【推荐3】Being a sports journalist with a successful career, Mitch Albom feels that there is something missing from his life. This all changes when he met his favorite college professor, Morrie Schwartz. On discovering that Morrie is being weakened by a serious illness, Mitch starts visiting him at his house on Tuesdays. The weekly conversations between them result in a book named Tuesdays WITH MORRIE. The followings are comments from two readers.

Amy Wang

I think this book should be on all school reading lists. After finishing it, I feel I have been given a deeper understanding into the world and can see things from a different point of view. While we are living, we tend to be troubled by unimportant things, such as gathering material possessions. I think it’s important for young people to know that making a lot of money won’t always make them happy, or that looking different doesn’t make a person abnormal! It’s up to us to find out what is important in our lives and build up our own values.

Morrie says that most people “seem half-asleep”, even when they’re doing things that they think are important. Reading this book made me feel as if I’d been woken up from a long sleep and finally opened my eyes to the world!

Marty

Although it is popular, my first impression was that Tuesdays with Morrie is just made up of a collection of over-emotional thoughts and messages, many of which are repeated and boring. But thinking back, it did help me think about my life again. The book made me stop and think about how much I am influenced by popular culture and the importance of creating my own values based on love and open communication. Although it isn’t my favorite book, I’d still recommend that people read it. After all, it is something that’s a bit different!

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Room for Everyone

Musa and Dada drive to the shore — but the bus stops many times: “You need a ride? Come in! There’s still room!” One stop becomes two stops which soon becomes ten, and the bus is overcrowded, but there’s always room for one more if you make the room, making this trip a joyous tale.

Author: Naaz Khan

Reading age: 4 - 8

Wonder

Auggie Pullman was born with a facial difference which prevents him from going to a mainstream school. Entering a new school, he wants nothing more than to be treated normally — but his new classmates can’t ignore his extraordinary face. Auggie is a hero to prove that you can’t give in when you were born to stand out.

Author: R. J. Palacio

Reading age: 8 - 12

Starfish Hardcover

Ellie is tired of being fat and she’s found her safe space — her swimming pool — where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. Finally, with the support of those loving her, Ellie might be able to be a starfish in real life — by being her own excellent self.

Author: Lisa Fipps

Reading age: 10 - 13

Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer

Lynne Cox started swimming almost as soon as she could walk. By age sixteen, she had broken all records for swimming the English Channel. She narrowly escaped a shark attack, and was cheered across the Cook Strait by dolphins. She even swam a mile in the Antarctic. Lynne writes the same way she swims, with tough spirit and joy.

Author: Lynne Cox

Reading age: 14 - 18

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