必读经典英文课外阅读书籍
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《A Wrinkle in Time 》
Father is missing! His top secret job as a physicist for the government has taken him away--but where?--and how? Meg and her younger brother, Charles Wallace, set out with their friend Calvin on an exciting adventure through time and space to search for him. With the help of the mysterious Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the youngsters learn to expect the unexpected as they move in the fifth dimension known as the "tesseract".
With this award-winning story, Madeline L'Engle has captivated millions of readers throughout the world. Her universal themes of courage, perseverance, and love are interwoven with imagination and suspense. A Wrinkle in Time , published in 1962, won the distinguished Newbery Medal for children's literature in 1963.
《Bel Canto》
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxane Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening--until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds, and people from different continents become compatriots. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion . . . and cannot be stopped.
《Beloved》
托妮·莫里森，美国当代最重要的女作家之一。1931年生于美国俄亥俄州，曾担任兰登书屋编辑、资深编辑，1989年起任普林斯顿大学教授。主要代表作有《最蓝的眼睛》、《秀拉》、《所罗门之歌》、《宠儿》、《爵士乐》、《天堂》等，曾获美国普利策小说奖、美国图书评论协会奖等多项大奖。1993年获诺贝尔文学奖，是历史上得此殊荣的唯一黑人女作家。
《宠儿》是托妮·莫里森最震撼人心、最成熟的代表作，现已经成为当代文学史上不朽的经典，也是美国文学史上最畅销的作品之一。小说完成于1987年，1988年即获得美国普利策小说奖。2006年《纽约时报》召集125位知名作家、评论家、编辑及文坛泰斗等选出自己心目中“25年来最佳美国小说”，《宠儿》得票最高，名列第一。
《天生就会跑》
An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians of have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner, Chris McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America’s best ultra-runners against the tribe. McDougall’s incredible story will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.
克里斯托弗?麦克杜格尔(Christopher McDougall)
美国作家。毕业于哈佛大学，后入美联社担任记者，赴安哥拉、刚果和卢旺达报道战事。返美后为《户外》、《纽约时报》、《跑步者世界》等刊物撰稿。曾三度入围全美杂志报道奖。
爱好跑步，但频受脚痛之苦。偶然得知在墨西哥的铜峡谷，隐居着史上最强的长跑族群塔拉乌马拉人。于是穿越峡谷，寻找和族人颇有交情的奇人卡巴洛，一睹这支与世隔绝的部族的真面貌，探得跑步真谛。此间学习塔拉乌马拉人的跑法，脚伤不治自愈，后写下《天生就会跑》一书。
《Breath, Eyes, Memory》
At an astonishingly young age， Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists， a writer who evokes the wonder， terror， and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti s women--with a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people s suffering and courage.??At the age of twelve， Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets to New York， to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know， and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti--to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence， in a novel that bears witness to the traditions， suffering， and wisdom of an entire people.
《A Wrinkle in Time 》
Father is missing! His top secret job as a physicist for the government has taken him away--but where?--and how? Meg and her younger brother, Charles Wallace, set out with their friend Calvin on an exciting adventure through time and space to search for him. With the help of the mysterious Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the youngsters learn to expect the unexpected as they move in the fifth dimension known as the "tesseract".
With this award-winning story, Madeline L'Engle has captivated millions of readers throughout the world. Her universal themes of courage, perseverance, and love are interwoven with imagination and suspense. A Wrinkle in Time , published in 1962, won the distinguished Newbery Medal for children's literature in 1963.
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