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1、英文读物推荐Charlottes Web by E.B. WhiteCharlottes Webis the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilburand of Wilburs dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn.With the help of Templeton, the rat who never did anything for

2、 anybody unless there was something in it for him, and by a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saved the life of Wilbur, who by this time had grown up to quite a pig.Stuart Little by E.B. WhiteStuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with h

3、is parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though hes shy and thoughtful, hes also a true lover of adventure.Stuarts greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away fro

4、m home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend?Mr.Poppers Penguins by Richard AtwaterIt tells the story of a poor house painter named Mr. Popper and his family, who live in the small town of Stillwater in the 1930s. The Poppers unexpectedly come i

5、nto possession of a penguin, Captain Cook. The Poppers then receive a female penguin from the zoo, who mates with Captain Cook to have 10 baby penguins. Before long, something must be done lest the penguins eat the Poppers out of house and home.Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, Garth William

6、sTucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought hed seen it all. But hes never met a cricket before, which really isnt surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York Citythe Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Conn

7、ecticut meadow. Hed be there still if he hadnt followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someones picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guidesand friendsthan Tucker and Harry. The trio have many adventuresfrom t

8、aking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire.Chester makes a third friend, too. It is a boy, Mario, who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents newsstand. He hopes at first to keep Chester as a pet, but Mari

9、o soon understands that the cricket is more than that. Because Chester has a hidden talent and no onenot even Chester himselfrealizes that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two.The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Jules FeifferIt seems t

10、o me that almost everything is a waste of time, Milo laments. Theres nothing for me to do, nowhere Id care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing. This bored,boredyoung protagonist who cant see the point to anything is knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden and curious appearance of a tollbo

11、oth in his bedroom. Since Milo has absolutely nothing better to do, he dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.

12、S. LewisWhen Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to stay with a kind professor who lives in the country, they can hardly imagine the extraordinary adventure that awaits them.It all begins one rainy summer day when the children explore the Professors rambling old house. When they come across a roo

13、m with an old wardrobe in the corner, Lucy immediately opens the door and gets inside. To her amazement, she suddenly finds herself standing in the clearing of a wood on a winter afternoon, with snowflakes falling through the air. Lucy has found Narnia, a magical land of Fauns and Centaurs, Nymphs a

14、nd Talking Animals - and the beautiful but evil White Witch, who has held the country in eternal winter for a hundred years.Maniac Magee by Jerry SpinelliJeffrey Lionel Maniac Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadnt made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight

15、 aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run-and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.Crash by Jerry SpinelliCrash Coogan, a seventh-grade football star, has been

16、 an aggressive person from the time he was very young; sometimes, he is too aggressive. He enjoys his rough, macho behavior until he meets an unusual neighbor who forces him to think about his life and his way of treating others.A rare glimpse into the life of a bully in an unforgettable story about

17、 stereotypes and surprises.Hatchet by Gary PaulsenLost Brian Robertson, sole passenger on a Cessna 406, is on his way to visit his father when the tiny bush plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. With nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a

18、present, Brian finds himself completely alone. Challenged by his fear and despair - and plagued with the weight of a dreadful secret hes been keeping since his parents divorce - Brian must tame his inner demons in order to survive. It will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage th

19、an he knew he possessed.Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsBilly, Old Dan and Little Ann - a Boy and His Two Dogs.A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains - and Billy had the will to train them to be t

20、he finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. And close by was the strange and wonderful power thats only found.An exciting tale of love and adventure youll never forget.Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingFor twelve long yea

21、rs, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potters defeat of

22、 You-Know-Who was Blacks downfall as well. And the Azkban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, Hes at Hogwarts.hes at Hogwarts.Harry Potter isnt safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their mids

23、t.Age 12-15Enders Game by Orson Scott CardIn order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien races next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew Ender Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Pete

24、r, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didnt make the cut-young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.Enders skills make him a leader in school

25、 and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers, Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psych

26、ological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hu

27、ndred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enders two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If the world survives, that is.Holes by Louis SacharStanley

28、 Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys build character by spending

29、all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesnt take long for Stanley to realize theres more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inven

30、tive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmentand redemption.The Giver by Lois LowryJonass world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive s

31、pecial training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.The Hobbit by J. R. R. TolkienBilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any

32、farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and