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This book follows the life of Esperanza, a Mexican girl. Esperanza moves into a new home on Mango Street. Their new house is old and small. In the new home, Esperanza feels like she has no time to be alone. She promises herself that one day she will leave and have her own home.這本書描繪了一個墨西哥女孩埃斯佩朗莎的一生。埃斯佩朗莎搬到了芒果街上的一個新家。他們的新房子又舊又小。在新家，埃斯佩朗莎感覺自己沒有時間獨處。她向自己保證有一天會離開這，並擁有自己的房子。
Throughout the novel the young girl grows up a lot. The story follows her life as she makes friends, her body changes and she begins to have feelings for a boy.
小說中，小女孩長大了很多。故事描述了她的生活，交友、身體變化、開始對一個男生有好感。
There is a lot of focus on other women in the community and Esperanza hopes never to be like them. Through watching the older women and how they are stuck, she knows that she wants to leave.
小說也描繪了社區中的其他女人，埃斯佩朗莎希望自己永遠不會像她們一樣。通過觀察老婦女們和她們如何被困住，她知道她想要離開。
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Thirteen Reasons Why
《13個理由》
Jay Asher 艾雪
This story takes place in the present, which means the writer writes using simple grammar. All sentences are short and the vocabulary is relatively easy.
故事發生在當代，這意味著作家運用簡單的語法寫作。所有的句子都很簡短，詞彙也比較容易。
The interesting grammar and short paragraphs make this a quick and easy book for ESL learners. This is an award-winning book and on the NY Timesbest books list, so it’s worth a read.
它語法有趣，段落簡短，對英語學習者來說簡單易讀。這是一本屢次獲獎的書，並上榜榜《紐約時報》最佳書單，值得一讀。
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The main character is Clay Jensen, a quiet high school student. He comes home from school to find a parcel at his front door. He does not know who sent it. He opens it and discovers 7 cassette tapes. These tapes are from Hannah Baker, his previous classmate. She had emotional problems and has committed suicide (killed herself).主角是克萊，一個安靜的高中生。他從學校回到家，在門口發現了一個包裹。克萊不知道是誰寄的，於是打開它，發現了7盒磁帶。這些磁帶是他以前的同學漢娜寄來的，漢娜曾有精神問題並自殺。
The tapes came with instructions. The paper stated that they should pass the tapes from one student to another student. There are 12 people in total. In the paper, she explains to these people that they helped her die – she gives them 13 reasons.磁帶旁還有指令。紙上寫道，他們必須把磁帶從一個學生傳給另一個學生。共有12人。漢娜向這些人解釋說，他們都是她死亡的原因——共13個理由。
We hear about her pain. She talks about her first kiss, people who lied to her and stole from her. Everything started with gossip. The gossip then grew and became out of control.
磁帶中我們聽到了她的痛苦。她談論她的初吻，對她撒謊的人，偷她東西的人。一切都始於流言蜚語。流言不斷傳播，後來變得越來越失控。
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Peter Pan
《彼得·潘》
J.M. Barrie 詹姆斯·馬修·巴利
Almost everyone knows the story of “Peter Pan” which is why this is an easy read. Being familiar with a story already helps the reader to understand the text better.
幾乎所有人都知道彼得·潘的故事，這就是為什麼稱它為簡單讀物的原因。熟悉一個故事有助於讀者更好地理解文本。
This book is aimed at children, but it continues to be enjoyed by adults around the world too.這本書的目標讀者是兒童，但它仍被世界各地的成年人所喜愛。
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Peter invites Wendy to return to Neverland with him. Wendy asks for her brothers Michael and John to join them. They have a magical flight as they travel to Neverland and have many adventures along the way.
彼得邀請溫蒂和他一起回到荷蘭。溫迪讓她的兄弟米迦勒和約翰加入他們。他們在飛往荷蘭的途中經歷了一次神奇的飛行，在沿途歷經多次冒險。
After all their adventures and fun, Wendy decides that her place is at home with their mother. But Peter doesn’t want her to go. Instead he tries to trick her. He tells her that their mother doesn’t want them anymore. However, he understands how sad their mother must be. In the end, he decides to let them go home.
儘管他們的旅行冒險有趣，但溫蒂決定，她還是應該在家裡與她們的母親一起生活。但彼得不想讓她回去。相反，他試圖欺騙她。彼得告訴溫蒂，他們的母親不想要她們了。然而，彼得明白她們的母親該有多麼的悲傷。最後，他還是決定讓她們回家。
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The Old Man and the Sea
《老人與海》
Ernest Hemmingway 歐內斯特·海明威
This is a famous classic. Almost all native English speakers will have read this book at some point in school. So, if you ever find yourself in a conversation about literature and books, this is a good one to talk about.
這是一部著名的經典作品。幾乎所有以英語為母語的人都會在學校的同一時期讀過這本書。所以，如果你發現自己正在和別人談論文學與書籍，這將是一個很好的選擇。
It has a little bit of difficult vocabulary, however, it is short and you won’t have too much trouble being able to finish it.這本書有一些較難的詞彙，但是它篇幅很短，讀完它你不會感覺太困難。
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This is a story of a long fight between an old, experienced fisherman and the best fish he ever caught. Santiago has returned to the village without any fish for 84 days. 這是一個關於有經驗的老漁民和他抓到過最好的魚之間長期博弈的故事。聖地亞哥已經84天沒有向村裡帶回任何魚了。
On the eighty-fifth day, his luck changes and so does his life. At 12 pm, a huge fish (a marlin) takes the bait (the food used to attract fish). The man tries to pull the fish up, but the fish is too big and strong. Instead, the fish begins to pull the boat. The old man continues to fight and hold on to the line. The fish pulls the boat around the sea for two days.第85天，他的運氣改變了，他的生活也隨之改變。半夜12點，一條巨大的魚（馬林魚）上鉤（食物用來吸引魚）。聖地亞哥想把魚撈起來，但魚又大又壯碩。相反，魚開始拉船。老人繼續戰鬥，堅持拉線。魚把船拉了整整兩天。
On the third day, the fish gets tired. Santiago is able to pull the fish closer and kill it. It’s the biggest fish he has seen in his life. He begins to sail back to the village, but the blood of the fish attracts sharks. The boat is attacked by a Mako shark, but Santiago is able to kill it. He kills most of the sharks, but there is a problem. They have eaten the meat of the fish and now only the skeleton (bones) is left. He returns back to his home and falls asleep.
第三天，魚累了。聖地亞哥把魚拉近並殺死了它。這是他一生中見過的最大的魚。他開始返回村子，但魚的血吸引了鯊魚。船被灰鯖鯊攻擊，但是聖地亞哥殺了它。他殺死了大多數的鯊魚，但有一個問題。他們吃了魚肉，現在只剩下魚骨架（骨頭）了。他回到自己的家裡，睡著了。
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The Giver
《賜予者》
Lois Lowry 洛伊絲·勞裡
“The Giver” begins in a very interesting way and catches the attention of the readers from the beginning. It has easy-to-understand grammar. Most of the grammar is just past simple and past perfect.
《賜予者》以一種非常有趣的方式開頭，從一開始就吸引了讀者的注意。文章的語法簡單易懂。大部分的語法都是一般過去時和現在完成時。
All of the sentences are short. This is a longer book. It’s really easy though, so you’ll finish it quickly.所有的句子都是簡短的，雖然篇幅相對較長，但它真的很簡單，所以你很快就會讀完。
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Jonas is a young boy. He lives a very safe life with a lot of order and rules. There are many rules and everyone follows them. They don’t often make a decision by themselves.喬納斯是一個小男孩。他的生活很安全，充滿著秩序和規則。社會中有許多規則，每個人都要遵守。他們經常不能自己做決定。
But Jonas soon learns some truths about the people in the community. He comes to understand that this kind of life is unfair. He wants to allow people to make their own choices. 但喬納斯很快就知道了關於社區里人們的一些真相。他開始明白這種生活是不公平的。他想讓人們做出自己的選擇。
Jonas comes up with an interesting plan to change the community. He decides he needs to move the community to another place. In his plan, they be able to live a good and fair life.
喬納斯提出了一個有趣的計劃來改變社區。他決定把社區搬到另一個地方去。在他的計劃中，他們將過上美好的、公平的生活。
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Number the Stars
《數星星》
Lois Lowry 露易絲·勞瑞
This is a realistic novel. It’s based on history. Unlike other historical literature, it’s easy to understand.
這是一部很現實的小說。它以歷史為基礎，但不像其他的歷史著作，它很容易理解。
If you already know a lot of information about World War II, this might be an interesting book for you. It’s not recommended if you don’t know too much about the World Wars. In this case, you will be focusing on trying to understand the facts too much so you will not enjoy the book as much.如果你已經很瞭解第二次世界大戰，那你可能會對這本書感興趣。但如果你不是很瞭解世界大戰，則不建議你閱讀此書。因為你會太過專注於瞭解事實，而無法享受閱讀。
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This is a story of hope and courage. The year is 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The area has been taken over by Hitler’s army. There are soldiers everywhere. The life of 10-year-old Annemarie has changed a lot. There is little food and everyone is very scared. There is talk about moving all of the Jewish people to another place. This is difficult for Annemarie because her best friend, Ellen, is Jewish.這是一個關於希望和勇氣的故事。故事發生在1943年丹麥哥本哈根。該地區當時被希特勒軍隊佔領，到處都是士兵。10歲的Annemarie的生活改變了很多。當時食物稀缺，每個人都很害怕。有傳言說所有的猶太人要搬到另一個地方去。Annemarie很難過，因為她最好的朋友，愛倫，是猶太人。
This is a different book about the war. It shows it was not only the Jewish people who suffered during the war. Annemarie’s family lost their eldest daughter, Lise, a few weeks before her wedding.
這是一本從不同角度講述戰爭的書。它讓我們知道在戰爭中，經受折磨的不僅是猶太人民。Annemarie的家庭失去了他們的大女兒莉薩，而她本要在幾周後結婚。
Annemarie will later do what her sister, Lise, did. She will join the resistance party to fight against the Nazis. She ends up being a heroine for a few reasons (which I will not tell you because I don’t want to ruin the story).
Annemarie後來繼承了姐姐莉薩之前做的事。她加入了反對納粹的抵抗組織，並最終成為一個女英雄，至於原因，我可不會劇透給你，因為我不想毀了故事。
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A Wrinkle In Time
《時間的皺紋》
Madeline L’engle 瑪德琳·英格
This book has a mix of shorter and longer sentences. The short sentences allow the readers to relax a little bit more. They also create the scene well and let you know what is happening through simple words.
這本書長短句結合。其中的短句子能讓讀者稍微放鬆一下，同時營造出很好的場景氛圍，用簡單的文字讓你知道發生了什麼。
There is a lot of vocabulary to learn. It is a good book if you’ve already got experience reading novels in English. Make sure you have your vocabulary notebook with you, just in case there are any cool words that you’d like to learn. This book has MANY!書中有很多詞彙要學習。如果你已經有了很多閱讀英文小說的經歷，這會是一本好書。準備好你的詞彙筆記本，以便記錄下你想學的一些很酷的詞。這本書中有很多哦！
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Meg is fourteen years old . Everyone sees her as a troublemaker. They think she’s a bad student. Everyone in her family seems to be perfect. Her mom is a very beautiful scientist. Her twin brothers are very athletic. And her little 5-year-old brother, Charles Wallace Murry, is a child genius and can often read the mind of Meg.
麥吉14歲。每個人都視她為搗蛋鬼，壞學生。在她的家裡，每個人似乎都是完美的。她的媽媽是一個美貌科學家。她的雙胞胎兄弟都是體育健將。她五歲的小弟弟，查爾斯·華勒斯·莫里，是一個天才兒童，總是知道麥吉在想什麼。
Meg and her brother meet a friend. Calvin O’Keefe is a high school junior student. Meg and Calvin begin to like each other. Charles suddenly announces that they should focus on finding their father who is lost somewhere in the universe.麥吉和她的哥哥見了一個朋友，中學生加爾文夫。麥吉和加爾文互相喜歡。查爾斯突然宣佈，他們應該專注於尋找曾丟失在宇宙中某個地方的他們的父親。
Eventually they find their dad, but not without drama. Along the way, Meg learns to love. She uses this new love to help them escape.
最終他們找到了他們的父親，過程充滿了戲劇性。一路上，麥吉學會了愛。她用這種新的愛來幫助他們逃脫困境。
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