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Must-reads for teenagers Hatchet
Author: Gray Paulsen Price: ¥32 Published in 2016 For kids aged 12-14 HATCHET The book tells a survival (生存) story. Brain, the main character is alone in a jungle with only a hatchet because of a plane crash. There are tons of dangers hidden in jungle, such as wild animals, poisonous plants and terrible weather. He has to try his best to survive before being saved. |
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Bud, Not Buddy
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis Price: ¥38 Published in 2001 For teenagers Bud lost his mother when he was only 4 and had never seen his father. He brings the things that his mother left him and tries to find Colloway, a man who he thinks might be his father. He meets with many difficulties, such as hunger, fear, bad behaviors from others, but nothing can stop him finding his father and also a warm family. |
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Turtle in Paradise |
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Author: Jennifer L. Holm Price: ¥31 Published in 2010 For kids aged 8-12 It tells a story about family love. The story lakes place during t e G w t Depression (经济大萧条), a time of great hardships for many Americans. Turtle, an 11-year-old girl, has to leave her parents and starts a new life with her relatives who she has never met before. Life is full of the unexpected there. After experiencing happiness and sadness, she realized what she really wanted is a warm and loving family. |
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Tuck Everlasting
Author: Natalie Babbitt Price: ¥30 Published in 2007 For Kids aged 10-15 If there is a magic spring, whose water prevents people from growing older, will you drink it at once? The main character, ten-year-old Winnie Foster thinks her life is meaningless and boring. The thought of living forever is exciting to her. As she gets to know the Tucks, who stay what they look like for many years , she comes to understand living forever might not be as good as it seems |
