上海楊浦雙語(yǔ)國(guó)際高中寒假有書(shū)，有遠(yuǎn)方-學(xué)校資訊-國(guó)際學(xué)校網(wǎng)

作者：Roald Dahl

推薦年級(jí)：G10This charming novel follows Mr. Fox as he tries to provide for his family by stealing from the nearby neighbors, and how they try to stop him.

The Hobbit

作者：J R R Tolkein

推薦年級(jí)：G10If you fancy more of a challenge, this classic fantasy short story follows Bilbo Baggins as his quiet, peaceful life is disturbed when a wizard and a group of doors suddenly show up at his house. He is then dragged into their adventure which features magic, goblins, giant spiders, and a dragon.

Matilda

作者：Roald Dahl

推薦年級(jí)：G10Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind, but her parents have decided she's just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories. And her headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? She's the worst of all.

Friedrich

作者：Hans Peter Richter

推薦年級(jí)：G11A novel written from the perspective of a young German who is close friends with a Jewish boy. The book begins in Germany in 1925 and goes through Hitler's rise to power, the beginning of the Holocaust, and the start of the second world war. This book shows how a society can be brainwashed into persecuting their perceived enemies.

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

作者：Anne Frank

推薦年級(jí)：G11These are perhaps the last things you would want to experience but these are also the real thoughts of a young girl of your age under extreme and extraordinary conditions. This book will guide you through the historical background and Anne’s fine spirit that echoes among all peace lovers.

The Good Soldier Švejk (historical fiction)

作者：Jaroslav Hašek

推薦年級(jí)：G11-12Šveik is a humorous introduction to the events of world war I which is the first major theme of the semester. It combines facts about the events of the war and the hierarchy of the Germans with an ironic spin that allows students to engage with the period in a less serious manner while preserving excellent literary humor within the era of a grave event that shook the world.

The Guns of August (historical non-fiction)

作者：Barbara Tuchman

推薦年級(jí)：G11-12The Guns of August is by far the most critically acclaimed writing on World War I, along with All Quiet on the Western Front; which provides a very deep psychological understanding of what the war was. It is recommended for students who would prefer a very realistic view of the school war. Hope students enjoy these recommendations if they choose to read them.

Frankenstein

作者：Mary Shelley

推薦年級(jí)：G12A classic gothic novel written by MWS in her passionate young ages. What is the boundary between human life and creation? How are human beings different from monsters in their physique, longing, or rights? MWS grasps readers' mind with her natural flow of language and overflowing emotion, prying into the struggles common to all human beings.

The Innocent Anthropologist

作者：Nigel Barley

推薦年級(jí)：G12The anthropologist Nigel Barley narrates his fieldwork experience in an African tribe, Dowayo. For anyone who hopes to learn more about anthropology or even other humanities, this account is perfect for an introduction. Barley's humorous language and his "miserable" encounters together form a highly readable and intriguing story.

Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat

作者：Hal Herzog

推薦年級(jí)：G12We love some animals as pets, yet we treat others with cruelty as experimental subjects or food sources. How do we decide that dogs and cats are favorable pets and lives of rats can be justly sacrificed for the sake of medical progress? Dr. Herzog tries to answer these tricky questions with his research and experiences. Highly recommended to everyone as it will grant you a new perspective on animals and humanity.

PS: This book is inherited from last year’s book list, as it is favored by many students who read it.

Foundation

作者：Isaac Asimov

推薦年級(jí)：G12First of the Foundationseries books of seven, Foundationdepicts a civilization that has lasted for 12,000 years. The mankind is then faced with a doom. How can they avoid radical barbarism or destruction? Who will be the savior of the civilization? This science fiction masterpiece offers us a vast imaginary world of the distant future grounded in the most familiar humanity of all times.

無(wú)論你選擇沉浸在幻想的未來(lái)世界，還是妙趣橫生的童話世界，無(wú)論你更愿意深入一個(gè)真實(shí)的人生故事，還是探索其他物種和文明，你都能在書(shū)單里找到一位良師益友，伴你共賞清晨的朝露，午后的陽(yáng)光，夜晚的蟲(chóng)鳴。

拿起你心儀的書(shū)，開(kāi)啟一段新的旅行吧。愿寒假歸來(lái)，我們都有新的體會(huì)，新的故事。