the Saddle'' (Knopf, 1983) *''Soup's Goat'' (Knopf, 1984) *''Soup on Ice'' (Knopf, 1985) *''Soup on Fire'' (Knopf, 1987) *''Soup's Uncle'' (Delacorte, 1988) *''Soup's Hoop'' (Delacorte, 1990) *''Soup in Love'' (Delacorte, 1992) *''Soup Ahoy'' (Delacorte, 1994) *''Soup 1776'' (Knopf/Random House, 1995) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soup (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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