【推荐1】Here are some books written by Joyce Grant.

Can You Believe It

Publisher: Kids Can Press

Published in 2022, it explores in depth how real journalism is made, what false news is, and most importantly, how to spot the difference. It gives readers context they can use, such as how bias(偏见) can come into news reporting secretly. Young kids get most of their information online. This must-read guide helps them decide which information they can trust and which they can’t.

Gabby: Drama Queen

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Publishing

It was published three years later than Tagged Out. Little kid Gabby and her friend Roy are setting up a stage for their play about “Queen Gabriella”. Using her magic letter book, Gabby puts letters together to create words that will turn into various props(道具) .When they finally have everything they need, they’re ready to perform for their elderly next-door neighbor, Mrs. Oldham.

Tagged Out

Publisher:Lorimer Kids and Teens

Published in 2016 and full of kid-friendly information, it’s an excellent read, especially the description of the action during the games. Reading it makes readers feel like they’re right there watching the game and feeling what the kids feel in success and in failure. Grant reflects the attitudes and behaviors of today’s young teens and makes each of her characters real.

Stiding Home

Publisher:Lorimer Kids and Teens

It came out in 2018. When young Miguel’s family becomes desperate, a solution comes from Miguel’s baseball teammate, who suggests a big baseball money-raising campaign. As the team learns about the hard realities some kids face and helps them wholeheartedly, Miguel learns to trust his teammates.

【推荐3】Recently, 16 Chinese online novels have been added to the collection of the British Library for the first time, including The Era of the Earth, The First Order, Great Doctor Ling Ran, and Great Power, Heavy Industry. Covering themes of science fiction, history, reality and fantasy, these works are considered the classics of Chinese online literature from the past 20 years.

One of the largest research libraries in the world, the British Library houses more than 170 million items, including the cultural relics of different civilizations from throughout history. The library usually selects works based on their popularity or by considering an item’s value. Readers can check the information about the 16 books on the library’s website, and borrow printed copies.

As one of the current pillars(支柱)of mass cultural consumption, which began with “fast food” romances, fantasies and mysteries-enjoyable to consume, but not intellectually nutritious, the Chinese online literature industry has quickly matured during its fast development over the last two decades.

In recent years, online novels have received increasing acknowledgment from home and abroad. In 2019, 10 online novels, including Great Power, Heavy Industry, were added to the collection of the Shanghai Library, and between 2020 and 2022, 144 online novels like Battle Through the Heavens and Lord of Mysteries were entered into the collection of the National Library of China.

Great Power, Heavy Industry tells of how China’s manufacturing industries have grown stronger in recent decades, and foreign readers can learn about the Chinese system and culture behind the country’s swift economic development, getting to know China better in the process, the author, whose online pen name is Qicheng, says.

In recent years, Chinese online literature has attracted an increasing number of readers from overseas. One of the largest online literature platforms, China Literature Group, has authorized the digital and print copyrights of more than 800 online novels to overseas markets.