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看了四年级的书单,明白了每个国家(美,英,加,澳)还是有点不同的。除了公认的一些名家作品外,总有点侧重于本国的作者的书。
应该是越到高年级统一程度越高,因为高年级要读一些经典的,经典的就这些。.

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WPGA Summer Reading List 2010
Grade 9

is designed to expose our students to literature, to provide an opportunity for teachers to make an initial assessment of the students upon entry into a new grade, and, most importantly, to foster the love of reading.  Students entering Grade 9 at WPGA are required to read at least two books during the summer. In the first term of the new school year, students will be expected to report on their readings in the form of an in-class assignment and/or an oral report.

LIST A: FICTION

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian                                                        Alexie, Sherman
Goofy-looking “Junior” expects disaster when he transfers from the school on the Spokane reservation where he lives to the white school in the nearby town.  But through his skill as a cartoonist and on the basketball court, he finds his place between two worlds.  Included are hilarious pencil line drawings to illustrate the story.

Babylonne                                                                                Jinks, Catherine
Babylonne is a sixteen-year-old orphan living in the harsh reality of the 13th century. Confronted by an uncaring aunt who has her poised to marry an older ‘gentleman,’ and worn tired by mistreatment and abuse, Babylonne disguises herself as a boy and runs off to join a group of noble knights. Yet her life becomes both clearer and more complicated after she meets a Catholic priest who claims to have known her father. This is a well-researched and historically accurate novel that illustrates the glories and horrors of the 13th century.

Born Confused                                                                                Hidier, Tanuja Desai
Seventeen-year-old Dimple, whose family is from India, discovers that she is not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans, as she sees her hypnotically beautiful, manipulative best friend taking possession of both her heritage and the boy she likes.

The Cellist of Sarajevo                                                                         Galloway, Stephen         
Based on a true story. During the Yugoslavian Civil War, a cellist registered his protest to the violence by playing a piece of music in a dangerous public square each day at the same time.

Code Orange                                                                                Cooney, Caroline B.
Faced with expulsion from Advanced Biology, and therefore losing contact with the lovely Olivia, Mitty Blake must do some fast work on his overdue project. But when he unwittingly exposes himself to the virus that causes smallpox, his high school assignment takes on far more serious implications. And when a terrorist group becomes interested in Mitty’s virus, things get downright terrifying.

Dracula                                                                                        Stoker, Bram
Not the first, but certainly the most well-known vampire story, Dracula tells the tale of solicitor Jonathan Harker, sent from London to meet Count Dracula in his castle in Transylvania. While it appears the worst is over as Jonathan barely escapes the castle with his life, in fact the truly horrible events are just beginning as the Count makes his way to London.

Enigma                                                                                         Harris, Robert               
How the English codebreakers decoded the famous German Enigma radio traffic during WWII. Makes you feel like you are right there. Strong male and female real-life characters.

Evil Genius                                                                                Jinks, Catherine
After bored over-achiever Cadel Piggott gets caught hacking into the Pentagon’s computer system, he is sent to a therapist. From there he is recommended to the secret Axis Institute – a school for evil geniuses where chemistry classes are all about poisons, art classes are about forgery, and the computer classes all about hacking. This novel is a departure for Jinks from her Crusades series (including Babylonne, above). She claims she came up with the idea by wondering where the X-men got their college degrees.

Fahrenheit 451                                                                                Bradbury, Ray               
In a future society in which books are forbidden and illegal, fireman Guy Montag has been responsible for burning the few books that still exist. The end of books had marked the end of free thinking… and then Montag realized there was another possibility…





Fell                                                                                        Clement-Davies, David
This fantasy is about a Transylvanian wolf clan faced with the terrifying changes brought about by Morgra, a bitter she-wolf determined to fulfill an ancient legend in order to have supreme power over all Vargs (wolves). Young Larka, a white wolf pup born with the Sight, embarks with her brother Fell and the rest of her family on an extraordinary quest for truth and salvation. Strong female characters also provide a refreshing change to the often male-dominated science-fiction/fantasy field.

The Game                                                                                Toten, Teresa
Her abusive father’s high standards drive Danielle to attempt suicide.  She ends up at a clinic where she befriends other kids dealing with huge problems.  With their help and through therapy, Dani confronts the truth about her sister, and the sinister “Game” they played at home.

A Great and Terrible Beauty                                                                Bray, Libba
Sixteen-year-old Gemma wants to leave India where her family is living, and runs off when her mother refuses to send her to London to school. Tragedy strikes, and two months later, Gemma is enrolled in London's Spence School, still troubled by visions, and unable to share her grief and guilt over her loss. She is distressed to learn that she has been followed from India by a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Although a fantasy, this book also addresses the role of women in Victorian society.  The first book of a trilogy.

The House on Mango Street                                                                 Cisneros, Sandra       
A beautiful collection of lyrical and poetic short stories/vignettes set in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago.

I am the Messenger                                                                        Zusak, Marcus
Someone notices when cabdriver Ed Kennedy offhandedly stops a bank robbery. The Ace of Diamonds appears in his mailbox with three addresses written on it. Ed is supposed to deliver a message to these addresses, but no one is telling him what that message is. All he is told is that his life depends on it. The author not only gives voice to the fatalistic and hilarious Ed, but also to the innumerable characters he encounters: a barefoot runner, an elderly widow, and Ed's own coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman.

Keeper                                                                                        Peet, Mal
“On the surface, Keeper is a soccer story. Goalie extraordinaire El Gato sits in a small hotel room recounting not only how he's just won the World Cup, but also how he came to be the keeper he is today. What follows though is a story filled with mystery and magic... We learn that as a boy, El Gato discovered a ghostly presence in the jungle outside his small South American village, a ghost that taught him with almost desperate authority how to be the best goalie in the world. The story … encompasses issues as big as deforestation and as small as leaving family and home for good.” -Alan Gratz

The Knife of Never Letting Go                                                                Ness, Patrick               
Imagine you were just about to become a man on a foreign world where every man could hear each other’s thoughts… But women were silent and had all been killed off by the plague that brought ‘the Noise.’

Margarettown                                                                                 Zevin, Gabrielle               
A beautiful love story. A man falls in love with Margaret Town but doesn’t realize that loving Maggie means loving many women at once.

My Heartbeat                                                                                  Freymann-Weyr, Garret
Ellen, 14, is "totally madly in love" with her brother Link's gorgeous best friend, James. Unlike the teen characters in many recent YA novels, Ellen isn't shocked to discover that the boy she loves is gay. She's always known that James loves her brother. When the rumors start at school that Link and James are a "couple," Link breaks away, won't talk about it, starts a relationship with a girl, and deliberately scuttles his college-entrance exams. Finally Ellen has James to herself.

My Swordhand is Singing                                                                        Sedgwick, Marcus
Not your typical vampire story (the word vampire is never mentioned), this novel is the tale of traveling woodcutters with a strange past and an uncertain purpose. Set in the snowy forest of 17th Century Eastern Europe, Sedgwick’s novel is a chilling tale, bearing little resemblance to the popular vampire stories of Anne Rice or Stephenie Meyer.

Ophelia                                                                                         Klein, Lisa               
A captivating rendition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet – from the perspective of Queen Gertrude’s chambermaid, Ophelia. Lisa Klein writes in Shakespearean prose and unveils secrets that were shielded in the original play.





Run                                                                                         Patchett, Ann               
A powerfully human story of two families across racial lines that meet and reach out for each other – past personal weaknesses and reservations. Evocative and empowering.

Salt                                                                                         Gee, Maurice               
Tarl has been captured and enslaved to work in Deep Salt, and Hari has vowed to rescue him. Pearl is fleeing an arranged marriage. Plus, their planet is threatened.

Sara’s Face                                                                                Burgess, Melvin
Sara is going to have a face transplant. She has allowed herself to be drawn into the orbit of a highly manipulative and ruthless pop star. He is going to take her discarded face to cover his own scarred and damaged one. But, as the time of the operation approaches, those closest to her suspect that Sara is changing her mind. Is she being pressured into it? Is the wealthy pop-star her benefactor - or her jailor?

Sarah’s Key                                                                                de Rosnay, Tatiana       
A dual story that details the arrest and deportation of French Jews during WWII and the present-day experiences of the female journalist who is researching their story.

Tamar                                                                                         Peet, Mal               
In 1944, two spies for the Allied forces parachute into Nazi-occupied Holland. Fifty years on, a fifteen-year-old girl named Tamar inherits a box from her grandfather ….

That Tune Clutches My Heart                                                                 Headrick, Paul               
On the eve of her first day of senior high, May Sutherland’s mother gives her a diary in which to record her experiences. It’s 1948 and the entire student body at Magee High in Vancouver is divided according to their preference for Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra.

A Time To Kill                                                                                 Grisham, John
When a ten-year-old black girl in Mississippi is assaulted and raped by two white men, her father takes the law into his own hands. Political and social tensions erupt as the father’s trial draws keen attention from white supremacist groups and civil rights activists alike.  This is Grisham’s first book; it was written over three years while he was still practicing law in Mississippi.

Timeline                                                                                        Crichton, Michael
What if you step into a time machine, fax yourself through a "quantum foam wormhole," and step out in feudal France circa 1357? If you aren't snapped back in precisely 37 hours after your visit begins, you'll miss the quantum bus back to 1999 and be stranded in a civil war, caught between crafty abbots, mad lords, and peasant bandits all eager to cut your throat. This is the plight of the heroes in this clever combination of swashbuckling old-fashioned adventure, with just a dash of science and time paradox.

True Confessions of a Heartless Girl                                                               Brooks, Martha
After escaping an abusive marriage, Lynda runs the Molly Thorvaldson Cafe and is raising a young son; middle-aged Del carries the guilt of his brother's drowning; and Dolores is coping with her daughter's death. Then 17-year-old Noreen rides into town in a stolen truck–-screwed up, knocked up, and beaten by life. Noreen, who has ruined her relationship with her baby's father, is a sad spirit who can't catch a break, and, in 10 short days, creates havoc around her.

Zen and the Art of Faking it                                                                Sonnenblick, Jordan
Faced with not only a new school and trying to fit in, but also with Wednesday night phone calls from a convict father he never wants to talk to again, San Lee decides he needs a gimmick. Thanks to his new social studies teacher, the door to Zen Buddhism opens wide. San's well-worn clothes and tattered sandals become a great disguise as he steps into his role as the Zen expert of the eighth grade. San fools everyone into believing his Buddhist philosophy. Although he seems to be fitting in and gaining popularity, he worries that faking it may make him like the father he has learned to detest.


LIST B: NON-FICTION

Air Combat : An Oral History Of Fighter Pilots                                                        Dorr, Robert
From the savage dogfights of World War II to the high-tech missile duels of today, those who wage war in the skies — and the machines they fly — are a breed apart. These are their stories, in their own words. Each story offers a first-hand account of what it's like to be in the thick of the fight, describes the history, strengths, and weaknesses of each man's plane in detail, and offers readers a rare glimpse into the minds and hearts of those who dare to fight in the air.



Bringing Down the House : The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions         Mezrich, Ben
"Shy, geeky, amiable" MIT grad Kevin Lewis, was living a double life, winning huge sums of cash in Las Vegas casinos. In 1993 Lewis was invited to join the MIT Blackjack Team, organized by a former math instructor, who said, "Blackjack is beatable." Backed by anonymous investors, team members checked into Vegas hotels under assumed names and, pretending not to know each other, communicated in the casinos with gestures and card-count code words.

Chinese Cinderella                                                                        Mah, Adeline Yen
Anyone who has ever felt left out or disliked will relate to this narrative.  This story of a child, indeed a Chinese Cinderella, reminds us of the infinite power of kindness and encouragement.

Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916                                                Capuzzo, Michael
In 1916, mass hysteria grips the New Jersey coast when a shark terrorizes the shoreline in this account of one of the first documented shark attacks.

Hole in My Life                                                                                Gantos, Jack
An autobiographical account about how the author served six years in prison for his part in a drug smuggling operation. This experience prompted Gantos to develop a focussed and diligent writing style that translated into a successful career as a novelist.

The Hungry Ocean : A Swordboat Captain’s Journey                                                 Greenlaw, Linda
Linda Greenlaw is one of the most successful fishers in the Grand Banks commercial fleet whose boat, the Hannah Boden, was the sister ship to the doomed Andrea Gail, which disappeared in the mother of all storms in 1991 and became the focus of The Perfect Storm.  Greenlaw's account of a month-long swordfishing trip over 1,000 nautical miles out to sea, proves that every successful voyage is a study in narrowly averted disaster.

Nickel and Dimed : On (Not) Getting by in America                                                Ehrenreich, Barbara
To find out if individuals can survive on the "wages available to the unskilled," journalist Ehrenreich spent 12 months working at a variety of minimum-wage jobs. Her experiences offer a gritty glimpse into the world of day-to-day work, a stark picture of living from hand to mouth, and a personal perspective on the politics of welfare.

Primal teen : what the new discoveries about the teenage brain help us about our kids                Strauch, Barbara
It’s your mind. I thought you’d want to know what the current research suggests about adolescent brains. A good read.

Queen bees and Wannabes                                                                   Wiseman, Rosalind
How to survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends and other realities of adolescence.

Reach for the Sky : The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain                  Brickhill, Paul
Douglas Bader was in the peacetime RAF but lost both legs in a crash. After a miserable few years as a civilian, the war came along and he volunteered. Although he was several years older than most of the other pilots and had two prosthetic legs, the RAF returned him to fighter-plane duty. He became a leading ace until he was shot down, and imprisoned.  He became such a pain to the Germans that they had to take his artificial legs away from him to stop him from escaping.

Zero : The Biography of a Dangerous Number                                                Seife, Charles
A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe and its continuing role as one of the great paradoxes of human thought. The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern physics. In a lively and literate first book, science journalist Seife takes readers on a historical, mathematical and scientific journey from the infinitesimal to the infinite.



WPGA Summer Reading List 2010
Grade 9

is designed to expose our students to literature, to provide an opportunity for teachers to make an initial assessment of the students upon entry into a new grade, and, most importantly, to foster the love of reading.  Students entering Grade 9 at WPGA are required to read at least two books during the summer. In the first term of the new school year, students will be expected to report on their readings in the form of an in-class assignment and/or an oral report.

LIST A: FICTION

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian                                                        Alexie, Sherman
Goofy-looking “Junior” expects disaster when he transfers from the school on the Spokane reservation where he lives to the white school in the nearby town.  But through his skill as a cartoonist and on the basketball court, he finds his place between two worlds.  Included are hilarious pencil line drawings to illustrate the story.

Babylonne                                                                                Jinks, Catherine
Babylonne is a sixteen-year-old orphan living in the harsh reality of the 13th century. Confronted by an uncaring aunt who has her poised to marry an older ‘gentleman,’ and worn tired by mistreatment and abuse, Babylonne disguises herself as a boy and runs off to join a group of noble knights. Yet her life becomes both clearer and more complicated after she meets a Catholic priest who claims to have known her father. This is a well-researched and historically accurate novel that illustrates the glories and horrors of the 13th century.

Born Confused                                                                                Hidier, Tanuja Desai
Seventeen-year-old Dimple, whose family is from India, discovers that she is not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans, as she sees her hypnotically beautiful, manipulative best friend taking possession of both her heritage and the boy she likes.

The Cellist of Sarajevo                                                                         Galloway, Stephen         
Based on a true story. During the Yugoslavian Civil War, a cellist registered his protest to the violence by playing a piece of music in a dangerous public square each day at the same time.

Code Orange                                                                                Cooney, Caroline B.
Faced with expulsion from Advanced Biology, and therefore losing contact with the lovely Olivia, Mitty Blake must do some fast work on his overdue project. But when he unwittingly exposes himself to the virus that causes smallpox, his high school assignment takes on far more serious implications. And when a terrorist group becomes interested in Mitty’s virus, things get downright terrifying.

Dracula                                                                                        Stoker, Bram
Not the first, but certainly the most well-known vampire story, Dracula tells the tale of solicitor Jonathan Harker, sent from London to meet Count Dracula in his castle in Transylvania. While it appears the worst is over as Jonathan barely escapes the castle with his life, in fact the truly horrible events are just beginning as the Count makes his way to London.

Enigma                                                                                         Harris, Robert               
How the English codebreakers decoded the famous German Enigma radio traffic during WWII. Makes you feel like you are right there. Strong male and female real-life characters.

Evil Genius                                                                                Jinks, Catherine
After bored over-achiever Cadel Piggott gets caught hacking into the Pentagon’s computer system, he is sent to a therapist. From there he is recommended to the secret Axis Institute – a school for evil geniuses where chemistry classes are all about poisons, art classes are about forgery, and the computer classes all about hacking. This novel is a departure for Jinks from her Crusades series (including Babylonne, above). She claims she came up with the idea by wondering where the X-men got their college degrees.

Fahrenheit 451                                                                                Bradbury, Ray               
In a future society in which books are forbidden and illegal, fireman Guy Montag has been responsible for burning the few books that still exist. The end of books had marked the end of free thinking… and then Montag realized there was another possibility…





Fell                                                                                        Clement-Davies, David
This fantasy is about a Transylvanian wolf clan faced with the terrifying changes brought about by Morgra, a bitter she-wolf determined to fulfill an ancient legend in order to have supreme power over all Vargs (wolves). Young Larka, a white wolf pup born with the Sight, embarks with her brother Fell and the rest of her family on an extraordinary quest for truth and salvation. Strong female characters also provide a refreshing change to the often male-dominated science-fiction/fantasy field.

The Game                                                                                Toten, Teresa
Her abusive father’s high standards drive Danielle to attempt suicide.  She ends up at a clinic where she befriends other kids dealing with huge problems.  With their help and through therapy, Dani confronts the truth about her sister, and the sinister “Game” they played at home.

A Great and Terrible Beauty                                                                Bray, Libba
Sixteen-year-old Gemma wants to leave India where her family is living, and runs off when her mother refuses to send her to London to school. Tragedy strikes, and two months later, Gemma is enrolled in London's Spence School, still troubled by visions, and unable to share her grief and guilt over her loss. She is distressed to learn that she has been followed from India by a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Although a fantasy, this book also addresses the role of women in Victorian society.  The first book of a trilogy.

The House on Mango Street                                                                 Cisneros, Sandra       
A beautiful collection of lyrical and poetic short stories/vignettes set in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago.

I am the Messenger                                                                        Zusak, Marcus
Someone notices when cabdriver Ed Kennedy offhandedly stops a bank robbery. The Ace of Diamonds appears in his mailbox with three addresses written on it. Ed is supposed to deliver a message to these addresses, but no one is telling him what that message is. All he is told is that his life depends on it. The author not only gives voice to the fatalistic and hilarious Ed, but also to the innumerable characters he encounters: a barefoot runner, an elderly widow, and Ed's own coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman.

Keeper                                                                                        Peet, Mal
“On the surface, Keeper is a soccer story. Goalie extraordinaire El Gato sits in a small hotel room recounting not only how he's just won the World Cup, but also how he came to be the keeper he is today. What follows though is a story filled with mystery and magic... We learn that as a boy, El Gato discovered a ghostly presence in the jungle outside his small South American village, a ghost that taught him with almost desperate authority how to be the best goalie in the world. The story … encompasses issues as big as deforestation and as small as leaving family and home for good.” -Alan Gratz

The Knife of Never Letting Go                                                                Ness, Patrick               
Imagine you were just about to become a man on a foreign world where every man could hear each other’s thoughts… But women were silent and had all been killed off by the plague that brought ‘the Noise.’

Margarettown                                                                                 Zevin, Gabrielle               
A beautiful love story. A man falls in love with Margaret Town but doesn’t realize that loving Maggie means loving many women at once.

My Heartbeat                                                                                  Freymann-Weyr, Garret
Ellen, 14, is "totally madly in love" with her brother Link's gorgeous best friend, James. Unlike the teen characters in many recent YA novels, Ellen isn't shocked to discover that the boy she loves is gay. She's always known that James loves her brother. When the rumors start at school that Link and James are a "couple," Link breaks away, won't talk about it, starts a relationship with a girl, and deliberately scuttles his college-entrance exams. Finally Ellen has James to herself.

My Swordhand is Singing                                                                        Sedgwick, Marcus
Not your typical vampire story (the word vampire is never mentioned), this novel is the tale of traveling woodcutters with a strange past and an uncertain purpose. Set in the snowy forest of 17th Century Eastern Europe, Sedgwick’s novel is a chilling tale, bearing little resemblance to the popular vampire stories of Anne Rice or Stephenie Meyer.

Ophelia                                                                                         Klein, Lisa               
A captivating rendition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet – from the perspective of Queen Gertrude’s chambermaid, Ophelia. Lisa Klein writes in Shakespearean prose and unveils secrets that were shielded in the original play.





Run                                                                                         Patchett, Ann               
A powerfully human story of two families across racial lines that meet and reach out for each other – past personal weaknesses and reservations. Evocative and empowering.

Salt                                                                                         Gee, Maurice               
Tarl has been captured and enslaved to work in Deep Salt, and Hari has vowed to rescue him. Pearl is fleeing an arranged marriage. Plus, their planet is threatened.

Sara’s Face                                                                                Burgess, Melvin
Sara is going to have a face transplant. She has allowed herself to be drawn into the orbit of a highly manipulative and ruthless pop star. He is going to take her discarded face to cover his own scarred and damaged one. But, as the time of the operation approaches, those closest to her suspect that Sara is changing her mind. Is she being pressured into it? Is the wealthy pop-star her benefactor - or her jailor?

Sarah’s Key                                                                                de Rosnay, Tatiana       
A dual story that details the arrest and deportation of French Jews during WWII and the present-day experiences of the female journalist who is researching their story.

Tamar                                                                                         Peet, Mal               
In 1944, two spies for the Allied forces parachute into Nazi-occupied Holland. Fifty years on, a fifteen-year-old girl named Tamar inherits a box from her grandfather ….

That Tune Clutches My Heart                                                                 Headrick, Paul               
On the eve of her first day of senior high, May Sutherland’s mother gives her a diary in which to record her experiences. It’s 1948 and the entire student body at Magee High in Vancouver is divided according to their preference for Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra.

A Time To Kill                                                                                 Grisham, John
When a ten-year-old black girl in Mississippi is assaulted and raped by two white men, her father takes the law into his own hands. Political and social tensions erupt as the father’s trial draws keen attention from white supremacist groups and civil rights activists alike.  This is Grisham’s first book; it was written over three years while he was still practicing law in Mississippi.

Timeline                                                                                        Crichton, Michael
What if you step into a time machine, fax yourself through a "quantum foam wormhole," and step out in feudal France circa 1357? If you aren't snapped back in precisely 37 hours after your visit begins, you'll miss the quantum bus back to 1999 and be stranded in a civil war, caught between crafty abbots, mad lords, and peasant bandits all eager to cut your throat. This is the plight of the heroes in this clever combination of swashbuckling old-fashioned adventure, with just a dash of science and time paradox.

True Confessions of a Heartless Girl                                                               Brooks, Martha
After escaping an abusive marriage, Lynda runs the Molly Thorvaldson Cafe and is raising a young son; middle-aged Del carries the guilt of his brother's drowning; and Dolores is coping with her daughter's death. Then 17-year-old Noreen rides into town in a stolen truck–-screwed up, knocked up, and beaten by life. Noreen, who has ruined her relationship with her baby's father, is a sad spirit who can't catch a break, and, in 10 short days, creates havoc around her.

Zen and the Art of Faking it                                                                Sonnenblick, Jordan
Faced with not only a new school and trying to fit in, but also with Wednesday night phone calls from a convict father he never wants to talk to again, San Lee decides he needs a gimmick. Thanks to his new social studies teacher, the door to Zen Buddhism opens wide. San's well-worn clothes and tattered sandals become a great disguise as he steps into his role as the Zen expert of the eighth grade. San fools everyone into believing his Buddhist philosophy. Although he seems to be fitting in and gaining popularity, he worries that faking it may make him like the father he has learned to detest.


LIST B: NON-FICTION

Air Combat : An Oral History Of Fighter Pilots                                                        Dorr, Robert
From the savage dogfights of World War II to the high-tech missile duels of today, those who wage war in the skies — and the machines they fly — are a breed apart. These are their stories, in their own words. Each story offers a first-hand account of what it's like to be in the thick of the fight, describes the history, strengths, and weaknesses of each man's plane in detail, and offers readers a rare glimpse into the minds and hearts of those who dare to fight in the air.



Bringing Down the House : The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions         Mezrich, Ben
"Shy, geeky, amiable" MIT grad Kevin Lewis, was living a double life, winning huge sums of cash in Las Vegas casinos. In 1993 Lewis was invited to join the MIT Blackjack Team, organized by a former math instructor, who said, "Blackjack is beatable." Backed by anonymous investors, team members checked into Vegas hotels under assumed names and, pretending not to know each other, communicated in the casinos with gestures and card-count code words.

Chinese Cinderella                                                                        Mah, Adeline Yen
Anyone who has ever felt left out or disliked will relate to this narrative.  This story of a child, indeed a Chinese Cinderella, reminds us of the infinite power of kindness and encouragement.

Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916                                                Capuzzo, Michael
In 1916, mass hysteria grips the New Jersey coast when a shark terrorizes the shoreline in this account of one of the first documented shark attacks.

Hole in My Life                                                                                Gantos, Jack
An autobiographical account about how the author served six years in prison for his part in a drug smuggling operation. This experience prompted Gantos to develop a focussed and diligent writing style that translated into a successful career as a novelist.

The Hungry Ocean : A Swordboat Captain’s Journey                                                 Greenlaw, Linda
Linda Greenlaw is one of the most successful fishers in the Grand Banks commercial fleet whose boat, the Hannah Boden, was the sister ship to the doomed Andrea Gail, which disappeared in the mother of all storms in 1991 and became the focus of The Perfect Storm.  Greenlaw's account of a month-long swordfishing trip over 1,000 nautical miles out to sea, proves that every successful voyage is a study in narrowly averted disaster.

Nickel and Dimed : On (Not) Getting by in America                                                Ehrenreich, Barbara
To find out if individuals can survive on the "wages available to the unskilled," journalist Ehrenreich spent 12 months working at a variety of minimum-wage jobs. Her experiences offer a gritty glimpse into the world of day-to-day work, a stark picture of living from hand to mouth, and a personal perspective on the politics of welfare.

Primal teen : what the new discoveries about the teenage brain help us about our kids                Strauch, Barbara
It’s your mind. I thought you’d want to know what the current research suggests about adolescent brains. A good read.

Queen bees and Wannabes                                                                   Wiseman, Rosalind
How to survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends and other realities of adolescence.

Reach for the Sky : The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain                  Brickhill, Paul
Douglas Bader was in the peacetime RAF but lost both legs in a crash. After a miserable few years as a civilian, the war came along and he volunteered. Although he was several years older than most of the other pilots and had two prosthetic legs, the RAF returned him to fighter-plane duty. He became a leading ace until he was shot down, and imprisoned.  He became such a pain to the Germans that they had to take his artificial legs away from him to stop him from escaping.

Zero : The Biography of a Dangerous Number                                                Seife, Charles
A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe and its continuing role as one of the great paradoxes of human thought. The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern physics. In a lively and literate first book, science journalist Seife takes readers on a historical, mathematical and scientific journey from the infinitesimal to the infinite.



WPGA Summer Reading List 2010
Grade 9

is designed to expose our students to literature, to provide an opportunity for teachers to make an initial assessment of the students upon entry into a new grade, and, most importantly, to foster the love of reading.  Students entering Grade 9 at WPGA are required to read at least two books during the summer. In the first term of the new school year, students will be expected to report on their readings in the form of an in-class assignment and/or an oral report.

LIST A: FICTION

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian                                                        Alexie, Sherman
Goofy-looking “Junior” expects disaster when he transfers from the school on the Spokane reservation where he lives to the white school in the nearby town.  But through his skill as a cartoonist and on the basketball court, he finds his place between two worlds.  Included are hilarious pencil line drawings to illustrate the story.

Babylonne                                                                                Jinks, Catherine
Babylonne is a sixteen-year-old orphan living in the harsh reality of the 13th century. Confronted by an uncaring aunt who has her poised to marry an older ‘gentleman,’ and worn tired by mistreatment and abuse, Babylonne disguises herself as a boy and runs off to join a group of noble knights. Yet her life becomes both clearer and more complicated after she meets a Catholic priest who claims to have known her father. This is a well-researched and historically accurate novel that illustrates the glories and horrors of the 13th century.

Born Confused                                                                                Hidier, Tanuja Desai
Seventeen-year-old Dimple, whose family is from India, discovers that she is not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans, as she sees her hypnotically beautiful, manipulative best friend taking possession of both her heritage and the boy she likes.

The Cellist of Sarajevo                                                                         Galloway, Stephen         
Based on a true story. During the Yugoslavian Civil War, a cellist registered his protest to the violence by playing a piece of music in a dangerous public square each day at the same time.

Code Orange                                                                                Cooney, Caroline B.
Faced with expulsion from Advanced Biology, and therefore losing contact with the lovely Olivia, Mitty Blake must do some fast work on his overdue project. But when he unwittingly exposes himself to the virus that causes smallpox, his high school assignment takes on far more serious implications. And when a terrorist group becomes interested in Mitty’s virus, things get downright terrifying.

Dracula                                                                                        Stoker, Bram
Not the first, but certainly the most well-known vampire story, Dracula tells the tale of solicitor Jonathan Harker, sent from London to meet Count Dracula in his castle in Transylvania. While it appears the worst is over as Jonathan barely escapes the castle with his life, in fact the truly horrible events are just beginning as the Count makes his way to London.

Enigma                                                                                         Harris, Robert               
How the English codebreakers decoded the famous German Enigma radio traffic during WWII. Makes you feel like you are right there. Strong male and female real-life characters.

Evil Genius                                                                                Jinks, Catherine
After bored over-achiever Cadel Piggott gets caught hacking into the Pentagon’s computer system, he is sent to a therapist. From there he is recommended to the secret Axis Institute – a school for evil geniuses where chemistry classes are all about poisons, art classes are about forgery, and the computer classes all about hacking. This novel is a departure for Jinks from her Crusades series (including Babylonne, above). She claims she came up with the idea by wondering where the X-men got their college degrees.

Fahrenheit 451                                                                                Bradbury, Ray               
In a future society in which books are forbidden and illegal, fireman Guy Montag has been responsible for burning the few books that still exist. The end of books had marked the end of free thinking… and then Montag realized there was another possibility…





Fell                                                                                        Clement-Davies, David
This fantasy is about a Transylvanian wolf clan faced with the terrifying changes brought about by Morgra, a bitter she-wolf determined to fulfill an ancient legend in order to have supreme power over all Vargs (wolves). Young Larka, a white wolf pup born with the Sight, embarks with her brother Fell and the rest of her family on an extraordinary quest for truth and salvation. Strong female characters also provide a refreshing change to the often male-dominated science-fiction/fantasy field.

The Game                                                                                Toten, Teresa
Her abusive father’s high standards drive Danielle to attempt suicide.  She ends up at a clinic where she befriends other kids dealing with huge problems.  With their help and through therapy, Dani confronts the truth about her sister, and the sinister “Game” they played at home.

A Great and Terrible Beauty                                                                Bray, Libba
Sixteen-year-old Gemma wants to leave India where her family is living, and runs off when her mother refuses to send her to London to school. Tragedy strikes, and two months later, Gemma is enrolled in London's Spence School, still troubled by visions, and unable to share her grief and guilt over her loss. She is distressed to learn that she has been followed from India by a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Although a fantasy, this book also addresses the role of women in Victorian society.  The first book of a trilogy.

The House on Mango Street                                                                 Cisneros, Sandra       
A beautiful collection of lyrical and poetic short stories/vignettes set in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago.

I am the Messenger                                                                        Zusak, Marcus
Someone notices when cabdriver Ed Kennedy offhandedly stops a bank robbery. The Ace of Diamonds appears in his mailbox with three addresses written on it. Ed is supposed to deliver a message to these addresses, but no one is telling him what that message is. All he is told is that his life depends on it. The author not only gives voice to the fatalistic and hilarious Ed, but also to the innumerable characters he encounters: a barefoot runner, an elderly widow, and Ed's own coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman.

Keeper                                                                                        Peet, Mal
“On the surface, Keeper is a soccer story. Goalie extraordinaire El Gato sits in a small hotel room recounting not only how he's just won the World Cup, but also how he came to be the keeper he is today. What follows though is a story filled with mystery and magic... We learn that as a boy, El Gato discovered a ghostly presence in the jungle outside his small South American village, a ghost that taught him with almost desperate authority how to be the best goalie in the world. The story … encompasses issues as big as deforestation and as small as leaving family and home for good.” -Alan Gratz

The Knife of Never Letting Go                                                                Ness, Patrick               
Imagine you were just about to become a man on a foreign world where every man could hear each other’s thoughts… But women were silent and had all been killed off by the plague that brought ‘the Noise.’

Margarettown                                                                                 Zevin, Gabrielle               
A beautiful love story. A man falls in love with Margaret Town but doesn’t realize that loving Maggie means loving many women at once.

My Heartbeat                                                                                  Freymann-Weyr, Garret
Ellen, 14, is "totally madly in love" with her brother Link's gorgeous best friend, James. Unlike the teen characters in many recent YA novels, Ellen isn't shocked to discover that the boy she loves is gay. She's always known that James loves her brother. When the rumors start at school that Link and James are a "couple," Link breaks away, won't talk about it, starts a relationship with a girl, and deliberately scuttles his college-entrance exams. Finally Ellen has James to herself.

My Swordhand is Singing                                                                        Sedgwick, Marcus
Not your typical vampire story (the word vampire is never mentioned), this novel is the tale of traveling woodcutters with a strange past and an uncertain purpose. Set in the snowy forest of 17th Century Eastern Europe, Sedgwick’s novel is a chilling tale, bearing little resemblance to the popular vampire stories of Anne Rice or Stephenie Meyer.

Ophelia                                                                                         Klein, Lisa               
A captivating rendition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet – from the perspective of Queen Gertrude’s chambermaid, Ophelia. Lisa Klein writes in Shakespearean prose and unveils secrets that were shielded in the original play.





Run                                                                                         Patchett, Ann               
A powerfully human story of two families across racial lines that meet and reach out for each other – past personal weaknesses and reservations. Evocative and empowering.

Salt                                                                                         Gee, Maurice               
Tarl has been captured and enslaved to work in Deep Salt, and Hari has vowed to rescue him. Pearl is fleeing an arranged marriage. Plus, their planet is threatened.

Sara’s Face                                                                                Burgess, Melvin
Sara is going to have a face transplant. She has allowed herself to be drawn into the orbit of a highly manipulative and ruthless pop star. He is going to take her discarded face to cover his own scarred and damaged one. But, as the time of the operation approaches, those closest to her suspect that Sara is changing her mind. Is she being pressured into it? Is the wealthy pop-star her benefactor - or her jailor?

Sarah’s Key                                                                                de Rosnay, Tatiana       
A dual story that details the arrest and deportation of French Jews during WWII and the present-day experiences of the female journalist who is researching their story.

Tamar                                                                                         Peet, Mal               
In 1944, two spies for the Allied forces parachute into Nazi-occupied Holland. Fifty years on, a fifteen-year-old girl named Tamar inherits a box from her grandfather ….

That Tune Clutches My Heart                                                                 Headrick, Paul               
On the eve of her first day of senior high, May Sutherland’s mother gives her a diary in which to record her experiences. It’s 1948 and the entire student body at Magee High in Vancouver is divided according to their preference for Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra.

A Time To Kill                                                                                 Grisham, John
When a ten-year-old black girl in Mississippi is assaulted and raped by two white men, her father takes the law into his own hands. Political and social tensions erupt as the father’s trial draws keen attention from white supremacist groups and civil rights activists alike.  This is Grisham’s first book; it was written over three years while he was still practicing law in Mississippi.

Timeline                                                                                        Crichton, Michael
What if you step into a time machine, fax yourself through a "quantum foam wormhole," and step out in feudal France circa 1357? If you aren't snapped back in precisely 37 hours after your visit begins, you'll miss the quantum bus back to 1999 and be stranded in a civil war, caught between crafty abbots, mad lords, and peasant bandits all eager to cut your throat. This is the plight of the heroes in this clever combination of swashbuckling old-fashioned adventure, with just a dash of science and time paradox.

True Confessions of a Heartless Girl                                                               Brooks, Martha
After escaping an abusive marriage, Lynda runs the Molly Thorvaldson Cafe and is raising a young son; middle-aged Del carries the guilt of his brother's drowning; and Dolores is coping with her daughter's death. Then 17-year-old Noreen rides into town in a stolen truck–-screwed up, knocked up, and beaten by life. Noreen, who has ruined her relationship with her baby's father, is a sad spirit who can't catch a break, and, in 10 short days, creates havoc around her.

Zen and the Art of Faking it                                                                Sonnenblick, Jordan
Faced with not only a new school and trying to fit in, but also with Wednesday night phone calls from a convict father he never wants to talk to again, San Lee decides he needs a gimmick. Thanks to his new social studies teacher, the door to Zen Buddhism opens wide. San's well-worn clothes and tattered sandals become a great disguise as he steps into his role as the Zen expert of the eighth grade. San fools everyone into believing his Buddhist philosophy. Although he seems to be fitting in and gaining popularity, he worries that faking it may make him like the father he has learned to detest.


LIST B: NON-FICTION

Air Combat : An Oral History Of Fighter Pilots                                                        Dorr, Robert
From the savage dogfights of World War II to the high-tech missile duels of today, those who wage war in the skies — and the machines they fly — are a breed apart. These are their stories, in their own words. Each story offers a first-hand account of what it's like to be in the thick of the fight, describes the history, strengths, and weaknesses of each man's plane in detail, and offers readers a rare glimpse into the minds and hearts of those who dare to fight in the air.



Bringing Down the House : The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions         Mezrich, Ben
"Shy, geeky, amiable" MIT grad Kevin Lewis, was living a double life, winning huge sums of cash in Las Vegas casinos. In 1993 Lewis was invited to join the MIT Blackjack Team, organized by a former math instructor, who said, "Blackjack is beatable." Backed by anonymous investors, team members checked into Vegas hotels under assumed names and, pretending not to know each other, communicated in the casinos with gestures and card-count code words.

Chinese Cinderella                                                                        Mah, Adeline Yen
Anyone who has ever felt left out or disliked will relate to this narrative.  This story of a child, indeed a Chinese Cinderella, reminds us of the infinite power of kindness and encouragement.

Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916                                                Capuzzo, Michael
In 1916, mass hysteria grips the New Jersey coast when a shark terrorizes the shoreline in this account of one of the first documented shark attacks.

Hole in My Life                                                                                Gantos, Jack
An autobiographical account about how the author served six years in prison for his part in a drug smuggling operation. This experience prompted Gantos to develop a focussed and diligent writing style that translated into a successful career as a novelist.

The Hungry Ocean : A Swordboat Captain’s Journey                                                 Greenlaw, Linda
Linda Greenlaw is one of the most successful fishers in the Grand Banks commercial fleet whose boat, the Hannah Boden, was the sister ship to the doomed Andrea Gail, which disappeared in the mother of all storms in 1991 and became the focus of The Perfect Storm.  Greenlaw's account of a month-long swordfishing trip over 1,000 nautical miles out to sea, proves that every successful voyage is a study in narrowly averted disaster.

Nickel and Dimed : On (Not) Getting by in America                                                Ehrenreich, Barbara
To find out if individuals can survive on the "wages available to the unskilled," journalist Ehrenreich spent 12 months working at a variety of minimum-wage jobs. Her experiences offer a gritty glimpse into the world of day-to-day work, a stark picture of living from hand to mouth, and a personal perspective on the politics of welfare.

Primal teen : what the new discoveries about the teenage brain help us about our kids                Strauch, Barbara
It’s your mind. I thought you’d want to know what the current research suggests about adolescent brains. A good read.

Queen bees and Wannabes                                                                   Wiseman, Rosalind
How to survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends and other realities of adolescence.

Reach for the Sky : The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain                  Brickhill, Paul
Douglas Bader was in the peacetime RAF but lost both legs in a crash. After a miserable few years as a civilian, the war came along and he volunteered. Although he was several years older than most of the other pilots and had two prosthetic legs, the RAF returned him to fighter-plane duty. He became a leading ace until he was shot down, and imprisoned.  He became such a pain to the Germans that they had to take his artificial legs away from him to stop him from escaping.

Zero : The Biography of a Dangerous Number                                                Seife, Charles
A concise and appealing look at the strangest number in the universe and its continuing role as one of the great paradoxes of human thought. The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern physics. In a lively and literate first book, science journalist Seife takes readers on a historical, mathematical and scientific journey from the infinitesimal to the infinite.
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WPGA Summer Reading List 2010
Grade 10

The Summer Reading Programme at West Point Grey Academy is designed to expose our students to literature, to provide an opportunity for teachers to make an initial assessment of the students upon entry into a new grade, and, most importantly, to foster a love of reading.  Students entering Grade 10 at WPGA are required to read at least two books during the summer.  In the first term of the new school year, students will be expected to report on their readings in the form of an in-class assignment and/or an oral report.  Please note that non-fiction titles are designated with NF.

The Alchemist                                                                                                Coelho, Paulo
A simple, allegorical tale that uses the metaphor of a journey to teach its readers how to find the riches in their lives.  Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of finding a treasure in the pyramids of Egypt, shows us how to trust our hearts and believe that our dreams are possible.

Angela’s Ashes          NF                                                                        McCourt, Frank
"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood."  And thus Frank McCourt opens his luminous, poignant and heartbreakingly humorous account of his childhood.  Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this memoir teaches us about the redemptive powers of forgiveness.

Blink        NF                                                                                Gladwell, Malcolm
Gladwell examines how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant -- in the blink of an eye -- that actually aren't as simple as they seem.  Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work -- in the office, in the classroom, and in the kitchen? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin                                                                        De Bernières, Louis
De Bernières mixes history and fantasy in this love story set on an idyllic Greek island torn apart by Nazi occupation.

Crow Lake                                                                                 Lawson, Mary
In this compelling tale of sibling rivalry and childhood resentments, Lawson recounts the story of four children whose parents die in an auto accident. Written from the point of view of Kate who watches the sacrifices her older brothers make to keep the family together, the novel makes us care about the characters and their choices.  By turns funny and moving, it was short-listed for the “Best First Novel” in 2003.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time                                                 Haddon, Mark
In 2004, Haddon’s novel won the Whitbread Book of the Year and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book.   It is the story of Christopher John Francis Boone, a fifteen-year-old autistic boy who decides to investigate the death of a neighbourhood dog.  Since Boone is brilliantly logical but has no understanding of human emotions, he captures the reader’s heart in this story which is unlike any other.

Elizabeth I, CEO: strategic lessons from the leader who built an empire        NF                Axelrod, Alan
Who could possibly offer better leadership lessons than one of the most powerful women in history? Axelrod details more than 100 leadership principles based on Queen Elizabeth's style of statesmanship. Having assumed the throne during a time of economic and religious turmoil, she helped rebuild England and strengthen its position in the world during her four decades as queen.

Emma                                                                                        Austen, Jane
Always the matchmaker, Emma has arranged successful relationships among her friends and acquaintances time and again, but when she must find her own mate, she soon discovers unanticipated inadequacies in her romantic capacities.





Finnie Walsh                                                                                Galloway, Steven
Finnie Walsh is a hockey fanatic and the only good kid in a long line of delinquent brothers tainted by the stink of local wealth. Galloway proves that childhood innocence, while not exactly bliss, can be endlessly amusing and more than mildly instructional.

Flowers for Algernon                                                                         Keyes, Daniel
The story of a mentally challenged man whose greatest desire in life is “to learn to be smart,” Charlie is convinced that he should become the subject of an intelligence experiment.  Narrated in diary form, we follow Charlie as the experiment appears to work.  An engaging and compassionate story.

Frankenstein                                                                                Shelley, Mary
The monster was supposed to be humankind’s benefactor but, scorned for his ugliness, he swears revenge on his creator and the human race.

Girl with a Pearl Earring                                                                        Chevalier, Tracy
Set in 17th century Holland, this historical novel intertwines the art and life of the painter Vermeer with that of a maiden servant in his household.  Sixteen-year-old Griet is transformed by her brief encounter with genius even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.

Hitching Rides with Buddha: a journey across Japan        NF                                Ferguson, Will
Cultures collide when a Western journalist travels the length of Japan along a trail of cherry blossoms, & recounts his often hilarious experiences.

How Soccer Explains the World: an unlikely theory of globalization        NF                        Foer, Franklin
This wide-ranging work of reportage is a unique and illuminating look at the world's most popular sport as a new metaphor for the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy.

Into Thin Air        NF                                                                        Krakauer, Jon
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in over 57 hours and was reeling from oxygen depletion. Twenty other climbers were pushing for the summit despite clouds filling the sky. Six hours later, and 3,000 feet lower, Krakauer collapsed in his tent. The next morning he learned that six of the climbers hadn't made it back.  This is the true story of the deadliest season in the history of Everest.

The Joy Luck Club                                                                        Tan, Amy
Four Chinese women flee warfare in their homeland in 1949 and settle in San Francisco. When one of them dies forty years later, her American-born daughter learns some astonishing truths about her mother's life in China and discovers the value of tradition.

A Leaf in the Bitter Wind        NF                                                                Ye, Ting-Xing
This memoir chronicles the life of a child of a Shanghai factory owner who loses his business. The chaos and unrest of the Cultural Revolution tears her family apart, but she manages to retain her perspective and sense of humour.

Life of Pi                                                                                Martel, Yann
This is a masterful and utterly original novel that is at once the story of a young castaway who faces immeasurable hardships on the high seas, and a meditation on religion, faith, art and life that is as witty as it is profound.

My Name is Asher Lev or sequel: The Gift of Asher Lev                                        Potok, Chaim
Asher Lev is a religious boy with an overwhelming need to draw, to paint, to render the world he knows and the pain he feels, on canvas for everyone to see. A loner, Asher has an extraordinary gift that possesses a spirit all its own. It is this force that he must learn to master without shaming his people or relinquishing any part of his deeply felt Judaism.

A Night to Remember        NF                                                                Lord, Walter
She was four city blocks long, boasting the latest, most ingenious safety devices of the age, a French sidewalk cafe, a grand staircase worthy of an opera house, private promenade decks--but only 20 lifeboats for the 2,207 passengers on board. This is the riveting account of the Titanic’s fatal collision and the behavior of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious.





Rebecca                                                                                   du Maurier, Daphne
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” With this evocative line, du Maurier invites us into the world of the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, a young woman utterly lacking in self-confidence.  She is continually reminded of how unfavourably she compares to the stylish and elegant first Mrs. de Winter.  Haunted by the woman’s death, the second Mrs. de Winter begins her search for the real fate of Rebecca.  (Reads like a thriller!)

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution           NF                                        Jiang, Ji-Li
Twelve-year-old Ji-Li’s life begins to unravel during the Cultural Revolution when her family asks her to turn down a chance to be trained by the government as a gymnast.

The Road from Coorain        NF                                                                Conway, Jill Ker
Conway recounts the successive phases of her early life: her childhood on a remote sheep station, her teenage years in suburban Sydney, her education at the University of Sydney, and her decision to become a historian and to leave Australia for the United States.

Silas Marner                                                                                Eliot, George
Embittered by his past, the weaver Silas Marner retreats into a lonely life with his hoard of gold. Then fate steals his riches and leaves instead a golden-haired child. The young girl's past and who stole the gold are secrets on which hang this moving tale of guilt and innocence. This allegory of the redemptive power of love is also a finely drawn picture of early 19th century England, and of a simple way of life that was soon to disappear.

Swimming to Antarctica        NF                                                                  Cox, Lynne
The world’s most extraordinary distance swimmer writes about her emotional and spiritual need to swim and the almost mystical act of swimming itself.

Touching the Void        NF                                                                Simpson, Joe
An amazing account of the author’s near-death experience in the Andes mountains.

Walking After Midnight        NF                                                                Hutchison, Katy
On New Year's Eve in 1997, Bob McIntosh was murdered while trying to break up a teenagers’ party at a friend’s house in Squamish. His wife, Katy, was left a widow with four-year-old twins. In the midst of her grief, Katy began an amazing journey, speaking to schools and other groups about social responsibility, restorative justice and the transformative power of forgiveness.

Watership Down                                                                         Adams, Richard
A highly suspenseful, allegorical tale of a warren of rabbits that has to flee because its country domain is being destroyed by modern man and technology.  On another level it is about trusting one’s intuitions and how best to be a leader,  as well as the benefits of democracy over totalitarianism.

The Wave                                                                                Strasser, Todd
The powerful forces of group pressure that pervade many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom, when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a "new" system to his students..

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原帖由 不二周助 于 2010-12-10 10:35 发表 \"\"
看了四年级的书单,明白了每个国家(美,英,加,澳)还是有点不同的。除了公认的一些名家作品外,总有点侧重于本国的作者的书。
应该是越到高年级统一程度越高,因为高年级要读一些经典的,经典的就这些。
真是佩服你!

不好意思,9年级的居然贴了两次,看得我眼睛都抖起来了。见谅。.

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很清楚了,我得全部打印下来。谢谢。.

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原帖由 不二周助 于 2010-12-10 10:37 发表 \"\"
确实如我所想,高年级就统一了,有名的书集中了。谢谢,收藏,献花!
能说一下哪些是集中统一的经典书籍吗?.

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我花点时间比对一下再来。.

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前面Sask说:
孩子爱看英文书,肯定要受西方文化的影响。我极想紧紧跟随他的成长过程,可是实在是跟不上他的阅读速度。他最近显得多愁善感,动不动就说这样那样的人生有什么意义?遇到一些不顺心的事可以哭诉一个小时,还说“我需要的只是一丁点的关心和同情”,爸爸气得要命,我啼笑皆非。绝对的大题小作,可是让我们有机会看到他的内心世界,大概是悲剧,讲述人生无奈的故事看多了,正尝试着消化,以及在生活中验证的表现吧?

英文书到了青少年这个阶段,就开始探讨人生的各种难题,把主角抛进残酷的环境,让他们跟绝望作战。我稍微瞄了一下他看的“Supernaturalist",开头真是蛮沉重的。孩子如果用心领略,情绪肯定受影响。可是我不想剥夺这个让他感受沉重的机会,因为他的生活太轻松了。


我在其他网站也看到, 关于teenage书籍的一些父母的困惑。我也正愁往后给孩子英语书籍的指导。.

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原帖由 不二周助 于 2010-12-10 10:47 发表 \"\"
我花点时间比对一下再来。
多谢!.

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原帖由 perfeiti 于 2010-12-10 10:36 发表 \"\"
呵呵,没关系,
对了你有压缩软件吗?先把原文件压缩一下,附件就可以上了。
我去试试。.

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哈哈,贴上来了,看看能不能打开。.

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谢谢你贴的书单

[ 本帖最后由 mermaidmermaid 于 2010-12-15 10:55 编辑 ].

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我大概看了一下


The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 讲纳粹的
A Northern Light这个作者其他的书也很好,值得一读                                                                                                                                                  
Chinese Cinderella  非常好,必读
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Tamar  
Keeper
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Code Orange
The House on Mango Street    很喜欢                                                            
Dracula                                                                                                                                                      
Ophelia  很好的书,喜欢莎士比亚的哈姆雷特不妨一读
The Alchemist   看过非常好的书,很畅销,这个作者的其他书也很好
Queen bees and Wannabes   这本女孩读
Three Cups of Tea (original or young reader’s edition)     畅销,大人也可以读,励志,感动,具体就是造希望小学的事,纪实                  
Crow Lake
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time                                                                                                                                                                 
Emma  经典名著
Frankenstein 歌特文学经典
Rebecca   
Watership Down  非常非常好,必读

这些都很好的,出现频率比较高

Hunger Games 男孩一定喜欢

[ 本帖最后由 不二周助 于 2010-12-10 12:31 编辑 ].

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多谢! 这个我回去要好好研究。  你说的一般是适合8-9年级孩子阅读的难度吗?这些书在上海能借到吗? 或买到吗? 你一般得到书的途径是什么?

由于我自己英语文学水平比较差, 很担心以后孩子英语方面的阅读指导。 
不像中文, 怎么着咱也知道名著是哪些, 不同阶段大概可以推荐给孩子的是什么。  
过去在温哥华, 可以请教老师和同学家长, 孩子之间也会交流, 可以后在上海的环境中, 我如何挑选合适的英语阅读作品? 一个难题。 请教各位大侠,是如何解决的?

[ 本帖最后由 DXMOM 于 2010-12-10 13:19 编辑 ].

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原帖由 mermaidmermaid 于 2010-12-10 11:31 发表 \"\"
谢谢你贴的书单,我孩子浏览了一下,说已经看过很多。

集中的名典,大致从AP英文的书单上能看出来主旨。
能分享一下吗? 这个要很高的英语水平了吧。.

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把其他各个年级的一起贴出来,大家分享.

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我现在把你的书单打印下来,先到外文书店看看有没有,没有的就到国外买好带过来,是很麻烦的。.

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原帖由 不二周助 于 2010-12-10 13:51 发表 \"\"
我现在把你的书单打印下来,先到外文书店看看有没有,没有的就到国外买好带过来,是很麻烦的。
我家的儿子, 即使是把书拿到他面前, 他未必一定感兴趣去读的, 他有自己的选择。 

过去还好, 反正差不多难度的, 这本不读读那本, 现在在书的资源比较缺乏的前提下, 是个问题。.

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转贴篇文章过来:         

中美阅读教学差距巨大
  【仅就中学阶段母语教学中的阅读而言,中国与美国相比,无论是在层次上还是在数量上,都还有相当的差距。】
  当今中国青少年的阅读现状令人忧虑和不安。在这里,我想举美国中学教育的例子来反观我国青少年的阅读现状。
  美国高中语言艺术课程中有必修的“语言艺术”类课程,其中,除了有以“语言基本功的强化训练”为主的课程外,还有文学类课程。这类课程包括:《非裔美国文学》、《现代世界文学》、《诗歌》、《科幻小说》、《莎士比亚》、《短篇小说》等。这些课程均为一学期的课程,都是0.5个学分。
  其中,《非裔美国文学》主要研读和讨论由非裔美国作家所创作的小说、诗歌和戏剧等,并撰写评论文章。同时,还会讨论有关美国的问题,如美国梦等。他们认为,美国是多元化的社会,理解少数族裔,有助于学生真正了解美国社会。《现代世界文学》则要求学生阅读20世纪中期至今的各国文学作品,包括印度、南非、俄罗斯、法国以及美国的文学作品,希望使他们能够理解其他国家的文化及其价值观。
  设计《诗歌》这一课程的目的是让学生学着去读诗,熟悉诗歌的词汇,并去试着去寻找一首诗歌永恒的意义。上课时,学生要读诗,对诗作深入的分析和探索。同时,还要学着写诗。《莎士比亚》课程则要求学生阅读莎士比亚的作品,要求学生无论是在写文章还是在作口头表述时,都能够理解莎士比亚的语言和文学手法,同时,希望学生了解各种不同的人类情感,了解人类的情感冲突。《短篇小说》围绕短篇小说的主题与结构来进行。学生除了要阅读美国和世界其他国家的短篇小说之外,自己还至少要写一篇短篇小说。
  反观我们中学的语文教学,我有三方面的感想:
  首先,中国是诗歌的王国。到了现当代,出现了很多非常优秀的小说家。仅就古代的文学史而言,我们可以拿出来单独讲上一讲的诗人,岂止只有李白、杜甫、白居易。同样,在我们的近现代文学史上,为中国进入现代化进程以及现当代中国文学和文化的历史发展作出过杰出贡献的人,又岂止鲁迅、老舍和巴金。但在我们的整个中学教育中,基本上是蜻蜓点水,学生了解的只是九牛一毛,还涉及不到“希望学生了解各种不同的人类情感,了解人类的情感冲突”这样的内容。
  其次,中国是个多民族的国家,各民族之间有不同的文化和风俗习惯,同样也有不同的文学经典。但我们对汉族之外的文学作品的了解有多少呢?
  再其次,欲了解其他国家的文化和价值观,阅读其国家的文学作品,是达到目的的手段之一。所以,学习世界文学(或曰外国文学)对于当今需要继续对外改革开放的中国来说,同样是了解世界不同民族、不同文化的需要,也是途径之一。但回望我们的语文课,世界文学的内容同样是少之又少。
  美国中学的课程设计有其明晰的设计思路:第一,学习本国文学;第二,学习本国其他族裔的文学;第三,学习世界文学。这样的思路想培养学生具有怎样的思想境界,也就不言自明了。
  由此可以看出,仅就母语教学中的阅读而言,中美之间无论是在层次上还是在数量上,都还有相当的差距。
                                    美国中学生阅读量惊人
  【一个普通的美国高中生,一学年要阅读15个剧本、36部小说,还要在课堂上学习和讨论各种文学流派。】
  “经典”的特征包括:第一经久不衰,第二具有典范性或权威性,第三经过了历史选择,是最有价值的书。我们通常意义上的经典阅读,读的大都是文史哲与艺术等,也就是文学、哲学、历史及艺术作品等。
  那么,中国青少年应该读哪些经典之作呢?我想再次以美国中学生的经典阅读书目为例,使中国学者及青少年反思一下我们的阅读现状,并真正去思考我们的青少年应该去阅读哪些经典。
  美国高中阶段都有所谓AP课程,AP是英文Advanced Placement的缩写,直译为“高水平课程”或“先修课程”。只要想上大学的优秀学生一般都要选AP课程,否则,要想上好的大学,几乎无望。
  让我以位于夏威夷瓦夏娃市(Wahiawa Hawaii)的雷乐华高级中学(Leilehua High School)“AP英语文学与写作”课程为例。该课程为一学年的课程。由于该校实行的是一学年4个学期制,所以,这门课程的相关内容,需要在4个学期之内完成。该课程集中于阅读和分析文学作品,同时侧重写作批评性的文章。
  这门课程都读些什么作品呢?剧本15个,小说36部。在15个剧本中,既有欧洲古典戏剧,也有美国现当代戏剧。
  在欧洲古典戏剧中,有索福克勒斯的《俄狄浦斯王》和《安提戈涅》,有莎士比亚的《李尔王》、《麦克白》、《奥赛罗》和《驯悍记》,还有易卜生的《玩偶之家》和《海达·高布乐》,共计8部。在当代戏剧中,有田纳西·威廉姆斯的《玻璃动物园》和《欲望号街车》,阿瑟·米勒《熔炉》和《推销员之死》,共计4部。最后的3部作品,一部是塞缪尔·贝克特的《等待戈多》,一部是罗瑞恩·汉斯伯利的《烈日当空》,最后一部是桑顿·怀尔德的《我们的小镇》。
  而在36部小说中,既有英美古典名著,也有英美现代经典之作,还包括了许多当代的著名作品。其中,英国作家8位,共选小说10部。包括:狄更斯的《双城记》与《远大前程》、哈代的《苔丝》、奥斯丁的《傲慢与偏见》、艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》、奥维尔的《1984》、赫胥黎的《美丽新世界》、康拉德的《基姆爷》、《黑暗之心》以及戈尔丁的《蝇王》。
  美国作家有22位,共选小说25部。包括:霍桑的《红字》、麦尔维尔的《白鲸》、马克·吐温的《哈克·贝利费恩历险记》、斯坦贝克的《人鼠之间》、《愤怒的葡萄》与《珍珠》、肖邦的《觉醒》、普拉斯的《钟形罩》、海明威的《老人与海》、菲茨杰拉德的《了不起的盖茨比》、福克纳的《我弥留之际》与《喧哗与骚动》、赛珍珠的《大地》、赖特的《土生子》等古典与现代文学史上的名家名作,还有莫里森的作品《宠儿》、艾米·谭的《喜福会》、伯恩斯的《小城风波》、安吉罗的自传体小说《我知道笼中的鸟为何歌唱》、赫斯顿的《凝望上帝》、沃克的《紫色》、海勒的《第二十二条军规》、冯内古特的《第五号屠场》、卡波特的《冷血》、凯瑟的《我的安东妮亚》以及艾考特的《小妇人》等当代美国文学杰出作家的代表作。在这个书单中,唯一属于英美之外的作家作品,是尼日利亚作家阿切贝的《瓦解》。
  在上述作家中,有众多的诺贝尔文学奖得主。当然了,学生们不仅要阅读这些作品,他们通过上课与讨论还要学习一些文学流派,如古典主义、现实主义、印象主义、表现主义、超验主义、后现代主义、荒诞派,等等。反观我国,即便是英语专业的大学生在大学学习期间也难以涉猎到上述作品。.

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至于难度

就看要求阅读理解的深度了
就泛读而言,小学高年级也能读一半了吧。

如果家有高中生的家长,可以说说AP要求的阅读精深度到哪里。.

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我说说我的成人高中的感受。  我读过English 11, 读得我差点神经分裂, 吓得我说什么也不愿意去上English 12.

English 11主要分: 小说, 诗歌, drama三大部分。
在课堂上, 跟着老师的节奏, 我们一起读了很多篇短篇小说, 读了一篇长篇小说。 
短篇小说是集各个国家的优秀作家的文章, 一般是诺贝尔文学奖的作者的作品。但其中居然有一篇鲁迅的《祝福》。不知道是谁翻译的, 翻译得很美。不过说实话, 我一向欣赏不来鲁迅的晦涩的。 每次上好课, 老师留四十分钟时间当堂作文的, 这个是最最痛苦的时刻。 而且平时成绩占最终分数50%的比例的。
那篇长篇小说, 最后是要写essay.

诗歌比小说痛苦多了。 英语的诗歌和中文诗歌是完全不搭界的。 实在欣赏不来啊。记得一次当场作文的题目是:“作者是怎样使用修辞手法来体现诗歌的theme 的。” 我实在看不懂这个诗歌的theme 啊。
那里小朋友的诗歌是从小学就开始培养的, 当我看到我儿子写的诗的时候, 就明白差距是哪里来的。

drama 是学了莎士比亚的《暴风雨》。 我几乎想撞墙啊!.

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诗歌的写作要从小学起,不是长大后词汇量多了再写的,一下子是写不出来的。.

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语言是靠课外积累的。 脱离了积累的基础只靠课堂的话, 不把人读疯才怪呢。

要想申请好的大学, 尤其是偏文的话, English 12的省考成绩肯定要求是A。 想想那些中国过去, 英语为第二语言的孩子, 真是不容易啊!.

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原帖由 不二周助 于 2010-12-10 15:53 发表 \"\"
诗歌的写作要从小学起,不是长大后词汇量多了再写的,一下子是写不出来的。
不二的孩子现在有没有上额外的英语课?如何保持她的英语?如何提高写作?.

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原帖由 perfeiti 于 2010-12-10 15:43 发表 \"\"

长这么大,我从没有完整读过一本英文书。很惭愧。不过觉得还可以,没什么特别。
如果让我自己选, 我肯定选读中文的书籍。 我没有自己自愿读完过一本英语书, 惭愧。 不过, 我也觉得没什么。.

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原帖由 perfeiti 于 2010-12-10 15:09 发表 \"\"
看错人了,删了。

不知道美国人的高中书单里有没有一部才5000字左右道德经,据说,这本书外面销量挺不错的。
汉语专业的人大概才会学这些个老古董。美国人不知道什么时候会读这本书。噢,换个词,涉猎,更贴近一 ...
加拿大高中要选修第二语言的。 一般会选法语或西班牙语。 但很多华人孩子选中文, 尤其是比较大才过去的孩子, 中文基础比较好。 这样会把学分的平均分拉的好看一点。 但是据说考高分也不容易的。 
不知道那个课程里面会不会学道德经。.

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原帖由 perfeiti 于 2010-12-10 16:25 发表 \"\"

恩,诗歌和词汇关系不大,除非需要引经据典。其实引的也是体验和感受,前人的积累太丰富了,有个帽子总戴着比较累。
孩子更容易把握那些没污染过的体验,比较适合写诗。嘿嘿。

哦,长大了也可以写,只是没有小 ...
用中文还行。 
但一用英语, 不要说写诗, 我思想就立即停止了。.

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回复 989#DXMOM 的帖子

暑假里上了写作,现在没有上英文。英文按她的水平,课外班老师已经非常难找。她认为暑假里对她的帮助有,但是不大,不如自己看。就是需要我买非常丰富的东西给她看,每天听英文,BBC,VOA或者其他书20-30分钟,有空写写,看电影看杂志看各种感兴趣的东西,就这样。最主要的还是要保持阅读量。在英文方面,由于兴趣使然,学习能力是很强的。包括中文,我们也很喜欢。她认为,文字是最活的东西,而且非常优美,比数学题活得多。莎士比亚的英文话剧我看不下去,台词深奥难懂,她还特别要看,看看笑笑哭哭。哪天做数学有这么钻研就好了。

[ 本帖最后由 不二周助 于 2010-12-11 07:32 编辑 ].

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回复 994#不二周助 的帖子

是的, 像你女儿这样的, 最主要的还是要靠自己阅读和听力来保持。
我有一个朋友的孩子, 在加拿大读到小学三年级回上海的, 一直在上海的公立学校读到初三, 再过去加拿大读高一。在上海期间也是靠自己阅读和听, 高一回到加拿大居然没有进ESL, 直接进正常班的, 很厉害的。 现在已经进加拿大并列前矛的大学了。

就是父母要比较上心一点, 提供合适的资源。 要有大量的阅读和听力做支撑。
请问一下, 你的BBC, VOA 是怎么听的? 网上? 我上了加拿大的CBC, 听不到啊。.

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回复 235#DXMOM 的帖子

hi,能不能来点二三年级的书单?谢谢啦.

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原帖由 joyhong 于 2010-12-11 09:33 发表 \"\"
hi,能不能来点二三年级的书单?谢谢啦
加拿大的学校觉得进入四年级才是academic 的开始, 所以这个书单从四年级开始, 我猜, 也是这个道理吧。

我没有能力列书单。
不过, 我看现在国内比较流行的原版的<Magic School Bus>, <Magic Tree House>, <Diary of a Wimpy Kid>, <Gerinimo Stilton> 等系列丛书, 也都是国外孩子中比较流行的书籍。 
如果说到DVD, 强烈推荐<Bill Nye>系列, 就是不知道国内有没有。.

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回复 997#DXMOM 的帖子

前两个都看完啦,后两个还没开始,谢谢啦。
你的书单我也收藏着,以后会用到的,好东西,再次谢谢!.

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原帖由 joyhong 于 2010-12-11 10:15 发表 \"\"
前两个都看完啦,后两个还没开始,谢谢啦。
你的书单我也收藏着,以后会用到的,好东西,再次谢谢!
能看<Magic Tree House>的小朋友英语已经很不错啦。 看那套小老鼠的书应该也没什么问题的, 小朋友都很喜欢那个小老鼠的。.

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回复 958#DXMOM 的帖子

哦。 还是谢谢您啦。 在这个帖子里学到好多东西。
我家小子还在看绘本的阶段,可喜现在已经慢慢喜欢上英文绘本了。没有语言环境,学习英语注定要辛苦很多,
不知道从绘本到章节小说, 有多长的路要走。

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回复 999#DXMOM 的帖子

能听懂、看懂<Magic Tree House>, 小朋友的英语就算已经入门了。
我已经屯了整套, 不知道我家小朋友啥时候能用上来。.

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回复 1001#金牛猴宝 的帖子

握手,我也是早早就屯好的,呵呵。据说MTH要出新版了,带CD的。。。。最近老版的打折厉害,有哪位同学需要的话可以去看看。MTH这套我家孩子是以听为主,听过了就不咋要看了,MTH一般是二年级左右的孩子可以接受了,但是我也看到过中班就能听懂的,十分的牛,且没有海外背景 。

相比这个,我们还是十分钟爱Magic school bus,书,动画片,MP3都不知道过了多少遍,前后跨度长达两年,怎么都不腻味,很绝倒的。

小孩子口味不一样的,喜欢就看,不喜欢也没办法,谁让我们没有人家那种图书馆呢 。.

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我觉得学得太快太早的孩子应放慢节奏,对语言和文章的理解力还是要和年龄挂钩,特别是将来要加入的写作,写作是创作,必须要有和年龄配套的理解力和思维才行。否则行文较难有逻辑,有思想。中文也是这样,有时候看很深的书是认识字知道大概情节,自己写的话距离也非常大。

[ 本帖最后由 不二周助 于 2010-12-11 19:24 编辑 ].

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回复 1003#不二周助 的帖子

对大多数孩子来说确实如此,啥年龄干啥事。但有小部分孩子语言天赋异禀,而且很早就被发现,早慧得厉害。我还遇到过4岁就能看金融时报的,家长第一次意识到也吓坏了,压根就没教过他认字,他就是喜欢看报纸看书,4岁多捧着爷爷的金融时报读,非常顺溜,这个没见过真的不敢相信,呵呵。.

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回复 1004#joyhong 的帖子

要到初中才定型。小学里变化很多的。

初中生写文章超过高中生很有可能。但是小学生写文章几乎很难比初中生好。

6,7年级是一个很重要的思想成熟期。.

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回复 1005#不二周助 的帖子

不二看重写作,我现在也是,属于跟你的风,细细。不过孩子还小,就像你说的没有定型,所以也只是起步瞎涂,初中怎样将来怎样,到时再说吧。

对了,我们最近在看儿童诗,搞笑的,尽是恶作剧,什么假如我是校长,假如没有作业,假如我家的狗狗的鼻孔能游泳那种。问问你,儿童诗在不同阶段有什么变化吗?再高一点年龄,比如9-12岁的诗歌是什么样子的?我们看的是6-9岁的,除了句子长一些词汇多一些之外,和低龄的诗歌没啥区别,现在这种搞笑的非常合他胃口,自己也爱瞎编。以后遇到抒情了,是不是要等到谈恋爱了才会有兴致,哈哈,我瞎说的。。。诗歌真的是非常好的东西,喜欢阅读的孩子一定不能少了这一块!.

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回复 1002#joyhong 的帖子

MAGIC TREE HOUSE有mp3或者其他的听力方式的?
请指教哪儿有卖?我一直想要找,就是没有方向。.

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回复 1007#两儿妈 的帖子

淘宝有的,搜索magic tree house mp3即可.

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非常受益大家的书单,现在请教大楼主,现在加拿大小学是不是学生每年都要换班的,就是说每年的同学都是不同的,或者说老师也是不一样的?.

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