1 . You might find a few good recommendations helpful when it comes to adding to your reading list.
South to America
by Imani Perry
$26.67
In this story, a native Alabaman returns home and looks at her state with fresh eyes, and learns about the stories and experiences of others she meets along the way. By weaving these stories together, Perry has crafted a book that takes you not only below the Mason-Dixon line but also through the country as a whole.
The Candy House
by Jennifer Egan
$25.20
Bix Bouton has a successful company and is desperate for new ideas. After he joins a conversation group, mostly professors from Columbia, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or externalizing memories, he gets his big new idea—Own Your Unconscious. This technology allows you to get every memory you’ve ever had, and to share every memory in exchange: for access to the memories of others.
The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley
$26.67
Jess needs a fresh start and turns to her half-brother, Ben, who lives in Paris, for a place to stay. When she arrives at his apartment, however, he’s not there. Although she comes to the city of lights to escape the past that has been disturbing her, she finds herself enter Ben’s future.
The It Girl
by Ruth Ware
$26.67
April was the first person Hannah met at Oxford. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends. One day, April was dead and the murderer was arrested. Now, a decade later, Hannah’s world is rocked when a young journalist presents new evidence that the murderer may have been innocent. As Hannah reconnects with old friends and digs deeper into the mystery of April’s death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide… including a murder.
1. Whose book should you choose if you’re interested in sharing your memories?| A．Imani Perry’s. | B．Lucy Foley’s. |
| C．Ruth Ware’s. | D．Jennifer Egan’s. |
| A．The truth behind a young girl’s murder. |
| B．The simple way to make candy at home. |
| C．How a girl travels to her brother’s future. |
| D．What an Alabaman experiences in her state. |
| A．A love story. | B．A crime novel. |
| C．A science fiction. | D．A historical novel. |
2 . Find the most anticipated books of 2023 to pre-order now
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Soon to be a Hulu series, Charmaine Wilkerson’s Black Cake is about two estranged (疏远的) brothers who reunite when their mother passes away. While facing their mom’s past, they must I earn how to put aside their differences to honor their mother’s wishes.
Available: February 1, 2023
$24.84
What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris
Kai Harris’s What the Fireflies Knew is a coming-of-age novel told from the view of an 11-year-old who, along with her sister, goes to live with her estranged grandfather after the death of her father and disappearance of her mother.
Available: February 1, 2023
$23.92
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
Following the publication of her bestselling book. In Five Years, Rebecca Serle returns with One Italian Summer, When Katy’s mother dies before their special mother daughter trip to Positano, she goes on the trip alone. One day, her mom magically appears as a 30-year-old and she gets to know her as a young woman before she became her mother.
Available：March 1, 2023
$24.84
Truth and Other Lies by Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith’s first novel, Truth and Other Lies, is about a young former reporter who disagrees with her politically conservative mother who’s running for Congress. After the former reporter lands an opportunity to work for a journalist on her public relation team, a scandal(丑闻) threatens her work, family and relationships.
Available: March 8, 2023
$16.98
1. What is special about One Italian Summer?| A．Characters in the novel magically travel to the past. |
| B．Characters in the novel reunite after many years. |
| C．Katy lives with her grandfather to have a new life. |
| D．It describes a travel made by a newly-married couple. |
| A．Black Cake. | B．What the Fireflies Knew. |
| C．One Italian Summer. | D．Truth and Other Lies. |
| A．A textbook. | B．A book list. |
| C．A course plan. | D．A scientific report. |
3 . In today’s digital age when you can get information in a blink of an eye, there is a concern about children developing an appreciation for reading printed books.That’s why communities in Australia have come up with a way to spread a love of books in the younger generations.
Communities have handled this issue by bringing libraries to where the kids are—in the streets.The little libraries consist of weatherproof boxes that are set up outside houses or public spaces and are filled with books.People can take books they haven’t read and donate ones they have to the libraries.
Street Library Australia, a nonprofit, was started by Nick Lowe after he saw a Little Free Library on a trip to the US. After an initial workshop in 2015 to build 30 libraries, the idea mushroomed and now there are 4 ,500 registered street libraries in Australia. “It just grew and grew ,” Lowe said.
The libraries come in all shapes and sizes from innovated doll houses to old kitchen cupboards. They are completely voluntary and anyone can start one. Pamela Zielke who runs a library called Pam’s Pantry gives out toys and craft (工艺) supplies along with books. As an early childhood educator, she started her library with the goal of rescuing books from the dump.
But the libraries are doing much more than just providing books and other donated items to people. The street libraries are also building a community. “It’s a little stopping place outside your house,” Lowe said. “It’s a great way to meet people in your neighborhood who are also book lovers, recycle books and find new books.” But even more importantly, with a shared interest, the libraries are bringing communities closer together.
1. How do communities in Australia develop children’s love for books?| A．By borrowing good books from the libraries. | B．By providing hook appreciation classes. |
| C．By exchanging books with one another. | D．By building libraries close to their homes. |
| A．Got acceptable. | B．Grew fast. | C．Existed currently. | D．Changed slowly. |
| A．They are set up by individuals. | B．They have the same size and shape. |
| C．They bring owners many profits. | D．They sell recycled toys and books. |
| A．They connect communities together. | B．They improve education of residents. |
| C．They save money on buying books. | D．They promote economic development.c |
4 . Instagram is a hugely popular way for users to share pictures, videos and messages with family and friends. Most people use the service on their mobile phones.
Now, Instagram users are able to use the service for a completely different activity — reading books. The New York Public Library recently started a new service called Insta Novels. This new service will include a collection of classic books through Instagram. The service is available for all Instagram users, not just people in New York City.
Library officials have promised to provide readers with “some of the greatest stories ever told“. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was the first on Instagram. The New York Public Library said this famous story was specially designed for Instagram to include colorful animations(动画)and modern drawings.
The books can be found in Instagram Stories. This Instagram feature(特色) was designed to let users post photos and videos that would disappear after 24 hours. But then Story Highlights was introduced last year as a way for users to keep content in Stories for as long as they want. Books posted by the library will be available through Story Highlights.
Library officials say the main purpose is to raise awareness about reading in general. But it is also designed to show how the library is changing to fit an online world and attract younger people.
Christopher Platt, the New York Public Library’s chief library officer, spoke about the service. “We want people to understand that libraries aren’t just places full of dusty books,” he said.
The library has already lined up several other classic works in the coming months. These include The Yellow Wallpaper, a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
1. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 1?| A．To point out how to get on well with your friends. | B．To summarize the functions of Instagram. |
| C．To draw your attention to the use of mobile phone. | D．To make an introduction to Instagram. |
| A．Shopping online. | B．Sightseeing | C．Reading books. | D．Sharing videos |
| A．the classic works | B．the new services | C．the coming months | D．the public libraries |
| A．encourage people to surf the Internet | B．raise the public’s reading awareness |
| C．earn more money | D．make itself more famous |
| A．Website links people through books. | B．Full classic novels have arrived on Instagram. |
| C．The New York Pubic Library is on its new way. | D．New service is on its stage for New Yorkers |
5 . Reading is a key to developing wisdom that guide s you through challenging life decisions, and enhances your creative abilities. It holds importance for children. To make reading enjoyable for your young ones, you might need to set off their interest in it. Today’s post is for you if you want to assist your children in developing the life-changing practice of reading.
Boosting the Cognitive Activity
Reading aloud to youngsters or encouraging them to develop the habit helps understand what they see, read, or hear.
Improved Focusing and Learning Abilities
It is not surprising that children have a limited attention time and quickly switch between tasks. You can eventually beat greater discipline and attentiveness into your children’s head by scheduling a set reading activity each day.
Proficiency in Language and Literature
When children begin reading, they discover words and sentences that greatly expand their vocabulary.
| A．Reading is both fun and educational |
| B．It will show you how to effectively promote reading |
| C．When you’re thinking why reading is essential to children |
| D．If the area of the brain that comprehends language has been excited |
| E．So exposing your children to reading has long-term educational benefits |
| F．Even though it might take them a little longer to adjust to daily reading activities |
| G．As a result, their knowledge and understanding of their surroundings grow as they read more |
6 . The Best Books Chosen by Dan Chaon
Dan Chaon is a famous author. Below are four new books recommended by him.
French Braid by Anne Tyler
This has already been a good year for books,with new work from greats like Jennifer Egan, Jean Thompson, and Marlon James. But I was particularly excited to see a new book from Anne Tyler, whose work I’ve loved since I read Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant in college. Tyler now 80. puts together the lives of a Baltimore family over decades, and h insights are as sharp, funny, and moving as ever.
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
I love the fearlessness and insistent humanity of Mandel’s work. Her new book — a kind of companion to her 2014 best-seller, Station Eleven — is an ambitious, time-travelling puzzle box about the ways in which we humans are always living at the end of the world.
Now Do You Know Where You Are by Dana Levin
Levin is one of my favourite modern poets, and her new book is one of her best-a complex description of what it’s like to live in modern America, which I feel I will be learning from for years to come.
Ghosts Caught on Film by Barrett Bowlin
This collection of stories, the author’s first book, blew me away with its strange vision of anxious and tormented (折磨的) characters caught up in surreal situations, tightrope-walking a perfect line between horror and heartbreak: not unlike 2022 itself.
1. Which book was loved by Dan Chaon when he was in college?| A．French Braid. | B．Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant. |
| C．Sea of Tranquility. | D．Now Do You Know Where You Are. |
| A．Dan Chaon. | B．Anne Tyler. | C．Emily St. John Mandel. | D．Dana Levin. |
| A．It’s a horror story. | B．Its author is also a poet. |
| C．It’s about a modern way of life. | D．It’s the first book of Barrett Bowlin. |
7 . Soon there will be a Review Blitz! In a month, we are searching for reasonable reviews that reflect your sincere opinions. Just keep in mind that the deadline for your reviews is October 23, 2023.
Rules:
To enter, you must be a teen (aged 13-19) with a Teen Creativity account.
Submissions ought to be relevant to the topic.
Each review must be no more than 250 words.
There is no restriction on the number of pieces you can submit.
Guidelines:
Give a brief summary of the book. Avoid explaining the entire plot or telling your reader how the book ends.
Inform the reader what you like or dislike about the book.
Recommend the book to specific readers. Does the book lend itself well to older teens? Would science fiction enthusiasts show interest in this book? It’s helpful for readers to think about the book in light of other books they’ve read.
Remember that it’s okay to have a strong opinion! Don’t start sentences with “I think”, “I believe” or “In my opinion”.
Prizes:
All participants will be given a certificate.
First prize winners will respectively have one review published in Teen Creativity magazine and obtain a free 6-month magazine subscription.
Second-place winners will each receive a free 3-month magazine subscription.
You’ll receive these prizes before December 28, 2023.
Submit your works to www.teencreativity.com. We hope reviewing books brings you joy.
1. Which of the following meets the requirement of Review Blitz?| A．A person can present no more than one piece of work. |
| B．Each piece of work can have a maximum of 250 words. |
| C．Reviews must be written by people under 20 years old. |
| D．Works must be uploaded by the end of October 2023. |
| A．The likes and dislikes of the book. |
| B．The recommendation to all readers. |
| C．Statements containing “In my opinion”. |
| D．A summary that demonstrates the whole plot. |
| A．Self-learners. | B．Teaching staff. |
| C．Professional trainers. | D．Bookish adolescents. |
8 . Every child in Montana will have a chance to get free books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library which is in partnership with the state’s first lady, Susan Gianforte.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program to improve childhood literacy and a love for reading. The program provides free age-appropriate (与年龄相符的) books to children from birth to age five, regardless of the money their family makes. By providing free books and improving early reading ability, the program hopes to improve educational outcomes and create a foundation (基础) for a lifelong love of learning in young children.
“I’m so excited to be starting my Imagination Library widely in Montana!” said Parton. “I want to send my very special thanks to first lady Susan Gianforte for her partnership in making this amazing gift available (可获得的) to children and families across the state.”
Parton’s Imagination Library will provide a free book each month to any Montana child, ages 0 to 5 years old, who is registered with the organization.
“The ability of reading and writing helps the kids a lot with their development. When parents read to their kids or when the kids read alone, books attract them, fire their imagination, and spark their curiosity,” Gianforte said.
1. What does the underlined word “literacy” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．The idea of sharing. |
| B．The habit of listening. |
| C．The skill of solving problems |
| D．The ability of reading and writing. |
| A．By selling books statewide. |
| B．By working together with Gianforte. |
| C．By improving their early reading ability. |
| D．By organizing learning activities for their parents. |
| A．4. | B．6. | C．7. | D．8. |
| A．It’s costly. | B．It’s important. | C．It’s difficult. | D．It’s doubtful. |
9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Zhongyong, “Doctrine of the Mean,
The concept of “the mean” is a core idea of Confucianism. The so-called “mean” by Confucius doesn’t mean “compromise (折中)”
“What shall I read” You might have asked
To start with, ask your friends, parents and teachers
These ideas should point you in the right direction. However, you must also decide for yourself what kind of books to read. You do not have to read a book just because everyone recommends it. Instead, look for books on topics
