【推荐1】The website Books We Love is back with strong recommendations for new books handpicked by its staff, which will interest readers deeper.

Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld

A young child named Finn is sad and does not want to get out from beneath their blanket. His loving grandfather gently convinces him to go for a walk, and Finn gradually appears from his shell as the grandfather points out what’s beneath all the things they see. Beneath the surface of Cori Doerrfeld’s quiet story lies a deep emotional intelligence.

Limitless by Jeanna Smialek

New York Times reporter Jeanna covers the organization the Federal Reserve (Fed) (美联储) and explains how much the Fed affects the lives of ordinary people, which is the key point, and details the changing role of the Fed among worldwide financial crisis. Through human-level storytelling, she makes the Fed’s decision-making feel refreshingly transparent.

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

Has there ever been a better time to read about a charming funny young woman who just can’t seem to get it together? This book follows Eve Brown-a talented cook, extraordinary singer, devoted sister. At the start of the story, she is idle. As her story progresses, Eve winds up (以……告终) learning a lot about herself and what she’s capable of. Besides, her struggle also helps illustrate how rigid and often misguided the expectations of our family, friends and communities can be. “In this sense, the author is also an educator,” a famous editor, Code Switch says.

The Color Purple by Linda Holme

It is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which is about a love story that begins on the Italian Coast in the early 60s and eventually appears on the screen in Hollywood. As the settings shift from Italy to Edinburgh to Los Angles, you will find yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon.

【推荐3】When we have time away from schoolwork，it’s great to relax with a book. Recently，the Young Adult Library Service Association and the Guardian released a list of the top 3 young adult novels for 2018. Read on and find one that appeals to you most.

Sparrow

In US writer Sarah Moon’s Sparrow，Sparrow is an introverted(内向的) teenage girl who doesn’t have any friends. Indeed，she usually avoids people. At school，she often goes to the roof to be with the birds. By chance，Sparrow befriends the school librarian. This is a hopeful sign，as the librarian recommends books that Sparrow finds interesting. Unfortunately，Sparrow’s new friend is killed in a car accident. It’s only when Sparrow gets therapy that she begins to turn her life around. She then discovers a passion：music. According to US magazine Kirkus Reviews，Sparrow is，“inspiring and useful for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. ”

The Poet X

If Sparrow’s life is solitary(孤独的)，the life of Xiamora Batista，in The Poet X by Dominican­American writer Elizabeth Acevedo，is full of people.

There are her brilliant brother，her best friend，her father and the many people she meets in her community. The world around her is so busy that it is a challenge to understand it. What helps her to understand this life is poetry.   Xiamora’s poems first appear in the novel in her diary，but soon，when she enters a poetry competition，she is taking her works to the public. “Acevedo has amplified(放大) the voices of girls who are equal parts goddess，warrior(战士)，and hero，”wrote Ibi Zoboi，award­winning author of American Street.

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Darius is an Iranian­American teenager in US writer Adib Khorram’s Darius the Great Is Not Okay. He is about to migrate to Iran. He has very little connection to the land，so he isn’t looking forward to moving there. The story reveals how making a friend in Iran changes all that for him，opening up a world he didn’t know existed. With his new friend Sohrab，he plays soccer and explores his new country. In the US，Darius was a little depressed，but his blues gradually disappear as he settles into his new life.

“Layered with complexities of identity，body image and mental illness that are so rarely articulated(明确表达) in the voice of a teenage boy of color. Khorram writes tenderly(柔和地) and humorously about his journey of self­acceptance，”wrote The New York Times.

【推荐2】Boring weekend? Take a look at some of the science fiction novels below to get you into a different world.

Frankenstein, the character, is a scientist who works on human life science research and tries to create life artificially. Through countless explorations in his laboratory, he created an ugly, scary monster. The author Marry Shelley thinks people have dual (双重的) personalities. Being laughed for a long time will make people become evil and even get out of control. It also creates a new word—Frankenstein, something that destroys its creator.

What kind of place is the Valley of Fear? Let Holmes take you into the mystery. The novel is a part of the Sherlock Holmes series written by the late 19th century British detective novelist Arthur Conan Doyle. Most stories focus on cases that need Holmes to investigate, for he is good at solving problems through observation and deduction. Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant detective, describes himself as a “consulting detective”, that is, someone to whom he is often called when other people or the police are in trouble.

Robert Neville, the last survival human being in the film. But he wasn’t alone. During the day, he searched the dead city. As soon as it was dark, he locked himself in. Not only did Richard Mattson describe a world of horror and vampires (吸血鬼), but also pioneered a way of writing about vampires using scientific method. This is a sad story, but you will be moved by the struggle, courage and hope of human beings in the face of the hopeless situation.

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