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🌻1. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

《彼得·潘》 J·M·巴厘著

[推薦理由]
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. This book is aimed at children, but it continues to be enjoyed by adults around the world too.
幾乎所有人都知道彼得·潘的故事，這就是它是一本簡單讀物的原因。熟悉一個故事本就有助於讀者更好地理解文本。這本書的目標讀者是兒童，但它也為世界各地的成年人所喜愛。

[內容簡介]
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. 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.
彼得邀請溫蒂和他一起回到夢幻島。溫蒂要求讓她的弟弟米迦勒和約翰加入他們。他們在前往夢幻島的途中進行了一次神奇的飛行，沿途歷經了很多次冒險。在經歷了所有這些冒險和遊戲後，溫蒂決定她要在家裡與母親一起生活。但彼得不想讓她回去，反而試圖欺騙她。他告訴溫蒂，他們的母親不想要他們了。然而，彼得瞭解到他們的母親會多悲傷，最後，他還是決定讓她們回家。
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🌏2. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
《老人與海》 歐尼斯特·海明威著

[推薦理由]
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. 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某一時期讀過這本書。所以，如果你發現自己正在和別人談論文學與書籍，這本書將是一個很好的話題。這本書有一些較難的詞彙，但是它篇幅很短，讀完它並不會感覺太困難。

[內容簡介]
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. On the eighty-fifth day, his luck changes and so does his life. At 12 pm, a huge fish takes the bait. 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.
這是一個關於一位經驗豐富的老漁民和他抓到過的最好的魚之間的漫長博弈的故事。聖地牙哥已經84天沒打到一條魚空著手回村了。第85天，他轉運了，其生活也隨之發生了改變。半夜12點，一條巨大的魚(馬林魚)吞餌(用來吸引魚的食物)上鉤了。聖地牙哥試圖把魚拉上來，但那條魚太大太壯了，反而開始拉起了船。老人繼續戰鬥，緊緊地抓著魚線。魚拉著船在海裡遊了整整兩天。

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 is left. He returns back to his home and falls asleep.
第三天，魚累了。聖地牙哥把魚拉近，殺死了它。這是他一生中見過的最大一條魚。他開始駕船返回村子，但魚的血引來了鯊魚。船被灰鯖鯊攻擊，但是聖地牙哥成功殺了它。他殺死了大多數的鯊魚，但有一個問題。他們吃掉了魚肉，如今只剩下了魚骨架。他回到自己家睡著了。
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🌺3. The Giver by Lois Lowry
《賜予者》 洛伊絲·勞裡著

[推薦理由]
"The Giver" begins in a very interesting way and catches the attention of readers from the beginning. It has easy-to-understand grammar. Most of the grammar is just past simple and past perfect. All of the sentences are short. This is a longer book. It's really easy though, so you'll finish it quickly.
《賜予者》以一種非常有趣的方式開篇，從一開始就吸引了讀者的注意。文章的語法簡單易懂。大部分的語法都只是一般過去時和過去完成時。所有的句子都很簡短，雖然篇幅相對較長，但它真的簡單易讀，所以你很快就能讀完。

[內容簡介]
Jonas is a young boy. He lives a very safe life with a lot of orders and rules. There are many rules and everyone follows them. They don't often make a decision by themselves. 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. 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 are able to live a good and fair life.
約拿斯是個小男孩。他的生活充斥著秩序與規則，相當中規中矩。生活中有許多規則，每個人都會遵守。他們不經常自己做決定。但約拿斯很快就得知關於社區裡人們的一些真相。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。約拿斯提出了一個有趣的計畫來改變社區。他決定要把社區搬到另一個地方去。根據他的計畫，他們將可以過上美好、公平的生活。
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️✨4. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
《數星星》 露易絲·勞瑞著

[推薦理由]
This is a realistic novel. It's based on history. Unlike other historical literature, it's easy to understand. 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.
這是一部現實主義的小說。該小說以歷史為基礎，但不像其他的歷史著作，它很容易理解。如果你已經瞭解很多有關第二次世界大戰的知識，那麼這本書對你來說可能會很有趣。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，而無法享受閱讀本身。

[內容簡介]
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.
這是一個關於希望與勇氣的故事。故事發生在1943年的丹麥哥本哈根。該地區當時被希特勒軍隊佔領，到處都是士兵。安妮瑪麗10歲，她的生活改變了許多。當時食物稀缺，每個人都很害怕。有傳言說所有的猶太人都會被轉移到另一個地方去。安妮瑪麗很難接受，因為她最好的朋友愛倫是個猶太人。

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. 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).
這是一本從不同角度講述戰爭的書。它展現出在戰爭中經受折磨的不僅是猶太人民。安妮瑪麗家失去了大女兒麗莎，而她本要在幾周後結婚。安妮瑪麗之後將要繼承姐姐麗莎所做的事。她加入了抗爭納粹的抵抗黨派，並最終成了一名女英雄，至於原因，我可不會劇透給你，因為我不想毀了這個故事。
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🌼5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'engle
《時間的皺紋》瑪德琳·英格著

[推薦理由]
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. 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!
這本書裡，長短句都有。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，通過簡單的文字讓你知道發生了些什麼。書中有很多詞彙要學習。如果你已有很多閱讀英文小說的經驗，這會是一本好書。準備好你的詞彙筆記本，以便記下你想學的一些好詞，這本書中可有很多哦！

[內容簡介]
Meg is 14-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。每個人都把她當做搗蛋鬼、壞學生。她家裡的每個人似乎都很完美。她媽媽是位美貌的科學家。雙胞胎哥哥是運動健將。她五歲的弟弟查理斯·華勒斯·莫里是個天才兒童，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. 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.
麥吉和她哥哥見了個朋友——高三學生加爾文·奧基夫。麥吉和加爾文喜歡上了對方。查理斯突然宣佈，他們應該專注於尋找他們迷失在宇宙某處的父親。最終他們找到了他們的父親，且整個過程充滿了戲劇性。一路上，麥吉學會了愛。她用這種新學會的愛人方式來説明他們逃脫困境。